The rectangular basin, measuring 1.25 metres by 0.5 metres and three quarters of a metre deep, sits on sloping ground just above marshy terrain, with a stream flowing southward towards Binanea Strand nearby. Behind the well stands a rough cairn of stones, at one end of which someone has fashioned...
Ritual site – holy well, Carngarrow, Co. Donegal
The well itself is a modest but carefully constructed feature, consisting of a rectangular opening in the earth measuring 2 metres by 1.5 metres across and extending about a metre deep. Stone revetments line the sides, demonstrating the care taken by past generations to maintain this ritual site. What makes...
Church, Rosnakill, Co. Donegal
The church, which remains in active use today, bears the architectural scars of multiple restorations; first documented in 1622 when repairs were underway, and again around 1830 when the building received more substantial alterations. The round-headed windows that punctuate its walls likely date from this later Victorian restoration, though closer...
Graveyard, An Glaidhb, Na Croisbhealaí, Co. Donegal
The site, known locally as An Glaidhb at Tc Na Croisbhealaí, gained credibility when farmers reportedly uncovered human bones whilst ploughing the fields. This discovery reinforced long-held beliefs about the sacred nature of this stretch of land along the Atlantic coast. Just west of the burial ground, oral history places...
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...