
What is recorded here
Dromore presents an earthen mound with a shallow fosselike feature on its west side, yet the supposed enclosure fades entirely on the east where the mound itself weakens. This incomplete shape sits beside a stream valley north of Glasbolie hillfort, inviting wonder about whether human hands ever touched the soil or whether water and time simply sculpted the land. The ambiguity transforms the site into a quiet test of imagination, asking observers to decide between human intention and natural chance.
An enigmatic earthen mound with a shallow fosselike feature on its W side. The 'fosse' disappears on the E side and the mound also seems to weaken on this side. The site may be totally natural. It is situated on the bottom of the valley of a stream N of Glasbolie hillfort (DG103-017-) on a nearby hill top.
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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