What is recorded here

Steeplestown Moat stands as a grass-covered oval ringfort on a local summit, its southern scarp rising 3.5 metres above the gently undulating landscape. The site suffered damage around 1954 and lost its wide outer berm by 1969, yet the central earthwork remains distinct beneath the vegetation. A small canalised stream flows seventy-five metres to the south, marking the boundary between the ancient defence and the living water.

Situated on a local summit in a gently undulating landscape, with a small canalised W-E stream c. 75m to the S. This was known locally as Steeplestown Moat and was damaged c. 1954. It is a raised grass-covered and oval area (dims 39m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by a scarp (at S: Wth 7m; H 3.5m) with some bushes NE-S-NW but there is a lower grass-covered scarp (at N: Wth 5m; H 1m) NW-NE where there is a grass-covered annexe (dims 43m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by scarp (at W: Wth 2.5m,; H 2m). A berm (Wth c. 20m) once separated the base of the scarp from an outer bank SSE-W from images of the 1940s (ACAP: V273/ 55) but it was not present in 1969 (SMR file). This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 204/1955). 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 July 2019 Amended: 24 March 2023

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