Hurlstone

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hurlstone, from 1,052 m² to 574,971 m² (57.5 ha, 142.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 24 Nov 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of demolition of elements of the existing dwelling and the provision of a new 2-storey extension to the east of the existing dwelling, internal and external alterations and refurbishment works to the existing dwelling including the building up of the gables with matching stonework (previously a hipped roof) and a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561267

• 18 Jun 2025Conditional

  Retention of front porch, rear extension & side extension (as varied from previously granted permission Ref. No. 68/503) all as constructed, together with permission for demolition of porch and rear extension, proposed dormer style rear extension & alterations to existing dwelling including attic conversion to non-habitable accommodation, demolition of existing garage & provision of replacement detached garage and all associated works

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2560382

• 30 Sept 2024Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of existing storey and a half dwelling and to replace same with the construction of a storey and a half dwelling, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, amended entrance, revised site boundaries and all ancillary site works *Significant Further Information Received on 23/05/2025*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460579

• 23 May 2019Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to side, storey and a half extension to rear and rear side of existing dwelling, installation of 2 no. roof lights to front of existing dwelling, remove existing waste water treatment system, installation of upgraded WWTS and all associated site works. *Significant Further Information Received on 18/09/2019*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19390

• 3 May 2019N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to side, storey and a half extension to rear & rear side of existing dwelling, installation of 2 no. roof lights to front of existing dwelling, remove existing waste water treatment system, installation of upgraded WWTS and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19335

• 22 May 2018Conditional

  Retention permission and permission sought for the following: Retention of side extension to existing dwelling including front bay windows, permission for rear extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works.

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 18393

• 6 Apr 2018Conditional

  PERMISSION for development will consist of proposed detached domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18251

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 Hurlstone.

Recorded monuments

• LH017-041 Holed stone
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Situated in low-lying pasture, overlooked by a broad ridge to S and SE. Roughly square-shaped slab (max. dims. H 1.7m, 1.8m by 0.3m in section) orientated roughly N-S. Slightly off-centre is an hourglass perforation (diams. 0.2-0.25m) which gives the name to the stone and to the townland. (CLAJ 1914, pl. opp. 248; 1929, 59; 1962, 164)

• LH017-042 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  A castle at Hurlestowne (63) in Smermer parish is depicted on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map close to the boundary with Purcellstowne, for which see this web-page accessed on 9 May, 2016 http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Atherdee&c=Louth. There is a local tradition of castle which was reputed to be a Taffe caslte (Boylan 1948). Its precise location is not known. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 9 May 2016

• LH017-102 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  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.

• LH017-118 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of the SW-facing slope of the NE-SW Hurlstone ridge. An aerial photograph (GB91.ED.11) from July 1991 shows the cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 55m) defined by a fosse, with faint traces of an incomplete, narrow inner fosse. Much of the interior appears to have been quarried. It is also visible on OSI images (1995) and more faintly on Google Earth 29/06/2021), as noted by Frank Prendergast. See the attached image from OSI (1995) Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 23 December 2010 Amended: 9 March 2023

• LH017-124 Enclosure
  Description

  The remains of a bivallate circular enclosure (diam. c. 58m) are visible as a crop-mark on an aerial photograph (Google). (pers. comm. T. Condit). LH017-124----_01.jpg Crop-mark visible on Google aerial photograph (12 July 2013). LH017-124----_02.jpg Close-up of the crop-mark. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 6 August 2015

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Hurlstone, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2824 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Hurlstone with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Hurlstone · Baile na Cloiche

Area

1,104,052 m² (110.41 ha, 272.82 acres)

Civil parish

Smarmore, and its townlands

Barony

Ardee

Electoral division

Ardee Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,009 people lived in 1,003 households in the Ardee Rural electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bigsland, Kilpatrick, Newrath Big (Co. Meath), Purcellstown, Shanlis, Smarmore

Placenames

Hurlstone 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.