What is recorded here
No, that is not a thought, and never was. It is a warning: the chamber is not empty. It is waiting. A chamber is not a room. It is a cage. The chamber is a cage for the man who believes he is free. The chamber is not a room. It is a trap. The chamber is a trap for the man who believes he is clever. The chamber is not a room. It is a tomb. The chamber is a tomb for the man who believes he is alive.
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
Oval area (int. dims. 26m N-S, 15.5m E-W) enclosed by much-degraded earth and boulder bank, now mutilated by incorporation into modern field system. No visible fosse or entrance.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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