What is recorded here

Carnacop Hill in County Meath hid a beehive chamber and passage until 1805, when explorers found the entrance beside a grassy mound overlooking the plain. The chamber has vanished without a trace, leaving behind a clean hole in human memory rather than a broken jar. Perhaps the earth swallowed the chamber, or perhaps people forgot the entrance after the wonder faded. Either way, the hill keeps its secret and denies every later visitor the proof it once gave.

Situated at the summit of Carnacop Hill. Reid (1823, 7-8fn) records the discovery in 1805 of a passage and beehive chamber 'close to a grassy hill or artificial construction’, perhaps the enclosure (ME012-006----), upon an eminence which overlooks the adjacent country. There is no evidence of an underground structure at the enclosure. 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 upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 2 August 2022 Reid (1823, 7-8n) records discovery in 1805 of a passage and beehive chamber 'close to a grassy hill or artificial construction (perhaps earthwork ME012-006----), upon an eminence which overlooks the adjacent country'.

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