What is recorded here

Cashelbane is a roughly square stone enclosure on Rosschorcan Head with a sharp sea drop at its south edge. Its walls once measured 2.35m thick, but time and weather have reduced them to a low ribbon marking the boundary. The name suggests fairy Fort, yet the shape and size fit a human dwelling or stronghold. Maybe people lived there, watched the sea, and left the rest to legend.

Internal dimension 19m. 'Cashelbane' consists of a roughly square area enclosed by a collapsed stone wall. The corners of the enclosure are rounded and there is a slight exter-nal convexity to the sides. Wall facing on the ENE shows the original wall width to have been 2.35m. It now survives up to .5m in height. From the corner of the NNW and ENE walls an associated wall runs to the E for 18m then turns SSE for a distance of 21.5m towards the sea. The site is located in an area of rough grazing and rock outcrop on a ridge of Ros-scorcan Head. There is a sharp drop to the sea to S and SE. 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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