What is recorded here

Kilmackilloo is a bog-covered hilltop in County Donegal where a slightly curved line of about 10 stones still protrudes one metre above the mud. Local tradition calls it a chief's grave, giving the quiet place a sudden royal edge. The stones may have marked a dead leader, a boundary, or a warning to keep horses from the soft ground. In all cases they belong to someone, and that someone is still underneath.

A slightly curved line of about 10 stones was observed (but not surveyed) protruding c. 1m above the bog. It was locally described as a 'chief's grave'. The site is located on a bog-covered hilltop. 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

Portal dolmen; likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its location on a prominent hilltop suggests it may have had ritual or ceremonial significance in the landscape.

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