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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lismullin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Mageseek host Lugh in Rath Lugh before human memory. That is local legend, not history. The earthworks show a broad oval rampart with a shallow ditch and no visible gate. They mark a defended place, not a fairy palace.
The following 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. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Locally known as 'Rath Lugh'. Raised oval area defined by scarp (dims. 69m E-W, 50m N-S) and external fosse SW-NE. No visible entrance. This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/2008).

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Recorded monument

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