What is recorded here

One is tempted to imagine a man standing on that ridge, looking east across the water, not as a hero but as a keeper of a small and dangerous charge. The castle may have been a tower, a hall, or a fortified house, yet its function was clear: to watch the valley, control the crossing, and remind everyone within sight that power still lived there. Even in ruin, the castle preserves that assertion. Stone does not argue; it waits, remembers, and returns the shape of the world that made it.

Situated in the valley of the Boyne River, with a N-S section of the stream c. 80m to the E. The church (ME036-035001-) is situated on a flat-topped mound (diam. of top c. 18nm N-S; c. 14m E-W; diam. of base c. 25m; H 2 at W to 4-6m generally). The wall of the graveyard (ME036-035) generally surrounds the base of the mound. 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. Date of revision: 2 June 2016

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