What is recorded here

Crockshee is a castle motte in County Louth, Ireland. It is a flat-topped mound beside the Fairways hotel, marked as a fort on an 1835 map. Trees and vegetation still cover most of it, while a road has cut into its southern base. The mound remains a visible local landmark even though its exact history is no longer certain.

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

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