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Mullamast : Ring Fort

CountyKildare
Grid RefS 771 961
Longitude6° 51' 4.34" W
Latitude53° 0' 36.34" N
Nearest TownAthy (9 Km)
OS Sheet55
UTM zone29U
UTM x644163.52619105
UTM y5875552.9953203
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Visit Notes

Thursday, 28th December 2006

This is a massive ringfort. The banks are at least 4m high and the ditch on the south side is 4m wide and 3m deep. As I was unable to enter the field - a rickety gate and a (probably bogus) beware of the bull' sign put me off - I can't say what the measurements are exactly, but it's at least 70m in diamater.

There's a bit of recent history to this site, too. In October 1843 Daniel O'Connell held a repeal meeting here.

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