What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Balgree stands on a NE-facing slope in County Meath, Ireland. Its circular grass-covered area measures about 38m N-S and 37m E-W, bounded by a slight scarp reaching 1.3m high and 2.8m wide at the north. The 1836 OS 6-inch map marked it as a Fort, while the 1912 edition drew an arc across its NW-E side. People may have lived, hidden or gathered within that shallow ring before the land smoothed its edges into grass.

Located towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 40m) is represented on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Fort’, and an arc of hachures is represented on the 1912 edition NW-E (Chord c. 40m). This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 38m N-S; c. 37m E-W) defined by a slight scarp (max. dims at N: Wth 2.8m; H 1.3m). 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: 22 February 2019

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