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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilskeer, barony of Kells Upper, Co. Meath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,072,631 m² (207.26 ha, 512.16 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,952 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilskeer, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/kilskeer.md
- Barony: Kells Upper
- Electoral division: Castlekeeran, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 513 people lived in 169 households in the Castlekeeran electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38119
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161325
- Centre: latitude 53.750093, longitude -6.994788 (WGS 84)

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

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Pottlebane, from 385 m² to 310,436 m² (31.04 ha, 76.71 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 163302: 310,436 m² (31.04 ha, 76.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163302.md
- Parcel 174361: 221,511 m² (22.15 ha, 54.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174361.md
- Parcel 163305: 189,696 m² (18.97 ha, 46.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163305.md
- Parcel 2612133: 152,820 m² (15.28 ha, 37.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2612133.md
- Parcel 160915: 140,458 m² (14.05 ha, 34.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160915.md
- Parcel 174362: 102,678 m² (10.27 ha, 25.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174362.md
- Parcel 178099: 96,969 m² (9.7 ha, 23.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/178099.md
- Parcel 178100: 92,532 m² (9.25 ha, 22.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/178100.md
- Parcel 163303: 91,725 m² (9.17 ha, 22.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163303.md
- Parcel 163304: 87,013 m² (8.7 ha, 21.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/163304.md
- Parcel 182068: 85,171 m² (8.52 ha, 21.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/182068.md
- Parcel 191672: 83,178 m² (8.32 ha, 20.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191672.md
- Parcel 182067: 80,703 m² (8.07 ha, 19.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/182067.md
- Parcel 174363: 78,993 m² (7.9 ha, 19.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174363.md
- Parcel 191673: 64,783 m² (6.48 ha, 16.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191673.md
- Parcel 2626699: 30,324 m² (3.03 ha, 7.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2626699.md
- Parcel 174364: 27,844 m² (2.78 ha, 6.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/174364.md
- Parcel 191674: 21,591 m² (2.16 ha, 5.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191674.md
- Parcel 136994: 19,801 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/136994.md
- Parcel 207735: 17,956 m² (1.8 ha, 4.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207735.md
- Parcel 639399: 7,592 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/639399.md
- Parcel 156329: 4,872 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/156329.md
- Parcel 4899286: 3,952 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899286.md
- Parcel 5352660: 3,817 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5352660.md
- Parcel 169052: 3,786 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/169052.md
- Parcel 211529: 3,703 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211529.md
- Parcel 2730556: 3,382 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2730556.md
- Parcel 5975329: 3,259 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5975329.md
- Parcel 212344: 2,984 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/212344.md
- Parcel 639473: 2,685 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/639473.md
- Parcel 2589189: 2,540 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2589189.md
- Parcel 160638: 2,522 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160638.md
- Parcel 141667: 2,515 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/141667.md
- Parcel 144588: 2,465 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/144588.md
- Parcel 136127: 2,338 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/136127.md
- Parcel 208842: 2,319 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/208842.md
- Parcel 155111: 2,235 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/155111.md
- Parcel 193888: 2,040 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/193888.md
- Parcel 150522: 1,966 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/150522.md
- Parcel 143963: 1,653 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/143963.md
- Parcel 4899288: 1,499 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4899288.md
- Parcel 5975313: 1,027 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5975313.md
- Parcel 167259: 501 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/167259.md
- Parcel 5971740: 422 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5971740.md
- Parcel 188134: 385 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/188134.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 (As Varied), Meath; 70 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2

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

5 applications, newest first.

- 27 Mar 2026, Meath County Council 2660350: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construction of two-storey dwelling, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660350/0
- 11 Nov 2024, Meath County Council 2460942: Conditional. Permission. planning permission for single storey extension to rear of existing single storey dwelling and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460942/0
- 10 Feb 2023, Meath County Council 23125: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the development consists of to (1) construct single storey extension to existing cottage (2) to construct a new roof over existing porch and minor alterations to layout and elevations of existing dwelling (3) to demolish domestic store to the rear of the house (4) closing up existing septic tank and soakpit (5) Installing a new proprietary waste water treamtment unit and percolation area (6) and all associated and ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23125/0
- 24 Aug 2020, Meath County Council KA201134: Refused. Permission. a detached domestic garage and storage shed with an internal floor area of 202.905sq.m and a ridge height of 6.5m on an existing domestic site of 0.3405Hectares in area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA201134/0
- 22 Nov 2017, Meath County Council KA171350: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for permission to retain and complete development (previously granted under application number KA161083). The development consists of retention of alterations and amendments to house elevations and floor plans, retention of alterations and amendments to domestic store elevations, retention of site layout and also completion of all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/KA171350/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC, site code 002299, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002299
- Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA, site code 004232, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004232

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

- ME010-035: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-035----. Situated on a rise towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope. This is a raised and circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 38.4m N-S: 36m E-W) that slopes down slightly to the NE (H 0.8m). It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 5m at NE to 9.5m at SW; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.7m at SW to 2.5m at NE) planted with deciduous trees. There is no visible fosse but there is an entrance ramp (Wth of base 4.3m) 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: 27 February 2019
- ME010-036: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-036----. Located towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope and at the crest of a steep slope down to a small canalised SW-NE stream which is c. 50m to the SE. It is represented as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 50m) on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘fort’ and as a circular hachured feature on the 1912 edition. It was removed in the 1960s (SMR file) but was visible in 1968 as a subcircular area (dims c. 27m E-W; c. 24m N-S) with a portion of bank (Wth of base 3.7m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 3.4m) surviving NW-NE, and with a possible entrance (Wth of base 2.8m) at ENE. The visible remnant 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: 22 February 2019
- ME010-053: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-053----. Situated on top of and on the slopes of a low rise on the floor of the valley of the River Blackwater, with a WNW-ESE section of the stream c. 170m to the N. Archaeological testing (04E1058) by G. McLoughlin (2005) at Testing Area 7 of Contract 5 of the M3 motorway identified archaeological features in a fairly limited area (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 30m N-S) that were completely excavated (E003181) by S. Rathbone in January - February 2007 (excavations.ie 2007:1375) as Pottlebane 1 when a large area of c. 7000 square metres was opened. Eight small pits and a large pit or hollow were excavated. The hollow (dims 5.4m N-S; 4.4m E-W; max. D 0.42m) had a hearth (dims 0.64m x 0.54m; T 0.1m) at its W edge and a spread (dims 1m x 0.8m; T 0.06m) of burnt pink sand with charcoal and some burnt bone. A sample of hazel charcoal from this produced a C14 date of 2136-1960 Cal. BC (Beta 247192) placing it in the Early Bronze Age. The hollow was filled with grey/brown sandy clay from which a body sherd of prehistoric pottery was derived. This layer was cut and filled with orange/brown sandy clays from which a chert blade and two chert flakes were recovered. Just E of the hollow a linear cut (dims 1.14m x 0.26m; D 0.12m) was filled with a loose sandy silt from which another a neck sherd of prehistoric pottery vessel was recovered. The pits (dims 1.4m x 0.8m; D 0.2m to 1.8m x 1.16m; D 0.2m) are rather dispersed (c. 12-30m apart) and one produced a sherd of prehistoric pottery while another yielded a C14 date of 889-1022 Cal. AD (Beta 247190) from a sample of oak charcoal. Another pit (1.56m x 1.24m; D 0.34m) had six fills, and the basal layer of brown / black sandy silt had frequent charcoal inclusions, and is interpreted a hearth. A fragment of oak charcoal from this layer produced a C14 date of Cal. AD 695-976 (Beta 247193). Three smaller pits (dims 0.75m x 0.66m to 2m x 1.06m; D 0.28m) at the SE base of the rise had sandy silt fills with frequent charcoal inclusions. A few burnt grains are associated with them and a sample of hazel charcoal from one provided a C4 date of 2136-1906 Cal. BC (Beta 247191). Two periods of casual, temporary activity dating to the Early Bronze Age and the Early medieval are indicated. (Rathbone and Ginn 2008) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 March 2022
- ME010-054: Pit, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-054----. Situated on a slight rise in the valley of the River Blackwater, with a WNW-ESE section of the stream c. 400m to the N. Archaeological testing (04E1058) by G. McLoughlin (2005) at Testing Area 7 of Contract 5 of the M3 motorway identified archaeological features in a fairly limited area (dims c. 16m N-S; c. 8m E-W) that were completely excavated (E003180) by S. Rathbone in February 2007 (excavations.ie 2007:1376) as Pottlebane 2. A group of four pits (dims 0.34m; D 0.09m to 1.61m x 0.58-0.82m; D 0.26-0.38m) had each a single fill of silty or sandy clays with frequent stone inclusions and flecks of charcoal. The smallest pit had a small quantity of the cremated remains of an adolescent. Another had charred grain that produced a C14 date of 991-1157 cal. AD (Beta 247189), but no artefacts were recovered from any of the pits. (Rathbone 2008) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 March 2022
- ME010-055001: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-055001-. Situated in a low-lying marshy area, with a SSW-NNE canalized section of a stream that flows N into the River Blackwater c. 40m to the E. Archaeological testing (04E1058) by G. McLoughlin (2005) at Testing Area 7 of Contract 5 of the M3 motorway identified archaeological features that were partially excavated (E003179) by D. Gallagher in February 2007 (excavations.ie 2007:1377) as Area A of Pottlebane 3. A spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 12m NW-SE; 8m NE-SW; D 0.03-0.34m) and a detached smaller spread (diam. 3m; D 0.25m) were excavated, but the larger spread extended outside the road-take at NE. An oval trough (dims 3.05m E-W; 1m N-S; D 0.35m) which was filled with a loose, brown/black silt with frequent heat-shattered stone and frequent inclusions of oak, hazel and maloideae charcoal. A sample of hazel charcoal from the trough produced a C14 date of 3770-3647 Cal. BC (Beta 247182) placing it firmly in the Neolithic. There were two small pits (dims 1.3m x 1m; D 0.28m: 0.8m x 0.58m; D 0.52m) c. 15m S of the trough filled with brown / grey silts or gravels with frequent charcoal inclusions, and a sample of hazel from one produced a C14 date of 404-207 cal. BC (Beta 247181). Two other pits could be associated with the fulacht fia. (Gallagher et al. 2008) See the attached plan from Gallagher et al. (2008, fig. 7) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 March 2022
- ME010-055002: Kiln - corn-drying, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME010-055002-. Situated in a low-lying marshy area adjacent to a SSW-NNE canalized section of a stream that flows N into the River Blackwater. Archaeological testing (04E1058) by G. McLoughlin (2005) at Testing Area 7 of Contract 5 of the M3 motorway identified archaeological features that were fully excavated (E003179) by D. Gallagher in February 2007 (excavations.ie 2007:1377) as Area B of Pottlebane 3. An oval kiln (dims 2.7m x 2m; D 0.38m) had a primary fill of a loose yellow/orange silty sand with charcoal inclusions including cereals. A sample of charred barley yielded a C14 date of 441-652 cal. AD (Beta 247187). This was beneath a similar fill in which cremated bone as well as charred cereals were present. A sample of charred barely from this produced a radiocarbon date of 441-652 cal. AD (Beta 247186). A third fill of brown/grey silty sand also had cremated bone and charred cereal grains and a sample of oak from it provided a date of 422-596 cal. AD (Beta 247188). The fifth fill was a dark brown/black silty sand with frequent charcoal inclusions of oak, hazel, ash and maloideae as well as cereals including oats, hulled barley, wheat, docs, and fescues, as well as uncharred remains. A sample of hazel provided a C14 date of 546-656 cal. AD (Beta 247184). The uppermost fill was a grey/brown silty sand with frequent stones and fewer charcoal inclusions. The charcoal was from the usual species and a sample of hazel was dated to 539-655 cal. AD (Beta 247185). An oval pit (dims 3m x 2.05m; D 0.64m) c. 15m to the S had two fills of brown/black clayey silt beneath a brown / grey coarse sand with moderate charcoal and frequent stone inclusions. It contained the usual mix of wood and cultivated cereals. Surprisingly, no C14 dates are available for this material. (Gallagher et al. 2008) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 March 2022

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 Pottlebane.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Pottlebane, about 1 in 10 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Pottlebane.
- 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/pottlebane.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/pottlebane.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/pottlebane.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Pottlebane 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)

- Balgree: https://everytownland.com/meath/balgree.md
- Ballyhist: https://everytownland.com/meath/ballyhist.md
- Derver: https://everytownland.com/meath/derver.md
- Killaconin or Jonesborough: https://everytownland.com/meath/killaconin-or-jonesborough.md
- Rahendrick: https://everytownland.com/meath/rahendrick.md
- Woodpole: https://everytownland.com/meath/woodpole.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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