What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Newcastle, County Meath: a circular grass and scrub-covered area on a hillock summit, 28.5m by 26m across, with a 2.5-3.5m wide scarp 0.8m high and traces of an outer fosse. The entrance is not identified. People may have lived, hidden or marked territory there before the fort became a fairy name, but the earth still keeps its shape.

Situated on the summit of a hillock. This is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 28.5m WNW-ESE; 26m NNE-SSW) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.5-3.5m; H 0.8m), and traces of an outer fosse. 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 October 2018

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