Cabragh
Townland in the civil parish of Tara, barony of Skreen, Co. Meath; in Irish An Chabrach
- Area
- 259.4 ha
- 641 acres
- Land parcels
- 36
- registered freehold, median 25,971 m² (2.6 ha, 6.42 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 4
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cabragh, from 241 m² to 364,907 m² (36.49 ha, 90.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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 · 59 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
17 Feb 2023Conditional
the development will consist of: a single story extension on the south east facing side elevation of existing dwelling planning ref: 96693 and all associated site works and landscaping
Permission · Meath County Council, 23151
23 Apr 2021Unconditional
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION AA/160945 - Construction of a single storey dwelling house including a waste water treatment unit and percolation area and new entrance onto the public road
Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21776
19 Dec 2019Conditional
the construction will consist of: (a) Construction of modifications to existing entrance to improve sightlines (b) Construction of milking parlour, dairy, assembly yard and underground slatted tank (c) Construction of cubicle shed with underground slatted tank (d) Construction of overground slurry tower (e) Construction of 2no. Calf houses to include straw storage (f) Erection of meal bin, water storage tank and all associated site works. Significant Further Information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, AA191740
8 Mar 2017Conditional
the demolition of existing bedroom and bay window. Construction of a two storey extension with bedroom, bathroom en-suite, livingroom, utility room, solar roof panels and associated works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, AA170235
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 Cabragh.
Recorded monuments
- ME031-033081 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- ME031-033082 Enclosure
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- ME032-030 Mound
Description
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 Circular mound (diam. 25m, H 2m). Souterrain (ME032-030001-) apparently begins in it (JKAS 1953, 220-2)
- ME032-030001 Souterrain
Description
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 Runs down steep slope and is partly rock-cut (L c. 50m). Blocked at bottom but may have turned, hook-like, to enter short section of passage which ends in undifferentiated chamber. Passage begins beneath mound (ME032-030-----). (JKAS 1953, 220-2)
- ME032-031 Earthwork
Description
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 Marked 'fort' on 1837 OS 6" map; gravel pit now.
- ME032-054 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- ME032-055 Ritual site - pond
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- ME032-056 Enclosure
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- ME032-060 Earthwork
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cabragh.
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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cabragh.
- 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 Cabragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Cabragh · An Chabrach
- Area
- 2,594,091 m² (259.41 ha, 641.01 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tara, and its townlands
- Barony
- Skreen
- Electoral division
- Tara, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Tara electoral division: 1,466 people in 438 households; 89% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Baronstown, Castleboy, Castleboy, Castletown Tara, Jordanstown, Lismullin, Ross, Ross, Skreen
- Placenames
- Cabragh 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.