Promontory fort

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 at S end of a slight rise in undulating countryside. Oval interior (max. dims. 36m E-W, 26.5m N-S) with two banks and an intervening and inner fosse extending in an arc from WSW-NE, thereby cutting off the interior from the ridge to the N. Traces of inner bank visible on N. On other sides there is a steep scarp which acts as natural protection. There are traces of banks abutting the outer bank at various places, which may be interpreted as traces of an ancient field system.