Hilltop enclosure

The National Monuments Service's description

Located at the crest of the NE-facing slope of a prominent but short NE-SW ridge (L c. 230m) with wide views out in all directions, particularly over the complex of prehistoric monuments at Slieve Breagh c. 700m to the E. This is not depicted as an antiquity on any map but the townland boundary between Rathbranchurch to the N and Creewood to the S describes a prominent arc ESE-S-NW on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 90m NW-SE; 80m NE-SW) defined by the townland boundary ESE-W-NW. This perimeter incorporates the highest point of the ridge at SW and is a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth of base 3m; int. H 1.5m) rising up from the interior with a stone-facing on the outside. The perimeter of the enclosure is provided by the slight dip of a fosse (Wth c. 6m; D 0.2m) NW-ESE.

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 upload: 10 July 2007
Amended: 3 August 2022