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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilmainham, barony of Kells Lower, Co. Meath.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,016,635 m² (101.66 ha, 251.22 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 17 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 31,528 m² (3.15 ha, 7.79 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: Kilmainham, https://everytownland.com/meath/parish/kilmainham.md
- Barony: Kells Lower
- Electoral division: Kilmainham, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 857 people lived in 307 households in the Kilmainham electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 39% 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/38182
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 161478
- Centre: latitude 53.853682, longitude -6.838679 (WGS 84)

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

17 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shancor, from 929 m² to 323,071 m² (32.31 ha, 79.83 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 186645: 323,071 m² (32.31 ha, 79.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/186645.md
- Parcel 138961: 174,908 m² (17.49 ha, 43.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/138961.md
- Parcel 198927: 78,941 m² (7.89 ha, 19.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/198927.md
- Parcel 160432: 71,382 m² (7.14 ha, 17.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/160432.md
- Parcel 164259: 70,871 m² (7.09 ha, 17.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/164259.md
- Parcel 202608: 68,943 m² (6.89 ha, 17.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/202608.md
- Parcel 200126: 44,905 m² (4.49 ha, 11.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/200126.md
- Parcel 205671: 36,783 m² (3.68 ha, 9.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/205671.md
- Parcel 207908: 31,528 m² (3.15 ha, 7.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/207908.md
- Parcel 135653: 27,929 m² (2.79 ha, 6.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/135653.md
- Parcel 137028: 26,268 m² (2.63 ha, 6.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/137028.md
- Parcel 191841: 25,843 m² (2.58 ha, 6.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/191841.md
- Parcel 190549: 24,644 m² (2.46 ha, 6.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/190549.md
- Parcel 5332413: 3,022 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5332413.md
- Parcel 189641: 2,948 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/189641.md
- Parcel 145977: 1,518 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/145977.md
- Parcel 142245: 929 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/142245.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; 36 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)

1 application, newest first.

- 8 Jan 2025, Meath County Council 2560033: N/a. Permission. the development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to dwelling, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, new entrance walls and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560033/0

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 Shancor.

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

- ME005-009: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-009----. Situated on a rise which is on a fairly steep N-facing slope overlooking the NW-SE Kilmainham stream, c. 100m to the N at the closest point. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 33 NNW-ESE; 32m ENE-WSSW) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (at WNW: Wth of base 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.7m) with some trees E-S-NW, and an outer fosse (at ESE: Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 0.3m) NE-S and SW- NW (at WNW: Wth of top 4.5m; Wth of base 1.2m; ext. D 0.9m), but both the bank and fosse are absent NW-NE. Rath (ME005-010----) 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 Moore Date of revision: 3 August 2018
- ME005-010: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-010----. Located at the tip of a S-N spur. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 43m NNE-SSW; 38m WNW-ESE) with some tree-stumps that slopes down to the NE (H c. 1m). It is defined by an earthen bank (at WSW: Wth of base 5.6m; Wth of top 1.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7m) that is reduced to a scarp (Wth 4m; H 2.6m) at NNE but the perimeter is planted with deciduous trees S-N-E and morphs into a field bank E-S. A field bank and outer drain surround the base of the bank or scarp NW-E. There is an outer fosse (at WSW: Wth of top 4.3m; Wth of base 2.2m; ext. D 0.5m) across the spur S-SW, but the original entrance is not identified. Rath (ME005-009----) is c. 150m to the NNE. 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: 3 September 2018 Amended: 14 December 2022
- ME005-025: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-025----. Situated on a steep NE-facing slope overlooking the valley of the NW-SE Kilmainham stream. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) with trees on the perimeter is depicted only on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. There is a curving scarp (Chord c. 20m NE-SW; Wth 1.2m; H 1.5m) planted with trees W-N, but there is no indication that is is an antiquity. 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 July 2007
- ME005-102: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CME005-102----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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 Shancor.

## 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 Shancor, 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 Shancor.
- 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/shancor.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/meath/shancor.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/meath/shancor.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Shancor 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)

- Aghamore: https://everytownland.com/meath/aghamore.md
- Carnacally: https://everytownland.com/meath/carnacally.md
- Corcarra: https://everytownland.com/meath/corcarra.md
- Kilfannan: https://everytownland.com/meath/kilfannan.md
- Newtown: https://everytownland.com/meath/newtown-161231.md
- Towas: https://everytownland.com/meath/towas.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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