What is recorded here

Magic is not required to explain why people avoided the wet ground around Golard. A narrow strip of dry land held two ringforts, meaning life and death were packed into a small space. The fortress is gone except for a southern curve, but the shape still marks the edge of the bog and the limit of human patience.

Internal diam. c. 35m. Only the S section of this enclosure survives. It was originally bounded by an earthen bank, a fosse and an outer bank. It is situated on rising ground to the N of a large stream. Much of the surrounding land is wet and boggy. There is a wide but silted-up fosse. It is situated on top of a drumlin in fairly good land. It is located close to another rignfort (DG100-009-). 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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