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Murrays Fort

Barrow, unclassified
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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). Sub-circular, flat-topped mound (max. dims. 14.4m N-S, 11.5m E-W, H 0.8m). There are traces of a circle of kerb stones 1m inside the edge of the mound. The mound material has spread beyond the kerb stones, giving an irregular shape to the barrow.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH013-019

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Nuala Furley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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