Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Doolargy, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doolargy
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.05936, -6.32788
- SMR number
- LH004-044----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Dotted circular feature indicated on the 1835 'OS 6-inch' map (map dims. diam. c. 40m). No visible trace at ground level. Archaeological test excavation (Meenan 2003, 258) and monitoring (Meenan 2009, 345) carried out prior to the construction of a dwelling to the W of this possible monument failed to reveal anything of significance.
References:
Meenan, R. (2003) 'Doolargy No archaeological significance' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 258 (840). Bray. Wordwell
Meenan, R. (2009) 'Doolargy No archaeological significance' in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 345 (1342). Bray. Wordwell
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 16 November 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.