What is recorded here
Yes. An unbroken chain of clear facts exists. The claim is no longer a marker for a separate chamber or a hidden room. The chamber is not a separate chamber at all. The chamber is a visible chamber in the total chamber. The wall has no hidden edge. The floor has no hidden edge. The roof has no hidden edge. The chamber is a complete living chamber.
Marked on all three editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Undistinguished mounds and a double line of large stones, may be the remains of this 'Fort'. It was situated in rough 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
Tullanree Fairy Fort, Carndonagh is a likely early-medieval ringfort, characterized by undistinguished mounds and a double line of large stones. Local tradition associates it with fairy lore, as its name and classification suggest a site believed to be inhabited or protected by supernatural beings.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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