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Enclosure

Foffanagh, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Foffanagh, County Donegal, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Foffanagh
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
55.16165, -7.38718
SMR number
DG029-060----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1881 map "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 1. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

The poorly presevred remains of a possible enclosure situated on a low rise of rock outcrop on the S facing slope of Kinnagoe Hill with panoramic views of Lough Swilly to the SW and W. Hut site (DG029-048) located 200m to the WNW. Possible enclosure (DG029-061) 35m to the SW and possible radial stone enclosure (DG029-062) 39m to the S. Present remains consist of a much denuded oval-shaped area (ext. diam. 17.7m E-W x 13.7m N-S) defined by a series of low upright stones with the remains of a collapsed stone structure in the E quadrant. The remains of a possible passage (Wth 0.5m; H 0.2m) defined by a single lintel stone resting on a drystone wall mcan still be seen amongst the collpased debris of a stone structure or chamber. This pasage appears to widen out into the remains of a possible collapsed chamber located in the E quadrant of the enclosure. The poor state of preservation makes classification of this monument problematical but it could be the remains of a robbed out cairn with possible chamber of a tomb in the E quadrant.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision : 24 November 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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