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Stonewold Castle stood on a small mound above the shallow River Erne, its thick rectangular walls rising six feet before the water rose to swallow the site. The castle sat five feet below the mound top, hiding its doorway and chambers from anyone wading across the ford. It was not a grand palace but a compact defended house, built to watch the river and resist what came up it. When the hydro-electric scheme flooded the bank, the castle did not fall into ruin so much as return to the water that had always threatened it.

Stonewold Castle: This small tower-house stood on the S bank overlooking a shallow stretch of the River Erne, which was fordable when the water level was low. It was rectangular in plan, 361/2 ft by 281/2 ft with walls 61/2 ft thick, averaging 6 ft in height. It stood on a small mound (DG107-062002-) which was surrounded on the land-ward side by a fosse which was, in part, artificial. The castle was set in the mound, the interior ground level being 5 ft below the exterior top of the mound; a gap in the E wall was probably the site of a doorway (Ua Danachair and MacAdam 1946, NMI Topographical Files). This site was subsequently submerged by the River Erne hydro-electric scheme. 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

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