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
Natural outcrop rise with evidence of large-scale modern quarrying. The site is known locally as 'the Roilig' and reputed to be a graveyard. A cist containing a skeleton was reputedly found during ploughing. (CLAJ 1930, 181)
A cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period, typically used for inhumation burials. Its significance lies in providing insights into local burial practices and funerary customs in the region.
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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