Grianan of Aileach
National Monuments in County Donegal
National Monuments are monuments considered to be of national importance and archaeological merit, ranging in date from the Neolithic period to modern times that are in state ownership/care. A small proportion of our National Monuments are in state ownership with the remainder situated on privately-owned land. The National Monuments Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht is responsible for the protection of our archaeological monuments under the National Monuments Acts (1930-2004). To obtain more detailed information on National Monuments, please contact:
National Monuments Service,
Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht,
Ely Place,
Dublin 2
Telephone: (01) 888 3083
Website: www.archaeology.ie
Where works are to be carried out on or close to a National Monument, Recorded Monument or within a Zone of Archaeological Potential (irrespective of whether planning permission is required or not) then the person proposing the works must give two months notice in writing to the Minister of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht prior to starting.
Archaeology in the Planning Process
Donegal Castle
National Monuments in the Ownership/Care of Office of Public Works in County Donegal
| Monument | Townland | Monument Number |
Ownership/ Guardianship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church & Well, St. Hugh (MacBreacon's) | Ballymore | 139.01 | O |
| Grianan of Aileach | Carrowreagh | 140 | G |
| Penitential Station | Cashel | 139.02 | O |
| Doe Castle | Castledoe | 319 | O |
| Carndonagh Cross & Slabs | Churchland Quarters | 271 | O |
| Church, Cross Shaft & Cross Head | Clonca | 25 | O |
| Donegal Castle | Donegal | 174 | G |
| Donegal Abbey (Franciscan) | Glebe | 175 | O |
| Temple Cahan & Earthworks | Malin Beg | 139.03 | O |
| Megalithic Tombs & Stone Enclosure | Malin More | 139.04 | O |
| Mill Complex | Newmills | 639 | O |
| Standing Stone | Pluck | 453 | G |
| Church & Cross | Ray | 23 | O |
| Beltany Stone Circle & Standing Stone | Tops | 463 | O |
| Round Tower, Abbey, Two Crosses, etc. | Tory Island | 24 | O |
| 'Old Castle' or 'O'Doherty's Keep' | Tullyarvan | 435 | G |
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