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Built in the sand dunes on the S side of the estuary of the River Boyne. This masonry obelisk is known as the ‘Lady’s Finger’, and was undoubtedly built in conjunction with the Maiden Tower c. 70m to the E, probably during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It remains unchanged since it was illustrated by William Wilde (1849, 263). This is a circular, tapering, masonry column (diam. of base c. 1.25m; H c. 8m) with a conical cap that is separated from the stem by a string course. The column rises from a square base (dims 1.6m x 1.5m; H c. 1m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME021-003

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  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Offdaw, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • rmc media, credited by Meath Chronicle, www.meathchronicle.ie
  • Karora, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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