What is recorded here
Sub-rectangular mound (max. dims 26m E-W; 15m N-S) with traces of L-shaped platform at W end. Situated in field known as 'Castle Field' (Jordan 1934, 214).
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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