Mountfortescue Hillfort is a National Monument consisting of a hillfort with tumuli located in County Meath, Ireland.Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. (1969:100). Ireland: Royal Irish Academy.
Location Mountfortescue Hillfort is located about north of Slane Castle and overlooks the Delvin River, a Boyne tributary. It is southeast of Slieve Breagh.Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. (1956:108). Ireland: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.
Description A hillfort is a circular area surrounding a hilltop tumulus (barrow mound), defined by an earthen bank with an external ditch.
The Ordnance Survey records a circular enclosure (about 180 yards in diameter) with a mound at the Mountfortescue site. The archaeological monument consists of Mountfortescue Ringditch, Tumulus & Hillfort. The barrow cemetery at Slieve Breagh and excavation of a Neolithic settlement suggest the area had been a scene of activity throughout prehistory.
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