Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Point (dunkineely Ed), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Point (dunkineely Ed)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.56980, -8.44945
- SMR number
- DG097A019----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on a cliff edge overlooking the Atlantic Ocean to the SE with conjoined hut sites (DG097A018-) 30m to the NE. Present remains consist of a possible circular area defined by a series of low orthostats which are the footings of a dry stone wall which roughly defines a circular area (diam. 15.3m NE-SW; 13m NW-SE) that has been cut into the hill face overlooking the sea. Two upright orthostats (H 0.8m) at NNE appear to mark the original entrance gap (Wth 1.4m). A recumbent stone beside this entrance gap has several holes on the surface of the stone which appear to be the result of weathering although it is possible that they may be artificial and are similar to the cup marks on the recumbent stone (DG016-004005-) at Mevagh graveyard.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of Upload/Revision: 02 May 2010
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.