What is recorded here

No visible fort exists in Ballymahon, only a hidden circular scar beside the Boyne. Katherine McCormack first identified the shallow ditch and triangular pit, revealing a forgotten rath buried beneath grass and time. The fairies kept their fort from human eyes, but satellite light crossed the town and dragged the shape back into the world.

Situated on a level landscape on the plain of the Rive Boyne, with a NW-SE section of the river c. 180m to the NE. A circular area (int. diam. c. 30-35m) defined by a fosse feature (Wth c. 1-3m) with an entrance break (Wth c. 4) at ENE is visible on Bing images (c. 2013). It was first identified by Katherine McCormack, and at the centre there is a triangular pit feature (dims c. 7m x c. 5m). It is also visible on Google Earth (29/06/2018) where an entrance gap at NE is also visible. See the attached view from Google Earth Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 July, 2016 Amended: 18 July, 2019

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