What is recorded here

Scarped sub-circular platform (int. dims. 60m E-W, 50m N-S, c. 1.2m) on low natural rise surrounded by low-lying swampy ground on all sides except W, where ground rises appreciably. A modern wall extends N-S just outside the platform on the W, thus producing a fosse-like feature between the scarp and platform. Interior of site badly mutilated by construction of cattle pound and silage pit.

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 Scarped sub-circular platform (int. dims. 60m E-W, 50m N-S, c. 1.2m) on low natural rise surrounded by low-lying swampy ground on all sides except W, where ground rises appreciably. A modern wall extends N-S just outside the platform on the W, thus producing a fosse-like feature between the scarp and platform. Interior of site badly mutilated by construction of cattle pound and silage pit.

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