Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Dristernan, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dristernan
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.23757, -7.14987
- SMR number
- DG012-040----
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. 21m. A subcircular area formerly enclosed by a stone wall. Only the N section survives to a height of 1m although the outline of the other sections can be traced. It is situated on the boundary between two good grazing fields which slope SW to the Ballintroohan river.
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.