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
Cropmarks representing oval enclosure (max. dims. c. 82m NW-SE, c. 60m SW-NE) defined by two widely-spaced ditches on aerial photographs (CUCAP, ALK 12, APG 78). Two areas of burnt stone (LH003-031002- and LH003-031003-) visible on the site in 1966.
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
Roche CastleCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 273 yd
Enclosure in Shortstone EastEnclosure · 783 yd
Bawn in Shortstone EastBawn · 789 yd
Slieve Cottagefarm house · 1464 yd
Sky HillMountain / peak · 1583 yd
kilnkiln · 1743 yd
Ballsmill Amenity LandPicnic place · 1.3 mi
Forkhill Greenspace PathwayWalking route · 2.9 mi
CroslieveMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Ring of Gullion Way - ForkhillVisitor information · 3.1 mi
Mass Rock Loop TrailWalking route · 3.1 mi