What is recorded here

No visible fort at Brittas, though a buried chamber is said to exist beneath the field. The chamber may still be there, hidden under soil and grass, waiting for someone lost enough to fall in.

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 Sub-circular area (int. dims. 33m E-W, 31.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 10.5m, H 1.7m internally, 4m externally) with traces of external U-shaped fosse (Wth 10m, D 1.5m). Fosse replaced by modern lane from SSW-W. The degraded bank has many gaps, but the gap to NNE is probably the original entrance (Wth 3.7m). Tradition of Man-made underground passage (LH021-016002-) at site.

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