Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Ballygorman, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygorman
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.36648, -7.29040
- SMR number
- DG002-006----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Scotland (Southern part). XIII" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
'Doherty's Dun on a narrow promontory overlooked by higher ground on the land side. It is defended by a stretch of earthen bank c. 26.5m long and 1.38m high interrupted E of the centre by a 3.8m gap. There is an external fosse up to 1.9m wide and 0.7m deep.
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
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Stone head1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.