What is recorded here
Situated on top of a steep-sided hill, with excellent visibility in all directions, 13.5m SE of the centre of ceremonial enclosure (LH017-074001-). It is a circular grass-covered mound (diam. 11m; H 0.55m).
The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revised upload: 15 December 2017
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its location on a prominent hill and proximity to a ceremonial enclosure suggest it may be part of a wider ritual landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Lismore FortCeremonial enclosure · 22 yd
CastleCastle, tower house · 1456 yd
Smarmore Castlecountry house · 1460 yd
Enclosure in SmarmoreEnclosure · 1578 yd
Valley WoodWood · 1715 yd
Church (in ruins)Church · 1.0 mi
Site of Old CastleCastle, unclassified · 3.1 mi
European White ElmEuropean White Elm · 3.3 mi
Graveyard in StickillinGraveyard · 3.9 mi