What is recorded here
Enclosure is a large grass-covered ring at the SE end of a broad ridge in County Meath, Ireland. Its earthen bank and scarp still mark a boundary, though no entrance remains visible. A wedge tomb is incorporated in the western bank, and a smaller rectangular enclosure sits against the inner eastern edge. The place may have served ceremony, exclusion or both, yet its true purpose has faded beneath grass and time.
Situated at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge. This is a large subcircular or sub-triangular grass-covered area (dims c. 70m E-W; c. 60m N-S) that slopes down to the SE (H c. 4m). It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; H c. 1m) on rock outcrop W-N, and a scarp (at E: Wth 4m; H 1m) and outer berm (at E: Wth 5m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but a wedge tomb (ME002-037001-) is incorporated in the bank at W and a rectangular enclosure (ME002-037003-) is built against the inner edge of the perimeter at E.
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
Amended: 14 December 2022
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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