What is recorded here

Liobracc is a broken stone circle on a Donegal ridge, not a fairy tale but a human home that time has half erased. Its wall still stands two metres high in places, enclosing a level space wide enough for a family, a herd decision, or a quiet argument about ownership. The missing western gap may have been a door, a collapse, or simply the place where the hill stopped caring. Below, the Finn Valley moves like water under grass, witness to whoever last stood inside and left no name behind.

Internal diam. 14m. 'Lisbrack' consists of a subcircular area enclosed by a collapsed stone wall of small boulders, some of which remain in situ up to a height of 2m. Part of the W side is gone. The interior is fairly level. It is situated on a slight terrace on rough pasture land high up overlooking 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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