What is recorded here
Galmoystown holds a circular earthen ringfort on a rising patch of land. Its grass-covered bank reaches one and a half metres at the eastern edge, enclosing a quiet space large enough for a small household. No entrance remains visible, and a broken field bank crosses the interior like a forgotten boundary. The fort may have been a home, a refuge or a marker of local authority, but its people left no name behind.
Located on a rise in an undulating landscape. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 28m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 4.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) that is best preserved (at E: Wth of base 6.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.3m) NNE-S. It has no visible fosse and the original entrance is not identified. A NNE-SW relict field bank overlies the interior towards the edge at W and a fragment (L 3.6m) of a NE-SW relict bank is at the centre.
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:9 January 2019
Circular area defined by earthen bank (diam. 29m). No visible fosse or entrance.
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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