Newtown

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown, from 2,651 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres) to 254,560 m² (25.46 ha, 62.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 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 · 40 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 16 Feb 2024N/a

  a cubicle stock housing unit with underground slurry storage tank, dry bedded calfing unit and all site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2458

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 Newtown.

Recorded monuments

• ME015-097 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the W-facing slope of a small hillock. This is a raised and grass-covered D-shaped area (dims 36m NNW-SSE; c. 25m ENE-WSW) with some trees that slopes down to the S (H 1.4m). It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 5.5-6.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2-2.2m) SE-W-N, with an outer fosse (at NNW: Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 0.2m) SSW-W-NE. There are many gaps in the bank but the most likely entrance (Wth of base 1.3m) with no causeway is at SW. The monument is truncated by an old quarry at NE with a NNW-SSE road outside it. Just NW of the centre is a rectangular house-site (int. dims 6.1m NE-SW; 4m NW-SE) defined by slight earthen banks (Wth 4-5m; H 0.2-0.3m) but no entrance is visible. 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 January 2019

• ME015-097001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Just NW of the centre of rath (ME015-097----) is a rectangular house-site (int. dims 6.1m NE-SW; 4m NW-SE) defined by slight earthen banks (Wth 4-5m; H 0.2-0.3m) but no entrance is visible. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2019

• ME015-101 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a slight rise in an undulating low-lying landscape. This is a slightly raised and circular grass-covered area (diam. 36m E-W; 34.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.2m) largely reduced to a scarp (at S: Wth 4.3m; H 1.6m), with the remnants of a fosse (Wth of base 2.6m; D 0.2m) at N, and a berm (at S: Wth 3-4m) at other points. The original entrance is not identified, but there is a rectangular, grass-covered house (int. dims 7.7m E-W; 5.8m N-S) at the centre. It is defined by broad low earthen banks (Wth 3.5-5.5m; H 0.3-0.5m) with a wide entrance gap (Wth 2m) at E. 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: 10 January 2019

• ME015-101001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  There is a rectangular, grass-covered house (int. dims 7.7m E-W; 5.8m N-S) at the centre of rath (ME015-101----). It is defined by broad low earthen banks (Wth 3.5-5.5m; H 0.3-0.5m) with a wide entrance gap (Wth 2m) at E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 January, 2019

• ME022-003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated in a hollow in a gently undulating landscape with a small NNW-SSE canalised stream c. 20m to the W and higher ground all around. This is a D-shaped grass-covered mound (dims of base 10.5m E-W; 9.5m N-S; H 0.4-0.5m) with a small indentation (dims c. 2m x c. 2m) on the W side. A small mound (diam. 4m; H 0.2m), probably a detached fragment, is 2m to the N. 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: 10 January 2019

• ME022-006 Moated site
  Description

  Situated in a hollow in a low-lying undulating landscape. It is not depicted on any OS map but is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 288, 289) from the 1970s and later series. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims c. 30m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by wide flat-bottomed moats (Wth of top 12-19m; Wth of base 8-10m; int. D 0.5m; ext. D 1-1.5m) on every side except the N where the moat has been removed by an E-W field bank. There is a large but shallow and grass-covered quarry (dims 19m E-W; c. 10m N-S; D 0.5-1m) in the interior, but there is no visible entrance. 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: 10 January 2019 Amended: 23 March 2023

• ME022-007 Field system
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying undulating landscape. A series of rectangular fields (dims. up to c. 60m by c. 40m) defined by banks, scarps and ditches is attached to motte and bailey (ME022-010----) on the N side and covers about 18 acres (c. 7 ha). There are smaller fields closer to the motte, and within the fields are the mounds (ME022-008----; ME022-009----) and the moated site (ME022-006----). 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: 10 January 2019

• ME022-008 Mound
  Description

  Situated at the edge of a terrace overlooking a small NW-SE canalised stream c. 70m to the SW in a low-lying undulating landscape and within the field system (ME022-007----). It is described as a circular mound of earth (diam. 10m, H 1m) (SMR file). 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: 10 January 2019

• ME022-009 Mound
  Description

  Situated at the edge of a terrace overlooking a small NW-SE canalised stream c. 70m to the SW in a low-lying undulating landscape and within the field system (ME022-007----). It is described as a circular mound of earth (diam. of base c. 20m; diam. of top c. 9m; H 1m) (SMR file). 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: 10 January 2019 Amended: 29 September 2022

• ME022-010 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated in a gently undulating landscape. Killallon was known as Killamlan, and in 1214-5 William de Tuite reportedly found gold there (Orpen 1907, 241). The motte is a subcircular flat-topped mound (dims of top 17.5m E-W; 15m N-S; diam. of base 40m N-S; 36m E-W; H 7m at NW to 14m at SE) with a rectangular, grass-covered bailey (int. dims c. 40m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW), defined by earthen banks (at NW: Wth of base 15m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.6m) or scarps, attached to the NW. It is associated a field system (ME022-007----) just to the NW. The castle site (ME022-011----) is just N of the bailey and Killallon parish church (ME022-012----) is c. 90m 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 21 July 2016 Amended: 23 March 2023

• ME022-011 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  A castle is depicted as a tower on a hill in the vicinity of the parish church of Killallon on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Fore (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Christopher Earle of Fingal owned 550 acres there, including ‘a castle with a bawn, a ruinate church with six cabins a Corne Mill and a Tuck Mill’ (Simington 1940, 259). It is not indicated on any ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Just north of the bailey (ME022-010----) and situated on a rise in an undulating landscape, a length of masonry wall has been exposed in digging, and this is believed to be the remains of the castle. The motte (ME022-010----) is c. 75m to the S and the church (ME022-012----) is c. 100m to the ESE. 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 June 2016

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Newtown.

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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Newtown

Area

1,130,103 m² (113.01 ha, 279.25 acres)

Civil parish

Killallon, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Killallon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killallon electoral division: 315 people in 116 households; 91% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boherard, Diamor, Dunnagorran, Lakefield, Lordstown, Loughanderg, Pigotstown, Shanco, Stirrupstown

Placenames

Newtown 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.