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Multi-periodSite Name: MillmountCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 1.399 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Louth Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Drogheda
Latitude: 53.711630N Longitude: 6.349415W
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| 5 | Perfect |
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The Millmount Mound is a 200 feet wide, 50 feet high artificial hill which is located in the cultural quarter of Drogheda, where it dominates the surrounding area. It is positioned just south of the River Boyne, and about four miles to the east of Dowth passage mound. The mound has a very colourful history. It is thought that it may originally have been a large passage mound, similar to the better known Boyne Valley trio of Dowth, Newgrange and Knowth. The Normans fortified the mound in the 12th Century when they built a motte and bailey, and later a castle was built at the site. The Martello tower atop the mound suffered damage from shelling during the Irish Civil War, and was restored in 2000. There is now a military museum at the site. The mound is the traditional burial place of Amergin, a famous Celtic warrior poet.
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