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Enclosure in Baltrasna, County Meath (ME011-017----)

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Official monument number
ME011-017----
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Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. It is depicted as a circular area (diam. c. 35m) with trees on the perimeter on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is describe as a ‘Fort’ and it is immediately adjacent to Baltrasna House. This is a raised grass-covered platform (diam. c. 40m) defined by a stone-faced scarp (H 1-1.4m) and with deciduous trees growing on the perimeter. There is no visible bank, fosse or entrance, and it may be a tree-ring.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME011-017

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  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
  • Moynalty GFC; photographer not stated, moynaltygfc.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.douk.com
  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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