What is recorded here

Indicated is a buried rock knoll in County Louth, Ireland, named Carnacleggan, which means Rock of the Skulls. The ground has given up no visible monument, yet the name suggests people once watched skulls gleam above soil or feared what the rock hid. Perhaps the knoll marked a boundary between the living and the dead, or perhaps it was a warning to keep children away from a place where bones had broken through. Either way, the land remembered death before it forgot the shape of the monument.

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 Rocky knoll known as 'Carnacleggan' - 'Rock of the Skulls'. No visible remains of any monument.

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