Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Bun Na Toinne, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bun Na Toinne
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Burial Ground for Strangers found drowned
- Coordinates
- 55.17851, -7.57754
- SMR number
- DG018-019----
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
The site is described as 'Burial Ground for Strangers found drowned' on the 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map but the exact position is not indicated. A limited search in the general area revealed no trace of it. The area is one of extensive rock outcrop at the base of the Knockalla mountain range. The location point for this record has been positioned at the spot where the name is printed on the OS 25-inch plan (surveyed 1900)
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 this instance the entry has been revised and updated.
Revised by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 3 December 2012
Nearby in the register
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashel1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.