Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Carthage, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carthage
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 55.30291, -7.15465
- SMR number
- DG005-006002-
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
A natural promontory isolated on the land side by a drystone wall (possibly reconstructed). There is also a stone wall (DG005-006001-) along the cliff edge to the N of the interior which seems to defend an approach accessible from the sea. There are several shapeless mounds of stone in the interior, possibly the remains of the 16th century O'Doherty castle of 'Donowen' (Davies and Swan 1939, 199-200).
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: 4 May 2016
Nearby in the register
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.