Gunnocks

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gunnocks, from 784 m² to 260,728 m² (26.07 ha, 64.43 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C2.1E2/E3 - General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and Distribution (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 40 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3HT - High Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 14 May 2025Conditional

  the proposed development consists of a logistics, warehouse and/or light industrial development comprising of 5 no. buildings with overall gross floor area of approximately 50,473 sq.m, as follows: • 3 no. Warehouse/ Logistics/ Light Industrial Units (units A04, A05 and A06), with a combined gross floor area of approximately 39,365 sq.m located to the north of the proposed central (east-west) access road. Each building has a gross floor area of 13,121.8 sq.m, comprising of 12,220 sq.m of Warehouse/ Logistics/ Light Industrial floorspace at ground floor level together with ancillary office floorspace (109 sq.m); ancillary canteen (42 sq.m); associated reception (33 sq.m) and associated staff welfare facilities; toilets; changing rooms; and plant and storage rooms at ground floor level. At first floor level provision is made for a further 163 sq.m ancillary office floorspace and canteen (173 sq.m) together with staff welfare facilities and toilets. The proposed buildings have a maximum building height of approximately 16.8m above ground level. Each of the three units will include 845 sq.m of solar panels fixed to a portion of the building roof. The buildings are set back from the northern edge of the access road to provide for landscaped forecourt parking areas to the front of each unit that are accessed of the proposed internal distributor road to provide ancillary car parking (47 no. spaces (including 2 no. disabled spaces) to serve Unit A04; 45 no. spaces (including 2 no. disabled spaces) to serve Unit A05; and 41 no. spaces (including 2 no. disabled spaces) to serve Unit A06), and set down areas to the front of each building, respectively, together with covered bicycle storerooms (each providing 6 no. spaces) and an ESB sub-station (21.1 sq.m) for each building. A separate service access road is provided off the central (east-west) access road leading to the rear of each building from where it will be serviced. Provision is made for HGV parking and loading facilities together with circulation space within the service yards that are enclosed / fenced with 1.8m high palisade fencing, with an automatically opening gate to provide access. …….

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2587

• 22 Nov 2024Grant permission

  The proposal comprises the removal of conditions relating to previous

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW24A/0492E

• 15 Jul 2024Conditional

  the proposed works will consist of antennae suffixed upon a fixed steel platform, combined with an access ladder at each. Combined, the structures will stand approximately 8.5m in height. With the presence of the existing screen wall, however, only the antennae pole will extend beyond the existing roofline by about 3m. In all the works consist of 2 no fixed vertical ladders (c.5.5m in height), 2 no. steel platforms (c. 5.5m in height), 2 no. antennae (c.4.5m in height). The proposed works are required to improve radio communications for the onsite staff and to remove communications blackspots for security, operational and health and safety purposes. The proposed works are to be affixed to the rooftops of existing onsite buildings, namely: Building 2 (Eircode D15 NN9V), Building 6 (Eircode D15 TP6X)

  Permission · Meath County Council, 24302

• 8 Jul 2024N/a

  the proposed works will consist of antennae suffixed upon a fixed steel platform, combined with an access ladder at each. Combined, the structures will stand approximately 8.5m in height. With the presence of the existing screen wall, however, only the antennae pole will extend beyond the existing roofline by about 3m. In all the works consist of 2 no fixed vertical ladders (c.5.5m in height), 2 no. steel platforms (c. 5.5m in height), 2 no. antennae (c.4.5m in height). The proposed works are required to improve radio communications for the onsite staff and to remove communications blackspots for security, operational and health and safety purposes. The proposed works are to be affixed to the rooftops of existing onsite buildings, namely: Building 2 (Eircode D15 NN9V), Building 6 (Eircode D15 TP6X)

  Permission · Meath County Council, 24293

• 22 Jan 2024Conditional

  Runways Information Services Limited, intend to apply for Planning Permission for demolition works at three separate disused residential properties and associated former agricultural outbuildings located in the townlands of Portan and Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath, and Retention of the 3-no. existing disused outbuildings at the rear of 4 Portan and change of use to ancillary storage facilities for grounds maintenance materials and apparatus associated with the applicants adjacent Data Centre Campus. The proposed works will consist of the demolition of disused residential properties and associated former agricultural outbuildings under the ownership of the applicant at the following addresses: 4 Portan, Clonee, Co. Meath (D15 XR71), Site Formerly known as Merrycourt, Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath (No Eircode), Áras Mhuire, Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath (D15 K853). The proposed works to the Site Formerly known as Merrycourt and Áras Mhuire (both Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath) will consist of demolition of the disused residential dwelling and associated agricultural outbuildings (including the removal of internal boundary treatments, all services/utilities and septic tanks where necessary), with lands returned to their natural state, including a mix of grass and wildflower planting. The proposals also include new 1.5m high wooden gates at both existing vehicular entrances to the site formerly known as Merrycourt and a new 1.5m high wooden gate and 1.2m high wooden post and rail fence at the existing entrance and frontage to Áras Mhuire, accessing onto the L5028 Kilbride Road. The proposed works to 4 Portan, Clonee, Co. Meath will consist of demolition of the disused residential dwelling and associated detached garage building (including all services/utilities and septic tanks associated with the former residential dwelling where necessary). The proposed development will also consist of retention and change of use of the remaining three outbuildings to ancillary storage facilities for grounds maintenance materials and apparatus associated with the applicants adjacent Data Centre Campus. The land on which demolition will take place will be returned to its natural state, including a mix of grass and wildflower planting. The existing entrance will be retained for inspection and maintenance. The total approximate area of the 3 No. Sites – c. 28,500m2. Total approximate area to be demolished – c. 2,600 m2 , 4 Portan, Clonee, Co. Meath – c. 300 m2 , ……...

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460041

• 5 May 2022Conditional

  the development will consist of: Demolition of existing single storey conservatory to the south east elevation and demolition of the single storey shower room and boiler to the north-west elevation, all at ground floor level; Removal of the water tank, chimney and existing services to the north west elevation; Refurbishment and minor changes to all elevations as well as refurbishment and internal amendments to the existing house at ground and first floor level; Construction of new single storey extension with 2no. roof-lights comprising of entrance hall, utility and shower room to north west elevation; Construction of new single-storey glazed garden room with 1no. roof-light to south east elevation; Conversion of part of the existing two storey house to a connecting granny duplex unit with new door at ground floor level and new window at first floor level, both to north-east elevation; Construction of a single-storey plant room to south-west elevation; Widening of vehicular entrance to inner courtyard; All associated conservation and repair work, landscaping to front, rear and side gardens, drainage and site development works which is a Protected Structure

  Permission · Meath County Council, 22577

• 22 Nov 2019N/a

  the development being applied for consists of the following to be constructed in a minimum of four phases: The construction of 4 number 2 storey data storage buildings with a combined gross floor area of c. 92, 172 sq.m, associated single storey energy centre with a grass floor area of c. 8,906 sq.m with an ancillary 1 storey MV operations building with part basement with a gross floor area of c. 1,016 sq.m, EngineNode 2 storey offices with a gross floor area of 736 sq.m. The data Storage Campus shall comprise of the following uses: offices, canteen, computer and associated support areas, electrical component rooms, plant and associated equipment. Each Data Storage building includes for a total of 18 number 21.5 m high back-up generator exhaust flues which are incorporated on to the building facade. The energy centre shall comprise of: gas engines, ancillary plant and associate equipment. Each Data Storage building includes for a total of 18 number 21.5m high back-up generator exhaust flues which are incorporated on to the building facde. The energy centre shall comprise of: gas engines, ancillary plant and associate equipment. The energy centre includes for 4 number 40m high x 5m diameter exhaust flues and a standby diesel generator with a 22m high exhaust flue. Ancillary facilities on site include for an Above Ground Installation for gas connection, and a temporary ESB MV Substation with gross floor area of 40 sq.m in support of this development. Included in this application are all associated storage tanks, flues, access roads, services, entrance gates, railings, perimeter fencing at 3m high, landscaping and infrastructure inclusive of 245 No. car parking spaces and 3 number attenuation retention ponds. An Environmental Impact Assesment Report (EIAR) has been submitted with this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA191560

• 26 Aug 2016Grant permission

  A secondary access road for emergency and incidental service use only

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW16A/0127

• 24 May 2013Grant permission

  Permission for works to the change of use of 6,904m2

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW13A/0058

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 Gunnocks.

Recorded monuments

• ME051-008 House - 17th/18th century
  Description

  Located on a level landscape. The Civil Survey (1654) records ‘two thatched houses’, the property of a Mr. Plunkett of Dunshaughlin in 1640, in Upper Gunockes townland (Simington 1943, 121). Upper and Lower Gunnoggs are represented on the Dunboyne barony and parish maps from the Down Survey (1656-8) but no castle or substantial house is represented in either. Bence-Jones (1978) notes that the present two storey, three bay Gunnocks House was built by Laurence Ward in 1806 onto a structure that was originally thatched. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 November 2021

• ME051-027 Pit
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlin (2018) and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whitaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. Four pits (dims 0.4m x 0.3m; D 0.11m to 1.6mx 0.7m; D 0.26m) were excavated in a fairly limited area (dims c. 10m x c. 10m) with an outlying pit (dims 1.15m x 0.84m; D 0.14m) c. 35m to the NE. The pits were filled with single layers of grey-brown silty clays, but burnt stone and charcoal was also present in the largest pit. There is some inter-, cutting in the concentration of pits but no artefacts were recovered from any of them. (Whitaker 2020, 42, Site 16) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 November 2021

• ME051-028 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlin in 2018 and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whitaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. A N-S drainage ditch (L 90m plus; max. Wth of top 1.5-2m; D 0.2-0.3m) was filled with three main layers of silty clays, the upper two of which had inclusions of sea shell, and sherds of medieval pottery were found throughout. About 5m W of the boundary ditch a smaller gully (Wth 0.4-0.6m; D 0.15m) was parallel with it (L 8.24m). Three small pits (dims 0.5m x 0.3m; D 0.0.6m to 1.2m x 1.2m; D 0.3m) with some burnt stone in the silty clay fills were also in the vicinity but produced no artefacts. However, medieval pottery sherds were recovered from a small metalled surface (dims 1.95m x 0.84m) that included burnt stone and the underlying layer of yellow-grey sandy clay (dims 5.8m x 5.2m; T 0.05m). (Whitaker 2020, 39-41, Site 15) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 November 2021

• ME051-029 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlin in 2018 and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whitaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. This is a group of fourteen pits (diam. 0.45m; D 0.09m to 2.28m x 2.11m; D 0.51m) in a concentrated area (dims c. 15m x c. 15m). The pits are filled with grey-black silty clays and mottled brown-orange sandy clays with some charcoal and burnt stone inclusions. There is some intercutting amongst the pits. Two pieces of flint were recovered from one pit and a piece of probable prehistoric pottery from another. (Whitaker 2020, 36-8, Site 14) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 5 November 2021

• ME051-032 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlan in 2018 and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whitaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. This is a subcircular area (int. dims 6m E-W; 5m N-S) defined by a single continuous fosse (Wth 0.9-1.5m; D 0.4-0.5m) that was filled with three main layers of brown silty clays throughout the feature. The middle layer had inclusions of burnt and unburned stone and animal bone as well as three burnt timbers in the SE quadrant. A layer of slumped material occurred on the inside of the ditch at one point and the basal layer throughout was a light grey-brown clay with some pebbles and charcoal flecking. No artefacts were recovered. (Whitaker 2020, 31, Site 12) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

• ME051-033 Well
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlan in 2018 and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whitaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. A single cut (dims 3.3m-2.7m; D 0.2-0.7m), which widens as the base sloped down to the N and was filled with three layers of grey silty clay with varying amounts of broken and burnt stone. This pit was apparently cut at the N end by a second deep pit (dims 4.4m N-S; 3.6m E-W; D 2.2m) that was straight-sided on every side but sloped down gently at N (D 1m) before falling vertically to the flat bottom (Wth 2.5m). The well or water-hole was filled with twelve layers, the upper six of which were clayey silts, but the basal layer (T 0.6m) included burnt mound material that had a single N-S timber (L 0.98m; Wth 0.1m; T 0.05m). This was beneath a layer (T 0.64m) of waterlogged, charcoal-rich material with wood fragments, which in turn was beneath a deposit or dump of 21 timbers of roundwood and brushwood form. The wood layer was overlain by peaty marl with wood, charcoal and hazelnut inclusions. This was beneath two areas of slump beneath the clayey silts. There was a single large post-hole or pit (diam. 0.45m; D 0.68m) at the lip of the well at E. No artefacts were recovered from the well. Six metres to the E was another steep-sided pit (dims 1.55m x 1.4m; D 1.12m) filled with grey silty clays, but no artefacts were recovered. A metalled surface (dims 5.3m x 5.2m) was c. 3m SW of the water-hole. the cobbling was just N of a WNW-ESE field drain, and a field drain on the same alignment was located c. 10m N of the well. (Whitaker 2020, 32-5, Site 13) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

• ME051-039 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape with a small canalised NW-SE watercourse just to the SW. Targeted archaeological testing (15E0109) by G. Hull (2015; excavations.ie 2015:420) on features highlighted in a gradiometer survey (15R0005) conducted by Shanarc (2015) identified two spreads of burnt mound material (excavations.ie 2015:420). This feature initially manifested as a deposit of broken and burnt stone in a pit (dims 1.5m x 1.3m; D 0.2m) that could have been a trough. It was subsequently completely excavated (15E0583) by P. Duffy as Site G (excavations.ie 2016:0050) when it proved to be a complex area with nine troughs that probably had three concentrated foci, but the burnt mound had been largely removed. This entails nine troughs spread over a large area (diam. c. 40m), a large central well or water-hole, and some pits and post-holes. Some of the features were sealed by the remains of truncated spreads of burnt stone but few stratigraphic relationships could be established. Only two of the troughs were rectangular and the base of one of these retained traces of a timber lining. The remaining troughs were oval to circular in shape. Four of the troughs date to the Early Bronze Age and the remainder are from the Late Bronze Age. The well (diam. 2.05-2.62m; D 0.74m) with vertical sides and a flat base is central to the excavated area but it was closed by the end of the Early Bronze Age and sealed with the largest of the three surviving patches of burnt mound material (dims 11m x 9.7m). An oval pit (dims 3.23m x 1.12m; max. D 0.35m) 8m E of the well provides a C14 date of 1681-1455 cal. BC, and a post-hole that cuts the fill of the well and produces a radiocarbon date of 1926-1746 cal. BC is also Middle Bronze Age in date. A line of stakeholes extending off to the N of the post-hole is probably contemporary as might a cluster of 15 stakeholes and two post-holes between the pit and the well, although neither stratigraphic nor dating material can confirm this. A rectangular trough (dims 2.07m x 1.07m; max. D 0.41) from the SW extremity of the excavation had three fills with varying amounts of burnt stone and produced a C14 date of 2132-1921 cal. BC. Some nearby pits probably relate directly with it. At the centre of the area and c. 3m W of the well a circular trough (diam. 1.3-1.5m; max D 0.42) returned a radiocarbon date of 2136-1900 cal. BC from the basal fill. A circular trough (diam. 1.24-1.38m; max. D 0.53m) 2.5m to the NE has a C14 date of 2205-1983 cal. BC from its middle of three fills. These two troughs are contemporary, sharing the mound in the immediate vicinity. The fourth early trough is circular (diam. 1.75m; max. D 0.5m) and located c. 2m S of the well. Its basal fill returned a C14 date of 2345-2059 cal. BC. At the N extremity of the excavated area a rectangular trough (dims 2.1m x 0.72-0.8m; D 0.24-0.36m) with straight sides has traces of four timbers at its base. Two of the timbers were split oak, and the single fill of grey/black silty clay and burnt stones returned a radiocarbon date of 1112-932 cal. BC. A circular trough (diam. 1.27-1.48; D 0.38), a figure-of-eight trough (max. dims 2.61m x 1.56m; max. D 0.7m), an oval trough (dims 1.67m x 1.49m; D 0.38m), and an irregularly-shaped one (dims 2.5m x 1.2m; D 0.22m) and their associated pits and stakeholes produced no artefacts or dating material but probably belong to the later rather than the earlier period of use. A fire-pit (diam. 0.85m; D 0.43m) with steep sides and a slightly concave base has a single fill of scorched clay with lumps of iron ore, indicating a continued presence here into the Iron Age, although the ore was bog iron and insufficiently heated for smelting. (Duffy and Coughlan 2019, 7-22) See the attached plans from Duffy and Coughlan 2019, figs 4, Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

• ME051-048 Charcoal-making site
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) that was conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 36, excavation under the original monitoring licence (15E0557) recorded a single pit (dims 0.9m x 0.49m; D 0.08m) with two layers of grey to black silty clays and large lumps of charcoal and scorched clay. A fragment of alder charcoal provided a C14 date of 665-775 cal. AD (FTMC-BD08-17), indicating an early medieval date. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 25-6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-049 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 16, excavation (16E0195) by D. Bayley recorded (excavatioins.ie 2016:540) two pits (dims 1.28m x 0.9m; D 0.47m: 2.65m x 1.7m; max. D 0.3m) with fills of silty clays that had frequent inclusions of charcoal and stone. A spread (dims 1.8m x 0.7m; D 0.14m) of dark grey silty clay covered the smaller pit as the last remnants of the mound of the fulacht fia. A sample of alder charcoal from this pit provided a C14 date of 2136-1931 cal. BC (FTMC-DI25-4), placing it in the Early Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 15) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-050 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 21, excavation (16E0259) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations.ie 2016:548) a small pit (diam. 0.35-0.4m; D 0.12m) with a single fill of grey/black silty clay with charcoal. Only alder was identified and a sample provided a C14 date of 667-825 cal. AD (FTMC-HR36-19) placing it in the early medieval period. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 26) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-051 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was that were further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences, not all of which are recorded here. At Site 30 excavation (16E0600) recorded an isolated pit (dims 0.56m x 0.49m; D 0.06-0.09m) with a single fill of dark brown/grey silty clay that had occasional flecks of charcoal. Some stones at the outer edge may represent packing for a post. No date is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 37) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-052 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 25 excavation (16E0302) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations. ie 2016:552) an isolated pit (dims 0.34m x 0.24m; D 0.12m) filled with a layer of grey/brown silty sand and burnt bone that occupied most of the pit beneath a brown/green silty clay with some burnt bone and charcoal. The bone is undiagnostic and there is no evidence of burning. No dating evidence is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 36) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-053 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 24, excavation (16E0284) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations.ie 2016:551) a pit that is described as a charcoal-making pit but there is no evidence of burning. The pit (dims 1.36m x 1.16m; max. D 0.38m) had six layers, the basal fill being grey/black silty clay with charcoal and stones beneath three layers of grey to orange silty clays that were topped by a layer of pure charcoal (T 0.04-0.06m). This was covered by a dark brown silty clay with some burnt stone. The charcoal was mainly ash and alder, and a fragment of hazel charcoal from the base provided a C14 date of 2131-1900 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-22). (Duffy et. al. 2021, 15-16) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-054 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 6 excavation (16E0063) by P. Duffy recorded (excavations. ie 2016:559) two small pits c. 1m apart. One pit (dims 0.3m x 0.28m; D 0.07m) had a single fill of grey silty sand while the other (dims 0.35m x 0.18m; D 0.09m) had a layer of orange/brown sandy clay beneath brown/black silty clay with charcoal. Both had inclusions of burnt bone and animal bone but there was no in situ burning. No artefacts were recovered and no dating is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 34-5) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-055 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 32, excavation (17E0063) recorded a single steep-sided and flat-bottomed pit (dims 1.2m x 0.95m; D 1.05m) with seven layers of grey to black silty and sandy clays, some rich in charcoal but all containing some charcoal. There was also some undiagnostic burnt bone that is likely to be faunal rather than human. Nine sherds of pottery representing three vessels that are a domestic variant of the Cordoned Urn tradition were recovered as well as two flint scrapers and flint debitage. The pottery can be dated stylistically to c. 1570-1500 BC. There was also a relatively large collection of animal bone, probably from domestic waste, and cattle, pig, sheep/goat and deer were represented. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 19-20) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-056 Burnt spread
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was that were further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 28 excavation (16E0405) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations. ie 2016:555) a spread (dims 1.82m x 0.78m; D 0.02m) of dark grey silty sand with inclusions of burnt bone and pebbles. No artefacts were recovered and no dating is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 36) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-057 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 35, excavation (18E0144) recorded a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 6.5m x 3.65m; max. D 0.2m) that overlay a trough (dim. 1.66m; D 0.3m) filled with three layers of black or grey silty clay that had varying amounts of burnt stone and charcoal. A sample of fruitstone charcoal from the base of the trough yielded a date of 2287-2046 cal. BC (FTMC-BD08-14), while a sample of hazel charcoal from the mound provided a date of 2334-2052 cal. BC (FTMC-DI25-6), placing the fulacht fia firmly at the start of the Early Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 14) See the attached plan from Duffy et al. (2012, fig. 37) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-058 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. Site 34 was excavated (18E0143) as almost the last excavation of the project, and what is referred to as a kiln is probably two intercutting pits creating a figure-of-eight feature (L 1.35m: D 0.21m) filled with oxidised black/red baked clay, charcoal and burnt stone. A samples of oak charcoal provided a C14 date of 2866-2573 cal. BC (FTMC-BD08-11), while an adjacent pit (diam. 0.9m; D 0.3m) filled with yellow/grey silty clays yielded a C14 date of 2870-2581 cal. BC (FTMC-BD08-13), also from oak charcoal, placing both features in the Late Neolithic. A charcoal-making pit and associated boundary (ME051-058001-) were c. 15m to the SSE. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 7) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-058001 Charcoal-making site
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 34 two pits of late Neolithic date (ME051-058----) were excavated (18E0143) c. 15m NNW of this linear pit (dims 0.84m x 0.52m; D 0.09m) that was recorded under the same licence. This pit was filled with a single layer of grey clay and charcoal with inclusions of burnt bone and decayed stone. Two parallel N-S sections of linear cuts (L 1.28m; Wth 0.37m; D 0.06m; L 8.3m; Wth 1.6m; D 0.18m) c. 2m apart and filled with yellow/brown clays were just 5m to the NE and were probably drains on either side of field boundary. A sample from the charcoal-pit provided a C14 date of 547-641 cal. AD (FTMC-BD08-10), while a sample from the longer ditch yielded a date of 658-775 cal. AD (FTMC-BD08-13), demonstrating that they are closely contemporary and date to the early medieval period. There were some undiagnostic burnt bones that are likely to be animal, and some unburnt bone of a medium to large mammal were also present. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 24). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-059 Kiln - corn-drying
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 31 ext., excavation (16E0634 ext.) recorded an L-shaped cereal-drying kiln as well as several depression that might be natural and numerous linear E-W features that might be furrows. The kiln was comprised of a chamber (dims 1.5m NW-SE; 1.3m NE-SW; D 0.3m) at the NE end of an irregular flue (dims 1.8m x 1.6m; D 0.3m) that extended SW from the chamber. The flue had two post-holes at the S end of the SE side that gave access to the firing chamber (L 1.8m; Wth 1.6m; max. D 0.25m) that extended to the SE and shallowed out at the SE end. The flue was filled with layers of yellow/grey to black silty clays interleaved with lenses of charcoal. The firing chamber had ten similar layers with burnt clays, and it had a fire-reddened base. There was some undiagnostic burnt bone in the fills as well as large quantities of charred grains, principally of barley and wheat. Charcoal samples from the firing chamber provided C14 date of 2830-2471 cal. BC (FTMC-BD08-6) from a fruitstone and 687-884 cal. AD (FTMC-BD08-8) from a wheat grain, but the former must be residual and intrusive. A linear cut (dims 3m x 1.77m; D 0.05m) just 1m to the N was filled with two layers of silty sand that had charcoal and is interpreted as a fire-pit or hearth. An iron nail and a bone pin were recovered from it, and an iron blade and retouched flint were recovered from other contexts. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 26-8) See the attached plan from Duffy et al. (2021, fig. 31) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-060 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 31 a group of features were excavated (16E0634) in a confined area (dims c. 5m E-W; c. 3m N-S). Six shallow cuts (dims 0.3m x 0.26m; D 0.05m to dims 0.84m x 0.52m; D 0.2m) had fills of grey/brown silty clays with charcoal flecks. One pit (dims 0.9m x 0.65m; D 0.15m) with undiagnostic burnt bone, burnt stone and charcoal in its fill is described as a fire pit and another pit also had burnt bone. Fifteen pieces of flint debitage and two chert flakes were recovered, and samples of alder and fruitstone charcoal from them provided C14 dates of 2876-2630 (FTMC-BD08-5), 2864-2501 (FTMC-BD08-3), and 2860-2948 cal. BC (FTMC-BD08-4), placing them in the Late Neolithic. Within 10m to the S and 25m to the E isolated pits that were excavated as part of Site 31 proved to be Middle Bronze Age in date. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 6-7) South of the Neolithic pits were three pits (dims 0.6m; D 0.05m to 0.86-1.35m x 0.8-1.1m; D 0.44m) and a hearth (dims 0.53m x 0.45m; D 0.09m) that had fills brown/black silty clays with charcoal flecks, but the largest pit provided eight sherds of Middle Bronze Age pottery representing two domestic vessels that can be dated stylistically to c. 1500-1300 BC, a flint scraper, a chert blade and flint debitage. To the E of the Neolithic pits, a pit (dims 1m x 0.45m; D 0.1m) filled with dark gravelly sand was just 4m E of a second pit (dims 1.05m x 0.6m; D 0.14m) that had a fill of dark brown clay over a red-orange clay that had been burnt. No artefacts were recovered from these pits but a sample of burnt fruitstone from the larger pit provided a C14 date of 1604-1436 ca. BC (FTMC-BD08-7). (Duffy et. al. 2021, 20-2) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-071 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 20 two small pits (diam. 0.32-0.42m; D 0.12m) were excavated (16E0227) by D. Bayley (excavatioins.ie 2016:547). One pit (diam. 0.48-0.5m; D 0.06m) had a fill of grey silty clay with stones that may have been cut by the other pit (dims 0.4m x 0.6m; D 0.07m) which had a similar fill, although the second had a low level of hazel and ash charcoal. A single charred hazelnut provided a C14 date of 2200-1985 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-18), placing it in the Early Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 13) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-072 Field boundary
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 19 excavation (16E0218) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations. ie 2016:544) a section of a medieval ditch (Wth 1.2m; D 0.45-0.6m) extending NE-SW (L 17m) with a right-angle turn to the SE at the SW end. It extended further NE and was cut by the NW-SE field bank and townland boundary with Gunnocks. The ditch was filled with three layers of grey to yellow silty clays with iron-panning at the bottom, and eight sherds of Dublin-type pottery dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries were recovered from the topmost fill. A horseshoe of medieval type was also recovered from the same context. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 30-1) See the attached plan from Duffy et al. |(2021, fig. 37) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-075 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 5a, excavation (16E0038) by P. Duffy recorded (excavations.ie 2016:558) a pit (dims 1.28m x 0.9m; D 0.47) beside a larger cut feature (dims 2.65m x 1.7m; D 0.3) that is probably a tree bole. About 15m further E were two smaller pits (dims 0.3m x 0.3m; D 0.13m: 0.56m x 0.49m; D 0.09m) placed side by side. The pits were filled with yellow to grey and black clays with silts and had rare to frequent charcoal and stone inclusions. A fragment of alder charcoal from the largest pit provided the C14 date of 1958-1752 cal. BC (FTMC-HR036-1) placing it at the later part of the Early Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 17-18) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-076 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 37, excavation under the original monitoring licence (15E0577) recorded two pits. An oval trough (dims 0.94m x 0.64m; max. D 0.1m) was filled with two layers of grey to black silty and stony clays. A larger pit (dims 1.4m x 1.1m; D 0.3m) just 2m to the E also had two layers of grey to black silty and stony clays. Charcoal analysis recorded ash as the most common, but alder, hazel, fruitwood, oak and blackthorn were also present. A sample of hazel from the upper fill of the trough provided a C14 date of 2127-1899 cal. BC (FMTC-BD08-17), placing it in the Early Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 16-17) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2999 (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 Gunnocks with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Gunnocks

Area

2,146,341 m² (214.63 ha, 530.37 acres)

Civil parish

Dunboyne, and its townlands

Barony

Dunboyne

Electoral division

Dunboyne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dunboyne electoral division: 10,698 people in 3,434 households; 78% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bracetown, Clonee, Damastown (Co. Dublin), Loughsallagh, Mayne, Normansgrove, Paddingstown, Portan, Portmanna, Powerstown (Co. Dublin), Rowan

Placenames

Gunnocks 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.