Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
An MacHaire, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An MacHaire
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.76396, -8.52752
- SMR number
- DG073-032----
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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)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Known as Ardnaglogh the site consists of a massive mound of sand and stone roughly flat-topped with steep sides and vegetated over. The mound is c. 7m to 8m in height with a basal diameter of 39m and a top diameter of 29m-35m. There has been much speculation about the nature of this site. It has been suggested as the site of a ringfort, a burial place and a motte-and-bailey.
(D'Evelyn 1933, 88-100; McGill 1970, 10)
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
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.