Penitential station in Rann Na Cille

A cairn (DG096-018002-) 7.1m x 6.2m with an altar built in the centre, approached by a passage from the S. There is a primitive stone cross (DG096-018004-) on top of the cairn. Immediately to the NNW is a drystone-walled structure (DG096-018003-) 3.4m x 2.5m, up to .65m in height. 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 penitential station linked to early Christian pilgrimage practices; the site features a cairn with an altar and a stone cross, suggesting ritual use in the medieval period. Such stations were often associated with the Stations of the Cross or penitential journeys to holy sites in the Gaelic tradition.