Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newgrange

Located on the floodplain on the N bank of a W-E section of the River Boyne, c. 100m from the river in Brú na Bóinne. Exceptionally dry weather conditions during June / July 2018 brought out the cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a single narrow fosse feature, which is visible SW-NW-NE and was first photographed by Anthony Murphy using a drone-mounted camera. It is located between the embanked enclosure (ME026-006----) c. 30m to the ESE and the ceremonial enclosure (ME026-033----), which is c. 20m to the WNW, and it appears to overlie the arc of the detached fosse associated with (ME026-033----). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 July, 2018

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort near Newgrange, likely dating to the early medieval period, is situated within the Brú na Bóinne complex, an area of significant prehistoric and mythological importance. The site's association with fairy folklore and its proximity to Neolithic monuments like Newgrange suggest a long-standing cultural and spiritual significance in Irish tradition.