Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Linns is recorded as Cliff-edge fort in Louth. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. 73m E-W, 34m N-S) bounded by cliff edge to N and slight bank (H 1.4m) with external fosse (Wth 2.8m, D 0.4m) on other sides.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: However, the only find associated with the site is a coin hoard of fourteenth-century date from the base of the cliff to the NE of the site (CLAJ 1929, 42-5).
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Adjacent to this hut site, on the edge of the interior of the site, are two banks suggesting the former existence of a larger, rectangular hut (LH015-015003-).
What was found
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
What remains
The saved account records: 73m E-W, 34m N-S) bounded by cliff edge to N and slight bank (H 1.4m) with external fosse (Wth 2.8m, D 0.4m) on other sides.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Linns matters because the source ties cliff-edge fort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Historical evidence (CLAJ 1909, 140-1) suggesting a Danish presence at Annagassan from as early as 831 until at least 926 has led to the suggestion that this is a viking longphort.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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