
What is recorded here
Indicated is a circular grass-covered ringfort on a SW-facing slope in County Meath, marked by a slight earthen bank and a deep outer fosse. A cairn of field stones sits inside the western perimeter, locally mistaken for castle remains. The original entrance has vanished, leaving the fort open to wonder about who entered, when, and what they guarded in the valley below.
Located towards the bottom of a SW-facing slope and on the floor of a SE-NW valley. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 47m NE-SW; 45m NW-SE) defined by a slight earthen bank E-SW with some bushes but the perimeter is reduced to a scarp elsewhere, with a wide, deep and flat-bottomed outer fosse visible N-S-W. The original entrance is not identified. There is a cairn inside the perimeter at W which is thought locally to be the remains of a castle but no cut stone or outline is visible, and it is probably field stones.
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: 9 January 2019
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