What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Boherlea, County Meath, is a circular grass-covered ringfort on a drumlin ridge, with an earthen bank, outer fosse, and an entrance at ESE. People may have lived there, marked territory, or simply followed the shape of the land. The gaps in the perimeter and the narrow entrance make it feel like a threshold rather than an ordinary field.

Situated on the NW-facing spine of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 41.5m NNE-SSW; 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at NNE: Wth of base 5.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.8m) with some bushes, and an outer fosse (at NNE: Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 1m; ext. D 0.2m) NNE-S. There are gaps in the perimeter at W and NE but the original entrance (Wth of base 1.8m) is at ESE. 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: 31 August 2018

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