What is recorded here

No amount of thinking can solve the loss of Fort Oirear Dhumhaí Mór. It vanished from human memory, not from the land. The modern field wall still curves where the ancient fort stood, preserving its shape in ordinary stone. What humanity forgot, the land still carries.

The 'Fort', which the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch maps show as an oval enclosure (c. 20-25m E-W; c. 15m N-S), is not now visible. A modern, stone, field wall curves gently on the S which suggests it may follow the line of the 'Fort'. The site is on a level plain of light-soiled land, overlooking the sea to the N suggesting the likelihood of a stone enclosure. 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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