Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . Geianan of Aileach(Plan from Ordnance Memoir of Londonderry, 1837) derry, and commands wide views down Lough Swilly and LoughFoyle. For a Summer Palace, which is one of the meanings of theword grianan, a fairer prospect could not readily be found. Plate XIX] [To face page 204. WEST DOOR, CARNDONAGH CHURCH(Photo by Mr. F. J. Bigger.) PROCEEDINGS 205 The enclosure is almost circular, having an internal diameter of77 ft. 3 in. from east to west, and of 76 ft. 6 in. from north to wall is from 13 to 14 ft. thick at the base, recedin
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . Geianan of Aileach(Plan from Ordnance Memoir of Londonderry, 1837) derry, and commands wide views down Lough Swilly and LoughFoyle. For a Summer Palace, which is one of the meanings of theword grianan, a fairer prospect could not readily be found. Plate XIX] [To face page 204. WEST DOOR, CARNDONAGH CHURCH(Photo by Mr. F. J. Bigger.) PROCEEDINGS 205 The enclosure is almost circular, having an internal diameter of77 ft. 3 in. from east to west, and of 76 ft. 6 in. from north to wall is from 13 to 14 ft. thick at the base, receding internally byshallow terraces, which communicate with each other by shortnights of steps ; there are at present three terraces, but only thelowest one is of the original construction, as the upper portion of thewall is a restoration ; the wall is now about 16 ft. high. There isbut one entrance ; it faces east, is 4 ft. 1J in. wide at the threshold,3 ft. 1J in. wide at the lintel, and 6 ft. 1 in. high ; the lintel, whichwas thrown down, was replaced in the restoration. On each sideof this gateway there is a shallow recess near the inner end ofthe passage. The wall is hollow, both to the right and to the left,and at the position of these recesses, but completely builtoff from them, is, on each side, the end of a narrow passa
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