Start your day with one of the finest views in Donegal: 800ft up on Greenan Mountain, the location of the ancient hill fort known as Grianan of Aileach. The location has witnessed millennia of Ireland’s history. Archaeological evidence reveals human activity stretching back 3,700 years. The earliest people here worshipped Dagda, whose name translates as “the Good God”, at ancient gatherings.
In the fifth century of the Christian era, St Patrick is believed to have visited the site. A century or two later, the ring fort was built: a circle of stone with a parapet that provides 360-degree views of the glorious surroundings. During the Victorian age some reconstruction took place, which explains why the fort appears in good shape.
