What is recorded here
At about the mid point on the S side of Tory Island is a settlement called West Town clustered around a small bay. This settlement includes within it and close to it the remains of the early ecclesiastical complex on the island (National Monument number 24). The available literature seems to refer to several…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG006-002003
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.youtube.com
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons
- David Baird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Rossographer, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Kay Atherton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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