Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Birra, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Birra
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.57345, -8.18283
- SMR number
- DG103-010----
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
Internal diam. 30m-33.5m. An oval space enclosed by an earthen bank surviving .5m in height. It is situated on the possibly artificially levelled, crest of a drumlin and is naturally defended. Gaps to the W and S may indicate entrances. It is partially overgrown. Located on a peninsula jutting into a small tidal lake alongside two other enclosures on similar peninsulas.
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 - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.