What is recorded here
The official built-heritage record describes a two-storey rounded tower with gun mounts on its roof, defensive walls, a dry moat, firing holes and a sunken approach road. It was one of six nearby forts built to protect the Donegal coast and Lough Swilly during the Napoleonic Wars.
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The official record does not grant public access. Check the route and ownership before visiting.
- What survives
- Recorded built heritage
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Photo: Michael Murtagh · CC BY-SA 2.0