What is recorded here

Dunmucky Fort is a univallate ringfort in low-lying pasture on the Dublin-Meath boundary, its earth-and-stone bank enclosing a forty-metre circle with a causewayed entrance in the north-east. The outer fosse remains steep-sided and deep, though drainage works have cut through the land beside it. Badger setts now occupy the eastern quadrant, and the interior is thick with brambles, as if the fort has stopped receiving visitors and begun keeping its own company.

This impressive, univallate ringfort is located in low-lying pasture along the boundary that separates county Dublin from county Meath. Its bank of earth and stone encloses a circular space, which is relatively clear of vegetation (int. diam.40m). The bank is best preserved along the N section of the site (Wth 5m; H 0.8m). There is a causewayed entrance in the NNE. The outer fosse is still very impressive but may have been recut. It is flat-bottomed and steep-sided (D 2.5m; Wth 3.8m). (Healy 1975, 23). Now located c.30m west of a new access road to the mooted Thornton Hall prison. Extensive drainage contiguous to east-west field boundary that extends from the south of the monument and as a ditch into neighbouring pasture lands. Ringfort Internally very overgrown with trees and brambles except for the eastern quadrant where there are massive badger? setts. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 02 January 2015

Dunmucky Fort is an early-medieval univallate ringfort situated on the boundary between counties Dublin and Meath. Traditionally associated with the mythical Tuatha Dé Danann, the site is sometimes linked to local fairy lore, reflecting its ancient and enigmatic character.

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