Enclosure in Derrinydaly, County Meath

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Situated on a slight rise on the N bank of the River Boyne which is c. 40m distant at a point where the stream changes from a W-E to a S-N course. This is depicted as a rectangular hachured feature only on the 1912 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 59m NE-SW; 34m NW-SE) defined by low earthen banks (Wth of base 4-4.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9-1.2m) and outer rounded fosses (Wth of base 1m; ext. D 0.3-0.4m) with trees on most of the banks. The entrance is by a causeway towards the N end of the NW side. There are two rectangular house-sites adjacent to each other and only 1m apart in the interior, with the doorways facing towards each other. The SE house (ext. dims 10m NE-SW; c. 7m NW-SE) which abuts onto the bank at SE is defined by low earthen banks (Wth 3m; H 0.3m) and has a doorway (Wth 0.5m) at the centre of the NW side. The NW house (ext. dims 13m NE-SW; 9m NW-SE) is at the centre of the interior and is defined by low earthen banks (Wth 3-4.5m) has a doorway (Wth 0.5m) at the centre of the SE side facing that of the SE house.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME036-041

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