Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardeelan Lower, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardeelan Lower
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.55155, -8.20512
- SMR number
- DG103-026----
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 22.5m. A circular enclosure surrounded by an earthen bank scarped from the hillside and giving the interior a raised appearance and a fosse-like feature to the outside. It is situated on top of Ardeelin Hill the highest point in the area, overlooking the beach. The site is divided by a modern field fence and is badly overgrown.
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
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.