Inniskeen Village - Archaeological Sites

   1. In the hinterland an area containing numerous examples of Rock Art possible    dating to the Bronze Age.
   2. A number of Iron Age or Early Christian raths
   3. A round tower associated with an early ecclesiastical foundation
   4. A Norman motte and bailey with the possible much ruined remains of a gatehouse    and bawn

                            1. Rock Art
                            Is also recorded in the Monaghan Inventory. The entry is as                             follows: Rock Art, at least seventy examples of cup and ring                             marks visible on five areas of rock outcrop in the townland of                             Drumerril. Public access is not available.


                            2. Iron Age or Early Christian Raths
                            Many of the raths are listed in the archaeological inventory of                             Counties Monaghan and Louth. These range from uni-vallate types                             to the impressive multi-valate enclosures of which Shancoduff                             bi-vallate rath with an associate southerrain is a good example.