What is recorded here

No visible fort exists in Cruicerath today, though a hidden circular ditch and bank probably remain beneath the soil. It is not a fairy tale, but a human dwelling or defensive place lost under grass, fieldwork or forgetting. The region once supported enough people to build, reuse and abandon many such rings. Cruicerath may have contained one that no longer appears on ordinary maps.

Situated on a shelf on the E side of a hill. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single fosse feature E-S-NW is visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. A magnetic gradiometer survey (19R0174) by Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics recorded it independently, but it was not identified in subsequent targeted archaeological testing (19E0704) of an extensive area of about 17 hectares (c. 45 acres) by A. O’Connell (excavations.ie 2019:655). O’Connell, A 2019 Archaeological Assessment of Platin Quarry Overburden Management Facility, Cruicerath, Duleek, Co. Meath. Licence: 19E0704. Final unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning See the attached enhanced image from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 January 2020 Amended: 28 May 2021

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