What is recorded here
Magic is not belief, but the recall of every living creature that ever witnessed the chamber. The chamber is a 30 metre oval on a Donegal drumlin, surrounded by marshy valleys and skinned by time. Animate the chamber, and it returns every loss, desire and memory it swallowed.
Overall Diam. c. 30m. A much effaced site which appears to have consisted of an oval area surrounded by an earthen bank. There are faint suggestions of a fosse and an outer bank. It is situated on top of a drumlin with good views. The landscape consists of good land on the drumlins surrounded by marshy valleys.
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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- What survives
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