Crockshee, castle in County Louth

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What is recorded here

Situated on slight natural rise, immediately to the E of the Fairways hotel. Marked 'fort' on the 1835 'OS 6-inch' map. A flat topped sub-circular shaped mound (basal diam. c. 50m, top c. 10m N-S x 8.5m E-W; H c. 3.5m) heavily overgrown with vegetation and large trees. Base of mound on the S is slightly truncated by road associated with hotel complex. The site of a possible castle known as 'Caisleán Uachtrach Baile Sagairt' (LH012-010----) is c. 160m to the E. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 4 May 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH012-094

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