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III. 



KATHGALL, COUNTY WICKLOW : DUN GALION 

 AND THE " DUNUM " OF PTOLEMY. 



By GODDAED H. ORPEN 



Read February 24. Published June 30, 1913. 



I have recently described the remarkable fort known as Eathgall, situated in 

 the County Wicklow, about three miles due east of Tullow, and have made 

 some suggestions concerning its possible history. 1 I need not now repeat my 



RATHGALL 



u. '-mo wo aoo 500 feet 



description in any detail. Suffice it to say that the fort is on a low, rounded 

 hill commanding an extensive outlook in all directions. As may be seen 

 from the accompanying plan, which is based on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey 



1 Journal R.S.A.I., vol. xli (1911), pp. 138-150. 



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