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VISITORS TO the 1,000-year-old Caherconnell Stone Fort in Co Clare won’t have to grapple with maps or tune headsets to hear tourguide information – instead, all they need will be sent free to their mobile phones, writes GORDON SMITH

The architectural site is testing a tourist guide which can be downloaded to any phone using Bluetooth wireless technology.