Located on a short SE-NW spur within deciduous woodland. This is a raised circular area (diam. 34.5m NNE-SSW; 33m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth of base 5.5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.5m) separated by a fosse (at E: Wth of base c. 2.8m; ext. D 0.9m) from an outer bank (at E: Wth of base 5.2m; ext. H 1.3m), and outer fosse (at E: Wth of top 3.3m; Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 0.7m) that is only visible N-E. At SW the inner fosse and outer bank merge into a berm. There is an entrance Wth of base 1.5m) in the inner bank at SSE (max. ext. diam. 61m WNW-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 revision: 5 September 2018
Description Source: National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.