The site occupies a strip of fertile ground amidst otherwise rough pasture that slopes northeast towards the Clonmany river, a setting that would have made it an attractive location for early religious settlement. Just 14 metres from the southeast corner of the church lies one of the site's most intriguing...
Cross – High cross, Churchland Quarters, Co. Donegal
This spot once held an important high cross, designated as National Monument number 271, which appeared on historical Ordnance Survey maps from 1836 and 1907 simply marked as 'Cross'. The monument's original location is now commemorated, whilst the cross itself has been relocated for its own protection. The high cross,...
Cross – High cross (present location), Churchland Quarters, Co. Donegal
The 2.5-metre-tall cross, along with two accompanying stone sculptures, was relocated to its current position beside the road to protect these National Monuments from erosion. Originally erected about 20 metres northeast on the opposite side of the road, these stones likely belonged to an early monastery that once occupied the...
Cross, Toraigh, Co. Donegal
Their investigation revealed something far more intriguing: a possible medieval stone cross base, carefully carved from granite and hidden beneath the earth for centuries. The discovery required excavating a pit measuring roughly 1.20m by 1.35m, which exposed not just the cross base but also two other stone features that may...
Church, Cloghore, Carrickboy, Co. Donegal
When surveyors plotted this location over a century ago, they recorded a church that seems never to have existed where they claimed. Archaeological surveys have found no trace of foundations, stones, or any remnant that might suggest a religious building once stood here. The real story likely lies about 100...