Ross

167 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ross, from 19 m² to 423,298 m² (42.33 ha, 104.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 175 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 Jun 2025Conditional

  retain (a) a storey and half restoration and extension of existing outbuilding to form habitable space located to the front of existing old dwelling, (b) obtain planning permission to erect a single storey connection between both of the above buildings, (c) propose the decommission of existing domestic septic tank and replacement of same with new proprietary wastewater treatment system and (d) all associated works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560655

• 26 May 2025N/a

  the development will consist of the demolition of the existing extension to the west of the dwelling and construction of a new, 144sqm, two storey extension

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560529

• 22 Aug 2024Refused

  retain (a) a storey and half restoration and extension of existing outbuilding to form habitable space located to the front of existing old dwelling, (b) obtain planning permission to erect a single storey connection between both of the above buildings and (c) all associated works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460662

• 22 Dec 2023Conditional

  for full planning permission for revisions to that previously granted under reference No 21/222 for development at this site to construct revised house design and site layout from approved dormer type dwelling to (1) storey and 1/2 type dwelling, (2) domestic garage, (3) proprietary wastewater system, (4) site entrance and (5) all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 231156

• 21 Jul 2023Conditional

  alterations to an existing pre -1963 dwelling and within its curtilage. The alterations include: (a) the construction of a single storey extension to the southern end of the dwelling, (b) elevational alterations comprising rearranged fenestration and non-natural stone cladding to parts of the building, (c) the replacement of original roof covering material with roof tiles and (d) the erection of a detached, modular, timber clad home office and (e) all ancillary site works associated with the above

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2360173

• 13 Jul 2023N/a

  Alterations to an existing pre -1963 dwelling and within its curtilage. The alterations include: (a) the construction of a single storey extension to the southern end of the dwelling, (b) elevational alterations comprising rearranged fenestration and non-natural stone cladding to parts of the building, (c) the replacement of original roof covering material with roof tiles and (d) the erection of a detached, modular, timber clad home office and (e) all ancillary site works associated with the above.

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360160

• 22 Jun 2023N/a

  alterations to an existing pre -1963 dwelling and within its curtilage. The alterations include: (a) the construction of a single storey extension to the southern end of the dwelling, (b) elevational alterations comprising rearranged fenestration and non-natural stone cladding to parts of the building, (c) the replacement of original roof covering material with roof tiles and (d) the retention of a detached, modular, timber clad home office and (e) all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360109

• 5 Feb 2021Conditional

  to construct (1) dormer type dwelling (2) domestic garage (3) proprietary wastewater system (4) site entrance (5) all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 21222

• 13 Feb 2020Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION KA/150057 - To construct bungalow type dwelling, domestic garage, install new proprietary treatment unit and percolation area, formation of public entrance onto exiting laneway and complete all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA200160

• 8 Jan 2020N/a

  EXENTSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION KA150057 - Private House

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA200016

• 3 May 2019Conditional

  to construct a single storied dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area with all ancillary site works and to access the site from along of an existing farm laneway with a new entrance to the main road. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, KA190536

• 17 Nov 2017Conditional

  All works within the curtilage of the protected national monument Ref:ME00293. Proposed works consist of Construction of part ground floor extension and a second floor extension to existing flat roofed extension to the side of Ross Castle, upgrade existing septic tank to a proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA171331

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs SAC 002340
• Special Protection Area: Lough Sheelin SPA 004065
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Sheelin 000987

Recorded monuments

• ME008-002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  A castle at Newcastle (58) in Killeagh parish and Fore barony is not marked on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony or parish maps (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Thomas Neugent of Rosse owned 280 acres there in 1640 and on the premises was ‘an unroofed castle and bawn, 20 cabins and a fishing wear’ (Simington 1940, 271). It is described as ‘Ross Castle’ in gothic lettering on the 1836 and 1908 eds of the OS 6-inch map. This is a four storey restored and occupied tower house (ext. dims 8m NNE-SSW; 7m WNW-ESE) with a base-batter and parapet, but only the W half is original. There are good quoins and the windows on the W side are narrow pointed opes with chamfered jambs. It is within a subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 44-50m) defined by masonry walls that appear to be modern, and there is a modern one storey structure just NE of the tower. Archaeological testing (18E0203) by P. D. Sweetman within c. 5m to the N produced no related material (excavations.ie 2018:610). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 10 June 2016 Amended: 29 April, 2021

• ME008-003 Cross - Wayside cross
  Description

  Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of a knoll, and c. 25m W of a S-N road to Ross castle (ME008-001----), which is c. 750m to the N. Local lore, enshrined in a novel (Getty 1970), describes it as the burial place of a misfortunate pair of lovers. The cross is now in an overgrown clearance cairn (dims c. 5m E-W; c. 4m N-S; H 0.3m at S to 1m at N). The head of a limestone solid ring-cross (H 0.51m; span 0.6m; T 0.15m) with a subrectangular disc (dims 0.38m x 0.37m) and protruding arms (L 0.1m; Wth 0.17m) has chamfered edges. There is no mortice or tenon to connect it to the shaft (dims 0.24m x 0.15m; L 0.74m) that is protruding from the cairn. It has no inscription but is probably 17th century in date. 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: 28 April, 2013

Architectural heritage

• Ross House, country house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey country house, built c.1780, with pedimented dormer windows, and an Ionic portico. Carved stone Ionic columns to portico with entablature above. Hipped slate roof with ashlar limestone chimneystacks. Dressed limestone walls. Timber sash windows with ashlar limestone dressings. Replacement timber double doors, with fanlight and side lights.

• Ross House, stables, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ranges of stables and outbuildings, built c.1780, set around a central courtyard, with related outbuildings to the south-west. Multiple-bay single-storey range of outbuildings to the north-east adjoin on a two-storey range to the rear. Multiple-bay single-storey ranges to the three remaining sides of the courtyard. Pitched slate roofs. Rubble stone walls. Ashlar limestone block-and-start dressings to openings.

• Ross House, boathouse, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached gable-fronted boathouse, built c.1820. Rusticated stone walls with timber battened gable. Pitched corrugated-iron roof.

• Ross House, gate lodge, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1880, now in use as private dwelling. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Carved stone surrounds to window openings with curved pediments above. Stone doorcase comprising of pilaster flanking the door opening with entablature and pediment above. Rubble stone walls.

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

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Ross · An Ros

Area

3,964,423 m² (396.44 ha, 979.63 acres)

Civil parish

Killeagh, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Killeagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killeagh electoral division: 420 people in 152 households; 83% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynascarry (Co. Westmeath), Bobsgrove (Co. Cavan), Cullendragh, Derrysheridan, Enagh (Co. Cavan), Moneybeg (Co. Westmeath), Tonagh (Co. Cavan)

Placenames

Ross 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.