Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Summerstown is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Meath. Situated on a NW-SE rise in a fairly level landscape with a canalised SE-NW section of the Knightsbrook River c. 240m to the NE. It is represented as an oval copse on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a hachured oval feature on the 1912 edition.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: An original entrance is not identified.
What was found
The saved account records: Situated on a NW-SE rise in a fairly level landscape with a canalised SE-NW section of the Knightsbrook River c. 240m to the NE.
What remains
The saved account records: It is represented as an oval copse on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a hachured oval feature on the 1912 edition.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Summerstown matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: This is a slightly raised oval and grass-covered area (dims c. 28m NW-SE
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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