Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Ballintlieve, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballintlieve
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.22246, -7.39732
- SMR number
- DG019-002----
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
Marked 'Laght' on the map, all that was located was a possible foundation. It consists of approximately 12 large stones set in a circular formation, with a gap .5m wide, possibly constituting an entrance in the NE quadrant. The internal diameter is 1.9m. It is situated at the foot of Ballintlieve Hill which rises sharply on the SE side in very rough rocky terrain.
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
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.