What is recorded here
Internal diam. c. 21m. A subcircular area formerly enclosed by a stone wall. Only the N section survives to a height of 1m although the outline of the other sections can be traced. It is situated on the boundary between two good grazing fields which slope SW to the Ballintroohan river. 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).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG012-040
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- What survives
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