Castle Ross (Site of) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Castle Ross vanished from Muineagh over a century and a half ago, leaving no wall, tower or gate for later eyes to touch. What remains is a absence shaped like a building: a hole in the landscape where stone once stood. Forgetting did not erase the castle, it completed the demolition.

Castleross (site of): Though the castle was demolished more than 150 years ago, the foundations were still visible when Davies and Swan wrote in 1939 (1939, 198). No visible trace of this castle survives. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.