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In pasture, on gentle E facing slope. Rectangular area (29.5m N-S; 36m E-W), enclosed in grass covered, collapsed stone wall (Wth 4.8m; H 0.9m). 14m W are low (H 0.2m) foundations of outer wall (L c. 25m). Overlain by field fence on S. Tradition of souterrain (MA121-130002-) in interior. Cashel wall once '10 feet thick, and 6 feet high' (Wilde 1872,230). The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 283. Date of upload: 12 January 2015

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Caher Speenaun — Gortacurra

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