Ecclesiastical site in Drumbaran (ardara Ed) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Drumbaran claims an abbey but surrendered every brick to grass and time. The hollow bay holds no wall, no chamber, no marker except a circular well nearby where water still rises through stone. What the abbey taught, who it taught, and when it disappeared have all dissolved together. The coast keeps the shape of the loss while refusing to explain it.

Marked as the site of an 'abbey' on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch map. No trace survives. Nearby to the NW is a 'holy well' (DG073-042002-) which consists of a circular, drystone-lined spring. A penannular mortared wall has been built around it above ground level. The site is located just SE of the coast on good grassland. 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

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