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The martello tower (DU002-004----) is built on the site of a pre-existing mound shown on an early 19th century map by Duncan. This map was drawn for a proposed post road between Dublin and Derry and is held in the National Archive (pers. comm. Mr Colin Byrne, Briarleas, County Meath). There is also a refernece to the Martello tower being built on 'part of an old Danish fort' in a 1804 manuscript (Bolton, 2008).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU002-017

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  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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