What is recorded here
Internal diam. 7.5m. A circular raised area enclosed by a fosse and external earthen bank. There is a causeway entrance on the W side but also many modern breaks in the bank. The interior is very uneven. It is situated E of (DG107-095) on the same elevated ridge.
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
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare form of early funerary monument in the British Isles.
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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