August 21st, 2010: County Clare and the Burren
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Kilmacduagh ruins detail.  The lower opening in the round tower is actually a door, the lowest point of entry to the tower.  It is seven meters above the ground, so access had to have been by ladder which could be drawn up into the tower when it was used as a shelter of last resort in an attack.
© Sherwood Harrington, 2010