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). 35m from the present shoreline. An irregularly-shaped mound (L 15m NW-SE, Wth 11.5m NE-SW, H 1.4m) aligned NW-SE, constructed of earth and stone, with some disturbance visible on surface. 'Man-made underground passage ware' of undecorated type was recovered from the surface disturbance in 1985.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH009-009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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