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Situated on a steep natural hillock in hilly grassland. 'Rahanduff' ringfort (WM012-042---) 220m to WNW and possible motte (WM012-044---) 80m to NW. The road which forms the townland boundary with Galmoylestown Lower is 5m to N. Levelled site visible as a cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM012-044
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- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, letsgowiththechildren.co.uk
- Kath O’Grady Reilly and John McCauley credited collectively for the article photographs; this frame is not individually attributed, www.westmeathexaminer.ie
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