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Balgree Mote is a flat-topped earthen castle mound in County Meath, Ireland. Its crescent-shaped baily and deep fosse cut through the slope, proving the site was built to be seen and defended. The mound still stands covered in trees, waiting for the lost names of the people who first climbed it.

Situated on a S-facing slope. Flat-topped, tree-covered and circular earthen mound (diam. of top 14.4m N-S; 14m E-W; diam. of base c. 35m; H 4-5m N-E to 7.5m S-W), with a fosse (at SSW: Wth of top 6m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D c. 1m) SSW-NW. An earthen bank extending SW from the fosse at SW and a scarp extending NW from the fosse at NW could create a crescentic baily (dim. c. 15m E-W) defined by the curved boundary of the woodland SW-NW. 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: 13 May 2016

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