What is recorded here

Former Cashel Fairy Fort vanished from plain sight, leaving only a memory of grass and boundary. It stood on level ground near the southerly tip of Sheephaven Bay, large enough for people to notice and resist changing. The foramen may have been a dwelling, a trap or a gift, but the foramen itself is gone. What remains is the shape of the loss: a place that occupied space, then stopped answering the question of where it was.

The 'Fort' shown on the 1st and 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map is not now visible. It stood on level ground in good grazing land close to the southerly tip of Sheephaven Bay. 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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