Promontory fort

A triangular promontory 15m long × 17m along the landward side is defended by an earthen bank .8m high and an external flat-bottomed fosse 2.8m wide and up to 1.5m deep. Two stones in the fosse suggest that it may have been revetted. A causeway 1.8m wide and slightly SW of the mid point, crossed the fosse but there is no corresponding gap in the bank. A low bank .3m high runs around most of the edge of the interior of the promontory 2m to 3m from the edge of the cliff. It fades out on the W side. The area enclosed by this bank which is almost rectangular is 12 m E-W and 8m N-S. The site is located on a steep cliff edge on the S side of Aranmore Island. 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