What is recorded here
Not indicaetd is a hidden fairy fort in County Meath, Ireland, where a circular grassy ridge rises forty-one metres across on level ground. Its western scarped edge stands one and a half metres high, while an eastern gap may have served as an entrance. The fort resists mapping, absent from every official chart, suggesting human arrogance rather than forgotten history.
Situated on a fairly level landscape. This feature is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is a raised, circular and grass-covered area (diam. 41m E-W; 39m N-S) defined by a scarp (at W: Wth 4m; H 1.3m). The entrance may be at E and the perimeter at N is slightly truncated by an ENE-WSW field bank.
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: 10 April 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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