What is recorded here
Magic and life entangle there. You can still walk the ridge and touch the fort’s edge. Lurgankeel keeps both truths without fear.
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
Situated around the summit of a prominent ridge. Now only visible as earthen bank (Wth 5.5m, H 1m internally, 3m externally) with external fosse (Wth 4m, D 0.5m) extending from W-N-NE. A portion of a modern field fence has been built along the outer edge of the fosse.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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