Enclosure in Gilltown, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated at the crest of a steep N-facing slope down to the W-E River Boyne at Brú na Bóinne, with the river c. 270m to the N. The cropmark of a perfectly circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a single fosse feature (Wth c. 2-3m) is visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It has an entrance (Wth c. 5m) at N. The rath (ME026-022----) is c. 75m to the SW. It was first identified by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 January 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME026-035

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