
What is recorded here
Mortons and company built the first port in 1825, opening the Smoky to river trade and giving the town its name.
Internal diam. 29.4m. A subcircular area surrounded by an earthen bank, a fosse and an outer bank. A laneway cuts through the N side, the fosse having been extended for this purpose. It is very badly overgrown and situated in poor wet 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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