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Claggan Stone Enclosure beside Dermot and Grania's Bed

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Claggan Stone Enclosure beside Dermot and Grania's Bed
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An oval area 75m SE-NW by 32m NE-SW enclosed by a low, grassed-over wall of loose stones revetted on the inner and outer sides by a loose row of small blocks. A 23m stretch of similarly constructed wall runs from the enclosure in a straight line towards the NW. It stops only .6m from the side of Claggan Court-tomb (DG015-005-). This wall and the enclosure wall are clearly of a single construction. They are 3m to 3.5m in width. The revetment edges are .4m high but the inner 'core' is slightly lower. There is a 2m gap in the enclosure wall to the SW. A ruined wall runs roughly NE-SW across the middle of the site. A ruined field bank meets the enclosure wall just N of the gap. There are a number of heaps of loose stones in the interior and some rock outcrop. The site is on a low rise at the SW of a plateau of high ground with steep fall to the S and W, in an area of light pasture. 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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