Barrockstown
Townland in the civil parish of Moyglare, barony of Deece Upper, Co. Meath
- Area
- 109.1 ha
- 270 acres
- Land parcels
- 15
- registered freehold, median 5,643 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Barrockstown, from 420 m² to 440,117 m² (44.01 ha, 108.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 48 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
6 Nov 2025Conditional
the development will consist of alterations to existing single storey dwelling to include new extension to rear (western side), new wastewater treatment unit, percolation area/polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561204
1 May 2024Conditional
the development will consist of a Proposed New 2 Storey Dwelling with Garage, Septic Tank/Treatment Unit, Percolation Area, New Site Entrance and all Associated Site Works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460303
9 Feb 2024Refused
the development will consist of; change of use of bio-solid storage shed (previously granted permission under Ref. No. DA/140177) to the reception and transfer of an additional 5,000 tonnes per annum of biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste and all associated site works. This application is in connection with a waste management facility permit application under the waste Management (Facility Permit & Registration) Regulations, 2007 as amended. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2460093
20 Jan 2023Conditional
this proposed developoment is within curtilage of a protected structure (Moyglare House). The development will consist of change of use of existing stable buildings to 8 no. residential units for seasonal/short term use to include a gym and common utility room, installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter, and car parking area to accommodate the units. The development also includes relocation and upgrade of existing entrance together with re-alignment of existing driveway and all associated site works.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2342
31 Aug 2018Conditional
permission for retention of change of use of existing concrete hardstanding areas from agricultural use to the reception and composting of green waste
Retention · Meath County Council, RA181004
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Barrockstown.
Recorded monuments
- ME049-022 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located in a relatively low-lying level landscape. This is a slightly raised and grass-covered subcircular area (dims 37m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by the slight lip of a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.9-1.1m) and an external fosse (at E: Wth of top 9m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D 0.3m) that has been re-cut as a drain (at W: Wth of top 4.8m; Wth of base 1m; ext. D 0.7m) S-W-NE. There is an entrance (Wth of base 2m) at NE and there are some bushes on the bank. 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: 27 August 2019
- ME049-026 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a low-lying, fairly level landscape. There are traces of a circular enclosure visible as a slightly raised and domed (max. H c. 1m) grass-covered area (diam. c. 50m N-S; c. 48m E-W) defined by a band of lighter vegetation (Wth c. 2-3m) on the perimeter. It is not apparent on any series of aerial images. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 August 2019
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Barrockstown.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility 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_2831 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Barrockstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Barrockstown
- Area
- 1,091,088 m² (109.11 ha, 269.61 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moyglare, and its townlands
- Barony
- Deece Upper
- Electoral division
- Rodanstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Rodanstown electoral division: 1,865 people in 606 households; 90% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymagillin, Kimmins, Moyglare, Mulhussey, Pagestown
- Placenames
- Barrockstown 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.