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In all thirty-f oiu' forts, eight dolmens with cairns, slab hixts, and 

 other antiquities. Caherkyletaan, Cahercnttine, Caherwalsh, Ca- 

 hernaspekee, and its moher, and the great dolmen in Ballyganner 

 South are in line nearly north and south, while the distant hill 



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Fig. 1 — Forts at Koughaval. 



fort of Doon, Ballykinvarga, the fort near it ; Cahernaspekee 

 and the fort on the hill above Caheraneden are in line south- 

 west and north-east, Cahernaspekee lying on the cross lines. 

 Described^ E. S. A. I., xxyii., p. 116, and xxs., p. 398, and 

 E,. I. A. Ser. iii., vol. iv., p. 544. 



(<^). The CiirMLiN Geottp, Sheet 4. — Fanore, 2 ; Ballyelly, 5 ; Calier 

 Ballmy, Calier Craggagh, andthi'ee others, and about thirty forts 

 from Derreen to OughtdaiTa. In all forty- two cahers, including 

 Cahernagree, Caherdoon, CaJierdujf, and Cahernagrimi. Descrip- 

 tion, E. S. A. I., XXXI., p. 9. 



(e). Glasha Geottp, Sheet 8. — In Killilagh Parish, Cahermacrusheen ; 

 Cahermaclanchy, and another; seven in Glasha, including 

 Caherglasha ; Ballyvoe, two, and eight others ; two raths at 

 Killilagh Calieradoon, near Bealaghaline, Knockastoolery rath, 

 with alleged ogam pillar. The fallen dolmen of Cahennacrusheen 

 lies within this group. In all twenty-one cahers, three raths, 

 a dolmen, and a pillar. 



(/). Slieyenagiasha Group, Sheet 10. — In Kilnaboy Parish, 

 Tullycommane, large double-walled caher, and foiu' smaller 

 forts, a rath, Knockaun fort, Mohernacartan; Cahereenmoyle, 

 Cahercommaun, and two others ; Cashlaungar, and another, 



