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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
'Rath or tumulus originally enclosed by a breastwork of earth of inconsiderable elevation' (PRIA (C) 1840-5, 259-61). Removal of soil from the brow of the hill in 1841 to fill a quarry-hole led to the discovery of between 150-200 inverted urns containing bones and charcoal. These were destroyed by the landowner, but subsequent 'excavation' of an untouched area by J.H. Smith revealed several more urns and a few artifacts (JRSAI 1967, 42) (see also LH024-002002-). The site appears to have covered about 5 or 6 acres, and the urns, which were embedded in the natural clay, were at a depth of 1m, which suggests a mound of some description covering at least part of the area.
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