What is recorded here
Drumadonnell holds an E.CHRISTIAN SETTLEMENT SITE from the E.CHRIST.. period, marking a time when faith and survival intertwined under Northern skies. People may have gathered there to pray, plant, or simply endure the long winters, their footsteps pressing into soil now forgotten. The name resists full pronunciation, as if the place itself withholds part of its truth. What is certain is that someone lived there, believed there, and left behind only the shape of their presence.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as E.CHRISTIAN SETTLEMENT SITE. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Drumgooland Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1.3 mi
ENCLOSUREENCLOSURE, rath · 1.3 mi
Historic Settlement Dechomet in DeehommedHistoric Settlement Dechomet · 1.4 mi
CASTLE & RATH reused as BAILEY: SEAFIN CASTLE; Magh Cobha; Moycove in SeafinCASTLE & RATH reused as BAILEY: SEAFIN CASTLE; Magh Cobha; Moycove · 1.5 mi
Deehommed MountainMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
The Moat PadWalking route · 2.1 mi
SlievenaboleyMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
The Brontë CentreVisitor information · 2.7 mi
Kilcoo GraveyardWalking route · 4.1 mi
Knockiveagh Picnic SitePicnic place · 4.2 mi