Simonstown

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Simonstown, from 149 m² to 376,895 m² (37.69 ha, 93.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 58 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 2 Apr 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref. 23/60198 for the construction of below ground potable water mains between Liscarton Water Treatment Plant and Proudstown Reservoir, a 380kW solar array and associated works. The proposed amendments comprise the replacement of 50m of fencing at Proudstown Reservoir with a 2.4m height palisade fencing, and the removal of Condition 5 of planning permission Ref. 23/60198 resulting in the existing watermain remaining in place.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460226

• 2 Aug 2023Conditional

  the development will consist of the construction of approximately 3.9km of below ground potable water mains (450mm diameter) between Liscarton Water Treatment Plant and Proudstown Reservoir, associated below ground valves, associated swab chambers and a surge vessel, a 380kW solar array comprising 1,875m2 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, and all associated ancillary development works. A Natura Impact Statment (NIS) accompanies this planning application.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2360198

• 20 Sept 2017Conditional

  a 2-storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, entrance from public road and all associated site works. Significant Further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, NA171096

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 Simonstown.

Recorded monuments

• ME018-038 Pit-burial
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological monitoring (98E0352) of topsoil stripping over an area of about 38 hectares (c. 95 acres) by C. Ó Drisceoil (2001, 4-5) identified six areas of potential archaeological importance consisting largely of pits filled with charcoal and burnt stones (excavations.ie 1998:526). Area 4 was a pit burial (dims 0.31m x 0.27m; D 0.08m) with a fill of burnt human bone and charcoal in a black-brown silty clay. Four fire-spots or small hearths (dims c. 0.3m x 0.2m; max. D 0.1m) with deposits of ash and charcoal were in close proximity. Seven post-holes were also present but no pattern was discernible, and the area was crossed by some furrows. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date o upload: 24 March 2023 Ó Drisceoil, C. 1998 Archaeological Test-excavations at Simonstown, Co. Meath. Licence: 98E0352. Unpublished Interim Report, Archaeological Consultancy Services

• ME018-040 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological monitoring (98E0352) of topsoil stripping over an area of about 38 hectares (c. 95 acres) by C. Ó Drisceoil identified six areas of potential archaeological importance consisting largely of pits filled with charcoal and burnt stones (excavations.ie 1998:526). In Area 6 a spread of broken and burnt stone was identified which it was possible to exclude from disturbance and it was not included in excavations (12E0311) later conducted by P. D. Sweetman (2012) (excavations. ie 2012:660). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 March 2023 Ó Drisceoil, C. 1998 Archaeological Test-excavations at Simonstown, Co. Meath. Licence: 98E0352. Unpublished Interim Report, Archaeological Consultancy Services Sweetman, P. D. 2012 Report on Archaeological Assessment, Monitoring and Excavation at Simonstown, County Meath, August-September 2012. Licence: 12E0311. Unpublished report, Author

• ME018-057 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a gentle W-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 2-4m) is visible on Apple Maps (2018). There is a gap (Wth c. 8m) at NNE and a smaller enclosure (diam. c. 20m) could be attached to the fosse at W. It is also visible on OSI Aerial (c. 2018) and Digital Globe (c. 2013), and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps (2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 June 2021

• ME025-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on at the NE end of a slight NE-SW ridge in a gently undulating landscape. This was described in 1969 (SMR file) as a slightly domed (H 0.9m) circular area (int. diam. 50m N-S; c. 47m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 6-7.5m; Wth of base 1-2m; int. D 0.4m at S to 1m at N; ext. D 0.2m at S to 0.5m at N) and an outer bank (Wth of base 6m; ext. H 0.7m). There was a slight silted drain following the inside the bank but it appeared to be a large ring-barrow. The entrance may have been at E. Excavation (E000114) during 1975 by E. P. Kelly (National Museum of Ireland) determined there were four periods of occupation on the site (excavations.ie 1975:053). Period I. Neolithic: A number of pits and hearths were found stratified under the banks of the fort. Artifacts of the period on the site included sherds of western neolithic pottery, leaf-shaped arrow-heads, a polished stone axe, and hollow and thumb-nail scrapers. Period II: Represented by the foundations of a large sub-rectangular house measuring 10.5m. x 6.25m. The exact date of this structure was not determined but it definitely pre-dated the ring-fort. Period III: Represented by the ring-fort and dating between 500 A.D. and 1000 A.D. Foundations of a small circular house 5m. in diameter and an area where smelting activity took place were identified. Artifacts of the period included glass beads, fragments of jet bracelets and some iron knives. Period IV: Represented by pits and hearths associated with animal bones and pottery of the 17th and 18th centuries. (Moore 1987, 90, no. 880) See linked document published by Tara Mines for further details. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 30 May 2013 Amended: 29 March 2023

• ME025-005001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated in the interior of the rath (ME025-005----). Excavation (E000144) by E. P. Kelly in 1975 of a barrow at Simonstown uncovered a rectangular house. It is described (Kelly 1977) as the foundation trenches of a rectangular structure (max. dims 10.5m x 6.5m) with rounded corners and two internal post-holes. No artefacts are directly associated with it but it appears to be earlier than the Phase III ringfort occupation and numerous hearths and pits with Neolithic material were present in the vicinity. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 March 2023 Kelly, E. P. 1977 A Future for our Past. Pamphlet, Tara Mines

• ME025-005002 Hut site
  Description

  In the SW quadrant of the interior of the rath (ME025-005----). Excavation (E000144) by E. P. Kelly in 1975 recorded a circular hut-site (diam. c. 5m) defined by a slot-trench in the vicinity of the rectangular house attributed to the Neolithic. The stratigraphy and artefacts recovered related exclusively to the circular hut-site and artefacts recovered included glass beads, two fragments of a jet or lignite bracelet, a stone spindle whorl and some iron knives. Copious amounts of animal bone, largely cattle and pig, were recovered from the fosse which also preserved pieces of leather and a wooden stave. Some post-medieval hearths and pits were recorded, particularly in the fosse. (Kelly 1977) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 March 2023 Kelly, E. P. 1977 A Future for our Past. Pamphlet, Tara Mines

• ME025-005003 Metalworking site
  Description

  Located at the centre of rath (ME025-005---). Excavation (E000144) by E. P. Kelly in 1975 recorded furnace bottoms, quantities of slag, baked clay and charcoal. There was also a crescent-shaped slot trench that was probably the foundation of a wind-break and some post-holes. (Kelly 1977) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 March 2023 Kelly, E. P. 1977 A Future for our Past. Pamphlet, Tara Mines

• ME025-055 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological monitoring (98E0352) of topsoil stripping over an area of about 38 hectares (c. 95 acres) by C. Ó Drisceoil identified six areas of potential archaeological importance consisting largely of pits filled with charcoal and burnt stones (excavations.ie 1998:526). In Area 5 28 pits were originally identified, some of which were excavated at the time. When the area was re-examined (12E0311) by P. D. Sweetman (2012, 14-22) fewer features remained (excavations. ie 2012:660). A pit (diam. c. 1m; D 0.15m) was filled with hard-packed soil that had stones and some charcoal flecks and cremated bone. Two thumb-nail scrapers were also recovered from it. A second pit (dims 0.65m x 0.5m; D 0.1m) was c. 16m to the SE and had a dark grey fill that produced 14 pieces of waste flint. A third pit (dims 0.6m x 0.4m; D ) with a post-pit (diam. 0.15-0.2m; D 0.25m) was 2.6m to the N of the second pit and produced 42 pieces of mostly waste flint and one piece of chert. A fourth pit (diam. 0.6m; D 0.24m) just 0.7m to the W of the third had a fill with flecks of charcoal and cremated bone and 43 pieces of mostly waste flint. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 March 2023 Ó Drisceoil, C. 1998 Archaeological Test-excavations at Simonstown, Co. Meath. Licence: 98E0352. Unpublished Interim Report, Archaeological Consultancy Services Sweetman, P. D. 2012 Report on Archaeological Assessment, Monitoring and Excavation at Simonstown, County Meath, August-September 2012. Licence: 12E0311. Unpublished report, Author

• ME025-056 Structure
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological monitoring (98E0352) of topsoil stripping over an area of about 38 hectares (c. 95 acres) by C. Ó Drisceoil identified six areas of potential archaeological importance consisting largely of pits filled with charcoal and burnt stones (excavations.ie 1998:526). In Area 2 the burnt foundation trenches of a rectangular structure (ext. dims 11.3m E-W; 5.8m N-S) defined by linear charcoal deposits and a beam-slot was identified, although no internal post-holes, hearth, or entrance were present. A leaf-shaped arrowhead was found in a post-hole c. 2.4m to the W. An E-W ditch (Wth 1.8m; max. D 0.5m; L 15m plus) was NE of the rectangular structure but no artefacts were recovered either from the ditch or from the structure itself (Ó Drisceoil 2001, 3-4). When the area was re-examined (12E0311) by P. D. Sweetman (2012, 10-11) the structure was interpreted as naturally occurring staining of the soil, and what might be burnt stone was found to be decayed sandstone (excavations.ie 2012:660). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 March 2023 Ó Drisceoil, C. 1998 Archaeological Test-excavations at Simonstown, Co. Meath. Licence: 98E0352. Unpublished Interim Report, Archaeological Consultancy Services Sweetman, P. D. 2012 Report on Archaeological Assessment, Monitoring and Excavation at Simonstown, County Meath, August-September 2012. Licence: 12E0311. Unpublished report, Author

• ME025-057 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. Archaeological testing (95E0232) by K. Campbell (1998, 3-4) identified two pits and an E-W ditch that were set aside for resolution (excavations.ie 1995:234) as Area 1. Archaeological monitoring (98E0352) of topsoil stripping over an area of about 38 hectares (c. 95 acres) by C. Ó Drisceoil (2001, 1) identified six areas of potential archaeological importance consisting largely of pits filled with charcoal and burnt stones (excavations.ie 1998:526). In Area 1 that had already been noted by Campbell, sixteen circular pits (diam. c. 0.5m) and two ditches were found, some of which contained cremated bone, charcoal-rich soils and burnt stone but the features were not excavated. When the extensive area (dims c. 125m x c. 60m) was re-examined (12E0311) by P. D. Sweetman (2012, 2-9) two parallel ditches (Wth 0.4m; D 0.1m) c. 1.7m apart were recorded together with a third (max. Wth 0.57m; D 0.3m) c. 50m to the SW. No artefacts were recovered but they are thought to be modern. A pit (diam. 0.7m; D 0.3m) produced 38 pieces of flint and two sherds of pottery while a second pit (dims 0.45m x 0.35m; D 0.3m) that produced 5 waste flints and four sherds of pottery was 1.3m to the SW. These are the only features from the earlier monitoring to have survived. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 March 2023 Campbell, K. 1998 Archaeological Appraisal of Proposed Borrow Areas at Simonstown and Randalstown, Co. Meath. Licence: 95E0232. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ó Drisceoil, C. 1998 Archaeological Test-excavations at Simonstown, Co. Meath. Licence: 98E0352. Unpublished Interim Report, Archaeological Consultancy Services Sweetman, P. D. 2012 Report on Archaeological Assessment, Monitoring and Excavation at Simonstown, County Meath, August-September 2012. Licence: 12E0311. Unpublished report, Author

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2670 (ZIP).

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

Name

Simonstown · Baile Shíomóin

Area

2,088,626 m² (208.86 ha, 516.11 acres)

Civil parish

Donaghmore, and its townlands

Barony

Navan Lower

Electoral division

Navan Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Navan Rural electoral division: 31,940 people in 10,373 households; 70% of households own their home; 48% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Batterstown, Clonmagaddan, Proudstown, Randalstown, Silloge, Windtown

Placenames

Simonstown 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.