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The Rocks at Priestnewtown topographic map
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Name: The Rocks at Priestnewtown topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 44 m
Minimum elevation: 6 m
Maximum elevation: 138 m
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Average elevation: 163 m
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Macreddin
The elevation of Carysfort was too high and settlers soon moved south down the valley to Aughrim. In the eighteenth century there was still a fairground at the crossroads, with "riotous" two-day fairs held at Whitsun and All Saints. Michael Dwyer stayed in Macreddin when repairing to the Wicklow Mountains…
Average elevation: 224 m
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Evidence of habitation is shown by a Bronze Age burial cist, a fort dating from at least the eight-century and a Norman moat at Killamoat. A 1668 survey records 18 houses in the village. Due to its mountainous elevation, in the severe winters of 1947, 1963 and 1982, Rathdangan was isolated for weeks. In 1985…
Average elevation: 228 m
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Average elevation: 49 m
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