What is recorded here
In well-drained, gently undulating pasture. Carrigogunnel Castle (LI004-015----) is perched on a volcanic rock outcrop c. 30m to SW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified as a dense area of archaeological features discovered during archaeological testing (Licence No. 04E1476) (Collins 2004, 15-25). Six…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI004-038
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Photo credits
- Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry) H. Griffiths (engraver), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Stevesphotography, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, narodnatribuna.info
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Ballybrown GAA Club (official club website publisher); individual photographer not named, ballybrowngaa.com
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