Overview
Indicated — Hurdlestown is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Meath. Situated on the S bank of a WNW-ESE stretch of the River Blackwater with the river turning S just past the monument. This feature is depicted as a ringfort a manuscript map (21F 14 (46)) dated 1802 in NLI.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The base of the mound is separated by a berm (at S: Wth 7m) from a field bank and drain E-S-NW.
What was found
The saved account records: Situated on the S bank of a WNW-ESE stretch of the River Blackwater with the river turning S just past the monument.
What remains
The saved account records: This feature is depicted as a ringfort a manuscript map (21F 14 (46)) dated 1802 in NLI.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Hurdlestown matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: It consists of a grass and scrub-covered D-shaped earthen mound (diam.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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