Ring-ditch in Blackcastle Demesne

Situated at the E edge of a plateau that slopes down gently from the W and at the crest of a steep slope down to a S-N section of the River Boyne, which is c. 125m to the E and c. 15m lower. The cropmark of a small enclosure (int. diam. c. 13m) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 1-2m) with an entrance (Wth c. 2m) at SW is visible on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during July 2018. Enclosure (ME025-074----) is c. 100m to the W and the flat cemetery (ME025-048----) is in the vicinity. It was first reported by Ros Ó Maoldúin. See the attached view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 9 September 2020