Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Three Trees, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Three Trees
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.11224, -7.21821
- SMR number
- DG030-014001-
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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 N-S. The 'Graveyard' (DG030-014002-) marked on the OS 6-inch maps consists of a subcircular area enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank up to 1.25m in height on the E side, the W portion is cut off by a road. Rich growth on the exterior may indicate a silted-up fosse. There is a small circular mound in the NW section of the interior and a hollow area on the E along the bank. There is a holy well (DG030-015-) dedicated to St. Patrick c. 100m to the W (Ó Muirgheasa No. 99). The site is located in cultivated land sloping E to Lough Foyle.
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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Burial ground1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassified1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.