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 top of ridge in drumlin landscape. 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.

A ringfort, likely dating to the Early Medieval period (c. 500–1000 AD), Murrays Fort is significant as a common type of defended homestead in Ireland, reflecting early agricultural and social organisation in the region.

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