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above the first floor and a hole at the corner of this vault is the only access to the higher levels, presumably for defensive reasons. Other defensive features include a
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Greenwood, Margaret; Connolly, Mark; Wallis, Geoff (1 January 2003).
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Carrickkildavnet Castle is located in the southeast corner of
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Irish

tower house
Achill Island
County Mayo
Ireland
53°52′51″N 9°56′45″W / 53.880875°N 9.945935°W / 53.880875; -9.945935
National monument of Ireland
Carrickkildavnet Castle is located in Ireland
tower house
National Monument
Achill Island
Ireland
Achill Island
Corraun Peninsula
Achill Sound
Clew Bay
Blacksod Bay
Ó Máille
Kings of Umaill
Gráinne Ní Mháille
Rockfleet Castle
Clew Bay
Clare Island
tower house
vaulted
mural chamber
machicolation
defensive loops
buttress

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