What is recorded here

Half a dozen paces from the rath, the ground rises into a rectangular shelf, its scarps still sharp enough to mark the edge of a forgotten room. The central mound may be rejected soil from a quarry cut on the south side, which means someone dug here, shaped the land and left the evidence buried under grass. The Yellow River still passes a hundred metres below, carrying silt past the terrace like water past a threshold.

Situated on a terrace overlooking the SE-NW Yellow River c. 100m to the SW and rath (ME037-024----) c. 50m to the SSE. Raised rectangular and grass-covered area (dims 18m E-W; 11m N-S) defined by scarps (H 0.8m) with a mound (diam. 5m; H 0.7m) towards centre which may be upcast from a small quarry in the S side. 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: 24 May 2016

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