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Doon

Donegal, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1062

Location

Atlas number
IR1062 (1062)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Donegal
Historic county
Donegal
Parish, community, or townland
Doon
Latitude
55.02643
Longitude
-7.82097
Altitude
119 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 0, SE 0, SW 1, NW 0
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.1 ha
Footprint
0.12 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
rubble
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (South)

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Earthwork Survey (1906); Other (1983)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database DG044-015001
National record
record DG 044
Wikidata
Q31075697

Sources

References

  1. Lacey, B. 1983. Archaeological Survey of County Donegal: A Description of the Field Antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century A.D. Donegal County Council, Donegal.