# Knocks, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Dunshaughlin, barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 331,421 m² (33.14 ha, 81.9 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 172 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 320 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 A1 - Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Dunshaughlin, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/dunshaughlin.md - Barony: Ratoath - Electoral division: Dunshaughlin, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Dunshaughlin electoral division: 8,517 people in 2,904 households; 82% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 3% 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/37823 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161012 - Centre: latitude 53.510527, longitude -6.553899 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 172 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocks, from 3 m² to 72,849 m² (7.28 ha, 18 acres); 50 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 3120231: 72,849 m² (7.28 ha, 18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3120231.md - Parcel 3120169: 53,094 m² (5.31 ha, 13.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3120169.md - Parcel 2711564: 47,511 m² (4.75 ha, 11.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2711564.md - Parcel 175843: 23,528 m² (2.35 ha, 5.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/175843.md - Parcel 2637282: 17,571 m² (1.76 ha, 4.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2637282.md - Parcel 2637283: 14,774 m² (1.48 ha, 3.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2637283.md - Parcel 175981: 14,711 m² (1.47 ha, 3.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/175981.md - Parcel 2711498: 12,617 m² (1.26 ha, 3.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2711498.md - Parcel 203634: 6,353 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/203634.md - Parcel 3120219: 5,735 m² (0.57 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3120219.md - Parcel 175980: 4,291 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/175980.md - Parcel 218834: 3,637 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/218834.md - Parcel 158113: 2,921 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/158113.md - Parcel 195303: 1,708 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/195303.md - Parcel 222884: 1,423 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/222884.md - Parcel 222885: 1,118 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/222885.md - Parcel 5967190: 995 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5967190.md - Parcel 161758: 942 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/161758.md - Parcel 154703: 778 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/154703.md - Parcel 3120214: 720 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3120214.md - Parcel 223820: 650 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/223820.md - Parcel 5967166: 597 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5967166.md - Parcel 175160: 529 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175160.md - Parcel 4796740: 512 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4796740.md - Parcel 176473: 506 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176473.md - Parcel 176203: 488 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176203.md - Parcel 176205: 465 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176205.md - Parcel 176256: 462 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176256.md - Parcel 176263: 459 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176263.md - Parcel 176251: 451 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176251.md - Parcel 176193: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176193.md - Parcel 161456: 432 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/161456.md - Parcel 176192: 431 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176192.md - Parcel 175292: 430 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175292.md - Parcel 176071: 427 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176071.md - Parcel 176190: 418 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176190.md - Parcel 176194: 417 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176194.md - Parcel 162152: 411 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/162152.md - Parcel 176201: 409 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176201.md - Parcel 176191: 402 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176191.md - Parcel 176195: 401 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176195.md - Parcel 176060: 399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176060.md - Parcel 173891: 397 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/173891.md - Parcel 176064: 396 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176064.md - Parcel 176223: 389 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176223.md - Parcel 176215: 389 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176215.md - Parcel 161709: 384 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/161709.md - Parcel 176198: 378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176198.md - Parcel 176245: 376 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176245.md - Parcel 176208: 374 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176208.md - Parcel 166511: 373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/166511.md - Parcel 176252: 372 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176252.md - Parcel 175842: 365 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175842.md - Parcel 187962: 364 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/187962.md - Parcel 176065: 363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176065.md - Parcel 164707: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/164707.md - Parcel 189459: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/189459.md - Parcel 176248: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176248.md - Parcel 175955: 357 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175955.md - Parcel 176213: 356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176213.md - Parcel 175846: 350 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175846.md - Parcel 176262: 349 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176262.md - Parcel 176053: 348 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176053.md - Parcel 176214: 348 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176214.md - Parcel 175975: 347 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175975.md - Parcel 176217: 346 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176217.md - Parcel 191881: 345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/191881.md - Parcel 176204: 344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176204.md - Parcel 176253: 343 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176253.md - Parcel 176254: 342 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176254.md - Parcel 176222: 340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176222.md - Parcel 176057: 338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176057.md - Parcel 174796: 336 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/174796.md - Parcel 176063: 335 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176063.md - Parcel 176068: 333 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176068.md - Parcel 189807: 331 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/189807.md - Parcel 176474: 330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176474.md - Parcel 2742769: 329 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2742769.md - Parcel 176261: 328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176261.md - Parcel 176218: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176218.md - Parcel 221273: 326 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/221273.md - Parcel 176066: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176066.md - Parcel 175840: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175840.md - Parcel 176052: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176052.md - Parcel 176227: 322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176227.md - Parcel 176250: 321 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176250.md - Parcel 176059: 320 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176059.md - Parcel 175838: 318 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175838.md - Parcel 175839: 317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175839.md - Parcel 176196: 315 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176196.md - Parcel 176475: 315 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176475.md - Parcel 176247: 313 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176247.md - Parcel 175836: 313 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175836.md - Parcel 175979: 312 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175979.md - Parcel 176067: 311 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176067.md - Parcel 176054: 309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176054.md - Parcel 176074: 308 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176074.md - Parcel 176264: 308 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176264.md - Parcel 176226: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176226.md - Parcel 175972: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175972.md - Parcel 176246: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176246.md - Parcel 176255: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176255.md - Parcel 176260: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176260.md - Parcel 177395: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/177395.md - Parcel 176056: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176056.md - Parcel 176216: 303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176216.md - Parcel 176221: 303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176221.md - Parcel 176073: 302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176073.md - Parcel 176259: 302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176259.md - Parcel 176061: 301 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176061.md - Parcel 176202: 300 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176202.md - Parcel 175976: 299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175976.md - Parcel 176210: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176210.md - Parcel 176242: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176242.md - Parcel 176197: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176197.md - Parcel 2516584: 297 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2516584.md - Parcel 176225: 296 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176225.md - Parcel 176243: 294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176243.md - Parcel 176209: 293 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176209.md - Parcel 175848: 292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175848.md - Parcel 140796: 292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/140796.md - Parcel 176069: 289 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176069.md - Parcel 176062: 287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176062.md - Parcel 176070: 287 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176070.md - Parcel 136297: 286 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/136297.md - Parcel 176249: 284 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176249.md - Parcel 176257: 283 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176257.md - Parcel 176199: 282 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176199.md - Parcel 175977: 278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175977.md - Parcel 176219: 276 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176219.md - Parcel 176206: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176206.md - Parcel 176258: 267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176258.md - Parcel 176211: 265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176211.md - Parcel 176055: 259 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176055.md - Parcel 222799: 255 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/222799.md - Parcel 2440417: 253 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2440417.md - Parcel 175973: 244 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175973.md - Parcel 175841: 222 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175841.md - Parcel 176200: 218 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176200.md - Parcel 176212: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176212.md - Parcel 164168: 209 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/164168.md - Parcel 180013: 197 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/180013.md - Parcel 5188702: 187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5188702.md - Parcel 2595025: 186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2595025.md - Parcel 177396: 186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/177396.md - Parcel 175845: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175845.md - Parcel 177397: 167 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/177397.md - Parcel 176207: 154 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176207.md - Parcel 176265: 149 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176265.md - Parcel 176224: 140 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176224.md - Parcel 176228: 106 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176228.md - Parcel 4859930: 98 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4859930.md - Parcel 176058: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176058.md - Parcel 136296: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/136296.md - Parcel 223143: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/223143.md - Parcel 176244: 72 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176244.md - Parcel 176231: 60 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176231.md - Parcel 140343: 57 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/140343.md - Parcel 2516582: 54 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2516582.md - Parcel 176229: 42 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176229.md - Parcel 175974: 38 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175974.md - Parcel 176220: 36 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176220.md - Parcel 194232: 33 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/194232.md - Parcel 222886: 33 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/222886.md - Parcel 165382: 32 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/165382.md - Parcel 196765: 15 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/196765.md - Parcel 175837: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175837.md - Parcel 175835: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175835.md - Parcel 176072: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/176072.md - Parcel 224353: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/224353.md - Parcel 175954: 7 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175954.md - Parcel 175978: 3 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/175978.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 167 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - M2 B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 16 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 11 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - R4 A2 - New Residential (Strategic Residential Reserve): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 6 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - C2.1 E2 - General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - G1 F1 - Open Space (Open space, park): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - S5 G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 1 parcel. 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. - 21 Jul 2026, Meath County Council 2660919: Conditional. Retention. planning permission is sought for: o Car Wash and associated works. o Washdown silt separator. • Air and Water Services. Retention permission is sought for:.o 32mm HDPE watermain..o 150mm foul main..o Associated concrete and kerb works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660919/0 - 8 Jul 2024, Meath County Council 2460504: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of a second floor extension to side of dwelling and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460504/0 - 21 Jun 2024, Meath County Council 2460457: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of the construction of a 2- storey extension to side of dwelling and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460457/0 - 31 Jul 2023, Meath County Council 2360194: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. The development will consist of; construction of a detached two storey, three bedroomed dwelling, boundary landscaping, and all associated site works The height of the building is 8.261m. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360194/0 - 22 Jul 2023, Meath County Council 2360178: N/a. Permission, 1 home. The development will consist of; construction of a detached two storey, three bedroomed dwelling, boundary landscaping, and all associated site works The building height is 9.06m. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360178/0 - 20 Jun 2023, Meath County Council 2360102: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of; construction of a detached two storey, three bedroomed dwelling, boundary landscaping, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360102/0 - 1 Sept 2022, Meath County Council 221132: Conditional. Permission. the provision of roof mounted Solar PV panels and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/221132/0 - 10 Aug 2022, Meath County Council 221047: Conditional. Permission. the provision of a Service Area and Electric Vehicle charging hub and all associated works on a site of approximately 3.4 hectares in area. The proposed development includes 36 no. EV charging points (parking spaces) with a canopy over (maximum height of 3.2 metres); 8 no. general vehicle fuel pumps with a canopy over (maximum height of 5.6 metres) and 2 no. HGV fuel pumps with canopy over (maximum height of 5.6 metres) together with underground fuel storage tanks and ancillary pipe works. Provision is made for an ancillary amenity/services building with a gross floor area of approximately 968 sqm that includes: a retail convenience store with part off-licence (total 100sqm net sales area); 2no food outlets (1 no. with a Drive-Thru function) and a coffee area, ancillary food preparation area, welfare facilities, and a central seating area (166 no. seats). Screened plant (approximately 63 sqm in area) and areas for the fixing of PV panels are proposed at rooftop level. Externally, provision is made for 2 no. picnic areas (100 sqm each); a children's play area (58 sqm); a driver exercise area (54 sqm); 92 no. standard car parking spaces, 4 no. family spaces, 6 no. accessible spaces, 6 no. staff car parking spaces, 1 no. staff EV charging space, 3 no. coach parking spaces, and 12 no. HGV parking spaces (including 2 no. ADR spaces) together with 12 no. bicycle parking spaces, A total of 33 no. signs (both illuminated and non-illuminated) are proposed (with a cumulative area of approximately 168.05 sq,m) to include: 2 no. illuminated totem signs (measuring 8.8m (height) x 1.6m (width) with a combined area of 28.46 sqm); 1 no. illuminated totem sign (measuring 17.5m (height) x 2.5m (width) with an area of 43.75 sqm); wall mounted signage to the services building (37.57 sqm), free-standing (4.76 sqm) and logo and branding signage to all canopies with a total area of (53.49 sqm), Other associated works include the provision of an ESB sub-station (28 sqm); a new left-in and left-out vehicular junction onto the R125 with directional traffic island; raise/fill the site by approximately 0.5 to 1.5 and grading to existing site levels; relocating an approximately 210m long section of n unnamed stream c. 25 metres northwards within the site; and all other ancillary site development, utilities, landscaping, lighting and boundary works/landscaping. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information/revised plans submitted. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/221047/0 - 22 Mar 2022, Meath County Council 22359: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. the development for retention consists of widening of the entrance driveway, provision of a garden office/family recreation structure to the rear garden and erection of fencing to the front of the dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22359/0 - 8 Feb 2022, Meath County Council 22155: N/a. Retention, 1 home. widening of the entrance driveway, provision of a garden office/family recreation structure to the rear garden and erection of fencing to the front of the dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22155/0 - 19 Dec 2017, Meath County Council RA171474: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of the demolition of existing rear utility and the construction of a new single storey extension to side and rear of dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA171474/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Knocks. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - ME044-057001: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME044-057001-. Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape, c. 140m S of an ENE-WSW portion of the canalised headwaters of one of the sources of the S-N River Skane. It was first identified as a low mound in a geophysical survey. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0478) by T. O’Neill of Testing Area 16 of Contract 1, prior to the construction of the M3 motorway and its related works identified archaeological deposits (excavations.ie: 2004:1279) that were completely excavated (E003044) by S. Elder as Knocks 1 from November 2005 to January 2006 (excavations.ie 2005:AD11). This proves to be a spread of clay with a small amount of burnt stone covering several pits, post-holes and stake-holes that are within a circular enclosure defined by a narrow ditch, but the co-location of a fulacht fia and ring-ditch could be wholly fortuitous. The enclosure (int. diam. 31.5m N-S; 30m E-W) is defined by a narrow fosse which was originally dug in eight segments that were later connected by extending the sections. This has resulted in nine bulbous ditch terminals in the course of the ditch, either intact or wholly or partially removed, as well as the terminals around the entrance gap (Wth 1.9m) at N where the W terminal oversails the E. The ditch sections varied greatly in character, being either V-shaped or U-shaped and cut to varying widths and depths (Wth of top 0.9-1.25m; D 0.3-0.65m). A straight section at SE and an incurving portion at SW distort its circularity as does an in-turning at NW where two section of ditch do not quite join up. The fills extended through the sections, but in the S third where the ditch was cut into a yellow clay subsoil it was filled almost exclusively with this material. Elsewhere the fosse was cut through gravel and compacted clay, and was filled with a succession of silts and gravelly clay slumped from the sides. Animal bone was recovered exclusively from the layer above the primary silting throughout the fosse, and a pig humerus from this produced a C14 date of 970-820 cal. BC) while a bone sample from another part of the fosse provided a determination of 920-800 cal. BC placing the enclosure firmly in the Late Bronze Age. None of the internal features can be related through stratigraphy to the enclosure ditch, and its function cannot be determined, although it is likely to be settlement rather than funereal as no human bone was recovered from the fosse. (Elder 2009, 3-5) See the attached plan from Elder (2009, fig. 7) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 December 2021 O’Neill, T. 2004 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 1 Clonee – Dunshaughlin. Final Report on Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 16 Knocks, Readsland, Co. Meath. Licence: 04E0478. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy - ME044-057002: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME044-057002-. Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape, c. 140m S of an ENE-WSW portion of the canalised headwaters of one of the sources of the S-N River Skane. It was first identified as a low mound in a geophysical survey. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0478) by T. O’Neill of Testing Area 16 of Contract 1, prior to the construction of the M3 motorway and its related works identified archaeological deposits (excavations.ie: 2004:1279) that were completely excavated (E003044) by S. Elder as Knocks 1 from November 2005 to January 2006 (excavations.ie 2005:AD11). This proves to be a spread of clay with a small amount of burnt stone covering several pits, post-holes and stake-holes that are within a circular enclosure defined by a narrow ditch, but the co-location of a fulacht fia and ring-ditch could be wholly fortuitous. Within the NW ambit of the ring-ditch fosse a circular clay-topped mound (diam. 12m) was covered by a spread (dims 14m E-W; 12m N-S; T 0.1m) of greyish brown, clayey silt with 20% broken and burnt stone inclusions which also formed the upper fill of the pits and troughs beneath. The full extent of this layer was truncated by ploughing, but largely beneath it were 15 pits (diam. 0.5m; D 0.25m to 2.87m x 1.9m; D 0.27m). Two flat-bottomed pits, one circular (diam. 1.38m; D 0.12m) and the other rectangular (dims 1.83m x 1.58m; D 0.43m) could have served as troughs, and a timber plank was stuck in the side of the rectangular one. Twenty four post-holes and numerous stake-holes were recorded, about half within the concentration of pits, but no pattern was discernible. Forty five flints, mostly debitage, were recovered, but the chronologically diagnostic pieces - scrapers, knives and a hollow-based arrowhead - could be placed in the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. A sample of charcoal from the basal fill of one of the pits recorded two possible dates of 2290-2110 or 2100-2040 cal. BC placing it in the Early Bronze Age. (Elder 2009, 5-6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 December 2021 O’Neill, T. 2004 M3 Clonee - North of Kells, Contract 1 Clonee – Dunshaughlin. Final Report on Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 16 Knocks, Readsland, Co. Meath. Licence: 04E0478. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services 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 Knocks. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 20 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; parts are made ground. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knocks. - 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/knocks.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/knocks.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/knocks.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knocks 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) - Dunshaughlin: https://everytownland.com/meath/dunshaughlin.md - Johnstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/johnstown-160903.md - Leshemstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/leshemstown.md - Readsland: https://everytownland.com/meath/readsland.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/meath/knocks - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/knocks