County: Armagh Site name: YELLOW FORD
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ARM012-001 Licence number: —
Author: Paul Logue and James O’Neill, EHS
Site type: Battlefield
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 687512m, N 848341m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.376189, -6.653019
Survey and metal detection work continues along the AD 1598 battlefield of Yellow Ford in Co. Armagh. To date this work has identified the line of march taken by the English force and various places of engagement between that force and the Irish army in the modern landscape. Archaeological finds include various military accoutrements and lead shot, along with many items of civilian and social interest from the intervening centuries. Anyone interested in obtaining further details on this battlefield project should contact the licence holders at the address below.
Waterman House, 5–33 Hill Street, Belfast BT1 2LA
