What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG098-031004
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Photo credits
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, visionsofthepastblog.com
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, in.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, kate-grigoryeva.livejournal.com
- Jonathan Wilkins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- louise price, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- louise price, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballysaggart FriaryReligious house, Franciscan Third Order Regular · 80 ydExplorer Tom Ballysaggart Friary’s church ruins stand on the east side of St John’s Point. The survey dates a cattle crush inside…
Ballysaggart Old Burial GroundBurial ground · 170 ydExplorer Tom Ballysaggart Old Burial Ground is a modest rectangular patch tucked right next to the friary on the coast edge. It’s…
Ballyederlan Fairy FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1220 ydExplorer Tom Ballyederlan Fairy Fort sits on a slight ridge where the east side has been largely chewed up. The interior is flat…
outbuilding1665 ydExplorer Tom Outbuilding in Ballyederlan holds its thatch down with ropes and wire tied to timber pegs. I picture the wind pulling…
Rahan Far Fairy FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Rahan Far Fairy Fort has an internal diameter of 31.4m by 35m, which is quite a generous space for a fairy gathering.…
watch tower, pill box1.7 miExplorer Tom Watch tower, Pill box in Rahan Near looks like a concrete egg that forgot to harden. Built around 1940, its flimsy…
Castle Murray Coastal Promontory FortPromontory fort, coastal · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Castle Murray Coastal Promontory Fort sits on a coastline where the sea is always trying to reclaim its territory. It’s…
McSwynes Castle in ruinsCastle, tower house · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Welcome to McSwynes Castle in ruins, where Niall Mar McSwyne drew his final breath back in 1524. It’s a bit of a ghost…
Rabley HillMountain / peak · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Rabley Hill might look like just another bump in County Donegal, but it’s got a secret history written in stone. I’d…
Carntullagh HeadHeadland · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Carntullagh Head is a small south-facing Donegal point near Killybegs, where sheep-grazed grass and lichen-covered rock…
Rotten IslandIslet · 2.4 miExplorer Tom Rotten Island sounds like a pirate's insult, but its lighthouse story is serious. The light guides boats into Killybegs…
Rashenny PointHeadland · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Rashenny Point in County Donegal was once the prime spot for smuggling contraband teacups and very suspiciously large…
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