What is recorded here

Dunheeda Fort is a circular earthen ringfort on a drumlin ridge in County Meath, Ireland. Its grass-covered bank and outer ditch mark a small enclosure where people may have lived, hidden or performed rituals before the land forgot their names. The ruined causeway and gothic map label preserve only the shape of that lost activity.

Situated just SE of the summit of a NW-SE drumlin ridge, it is described as ‘Dunheeda Fort’ in gothic lettering on the OS 6-inch maps. This is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 32m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 6.6-7m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 2.3m at N to 3.5m at S) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.3-6.3m; Wth of base 1.5; ext. D 0.6m at N to 1.8m at S). The entrance (Wth of base 2m) and causeway are at E but the causeway is partly destroyed by NE-SW field bank that attaches to the rath at this point. 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: 31 August 2018

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