What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Mell, County Louth: a 30m circular fosse inside a larger oval enclosure on a low spur, overlooking a distant stream curve. The name suggests people once imagined more than humans lived there, yet the measured earthworks point to a practical defended or domestic place. Its double boundary and elevated position imply careful choice of ground, likely for visibility, drainage or control of the nearby watercourse.

Located at the tip of a small, low W-E spur. It overlooks a curve to the E of a small N-S stream that is c. 170-200m distant. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse is visible only on Google Earth (21/07/2021). This is within an outer oval enclosure (dims c. 60m NE-SW; c. 50m NW-SE) defined by single fosse, but the perimeters of both appear to coincide NW-N. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August, 2021

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