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

Townland in the civil parish of Castlerickard, barony of Moyfenrath Upper, Co. Meath; in Irish Lionsden.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,396,454 m² (139.65 ha, 345.07 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,255 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Castlerickard, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/castlerickard.md
- Barony: Moyfenrath Upper
- Electoral division: Castlerickard, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 2,247 people lived in 694 households in the Castlerickard electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 58% 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/38953
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161043
- Centre: latitude 53.485877, longitude -6.929517 (WGS 84)

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

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lionsden, from 114 m² to 316,594 m² (31.66 ha, 78.23 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 147750: 316,594 m² (31.66 ha, 78.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/147750.md
- Parcel 138637: 198,382 m² (19.84 ha, 49.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/138637.md
- Parcel 156068: 190,081 m² (19.01 ha, 46.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156068.md
- Parcel 199976: 130,944 m² (13.09 ha, 32.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/199976.md
- Parcel 155187: 117,687 m² (11.77 ha, 29.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/155187.md
- Parcel 224500: 101,825 m² (10.18 ha, 25.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/224500.md
- Parcel 156292: 67,192 m² (6.72 ha, 16.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156292.md
- Parcel 157200: 50,944 m² (5.09 ha, 12.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/157200.md
- Parcel 188275: 34,165 m² (3.42 ha, 8.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/188275.md
- Parcel 156069: 33,886 m² (3.39 ha, 8.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156069.md
- Parcel 219599: 31,976 m² (3.2 ha, 7.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/219599.md
- Parcel 156070: 27,495 m² (2.75 ha, 6.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156070.md
- Parcel 224499: 20,642 m² (2.06 ha, 5.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/224499.md
- Parcel 219598: 19,675 m² (1.97 ha, 4.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/219598.md
- Parcel 186973: 10,236 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/186973.md
- Parcel 197715: 6,274 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/197715.md
- Parcel 194943: 5,855 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/194943.md
- Parcel 637169: 5,020 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/637169.md
- Parcel 161992: 4,679 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161992.md
- Parcel 2682158: 3,547 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2682158.md
- Parcel 2682160: 3,196 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2682160.md
- Parcel 2682157: 2,716 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2682157.md
- Parcel 4669138: 2,311 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4669138.md
- Parcel 198041: 2,085 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198041.md
- Parcel 171962: 1,384 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/171962.md
- Parcel 215380: 623 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/215380.md
- Parcel 2682156: 535 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2682156.md
- Parcel 5747593: 309 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5747593.md
- Parcel 2682159: 197 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2682159.md
- Parcel 5747634: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5747634.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)

3 applications, newest first.

- 27 May 2026, Meath County Council 2660627: Conditional. Permission. the proposed development will consist of i) the sub-division of the existing house into two separate dwellings, ii) the addition of two dormers to the rear elevation of the main house, iii) the addition of a velux window to the front elevation of the main house, iv) the construction of a single storey extension to the east side of the main house, v) the addition of a flat roof open porch to the main house, vi) the replacement of the existing septic tank with a wastewater treatment system and percolation area to serve both houses, and vii) all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660627/0
- 25 Apr 2025, Meath County Council 2560416: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of the demolition of existing single storey extensions to the front and rear of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new single storey extension to the front, rear & side of the existing dwelling, all associated elevational changes to the existing dwelling, the demolition of existing detached domestic garage and the construction of a new detached domestic garage in a new location, the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and upgrade to a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560416/0
- 28 Feb 2025, Meath County Council 2560204: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development will consist of extension works to the existing dwelling house and all associated site works on this site.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560204/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC, site code 002299, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002299
- Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA, site code 004232, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004232

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

- ME041-013: Barrow - mound barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME041-013----. Located on a rise in a fairly level landscape, and within the demesne of Lionsden House which is c. 120m to the W. It is described as a mound in gothic lettering on the 1836 and 1912 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is a circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 11.5m E-W; H 2m) with some trees, separated by a berm (Wth 3m) from an outer earthen bank (Wth 2m; H 0.35m). 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 August 2019
- ME041-019: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME041-019----. In September 1986 human remains were discovered during digging on a farm. The remains consisted of human lower limbs representing at least three individuals. They appear to have been unaccompanied inhumations in unprotected pits. Two perforated scallop shells were also found in the disturbed topsoil indicating that burials took place here in the medieval period. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 13 March 2013
- ME041-021: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME041-021----. Situated on the W bank of the S-N Blackwater River and c. 50m from the canalised stream. Archaeological monitoring (02E0194) of topsoil stripping in advance of the development of a gas pipeline identified a burnt mound (dims 8.9m E-W; 6.4m N-S; T c. 0.1m), which was preserved in situ (BGE: 1A/40/1). The burnt mound (ME041-022----) is c. 60m to the S. (Tobin 2003, 29, Fig 19) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2018
- ME041-022: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME041-022----. Situated on the W bank of the S-N Blackwater River and c. 50m from the canalised stream. Archaeological monitoring (02E0194) of topsoil stripping in advance of the development of a gas pipeline identified four spreads of broken and burnt stones in a confined area (dims 7m E-W; 6m N-S; T ). The spreads (BGE: 1A/40/2) were tested and proved to be three shallow spreads and one pit (dims 0.94m x 0.83m; D 0.28m) which may have served as a trough. The burnt mound (ME041-021----) is c. 60m to the N. (Tobin 2003, 30, Fig. 19) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 7 February 2018

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)

- Farm house, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 14404107, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=ME&regno=14404107. Detached three-bay single-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, built c.1820. Hipped corrugated metal sheet roof, rendered mud walls, and timber sash windows. Two-bay single-storey building set at right-angle to the north-west corner of the site. Cobbles and cast-iron water pump to site, enclosed by octagonal entrance piers and dry-stone boundary walls. Mud walled and stone outbuildings to east.

## 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 Lionsden, 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: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2439, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2439.zip (ZIP).
- 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/lionsden.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/lionsden.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/lionsden.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Lionsden 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)

- Ballinderry: https://everytownland.com/meath/ballinderry-160094.md
- Ballymahon: https://everytownland.com/meath/ballymahon.md
- Brackanrainey: https://everytownland.com/meath/brackanrainey.md
- Castlerickard: https://everytownland.com/meath/castlerickard.md
- Donore: https://everytownland.com/meath/donore-160610.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/meath/lionsden
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