Doherty's Dun / Ballygorman Coastal Fort

'Doherty's Dun on a narrow promontory overlooked by higher ground on the land side. It is defended by a stretch of earthen bank c. 26.5m long and 1.38m high interrupted E of the centre by a 3.8m gap. There is an external fosse up to 1.9m wide and 0.7m deep. 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

Doherty's Dun, also known as Ballygorman Coastal Fort, is a ringfort situated on a narrow coastal promontory, featuring an earthen bank with a central gap interpreted as an entrance. Likely dating to the early medieval period, it is associated with local folklore of fairy hauntings, common to many such sites in Ireland.