What is recorded here
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007
Slightly domed circular area, defined by slight fosse (diam. c. 20m) (JRSAI 1978, 52, fig. 22, site 4). Barely preceptible on ground. Perhaps Petrie's 'Mur na d-tri g-cogur'. (TRIA 1839, Pl. 7)
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with the broader Tara landscape of royal and ritual significance in ancient Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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