Overview
Ballycharry Walled Burial Ground and Cairn is recorded as Burial ground in Donegal. A subcircular area (DG012-015001-) enclosed on the N by a modern wall, on the W by a natural drop, on the S by a curving stone wall, 1m high, and on the E by a natural drop. There is an 'entrance' 2.2m wide through the curving wall to the SSW.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: A subcircular area (DG012-015001-) enclosed on the N by a modern wall, on the W by a natural drop, on the S by a curving stone wall, 1m high, and on the E by a natural drop.
What was found
The saved account records: There is an 'entrance' 2.2m wide through the curving wall to the SSW.
What remains
The saved account records: In the centre of the enclosed area is a cairn (DG012-015002-) 1.2m high, 14m E-W x 7.5m.
Why it mattered
Ballycharry Walled Burial Ground and Cairn matters because the source ties burial ground to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: It is situated on a platform overlooking the sea and is known as na reiligi (the graves).
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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