Milltown

Area

170,128 m² (17.01 ha, 42.04 acres)

Buildings

3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 124 m².

Zoning

P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied)) The objective

Townland

Milltown

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 10 recorded monuments.

• ME015-031 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a shelf towards the N end of a N-S ridge. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 33.5m NE-SW; 29.5m NW-SE) defined by a slight but overgrown earthen bank that is largely reduced to a scarp, with an outer fosse (at N: Wth of base c. 2.1m; int. D c. 1.5-c. 2.5m; ext. D c. 1.2m) and an outer overgrown bank (max. H 2m at N) that are well preserved WSW-NE but have largely been removed elsewhere. There is an entrance through the inner (Wth of base 2.5m) and outer (Wth of base 2.4m) banks at ENE. The church (ME015-032----) is on slightly higher ground c. 10m to the S with the motte (ME015-033002-) further 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: 8 January 2019

• ME015-032 Church
  Description

  Moylagh church is situated on a small NNW SSE ridge c. 3km SW of the W end of the Loughcrew Hills. Moylagh parish is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire., 5, 259), and the church is listed by Dowdall in 1539 (O’Connell 1965, 173). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel as reasonably well repaired (Erlington 1847-64, 1, cxvii). According to the Regal Visitation (1693) only the church walls were standing and 'it was not well fenced' (Ellington 1975, 9). The parish church of Moylagh is within a D-shaped or subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 50m NW-SE at SW to c. 70m NW-SE at NE; c. 35m NE-SW) defined by stone walls. Fragments of the S and W walls of a single cell structure (int. dims 14.1m E-W; 7.7m N-S) survive together with the grass-covered mound (Wth c. 4m; H 0.7m) of the N wall and the S end of the E wall (L 1.35m; H c. 3.5m) that has an aumbry. The tower (ext. dims 6.75m E-W; 6.05m N-S) of three storeys and attic stands at the W end of the S nave wall, and has rounded corners at SE and SW and a base-batter. Its ground floor is buried and inaccessible but there is a double-splay light in the S wall. There is a destroyed doorway from the nave to the first floor (int. dims 4.05m N-S; 3.75m E-W) of the tower over the vault, with a cupboard in the N wall and destroyed windows in flat-arched embrasures where they survive on the other walls. There is a garderobe with a damaged chute and a light at the NW angle of the tower. There is an alcove (Wth 1.6m; D 0.7m; H c. 1m) at the S end of the E wall and holes for corbels or joists in the N and S walls to support the ceiling. A newel stairs at the SW angle rises to the second floor that has a destroyed window on the E wall and the remains of a rectangular window with glazing bars in a flat-arched embrasure on the S walls. The stairs continue to an attic that has a destroyed window in the E wall, and the pitch of its roof can be seen in the stairs housing that rises to a wall-walk on the W wall. The head of a solid disc-headed cross (diam. c. 0.48m; T c. 0.1m) with a cross on one side and a sunken quatrefoil on the other, which was in the graveyard in 1969 (SMR file), is no longer present. Adams (1870-1) says that there is an underground chamber beneath the W end of the church, which is very unlikely and he may have intended the tower. He records the graveslab of Edmond Maolagh (1583) ’19 in. by 15 in. (c. 0.48m x c. 0.38m)’ that is no long present but which was also recorded by Du Noyer c. 1864 (1895). Adams also records the graveslab erected by Theobalt Cut and his wife Rose Moore (1637) that is now set up vertically (Wth 0.86m; visible H 1.35m; T 0.13-0.18m) in the church. It is in English and carved in gothic lettering in false relief. The rath (ME015-031----) is c. 55m to the NNW and the motte (ME015-033002-) and castle (ME015-032001-) are c. 85m to the SSE. The field system (ME015-034----) in Milltown townland, immediately E of the graveyard is probably associated with the castle. 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. See the attached view of the tower from the SE (007) and the graveslab (019). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 27 January 2015

• ME015-032001 Graveyard
  Description

  The medieval parish church of Moylagh (ME015-032----) is located on a N-S ridge within a D-shaped graveyard (dims c. 50m NW-SE at SW to c. 70m NW-SE at NE; c. 35m NE-SW) defined by drystone walls. The head of a disc-headed cross (ME015-032002-) that was within the graveyard (SMR file 1969) is missing. The graveslab of Edmond Maolagh (ME015-032003-) can no longer be identified, but that erected by Theobalt Cut and his wife Rose Moore (ME015-032004-) is within the church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January, 2015

• ME015-032002 Cross
  Description

  The head of a solid disc-headed cross (diam c. 0.48m) with a cross on one side and a sunken quatrefoil on the other that was in the graveyard (ME015-032001-) of Moylagh medieval parish church (SMR file) can no longer be found. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 27 January, 2015

• ME015-032003 Graveslab
  Description

  Inside the church of Moylagh (ME015-032----). Adams (1870-1) records the graveslab of Edmond Maolagh (1583) ’19 in. by 15 in. (c. 0.48m x c. 0.38m)’ that is no long present but which was also recorded by Du Noyer c. 1864 (1895). Du Noyer transcribes the inscription as: ORATE P. ANIA. EDMODI / ANAOLAC CVIS COR: / Po SUB HOC LAPIDE IAC / ET 1583 ET WILHELMUo /S EIMSD QUIE FABRIC / HUC LAPIDE SUB Q / USSIT / IPM PONI I. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January, 2015

• ME015-032004 Graveslab
  Description

  Within Moylagh parish church (ME015-032----). Adams (1870-1, 375) records the graveslab erected by Theobalt Cut and his wife Rose Moore (1637) that is now set up vertically (Wth 0.86m; visible H 1.35m; T 0.13-0.18m) in the church. It is in English and carved in gothic lettering in false relief. Adams transcribes it as: THIS MONUMENT WAS / ERECTED BY THEOBALT CUT OF BALTRASNE AND ROSE MOORE HIS WIFE / AS WELL FOR HIS PREDESE / SSORS AS FOR HIS SUCCESSORS ANNO DOMINI 1637. See the attached image. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January, 2015

• ME015-033001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  A castle at Moylagh (38) in Moylagh parish and Fore barony is depicted as adjacent to the church on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony and parish maps (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Richard Barnwall of Crickstown (ME039-006----) owned 182 acres at Moylagh in 1640, including ‘a ruinous castle with a bawn, a church with a steeple (tower) and 20 cabins’ (Simington 1940, 266). It is situated on top of the motte (ME015-033002-), which is at the summit of a NNW-SSE ridge. Only the N wall (H c. 8m) of this building survives, orientated E-W and supported by buttresses. The scar of the roof of a structure attached to the N can be seen in its outer face. Moylagh parish church (ME015-032----) is c. 90m to the N and the settlement (ME015-034----) is just to the E and NE. 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 revised upload: 8 June 2016

• ME015-033002 Castle - motte
  Description

  Situated at the summit of a NNW-SSE ridge. Flat-topped, grass-covered mound of earth and stone (diam. of top 16m N-S; diam. of base 45m N-S; H 5m at N to 8m at S), with a fosse (Wth of base 4-5m) and traces of an outer bank SE-WNW. A bailey may have existed to the NNW, on the ridge between motte and the graveyard church (ME015-032001-), c. 40m distant. The castle (ME015-033001-) is situated on top of the motte. The field system (ME015-034----) is just to the E. 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. Date of upload: 10 July 2007

• ME015-034 Field system
  Description

  Situated in a slight fold on an E-facing slope. According to the Civil Survey (1655) there were twenty cabins at Moylagh in 1641 as well as the church and castle, the property of Sir Richard Barnwall of Crickstown (ME039-006----) (Simington 1940, 266). A grass-covered area of about 1.5 ha (c. 4 acres) has relict field banks (Wth c. 4m; H c. 0.5m) creating small plots (dims c. 20m x c. 20m to c. 35m x c. 15m) aligned NE-SW, parallel with the current field walls. Amongst the plots is a single house platform (dims 12m E-W; 5.3m N-S) defined by low scarps. There are some old quarry holes in the area. The parish church of Moylagh (ME015-033001-) and its graveyard are immediately to the SW, and the motte (ME015-033----) is at the S end of the complex with relict field banks connecting with it. 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: 15 January 2019

• ME015-034001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise with in the field system (ME015-034----). Amongst the small grass-covered plots is a single house platform (dims 12m E-W; 5.3m N-S) defined by low scarps. There are some old quarry holes in the immediate vicinity. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2019

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

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).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

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.

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