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.

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