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The tower (KE016-014002-) was 12m high and 30m in circumference and the walls 1m thick. The tower contained four semi-circular windows. The tomb was circular in shape, c 4.5m in diameter and had a flat stone roof. The tomb lay directly under the tower, so the tomb's roof was the tower's floor. The tower was protected…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE016-014002
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.patrickcomerford.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.wildernessireland.com
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Maker not stated on source page, pixels.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- PST Sport, pitch contractor; individual aerial photographer not named, pstsport.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
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