What is recorded here
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
Stubbs (JCAHS 1896, 407) refers to the discovery of an 'earthenware jar', bones and a small bronze pin under a 'flagstone' in a field known as 'Carracushin'. (CLAJ 1931, 331)
A cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period; its significance lies in providing insights into burial practices in the Allardstown area.
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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