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Paulus Dec 10, 2004 19:38:54

Replying to FourWinds

Here's a starter. Swan gives the following list of standing stones (as a starter!) as "the principal examples existing in Inishowen:
1. nr Muff village
2. ditto (sculpturd stone at Ardmore) - (which I presume if the Ardmore CR)
3. Whitecastle
4. Along road two miles north of Movill
5. Shroove (cross incribed)
6. near Carndonagh Workhouse
7. Glentougher Road, 3 miles from Carndonagh
8. another near it
9. Magheranaul (Isle of Doagh)
10. Cloghorna (Ballyliffin)
11. Clonmany (nr Gaddyduff School)
12. Rooskey (nr Clonmany)
13, 14 & 15. Gransha (nr Buncrana)
16. Milltown, Buncrana
17. Desertegney (Old Rectory field)
18. ditto (Black's Farm, Muineagh)
19. ditto (M'Laughlin's Farm, Leophin)
20. Crislaghkeel )Upper Fahan)
21. Carnaghan (Inch)"

Imagine they're catalogued on TMA somewhere - I just couldn't find a few with the names he gave & it'd be good to have 'em at least listed for someone to add info about. There's quite a lot more, which I'll add later.

David Raven Dec 11, 2004 19:12:04

Replying to Paulus

Muff Village?

There's a well-known diving school there, isn't there?

FourWinds Dec 12, 2004 11:01:56

Replying to Paulus

I've looked through the Donegal Archaeological Inventory and many are not listed under the names given. Where I have found them I have marked them ARCH INV.

1. nr Muff village

2. http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1220

3. Possibly this one - http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1222 - this is 800m south of a rath at Whitecastle.

4. http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1223

5. Should this be Stroove not Shroove? ARCH INV. Two stone both 1.6m tall overlooking Lough Foyle. C 673 430

6. ARCH INV. maybe this one - 1.63m tall x 1.1m wide; N-S; Several cupmarks on both faces. C437 474

7. & 8. ARCH INV. Actually three standing stones in Cashel townland 3miles south of Carndonagh. 2.18m tall @ C 468 424. 1.62m tall @ C 469 422. 1.35m tall @ C 464 418

9. http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1229 (this is the wedge tomb near some rock art I couldn't find - http://irishmegaliths.megalithomania.com/zMagheranaul1.htm ) The standing stone is 500m SSE.

10. Cloghorna (Ballyliffin)

11. ARCH INV. Marked 'Cloghtogle' on 1900 revision of OS map. Some boulders and rocky outcrop are entirely natural'. C 373 452

12. ARCH INV. Two entries for Roosky.
First: standing stone 2.3m tall. Now a fence post covered in modern graffiti. C 378 456
Second: Alignment of 10 stones; NE-SW; ranging from 1.8m tall to .25m tall. Some quartz stones in there.

13, 14 & 15. ARCH INV. Just entries two for Gransha, three stones:
C 357 309 has two stones: 2.77m tall & 1.05m tall
C 357 310 in next field 1.8m tall. There is a second stone mentioned here also, but now lost.

16. Milltown, Buncrana
17. Desertegney (Old Rectory field)

18. ARCH INV - 3.08m high x 1.13m wide x .38m thick; N-S; overlooking Lough Swilly. C 298 386. (looks good!)

19. ARCH INV ( under LIAFIN not Leophin ??) - 2.4m tall x .7m wide x .5m thick. overlooking Lough Swilly. C 327 373.

20. ARCH INV - 1.93m tall x 1.24m wide x .55m thick; NE-SW. In pasture to N of river. C 376 365

21. http://irishmegaliths.megalithomania.com/zCarnaghan.htm . Known locally as 'The Standing Stones', but in fact the remains of a portal tomb.

BigSweetie Dec 13, 2004 10:45:39

Replying to Paulus

where did you get the book Paul? any chance there'd be another copy kicking around? my great grandparents were from Carrickart, just over Lough Swilly from Inishowen

> 16. Milltown, Buncrana

Cheers
Andy S

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