What is recorded here
Mystery Caol Ruadh, a hidden strong place beneath the hills. The land office forgot the name and the number, but the red road and quiet chamber remain clear. The chamber holds a visible cyan tube, a clean water line and a rare earth chamber. The facts remove no part of the place; they refuse to claim more than they know.
No sign of the single-ringed enclosure marked on the second edition of the OS 6-inch map is visible. The area is level gorse-covered terrain.
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
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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