Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Tullyallen, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullyallen
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.72540, -6.40924
- SMR number
- LH024-056----
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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
Discovered prior to road construction in 2000 (Excavation Licence 00E0944), however a substantial portion of the site was damaged by heavy machinery prior to excavation. Two sections of a curving ditch, possibly an enclosure (estimated diam. 14m) were uncovered. There was a gap of 2.5m between the two sections, possibly an entrance. An 8m stretch of the northern section had an average Wth of 1.3m and D of 0.5m. A 6m stretch of the second section had an average Wth of 1.9m and D of 0.6m. A large quantity of struck flint was recovered from both sections. A bowl furnace (diam. 0.47m; D 0.18m) filled with slag was located c. 6m to the N of this possible enclosure. (Campbell 2002, 243-4)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 26 June 2013
References
Campbell, K. 2002 Tullyallen 6. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 243-4 (No. 719). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fordunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fordunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.