Mound in Knockdinnin, County Louth

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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). Remains of a flat-topped circular mound (overall diam. 14m; diam. at top 8.2m E-W, 4.5m N-S; H 2m). N side of mound has been partially removed, probably during the creation of a field bank along this side to form a tree plantation. Half-way up the mound is a berm from SW-S-E-NE, but this feature may be due to landscaping. Recorded as a ringfort by Barrett (CLAJ 1982, 82).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH018-015

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