Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Dún Ailt, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dún Ailt
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.70817, -8.76125
- SMR number
- DG080-021001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A modern stone wall built to the E and below traces of an older fortification cuts off a promontory formed by two small inlets, to the SW and NE of the neck of land. Discontinuous stretches of stone show the original wall, the external facing of which can be traced in places, to the height of .7m. The original width of this wall was probably
c. 2.8m. The interior is undulating with rock outcrop, erratics and vegetation. The NE slopes gradually to the sea but the SW is steeper. There are excellent views up Glencolumbkille valley. A cashel (DG080-021002-) is built inside this promontory fort.
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
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.