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Penal Mass station

Toulett, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Penal Mass station, Toulett, 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
Toulett
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
55.02383, -7.42766
SMR number
DG047-012006-

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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 site generally referred to as the 'Grianán of Aileach' (National Monument number 140) consists of a restored cashel centrally placed within a series of three enclosing earthen banks, the site of a 'tumu-lus', the site of an approaching 'ancient road' and a holy well. (1) The cashel was surveyed and described by Petrie in 1835 (Colby 1837, 217-232). It subsequently fell into a state of considerable disarray but was rebuilt and restored between 1874 and 1878 by Dr. Walter Bernard of Derry (Bernard 1870-9, 415--23). The interior of the cashel (DG047-012001-) is fairly level but Petrie recorded traces of a rectangular stone structure at the centre, which he believed to be the remains of a 'chapel' dating to the Penal period (18th century).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 20 May 2009

Nearby in the register

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

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