What is recorded here

Half-hidden in bog and cliff, the fort in Seacor still stands with a twenty-two metre chest of earth and stone. People built it where rock and soil met, then left it to rain, root and time. What remains is not a complete circle but a living edge, marked by loss and still holding its shape against the land.

Internal diam. c. 22.5m. A D-shaped site defined on the NW side by a cliff edge. It is enclosed on its N side by a bank, fosse and outer bank but it appears that only the inner bank continued around the rest of the site. This has been much damaged along the NE and E sectors but survives up to 1m in height at the SE where it continues to join rock outcrop to the W. The banks are formed of earth and stone but in places utilize the rock outcrop. The interior slopes from N to S. It is located on rocky ground which is otherwise boggy. 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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