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Marked on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a feature (dims. c. 25m E-W; c. 15m N-S) inside the bank of promontory fort (WA026-041001-) at W but it could not be identified by Westropp 1906, 256; 1908, 230) and is not extant. (Westropp 1906, 256; 1908, 230; 1914-16, 210-11) Westropp, T. J. (1906) Notes on certain promontory forts in the counties of Waterford and Wexford. JRSAI, 36, 239-58. Westropp, T. J. (1908) Promontory forts in the Irrus, County Clare; Part 2. Loop Head and Cross group, JRSAI 36, 221-31. Westropp, T. J. (1914-16) Fortiified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster. PRIA C vol. 32, 188-227.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA026-041002

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