What is recorded here

Adamstown Wood holds a burial ground where local tradition claims a skull once surfaced near the trees. A small mound still marks the eastern quadrant, waiting for the dead to keep their secrets while the living walk past.

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 Local tradition of skull unearthed near 'Adamstown Wood'. Tree-ring with a small mound in E quadrant.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.