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Drumnasillagh

Donegal, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1067

Location

Atlas number
IR1067 (1067)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Donegal
Historic county
Donegal
Parish, community, or townland
Drumnasillagh
Latitude
54.79251
Longitude
-8.26609
Altitude
112 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 0, NW 1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.43 ha
Footprint
0.48 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
scrub or bracken and heather moorland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (1983)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database DG074-005
National record
record DG 074
Wikidata
Q31075751

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.