Overview
Moat — Mountfortescue is recorded as Barrow — mound barrow in Meath. Located at the centre of hillfort (ME013-012001-) and at the SW summit of a NE-SW ridge (L c. 1.2km) that has three summits. The ground falls away steeply on all sides except N-NE where the slope is much less before it rises again to the central summit.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: (Ó Ríordáin 1956) This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: It is a grass-covered earthen mound (diam.
What was found
The saved account records: Located at the centre of hillfort (ME013-012001-) and at the SW summit of a NE-SW ridge (L c. 1.2km) that has three summits.
What remains
The saved account records: The ground falls away steeply on all sides except N-NE where the slope is much less before it rises again to the central summit.
Why it mattered
Moat — Mountfortescue matters because the source ties barrow — mound barrow to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The barrow is described as a ‘Moat’ in gothic lettering on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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