What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymunterhiggin, County Donegal, Ireland is a subcircular raised area 1.8m high with an internal diameter of 27m. A fosse up to 1.5m wide encloses the mound, while a possible causeway marks the entrance on the southwest side. The site sits on pasture sloping north, preserving the shape of a place where people may have lived, hidden or worshipped long before the land became ordinary grass.

Internal diam. 27m. A subcircular raised area 1.8m high enclosed by a fosse, up to 1.5m in width. There is possible evidence for an entrance in the form of a causeway on the SW side. It is situated on pasture sloping to the N. 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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