Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
An Cheathrú Riabhach (tc Gleann ó Gceanann), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Cheathrú Riabhach (tc Gleann ó Gceanann)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 55.22825, -7.22851
- SMR number
- DG011-058----
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 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
Internal diam. c. 20m. This heavily overgrown site seems to consist of a stone-built subcircular enclosure with a possible entrance in the SE. It is situated amid the ruins of old buildings, gardens and small fields on a small plateau on the E slope of Grocknageeha Hill.
Pre-development testing was carried out by Caitríona Gleeson under licence No. 07E0946 of a site at Falduff, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal. The proposed development comprises the erection of a farmyard shed and all associated works. The proposed development is located c. 50m south of DG011–058----, a cashel. Four trenches of varying lengths were excavated across the footprint of proposed construction. No evidence for archaeological material or cultural layers pre-dating the 20th century was observed in any area of the proposed development site (Bennett 2010, 78).
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.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 18 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.