Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballymakellett, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymakellett
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.03471, -6.31000
- SMR number
- LH004-150----
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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
Situated on a steep W-facing slope c. 35m ENE of rath (LH004-096----). It was first identified and recorded by Melanie McQuade and Richard Jack in a felled forest. This is a circular area (int. diam. 4.8m N-S; 4.5m E-W) dug into the hill-slope with a stone facing (H c. 1.2m) retaining the slope and with an entrance (Wth 0.8m) at W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 21 December, 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.