What is recorded here
Described by Bradley (1985, 76) as following: 'The South Gate is a rectangular gatehouse built of fairly evenly coursed limestone. It stands on the south side of the road from Crossakeel opposite the modern St. Feighin's R.C. Church. Only the ground floor survives but the presence of a spiral stair on the west side…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM008-097004
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- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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