What is recorded here
Magic and memory are not the same. They are both making the world fit the body instead of forcing the body to fit the world.
Situated on a rise in an undulating low-lying landscape. This is a subcircular or D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 37m NNE-SSW; 30m WNW-ESE) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 6-6.5m; int. D 1.1-1.3m; ext. D 0.1-0.2m) E-S-NW and a slight outer bank (Wth of base 3-5m; ext. H 0.2m) E-S-NW, but the perimeter has been quarried away N-ESE. The entrance (Wth of base c. 5m) and a slight causeway (Wth of top 2.7m; H 0.15m) are at S.
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
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