What is recorded here
Situated on a low ridge, in pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as the outline of a large subrectangular-shaped area immediately SW of Hopestown Castle (WM018-140----). Hopestown Church (WM018-139---) 310m to N. Possible bawn consists of a large roughly rectangular…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM018-140001
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.youtube.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Photographer not named in article, www.westmeathexaminer.ie
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
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