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Pollans Stone Ringfort is an early-medieval oval stone ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. Though its folklore is not specifically recorded, like many such sites in Ireland, it may have later been associated with local fairy traditions or other supernatural beliefs.
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Internal diam. c. 27m N-S, c. 20m E-W. An oval area formerly enclosed by a now much damaged stone wall which survives up to 1m on the NW but at other points is little more than a line of boulders. The wall seems to have occasionally exploited sections of suitable rock outcrop. The interior is flat with a slight slope from NW to SE. It is situated at the NW foot of Gregory Hill in poor rocky land.
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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