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Whelan's Fort

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Map note: Whelan's Fort, an ancient site, is mapped in County Westmeath, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.
Whelan's Fort is recorded as an archaeological place in County Westmeath.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • MookiePlays, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bridget Neville, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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