Back in 1939, researchers Davies and Swan believed they'd found the remains of Fahan Castle in a field near Castletown Cottage, spotting what appeared to be foundations visible through growing corn. However, the true location of this medieval stronghold remains elusive, with no definitive traces surviving above ground today. Later...
House – indeterminate date, Ballynacarrick, Ballintra, Co. Donegal
This circular foundation, measuring 5.5 metres across, represents the remains of what was once a dwelling, though its exact age remains a mystery. The site occupies a slightly elevated position in terrain characterised by exposed seams of limestone bedrock that break through the pastoral landscape. What remains of the original...
Structure, Ballynacarrick, Ballintra, Co. Donegal
The structure measures roughly 9 metres east to west and 10.4 metres north to south, its boundaries marked by a low earthen rim that has slumped and softened with time. The rim, ranging from 3 to 3.5 metres wide, rises only 10 to 20 centimetres on the inside but presents...
House – indeterminate date, Rockhill (Cavangarden Ed), Co. Donegal
The rectangular structure, measuring 8 metres east-southeast to west-northwest and 6.5 metres wide, sits on a natural platform bordered by a low rocky scarp to the north. From this elevated position, the land drops about a metre to a flat expanse of rush-grown ground that stretches 100 metres to the...
House – indeterminate date, Lurgan, Co. Donegal
This circular structure, measuring 10 metres north to south and 9.5 metres east to west, is defined by a stone bank roughly 1.5 metres wide. Though now covered in sod with only occasional stones protruding, the bank is most visible on the northern and northeastern sides, where a slight drop...