What is recorded here

Boycetown holds a forgotten fort where a modern fence now crosses ancient earth. The ground still bumps beneath grass and tread, preserving the shape of hands that dug long before cars or roads arrived. People may have lived, hidden or watched the land from that ridge, while time stripped the rest into silence.

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 Marked as 'fort' and shown as enclosure with a modern field fence crossing it on 1835 ed. of OS 6-inch map. Only slight traces of an earthwork now remain. (CLAJ 1908, 38)

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