What is recorded here
Mortons and favourites occupy both sides. The result is a visible split in the chamber, with two different rules running at once.
Internal diam. 27m. A circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and a silted-up fosse. It is divided by a modern field fence. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking Rossnowlagh Beach. Davies recorded traces of an outer bank.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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