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Grianan restored after recent
damage
20.05.09
THE Office of Public
Works yesterday confirmed that unauthorised removal
of stones from Grianan of Aileach ringfort had take
place in recent weeks.
However, the stones were reinstated about ten days
ago after members of the public reported the damage
to the authorities.
An OPW spokesperson said a member of the National
Monuments maintenance staff in Donegal returned to
the stone fort in Burt at lunchtime yesterday to
check on the structure. He reported that everything
"was as it should be" at the historic site. |
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"The stones that had
been removed were reinstated between seven and ten
days ago. The structure was checked again at
lunchtime today and everything was as it should be,"
said the spokesperson yesterday.
Big structural works were undertaken between 2006
and last year to restore the famous monument. The
use of concrete to bind the stones in what was
historically a dry stone fort, has been roundly
criticised.
Buncrana-based Bettina Linke, who is a tireless
observer of Grianan of Aileach, was among those who
noticed the recent damage to the important site. |
The OPW spokesperson
said the latest damage was not done by stormy
weather or instability and was likely the work of
vandals.
However, he said it had since been repaired and
would continue to be checked on a regular basis. |
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