Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Ard Na Gceapairí,machaire Gathlán, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ard Na Gceapairí,machaire Gathlán
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.08353, -8.32027
- SMR number
- DG032-004----
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 circular area enclosed by the remains of a stone wall, probably 2.5m to 3m wide originally. Two stones at right angles to the wall on the E may indicate the S side of the entrance. 10m N of the site two stones are set on edge alongside each other. The site is located on a rock platform surrounded by sandy pasture close to the seashore.
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
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.