
What is recorded here
Internal diam. 26m. Shown as a single-ringed enclosure on the OS 6-inch maps the site now consists of an oval area isolated by a combination of natural slope and terracing on the N and W sides. It is situated on a peninsular ridge running S into Donegal 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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