Moydrum or Bogstown

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moydrum or Bogstown, from 2,580 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres) to 813,245 m² (81.32 ha, 200.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 45 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

No planning application touches the townland of Moydrum or Bogstown in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 Moydrum or Bogstown.

Recorded monuments

• ME046-029 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  A substantial linear plank-built trackway that connects the eastern dryland to the dryland island within the bog. The trackway runs for 422m, is aligned E-W and visible at 25 locations, 14 of which lie on the field surface. All but one location lie within 0.6m of the field surface. The trackway was first identified in 2005 at 19 locations and traced for 250m. It is now known to extend for 422m. A 2005 dendrochronological date placed the monument at 1569 BC ± 9 yrs (Whitaker 2005). The trackway was subject to partial excavation in 2007 (Rohan 2008; 2009) where three excavation cuttings were opened (one at each end and one in the middle). Just less than 30m was excavated but the trackway was shown to be a single plank walkway large enough to carry pedestrians. Oak planks (0.12–4m wide and 0.08–0.30m in diameter) were laid end-to-end and supported by smaller transverse elements typically positioned at the ends of the planks. Pegs and stakes were used to secure the trackway on the bog surface. The 2013 survey supports these 2007 findings and also showed that the trackway may have been subject to repair and/or extension in part (see ME046-071----) (Bermingham 2014). During the course of the 2013 field survey a possible composite artefact was recorded at one sighting of this togher, ME-MOY001q. It was not removed at the time, and was described as consisting of two pieces measuring 0.08m by 0.11m in section. Each piece was converted differently and there were two different wood species present. There was a small lug or handle present on the object’s underside (Bermingham 2014). The location of the find spot was confirmed by GPS in 2015 (licence 15E0165). While the ME-MOY001q sighting remained extant, it appeared that two further seasons of drain cutting had completely removed the object. During this field season, the sighting was dated to cal. 1641-1438 BC - UBA-26638 (Whitaker 2017). Compiled by: David O’Connor, Edited by: Femke Vleeshouwer, 15 April 2020 Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-063 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  A linear plank and roundwood Class 1 Togher which extends for 308m and served to connect the eastern dryland with the ridge or dryland-island within the bog. It was visible on the surface and up to 0.61m deep in places. The trackway is constructed using longitudinally-laid roundwoods 0.08–0.32m wide and 0.8–0.15m in diameter and is aligned ENE–WSW. The roundwoods occur singly, in pairs or in threes. Where multiple roundwoods are visible the elements lie parallel to one another and are closely laid. The trackway is situated in raised bog peats. (Bermingham 2014) The site was excavated in 2015 (licence 15E0164). Three cuttings were opened. The site was dated cal. 2848-2466 BC (UBA-26634). The wood elements found were in poor condition. In the first cutting, ME-MOY0002r, the site was composed of longitudinal roundwoods supported by short lengths of transverse roundwood and brushwoods. The wood was mainly alder with lesser amounts of birch. Two pegs were recorded. Six toolmarked ends were noted: chisel and wedge-shaped points with concave facets. In the second cutting, ME-MOY0002k, the site was composed of four longitudinal alder elements, placed a maximum of two wide, with a single transverse birch timber support. The structure was secured with pegs. Only one element had a discernible worked end. In the third cutting, ME-MOY0002b, the site was composed of two pairs of longitudinally-laid parallel alder roundwoods, supported at their ends by a transversely-laid timber, and secured in place with a split alder timber peg. The transverse timber was an outer tangential split (Whitaker 2017). Compiled by: David O’Connor, Edited by: Femke Vleeshouwer, 8th April 2020 Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-064 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  A linear roundwood trackway built using longitudinally-laid roundwoods 0.06–0.23m wide and 0.06–0.08m in diameter. The trackway was traced for 45m and was visible in four consecutive drain faces. It lies between 0.17-0.69m below the field surface and was situated within raised bog peats (Bermingham 2014). The site was excavated in 2015 (licence: 15E0163) and dated to cal. 1660-1501 BC (UBA-26635). It consisted of a short length of a single hazel roundwood oriented E-W. Two roundwood elements were exposed in the extended cutting on the production field to the E of the drain. These were laid end-to-end and oriented E–W as well. One of the elements showed toolmarked ends on both sides (Whitaker 2017). Compiled by: David O’Connor, Edited by: Femke Vleeshouwer, 8th April 2020 Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-065 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A brushwood and roundwood structure exposed on the surface. It consists of two pieces of heavy brushwood and one stake towards the centre of the field 4m from the drain edge. The wood is visible within an area 4 square metres . All pieces are damaged and in poor condition. The brushwood each measure 0.06m in diameter and are 0.25-1.3m long. The stake is 0.02m in diameter and was sampled for radiocarbon dating. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-066 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single north – south aligned worked roundwood exposed on the field surface. The piece, 0.39m long and 0.075m in diameter, is machine damaged with bark surviving on the underside. Both ends are worked with toolmarks made using a flat metal blade. The roundwood was recovered and is suitable for radiocarbon and wood species analyses. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-067 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single piece of brushwood demonstrating the archaeological potential of the location. The piece was located on the field surface 2.6m from the drain edge and measured 1.16m long and 0.03m in diameter. The brushwood was aligned northwest – southeast and lay within raised bog peat with some twigs nearby. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-068 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single stake visible on the field surface demonstrating the archaeological potential of the location. The stake, 0.3m long and 0.035m in diameter, retained a worked end - a chisel point made using a metal blade. The facets were slightly dished suggesting a convex rather than a flat metal blade was used. It was situated in an area rich in natural wood which may be obscuring other archaeological deposits. The area is characterised by laminated highly humified raised bog peats. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-069 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single piece of unworked brushwood exposed on the field surface. The piece measured 0.59m long and 0.03m in diameter and lay within a former pool lined with algae and in raised bog peat. The brushwood was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species identification. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-070 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single worked stake exposed on the field surface. It measured 1.08m long and 0.05m in diameter and retained one worked end. It was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analyses. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-071 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  A plank built trackway running east – west for 31.78m and constructed using transverse, longitudinal and upright elements. Horizontal split-oak timbers and roundwoods are the main visible elements measuring 0.3–1.9m wide and 0.08–0.15m deep and were exposed on the surface. The trackway lies parallel to and within 4m of the Class 1 Togher ME046-029----. It is likely both are related. ME046-071---- may represent an extension or alternative part of this routeway through the bog. Both trackways are situated within raised bog peats. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-072 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single roundwood exposed on the field surface and situated in sticky pool peat within an overall raised bog context. The roundwood measured 1.18m long and 0.07m in diameter and was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-073 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A roundwood and brushwood deposit consisting of a single roundwood and one piece of brushwood exposed in section in the drain face. Both pieces enter the drain face obliquely and occur in a single layer 0.75m below the surface. The site is situated in raised bog peats and lies below a series of laminated raised bog peats. The brushwood was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. ME046-073---- lies 15m east of ME046-074----, another peatland structure. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-074 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A potential roundwood structure evidenced by a single roundwood exposed in part on the field surface close to the drain edge. The roundwood is aligned NW/SE and probing with a bamboo provided a minimum length of 1.30m. It was not visible on the opposing field surface or in the opposing drain face. The wood is broken from milling and situated in raised bog peat with Eriophorum. The roundwood was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. ME046-074---- lies 15m to the west of ME046-073----, another peatland structure. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-075 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single roundwood, allocated a minimum width and diameter of 0.15m. It was subject to instrument survey but a written, drawn or photographic record was not completed. Field notes indicate that this sighting consisted of at least one roundwood exposed in section in the drain face. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-076 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  A roundwood and brushwood Class 2 Togher, partially exposed on the field surface and in two drain faces. The trackway extends over 19m and is aligned NE-SW. It appears to be a single layer of horizontal, longitudinal elements 0.79–1.08m wide and 0.2–0.52m deep. In one location there is a hint of a sub-structure, namely a transverse roundwood that underlies in part longitudinal elements. The monument is situated within raised bog peat with Eriophorum. Brushwood was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. (Bermingham 2014) The site was excavated in 2015 (licence 15E0162). It was found that the togher consisted of longitudinally-laid light birch and alder brushwood and heavy roundwood elements. They were closely placed, providing a walking surface of 0.84-1.2m in width. The wood was in fairly poor condition. The elements were overlapping in places, two to three layers deep. A single short peg was located towards the E of the cutting, and had a degraded toolmarked end. Four other elements with toolmarks were noted, showing concave facets with shallow cutting angles. The site was dated to cal. 3636-3378 BC, UBA-26636 (Whitaker 2017). Compiled by: David O’Connor, Edited by: Femke Vleeshouwer, 8th April 2020 Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-077 Structure - peatland
  Description

  This site was located in the industrial peatlands of Kinnegad Bog. During the recourse of the peatland survey in 2013, just a single horizontal roundwood was noted (Bermingham 2014). This site was excavated in 2015 (licence 15E0161) and dated to cal. 3708–3534 BC (UBA-31812). It was situated in poorly decomposed Sphagnum peat. Excavation revealed three short lengths of brushwood orientated NW-SE, located close to the drain edge 0.11 below the field surface. One of them was located at the N extent of the cutting, with the two others located to the S laid side by side. None of the elements had evidence for toolmarks and all were in fairly poor condition (Whitaker 2017). Compiled by: David O’Connor, Edited by: Femke Vleeshouwer, 15 April 2020 Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-078 Road - class 3 togher
  Description

  A roundwood trackway consisting of pairs of parallel and longitudinal roundwoods exposed in part on the field surface over 5.4m. The trackway is aligned east - west and comprises roundwoods 0.10-0.14m in diameter. The upper exposed surfaces of the elements are shredded from milling. One roundwood was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-079 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single stake exposed on the field surface 1.20m from the drain edge. The top of the stake was broken from milling. It retained bark and a worked end made using a metal blade. The stake lay at a 45º angle and was 0.65m long and 0.04m in diameter. There were no other sightings made immediate to this stake which was situated in raised bog peats. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-080 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A finely dressed large piece of broken wood on the field surface 0.86m from the drain edge. About 12m to the northeast is a single stake. Both sightings are recorded here as ME046-080----. The horizontal piece may not be in its original location. It was aligned northeast - southwest and although reasonably solid was both shredded and broken by milling. The piece was dressed on seven faces bearing flat, clean facets made with a wide, flat metal-bladed axe with slightly expanded corners. The stake measured 0.045m in diameter and was set at a 40° angle. Its top was broken from milling. The horizontal element was sampled for radiocarbon dating and wood species analysis. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-081 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single roundwood, potentially part of a roundwood structure. It has been allocated minimum dimensions of 1m long, 1m wide and 0.15m deep. It was subject to instrument survey but a written, drawn or photographic record was not completed. Field notes indicate that this sighting consisted of at least one roundwood on the field surface. (Bermingham 2014) Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 21 November 2014

• ME046-084 Burial
  Description

  This is the location where the partial remains of a body were discovered in December 2012. The remains were found in a stockpile of milled peat and were not in their original position. The body’s original location is unknown though it is likely to have been within an 80m radius of where it was found. The remains were in a desiccated condition and could have been exposed for some time, anywhere from six months to two years. They comprised a semi-intact torso (gender unknown) with partial limbs (arms). The legs, head and one hand were missing and these appear to have been removed in the milling process. The remains were recovered by the National Museum of Ireland (NMI: 2013:51) and no dateable artefacts were discovered in association with them. The body has been radiocarbon dated to the eight century BC (Bermingham 2014, 2-3). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 18 September 2014

• ME046-087 Structure - peatland
  Description

  This site is located in the industrial peatlands of Kinnegad Bog. It was first recorded in the 2013 Peatland Survey as a Class 2 Road, built using longitudinally laid roundwoods, orientated E-W. It was traced for 45m, was visible in four consecutive drain faces, and lay between 0.17-0.69m below the field surface (Bermingham 2014). It was situated in raised bog peats. On excavation in 2015 (licence: 15E0161) it was interpreted to be a Neolithic structure. It was dated to cal. 3708-3534 BC (UBA 31812). A single cutting, measuring 2x2m, was opened. The site was in poorly decomposed Sphagnum peat. It consisted of three short, poorly preserved lengths of brushwood 0.11m under the field surface, which were orientated NW-SE. One alder brushwood (L0.42m, Diam. 0.02m) was located at the N extent of the cutting, while the other two elements (L0.16/0.18m, Diam. 0.05m) were located 0.78m to the S and laid side by side. Compiled by: Jane Whitaker/Femke Vleeshouwer Date of upload: 26/02/2020

• ME046-088 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  This site is located in the industrial peatlands of Kinnegad Bog. It was first recorded in two sightings during the 2013 Peatland Survey, where it was described as a roundwood and brushwood togher partially exposed on the field surface and in two drain faces. Longitudinal elements and a possible sub-structure were found. The upper elements were all aligned NE-SW (Bermingham 2014). An excavation was carried out in 2015 (licence: 15E0162). The site was dated to cal. 3636-3378 BC (UBA 26636). A single cutting, measuring 6x2m, was opened. The site was in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum, sedge and leafy inclusions. It consisted of longitudinally laid, closely placed light birch and alder brushwood and heavy roundwood elements (Diam. 0.02-0.12m, L0.07-1.92m), forming a walking surface 0.84-1.2m in width. In some areas, they were placed two to three layers deep. The wood was in fairly poor condition. Some elements were gnarled or knotty with forked branch pieces evident. A single short peg was located to the E, and had a degraded toolmarked end. Four other elements with toolmarks were noted, showing concave facets with shallow cutting angles. Compiled by: Jane Whitaker/Femke Vleeshouwer Date of upload: 26/02/2020

• ME046-089 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  This site is located in the industrial peatlands of Kinnegad Bog. It was first recorded in the 2013 Peatland Survey as a togher situated in raised bog peats, extending for 308m and orientated ENE-WSW. The monument was visible on the field surface 2m east of the drain edge and in multiple drain faces (Bermingham 2014). An excavation was carried out in 2015 (licence 15E0164), during which three cuttings were opened. The site was dated cal. 2848-2466 BC (UBA 26634). The togher was in Sphagnum peat of varying levels of decomposition and humification. The first and westernmost cutting (ME-MOY002r, Photo 1) measured 7x2m in size. The togher measured 0.19-1.32m in width and was composed of longitudinal alder and birch roundwoods (Diam. 0.07-0.09m, L0.7-4.87), supported by short lengths of transverse roundwood and brushwood (Diam. 0.03-0.08m, L0.74-1.2m). The wood was in poor condition. Two pegs were recorded. Six toolmarked ends were noted, a combination of chisel and wedge-shaped points with concave facets. In the second cutting (ME-MOY002k, Photo 2) of the same dimensions, the site measured 0.15-0.83m in width. It was composed of four longitudinal alder elements (Diam. 0.08-0.15m, max L3.9m), placed two wide, with a single transverse birch timber support (0.72x0.07x0.03m). The structure was secured with pegs. Only one element had a a discernible worked end, a blunt pencil-point with 12 facets. In the third cutting (ME-MOY002b, Photo 3), the site was composed of two pairs of longitudinally-laid parallel alder roundwoods (Diam. 0.08-0.12m, L3.03-4.45m), supported at their ends by a transversely laid timber (0.67x0.09x0.03m), and secured in place with a split alder timber peg. The togher was quite narrow and would have supported people only single file. It probably served to connect the eastern dryland with the ridge or dryland-island located within Kinnegad (Rossan) Bog. Compiled by: Jane Whitaker/Femke Vleeshouwer Date of upload: 26/02/2020

• ME046-093 Road - class 2 togher
  Description

  This site is located in the industrial peatlands of Kinnegad Bog. It was first recorded in the 2013 Peatland Survey as a Class 2 roundwood togher, visible in four consecutive drain faces for 45m, located 0.17-0.69m below the field surface (Bermingham 2014). The site was excavated in 2015 (licence 15E0163). It laid under three layers of Sphagnum peat, and overlaid poorly to moderately decomposed Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum inclusions. The site was dated to cal. 1660-1501 BC (UBA 26635). A single cutting measuring 7x2m was opened, later extended with a further 2x2m on the E field. The site consisted of a short length of hazel roundwood (L0.85m, Diam. 0.1m) orientated E-W, cutting the W production field. Two roundwood elements (L0.54-1.35m, Diam. 0.12-0.15m) were exposed in the extended cutting on the production field to the E of the drain. These were laid end-to-end and oriented E-W. The element at the eastern extent of the cutting was a forked branch with slightly concave toolmarks forming a wedge point on one of the forks. There were also toolmarks noted on the western extent of the branch which had been cut to a chisel point. The structure was a simple narrow pathway. Compiled by: Jane Whitaker/Femke Vleeshouwer Date of upload: 27/02/2020

• ME046-094 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  This site is located in the industrial peatlands of Kinnegad Bog. It was first recorded in 2005 (Whitaker 2005), dated to 1569 ± 9 BC, and subsequently excavated at three locations in 2007 (Rohan 2008 and Rohan & Corcoran 2009). It was a single plank trackway consisting of split oak planks laid end-to-end, supported by short transverse elements with pegs and stakes securing the planks in place. The 2013 survey supported these findings and also suggested that the togher was possibly subjected to repair and/or extension (Bermingham 2014). During the course of the 2013 field survey, a possible composite artefact was recorded at sighting ME-MOY001q, consisting of two pieces measuring 0.08m by 0.11m in section. Each piece was converted differently and they were identified as different wood species. There was a small lug or handle present on the object’s underside. The location of the find spot was confirmed by GPS in 2015 (licence 15E0165). While the Road – Class 1 togher, ME-MOY001q sighting, remained extant it appeared that two further seasons of drain cutting had completely removed the artefact. Compiled by: Jane Whitaker/Femke Vleeshouwer Date of upload: 27/02/2020

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Moydrum or Bogstown.

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 low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Moydrum or Bogstown.

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 Moydrum or Bogstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Moydrum or Bogstown

Area

1,489,339 m² (148.93 ha, 368.02 acres)

Civil parish

Clonard, and its townlands

Barony

Moyfenrath Upper

Electoral division

Ardnamullan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardnamullan electoral division: 877 people in 302 households; 85% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Killaskillen, Knockersally or Colehill, Park, Rossan, Ticroghan

Placenames

Moydrum or Bogstown 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.