Earthwork in Rathstephen, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Located on a shoulder on the S-facing slope of Mullacreevan Hill. It is described as a ‘Mound’ in gothic lettering on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map, and it is known locally as a ‘Fort’. This is a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; ext. H 1.7m) planted with trees curving SW-N around an old quarry.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME005-073

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