Dunfinn Stone Ringfort

Internal diam. 30m-35m. Marked 'Dunfinn' on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch map the site consists of a subcircular area situated on the E end of an E-W ridge. At the W end is a bank of earth and stones 2m high and 21m N-S. This joins a curving stone wall at the SW side. The S is defined by the natural drop as is the E but there is tentative evidence of a bank along the E edge. To the N is a collapsed stone wall which curves around to join the W bank. It is situated on open mountain terrain with marshy land to the N and SE. 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

Dunfinn Stone Ringfort, Carnaghan is a subcircular early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD, characterized by an internal diameter of 30m–35m and a stone and earth bank at its western end. Local tradition may associate such sites with fairy lore, though specific folklore connected to this fort is not recorded.