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Promontory fort — coastal in Ballykilmurry (decies Within Drum By., Ardmore Par.)

Promontory fort — coastal
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Westropp (1914-16, 224-5) describes a promontory fort at Ballykilmurry as a platform 'connected to the mainland by a long natural "dyke" a few feet wide'. He suggests it may have an internal hut-site (WA039-023002-). No point along the coast from Ballymacart Cove on the W to Rinnanillaun fort (WA039-014----) to the E corresponds with this description, and it is possible that this text is an intrustion from some other work in preparation. Westropp, T. J. (1914-16) Fortiified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster. PRIA C vol. 32, 188-227. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 October, 2011

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