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Anthony Corns

St. Begnet’s Church, Dalkey Island

Description Saint Begnet’s Church is a National Monument in state care (SMR DU023-029003-), located on the northern end of Dalkey Island, Dublin Bay. Constructed probably during the 10th century from coursed granite masonry and large boulders. Above the doorway in the west gable a single bellcote is located where in the early 20th century a granite cross was inserted. The church was also partially altered in the early 19th century to accommodate the workmen who were building the Martello tower and battery on the island. The site was recorded using a combination of terrestrial and UAV SfM photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning (Trimble TX8 laser scanner, Phantom 4 RTK UAV, Canon EOS 6D II camera, Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 lens, Reality Capture) Location Other Models

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Anthony Corns

Martello Tower No. 9, Dalkey Island

Description Dalkey Island Martello Tower (No. 9) (SMR DU023-029009-) is one of 27 Martello towers and 2 batteries which were constructed in the early 19th Century to protect the Dublin coastline from potential invasion from Napoleon and the French Army. The Martello tower is located on the western side of Dalkey

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Anthony Corns

Islandhubbock Coastal Promontory Fort, Waterford

Description Islandhubbock promontory forts (SMR WA032-046—-, WA032-047—-, WA032-028001-) lie around 300m east of Ballyvoyle Head in Co. Waterford. This area has the highest cliffs of the Copper Coast, with heights up to 70m. Nearby in the surrounding fields are early medieval raths or ringforts, and an ecclesiastical enclosures with ogham

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