Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortnaskea, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnaskea
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.07463, -7.35263
- SMR number
- DG038-022----
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. 30m. A partially destroyed subcircular area enclosed by an earthen bank surviving to a height of c. 1m. On the S side there is slight evidence for a fosse but the whole area has been considerably ploughed. The bank has been considerably interfered with and there are trees growing on it. A gap to the SW might indicate the original entrance. The interior is also tree-planted. It is situated in good flat land at the foot of Scalp mountain.
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
- Urn burialunder 1 mi
- Pit-burialunder 1 mi
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.