Site of Colpa Fort — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Colpa Fort in County Meath presents a thirty-four-metre grass circle bounded by a steep scarp and partial ditch, yet its deliberate shape resists a simple ringfort label. Bradley and King identified the structure as a possible Norman motte, suggesting a wooden tower once rose above the earth to watch the surrounding land. The south-east entrance remains the likely approach, exposing visitors to defenders while hiding the interior from casual sight. Whether native hands built the first enclosure or later arrivals transformed it, the earth still holds the shape of that decision.

Circular grass-covered (diam. 34m) area defined by a scarp with an external fosse SW-N-ESE. The original entrance may be at SE. It could be interpreted as a motte (Bradley and King 1985, 32). 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. Date of upload: 10 July 2007

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