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
Shown as a partially demolished 'fort' on 1835 ed. of OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 1401 yd
presbytery/parochial/curate's housepresbytery/parochial/curate's house · 1446 yd
Proleek DolmenArchaeological place · 1.5 mi
CastleCastle, tower house · 1.7 mi
Cooley MountainsMountain range · 1.8 mi
Long Woman's GraveArchaeological place · 2.1 mi
Soldiers' PointHeadland · 2.7 mi
Battle of FaughartMajor battlefield · 2.9 mi