Harristown

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Harristown, from 53 m² to 390,661 m² (39.07 ha, 96.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Harristown 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.

• 13 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for two attached agricultural dry storage sheds for the purpose of storing grain and straw. The development for retention consists of a lead-to and infill extension to an existing agricultural shed used for the storage of farming machinery and equipment. Also retention of three modular buildings ancillary to the farm, and all associated and ancillary site works.

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460273

• 26 Sept 2023Conditional

  EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Veldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Hallstown, Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormanstown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of Knockmooney, Slane, Rath, Flemingstown and Tuiterath. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360296

• 31 Aug 2023N/a

  EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Weldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormastown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware, anti-climbing guards and bird warning spheres at various9 no. locations;; ? the replacement of suspension clamps and vibration dampers

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360249

• 20 Feb 2023Conditional

  The development consists of an outdoor room with a monopitch roof and garden walls

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360018

• 10 Nov 2020Refused

  Outline permission sought for dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, entrance via joint gateway and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20938

• 10 Nov 2020Refused

  Outline permission sought for dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, entrance via joint gateway and all associated site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20939

• 4 Mar 2019Conditional

  Permission to decommission existing septic tank and install a new mechanical wastewater treatment system and polishing filter area.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19158

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Harristown.

Recorded monuments

• LH017-112001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In 1993, during the excavation work for the foundations of a dwelling, a number of lintel graves (LH017-112002-) were uncovered. Four test trenches were subsequently excavated to the W of these graves (Excavation Licence 94E0185). Two of the cuttings revealed evidence for a substantial ditch, the fill of which appeared to represent two time periods. Finds recovered from the ditch included animal bone, cremated bone, iron slag, a number of iron objects and two sherds of a cooking vessel of probable French origin with a date between the 9th and 12th centuries. A geophysical survey was carried out in the field immediately to the N of the site. This produced evidence for a ditch like feature, which may perhaps be the northern limit of this possible ringfort (giving a projected diam. of c. 50m). (Murphy, Donald 1995, 65) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 29 June 2012

• LH017-112002 Burial ground
  Description

  Discovered in 1993, during excavation work for the foundations of a dwelling. When inspected by the OPW a number of lintel graves were cut through and more were visible in the sections of the trenches. One grave was archaeologically excavated and recorded. This was a typical lintel grave, roofed with small slabs which rested on side slabs which in turn were set slightly below the unpaved floor level of the grave. It contained the remains of two individuals and was orientated in an E-W direction with the head to the W of the grave. All the exposed graves appeared to be at one level leading to the suggestion that the cemetery was used for a relatively short period of time. (pers. comm. Fionnbarr Moore, SMR file) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 29 June 2012

Architectural heritage

• Harristown House, country house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey with attic house, built c. 1810. Rectangular-plan, full-height canted bay windows to east and west of south elevation, entrance porch to south elevation, lean-to extension to north, pitched roof gable-fronted dormered to attic. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tile, red brick chimneystacks, moulded cast-iron gutters to eaves, circular cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast rendered walling. Square-headed window openings to canted bay, limestone sills, painted timber eight-over-twelve sliding sash windows to ground floor, eight-over-eight to first floor, painted timber multiple pane timber casements to dormers. Round-headed door opening within porch, carved limestone surround with keystone, painted timber and glazed door, tripartite timber fanlight to south elevation, porch covered by vegetation; recessed square-headed door opening to east, smooth rendered corbelled canopy and surround, painted timber and glazed panelled double doors. House set back from road, within extensive gardens, yard with agricultural outbuildings to north.

• Marksville House, house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1780. Rectangular-plan, single-storey extension to east. Pitched artificial slate roof, brick corbelled chimneystacks, uPVC rainwater goods. Painted roughcast-rendered walling largely ivy-covered. Square-headed window openings, rendered reveals, limestone sills, painted timber two-over-two and one-over timber sliding sash windows c. 1870. Segmental-headed door opening, painted timber surround, engaged Tuscan columns supporting dentilled cornice, decorative leaded fanlight, painted timber panelled and glazed door, limestone step. House set back from road with garden to south, rubble masonry boundary wall, entrance gateway to south-east with rubble masonry quadrant walls and octagonal ashlar limestone gate piers.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2891 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Harristown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Harristown · Baile Anraí

Area

1,433,872 m² (143.39 ha, 354.32 acres)

Civil parish

Stickillin, and its townlands

Barony

Ardee

Electoral division

Ardee Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardee Rural electoral division: 3,009 people in 1,003 households; 94% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Artnalevery, Cookstown, Hoathstown, Rahanna, Richardstown, Richardstown, Roodstown, Stickillin

Placenames

Harristown 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.