What is recorded here
An entry in an OS Name Book (1835) claims that in this townland there are 'some remarkable stones supposed to be Druidical remains'. The feature may be that described by the word 'Stones' on the Fair Plan of the original OS 6-inch map (1835), in the typeface used to denote antiquarian features, at or near the position…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG055-029
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain
- Ddoherty958, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Visualising Heritage, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- SeanMack, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- Keith Ruffles, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
outbuilding708 ydExplorer Tom Outbuilding in Toberslane has two wings around a courtyard, with oval-headed windows picked out in brick. Built around 1850, it looks rather industrial, but the survey maps show no industrial activity here. Those windows made me guess the wrong job at first.
kiln724 ydExplorer Tom Kiln in Kildrum Lower was built around 1870 to burn lime, with a red-brick arch at its fireplace. The survey records a fish smoker above it. I thought one kiln was enough work for a building; this one has a second job upstairs.
Rockfield Standing StoneStanding stone · 3.4 miExplorer Tom Rockfield Standing Stone is over two metres tall, but the picture says cows use it like a giant scratching post! I imagine them wiggling their noses against the rock to get a proper itch gone.
Grianán of AileachFairy fort / stone ringfort · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Grianán of Aileach has two roofed passages within its thick circular wall. Both curve toward the entrance and stop short. If you thought the fort was just one big ring of stone, the builders had another plan.
Grianán of Aileach Outer HillfortHillfort · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Grianán of Aileach Outer Hillfort has a surprise outside the stone fort: three worn earthen rings may belong to a much older hillfort, perhaps from the Late Bronze or Iron Age. I came for one ancient place and found several piled into one hill! The long account below even traces an old road, a cairn and a holy well.
Greenan MountainMountain / peak · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Greenan Mountain is a peak in County Donegal with no recorded access details. The picture looks north towards Inch Island, which makes me think the mountain is just using it as a background for its own very serious portrait.
When Balor Came West: The Second Battle of Mag TuiredMythic battle remembrance · 3.7 miExplorer Tom When Balor Came West: The Second Battle of Mag Tuired sits on flat ground below Aileach, relying entirely on Eochu Ollathair’s poem rather than archaeology. I suppose it is easier to argue with a rhyme than a shovel.
Coyles barPub · 4.2 miExplorer Tom Coyles bar in County Donegal is probably hiding a secret stash of old pints behind the tap. I bet they serve a stout that tastes like it’s been marinating in peat for decades. Grab me a pint if you’re passing through!
Double BastionViewpoint · 4.3 mi
Seán Ó CianáinMemorial · 4.3 mi
H-Block MemorialMemorial · 4.3 mi_Mural_(1996)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3733127.jpg/250px-Derry-_Bogside_-_Bernadette_(Battle_of_the_Bogside)_Mural_(1996)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3733127.jpg "Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Battle of the BogsideMajor battlefield · 4.4 miExplorer Tom The Battle of the Bogside site has murals that tell stories louder than words ever could. One time a fox took charge of the whole situation and everyone was confused. Take a mate and argue about what it was for.
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