Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Midden
Dún Dubháin íochtarach, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dún Dubháin íochtarach
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.22545, -7.81087
- SMR number
- DG007-002003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A small stone enclosure 11m N-S, 9m E-W. The wall consists of a line of stones most of them laid edge to edge. The stones are up to .6m in height. Some stones have collapsed. A stone set transversely to the line of the wall on the W may mark an entrance. At the SE is a circular setting of stones 2m across but this is a very recent feature. About 10m NW, are two short settings of stones of unclear purpose. The site is located 60m E of Rosses Strand on the NE side of Tranarossan Bay close to midden deposits.
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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.