Stone head in Beltichburne · Discover Alone

What is recorded here

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 Situated on the roof over the entrance to a shell house in the grounds of Beltichburne House. It is a male head carved out of sandstone and wears a bishop's mitre. It has bulging eyes but otherwise a very flat profile with a smiling mouth. It has a roughly-cut stone attached to its back portion, indicating that it has been removed from another building, probably of sixteenth-century date.

A local standing stone or piece of rock art; wider significance not recorded.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.