Drumboghill Island Stone Fort — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

On Drumboghill Island in Lough Birroge, a collapsed cashel wall still rises 2.25m on the southwest, its curved stones leaning like they are about to fall. Inside, a cliff splits the island in two, with the southern half standing nearly three metres above the northern, as if the land itself tilted during a storm. The surrounding marsh is barren and cold, making the fort feel less like a ruin and more like a trap waiting for someone to walk in.

Internal diam. 49m E-W, 33m N-S. An island in Lough Birroge almost totally enclosed by a cashel wall, for the most part collapsed but with a short stretch to the SW where the wall survives to a height of 2.25m externally. 26 to 33 courses of stone survive intact here and display a clear curving batter as on Doon Fort (DG064-011-). In the interior a cliff-edge divides the site roughly E-W so that the southern half is 2.9m above the northern half. There is slight evi-dence for a wall along the top edge of this cliff. There is also evidence for a second wall which curves slightly in an E-W direction between the base of the cliff and the N edge of the cashel. There are three apparently modern structures in the SE sector of the site. The area surrounding the lake is barren marshy lowland with rock outcrop and heather on the higher ground. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.