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White Point Fort

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At the N edge of a terrace overlooking the sea c. 1km to N. Listed as 'enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 76m E-W; 70m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-4m; int. H 0.6-1.2m; ext. H 1.3-1.8m) which is incorporated into a field bank S-NNW. There is no visible fosse and no entrance other than a modern one at S. A hut site (CL038-005002-) is slightly to E of centre.
At the N edge of a terrace overlooking the sea c. 1km to N. Listed as 'enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 76m E-W; 70m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-4m; int. H 0.6-1.2m; ext. H 1.3-1.8m) which is incorporated into a field bank S-NNW. There is no visible fosse and no entrance other than a modern one at S. A hut site (CL038-005002-) is slightly to E…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL038-005

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Pictures: Richard cattel, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Roger Diel, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; The Banner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Simon Huguet, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Charles W Glynn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; GenesisNZ, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Chris, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Charles W Glynn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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