What is recorded here
Killally Moat is a small arc of large earthen bank on the summit of a high ridge in County Louth, Ireland. Local tradition holds that a liss once stood in the locality, though the moat itself remains the visible trace. Its shape suggests a boundary or enclosure rather than a complete fort, inviting wonder about the people who marked that ridge and the purposes they served.
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
Small arc of large earthen bank situated on summit of high ridge. Tradition of a 'liss' in locality. (See also LH019-007002-). (CLAJ 1921, 28)
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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