Gallows Hill Fort, barrow in County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated on top of a hill that is described as ‘Gallows Hill’ in italic lettering on the OS 6-inch maps. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 37m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by a low scarp (Wth 4-5m; H 0.5m at E to 1m at W) separated by a slight fosse or berm (Wth 2-3m) from an outer grass-covered bank (Wth of base 6.5-9m; int. H 0-0.2m; ext. H 0.4-0.5m). There are traces of a second outer fosse NW-E, and there is a gap in the bank at SE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME005-069

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