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

Townland in the civil parish of Killallon, barony of Fore, Co. Meath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,313,617 m² (131.36 ha, 324.6 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 13 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 71,484 m² (7.15 ha, 17.66 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010
- Civil parish: Killallon, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/killallon.md
- Barony: Fore
- Electoral division: Killallon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Killallon electoral division: 315 people in 116 households; 91% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Meath, https://everytownland.com/meath.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/38814
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161476
- Centre: latitude 53.683744, longitude -7.043977 (WGS 84)

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

13 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanco, from 2,804 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres) to 347,479 m² (34.75 ha, 85.86 acres); 18 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 207007: 347,479 m² (34.75 ha, 85.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207007.md
- Parcel 157507: 205,899 m² (20.59 ha, 50.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/157507.md
- Parcel 141844: 184,828 m² (18.48 ha, 45.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/141844.md
- Parcel 193716: 172,063 m² (17.21 ha, 42.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/193716.md
- Parcel 211434: 134,279 m² (13.43 ha, 33.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/211434.md
- Parcel 4120227: 117,443 m² (11.74 ha, 29.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4120227.md
- Parcel 212009: 71,484 m² (7.15 ha, 17.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/212009.md
- Parcel 169032: 53,433 m² (5.34 ha, 13.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/169032.md
- Parcel 205354: 7,585 m² (0.76 ha, 1.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205354.md
- Parcel 144762: 6,952 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/144762.md
- Parcel 214927: 4,152 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/214927.md
- Parcel 2517003: 3,181 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2517003.md
- Parcel 139113: 2,804 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/139113.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; 31 parcels. 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)

1 application, newest first.

- 28 Mar 2025, Meath County Council 2560310: Refused. Permission. (1) extensions to side of existing single storey workshop consisting of additional works space and single storey extension to the rear of the existing workshop consisting of canteen, toilets and office space (2) opening of new vehicular entrance (3) closing of existing vehicular entrance (4) the provision of signage (5) installation of treatment system and percolation area (6) all associated site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560310/0

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## 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 Shanco.

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

- ME022-004: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME022-004----. Located towards the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 49m ENE-WSW; 40m NNW-SSE) that slopes down (H c. 2m) to the SW. It is defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 6.3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) that is reduced to a scarp (ext. H 1-2m) WNW-N and an outer fosse (at E: Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 1.7m; ext. D 1m) often reduced to a berm (at S: Wth 3.5m). There are traces of an outer bank E-SW that might be incorporated in a NW-SE field bank N-E. The original entrance through both banks is at WSW. Just NE of the centre is a rectangular house site (dims 12m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; H 0.3m) at W and S and a scarp down to the interior at N and E with an entrance at W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 10 January 2019 Amended: 23 March 2023
- ME022-004001: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME022-004001-. Just NE of the centre of rath (ME022-004----) is a rectangular, grass-covered house site (dims 12m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; H 0.3m) at W and S and a scarp down to the interior at N and E with an entrance at W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 10 January 2019
- ME023-001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-001----. Situated on the N-facing slope of a rise in an undulating landscape. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 40m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by an earthen bank S-NW, with the remains of a fosse SE-W, and by scarp NW-NE. There is no evidence of a boundary on the E side, but there is a slight N-S scarp (Wth 0.3m; H 0.5m) down to the E across the centre that is probably the line of an old field bank. The original entrance is not identified. Rath (ME023-002----) is c. 60m to the S. 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
- ME023-002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-002----. Located on the S edge of a ridge in an undulating landscape. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m E-W; c. 28m N-S) that slopes down to the E (H 0.9m). It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 5-6m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.8-1m) that is incorporated into a field bank NW-NE. This is separated by a complete outer, rounded fosse (Wth of top 5-6m; ext. D 0.3-0.4m) from the remnants of an outer bank (Wth of base 4.5m; ext. H 0.4m) that are visible S-NW. The perimeter is truncated slightly by a N-S relict field bank (Wth of base 4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.9m) and outer drain (Wth of top 6m; ext. D 0.3m) at E. An original entrance is not identified. Rath (ME023-001----) is c. 60m to the N and enclosure (ME023-003----) is c. 150m to the SW. 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
- ME023-003: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-003----. This is a sub-rectangular or D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 57m E-W; 35-40m N-S) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (at W: Wth of top 4.5m; Wth of base 2.3m; int. D 1.4m; ext. D 0.5m; at S: Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 3m; int. D 1.5m; ext. D 0.5m) and traces of an outer counterscarp bank. There are entrances visible as ramps at the centre of the E side (Wth 5m) and at the W end of the N side (Wth 7m). The interior is occupied by the remains of six houses (dims c. 5m x c. 5m to c. 7-11m x c.5m) defined by wall footings or visible as low platforms. The houses are probably closely contemporary with each other and the enclosure as they appear to be laid out in relation to each other and the edges of the enclosure. Rath (ME023-002----) is c. 150m to the NE and rath (ME023-004----) is c. 150m to the SSW. 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 Moroe Date of revision: 27 February 2019
- ME023-003001: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-003001-. This house is located at the NE angle of enclosure (ME023-003----). It is a rectangular grass-covered area (ext. dims 11m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by wall-footings with opposed entrances in the long E (Wth 2.5m) and W (Wth 2m) walls. The house (MW023-003002-) is attached to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27/02/2019
- ME023-003002: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-003002-. Located at the E edge of enclosure (ME023-003----). This is a rectangular grass-covered area (ext. dims 7m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by wall-footings. The house (MW023-003001-) is attached to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 27 February 2019
- ME023-003003: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-003003-. This house is located 7m from the N edge of enclosure (ME023-003----). It is a rectangular grass-covered area (ext. dims 11m E-W; 6m N-S) defined by wall-footings. The house (ME023-003001-) is 11m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 February 2019
- ME023-003004: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-003004-. This house is located near the SW edge of enclosure (ME023-003----). It is a rectangular grass-covered platform (dims c. 5m N-S; c. 5 E-W) defined by scarps (H 0.5m). An electricity pole is set in its NW angle. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 February 2019
- ME023-003005: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-003005-. This house is located near the NW edge of enclosure (ME023-003----). It is a rectangular grass-covered hollow (dims of base 8m N-S; 4 E-W). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 February 2019
- ME023-003006: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-003006-. This house is located near the N edge of enclosure (ME023-003----). It is a rectangular grass-covered platform (dims 7m E-W; 4m N-S) defined by scarps. The house (MW023-003001-) is c. 5m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 February 2019
- ME023-004: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME023-004----. Situated at the N end of a small ridge in an undulating, low-lying landscape with a small lake in a hollow c. 60m to the W. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26.5m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by a fosse (at SW: Wth of top 6.7m; Wth of base 2m; int. D 0.5m; ext. D 0.6m) S-W and a scarp (at NE: Wth 5.7m; H 2.3m) with some bushes elsewhere. There is an old quarry inside the fosse at SW, but the original entrance is not identified 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: 11 January 2019

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 Shanco.

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

- Radon: 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: 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 Shanco.
- 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/shanco-161476.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/shanco-161476.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/shanco-161476.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Shanco 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)

- Dunnagorran: https://everytownland.com/meath/dunnagorran.md
- Gibbonstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/gibbonstown.md
- Hartstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/hartstown.md
- Loughanderg: https://everytownland.com/meath/loughanderg.md
- Newtown: https://everytownland.com/meath/newtown-161233.md
- Seraghstown: https://everytownland.com/meath/seraghstown.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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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.

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