Rath

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rath, from 5 m² to 416,823 m² (41.68 ha, 103 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C2.1E2 - General Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 37 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5D1 - Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1C1 - Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3E1 - Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses) (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1RU - Rural (Agriculture)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.2B2 - Retail Warehouse Park (Retail warehouse)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 17 Jul 2026Conditional

  the development will consist of a 2-storey extension to the side and front of the existing ballroom and ground-floor pre-function areas of the existing premises, to provide additional sanitary and storage facilities, as well as an altered entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660904

• 8 Apr 2025Refused

  the erection of a 24m lattice telecommunications support structure on a 1.2 metre high raised foundation (providing an overall height of 25.2 metres) together with associated antennas and dishes and to remove the existing 15 metre lattice telecommunications structure with antennas (providing an overall height of 17.05 metres). The proposed development is all enclosed within the existing Rath water reservoir fenced compound

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560355

• 10 Mar 2025Conditional

  the proposed development will consist of the following: • The construction of 1 no. high-tech manufacturing facility (approx. 7,851 sqm total Gross Internal Area and 13.2m in height) including ancillary office space, reception area, lobby, circulation areas, canteen, plant, communication room, stores, WCs and showers. • The provision of 4 no. dock levellers and 4 no. doors on grade for loading and unloading of Heavy Goods Vehicles; • The provision of 147 no. car parking spaces (including 15 no. EV parking spaces and 8 no. accessible parking spaces) and 36 no. secure bicycle parking spaces; • 2 no. new vehicular access / egress points are proposed in the form of 1 no. HGV access point and 1 no. vehicular access points to the serve staff car parking areas separately via Ashbourne Business Park; • 2 no. pedestrian / cycle access points are proposed via the R135; • 1 no. bin store and 1 no. recycling store; • 11 no. Condensers and 1 no. Generator associated with the proposed facility; • An underground attenuation tank at the northern end of the site (407m3); and an attenuation basin (approx. 35m3) located at the southern boundary of the site; • 4 no. signage areas on the northern, southern, western and eastern elevations of the proposed facility; • 785 sqm PV solar panels on the southern-western facing roof surfaces; • All associated site development works including lighting, external plant, landscaping and engineering works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560235

• 26 Aug 2024Conditional

  a proposed detached storey and a half style dwelling house with connections to mains sewerage and water, entrance onto public roadway and all ancillaries

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24353

• 15 Jul 2024Conditional

  construction of 8 No. New Bedrooms on Floor Levels 2 to 5 of the existing hotel wholly within the existing floor plan, including associated internal glazing, ensuites, reorganization of circulation corridors and associated exterior 8 No. car parking spaces

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460536

• 12 Oct 2023Refused

  The development will consist of a) construction of new warehouse building with 2 storey ancillary office accommodation at ground and first floor levels (overall height 10.115m) and a total gross floor area of 2,009m2 (1,785m2 at Ground floor & 224m2 at 1st floor) on a site of circa 0.412 hectares; b) boundary wall to R135 and boundary fencing to other elevations. The development will also incorporate 26 standard car parking spaces, 2 no. wheelchair accessible parking spaces, 16 bicycle spaces, ESB substation, goods yard and all associated site development works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360334

• 31 Aug 2023N/a

  EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Weldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormastown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware, anti-climbing guards and bird warning spheres at various9 no. locations;; ? the replacement of suspension clamps and vibration dampers

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360249

• 8 Jun 2023N/a

  The proposed development will consist of permission to construct: 1. A two storey building of 2,443.6sq m, to the south of the existing Pillo hotel site. The ground floor of the proposed building will consist of an area of 1315.4sq m, and the first floor will have an area of 1128.2sq m. 2. The ground floor will contain a reception, soft drinks bar, bowling alley (8 lanes), toilets, laser maze, kitchen, freezer room, food area and double height storage area. The first floor will consist of communications room, bumping cars, games and ‘party areas’. 3. Permission is sought for advertisement signage (13.4 sqm) to the North (front) and West (side) elevations on the proposed building. 4. Permission is also sought for 103 no. additional parking spaces, to the northeast of the proposed building, to accommodate adequate parking on site. 5. Alterations and replacement of 63 no. car parking spaces to the existing hotel parking to the west of the proposed building. 6. Connections to the existing services at Pillo Hotel, landscaping and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360084

• 22 May 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of a change of use from retail use to retail with ancillary off licence use as previously granted under planning reg. ref: AA140514.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360052

• 16 May 2023N/a

  The proposed development will consist of permission to construct: 1. A two storey building of 2,443.6sq m, to the south of the existing Pillo hotel site. The ground floor of the proposed building will consist of an area of 1315.4sq m, and the first floor will have an area of 1128.2sq m. 2. The ground floor will contain a reception, soft drinks bar, bowling alley (8 lanes), toilets, laser maze, kitchen, freezer room, food area and double height storage area. The first floor will consist of communications room, bumping cars, games and ‘party areas’. 3. Permission is sought for advertisement signage (13.4 sqm) to the North (front) and West (side) elevations on the proposed building. 4. Permission is also sought for 103 no. additional parking spaces, to the northeast of the proposed building, to accommodate adequate parking on site. 5. Alterations and replacement of 63 no. car parking spaces to the existing hotel parking to the west of the proposed building. 6. Connections to the existing services at Pillo Hotel, landscaping and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360045

• 4 May 2023N/a

  The proposed development will consist of permission to construct: 1. A two storey building of 2,443.6sq m, to the south of the existing Pillo hotel site. The ground floor of the proposed building will consist of an area of 1315.4sq m, and the first floor will have an area of 1128.2sq m. 2. The ground floor will contain a reception, soft drinks bar, bowling alley (8 lanes), toilets, laser maze, kitchen, freezer room, food area and double height storage area. The first floor will consist of communications room, bumping cars, games and ‘party areas’. 3. Permission is sought for advertisement signage (13.4 sqm) to the North (front) and West (side) elevations on the proposed building. 4. Permission is also sought for 103 no. additional parking spaces, to the northeast of the proposed building, to accommodate adequate parking on site. 5. Alterations and replacement of 63 no. car parking spaces to the existing hotel parking to the west of the proposed building. 6. Connections to the existing services at Pillo Hotel, landscaping and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360027

• 3 Apr 2023N/a

  The proposed development will consist of permission to construct: 1. A two storey building of 2,443.6sq m, to the south of the existing Pillo hotel site. The ground floor of the proposed building will consist of an area of 1315.4sq m, and the first floor will have an area of 1128.2sq m. 2. The ground floor will contain a reception, soft drinks bar, bowling alley (8 lanes), toilets, laser maze, kitchen, freezer room, food area and double height storage area. The first floor will consist of communications room, bumping cars, games and 'party areas'. 3. Permission is sought for advertisement signage (13.4 sqm) to the North (front) and West (side) elevations on the proposed building. 4. Permission is also sought for 103 no. additional parking spaces, to thenortheast of the proposed building, to accommodate adequate parking on site. 5. Alterations and replacement of 63 no. car parking spaces to the existing hotel parking to the west of the proposed building. 6. Connections to the existing services at Pillo Hotel, landscaping and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23364

• 2 Sept 2022Conditional

  permission for placement of a pay-to-use portable waste compactor for the acceptance of residual and food waste and a pay-to-use portable compactor for mixed dry recyclables. This activity requires the developers to possess a waste certificate of registration

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 221155

• 3 Jun 2022Conditional

  to erect a fully serviced storage unit, incorporating 3 storey administration & staff facility areas, single storey storage and packing areas, access via existing service road, parking, signage, landscaping, boundary treatments, bicycle shelter, connection to existing services and all ancillary works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 22741

• 7 Apr 2021Conditional

  amendment to planning permission Register Reference AA/180221, as further amended by Register Reference AA/200011, and Register Reference AA/201776 to (1) Demolish existing farmhouse and associated outbuildings; (2) Remove topsoil and lay a new surface of granular material; (3) The use of the area as a film studio back lot providing for the temporary erection of film sets and for outdoor shooting; (4) The provision of an access point from the site to the overall landholding, and all ancillary site services, including boundary treatments, landscaping, drainage and all site development works; (5) The proposed development does not include any alterations to the permitted development. The site area of the proposed development is 3.86 ha. The total area of the permitted and proposed development is 7.59ha.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 21624

• 9 Dec 2020Conditional

  a removal of an existing revolving door at the south east elevation at ground floor level of the building/main Hotel entrance. Retention of a single-storey glazed entrance lobby with a pressed metal flat roof located at the south elevation/main entrance of the Hotel inclusive of all associated site and drainage works

  Retention · Meath County Council, AA201888

• 23 Nov 2020Conditional

  the development will consist of an amendment to planning permission Register Reference AA/180221, as amended by Register Reference Ref. AA/200011 to : (1) extend the site area to the northwest of the site for which film studios and other development was granted under the aforementioned permissions by 1.33 ha, extend the road network into this area, reconfigure the permitted internal road and car parking layout, and provide for 65 no. additional car parking spaces, increasing car parking from 225 no. spaces to 290 no. spaces, 136 no. bicycle parking spaces and providing 2 no. coach set down locations in the site (2) to provide for a film workshop building (Block D) of 6,958 m2, 13,855m in height with associated offices and support facilities, capable of subdivision with associated accesses, plant rooms and ancillary accommodation, which will also provide for film stages, including green screen stages and commercials shooting: (3) to provide for waste storage facilities to the rear of Block D; (4) for the occasional temporary erection of film sets within the curtilage of the extended site area and outdoor shooting, if necessary (5) and for genreal warehouse/light industrial use: (6) for the provision of all anciallary site services, including boundary treatments, landscaping, site attenuation and drainage, public lighting, footpaths and crossings and all site development works, (7) the proposed development does not include any alterations to the permitted Blocks A, B and C. The site area of the proposed development is 2.4 ha. The total area of the permitted and proposed development is 3.73 ha

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA201776

• 11 Nov 2020Conditional

  development will consist of a single-storey bedroom and ensuite bathroom extension located between the existing house and garage and all associated siteworks.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA201683

• 8 Oct 2020Conditional

  the proposed development comprises of the following, provision of 1 no. restaurant with takeaway services and drive-through (c.248sq.m and unroofed service yard (c.44sq.m) including cold room of (c. 13.4 sq.m)), provision of 1 no. cafe with takeaway services and drive-through (c.127 sq.m) and unroofed service yard (c.21.4 sq.m), provision of outdoor seating associated with both the restaurant and cafe buildings, amendments to the surface car park resulting in a reduction of 50 no. of car parking spaces from 957 no. spaces to 907 no. spaces and revised layout of the car parking area to provide for new access and egress points to the proposed cafe and resturant, provision of new internal road layout to accommodate the proposed cafe and restaurant, relocation of existing wastewater pumping station and proposed new culvert drainage system. The development also includes hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian crossing points and associated traffic calming measures, bin stores, 11 no. cycle parking spaces and all other associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura impact statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA201442

• 12 Mar 2018Conditional

  development will consist of internal alterations to a development previously granted planning permission under reference number AA/170346 to include the provision of a first floor office and for minor revisions to the elevations of same

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA180232

• 21 Aug 2017Conditional

  the construction of an additional loading bay in an extension previously granted planning permission under reference number AA/170346 and for associated siteworks

  Permission · Meath County Council, AA170972

• 20 Jul 2017Conditional

  construction of a storey and a half dwelling house complete with an on-site waste water treatment system, shared vehicular access with the existing dwelling and all associated site works at this site. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA170848

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 Rath.

Recorded monuments

• ME039-010 Structure
  Description

  Situated at the bottom of a SW-facing slope with a canalised W-E stream immediately to the S. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S. Features recorded in Area 1 adjacent to the stream included two structures interpreted as steam-lodges (Schweitzer 2009, 14). An amorphous pit (dims c. 8.5m x c. 7.5m; max. D c. 2m at S) is a deliberate construct and up-cast from its creation was used to form a clay floor (dims c. 5.5m x c. 4m) just to its W. The water-hole was fed by a gully from the W and was filled with marls and silts. Its sides were probably collapsed before this sweat-lodge became disused (ibid. 14-16). Forty nine stake-holes defined the temporary sweat-lodge in a number of subcircular tent-like structures (max. dims 6.2m E-W; 4.8m N-S) which had a hearth at the N edge. One pit was inside the structure but others outside were related as were concentrations of stake-holes. These features are probably Bronze Age in date (ibid. 18-19) and an Iron Age structure (ME039-010001-), also probably a sweat-lodge, was constructed c. 15m to the ESE, on the other side of what would then have been then the silted up water-hole. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 June 2022

• ME039-010001 Structure
  Description

  Situated at the bottom of a SW-facing slope with a canalised W-E stream immediately to the S. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S. Features recorded in Area 1 adjacent to the stream included two structures interpreted as steam-lodges. (Schweitzer 2009, 14) This structure is situated c. 15m ESE of the Bronze Age steam-lodge (ME039-010----) and c. 5m E of the water-hole, which is an amorphous pit (dims c. 8.5m x c. 7.5m; max. D c. 2m at S) but a deliberate construct. This structure is a rectangular feature (dims 3m NE-SW; 2.8-3.2m NW-SE) defined by three large post-holes on the NW and SE walls. It may have been open at the SW, and a hearth outside its NE wall had a flue running SW through the structure. There is a rectangular trough (dims 2.05m N-S; 1.35m E-W; D 0.15-0.38m) outside it just to the W, and various pits to the NW and SE, but the latter were truncated at S by the creation of two terraces leading down to the stream. The hearth, which probably had a clay and wattle superstructure, produced a C14 date of 370-110 cal. BC. (ibid. 30-31), and a burnt spread beginning c. 4-5m to the SE and extending outside the excavated area is thought to be waste associated with the hearth as it seals a deposit in which a late La Téne fibula was found (ibid. 35-6). A gully (Wth 1.2m; D 0.25-0.6m) curves around the structure NW-NE c. 3-5m distant, taking excess water from the Bronze Age water hole to the W away from the structure. (Schweizer 2009, 29-35) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021

• ME039-011 Structure
  Description

  Situated at the top of a S and SW-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S. Features recorded in Areas 6 included two coeval wattle-lined waterholes and drains associated with them (Schweitzer 2009, 46). This waterhole was constructed as a pit (dims 4.1m x 2.95m; D 1.2m) with a second pit (dims 2.5m x 1.2m; D 1m) attached to the S but the pits, although connected, were separated by redeposited material and a wattle fence, and water seeped into both pits from sand lenses in the subsoil. Both were filled with silts containing organic inclusions and animal bones. They were closed off by slumped material and levelled up with a widespread silt layer that contained a wooden bowl beside two cattle skulls. A ditch (Wth 1.2m; D 1.2m) approaching from the SW connected with the NW angle of the pits. It was filled with layers of silt interwoven with deposits containing charcoal, bone and burnt stone. Just SE of the waterhole a metalled surface (dims 6m x 2.6m) sloping down to the N assured access to the waterhole, and a stone-based cut at the SE angle of the waterhole acted as a final step. There was a hearth and two pits (one with a cow skull) SW of the waterhole (Schweitzer 2009, 46-53) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021

• ME039-011001 Structure
  Description

  Situated at the top of a S and SW-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S. Features recorded in Areas 6 included two coeval wattle-lined waterholes and drains associated with them (Schweitzer 2009, 46). This waterhole was a sunken oval area (dims 7m E-W; 5.5m N-S; max. D 2.3m) with steep sides at N and S and shallower access slopes at E and W. It was immediately E of (ME039-011----). Initially the excavated oval depression had a subrectangular (dims 2.7m x 2m; D 0.95m) pit with a wooden revetment at SE, connected by a gully to a deeper oval pit (dims 1.95m x 2.63m) at NW which acted as a sump. Metalled surfaces to the S and E stepped down to a metalled platform (dims 2m x 1.2m) accessing the rectangular pit (D 0.25m). The rectangular pit had more organic fills than the oval pit, the fills of which were fairly sterile. When the wattle retaining the sides of the rectangular pit collapsed it was temporarily abandoned and silt and collapse covered the pit and the lowest access platform. More organic deposits above this contained Late Bronze Age pottery and a wooden scoop that produced a C14 date of 390-190 Cal. BC. A wattle basket structure (dims 2.45m x 1.8m) was added at the centre of the original oval water hole, cutting some of the silting and collapse layers, and it was surrounded by four metalled surfaces, one of which had evidence of wheel-ruts. A dog was buried in a pit (duns, 1,9m x 1.75m D 0.16m) at the S edge of the metalled area which was ultimately covered by silts after the abandonment of the wattle basket. (Schweitzer 2009, 53-9)

• ME039-012 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated towards the bottom of a SW-facing slope with a canalised W-E stream c. 60m to the S. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S. Features recorded in Area 2 included a kiln (ME039-012001-) but the principal feature is this ditch-barrow. (Schweitzer 2009, 14) This is a subcircular area (int. dims 3.4-3.9m; ext. dims 4.8-5.1m) defined by a U-shaped ditch (Wth of top 0.5-0.65m; average D 0.5m) with two principal deposits. The primary silt layer had a seam of charcoal which contained fragments of faience beads (O’Carroll et al. 2012, 228-32), and samples of the charcoal produced C14 dates of 900-825 Cal. BC and 740-360 Cal. BC. The former date, from a piece of oak, could represent ‘old wood’, and the latter date is a more realistic determination. One flint flake was recovered from the upper fill. There is no evidence of a mound or outer bank, or even of a burial. (Schweitzer 2009, 37-8) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021 O'Carroll, F., Sheridan, A. and K. Eremin 2012 Rath, Co. Meath: of beads and burials. in Corlett, C. and Potterton, M. (eds) Life and Death in in Iron Age Ireland in the light of recent archaeological discoveries, 223-32, Dublin, Wordwell

• ME039-012001 Kiln
  Description

  Situated on a SW-facing slope. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S. Features recorded in Areas 3 and 4 included drains that might represent elements of a field system (ME039-012002-) but pits and metalled surfaces probably represent some industrial activity (Schweitzer 2009, 20). A large pit (dims 2.86m x 2.03m; max. D 0.33m) has a slight extension like the remnants of a flue, on the SE side. Oxidisation of the subsoil had occurred and its charcoal rich fill also contained heat-shattered stones and produce a C14 date of 1050-840 cal. BC. A shallow pit (dims 2.96m x 2.25m; D 0.3m) c. 2m to the S is interpreted as a grain-storage structure and had a roughly cobbled floor and four large corner post-holes (ibid. 21). About 20m S of the kiln a hearth produced a C14 date of 800-520 cal. BC. Activity continued into the Iron Age as just to the E of this hearth there were a number of pits filled with silty clays forming a rough rectangle (dims 1.9m x 1.6m), and a bowl furnace was found c. 2m further E. Its charcoal content produced a C14 date of 50 Cal. BC-80 Cal. AD. A rectangular pit (dims 2.25m x 0.75m; D 0.25m) just N of the hearth is interpreted as a kiln (ibid. 39), and metalled surfaces, hearths, and small water-holes in the area are thought to be related (ibid. 40-2). The industrial area is contained within narrow ditches to the N (Wth c. 0.7m; D c. 0.4m) and W (D c. 0.1m) that seem to enclose it or at least separate it from the open areas (ibid. 39-40). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021

• ME039-012002 Field system
  Description

  Situated on a SW-facing slope. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S. Features recorded in Areas 3 and 4 included pits and metalled surfaces that probably represent some industrial activity (ME039-012001-) together with drains that represent elements of a field system that is probably later prehistoric in date (Schweitzer 2009, 20). A long ditch (L c. 200m; Wth of top 1.3-1.6m; D 0.45-0.7m) extends across the excavated areas running from NE to SW, crossing the gradient and running almost parallel with and just to the NW of one of the drains respecting the industrial area (ME039-012001-). At its NE end it cuts a pit (dims 2.1m; x 1.8m; D 0.5m) that produced a C14 date of 770-380 cal. BC, and the pit truncates two other drains that meet at this point. Towards its SW end the long drain cuts a NW-SE drain that itself cuts the S drain around the industrial area, indicating that both these larger drains that meet almost at a right angle are later than the industrial works, although perhaps not by much (ibid. 43-4). The long drain was re-cut in places and at two points it is overlaid by metalled surfaces (ibid. 45-6). The pattern created is of large rectangular fields (dims c. 70m x c. 30m plus) defined by single ditches and aligned across the contours. Four pits, including one which cut the S end of the long ditch and produced a C14 date of 890-1160 Cal. AD, and an L-shaped ditch cutting at the NE end of the long drain and in which glass toggles were recovered can be ascribed to the early medieval period (ibid. 60-2). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021

• ME039-013 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated at the top of a SW-facing slope with a low ridge extending off to the NW and a small W-E canalised stream or ditch c. 240m to the SW. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S with Area 6 on the NE side of the original N2 road. Features recorded in Area 5 include two completely excavated ring-ditches (ME039-014----; ME039-015----) but only the SW half of this third barrow was excavated, the rest being cut by the present N2 road. (Schweitzer 2009, 22) This consists of a circular area (int. diam. c. 13m; ext. diam. 15.8m) defined by a continuous U-shaped ditch (Wth of top 1.45m; D 0.45m) with a stony base, but the ditch had been re-cut once. The primary fills of silt, sand and clay contained occasional pieces of burnt bone. The upper fills were similar but had greater amounts of both charcoal and burnt bone. Finds from the re-cut level included three hammer-stones, the point of a stone ard, a flint blade, a stone mould, lumps of slag and fragments of iron, including ring-loops and fragments of moulds (ibid. 37). No concentrations of human bone were noted, and nor was there evidence of a covering mound or an outer bank (ibid. 23). Two pits within and six in the vicinity are probably associated with its use, and many of these contained some fragments of burnt bone, although articulated animal bone was also present in one of the pits (Schweitzer 2009, 22-5). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021

• ME039-014 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated at the top of a SW-facing slope with a low ridge extending off to the NW and a small W-E canalised stream or ditch c. 240m to the SW. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S with Area 6 on the NE side of the original N2 road. Features recorded in Area 5 include this completely excavated ditch-barrow with the barrow (ME039-015----) c. 4m to the N, and barrow (ME039-013----) c. 20m to the SSE (Schweitzer 2009, 22). This is a circular area (int. diam. 2.15m; ext. diam. 5.75m) defined by the shallow remains of a fosse (Wth c. 0.8m; D c. 0.08m) that was filled with a silty sand which had occasional charcoal inclusions. There were no features within the ditch and no artefacts were recovered from this severely truncated monument (ibid. 25). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021

• ME039-015 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated at the top of a SW-facing slope with a low ridge extending off to the NW and a small W-E canalised stream or ditch c. 240m to the SW. Archaeological excavation (03E1214) by H. Schweitzer between March and October 2004 in advance of the northern section of the N2 by-pass around Ashbourne on site 27 involved the complete excavation of six areas numbered from the S with Area 6 on the NE side of the original N2. Features recorded in Area 5 include this completely excavated ditch barrow with the barrows (ME039-015----) and (ME039-013----) c. 4m and c. 25m to the S and SSE respectively (Schweitzer 2009, 22). This is a circular area (int. diam. 6m E-W; 5.8m N-S) defined by a fosse of variable form (Wth of top 1-1.2m; D 0.3m at E to 0.5m at N). There were five major layers in the fosse which indicated a history of original construction as a ring-barrow, with a little silting followed by some cremated deposits in the fosse at N. Further silting separated these from a second deposit of cremations. The ditch was sealed with redeposited natural, which appeared to have come from the central mound. A trench (dims 3m x 0.7m; D 0.3m) was subsequently dug into the fosse at N and filled with charcoal-rich deposits including burnt bone, although not confirmed as human. Some flint debitage and a pot boiler were recovered from this phase. Further re-cuts were made in the fosse with two more cremated deposits, one with an iron nail. Three pits c. 12m to the W, some with cremated bone are probably related to the ditch-barrow (ibid. 2009, 25-7). The barrow was re-used in the Iron Age when a crouched burial was inserted into the fills of the ditch at SSW. The grave-cut (dims 1.3m x 0.66m; D 0.55m) contained a single individual facing W. Grave goods consisted of three copper alloy toe-rings. It proved impossible to produce a radiocarbon date, but toe-rings have been found on comparable graves in Britain and a date of first century BC / AD can be suggested (ibid. 36-7). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March 2021

• ME039-016 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated at the crest of a NE-facing slope, and a complex of ditch barrows (ME039-013; 014; 015) and other prehistoric features is c. 250m to the SW. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified a group of enclosures (BGE: 1A/12/1) at one location that was subsequently partially excavated (02E0638). Four Bronze Age enclosures of two sizes (ext. diam. 17.25-19.5m: 37.75-38.85m) were recorded, sometimes with re-cut ditches. Two hearths, a cremation burial, burnt stone material and three cremation pits were recovered in the interiors or more frequently from the ditches together with fragments of at least four vessels, at least one of which is a Cordoned Urn, and animal bones from the ditches. A sample from the smallest enclosure produced a C14 date of 1427-1268 cal. BC. (Byrne 2004; Byrne 2007) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 8 March, 2018

• ME039-017 Kiln
  Description

  Situated on a SW-facings slope. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified a truncated kiln that was completely excavated as site (BGE: 1A/13/1) under the same licence. It appeared as a soil discoloration (max. dims 1.5m x 0.84m; max. D 0.3m) with a charcoal-rich fill cut into a halo of oxidised subsoil. The channel was clay-lined and there was no stone component. Other excavated prehistoric features (ME039-010 - 015) are c. 130-160m distant ENE-SE. (Tobin 2003, figs 5, 24) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 March, 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Rath.

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

Name

Rath · An Ráth

Area

704,486 m² (70.45 ha, 174.08 acres)

Civil parish

Cookstown, and its townlands

Barony

Ratoath

Electoral division

Kilbrew, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilbrew electoral division: 4,064 people in 1,253 households; 82% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymadun (Co. Dublin), Cookstown, Crickstown, Hammondtown, Killegland

Placenames

Rath 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.