Enclosure in Boltown, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated in a low-lying landscape and in full view of Bolton House, c. 250m to the W. This feature is not depicted on any OS 6-inch map but is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 261, 262) but not on later series. It is a slightly raised grass-covered area (diam. 30m N-S; 27.5m E-W) defined by a low scarp (H 0.4-0.5m). There are traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.2m; ext. D 0.4m) and outer bank (Wth of base 3m; ext. H 0.2m) SW-W. An original entrance is not identified.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME016-032

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