Creevy Ring-Barrow near Sheebarran

Internal diam. 15m. This site consists of a circular raised area surrounded by a fosse and an external bank. There are slight traces of an external fosse on the S side. At present there are two gaps in the bank, one in the W sector linked by a causeway to the interior. The latter is probably original. It is situated on high ground in hilly grazing land. 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

Creevy Ring-Barrow near Sheebarran is a Bronze Age ring barrow, characterised by a circular earthen mound with surrounding ditches and banks. Such monuments are significant as funerary and ceremonial sites, reflecting early communal burial practices in the region.