# Bey More, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Colp, barony of Duleek Lower, Co. Meath; in Irish Béibeac Mór.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,264,378 m² (326.44 ha, 806.65 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 132 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,143 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 19 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Colp, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/colp.md
- Barony: Duleek Lower
- Electoral division: St. Mary's, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 16,403 people lived in 5,342 households in the St. Mary's electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 66% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38477
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160237
- Centre: latitude 53.689107, longitude -6.346909 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

132 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bey More, from 46 m² to 571,865 m² (57.19 ha, 141.31 acres); 36 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 783306: 571,865 m² (57.19 ha, 141.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/783306.md
- Parcel 158141: 260,336 m² (26.03 ha, 64.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158141.md
- Parcel 4876916: 222,284 m² (22.23 ha, 54.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4876916.md
- Parcel 207545: 222,128 m² (22.21 ha, 54.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207545.md
- Parcel 184931: 201,359 m² (20.14 ha, 49.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/184931.md
- Parcel 149202: 182,651 m² (18.27 ha, 45.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149202.md
- Parcel 4689723: 173,936 m² (17.39 ha, 42.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4689723.md
- Parcel 5056813: 152,863 m² (15.29 ha, 37.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5056813.md
- Parcel 141836: 98,530 m² (9.85 ha, 24.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/141836.md
- Parcel 146909: 97,639 m² (9.76 ha, 24.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146909.md
- Parcel 168906: 85,781 m² (8.58 ha, 21.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/168906.md
- Parcel 4716311: 83,960 m² (8.4 ha, 20.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4716311.md
- Parcel 136935: 82,274 m² (8.23 ha, 20.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/136935.md
- Parcel 5745672: 79,473 m² (7.95 ha, 19.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5745672.md
- Parcel 220543: 77,564 m² (7.76 ha, 19.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/220543.md
- Parcel 152023: 76,890 m² (7.69 ha, 19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/152023.md
- Parcel 4689744: 75,250 m² (7.53 ha, 18.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4689744.md
- Parcel 158140: 59,787 m² (5.98 ha, 14.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158140.md
- Parcel 187646: 55,594 m² (5.56 ha, 13.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/187646.md
- Parcel 2764053: 46,517 m² (4.65 ha, 11.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2764053.md
- Parcel 2764058: 36,943 m² (3.69 ha, 9.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2764058.md
- Parcel 2764069: 33,483 m² (3.35 ha, 8.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2764069.md
- Parcel 2764052: 32,312 m² (3.23 ha, 7.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2764052.md
- Parcel 2764065: 29,087 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2764065.md
- Parcel 4894301: 22,059 m² (2.21 ha, 5.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4894301.md
- Parcel 5056818: 17,677 m² (1.77 ha, 4.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5056818.md
- Parcel 4926191: 16,823 m² (1.68 ha, 4.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4926191.md
- Parcel 2764061: 14,325 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2764061.md
- Parcel 218821: 9,966 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/218821.md
- Parcel 2738851: 7,247 m² (0.72 ha, 1.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2738851.md
- Parcel 5052325: 7,231 m² (0.72 ha, 1.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5052325.md
- Parcel 146658: 5,596 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/146658.md
- Parcel 139106: 4,568 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/139106.md
- Parcel 151098: 4,563 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/151098.md
- Parcel 4876900: 4,515 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4876900.md
- Parcel 142370: 4,380 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/142370.md
- Parcel 136397: 4,326 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/136397.md
- Parcel 140811: 4,233 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/140811.md
- Parcel 202016: 4,044 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202016.md
- Parcel 168492: 4,037 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/168492.md
- Parcel 148747: 3,974 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/148747.md
- Parcel 194517: 3,777 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194517.md
- Parcel 137341: 3,688 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137341.md
- Parcel 4220264: 3,391 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4220264.md
- Parcel 783639: 3,288 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/783639.md
- Parcel 196709: 2,954 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196709.md
- Parcel 3451670: 2,884 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3451670.md
- Parcel 202121: 2,774 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202121.md
- Parcel 174854: 2,761 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174854.md
- Parcel 157707: 2,733 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/157707.md
- Parcel 184930: 2,724 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/184930.md
- Parcel 182761: 2,503 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/182761.md
- Parcel 149010: 2,486 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149010.md
- Parcel 206773: 2,427 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/206773.md
- Parcel 201362: 2,381 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/201362.md
- Parcel 160450: 2,288 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160450.md
- Parcel 173020: 2,249 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/173020.md
- Parcel 190095: 2,218 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190095.md
- Parcel 156100: 2,215 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156100.md
- Parcel 187111: 2,215 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/187111.md
- Parcel 191347: 2,208 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191347.md
- Parcel 215536: 2,204 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/215536.md
- Parcel 147795: 2,201 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/147795.md
- Parcel 163941: 2,152 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163941.md
- Parcel 191742: 2,151 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191742.md
- Parcel 189265: 2,144 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/189265.md
- Parcel 167403: 2,142 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/167403.md
- Parcel 171270: 2,141 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/171270.md
- Parcel 173021: 2,136 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/173021.md
- Parcel 4876896: 2,136 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4876896.md
- Parcel 162980: 2,080 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/162980.md
- Parcel 170179: 2,076 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/170179.md
- Parcel 210266: 2,067 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/210266.md
- Parcel 147251: 2,060 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/147251.md
- Parcel 5194528: 2,055 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5194528.md
- Parcel 185195: 2,052 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/185195.md
- Parcel 165472: 2,051 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/165472.md
- Parcel 135378: 2,051 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/135378.md
- Parcel 3930920: 2,033 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3930920.md
- Parcel 171079: 2,026 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/171079.md
- Parcel 203241: 2,013 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/203241.md
- Parcel 209490: 2,006 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/209490.md
- Parcel 4876967: 2,002 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4876967.md
- Parcel 185493: 1,996 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/185493.md
- Parcel 138680: 1,994 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/138680.md
- Parcel 211428: 1,993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/211428.md
- Parcel 169643: 1,987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/169643.md
- Parcel 209136: 1,982 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/209136.md
- Parcel 148517: 1,961 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/148517.md
- Parcel 189700: 1,959 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/189700.md
- Parcel 3934360: 1,956 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3934360.md
- Parcel 194573: 1,936 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/194573.md
- Parcel 214922: 1,868 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/214922.md
- Parcel 166087: 1,849 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/166087.md
- Parcel 188552: 1,834 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/188552.md
- Parcel 185407: 1,830 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/185407.md
- Parcel 185894: 1,829 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/185894.md
- Parcel 170497: 1,760 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/170497.md
- Parcel 185156: 1,738 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/185156.md
- Parcel 4858013: 1,728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4858013.md
- Parcel 213932: 1,696 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/213932.md
- Parcel 163624: 1,622 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/163624.md
- Parcel 165998: 1,608 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/165998.md
- Parcel 169825: 1,574 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/169825.md
- Parcel 193227: 1,548 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/193227.md
- Parcel 172808: 1,510 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/172808.md
- Parcel 196503: 1,494 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/196503.md
- Parcel 182199: 1,489 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/182199.md
- Parcel 161474: 1,468 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/161474.md
- Parcel 146175: 1,466 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/146175.md
- Parcel 198099: 1,447 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/198099.md
- Parcel 197219: 1,434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/197219.md
- Parcel 146679: 1,433 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/146679.md
- Parcel 158769: 1,394 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/158769.md
- Parcel 174592: 1,378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/174592.md
- Parcel 146164: 1,363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/146164.md
- Parcel 167168: 1,294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/167168.md
- Parcel 160924: 1,206 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/160924.md
- Parcel 165867: 1,146 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/165867.md
- Parcel 184932: 1,067 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/184932.md
- Parcel 136654: 1,027 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/136654.md
- Parcel 215282: 970 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/215282.md
- Parcel 207712: 784 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/207712.md
- Parcel 4690484: 738 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4690484.md
- Parcel 4847339: 587 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4847339.md
- Parcel 162315: 521 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/162315.md
- Parcel 187266: 513 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/187266.md
- Parcel 140152: 353 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/140152.md
- Parcel 171901: 216 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/171901.md
- Parcel 148993: 110 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/148993.md
- Parcel 212728: 98 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/212728.md
- Parcel 147122: 46 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/147122.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 156 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2
- C2.1 E2 - General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2
- G1 F1 - Open Space (Open space, park): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2
- S5 G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

19 applications, newest first.

- 9 Jul 2026, Meath County Council 2660856: Conditional. Retention. retention for a Waste Water Treatment System, Percolation Area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660856/0
- 16 Jun 2026, Meath County Council 2660740: N/a. Retention. retention for a Waste Water Treatment System, Percolation Area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660740/0
- 14 Jan 2026, Meath County Council 2660053: Refused. Permission. a detached shed to rear of existing dwelling / site with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660053/0
- 6 Oct 2025, Meath County Council 2561066: Refused. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of a two-storey dwelling house, with an ancillary detached garage, wastewater treatment plant and percolation area. The proposed development also provides for a new vehicular access off the Cooperhill Road (R108) and all associated site development works including landscaping and boundary treatments. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561066/0
- 10 Jul 2025, Meath County Council 2560719: Conditional. Permission. the Development consists of new agricultural entrance from public road to agricultural lands and All Associated Site development Works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560719/0
- 7 Jun 2025, Meath County Council 2560576: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of a two-storey dwelling house, with an ancillary detached garage, wastewater treatment plant and percolation area. The proposed development also provides for a new vehicular access off the Cooperhill Road (R108) and all associated site development works including landscaping and boundary treatments. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560576/0
- 15 Jul 2024, Meath County Council 24304: Conditional. Permission. formation of a new vehicular entrance, to include recessed gate & fencing, and associated siteworks, to a field to replace the existing unauthorized entrance, which will be closed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/24304/0
- 4 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 23778: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. planning permission for a replacement dwelling, proprietary effluent treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works. The existing dwelling house on the site is to be demolished. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23778/0
- 20 Jul 2023, Meath County Council 23729: N/a. Permission, 1 home. planning permission for a replacement dwelling, proprietary effluent treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works. The existing dwelling house on the site is to be demolished. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23729/0
- 24 Apr 2023, Meath County Council 23442: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will comprise of a Living/Dining/Kitchen Area, four bedrooms and ancillary accommodation. The development will also include a new vehicular access from Beamore Road, and a new septic tank for foul and soakaways surface water disposal. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23442/0
- 21 Apr 2023, Meath County Council 23432: Conditional. Permission. proposed dry agricultural storage sheds, covered yard and all associated works at existing farm complex. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23432/0
- 25 Jan 2023, Meath County Council 2366: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development will comprise of a Living/Dining/Kitchen Area, four bedrooms and ancillary accommodation. The development will also include a new vehicular access from Beamore Road, and a new septic tank for foul and soakaways surface water disposal. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2366/0
- 25 Jan 2023, Meath County Council 2367: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. single storey house, detached domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system & soil polishing filter area, landscaping, domestic entrance off public road, & all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2367/0
- 5 Oct 2022, Meath County Council 221310: Conditional. Permission. alterations to dwelling and for two storey extension to rear of dwelling and for waste water treatment system to replace septic tank. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/221310/0
- 23 Mar 2022, Meath County Council 22367: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (a) retention of existing single storey extension to the rear of the house (b) permission for a proposed single storey extension to the rear and east side and all ancillary works. All to existing 2 storey detached house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22367/0
- 18 Feb 2022, Meath County Council 22212: N/a. Permission, 1 home. alterations to dwelling and for two storey extension to rear of dwelling and for waste water treatment system to replace septic tank. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22212/0
- 14 Sept 2020, Meath County Council LB201273: Conditional. Permission. conversion of attic space to storage space and new 26sq M prefabricated structure for art studio use to side of existing dwelling aswell as all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/LB201273/0
- 30 Aug 2019, Meath County Council LB191135: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a 2 storey dormer roof extension over existing first floor consisting of Bedroom, Bathroom and study and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/LB191135/0
- 28 Dec 2017, Meath County Council LB171544: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. demolition of existing single storey extension to the rear (East) of existing dwelling and construction of a new single storey extension in its place. Attic conversion with new dormer window & 4 no new rooflights, all to the rear. 1 no new first floor window to existing gable wall on side / North elevation. 1 no new first floor window to existing gable wall on side /South elevation, and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/LB171544/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- ME020-022: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-022----. The following 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. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Flat-topped mound containing an ice-house (diam. of top 6m, diam. of base 20m, H 3.5m).
- ME020-031: Building, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-031----. The French Cistercian abbey of de Bello Becco in Normandy established a grange or out-farm about 5 km outside Drogheda at Bey More that came to be known as Beaubec. The foundation date is not known, but sometime after 1225 Walter de Lacy granted lands at Gillekeran to the church of SS Mary and Laurence of Beaubec. The name Gillekeran – servant of Kieran – suggests it may be on an older ecclesiastical foundation or on Church land. In 1259 Geoffrey de Geneville granted further land to Beaubec at Kells, and Beaubec was valued at almost 30 shillings in 1304-06. After 1303 its abbots lived abroad and it was run by attorneys until in 1332 Beaubec was transferred to the Cistercian abbey of Furness in Lancashire. This abbey already had land in the area and continued to export grain to the motherhouse throughout the fourteenth century. The right of Furness to Beaubec was challenged but confirmed in 1380, An extent of the manor of Colp in 1408 describes Beaubec as having the largest holding of 4 carucates or townlands as well as two carcuates held in burgage. Furness retained Beaubec and its lands until it was suppressed in the 1530s, and In 1538 Edward Becke of Mornington received the lands of Furness including 400 acres at Bey More. Through the marriage of his daughter Mary to Henry Draycott the property passed to this English family but in 1640 their descendent John Draycott, described as an Irish papist, owned 640 acres in Bey More and Bey Beg where there was a stone house and some outhouses and cabins (Simington 1940, 3-4). Thereafter the property passed to the Talbot family, and in 1723 the land was sold to Thomas Pearson of Athboy who landscaped the grounds (D’Alton 1844, 453-4). (Stout 2018, 194-8) The medieval masonry remains consists of a rectangular tower (int. dims c. 4.8m NW-SE; c. 2.2m NE-SW) with lights in the NE and SE walls at the ground floor. There is a blocked doorway in the NW wall and a modern entrance in the SW wall. A wall (L 8.3m; H c. 7m) with a buttress at its far end extended NE from the N angle of the tower. Archaeological excavation (97E0046) uncovered a cobbled surface overlying the foundations of a wall (Wth 1m; L 8m plus) extending NW from and bonded with the tower, demonstrating that the tower was attached to a larger structure (Murphy 1997, 1997a). A geophysical survey (Leigh 2016) identified areas of high resistivity immediately SW of the standing remains that can be interpreted as a large building (L c. 35m NE-SW). Another area of high resistance is c. 30m SSW of the standing remains is interpreted as a structure that has its walls aligned with the current field boundaries. This structure was extant on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The foundations of the NW and SW sides of what might be a medieval grange are still likely to be extant, and a gradiometry survey confirmed activity in the same areas. (Stout 2018, 198-202) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 January 2020
- ME020-065: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-065----. The outline of a sub-circular enclosure feature (estimated diam. c. 25m) is visible on an OSI aerial photograph (1995) as a soil mark (SMR file). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 27 July 2012
- ME020-076001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-076001-. Geophysical prospection undertaken in September 2007 indicated the remains of possible enclosures and an associated field system (SMR file). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 27 July 2012
- ME020-076002: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-076002-. Geophysical prospection undertaken in September 2007 indicated the remains of possible enclosures (ME020-076001-) and an associated field system (SMR file). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 27 July 2012
- ME020-091: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-091----. Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a rectangular enclosure (dims c. 40m ENE-WSW; c. 40m NNW-SSE) defined by single fosses or moats (Wth c. 2-3m) is visible on images recorded on a drone-mounted camera by Anthony Murphy on 30 July 2021. Its sides are parallel with the ENE-WSW road c. 50m to the N and the cropmark of an unmapped field drain c. 25m to the S. See the attached image courtesy of Anthony Murphy Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 August 2021
- ME020-092001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-092001-. Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 1-2m) is visible on images recorded from a drone-mounted camera on 30 July 2021 by Anthony Murphy. A rectangular enclosure (ME020-092002-) is c. 10m to the S and an unmapped field system (ME020—092003-) is associated with both enclosures. See the attached image (front) courtesy of Anthony Murphy Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 August 2021
- ME020-092002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-092002-. Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a subrectangular area (dims c. 20m E-W; c. 20m N-S) defined by single fosses (Wth c. 1-3m) is visible on images recorded from a drone-mounted camera on 30 July 2021 by Anthony Murphy. The circular enclosure (ME020-092001-) is c. 10m to the N and an unmapped field system (ME020—092003-) is associated with both enclosures. See the attached image (centre) courtesy of Anthony Murphy Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 August 2021
- ME020-092003: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-092003-. Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmarks of a field system covering about 1.75 ha (c. 4 acres) are visible on images recorded from a drone-mounted camera on 30 July 2021 by Anthony Murphy. The fields, defined by single drains (Wth c. 1-2m), are rectangular (dims c. 50m x c. 20-50m), and they probably post-date the circular enclosure (ME020-0092001-) as a drain from the fields cuts the enclosure. See the attached image courtesy of Anthony Murphy Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 August 2021
- ME020-093: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-093----. Situated on a fairly level landscape. The faint cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a single narrow fosse (Wth c. 1m) is visible on images recorded on a drone-mounted camera by Anthony Murphy on 30 July 2021. See the attached image courtesy of Anthony Murphy Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 August 2021
- ME020-094: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-094----. The faint cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 12m; ext. diam. c. 25m) defined by two fosses is only visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. There is a gap (Wth c. 7m) in the outer fosse at SSE. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 February 2020
- ME020-095: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-095----. Located on the E-facing spine of a small and low W-E spur. The faint cropmark of a subcircular enclosure (dims c. 48m N-S; c. 42m E-W) defined by a single slight fosse is most clearly visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021) but is also visible on Apple Maps (2018). It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August 2021
- ME020-096: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-096----. Located on the spine of a low and broad ENE-WSW ridge or rise. The cropmark of a subcircular area (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 2-3m) is visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). There is a wide gap (Wth c. 15m) in the perimeter at NW. Elements of a field system (ME020-096001-) extend off to the N but are not directly connected with this rath. The enclosure is also faintly visible on Apple Maps (2018) and was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August 2021
- ME020-096001: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME020-096001-. Located on a slight N-facing slope, and these features are only visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). The cropmark ditches of fields extend off to the N of rath (ME020-096----), although not actually connected with it. The ditches cover an area of about 7 acres (c. 3 ha) and form rectangular fields (dims c. 35m x c. 40m) with rounded corners. There are some narrow passages or roads (Wth c. 5-10m) between some of the fields but no houses or structures can be distinguished. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August 2021
- ME027-063: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME027-063----. Situated on a slight N-facing slope. A circular area (diam. c. 10m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on the aerial OSI series of aerial images (1995). It was first noted by Colin Byrne. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 August, 2016
- ME027-113: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME027-113----. Situated on a level landscape. The faint cropmark of a subcircular or D-shaped enclosure (dims c. 40m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by a continuous fosse (Wth c. 2-4m) is visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. It is also visible on Digital Globe (c. 2013), and it was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 February 2020
- ME027-117: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME027-117----. Located on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 10m) defined by a continuous fosse (Wth c. 1-2m) is only visible on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 February 2020

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Bey More, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3114, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3114.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/meath/bey-more.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/bey-more.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/bey-more.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Bey More with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath: https://everytownland.com/meath.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Bey Beg: https://everytownland.com/meath/bey-beg.md
- Bryanstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/bryanstown-160308.md
- Calliaghstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/calliaghstown-160325.md
- Crufty: https://everytownland.com/meath/crufty.md
- Kilsharvan: https://everytownland.com/meath/kilsharvan.md
- Platin: https://everytownland.com/meath/platin.md
- Shallon: https://everytownland.com/meath/shallon.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/meath/bey-more
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/bey-more