What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Smithstown (kells Upper By.) is a large earthen ring on a slight slope in County Meath, Ireland. Its bank and outer ditch mark a subcircular space with a probable SE entrance, the kind of place people once shaped for living, keeping, or excluding others.

Situated on a slight SW-facing slope in a low-lying landscape. This is a large subcircular to subrectangular grass-covered area (dims 56m NW-SE; 49m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 4m; int. H 0.2m at SW to 0.8m at NE; ext. H 0.9m at NE to 1.4m at SW), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.3m) S-SW. It has curved corners at S, NW and N, and a gap (Wth of base 2.5m) at SE is probably the original entrance. 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: 25 February 2019 Amended: 3 March 2023

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