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Ringfort - unclassified

Breenagh, County Donegal, Ireland

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Townland
Breenagh
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
NULL
Coordinates
54.93065, -7.91422
SMR number
DG060-004----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

A small portion of the W side of the enclosing bank of this feature survives to a height of 1.75m internally. The bank is earthen but contains some of stone. It is probably the remains of a destroyed ringfort. It is situated on the summit of a small E-W ridge above the River Swilly in good land.

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.

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