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The tower lies on the E slopes of Carrickgollogan. The butt of a round tower lies to the SW of the church (DU026-050001-). It is built of coursed quartz and sandstone blocks (diam. 5.4m x wall T 1m x H 1.5m)(Wakeman 1890-1, 701, Barrow 1979, 60). Revised upload on: 15 April 2018.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU026-050004

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Explorer Tom Graveslab in Rathmichael is thin as a pancake and crooked as hell. It’s got four cup-marks that look like little dimples on the stone. Give it a pat on the way past, it's had a long life.

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