What is recorded here

Two collapsed stones lie 2.8m apart on a narrow ridge above rough bog, their edges worn smooth by centuries of rain and pasture. The eastern stone stretches 3.85m long while the western measures 2m, both fallen rather than broken, as if they simply stopped standing when the world around them changed. A large cairn once gathered near them according to local tradition, but it disappeared before 1847, leaving only these two heavy shapes to mark the ridge end. They do not demand attention, yet they refuse to be forgotten, holding the top of the land like a boundary drawn in stone.

Two former standing stones now collapsed 2.8m apart. The E stone which is irregularly shaped is 3.85m × 0.3m to 1.35m × 0.28m to .63m. The W stone is 2m × 0.77m to 1.07m × 0.2m. They are located on the top of a NNW-SSE ridge at its NNW end, in fairly good pasture land. The ridge is surrounded by rough bog-covered grazing land on the N, E and W. Fagan (Bk. 19, 28) recorded a large cairn near to these stones which had been removed by 1847. 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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