Deenes

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Deenes, from 271 m² to 352,849 m² (35.28 ha, 87.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 78 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 18 Feb 2026N/a

  THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF: Creation of 14 no. temporary access points along public roads. These access points are proposed where the pipeline corridor intersects the public road along the routing of the Staleen Water Treatment Plant to the townland of Deenes trunk water main and the Staleen Water Treatment Plant to the Donore Reservoir trunk water main. Upon completion of construction, testing and commissioning of the proposed trunk mains, all temporary access locations will be reinstated to their original condition using native Irish hedgerow species. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during the hours of 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00p.m. Monday to Friday (Bank Holidays and Public Holidays excepted). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660184

• 30 Oct 2020Refused

  development will consist of the construction of a storey and half residence, proprietary waste water treatment system, domestic garage, new entrance and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201590

• 28 Oct 2020Refused

  The development consists of the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, a new waste water treatment plant and percolation area including new site entrances and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201565

• 2 Oct 2020Refused

  3 number residences on 3 number local needs sites including proprietary waste water treatment systems, domestic garages, entrances and all associated site development works.

  Outline permission, 3 homes · Meath County Council, AA201400

• 10 May 2019Conditional

  construction of a storey & a half style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a proprietary sewage treatment system and form new entrance from public road

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, AA190577

• 5 Jul 2017Conditional

  proposed storey and a half extension to the rear and side of existing dwelling house, new roof to existing dwelling house, demolition of existing rear extension, proposed domestic garage, treatment system and polishing filter, upgrading existing garden vehicular entrance to new domestic vehicular entrance and associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA170774

• 26 Apr 2017Conditional

  to erect a storey and a half style dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system & percolation area, new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA170448

• 3 Feb 2017Conditional

  the development consists of the construction of a revised house type from previously approved house type planning reference AA161026 and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA170097

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 Deenes.

Recorded monuments

• ME027-106 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with a relict meandering S-N course of the Nanny River c. 50m to the E. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he identified this feature in Deenes townland. This is a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 50m) defined by one, or possibly two, fosse features, which are only visible E-S-W. There may be two conjoined features (diam. c. 5-10m) in the centre. See the attached aerial view taken from the E courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August 2018

• ME027-107001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with a relict and meandering S-N course of the Nanny River c. 50m to the E. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he identified this feature in Deenes townland. This is a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 25m) defined by a wide fosse feature, which is only visible NW-E-S. The ring-ditch (ME027-107002-) is attached to the perimeter at NE. See the attached view taken from the E courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August, 2018

• ME027-107002 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with a relict meandering S-N course of the Nanny River c. 50m to the E. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he identified this feature in Deenes townland. This is a circular area (int. diam. c. 5m) defined by a wide fosse feature, which is attached to the NE of an enclosure (ME027-107001-). See the attached aerial view taken from the E courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August, 2018

• ME027-108001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This feature is on a rise and is a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by a slight fosse, and a number of pits can be seen inside the perimeter. The enclosure is depicted as a tree-ring on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map and the pits are probably maculae left by the tree roots. See the attached aerial view taken from the W, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August, 2018

• ME027-108002 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This is a circular enclosure (diam. c. 5m) defined by a single fosse feature. See the attached aerial view taken from the SW, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August, 2018

• ME027-108003 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This central feature is a barrow (int. diam. c. 5m; ext. diam. c. 15m) defined by three fosse features. It is surrounded by three ring-ditches outside its perimeter SE-SW. See the attached aerial view (at back) taken from the SW, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August 2018

• ME027-108004 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This ring-ditch (int. diam. c. 8m) is defined by a single, very slight fosse feature, and it is situated just SW of (ME027-108003-). See the attached aerial view (left foreground) taken from the SW, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August 2018

• ME027-108005 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This is a small ring-ditch (int. diam. c. 3m) defined by a single fosse feature situated just SW of (ME027-108003-). See the attached aerial view (centre foreground) taken from the SW, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 15 August 2018

• ME027-108006 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This is a circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) defined by a single slight fosse feature. It is immediately S of (ME027-108003-). Internally, it has a smaller ring-ditch, displaced to the S, which suggests that it is an unrelated feature. See the attached aerial view (right foreground) taken from the SW, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August, 2018

• ME027-108007 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) is defined by a single fosse feature and has a large pit or quarry in the centre. It is also depicted as a tree-ring on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map, and on the W side it is connected with a N-S relict NNE-SSW stream or drain. See the attached aerial view taken from the N, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 15 August, 2018

• ME027-108008 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slightly undulating landscape with, with a W-E section of the Nanny River on the S side of a collection of barrows and enclosures but the river turns NNE to the E of the area. From 2016 Noel Meehan has been recording cropmark enclosures in the Keenoge area on a drone-mounted camera, and he has identified this concentration of barrows and enclosures in Deenes townland. This ring-ditch is defined by a single fosse feature (int. diam. c. 5m) which might have a central pit defined by a wide fosse feature (Wth c. 2-4m). See the attached aerial view taken from the NE, courtesy of Noel Meehan Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 15 August, 2018

• ME027-108009 Linear earthwork
  Description

  Situated on a slightly raised rib running roughly parallel with a SSW-NNE section of the River Nanny on its W bank. What might be a narrow roadway (Wth c. 3m) or a field bank defined by parallel ditch features on either side is c. 30-90m distant from the river, the distance being greater at the S end. The road can be seen (L c. 220m) on Google Earth (12/072013) and on OSI images (1995). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 August, 2018

• ME033-043 Ring-ditch
  Description

  An aerial photograph (1995) shows cropmark evidence for a sub-circular ring-ditch (pers. com. Colin Byrne, 7 October 2008). ME033-043----_01.jpg. Extract from aerial photograph (OSi) showing the cropmark. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 12 November 2015

Architectural heritage

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

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 Deenes, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Deenes with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Deenes

Area

1,471,283 m² (147.13 ha, 363.56 acres)

Civil parish

Duleek, and its townlands

Barony

Duleek Lower

Electoral division

Ardcath, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,119 people lived in 721 households in the Ardcath electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Abbeyland, Athcarne, Balsaran, Boolies Little, Commons, Garballagh, Gaskinstown, Keenoge, Prioryland, Reask

Placenames

Deenes 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.