Building in Rath Lower, County Louth

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Partially excavated in advance of a housing development (Excavation Licence: 02E0530). A series of stone walls (Wth 0.65m - 1.2m) were uncovered representing the remains of a building covering an area of 18m by 14m. The excavator suggests that this may be the building depicted by Wright in 1758. The walls are preserved in-situ on the site. (Clutterbuck, R. 2004, 384-5). References: Wright, T. 1758 Louthiana. London. Clutterbuck, R. 2004 Rath Lower Medieval grange. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 384-5 (No. 1360). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH008-099004

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