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
Situated on ENE slopes of Barnavave. Circular, level interior (int. diam. 5m) enclosed by a low grass-covered wall (Wth 2m, H 0.4m) which is incorporated into the field fence on the W. Gap at NNE may be original entrance.
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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