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describes the latter as: "remains of free-standing square-plan single bay four-storey rubble stone-built tower house, c. 1450." Both ruins reach almost to their original height of around 17 m and are partially collapsed, exposing a cross-sectional view of the interior floors. Due to the similarities
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448:References
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209:Dromcreehy
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