Friars Cell, hut site in County Donegal

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What is recorded here

Listed as a 'dolmen' by Borlase (1897), this is a small cave-like opening in a ledge of rock, the entrance to which is partly closed by a stone wall. A friar named Doherty supposedly lived here in the 17th century (OS Name Book, 1834). OS Name Book, Clonca parish (1834), book 1, 26; Borlase 1897, 229, Inishowen East no. 3; Bonner 1972, 15; SMR 1987, 4:24; Colhoun 1995, 10 ('Balleeghan'); RMP 1995, 4:24. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG004-024

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