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

Townland in the civil parish of Dunboyne, barony of Dunboyne, Co. Meath; in Irish An Loch Salach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 552,353 m² (55.24 ha, 136.49 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,908 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Dunboyne, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/dunboyne.md
- Barony: Dunboyne
- Electoral division: Dunboyne, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/37786
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161072
- Centre: latitude 53.417761, longitude -6.451216 (WGS 84)

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

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughsallagh, from 19 m² to 241,317 m² (24.13 ha, 59.63 acres); 29 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 638240: 241,317 m² (24.13 ha, 59.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/638240.md
- Parcel 2648712: 131,613 m² (13.16 ha, 32.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648712.md
- Parcel 207145: 48,729 m² (4.87 ha, 12.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207145.md
- Parcel 208031: 27,255 m² (2.73 ha, 6.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/208031.md
- Parcel 2673371: 23,431 m² (2.34 ha, 5.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673371.md
- Parcel 4829104: 13,029 m² (1.3 ha, 3.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4829104.md
- Parcel 2648697: 7,309 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648697.md
- Parcel 2673331: 5,962 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673331.md
- Parcel 138289: 5,252 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/138289.md
- Parcel 165610: 4,246 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/165610.md
- Parcel 2673339: 4,196 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673339.md
- Parcel 161615: 3,988 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161615.md
- Parcel 190453: 3,679 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190453.md
- Parcel 2673362: 2,879 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673362.md
- Parcel 137450: 2,648 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137450.md
- Parcel 2673349: 2,576 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673349.md
- Parcel 141284: 2,545 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/141284.md
- Parcel 2673357: 2,197 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2673357.md
- Parcel 186943: 2,171 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/186943.md
- Parcel 203937: 2,088 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/203937.md
- Parcel 210968: 2,014 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/210968.md
- Parcel 211164: 1,908 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/211164.md
- Parcel 152172: 1,649 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/152172.md
- Parcel 159013: 1,246 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/159013.md
- Parcel 204090: 1,087 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/204090.md
- Parcel 4751734: 601 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4751734.md
- Parcel 135903: 600 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/135903.md
- Parcel 148010: 527 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/148010.md
- Parcel 211939: 467 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/211939.md
- Parcel 3405979: 462 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3405979.md
- Parcel 5019404: 437 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5019404.md
- Parcel 4727160: 418 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727160.md
- Parcel 4909808: 392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4909808.md
- Parcel 638228: 364 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/638228.md
- Parcel 638169: 334 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/638169.md
- Parcel 2955723: 314 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2955723.md
- Parcel 3405983: 235 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3405983.md
- Parcel 205169: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/205169.md
- Parcel 4727161: 153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727161.md
- Parcel 2641572: 101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2641572.md
- Parcel 3453546: 93 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3453546.md
- Parcel 2721915: 45 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2721915.md
- Parcel 638225: 19 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/638225.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; 49 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan
- C2.1 E2/E3 - General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and Distribution (Industrial, enterprise, employment): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 12 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

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

12 applications, newest first.

- 14 Aug 2025, Meath County Council 2560854: Conditional. Permission, 211 homes. Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - the development will comprise amendments to the permitted development as per Large-scale Residential Development permission reference 23/849 which comprises 517no. apartment units, 44no. duplex units,155no. 2storey houses, a creche and associated site works. The proposed development incorporates the following amendments: (I) Reconfiguration of apartment block B1 with reduction of associated basement parking and provision of ground level parking in lieu of same. Apartment block B1 is amended with omission of 3no. 2 bed apartments to comprise a total of 67 apartments in lieu of 70 apartments as granted. (II) The omission of the Creche from apartment block B1 with a new two storey creche to be provided. (III) Revised phasing and associated site works. (IV) Reconfiguration of apartment block B2 with reduction of basement parking and provision of ground level parking in lieu of same. Apartment block B2 unit mix is amended with omission of 5no. 1 bed apartments and 3no. 2bed apartments to comprise 69 apartments in lieu of 77 apartments as granted. (V) The reduction in basement parking provision and overall parking provision will be amended by the provision of additional spaces at ground level. Revisions to bicycle storage provision are also proposed. (VI) Amendments to the design of duplex units (unit type D) comprising revised facades and roof designs to incorporate provision of a mono-pitch roof in lieu of previously approved pitch roofs. (VII) The amendment of 44no. duplex units from 1bed and 2bed units to now incorporate 2bed and 3bed units; (no change in overall duplex unit numbers proposed). (VIII) The overall residential unit numbers will decrease to 506no. apartment units, 44no. duplex units and 155no. dwelling houses (705 residential units in lieu of 716 units as granted). (IX) A revised phasing proposal with the creche provided in phase 1B. (X) Reconfiguration of public open space and communal space and associated site works.A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560854/0
- 6 Sept 2024, Meath County Council 2460709: Conditional. Permission, 810 homes. a 10 year Planning Permission of a Large-Scale Residential Development on a site of approx 21.9 ha in total and 15.74 ha net developable area respectively, at Lands at Station Road (L2228) and Old Navan Road (R147), Dunboyne, Co. Meath in the townlands of Dunboyne, Clonee, Castle Farm and Loughsallagh. The principle application site is generally bounded by Station Road (L2228) to the south, Dunboyne Train Station and the Iarnród Éireann rail line to the West, a cluster of detached houses to the south east, greenfield lands to north and east. The application includes also modifications to 2 no. roundabouts on the Old Navan Road, (R147). Development comprises: - a) Construction of 853 no. residential units as follows: 1) 398 no. Apartment Units in 3 no. 1-6 storey blocks (A-C) consisting of 121 no. 1-bedroom apartments; 258 no. 2-bedroom apartments; and 19 no. 3-bedroom apartments. All apartment units will be provided with private open space areas in the form of balconies/terraces. 2) 112 no. Duplex Units in 6 no. 2-4 storey blocks (D-H) consisting of 60 no. 2-bedroom units, 52 no. 3-bedroom units. All duplex units will be provided with private open space areas in the form of balconies/terraces. 3) 343 no. 1-3 storey houses consisting of 4 no. 2-bedroom units, 308 no. 3-bedroom units, 31 no. 4-bedroom units. ....TBC. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460709/0
- 15 Jul 2024, Meath County Council 24302: Conditional. Permission. 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). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/24302/0
- 8 Jul 2024, Meath County Council 24293: N/a. Permission. 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). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/24293/0
- 25 Jun 2024, Meath County Council 2460468: Conditional. Permission, 76 homes. development, on a site area of c.2.14Ha, located at Station Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, in the townland of Castle Farm, south and east of the existing Castle Farm residential development. The proposed development consists of 76 no. dwellings, comprised of 42 no. 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments and duplex units, accommodated in 4 no. 2-3 storey buildings, and 34 no. 2, 3 and 4 bedroom, 2 & 3 storey, terraced, semi-detached and detached houses. Permission is also sought for a creche (c. 324sq.m) located on the ground floor of Block L, which will replace the creche permitted (under Ref. RA/180561) in the adjoining phase of the Castle Farm development. Access to the development will be via the constructed access road to Castle Farm, directly off Station Road. The proposed development also provides for all associated site development works, above & below ground, public and communal open spaces, including hard & soft landscaping and boundary treatments, car & bicycle parking, bin stores, public lighting etc. The effect of the proposed development will result in a modification to an extant permission under Ref. RA/180561. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460468/0
- 1 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 23849: Conditional. Permission, 209 homes. for a 10-year permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development at this site in the Townlands of Castle Farm, Ruskin and Clonee, Dunboyne, County Meath on lands generally bound to the east and south by agriculturally zoned lands, to the west by the larnr6d Eireann rail line, and to the north by the residential development permitted under Meath County Council (MCC) Reg. Ref. RA180561, agricultural lands and the L2228 (Station Road/Clonee Road). Alterations to two no. roundabouts on the R147 (Old Navan Road) is also proposed and these are located on lands in the townlands of Loughsallagh and Clonee, Dunboyne, County Meath. The proposed development is on a site of approximately 16.92Ha overall and consists of 716no. dwellings in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, duplexes and apartments as follows: • 517no. apartment units are accommodated in 8no.buildings of 4-7 storeys in height comprising: l0no. 1-bed apartments, 202no. 2-bed apartments and 24no. 3-bed apartments accommodated in 4no. 4-6 storey apartment blocks (Blocks Al, A2, A3 and A4); 55no. 1-bed apartments, 80no. 2-bed apartments and 12no. 3-bed apartments accommodated in 2no. 6-7 storey apartment blocks (Blocks Bl and B2); 36no. 1-bed apartments, 78no. 2-bed apartments and 20no. 3-bed apartments accommodated in 2no. 4-5 storey apartment blocks (Blocks Cl and C2)……………….. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23849/0
- 25 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 23836: Conditional. Retention. the proposed development will consist of a retention application for a building already in existence on the datacentre campus. The building was previously used as temporary substation to help power the campus during construction stage. The site area is circa 0.04 Ha. The building has since been decommissioned and the applicant is applying for retention permission to retain the building for storage of landscaping materials and maintenance equipment. The building is two tiered with different heights. The building measures approximately 12.5 metres in length and has a height of 2.9 metres on the lower side of the tier and a height of 4.27 metres on the higher tier. The building has a width of 5.3 metres at both ends. The building being retained has an area of 69.5sq.m.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23836/0
- 18 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 23816: N/a. Permission, 1 home. AZRA Property Company Limited intend to apply for a 10-year permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development at this site in the Townlands of Castle Farm, Ruskin and Clonee, Dunboyne, County Meath on lands generally bound to the east and south by agriculturally zoned lands, to the west by the larnr6d Eireann rail line, and to the north by the residential development permitted under Meath County Council (MCC) Reg. Ref. RA180561, agricultural lands and the L2228 (Station Road/Clonee Road). Alterations to two no. roundabouts on the R147 (Old Navan Road) is also proposed and these are located on lands in the townlands of Loughsallagh and Clonee, Dunboyne, County Meath. The proposed development is on a site of approximately 16.92Ha overall and consists of 716no. dwellings in a mixture of terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, duplexes and apartments as follows: • 517no. apartment units are accommodated in 8no.buildings of 4-7 storeys in height comprising: l0no. 1-bed apartments, 202no. 2-bed apartments and 24no. 3-bed apartments accommodated in 4no. 4-6 storey apartment blocks (Blocks Al, A2, A3 and A4); 55no. 1-bed apartments, 80no. 2-bed apartments and 12no. 3-bed apartments accommodated in 2no. 6-7 storey apartment blocks (Blocks Bl and B2); 36no. 1-bed apartments, 78no. 2-bed apartments and 20no. 3-bed apartments accommodated in 2no. 4-5 storey apartment blocks (Blocks Cl and C2)……………….. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23816/0
- 16 Aug 2023, Meath County Council 2360219: N/a. Retention. the proposed development will consist of a retention application for a building already in existence on the datacentre campus. The building was previously used as a temporary substation to help power the campus during construction stage. The site are is circa 0.04Ha. The building has since been decommissioned and the applicant is applying for retention permission to retain the building for storage of landscaping materials and maintenance equipment. The building is two tiered with different heights. The building measures approximately 12.5 metres in length and has a height of 2.9 metres on the lower side of the tier and has a height of 4.27 metres on the higher tier. The building has a width of 5.3 metres at both ends. The building being retained has an area of 69.5sq.m.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360219/0
- 23 Jan 2019, Meath County Council RA190055: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct storey and half type dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit, ancillary site works and permission is sought to block up existing agricultural and existing domestic entrance and construct new dual entrance to service the proposed dwelling and adjacent existing dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA190055/0
- 19 Oct 2018, Meath County Council RA181240: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (A) A rear and side, ground-floor extension (97sq.m.) and front porch (3.5sq.m.) (B) A pre-existing roofed, partially open, detached storage area (95sq.m.) (C) A detached, side and rear, open, roofed BBQ area (56q.m). (D) A detached rear shed (16sq.m.) (E) A detached, covered, circular fire-wood store (13sq.m.) (F) A pair of wooden gates(2mm high and 4mm wide) as vehicular entrance to front. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA181240/0
- 27 Jun 2017, Meath County Council RA170734: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construct storey and a half type dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit, ancillary site works and permission is sought to block up existing agricultural and existing domestic entrance and construct new dual entrance to service the proposed dwelling and adjacent existing dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA170734/0

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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 Loughsallagh.

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

- ME050-047: Road - road/trackway, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME050-047----. Situated in the N-S valley of the meandering Tolka River, with the original stream c. 50m to the W. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0489) by R. O’Hara prior to the construction of the M3 motorway identified a cobbled surface (excavations.ie: 2004:1191) that was further excavated (E003030) by L. Clarke (excavations.ie 2005:AD12) as Loughsallagh 1. The road surface, consisting of cobbles set in a compact grey/brown stoney layer (Wth 10m plus; T 0.3m), extended NNE-SSW beyond the excavation limits at N and S, and its E edge was not exposed. It was accompanied by a drain (Wth of top 2.1m; D 0.48m) filled with grey brown silty clays on its W side. A thin dark brown silty clay layer (max. T 0.22m) separated this surface from an earlier metaled surface (Wth 5.5m; max. T 0.15m) that had a drain (Wth of top 1.9m; D 0.48m) filled with brown/grey silty clay on the W side. Some metal fragments were recovered but none are diagnostic. Although the road is not precisely represented at this point on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map both road surfaces are post-medieval in date and are earlier iterations of the ‘old’ road from Dublin to Dunshaughlin (R147). (Clarke 2008) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 November 2021
- ME050-049001: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME050-049001-. 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. Whittaker 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. About 30m N of the ring-ditch (ME050-049002-) was the base of a rectangular trough (dims 1.58m x 0.95m; D 0.1-0.2m) which had a stake-hole in three of its corners. The two fills of brown sandy clay had a quantity of burnt stone and charcoal. There were no other associated features and no evidence of a burnt mound, but there was undoubtedly a fulacht fia at this location one time. Three small pits (diam. 0.5-0.8m; D 0.12-0.24m) were found 10-20m to the E which might not be connected with either monument but the largest of these pits (dims 1.41m x 1.24m; D 0.26m) had a high charcoal content, including burnt planks. (Whitaker 2020, 18-20 Site 6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 November 2021
- ME050-049002: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME050-049002-. 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. Whittaker 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. Situated in the N-S valley of the meandering Tolka River, with the stream c. 70m to the W. The E part of a ring-ditch (int. diam. 10.83m N-S) defined by a single fosse (Wth of top 1.2-1.3m; D 0.2-0.3m) had three fills of silty or sandy clay with flecks of charcoal and burnt bone, which are only missing from the mottled orange-grey sandy clay that was confined to the N end of the of the fosse where it peters out. No artefacts were recovered and there were no concentrations of burnt bone. The trough from a fulacht fia (ME050-049001-) is c. 30m to the N. (Whitaker 2020, 18-20, Site 6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 November 2021
- ME051-006: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-006----. Situated on a slight rise on a level landscape. A church at Loughsallagh is not listed in the Ussher (1622) (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxviii-lxxii) or Dopping (1682-5) Visitations (Ellison 1971, 37-9) as a church in the deanery of Ratoath. Cogan (1862-70, vol. 1, 190) records that a church dedicated to St. Michael had been levelled. There is no evidence of a church within an oval graveyard (dims c. 55m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at SW: Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.8m) with trees and an outer flat-bottomed fosse or drain (at SW: Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1.4m; ext. D 0.7m). Cogan (ibid.) records that devotions at St. Michael’s well within the graveyard had been discontinued since c. 1810, but the well remains as a rectangular sunken area (dims 1.1m x 1.1m; D 1m) retained by drystone walling and with a grass-covered mound (Wth 1-1.5m; H 0.2-0.4m) around it on every side, except the W. There is no evidence of veneration. 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 upload/revision: 12 November 2014
- ME051-006001: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-006001-. Situated on a slight rise on a level landscape. A church (ME051-006----) was within an oval graveyard (dims c. 55m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at SW: Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.8m) with trees and an outer flat-bottomed fosse or drain (at SW: Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1.4m; ext. D 0.7m). St. Michael's holy well (ME051-006002-) is within the graveyard. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 November, 2014
- ME051-006002: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-006002-. Situated on a slight rise on a level landscape and within the graveyard (ME051-006001-). Cogan (1862-70, 1, 190) records that devotions at St. Michael’s well within the graveyard had been discontinued since c. 1810, but the well remains as a rectangular sunken area (dims 1.1m x 1.1m; D 1m) retained by drystone walling and with a grass-covered mound (Wth 1-1.5m; H 0.2-0.4m) around it on every side, except the W. There is no evidence of veneration, but traditionally it had a cure for toothache and the customary offerings were pins (IFC, Schools Collection, 689, 11, 24). (French 2012, 90-1) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 24 April, 2019
- ME051-019: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-019----. Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 15m; ext. diam. c. 20m) defined by a single fosse feature was recorded by Noel Meehan using a drone-mounted camera on 09/07/2018. It is bisected by a NE-SW drain feature (Wth c. 2m) and some pits are visible in the interior. The cropmark of what is probably a fairly modern quarry is c.20m to the NW, and there are other quarry-pits in the vicinity. The ring-ditch (ME051-019001-) is c. 20m to the S and ring-ditch (ME051-019002-) is c. 70m to the SW. The enclosure was also identified by Jean-Charles Caillere on Google Earth (24/06/2018), and it is also visible on Google Earth (11/06/2012; 12/07/2013) but the other features do not appear on any other media. See the attached views courtesy of Noel Meehan: _1 from S; _2 from N Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 30 April, 2019
- ME051-019001: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-019001-. Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 5-10m) defined by a single fosse feature (Wth c. 2-3m) was recorded by Noel Meehan using a drone-mounted camera on 09/07/2018. It is cut by a NE-SW drain feature (Wth c. 2m) towards its SE edge. The enclosure (ME051-019----) is c. 20m to the N and ring-ditch (ME051-019992-) is c. 55m to the WSW. It is not recorded on any other maps or images. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 April, 2019
- ME051-019002: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-019002-. Situated on a fairly level landscape with a N-S course of the Tolka River c. 50m to the W. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 10m) defined by a wide fosse feature (Wth c. 5m) was recorded by Noel Meehan using a drone-mounted camera on 09/07/2018. It is bisected by a N-S field bank and is not visible W of that feature. The ring-ditch (ME051-019001-) is c. 55m to the ENE and enclosure (ME051-019----) is c. 70m to the NE. It is not recorded on any other maps or images. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 April, 2019
- ME051-030: Pit, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-030----. 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 pit (dims 2.66m x 1.66m; D 0.38m) had two fills of grey-brown silty clay with varying amounts of charcoal flecks, animal bone and sea-shells. The pit was partly cut by linear furrows. No artefacts were recovered but a human femur that returned a post-medieval date, was in the topsoil. (Whitaker 2020, 30, Site 11) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 November 2021
- ME051-031: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-031----. 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. Twelve pits (dims 0.77m x 0.6m; D 0.07m to 1.96m x 1.38m; D 0.2m) in a concentrated area (dims 10m x 10m) were filled with single fills of grey-black silty or sandy clays, and five of the pits were covered by a spread of grey silty clay (dims 8m x 5m; max. T 0.1m). One of the largest pits (dims 1.94m x 1.5m; D 1m) had fills of a black silty clay over a grey sandy clay, and there were four stake-holes in its base. No charcoal flecking was noted and no artefacts were recovered, apart from a small quantity of animal bone. Two shallow E-W linear cuts just N of the pits are probably furrows. (Whitaker 2020, 21-5, Site 7) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021
- ME051-035: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME051-035----. 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. An irregularly shaped spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 5.03m x 2.5m; max. T 0.09m) produced some sherds of prehistoric pottery and is associated with four small pits (dims 0.13m x 0.13m; D 0.14m to 1m x 0.9m; D 0.12m), but a trough is not recognised. There are also eight post-holes and six stake-holes, but no pattern is discernible although five of the stake-holes are in a NW-SE line (L 1.7m). No artefacts were recovered. Just 2m N of the burnt mound material was an E-W gully (L 9.65m; Wth 0.37m; D 0.06-0.12m) and some post-holes and stake-holes. These features were filled with silty clays lacking any burnt stone content so they are probably unrelated to the burnt mound, and the gully was cut by a N-S agricultural drain. Extending E from the burnt mound was a line of pits (dims < 1m) also with fills of silty clays with charcoal and some burnt stone, but one of the pits produced a small sherd of glazed stoneware that could be post-medieval in date. (Whitaker 2020, 12-17, Site 4) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

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 Loughsallagh.

## 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.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2999, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2999.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/loughsallagh.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/loughsallagh.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/loughsallagh.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Loughsallagh 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)

- Bracetown: https://everytownland.com/meath/bracetown.md
- Castlefarm: https://everytownland.com/meath/castlefarm.md
- Clonee: https://everytownland.com/meath/clonee-160407.md
- Dunboyne: https://everytownland.com/meath/dunboyne.md
- Gunnocks: https://everytownland.com/meath/gunnocks.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/loughsallagh
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/loughsallagh