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On flat, level terrain with very good views to the N and W. The view S and E is dominated by the Slieveardagh hills. An Anglo-Norman masonry castle (TS049-002001-) was built at Clonamickon c. 1306 by John Butler, son of Edmond Butler, the first Earl of Carrick. The Civil Survey (1654-6) lists ‘Pierce Lord Viscount…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS049-002
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