What is recorded here

Cluain An Ghaill holds a circular grass mound eleven metres across and two metres high, standing beside a late medieval house in County Meath. The earth rises without warning on a level landscape, suggesting buried purpose rather than random accumulation. A small quarry marks the southeast edge, evidence that people took stone from this place before they stopped asking what lay beneath. The mound still resists explanation, keeping its shape while withholding its history.

Situated on a local prominence on a fairly level landscape. This is a circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 11m E-W; 10m N-S; H 2.2m) with some bushes. There is a small, grass-covered quarry to the SE, and the late medieval house (ME017-019001-) is c. 130m to the E. (O’Sullivan 1955, 19) 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 revision: 12 April 2019

A circular earthen mound, likely dating to the Bronze Age; its function may have been funerary or ceremonial. The presence of a quarry suggests local sourcing of materials, typical of such mounds in the period.

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