What is recorded here
Promontory fort stands on a coastal edge in County Cork, Ireland. Whether it watched ships, stored grain or marked a boundary remains unknown. Its stones still touch the sea, waiting for someone to remember why they were set there.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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