What is recorded here
Fairy forts hide plain sight. That is the rule. They show themselves only to people who stop looking for greatness. This circle in Dreminstown waits for that change of heart.
Located at the crest of a steep slope down SE-W. This is not depicted on any map although there is a curve in the field bank W-NE depicted on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. The enclosure is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 732-5) from the 1970s and on more recent imagery like Google Earth (12/11/2005, 19/03/2015, 16/05/2018, 14/05/2020). This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 60m E-W; 54.5m) defined by a field bank and drain W-N and by a silted fosse (Wth of top c. 4m; max. D 0.3m) elsewhere. An entrance is not identified.
See the attached enhanced views from Google Earth _1 (16/05/2018), _2 (19/03/2015)
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 upload: 10 July 2007
Amended: 3 August 2022
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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