What is recorded here
The single-ringed enclosure shown on the OS 6-inch maps no longer survives. It was situated on the crest of a N-S ridge in good grazing land.
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Cranberry IslandIslet · 3.3 mi
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Rough IslandIslet · 4.2 mi
PortsalonOfficial bathing water · 4.4 mi
Ballymastocker StrandViewpoint · 4.8 mi
Wild Atlantic Way:Ballymastocker StrandVisitor information · 4.8 mi
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