Enclosure in Lismontigley — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Lismontigley is a prominent hillock in County Donegal where ruined buildings still stand, though the single-ringed enclosure marked on older maps has vanished without a trace. The slope drops north, west and east under a sky that has watched human life come and go for centuries. What remains is a skeleton of walls, perhaps belonging to farmers, herders or forgetten residents, while the missing ring suggests even stone can dissolve when nobody tends it.

There is no trace of the single-ringed enclosure shown on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. The whole area consists of ruined buildings on a prominent hillock sloping to N, W and E. 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 Date of revision:

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.