# Knightstown, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilshine, barony of Morgallion, Co. Meath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,498,705 m² (249.87 ha, 617.44 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,323 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilshine, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/kilshine.md
- Barony: Morgallion
- Electoral division: Castletown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Castletown electoral division: 1,034 people in 339 households; 88% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38638
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 160995
- Centre: latitude 53.750136, longitude -6.721594 (WGS 84)

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

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knightstown, from 85 m² to 563,460 m² (56.35 ha, 139.23 acres); 36 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 189997: 563,460 m² (56.35 ha, 139.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/189997.md
- Parcel 201908: 371,092 m² (37.11 ha, 91.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/201908.md
- Parcel 164197: 235,835 m² (23.58 ha, 58.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/164197.md
- Parcel 159072: 127,974 m² (12.8 ha, 31.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159072.md
- Parcel 158023: 98,463 m² (9.85 ha, 24.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158023.md
- Parcel 216042: 88,624 m² (8.86 ha, 21.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/216042.md
- Parcel 5252765: 63,185 m² (6.32 ha, 15.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5252765.md
- Parcel 158761: 50,596 m² (5.06 ha, 12.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158761.md
- Parcel 149989: 47,556 m² (4.76 ha, 11.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149989.md
- Parcel 195199: 46,222 m² (4.62 ha, 11.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/195199.md
- Parcel 148850: 44,521 m² (4.45 ha, 11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/148850.md
- Parcel 200138: 44,140 m² (4.41 ha, 10.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/200138.md
- Parcel 150045: 39,771 m² (3.98 ha, 9.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150045.md
- Parcel 150418: 37,731 m² (3.77 ha, 9.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150418.md
- Parcel 198894: 34,729 m² (3.47 ha, 8.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198894.md
- Parcel 208750: 34,007 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/208750.md
- Parcel 4602354: 29,932 m² (2.99 ha, 7.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4602354.md
- Parcel 157836: 25,717 m² (2.57 ha, 6.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/157836.md
- Parcel 150266: 25,306 m² (2.53 ha, 6.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150266.md
- Parcel 212362: 21,136 m² (2.11 ha, 5.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/212362.md
- Parcel 5252771: 20,649 m² (2.06 ha, 5.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5252771.md
- Parcel 164810: 17,163 m² (1.72 ha, 4.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/164810.md
- Parcel 159605: 16,784 m² (1.68 ha, 4.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159605.md
- Parcel 150064: 16,457 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150064.md
- Parcel 206914: 16,294 m² (1.63 ha, 4.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/206914.md
- Parcel 205126: 15,779 m² (1.58 ha, 3.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205126.md
- Parcel 157889: 14,746 m² (1.47 ha, 3.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/157889.md
- Parcel 203173: 13,393 m² (1.34 ha, 3.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/203173.md
- Parcel 163345: 12,577 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163345.md
- Parcel 214508: 11,487 m² (1.15 ha, 2.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214508.md
- Parcel 158973: 10,982 m² (1.1 ha, 2.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158973.md
- Parcel 204603: 10,973 m² (1.1 ha, 2.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204603.md
- Parcel 211391: 10,098 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211391.md
- Parcel 150245: 9,689 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150245.md
- Parcel 168265: 9,576 m² (0.96 ha, 2.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/168265.md
- Parcel 138597: 9,200 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/138597.md
- Parcel 160393: 9,009 m² (0.9 ha, 2.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160393.md
- Parcel 165190: 8,272 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/165190.md
- Parcel 165956: 8,245 m² (0.82 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/165956.md
- Parcel 147321: 7,710 m² (0.77 ha, 1.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/147321.md
- Parcel 205708: 7,691 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205708.md
- Parcel 198518: 7,455 m² (0.75 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198518.md
- Parcel 2689276: 7,305 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2689276.md
- Parcel 200168: 7,281 m² (0.73 ha, 1.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/200168.md
- Parcel 186216: 7,024 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/186216.md
- Parcel 145018: 6,546 m² (0.65 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/145018.md
- Parcel 191237: 6,323 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191237.md
- Parcel 151401: 5,954 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/151401.md
- Parcel 186653: 5,181 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/186653.md
- Parcel 207932: 4,783 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207932.md
- Parcel 166782: 4,744 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/166782.md
- Parcel 211809: 4,353 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211809.md
- Parcel 144101: 4,189 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/144101.md
- Parcel 199393: 4,013 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199393.md
- Parcel 163610: 4,013 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163610.md
- Parcel 5663036: 4,010 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5663036.md
- Parcel 153447: 3,947 m² (0.39 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/153447.md
- Parcel 3797607: 3,819 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3797607.md
- Parcel 191781: 3,193 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191781.md
- Parcel 5695907: 2,502 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5695907.md
- Parcel 201527: 2,412 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/201527.md
- Parcel 192980: 2,376 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/192980.md
- Parcel 162732: 2,363 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/162732.md
- Parcel 204245: 2,295 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/204245.md
- Parcel 190164: 2,276 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190164.md
- Parcel 149097: 2,134 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/149097.md
- Parcel 156158: 2,055 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156158.md
- Parcel 184663: 1,971 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/184663.md
- Parcel 202609: 1,929 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/202609.md
- Parcel 5354862: 1,875 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5354862.md
- Parcel 150312: 1,826 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/150312.md
- Parcel 199313: 1,630 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/199313.md
- Parcel 192862: 1,586 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/192862.md
- Parcel 208132: 1,441 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/208132.md
- Parcel 136266: 1,287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/136266.md
- Parcel 166347: 1,258 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/166347.md
- Parcel 141753: 1,067 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/141753.md
- Parcel 162269: 1,011 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/162269.md
- Parcel 163559: 858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/163559.md
- Parcel 2758287: 822 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2758287.md
- Parcel 167514: 795 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/167514.md
- Parcel 153733: 704 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/153733.md
- Parcel 180047: 653 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/180047.md
- Parcel 2758281: 558 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2758281.md
- Parcel 155877: 552 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/155877.md
- Parcel 2758285: 536 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2758285.md
- Parcel 182019: 520 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/182019.md
- Parcel 186406: 389 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/186406.md
- Parcel 2758279: 385 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2758279.md
- Parcel 2758278: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2758278.md
- Parcel 5354895: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5354895.md
- Parcel 5252786: 256 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5252786.md
- Parcel 188181: 85 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/188181.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, Meath; 129 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan

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

11 applications, newest first.

- 27 Mar 2025, Meath County Council 2560307: Conditional. Permission. planning application for permission for the renovation and extension of existing single storey detached cottage to include internal and external alterations to plan and elevations, provision of new single storey extension to side, modifications to existing boundary treatments and provision of a new replacement proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area including all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560307/0
- 24 Oct 2024, Meath County Council 2460886: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development consists of to construct (1) single storey type dwelling (2) domestic garage (3) proprietary wastewater system (4) site entrance (5) and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460886/0
- 3 Feb 2023, Meath County Council 23103: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new double-storey, pitched roof extension with mezzanine to the rear elevation of the existing residential property, including all associated site works at Knightstown Lodge, Wilkinstown, Co Meath C15 DP68. The extension will comprise 62m2. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23103/0
- 13 Jan 2023, Meath County Council 2319: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new double-storey, pitched roof extension with mezzanine to the rear elevation of the existing residential property, including all associated site works at Knightstown Lodge, Wilkinstown, Co Meath C15 DP68. The extension will comprise 62m2. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2319/0
- 23 Dec 2022, Meath County Council 221732: Conditional. Permission. planning permission for proposed new single storey extension to side of existing dwelling, retention permission is also sought for the construction of new domestic entrance to replace existing agricultural entrance to include closing up of existing domestic entrance and retention of domestic garage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/221732/0
- 15 Feb 2021, Meath County Council 21276: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a slurry storage tank. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21276/0
- 4 Dec 2020, Meath County Council KA201859: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. development consists of retention of single storey extensions to rear of house, front porch & attached domestic shed to side of house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA201859/0
- 15 Jun 2020, Meath County Council KA200744: Conditional. Permission. renovation of existing dwelling with new front porch, demolition of existing structure to the rear of the dwelling and proposed replacement of rear structure. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA200744/0
- 29 Apr 2020, Meath County Council KA200569: N/a. Permission. renovation of existing dwelling with new front porch, demolition of existing structure to the rear of the dwelling and proposed replacement of rear structure. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA200569/0
- 3 Apr 2020, Meath County Council KA200465: N/a. Permission. renovation of existing dwelling with new front porch, demolition of existing structure to the rear of the dwelling and proposed replacement of rear structure. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA200465/0
- 2 Sept 2019, Meath County Council KA191149: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a two storey farm dwelling house, with a storey & a half side annex, attached 'L' shaped stable building containing 4 stables, tac and plant rooms, with covered car port and first floor covered terrace area. Dung stead and soiled water tank, refurbishment of the existing entrance gateway and existing access road. New wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA191149/0

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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 Knightstown.

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

- ME012-038: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME012-038----. Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. The parish church of Kilsany, now called Kilshine from Ceall Shinche – the cell of Sineach, is marked on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Morgallion. Sineach was a daughter of Fionnbharr and descended from the Conall Cearnach, and is known from a Life of St. Abban of Adamstown, Co. Wexford (WX031-023----) (Cogan 1862-7, 2, 284; Ó Riain 2011, 564). A church at Kilsenny is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 261). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel of Kilshenny as ruined (Erlington 1847-64, 1, xcvii). According to the Royal Visitation (1693) the church of St. Jane had been a ruin for 40 years and it was not fenced, although the font was noted (Ellison 1973, 4-5). The present Church of Ireland church of St. Sinche, known locally as Cill Insha, was built in 1815 with a spire (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 209), but it is now a shell within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 45m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by masonry walls. The spire is beginning to suffer from the weather, but there is no evidence of an older structure. The circular font (ext. diam. 0.63m; int. diam. 0.43m; H 0.61m; D 0.25m) with three short legs from this site (Roe 1968, 121-2) is now at the graveyard of St. Columba’s Church of Ireland church, in Kells (ME017-044040-). The circular field pattern (diam. c. 250m) around the graveyard would relate to the older church or might indicated the low-points in the surrounding landscape. For the Down Survey barony map see this web page accessed on 22 May, 2014. http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down survey maps.php#bm=Morgallion&c=Meath The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 11 December, 2014
- ME012-038001: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME012-038001-. The parish church of Kilsany, now called Kilshine (ME012-038----) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 45m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by masonry walls. The circular font (ME0123-038002-) from this site is now at St. Columba’s Church of Ireland church, in Kells (ME017-044040-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 May, 2014
- ME012-038002: Font, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME012-038002-. The circular font (ext. diam. 0.63m; int. diam. 0.43m; D 0.25m; H 0.61m) with three short legs from the church of Kilshine (Roe 1968, 121-2) is now inthe graveyard (ME017-044034-) at St. Columba’s Church of Ireland church, in Kells (ME017-044040-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 23 May, 2014 Amended: 18 June, 2014

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 Knightstown.

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

- Radon: 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: Susceptibility 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 Knightstown.
- 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/knightstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/knightstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/knightstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Knightstown, Wilkinstown: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/meath/knightstown-wilkinstown.md

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

- Dowdstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/dowdstown-160614.md
- Dowthstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/dowthstown.md
- Drakestown: https://everytownland.com/meath/drakestown.md
- Ladyrath: https://everytownland.com/meath/ladyrath.md
- Leggagh: https://everytownland.com/meath/leggagh.md
- Mountainstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/mountainstown.md
- Wilkinstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/wilkinstown-161615.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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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.

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