Burial ground, Greenfort Demesne, Co. Donegal
Hidden within the wooded landscape of Greenfort Demesne in County Donegal lies what may be the remnants of Cullion Burial Ground, though its exact location has become increasingly difficult to pinpoint.
Burial ground, Greenfort Demesne, Co. Donegal
The site doesn’t appear on the 3rd edition Ordnance Survey 6-inch maps, suggesting it had already fallen into obscurity by the time those detailed surveys were conducted. Today, visitors searching for the burial ground will find only subtle clues: a 10-metre stretch of crumbling stone wall and several moss-covered stone heaps that might mark where graves once lay.
The woodland that now engulfs the area has transformed what was likely once an open burial site into something more mysterious and elusive. Whether these stone remains are truly part of the old burial ground or simply field clearance from agricultural activity remains uncertain. The lack of definitive markers or inscriptions makes it impossible to confirm the site’s original purpose with absolute certainty, though local tradition and archaeological surveys suggest this was indeed once a place of burial.
This information comes from the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, a comprehensive catalogue compiled in 1983 by Brian Lacey and his team of researchers. The survey documented field antiquities across the county spanning from the Mesolithic Period through to the 17th century, preserving knowledge of sites like Cullion that might otherwise be completely forgotten. While the physical traces of this burial ground may be fading into the forest floor, its inclusion in the archaeological record ensures that at least some memory of this place persists.