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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gallow

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Magic is not about believing in what cannot be seen. It is about recognising what everyone has stopped noticing. The chamber of Gallow is ordinary only because it has repeated itself until it became familiar. A chamber of thirty metres is large enough to hold a city of thoughts. A chamber of three hundred kilometres is large enough to hold several worlds. Size does not matter. Memory does. Forgets the difference and claims to be clever. Remembers the difference and teaches others to see. That is why the chamber is not a fantasy. It is a test.
Located on a gentle SW-facing slope. This is a raised and circular but overgrown area (diam. 21m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 6.8-10m; int. H 0.6-0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) and an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5.8-6.6m; Wth of base 3-3.5m; ext. D 0.5-0.6m). There is an entrance (Wth of base 2.8m) at ESE. A large part of the bank has been removed at S-SW and the fosse has been widened into a water-hole S-WSW. 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: 27 August 2019

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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