Moat

96 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moat, from 122 m² to 529,457 m² (52.95 ha, 130.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 117 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 5 Jun 2026Conditional

  the development will consist of Planning permission of the following: 1) Construct single storey agricultural slatted shed with underground slurry storage 2) all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660684

• 4 Feb 2026N/a

  a new combined garden room and storage shed, and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660132

• 23 Jul 2025Refused

  a) the construction of a detached two-bedroom single-storey family flat of 62.5sqm, b) the installation of a proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560770

• 24 Apr 2025Conditional

  Rehabilitation and improvement of a 2km stretch of the Halfcarton River at Moat, Ballymacad and Ballynagranshy, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. Works will include removal of some in-stream vegetation, repair and reinstatement of existing in-stream structures, improvement and alteration of flow dynamics by the construction of deflectors and weirs and the introduction of spawning gravel to improve breeding habitats for trout. Appropriate assessment and an NIS has been submitted as part of this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2573

• 10 Apr 2025N/a

  planning permission is being sought for the rehabilitation and improvement of a 2km stretch of the Halfcarton River at Moat, Ballymacad and Ballynagranshy. Works will include removal of some in-stream vegetation, repair and reinstatement of existing in-stream structures, improvement and alteration of flow dynamics by the construction of deflectors and weirs and the introduction of spawning grovel to improve breeding habitats for trout. Appropriate assessment and an NIS has been submitted as part of this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561

• 14 Mar 2025Refused

  the development will consist of the following : Construction of a domestic garage / store combined with home office and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560255

• 28 Feb 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the following: 1) to demolish an existing single storied extension to the rear - side of dwelling house, 2) to raise the roof level of the existing dwelling and construct one and a half storied extensions to the side and rear, new roof to the front porch and internal alterations, 3) to close up an existing septic tank and soak-pit and to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, 4) to upgrade the existing entrance and construct entrance gates and piers, 5) all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560191

• 22 Apr 2021Conditional

  the development will consist of a two storey dwelling house and septic tank and percolation area and new vehicular entrance onto public road including access laneway from road to the site and all associated site and landscaping works. Significant Further information/Revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21753

• 9 Apr 2021N/a

  the development will consist of a two storey dwelling house and septic tank and percolation area and new vehicular entrance onto public road including access laneway from road to the site and all associated site and landscaping works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21670

• 12 Oct 2018Conditional

  to demolish existing derelict single storey dwelling, and full planning permission is sought to construct bungalow type dwelling, place new septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA181200

• 3 Feb 2017Conditional

  the development consist of extension to side, rear and first floor of dwelling house incorporating living accommodation with new utility to rear and all ancillary site works in relation to above (Previously granted planning reference KA40267)

  Permission · Meath County Council, KA170099

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Moat.

Recorded monuments

• ME008-023001 Cross
  Description

  Located against the E wall of the graveyard attached to St Bridgid's Roman Catholic church at Ballinacree is a limestone cross (H 1.08m; span 0.62m) with a disc-head which is almost square in shape (diam. 0.41m). It has a chamfer on every edge, and a rectangular stem (dims 0.3m x 0.18m at base) that narrows as it rises (dims 0.24m x 0.16m at top) towards the head. The arms and top of the shaft are smaller (dims 0.16m x 0.15m) and quite short (L 0.1m). There is no inscription, but it is probably 17th century in date. 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: 14 January 2014

• ME008-023002 Font
  Description

  There is a record from 1969 of a possible font from the graveyard attached to St Bridgid’s Roman Catholic at Ballinacree (SMR file). There are no dimensions and it had a concave basin, but no drain-hole. It is likely to have been a stoup and it is no longer present. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 January, 2015

• ME008-024 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated in an undulating landscape. A small circular feature (diam. c. 15m) is depicted only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. A slight rise in the graveyard attached to St. Bridget’s Roman Catholic church could indicate the monument. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-032001 Souterrain
  Description

  Located beneath the motte (ME008-032002-) and entered at the south. It consists of a drystone-built and lintelled passage (Wth of base 1m; Wth of top 0.7m; H 1.3m)) that curves to the E (L c. 20m), and it is collapsed at its further end. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-032002 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. The motte is a subcircular flat-topped earthen mound (dims of top 16m E-W; 14m N-S; H 6m) with the remains of a stone wall on the perimeter. It is grass-covered but planted with mature trees and is defined by a fosse that survives against the bailey (at SW: Wth of top 5.23m; D 1.2m) SW-NW. The bailey is crescent or D-shaped attached to the motte SW-NE, and it is defined by earthen banks with an outer fosse (at S: Wth of top 4.5m; int. D 3m; ext. D 0.8m). The souterrain (ME008-032001-) is at base of the motte, and has an opening at S. Its presence suggests that the motte may have been adapted from a rath. The parish church of Killiagh (ME008-035----) is c. 430m to the NE. 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. Date of revision: 7 June 2016

• ME008-033 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a hollow on an undulating landscape. Aerial photograph (CUCAP: BGM, 53) shows what appears to be the cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a single narrow fosse feature. The nature of this enclosure is not clear, and it has not become visible on other aerial images. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-034 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape and on the N side of the graveyard (ME008-035001-). An enclosure is depicted here on an estate map (21 F (30) 3) made in 1864, and a large D-shaped enclosure (dims. c. 100m E-W; c. 60m N-S) defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse can be seen in the oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP: BGM, 53). No feature is visible now in improved pasture, but if the perimeter at W is extended SE to encompass the S and E sides of the graveyard creating a large circular enclosure (diam. c. 100m) around the church (ME008-035----). There is no other evidence of an early date for the church. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-035 Church
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a gently undulating landscape. A church at Moimany is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 259). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel of Killiagh as repaired (Erlington 1847-64, 1, cxxi). The church of Killeagh is marked on the Down Survey map of County Meath where it is placed centrally in the parish in a townland called Killeagh, which consists of the modern townland of Moat. According to the Dopping and Regal Visitations (1682-93) the church and chancel of Moymane alias Killeagh were down and it was not enclosed (Ellison 1975, 9-10). The Church of Ireland church was built in 1800 (Lewis 1837, 2, 118) and removed before 1964. Only the base of the S wall (L 14.3m; max. H 0.5m) of this structures remains. It is thought to have been made from stones of the older church (O'Connell 1964, 92-3), of which there is no visible trace in a raised D-shaped graveyard (dims c. 60m N-S; c. 60m E-W) defined by masonry walls with straight sides at N, E and W. There are mature deciduous trees inside the perimeter, and the graveyard has a large collection of headstones dating from c. 1730-1750. It continued in use until c. 1910, but there are no dressed stones from the medieval structure in the graveyard. A small rectangular annexe (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 10m N-S) defined by masonry walls and attached to the N continues to be used for burial up to the present. The large enclosure site (ME008-034----) is immediately to the N and together with the graveyard could constitute an ecclesiastical enclosure around an early church, but there is no other evidence of an early date. The motte and bailey (ME008-032----) is c. 450m to the SW. 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: 31October, 2018

• ME008-035001 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a gently undulating landscape. The parish church of Killeagh (ME008-035----), of which there is no visible trace, is in a raised D-shaped graveyard (dims c. 60m N-S; c. 60m E-W) defined by masonry walls with straight sides at N, E and W. There are mature deciduous trees inside the perimeter, and the graveyard has a large collection of headstones dating from c. 1730-1750. It continued in used until c. 1910, but there are no dressed stones from the medieval structure in the graveyard. A small rectangular annexe (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 10m N-S) defined by masonry walls and attached to the N continues to be used for burial up to the present. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 14 January, 2015

• ME008-036 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a W-facing slope in an undulating landscape. It was described in 1969 as a large but overgrown circular area (diam. c. 70m N-S; c. 70m E-W) that slopes down to the NW. It was defined by the remains of an earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 4m; Wth of top 1.2m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.1m) N-NE and at SE, and by a scarp (at W: Wth 2m; H 3m) SW-N. There is an outer fosse (at SE: Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 2.2m; ext. D 1.1m) visible S-W. The original entrance was not identified. The interior had been cleared of growth by 1995 (OSAP) and is now grass-covered. 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-037 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a W-facing slope. This was described in 1969 as an overgrown circular area (diam. 47m N-S; 47m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 3.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.9m) on top of a natural scarp (at W: Wth 2.5m; H 1.6m) with a slight fosse (at W: Wth 3.5m; ext. D 0.4m) at its base separated by a berm (at W: Wth 2.5m) from an outer bank (at W: Wth of base 4.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m). Outside this is another berm (at W: Wth 3m) and an outer field bank (at W: Wth 1.5m; H 0.2-0.3m). The inner berm and features outside it had been removed by a NW-SE road bank NNW-E. There is an entrance through the inner (Wth of base 2.5m), middle (Wth of base 2.8m) and outer (Wth of base c. 4.3m) at SSW. The growth in the interior had been removed by 1995 (OSAP). 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: 31 October 2018

• ME008-048 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a rise which is on a S-facing slope. This is a subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 30m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) that that is domed (H 0.4-1.1m) but slopes down to the S and SW (H 1m). It is defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at NE: Wth of base 3.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m) NE-S that is largely reduced to a scarp which melds into the natural slope (at NW: H 1.7m). There is no visible fosse and the entrance is a ramp (Wth of base 2.2m) at 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: 31 October 2018 Amended: 15 December 2022

Architectural heritage

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1700–1750 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard, with medieval interments, having eighteenth- and nineteenth-century stone grave markers. Private graveyard to the north. Remains of church to site. Rubble stone boundary walls with octagonal gate piers and cast-iron double gates. Pair of houses now in ruins to the east.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. 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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Moat.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. 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.

No address of the register names Moat with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Moat

Area

3,199,344 m² (319.93 ha, 790.58 acres)

Civil parish

Killeagh, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Oldcastle, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Oldcastle electoral division: 2,333 people in 896 households; 64% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinrink, Ballymacad, Ballynacree, Ballynagranshy, Baltrasna, Crossdrum Lower, Sranayalloge (Co. Cavan), Tully

Placenames

Moat on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. 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.