Enclosure in Dunmuckrum, County Donegal

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What is recorded here

Only slight traces of a fosse survive to indicate the location of the 'Fort' marked on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. It was situated on a rocky crest just N of the Bradoge river. 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).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG110-005001

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