Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cill Chathasaigh, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cill Chathasaigh
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.64900, -8.60506
- SMR number
- DG090-005----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1702 "A chart of the NORTH-WEST coast of IRELAND from LOUGH SWILLY to SLYNE HEAD" (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).
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The National Monuments Service's description
About 65 years ago during turf cutting operations a circular enclosure, formed of wooden stakes pointed and 'fired' driven into the mineral soil, was found under the turf. The area now consists of cut-away bog-land with a lot of pre-bog forest stumps in the vicinity.
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
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
- Cairn - unclassified1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.