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Situated on high ground, in pasture, at the S end of Inchmore Island, with excellent views of the surrounding Lough Ree and mainland to E, S and W. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan Map. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a substantial rectangular-shaped earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM022-001
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- Picture: Heritage in Schools
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Christopher Hilton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Arno-nl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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