
What is recorded here
The largest chamber held the largest creature, but the smallest chamber held the smallest creature and both fit exactly. The local man built the two chambers and waited for the result. The largest creature struck the first chamber and the smallest creature struck the second chamber. The man touched the two chambers and saw that they matched the creatures instead of resisting them. He left the building empty because it had already become a container for both kinds of life.
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
Low rectangular mound (max. dims. 19m by 14m) in centre of circular enclosure. Locally known as 'the relic field' or 'Teampull Ciomhain'. (CLAJ 1923, 204)
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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