Barrow

The following 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 upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Situated on a slight knoll in undulating countryside. Ring-barrow, consisting of a level circular platform (diam. 5.5m, H 0.5m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 4.5m) and external bank (Wth 4.5m, H 1m). In centre of interior is the side slab of a cist (LH003-019002-). Local tradition of 'cave' in this 'fort', owing to the discovery of this cist.

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with burial practices common in Ireland during the second millennium BCE. Its form reflects a local variant of round barrow construction, significant for understanding prehistoric funerary traditions in the region.