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Centrally placed within a ringwork (KK023-080----) with good views in all directions. Indicated as 'Turret (in ruins)' on OS 6-inch map (1947 revised edition). A late 18th/19th-century, two-storey octagonal structure (int. diam. 5.5m; wall T 0.6m) constructed of limestone rubble with brick employed around the window…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK023-080001
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- Mike Searle, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.interment.net
- Maker not stated on source page, ie.pinterest.com
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.echolive.ie
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Eirian Evans, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dave Henderson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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