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Fairy forts are not for entry. They belong to the unseen, and the warning stands even when the fort is empty. The earth itself has drawn the line. To jump the bank is to break the agreement that lets the living keep their fields, their children and their sanity. Distance is not fear. It is the recognition that some places answer back, and they do not answer like people.

Situated at the N edge of a hillock in the S foothills of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge. This is a raised circular and grass-covered platform (diam. 32.5m NNE-SSW; 30.5m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarp (at W: Wth 10m; H 3.1m; at E: Wth 6.5m; H 2m) with some stone facing, and an outer fosse (at WNW: Wth of top 6m; Wth of base 4m; ext. D 0.8m) and an outer bank (at WNW: Wth of base 4.7m; ext. H 1.3m) SW-W-NE, but the fosse is visible as a berm (at ENE: Wth 2.5m) NE-SE, and the interior is flush with the ground outside SE-SW. The original entrance is not identified but was probably in the SE-SW area. 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: 8 January 2019

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