What is recorded here
Fairy fort / ringfort in Creggan (stranorlar Ed) stands in County Donegal, Ireland. The S half of what appears to have been a single ringed enclosure is marked here on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. There is no sign of it now. It was situated c. 150m W of a ringfort on a small hillock in grazing land with excellent views over the Finn Valley.
The S half of what appears to have been a single ringed enclosure is marked here on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. There is no sign of it now. It was situated c. 150m W of a ringfort on a small hillock in grazing land with excellent views over the Finn Valley.
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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