What is recorded here
Internal diam. 9.6m. A level platform defined by a fosse, a bank, a second fosse and bank and an outer fosse. The earthen banks are all very low and the fosses very shallow. A causeway enters the enclosure from the E. The site is located on the shoulder of a ridge in rough pasture with good views and to the E of a fine ringfort (DG107-021).
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its concentric fosse and bank structure indicates a significant ceremonial or funerary monument, though its exact function remains unclear.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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