What is recorded here
Kilnalun is an earthen ringfort in County Meath, Ireland, built towards the top of a NE-facing slope. It is a circular grass and rush-covered area about 28.7 metres wide, defined by an earthen bank and hedge, with a shallow fosse cutting through the north and east. The original entrance has not been identified, leaving the fort closed and complete under its own green skin.
Located towards the top of a NE-facing slope. This is a circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 28.7m WNW-ESE; 28.4m NNE-SSW) that slopes down to the N, which is defined by an earthen bank (at NNE: Wth of base 5.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.4m) and hedge, with a fosse (Wth of top 3.2m; Wth of base 2m; int. D 1.4m; ext. D 0.45m) N-SE. The original entrance is not identified.
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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