# Pace, Co. Meath: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Dunboyne, barony of Dunboyne, Co. Meath; in Irish An Bealach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 911,760 m² (91.18 ha, 225.3 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,653 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 14 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/37795 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161269 - Centre: latitude 53.438262, longitude -6.464556 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Pace, from 117 m² to 511,367 m² (51.14 ha, 126.36 acres); 47 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 219069: 511,367 m² (51.14 ha, 126.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/219069.md - Parcel 187601: 56,009 m² (5.6 ha, 13.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/187601.md - Parcel 2713666: 39,650 m² (3.97 ha, 9.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2713666.md - Parcel 5575216: 32,542 m² (3.25 ha, 8.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5575216.md - Parcel 213033: 29,124 m² (2.91 ha, 7.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/213033.md - Parcel 2713659: 27,591 m² (2.76 ha, 6.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2713659.md - Parcel 2609222: 26,955 m² (2.7 ha, 6.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2609222.md - Parcel 169540: 16,610 m² (1.66 ha, 4.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/169540.md - Parcel 2713325: 15,295 m² (1.53 ha, 3.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2713325.md - Parcel 185337: 13,740 m² (1.37 ha, 3.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/185337.md - Parcel 213744: 12,407 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/213744.md - Parcel 3005360: 12,282 m² (1.23 ha, 3.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3005360.md - Parcel 173373: 10,610 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/173373.md - Parcel 3006646: 9,134 m² (0.91 ha, 2.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3006646.md - Parcel 147779: 8,817 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/147779.md - Parcel 2713648: 8,758 m² (0.88 ha, 2.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2713648.md - Parcel 137308: 6,012 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137308.md - Parcel 180249: 5,379 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/180249.md - Parcel 2523716: 4,752 m² (0.48 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2523716.md - Parcel 135491: 4,607 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/135491.md - Parcel 159273: 4,423 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/159273.md - Parcel 209207: 4,342 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/209207.md - Parcel 196224: 3,891 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/196224.md - Parcel 5134235: 3,411 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5134235.md - Parcel 143341: 3,115 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/143341.md - Parcel 138893: 2,884 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/138893.md - Parcel 135237: 2,653 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/135237.md - Parcel 205906: 2,437 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205906.md - Parcel 178155: 2,388 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/178155.md - Parcel 5890371: 2,062 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5890371.md - Parcel 161788: 2,003 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/161788.md - Parcel 153068: 1,989 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/153068.md - Parcel 186900: 1,680 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/186900.md - Parcel 203083: 1,627 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/203083.md - Parcel 170970: 1,596 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/170970.md - Parcel 209373: 1,531 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/209373.md - Parcel 185551: 1,509 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/185551.md - Parcel 142220: 1,397 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/142220.md - Parcel 136916: 1,297 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/136916.md - Parcel 138009: 1,273 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/138009.md - Parcel 224254: 996 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/224254.md - Parcel 154287: 945 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/154287.md - Parcel 188249: 849 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/188249.md - Parcel 135632: 774 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/135632.md - Parcel 137675: 746 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/137675.md - Parcel 213978: 680 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/213978.md - Parcel 213398: 543 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/213398.md - Parcel 183743: 503 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/183743.md - Parcel 194818: 489 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/194818.md - Parcel 5168473: 428 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5168473.md - Parcel 4748142: 164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4748142.md - Parcel 2713322: 141 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2713322.md - Parcel 4641784: 117 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4641784.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; 69 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; 8 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - C3 E1/E3 - Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses)/ Warehousing & Distribution (Office, business/technology park and related): 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 - G1 F1 - Open Space (Open space, park): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - R2 A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - N2.3 TU - Transport and Utilities (Mixed/general water/wastewater uses): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/meath-adopted-county-development-plan - M1 C1 - Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath; 1 parcel. 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) 14 applications, newest first. - 19 Dec 2025, Meath County Council 2660001: Conditional. Permission, 356 homes. Permission for the following Large-Scale Residential Development consisting of: 1) the demolition of 2 no. existing agricultural farm sheds and associated structures, 2) the removal of the existing GAA pitch and associated structures; 3) the construction of 356 no. residential units comprising 252 no. dwelling houses and 104 no. maisonettes/apartments/duplexes providing a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4-bed units. The dwelling houses range in height from 2-3 storeys. The maisonettes are 2 storey in height and the apartments/duplexes are in 4 no. blocks (i.e. Blocks A-D) ranging in height from 3 to 4 storeys; 4) a 2 storey creche; 5) modifications to the R157 regional road including changes to the existing carriageway/traffic lanes, the replacement of an existing roundabout with a new signalised junction and the provision of a northern arm off the new signalised junction; 6) a new signalised junction and link road (including new bridge over the River Tolka) connecting the R157 and the Old Navan Road; 7) the provision of footpaths, cycle lanes and 2 no. pedestrian crossings on the existing M3 Parkway access road, 8) foul pumping stations and connection to the existing public sewerage system via the Old Navan Road; 9) a watermain connection to the north of the site at Pace (townland); 10) 4 no. ESB substation/kiosks; 11) construction of conveyance swales and filter drains as part of pluvial flood mitigation measures and 12) all ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, public lighting, bin/bike storage, boundary treatments and landscaping/amenity areas at this site principally located in Bennetstown (townland) to the west of the R157 and north of Kennedy Road, and also extending into Pace & Dunboyne (townlands), Dunboyne North, Co. Meath. Access will be via 2 no. new signalised junctions on to the R157 comprising 1 no. new vehicular access point to the southeast along the R157 and via 1 no. new vehicular access point to the north along a new northern arm off a new signalised junction which will replace the existing roundabout on the R157. The planning application red line boundary overlaps with planning ref. 23/60290 (ABP Ref: 320049-24), 23/60065, 23/424, 24/60805 and 25/61001. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660001/0 - 30 Sept 2024, Meath County Council 2460805: Conditional. Permission, 309 homes. a Large-Scale Residential Development: permission for the following Large-Scale Residential Development consisting of: i) 309 no. residential units comprising 169 no. dwelling houses and 140 no. apartments/duplexes providing a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4-bed units. The dwelling houses range in height from 2-3 storeys. The apartments/duplexes are in 8 no. blocks (i.e. Blocks A-H) ranging in height from 3 to 4 storeys; ii) a 2 storey creche; iii) modifications to the R157 regional road including changes to the existing carriageway/traffic lanes, the replacement of an existing roundabout with a new signalised junction and the provision of a northern arm off the new signalised junction ; iii) a new signalised junction and link road (including new bridge over the River Tolka) connecting the R157 and the Old Navan Road; iv) the provision of footpaths, cycle lanes and 2 no. pedestrian crossings on the existing M3 Parkway access road, v) a foul pumping station and connection to the existing public sewerage system via the Old Navan Road; vi) a watermain connection to the north of the site at Pace (townland); vii) 3 no. ESB substation/kiosks; viii) temporary raised levels and soil storage to the south west of the site; ix) reprofiling of lands, construction of conveyance swales and a surface water runoff retention area as part of pluvial flood mitigation measures and x) all associated ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, public lighting, bin storage, boundary treatments and landscaping/amenity areas at this site principally located in Bennetstown (townland) to the west of the R157, and also extending into Pace & Dunboyne (townlands), Dunboyne North, Co. Meath. Access will be via 2 no. new signalised junctions on to the R157 comprising 1 no. new vehicular access point to the southeast along the R157 and via 1 no. new vehicular access point to the north along a new northern arm off a new signalised junction which will replace the existing roundabout on the R157. The planning application red line boundary overlaps with planning ref. 23/60290, 23/60065 and 23/424. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460805/0 - 5 Oct 2023, Meath County Council 23947: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, attached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well, new entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23947/0 - 21 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 2360290: Conditional. Permission, 256 homes. Permission for the following Large-Scale Residential Development consisting of: i) 267 no. residential units comprising 145 no. dwelling houses and 122 no. apartments/duplexes providing a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4-bed units. The dwelling houses range in height from 2-3 storeys. The apartments/duplexes are in 8 no. blocks (i.e. Blocks A-H, with Blocks B and C joined) ranging in height from 3 to 5 storeys; ii) a single storey creche; iii) modifications to the R157 regional road including changes to the existing carriageway/traffic lanes and the replacement of an existing roundabout with a new signalised junction; iv) a new signalised junction and link road (including new bridge over the River Tolka) connecting the R157 and the Old Navan Road; v) the provision of footpaths, cycle lanes and 2 no. pedestrian crossings on the existing M3 Parkway access road, vi) a foul pumping station and connection to the existing public sewerage system via the Old Navan Road; vii) a watermain connection to the north of the site at Pace (townland); viii) 3 no. ESB substation/kiosks and the undergrounding/re-routing of existing electricity lines; ix) reprofiling of land and relocation of existing berm adjoining the River Tolka as part of flood mitigation measures; and x) all associated ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, public lighting, bin storage, boundary treatments and landscaping/amenity areas at this site measuring 14.17 hectares principally located in Bennetstown (townland) to the south of the M3 Parkway park and ride and rail station, and also extending into Pace & Dunboyne (townlands), Dunboyne North, Co. Meath. Access will be via 2 no. new vehicular access points along the new link road between the R157 and the Old Navan Road. Pedestrian access will also be provided on to the existing M3 Parkway access road. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted with this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360290/0 - 15 Sept 2023, Meath County Council 2360281: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the following Large-Scale Residential Development consisting of: i) 267 no. residential units comprising 145 no. dwelling houses and 122 no. apartments/duplexes providing a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4-bed units. The dwelling houses range in height from 2-3 storeys. The apartments/duplexes are in 8 no. blocks (i.e. Blocks A-H, with Blocks B and C joined) ranging in height from 3 to 5 storeys; ii) a single storey creche; iii) modifications to the R157 regional road including changes to the existing carriageway/traffic lanes and the replacement of an existing roundabout with a new signalised junction; iv) a new signalised junction and link road (including new bridge over the River Tolka) connecting the R157 and the Old Navan Road; v) the provision of footpaths, cycle lanes and 2 no. pedestrian crossings on the existing M3 Parkway access road, vi) a foul pumping station and connection to the existing public sewerage system via the Old Navan Road; vii) a watermain connection to the north of the site at Pace (townland); viii) 3 no. ESB substation/kiosks and the undergrounding/re-routing of existing electricity lines; ix) reprofiling of land and relocation of existing berm adjoining the River Tolka as part of flood mitigation measures; and x) all associated ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, public lighting, bin storage, boundary treatments and landscaping/amenity areas at this site measuring 14.17 hectares principally located in Bennetstown (townland) to the south of the M3 Parkway park and ride and rail station, and also extending into Pace & Dunboyne (townlands), Dunboyne North, Co. Meath. Access will be via 2 no. new vehicular access points along the new link road between the R157 and the Old Navan Road. Pedestrian access will also be provided on to the existing M3 Parkway access road. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.bennetstown1lrd.ie. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360281/0 - 29 May 2023, Meath County Council 2360065: Conditional. Permission. We, McGarrell Reilly Homes intend to apply for a 10-year permission for development in the Townlands of Bennetstown, Pace, and Dunboyne. The subject site (2.79ha) encompasses an area of 0.87ha situated to the south-west of the M3 Parkway and south-east of the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) located in the Townland of Bennetstown, and the balance (1.92ha) located in the Townlands of Pace, Bennetstown and Dunboyne including the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) and M3 Parkway access, Kennedy Road and Navan Road for infrastructure works. The development will consist of: i. Construction of a single-storey commercial building with a cumulative gross floor space (GFS) of 2,160 sq.m comprising: a. A supermarket with delivery, store and service area (1,880 sq.m), including net retail floorspace of 1,510 sq.m, and b. 2 commercial units (combined 280 sq.m) to facilitate Class 1 (Shop), Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services) or Café (food and beverage) uses. ii. Provision of a 4-arm signalised junction replacing the existing Pace roundabout to include a new northern arm with segregated cycleway and footpath; iii. Upgrade works to the existing R157 and M3 Parkway access road to facilitate junction improvements; iv. Access to the development is proposed via a new 3-arm priority-controlled junction from the upgraded southern arm of the proposed 4-arm signalised junction, with 6m wide internal access roads to serve the development; v. A total of 118 surface level car parking spaces including 6 disabled access bays and 4 electric car charging points; vi. 20 short-stay bicycle parking spaces; vii. 1 Electricity substation / switch room; viii. Foul sewer connection to existing public system including pumping station on site with rising mains along Kennedy Road and Navan Road; ix. Permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping, lighting, attenuation and drainage and all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360065/0 - 19 Apr 2023, Meath County Council 23424: Conditional. Permission. The development will consist of: i. Construction of 3 no. office buildings with a cumulative gross floor area (GFA) of 13,729 sq.m ranging in height from 3 to 4- storeys and shall comprise the following: a. Building 1 (3,597 sq.m GFA) 3-storeys in height (12.35 metres to top of parapet), with a set back louvred screen 2m above parapet level. b. Building 2 (5,336 sq.m GFA) 4-storeys in height (16.125 metres to top of parapet), with a set back louvred screen 2m above parapet level. c. Building 3 (4,796 sq.m GFA) 4-storeys in height (16.125 metres to top of parapet), with a set back louvred screen 2m above parapet level. ii. Roof mounted solar PV panels (c. 180 sq.m combined area); iii. Provision of a 4-arm signalised junction replacing the existing Pace roundabout to include a new northern arm with segregated cycleway and footpath; iv. Access to the development is proposed from the new northern arm, with 6m wide internal access roads to serve the development; v. Upgrade works to the R157 and M3 Parkway access road to facilitate junction improvements; vi. A total of 275 surface car parking spaces including 14 disabled access bays and 55 electric car charging points; vii. 280 bicycle parking spaces in 3 secure cycle storage areas adjacent to the buildings; viii. Site signage is to be erected, all spot-lit and back-lit illuminated, including 2 no. type 1 entrance signs (6.15m x 2.4m) and 3 no. type 2 building signs (1.35m x 2.4m); ix. 3 standalone electricity substations; x. Foul sewer connection to existing public system including pumping station on site with rising mains along Kennedy Road and Navan Road; xi. Watermain connection to the north east of site at Pace for connection to Irish Water Infrastructure; xii. Permission is also sought for associated landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting, plant, waste storage and all ancillary site and development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Signficant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23424/0 - 24 Aug 2022, Meath County Council 221104: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, attached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/221104/0 - 19 Aug 2021, Meath County Council 211610: Refused. Permission, 1 home. permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, attached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/211610/0 - 10 Feb 2021, Meath County Council 21236: Refused. Permission, 1 home. the development consists of permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, attached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new wall and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/21236/0 - 10 Sept 2020, Meath County Council RA201248: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, attached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new well and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA201248/0 - 17 Sept 2019, Meath County Council RA191217: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, attached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associiated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA191217/0 - 17 Sept 2019, Meath County Council RA191218: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. permission to construct a part two-storey, part single storey dwelling house, attached garage, new wasterwater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA191218/0 - 28 Feb 2017, Meath County Council RA170201: Refused. Permission. the construction of an off line motorway services area comprising: 1) An amenity building of 666.82sqm gross floor area and including a convenience shop (100sqm net retail area), a food court with 3 no. food offerings, seating areas, ancillary storage, toilets, food preparation, staff and service areas 3) A forecourt area comprising a canopy with an illuminated fascia and 5 no. fuel pump islands; car servicing area, a 3 no. pump island HCV refueling area with canopy over, 3 no. 40,000, 2 no. 60,000 litre underground fuel storage tanks with associated pipework and overground fill points, electric car charging points, a car wash facility and an external play/picnic area. 4) Parking for 105 no. cars (including 5 no. disabled parking spaces), 12 no. HCV parking spaces with dedicated ADR parking area, 5 no. coach parking spaces and 6 no. bicycle stands. 5) The development also consists of the closure of existing access and the creation of a revised access off the R147; corporate signage throughout the site; an ESB substation and switchroom; wastewater treatment plant and pumping station, drainage works including rainwater harvesting, attenuation and all associated boundary treatments, landscaping and site development works (Appropriate Assessment Screening Report submitted). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/RA170201/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Pace. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - ME050-056: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME050-056----. Situated within the valley of the Tolka River, with a meandering NNW-SSE section of the stream c. 150m to the SW, and a relict pond just to the W. Archaeological centre-line testing (04E0490) by R. O’Hara of Testing area 6 of Contract 1 of the M3 motorway identified a spread of deposits (excavations.ie: 2004:1232) that were fully excavated (E003031) by R. Elliott (excavations.ie 2005:1229) as Pace 1 in September to November 2005. What was thought to have been a spread of burnt mound material proved to be natural riverine gravels, but a total of 24 pits (dims 0.34m x 0.26m; D 0.24 to 2.05m x 2.03m; D 0.16m) were recorded as well as numerous stake and post-holes, and a cereal-drying kiln. The pits were filled with a grey/brown/orange clayey silt with inclusions of pebbles, but charcoal flecks, largely hazel, were present in only 11 pits. A sample of hazel from one pit produced a C14 date of 2461-2155 cal. BC. Water-logged remains of thistle and grass were recorded in two pits, and animal bones were recovered from six, a sample of which provided a radiocarbon date of 924-806 cal. BC. There were few artefacts recovered from the pits, but sherds of likely Late Bronze Age pottery and a fragment of a clay mould of a bladed weapon were recovered as well as flint debitage and a cockle shell. There were 15 post-holes and 175 stake-holes, but no pattern is discernible amongst the post-holes, and the stake-holes clustered, together with the pits, at the W end of a ditch (Wth 0.5-0-.55m; D 0.24m) that terminated at the edge of a pond. Post-medieval material was recovered from the upper fill of this drain. (Elliott et al. 2008) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 November 2021 O’Hara, R. 2004 M3 Clonee-North of Kells. Contract 1: Clonee-Dunshaughlin. Report on Archaeological Assessment at Testing Area 6. Dunboyne/ Pace/ Woodpark, County Meath. Licence: 04E0490. Unpublished report, ACS - ME050-056001: Kiln - corn-drying, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME050-056001-. Located on slightly higher ground than the pits (ME050-056----) just to the S was a figure-of-eight kiln consisting of an oval pit (dims 1.37m x 1-1.2m; D 0.36m) connected at S to a circular pit (diam. 0.82-0.94m; D 0.46m). It was filled with silty clay with inclusions of charcoal and burnt bone over a red-stained clay indicating in situ burning. The oval pit produced charred evidence of wheat and barley but a sample of hazel charcoal from it yielded a C14 date of 422-596 cal. AD. A sample of charred hazel from the circular pit produced a C14 date of 267-540 cal. AD. The subsoil was scarred with ard-marks running NW-SE and NE-SW. (Elliott et al. 2008, 2-3) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 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 Pace. ## 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_2965, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2965.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/pace.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/pace.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/pace.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Pace 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) - Ballymagillin: https://everytownland.com/meath/ballymagillin-160139.md - Bennetstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/bennetstown.md - Dunboyne: https://everytownland.com/meath/dunboyne.md - Normansgrove: https://everytownland.com/meath/normansgrove.md - Paddingstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/paddingstown.md - Piercetown: https://everytownland.com/meath/piercetown-161301.md - Stokestown: https://everytownland.com/meath/stokestown-161518.md - Whitesland: https://everytownland.com/meath/whitesland.md - Woodpark: https://everytownland.com/meath/woodpark.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. --- 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/pace - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/meath/pace