What is recorded here

Doon Point in Málainn Bhig is a small south-facing promontory where several huts stood until people cleared them at the start of the last century. The narrow neck leading to the point is cut by a shallow ditch, though no bank remains to suggest a fort. The interior is now flat grassland sloping east, marked by recent cultivation rather than ancient walls. What was once a clustered human place has become ordinary ground, remembering its inhabitants only through the shape of the land and the local name.

A small S-facing promontory known locally as 'Doon Point' or 'the fort' (DG089-019001-). The approaching narrow neck of land is traversed by a valley/fosse/ditch but there is no sign of any bank. There were a number of 'huts' on the promontory but these were cleared about the beginning of this century. The interior is now flat grassland sloping to the E with some evidence of recent cultivation. 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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