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What is recorded here

Kilmacrenan Castle stood on a steep flat-topped rise above the Leannan river, though time has reduced it to grass-covered banks without coherent shape. It watched the water from a commanding height, perhaps guarding local trade or simply marking territorial pride. The lost stones may have belonged to a noble family, a regional lord, or even a temporary military post during turbulent centuries. What remains is a silhouette of power, its walls dissolved into the hillside but its purpose still visible in the land's memory.

The 'site of' a castle is marked here on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps. The site is a large flat-topped steep-edged rise. Towards the W end of this rise are a number of grass-covered banks without any apparent coherent pattern. The site is located in a commanding position overlooking the Leannan river 180m to the S. 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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