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In a deluge, from behind the parallel galleries towards the massive court.

Considering the fact that a large long-barrow and large round-barrow on the hill above seem to “address” the space on which the Long Man stands, 15 years ago I allowed myself to speculate what the view of the Long Man might have looked like 5000 years ago.

I have now used AI to tone down a speculative hill figure from the original.

This is during the Neolithic. The newly created long-barrow can be seen, as well as sky-burials nearby, preparatory to their remains being added to the barrow.

The stone in the foreground here is said to be the backstone of the gallery of an east facing court tomb. You’d never tell, but this end contains the best of what remains.

Looking west down along the shambles that used to be a small court tomb.

What is thought the be the base of the walls of a limekiln lies in the middle of the scant remains here.

The stone in the middle of this shot is a covering lintel over what seem to be two segmenting jambstones. The tomb is overall a wrecked mess.

A picture at dusk on the southern side of the fort. I’ve driven past this so many times it was good to finally climb it. Has a commanding position but St fort farm has higher elevation. I will visit again in winter.

1975 aerial photo of Offham Hill Causewayed Enclosure and a fairly crude attempt to use AI to give a similar view of its early stages, let’s say around 3500 bce.

Plan of the six tombs taken from the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland, Volume 6, County Donegal. See the recent link posted to TMA for free downloads of all these amazing books.

Tomb no. 1, the westernmost, with dreadlocked sheep.

Tomb number 6 according to Cody’s classification in the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland, the easternmost, is in the garden of a house.

Overlay of image of the 1976 excavation over locations of World War 2 slit trenches, marked by purple diamonds.

The north end of the monument with some probably modern drystone construction.

This shot illustrates the mess at the site that confounds those looking for an easy classification. Both Herity and Cody mention maybe court tomb.

North-west towards Biofán and Glen Head.

Station no. 1 of the Gleanncholmcille Turas is actually a prehistoric megalithic tomb, probably a court tomb.

27cms diameter, 23cms deep.

Large slab with one basin, almost as deep as it is wide.

Possibly not in its original location.

Lidar image with associated barrows and without undergrowth.

The road heads west off up to the Sliabh Liag cliffs – the bullaun is the smaller stone in this shot.

22cm deep basin in this eroded stone.

Roadside and streamside bullaun in this small townland.

2.1 metres tall stone in this megalith saturated townland.

Back eastish, towards Cloghanmore court tomb on the other side of the road.