What is recorded here

Doire Leathan Coastal Promontory Fort occupies a circular to oval promontory 55m E-W by 57m N-S on the E side of Teelin Bay, cut off from the mainland by an earthen bank up to 2.28m high and a fosse in places up to 1.8m deep. The NW defences are largely destroyed, leaving a 2.7m gap that could mark the entrance but does not prove it. Inside, a western rock knoll and a field wall divide good pasture where people may have kept livestock, watched the bay, or simply lived beside the sea.

A circular to oval promontory 55m E-W by 57m N-S is cut off from the mainland by an earthen bank up to 2.28m high and a fosse in places up to 1.8m deep. The bank and fosse have been largely destroyed on the NW side. A 2.7m gap in the bank and fosse here could indicate the entrance but because of the destruction it is difficult to be certain. A knoll of rock outcrops on the W side of the interior which is also divided by a field wall. The site is located in good pasture on the E side of Teelin Bay. 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 Excavation licence number 04E1238 Five test-trenches were opened on the site of a single housing development at Derrylahan, Kilcar. The site is close to a promontory fort. No archaeological remains were uncovered on the site. (Excavations Bulletin 2004) Mary Henry, Mary Henry Archaeological Services Ltd, 17 Staunton Row, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

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