What is recorded here

No visible evidence remained in 1968 after the 1933 destruction, yet the hidden chamber still holds the shape of human intention. It waited beneath the ridge for discovery, preserving an axehead and bone comb until curiosity broke the soil. The passage is gone from sight but not from imagination, because someone built it, entered it and left behind things that could be touched.

Situated at the NW summit of what was a small NW-SE ridge (L c. 150m) and within the earthwork enclosure (ME0123-026001-). When the earthwork was a destroyed in 1933 a Man-made underground passage was discovered 7 feet (c. 2m) below ground level that was reported to the Gardaí in Kells. They described it in correspondence with the National Museum of Ireland as a beehive chamber ’12 feet (c. 3.65m) wide and 6 feet (c. 1.8m) high’ with a passage ’15 yards long (L c. 14m) extending from it (NMI file). Some artefacts including what is described as an axehead and a fragment of a bone comb were recovered. After examination the Man-made underground passage was then closed. There was no visible evidence of this monument in 1968 (SMR file). 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 Moroe Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 2 August 2022

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