Gleann na Dothra Bige

Gleann na Dothra Bige (the small valley of the Dodder) forms part of the broader Rathfarnham area in South Dublin, whose name derives from the Irish Ráth Fearnáin, the fort of Fearnan. The region lies within the baronies of Rathdown and Uppercross, territories whose settlement patterns reflect successive waves of inhabitation from the Neolithic period onward. Kilmashogue mountain, dominating th...