Carrickdexter

17 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrickdexter, from 66 m² to 260,007 m² (26 ha, 64.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 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 · 32 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 10 Dec 2025Conditional

  the erection of a 30.38 metre high lattice telecommunications support structure and the removal of the existing 25 metre high monopole telecommunications support structure (overall height of 27 metres to include antennas) all within the existing telecommunications site compound, together with associated works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561349

• 5 Dec 2025N/a

  the erection of a 30.38 metre high lattice telecommunications support structure and the removal of the existing 25 metre high monopole telecommunications support structure (overall height of 27 metres to include antennas) all within the existing telecommunications site compound, together with associated works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561327

• 30 Jun 2024Conditional

  a single storey dwelling, shared vehicular access via existing entrance to public road, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460486

• 24 Jun 2020Refused

  a part single storey, part two storey dwelling, vehicular entrance, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB200796

• 13 Dec 2019N/a

  a part single storey, part two storey dwelling, vehicular entrance, waste water treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB191694

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299
• Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA 004232
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Boyne Woods 001592

Recorded monuments

• ME019-020 Cross - Wayside cross
  Description

  Situated on a rise with rock outcrop on the S-facing slope of Carrickdexter Hill, and on the S side of the old road from Slane to Navan. This cross of fossiliferous limestone is known as the Baronstown cross (Wilde 1849, 170) and was erected c. 1607 by Jennet Dowdall and her husband Oliver Plunket. It is complete, with a shaft (dims 0.36m x 0.23m; H 2.22m) and collar (dims 0.57m x 0.4m; H 0.2m) but the upper shaft is modern. It has inscriptions, figure sculpture and heraldic shields on all four sides. It is described by King (1984, 106) as: This cross consist of a lower shaft, collar and upper shaft. Both the lower shaft and collar are rectangular in section, decorated in relief and false relief. It is now set on a modern plinth and is badly weathered. The shaft is decorated with inscriptions, figure sculpture and heraldic shields. The inscriptions are in very badly executed Roman lettering and are full of contractions. W side: S/AINT PETR/. Underneath the inscription the saint is shown with two keys, wearing a mitre and pleated tunic in an ogee-headed panel. The inscription continues: (I) PRAY YO(U)/ SAINT PETE/R PRAY FO/R THE SOV(L)ES OF OLIV/ER PLUNKET/ (LO)RD BARON/(OF) LOUTH & DAME JENET/DOWDALL/HIS WIFE/. E side: SA/INT PATRI/ACK. Below, a bearded St Patrick is holding a double crossed crozier in his left hand and giving a blessing with his right, in an off-centre ogee-headed panel. The remainder of the inscription is: I PRAY YOU/SAINT PA(T)RICK PRAY/FOR THE SO/VLES OF OL/R PLUNKET/LORD BARON/OF LOUTH &/DAME JENET/DOWDAL/HIS WIFE/. N side: Over a very worn shield with the Plunket (sable a bend argent in sinister chief a tower triple-towered of the last) and Dowdall arms (gules a fess between five martlets argent) impaled are the letters O.P and I.D. Below: THIS CROSS/WAS BVILDED BY/DAME IENET DOW/DALL LATE WIF(E)/VNTO OLIVER PL(U)NKET LORD BAR/ON OF LOVTH FOR/HIM AND FOR HER/SELF IN THE YE/RE OF OUR LORD/GOD 16.. WICH/LORD DECEACED/THE 5 OF MARCH/1607 AND BVRIED/IN THE CHVRCH/0F SAINT TERE/IN TALL ANIS/ TOWNE / WHOSE SOVLE (I) PRAY GOD TAKE TO/HIS MERCY/AMENN/IESUS/. S side: The letters M.T and L.B. occur above a shield with the Tyrell (?) arms (gules two bars ermine between seven crosses pattée, three and one or on a chief of the last a demi lion issuant of the first) impaling those of Barnwall (ermine a bordure engrailed gules). Below the inscription is: IHS MARY/HAILE MARY/FVLL OF GRACE/OUR LORD IS/WITH THE HA/ILE SWETE VR/GN THE MOTHE/R OF GOD THE V/ERY EXCELLENT/QVENE OF HEAVE/PRAY FOR THE/SOVLS OF OLIV/ER PLUNKET AND/DA IENET DOWDA/L HS WF FOR/THY SWET SONE/S ESVS HS SAKE/. The collar has two demi-angels with large wings holding undecorated shields on the N and S side and one angel on the E and W faces. It is badly damaged and one quarter is modern. The upper shaft is concrete. This cross can be dated to c. 1607. It is one of a pair which Jennet Dowdall put up for her second husband, Oliver Plunket. The other cross is at Louth Hall (LH014-060----), Tallanstown, Co. Louth. (Wilde 1849, 170; Cogan 1862 vol. 1, 297; Du Noyer 1867, 55-8; Garstin 1898, 109-111; Crawford 1907, 229; FitzGerald 1912, 605-606; Davies 1943, 212-15) 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/revision: 10 July 2007

• ME019-031001 Church
  Description

  Located on a shelf overlooking the SW-NE River Boyne that is c. 200m to the S. This is a rectangular grass-covered structure (int. dims 8.5m E-W; 4.6m N-S) defined by low earth and stone banks (Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) with a wide gap at W and it may be small church. The platform on which it is situated (dims c. 20m E-W; c. 20m N-S) is defined by a steep scarp SE-S-W and is strewn with stones. The platform may be a graveyard, which local tradition regards as a Fleming burial ground (Fitzsimons 1975, 65). It may have served the tower house (ME019-033001-) c. 700m to the E as a private chapel. The abpve 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 upload/revision: 2 July 2014

• ME019-031002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on a shelf overlooking the SW-NE River Boyne that is c. 200m to the S. This is a rectangular grass-covered structure (int. dims 8.5m E-W; 4.6m N-S) defined by low earth and stone banks (Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) with a wide gap at W and it may be small church. The platform on which it is situated (dims c. 20m E-W; c. 20m N-S) is defined by a steep scarp SE-S-W and is strewn with stones. The platform may be a graveyard, which local tradition regards as a Fleming burial ground (Fitzsimons 1975, 65). It may have served the tower house (ME019-033001-) c. 700m to the E as a private chapel. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 July, 2014

• ME019-032 Promontory fort - inland
  Description

  The following 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/revision: 10 July 2007 Semicircular area, backing onto cliff c. 30m high, defined by scarp (diam. 52m NE-SW). Raised rectangular area (dims. 24m NNW-SSE, 19m ENE-WSW ) defined by scarp, in centre. Entrance may have been at WSW.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Carrickdexter, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Carrickdexter.

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

Name

Carrickdexter · Carraig an Dísirt

Area

1,672,122 m² (167.21 ha, 413.19 acres)

Civil parish

Slane, and its townlands

Barony

Slane Upper

Electoral division

Slane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,936 people lived in 687 households in the Slane electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Abelstown, Castleparks, Cruicetown, Harlinstown, Painestown, Pighill, Rushwee, Slanecastle Demesne, Thurstianstown

Placenames

Carrickdexter 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.