
What is recorded here
A small, almost oval, flat-topped mound (dims 18m N-S; 31m E-W at base; H 4.5m) which has been quarried extensively at the NNE side and disturbed at the W and S by the building of a modern boundary wall. There is no evidence for a fosse or bailey and the immediate area around the mound has been intensively cultivated. A possible deserted medieval village (LH021-027001-) lies just to the W of the motte.
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 upload: 17 July 2007
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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