What is recorded here
Situated on top of a hill. This is a flat-topped earthen mound (diam. of top c. 20-25m; H c. 4-6m) overgrown in mixed woodland. It has no visible fosse and the building (ME043-018002-) is built into the perimeter at SW. Culmullin parish church (ME043-017----) is c. 265m to the NNW.
The above 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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 27 August 2019
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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