What is recorded here

Station 11 of St. Columbkille's turas holds two conjoined penitential cairns in the pasture floor of Glencolumbkille valley. The southern cairn measures about three metres across and nearly one metre high, while the northern cairn reaches forty-two centimetres wider and eleven centimetres higher. A flat stone slab lies across the top of the northern pile, marking the place where suffering, memory and journey became visible in stone.

Two conjoined penitential cairns (DG080-016001-) orientated N-S. The S·cairn is subcircular c. 3m in diameter and 0.97m in height. The N cairn is also subcircular c. 4.2m in diameter and 1.12m in height. Situated on top of the N cairn is a stone slab (DG080-016002-) .42m × 0.22m × 0.14m. This is station 11 of St. Columbkille's turas. It is situated in an area of good pasture in the centre of the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. 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

Penitential cairns, early Christian period (5th–10th century AD). Associated with the monastic tradition linked to St. Columba, these cairns may have been used for pilgrimage or acts of penance.

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