Creevy Stone Ringfort and Man-made underground passage near Kilbarron — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Creevy Stone Ringfort is a 16m wide cashel on elevated ground overlooking Donegal Bay and Erne Estuary, marked by a stone-lined underground passage entering from the west. The main passage runs east-west with two others cutting north-south beneath the rock outcrop. Stones were robbed and collapsed across the site, leaving only half a metre of wall on the east and south, but the hidden crossing still suggests the hill was built to be entered, watched and remembered.

Internal diam. 16m. An area of rock outcrop is enclosed by the remains of a stone wall surviving on the E and S to a height of .5m. It is probable that there was an external wall but evidence for this is slight and present only on the E side. There has been much robbing and collapse is scattered all over the site. The entrance to a stone-lined Man-made underground passage (DG107-018002-) survives in the W quadrant. The main passage seems to run E-W with two other passages running N-S. The cashel is situated on elevated ground overlooking Donegal Bay to the W and Erne Estuary 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 No archaeological features Excavation Licence No. 03E0640 NGR 1248/8272 Archaeological monitoring carried out by Mary Henry in the vicinity of the cashel identified no archaeological features.

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