What is recorded here

Enclosure is a large grassy ring in County Meath, mapping back to 1836 as a fort. Its bank has thinned to a shallow scarp, yet the dome still rises beside a curving stream. People may have gathered there before roads or fields cut through, watching water move through low land. The earth remembers shape even when its name has faded.

Situated on a low rise in a low-lying landscape with a small SE-NW stream curving around it c. 35-40m distant S-W. It is depicted faintly as a large circular enclosure described as a ‘Fort’ on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a large hachured feature on the 1912 edition. This is a slightly domed (H 1.2m at SW to 2.3m at NE) and grass-covered subcircular area (dims c. 80m N-S; c. 70m E-W) defined by the lip of a small bank that is largely reduced to an external scarp (H 0.7m at NE to 1.8m at SW) with some bushes. A slight outer fosse (at SW: Wth of top 6m; ext. D 0.6m) only survives ENE-SW and there are traces of an outer bank. An original entrance is not identified, but a NE-SW field bank crosses the interior SE of the centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 9 August 2019 Amended: 24 March 2023

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