
What is recorded here
An enigmatic earthen mound with a shallow fosselike feature on its W side. The 'fosse' disappears on the E side and the mound also seems to weaken on this side. The site may be totally natural. It is situated on the bottom of the valley of a stream N of Glasbolie hillfort (DG103-017-) on a nearby hill top.
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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