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

Townland in the civil parish of Dulane, barony of Kells Upper, Co. Meath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,226,041 m² (122.6 ha, 302.96 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,483 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Dulane, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/dulane.md
- Barony: Kells Upper
- Electoral division: Maperath, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 495 people lived in 173 households in the Maperath electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38209
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161002
- Centre: latitude 53.757706, longitude -6.868422 (WGS 84)

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

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockglass, from 114 m² to 157,676 m² (15.77 ha, 38.96 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 216018: 157,676 m² (15.77 ha, 38.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/216018.md
- Parcel 158676: 134,170 m² (13.42 ha, 33.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158676.md
- Parcel 181544: 122,295 m² (12.23 ha, 30.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/181544.md
- Parcel 158683: 117,320 m² (11.73 ha, 28.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158683.md
- Parcel 194428: 116,851 m² (11.69 ha, 28.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194428.md
- Parcel 150714: 99,610 m² (9.96 ha, 24.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/150714.md
- Parcel 178073: 90,046 m² (9 ha, 22.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/178073.md
- Parcel 195915: 80,518 m² (8.05 ha, 19.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/195915.md
- Parcel 195914: 78,507 m² (7.85 ha, 19.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/195914.md
- Parcel 4865948: 66,049 m² (6.6 ha, 16.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4865948.md
- Parcel 2763174: 5,782 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2763174.md
- Parcel 224479: 4,740 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/224479.md
- Parcel 199929: 4,483 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199929.md
- Parcel 158485: 4,391 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158485.md
- Parcel 135299: 3,901 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/135299.md
- Parcel 167465: 3,004 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/167465.md
- Parcel 169062: 2,952 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/169062.md
- Parcel 198765: 2,164 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198765.md
- Parcel 638842: 2,008 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/638842.md
- Parcel 188142: 1,858 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/188142.md
- Parcel 2763167: 900 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2763167.md
- Parcel 5975372: 511 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5975372.md
- Parcel 5975371: 467 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5975371.md
- Parcel 639689: 456 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/639689.md
- Parcel 5092822: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5092822.md

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

- P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 45 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2

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

2 applications, newest first.

- 22 Jan 2026, Meath County Council 2660079: Conditional. Retention. the development will consist of the following: 1) to retain elevation and floor plan alterations to sunroom from that previously approved. (2) to retain detached domestic garage, (3) all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660079/0
- 16 Jan 2026, Meath County Council 2660063: N/a. Retention. the development will consist of the following: 1) to retain elevation and floor plan alterations to sunroom from that previously approved. (2) to retain detached domestic garage, (3) all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660063/0

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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 Knockglass.

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

- ME011-029001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME011-029001-. Situated at the W end of a broad but low hill. This is a raised circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 44m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by a slight earthen bank (at SSE: Wth of base 10m; Wth of top 3.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 3.2m) NW-E-S on a high scarp. The overgrown scarp is separated by a fosse (at SSE: Wth of top 7.9m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D 0.1m) E-SW from an outer bank (at SSE: Wth of base 6m; ext. H 0.3-1m) SE-SW and NNW-ENE. The beehive chamber of a souterrain (ME011-029002-) is inside the perimeter at W where the interior of the rath is higher. The original entrance to the rath is not identified. Rath (ME011-030----) is c. 90m to the SE. 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: 9 April 2019 Amended: 15 December 2022
- ME011-029002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME011-029002-. Located inside the bank of rath (ME011-029001-) at W where the interior of the rath is higher. The beehive chamber (present diam. 2.2m) is almost filled with stones but the passage might be represented on the rath surface 8m to ESE by a depression (dims 5m NE-SW; 1.7m NW-SE; D 0.1m) and 3m to the S of this another depression (L 9m; Wth 2.3m; D 0.3m) extends SSW to the edge of the scarp of the rath. 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: 9 April 2019
- ME011-030: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME011-030----. Situated on a slight rise on top of a broad hill. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 28m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) defined by an earth and stone bank (at NW: Wth of base 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m; at SE: Wth of base 6.8m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.9m) reduced to a low scarp NW-NNE, but the perimeter is absent NNE-E. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (ME011-029001-) is c. 90m to the NW and rath (ME011-031----) is c. 85m to the SE while fulacht fia (MEW011-032----) is c. 75m to the SSE. 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: 9 April 2019
- ME011-031: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME011-031----. Situated on a knoll at the crest of the E-facing slope of a broad hill. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 37m NW-SE; 27.5m NE-SW) defined by a slight earth and stone bank (Wth of base 5-5.6m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.1m at WNW to 1.8m at ENE), with some internal stone facing at E. There is no visible fosse and there are several modern gaps in the perimeter, including an old quarry at N, but the original entrance is probably at S (Wth of base 3m). Rath (ME011-030----) is c. 85m to the NW, and fulacht fia (ME011-032----) is c. 60m to the WSW. 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: 9 April 2019
- ME011-032: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME011-032----. Situated in a hollow at the base of a S-facing slope and with a small pond c. 50m to the SW. This is a grass-covered oval mound (dims 20m NE-SW; 11.5m NW-SE; max. H 0.4m), with an indentation (dims 3m x 3m) for the trough on the NW side. Rath (ME011-030----) is c. 75m to the NNW and rath (ME011-031----) is c. 60m to the ENE. 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: 9 April 2019
- ME011-033: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME011-033----. Located on a small hill in a gently undulating landscape. This is a raised, circular, grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 60.5m NE-SW; 56.5m NW-SE) defined the lip of an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 6-7.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 2.9m at NW to 3.8m at SE) separated by a fosse (Wth of base 3.5-5m; ext. D 0.2-0.4m) that cannot be traced SE-SSW and WSW-WNW from traces of a possible outer bank (Wth of base c. 8m; ext. H 0.4m) that are only visible at SE and might be the natural slope. The original entrance is not identified. 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: 9 April 2019

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 Knockglass.

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

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Knockglass, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockglass.
- 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/knockglass.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/knockglass.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/knockglass.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

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

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

- Dulane: https://everytownland.com/meath/dulane.md
- Mahonstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/mahonstown.md
- Normanstown or Norbrinstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/normanstown-or-norbrinstown.md
- Oakleypark or Laurencetown: https://everytownland.com/meath/oakleypark-or-laurencetown.md
- Turkstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/turkstown.md
- Williamstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/williamstown-161619.md

A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.

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

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

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