What is recorded here

Kilcroney is a small settlement in County Louth where a ruined earthen ringfort still stands on a slight natural rise. The fort appears as a short surviving bank rather than a complete circle, yet it marks the kind of defended dwelling that shaped early life across the plain. Its name in local tradition may point to fairy belief, but its form is human: a rath built to enclose homes, herds and memory.

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 Represented as 'fort' on 1835 ed. of OS 6-inch map. Now only surviving as short section of earthen bank (Wth 10.6m, H 1.8m internally, 3.4m externally), situated on a slight natural rise.

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