What is recorded here

No trace remains of the earthen mound on the rock of Bundoran, though it once stood a metre high and eight metres wide before destruction. Buried beneath the lost soil lay charcoal, animal bones, iron knives and bone combs, proving the plateau served as a dumping ground for human debris. The mound rested directly on stone now scarred by quarries, suggesting the place transformed from a repository of discarded life into a source of building material. What people threw away there has vanished entirely, leaving only the hardened rock and the memory of ordinary waste.

There is no trace of the earthen mound recorded here on the rock of Bundoran (O. Davies). It was already quite destroyed when described but seems to have been flat topped and c. 1m high. It was at least 8m in diameter. Sections through it revealed charcoal, bones, animal teeth, burnt stones, iron knives, bone combs and possibly some ceramic sherds. It was resting directly on a rocky plateau which has been extensively quarried. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.