Gortnatraw South Eastern Stone Ringfort

Internal diam. c. 21m. A circular area enclosed by drystone wall 1.8m wide and up to 1.7m high. A 4m wide gap on the NW might indicate the original entrance. A number of field boundaries radiate from the site. The site is located on a slight rise in otherwise flat pasture with some rock outcrop. 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.