Moat

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moat, from 146 m² to 322,100 m² (32.21 ha, 79.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Moat in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 5 Jun 2024Conditional

  extend an existing pig farm consisting of five modern animal house units, three feed silo’s, together with all ancillary site works. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460311

• 27 Apr 2024Conditional

  construct extension to an existing agricultural shed, comprising cubicle spaces, passageways, under-slat tanks and associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460230

• 25 May 2021Conditional

  (A) construct domestic garage/shed, store and all associated site works, (B) change the site boundaries from those granted under planning reference 09544, (C) retain changed location of existing dwelling house from that position granted under planning reference 09544

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21383

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• LA030-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in a marshy area. A subcircular raised area (max. diam. c. 64m E-W) defined by a bank (Wth c. 1.9m, int. H c. 0.9m, ext. H c. 1.5m) at SW and W, elsewhere by a scarp. External fosse at NE, E and S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA030-013 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a ridge. An oval area (dims. c. 25.2m E-W, 20.7m N-S) defined by a scarp (H c. 1.3m). No other visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA030-021001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Marked in SW quadrant of motte and bailey (LA030-021002-) on 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Reference to a castle here (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 271, 274). Situated at the end of a ridge. No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA030-021002 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situate at the end of a ridge. A circular-flat topped mound (summit diam. c. 12m; base diam c. 46m, H c. 6m) defined by bank (Wth c. 3.5m; int. H c. 0.7m) on summit. A flat-bottomed fosse (Wth c. 7m, D c. 2m) at S and W and an external bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H c. 1m, ext. H c. 0.6m) at S and SW separate the motte from the irregularly shaped bailey (dims. c. 62m E-W 62m, 30m N-S 30m). Castle site (LA030-021001-) in SW quadrant of bailey. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA030-047001 Ritual site - holy tree/bush
  Description

  Holy bush located at the side of a road leading to the village of Ballinakill in an upland area 480m to the NW of Dysart church (LA030-011001-). Whitethorn bush covered with rags attached to the branches of the bush. Base of high cross (LA030-011003; LA030-047002-) located at the base of the bush, this cross base appears to have been moved from Dysart church (LA030-011001-). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA030-047002 Cross (present location)
  Description

  Described by Comerford as 'The ruins of the former parochial church (LA030-011001-) of Dysart Gallen still remains. The base of an old cross is to be seen built into a wall in the adjacent roadside. This has been probably removed from its former place in connection with the church' (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 105). Located at side of public road leading to the village of Ballinakill in upland area, 480m NW of Dysart church (LA030-011001-). Sandstone cross base with rectangular socket (dims. 0.20 x 0.25 x 0.12m) with chamfered surround, situated beside public road in upland area at the base of a holy bush (LA030-047001-) covered in rags which have been tied to the branches of the bush. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Moat.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Moat, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Moat.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Moat with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Moat · Móta an Chaisleáin

Area

2,398,324 m² (239.83 ha, 592.64 acres)

Civil parish

Dysartgallen, and its townlands

Barony

Cullenagh

Electoral division

Dysartgallen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

275 people lived in 91 households in the Dysartgallen electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghnacross, Ballypickas Upper, Boleybawn, Cappanashannagh, Graigue, Keelagh, Kilnashane

Placenames

Moat on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.