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Fortification in Knockvicar

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There is a reference to a fort at Knockvicar in the late 16th century (Cronin 1980, 117). The only fort in the townland is (RO006-010----), and it may be this site.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO006-177

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  • Brian Shaw, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • St Michael’s GAA Club blog; photographer not named, stmichaelsgaa.blogspot.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.youtube.com
  • Stephan van Helden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • abdallahh from Montréal, Canada, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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