Portan

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Portan, from 1,630 m² to 266,903 m² (26.69 ha, 65.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C2.1E2/E3 - General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and Distribution (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 Jan 2024Conditional

  Runways Information Services Limited, intend to apply for Planning Permission for demolition works at three separate disused residential properties and associated former agricultural outbuildings located in the townlands of Portan and Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath, and Retention of the 3-no. existing disused outbuildings at the rear of 4 Portan and change of use to ancillary storage facilities for grounds maintenance materials and apparatus associated with the applicants adjacent Data Centre Campus. The proposed works will consist of the demolition of disused residential properties and associated former agricultural outbuildings under the ownership of the applicant at the following addresses: 4 Portan, Clonee, Co. Meath (D15 XR71), Site Formerly known as Merrycourt, Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath (No Eircode), Áras Mhuire, Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath (D15 K853). The proposed works to the Site Formerly known as Merrycourt and Áras Mhuire (both Gunnocks, Clonee, Co. Meath) will consist of demolition of the disused residential dwelling and associated agricultural outbuildings (including the removal of internal boundary treatments, all services/utilities and septic tanks where necessary), with lands returned to their natural state, including a mix of grass and wildflower planting. The proposals also include new 1.5m high wooden gates at both existing vehicular entrances to the site formerly known as Merrycourt and a new 1.5m high wooden gate and 1.2m high wooden post and rail fence at the existing entrance and frontage to Áras Mhuire, accessing onto the L5028 Kilbride Road. The proposed works to 4 Portan, Clonee, Co. Meath will consist of demolition of the disused residential dwelling and associated detached garage building (including all services/utilities and septic tanks associated with the former residential dwelling where necessary). The proposed development will also consist of retention and change of use of the remaining three outbuildings to ancillary storage facilities for grounds maintenance materials and apparatus associated with the applicants adjacent Data Centre Campus. The land on which demolition will take place will be returned to its natural state, including a mix of grass and wildflower planting. The existing entrance will be retained for inspection and maintenance. The total approximate area of the 3 No. Sites – c. 28,500m2. Total approximate area to be demolished – c. 2,600 m2 , 4 Portan, Clonee, Co. Meath – c. 300 m2 , ……...

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460041

• 21 Feb 2020Conditional

  the proposed development will consist of an amendment to the existing approved Data Centre campus (Meath County Council ref: RA/150605 / An Bord Pleanala ref; PL17.245347) and associated boundary treatments application (Meath County Council ref: RA/180048) comprising the following elements: (a) Addition of grasscrete and 6 no. circa 8m high lighting poles for the provision of circa 54 no. overflow car parking spaces to the north of building CLN 3 for commissioning contractors; (b) Demolition of vacant properties at the following addresses (including removal of all services / utilities and septic tanks where necessary): D15 KW99, Portan, Clonee, County Meath (c. 266m2); D15 E102, Steelbones, Portan, Clonee, County Meath (c.305m2); D15 C9RK, Portan, Clonee, County Meath (c. 155m2); D15 A294, Gunnocks, Clonee, County Meath (c. 105m2); D15 PX47, Greenacres, Gunnocks, Clonee, County Meath (c. 145m2); Total approximate area to be demolished - c. 976m2, (c) Addition of boundary treatments (c. 3.0m high green mesh fence) and site landscaping; and (d) All associated and ancillary works. Planning permission is being sought for a ten-year period

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA200214

• 17 Jan 2018N/a

  the developlment will consist of alterations to a previously approved Data Centre Campus application (Meath County Council ref: RA/150605/An Bord Pleanala ref: PL17.245347) comprising the following elements: 1) Alterations to the layout, design, external lighting and siting of the previously consented entrance guardhouse of the Data Centre Campus (granted under reg. ref: RA/150605 and ABP reg. ref: PL17.245347) involving the extension of the guardhouse canopy and adddition of Corten steel to the facade and canopy of the building; 2) Proposed boundary treatment improvements including: 3.0m high weathered steel Corten Picket fencing on a concrete base wall (Type 1); 3.0m high mesh boundary fencing with matching gates (Types 2 and 3) and associated works; 3) CCTV cameras; 4) 3.0m high fence and matching gates along the internal substation access road; 5) 600mm high oak bollards on the edge of road/pathways; and 6) All other associated works. The above application is concurrent with a separate planning application to Fingal County Council for alterations to the previously approved boundary treatments under register reference FW16A/0127

  Permission · Meath County Council, RA180030

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 Portan.

Recorded monuments

• ME051-034 Charcoal-making site
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlan in 2018 and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whitaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. A single rectangular and flat-bottomed pit (dims 1.24m x 1.1m; max. D 0.15m) was filled with three layers of grey-black silty clay. Charcoal flecks were only present in the middle layer but the base and edges of the cut were oxidised, indicating burning and its probable use as a charcoal-making pit. No artefacts were recovered. (Whitaker 2020, 28, Site 9) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

• ME051-036 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlan in 2018 and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whitaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. A large pit or well (dims 2.1m x 1.8m; max. D 1.5m) that was filled with silty clays and varying amounts of burnt stone and some wood fragments was at the centre of a group of nine pits (dims 0.5m x 0.3m; D 0.08m to 3.36m x 1.3m; D 0.3m) filled with similar deposits. A subrectangular pit (dims 2.18m x 1m; D 0.36m) just NE of the well is regarded as a trough and cut an earlier trough (dims 1.4m x 1.2m). Both troughs were filled with a dark grey silty clay with burnt stone and charcoal inclusions. The larger trough had decayed or burnt timbers along its sides. There was a cluster of smaller pits and a single post-hole just S of the well, and there were also three small spreads (dims < 1m) of grey marl with charcoal and burnt stone inclusions. No artefacts were recovered. (Whitaker 2020 8-11, Site 3) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

• ME051-037 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. A gradiometer survey (17R0229) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of an extensive development area of c. 75 ha in the townlands of Loughsallagh, Portan, and Gunnocks, identified numerous anomalies of potential archaeological interest. Targeted archaeological testing (18E0013) by T. Coughlan in 2018 and M. Piera (19E0211) in 2019 was able to demonstrate that many of these were of fairly modern agricultural origin. However, sixteen locations were set aside for further investigation, which was undertaken by J. Whittaker under the licence (18E0013) between the beginning of April and the end of July 2019, and all but four of these proved to be of archaeological interest. Five pits (dims 0.43m x 0.33m; D 0.09m to 2.7m x 1.83m; max. 0.39m) in a confined area (dims 8m x 6m) were filled with sand or sandy clays that had charcoal flecks and inclusions of burnt stone. There were also two small post-holes. With no evidence of a trough or a mound, and no artefacts, the pits could be interpreted as pot-boilers. (Whitaker 2020, 26-7, Site 8) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

• ME051-038 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape with a small meandering NW-SE watercourse just to the SW. Targeted archaeological testing (15E0109) by G. Hull (2015; excavations.ie 2015:420) on features highlighted in a gradiometer survey (15R0005) conducted by Shanarc (2015) identified spreads of burnt mound material (excavations.ie 2015:420). This monument initially manifested as a burnt stone spread (diam. 5.4m; D 0.2m) with a probable trough immediately to its S. It was subsequently completely excavated (15E0583) by P. Duffy as Site H (excavations.ie 2016:0050). This consists of two troughs. An oval trough (dims 2m x 1.54m; max. D 0.61m) with steep sides and a flat base had four fills including a layer of water-rolled smooth stones and a charcoal-rich soil sealing the base. The main fill was a charcoal-rich sandy clay and a sample of charcoal from this produced a C14 date of 1684-1526 cal. BC. There are a few stakeholes in the vicinity and just 0.3m to the N was a circular, steep-sided and flat-bottomed trough (diam. 1.1-1.2m; max. D 0.9m) with four fills of brown clayey silt that had varying amounts of charcoal and heat-shattered stone. A sample from the main fill produced a radiocarbon date of 1689-1530 cal. BC. A subcircular pit (dims 1.2m x 0.9m; max. D 0.24m) just to the W of the larger trough was steep-sided but with an undulating base and a single fill of black-grey silt with lenses of yellow clay and inclusions of burnt stone. There were some other small features under two small spreads of broken and burnt stone (dims 1.4m x 0.62m; T 0.03m: diam. 2.6m x 2.5m; T 0.05m), all that remained of the mound. No artefacts were recovered but the dates indicate that it was in use during the Middle Bronze Age. (Duffy and Coughlan 2019, 22-8) See the attached plan from Duffy and Coughlan 2019, fig. 11 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 November 2021

• ME051-061 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 23 excavation (16E0337) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations. ie 2016:550) an isolated pit (dims 1.48m c 1.98m; D 0.15m) with two layers of sandy clays. Alder and hazel charcoal was confined to the lower layer and a sample of hazel yielded a C14 date of 706-893 cal. AD (FTMC-HR36-21), placing it in the early medieval period. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 28-9) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-062 Charcoal-making site
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 11 excavation (16E0150) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations. ie 2016:535) a pit (diam. 1-1.2m; D 0.14m) filled with four layers varying from grey/brown clay to red/orange oxidized clay at its edges and base. All the layers contained charcoal and a piece of hazel charcoal from the basal layer provided a C14 date of 889-1025 cal. AD (FTMC-HR36-5), placing it in the early medieval period. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 29) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-063 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 12, which was excavated (16E0151) by D. Bayley (excavations.ie 2016:536), an isolated heart-shaped pit (dims 0.9m x 0.7m; D 0.25m) was recorded. It had a single fill of a light brown silty oxidised clay with yellow and orange mottling and ash and charcoal, Only oak was identified in the charcoal, a sample of which provided a C14 date of 3011-2891 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-6), placing it in the Neolithic. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 4-5) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-064 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 14, excavation (16E0175) by D. Bayle recorded (excavations.ie 2016:538) a group of three pits in a small area (dims c. 5m x c. 3m). The pits (diam. 0.6-0.76m; D 0.07m) are filled with grey to black silty clays with burnt stone and charcoal inclusions, and there was some undiagnostic burnt bone and a single unburnt animal bone. Hazelnut shells were present in two of the pits, samples of which provided C14 dates of 1889-1700 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-13) and 1885-1691 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-14), placing them in the Early to Middle Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 18-19) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-065 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 22, excavation (16E0270) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations.ie 2016:549) one small pit (dims 0.39m x 0.25m; D 0.12-0.16m) that was filled with a grey/black silty clay with charcoal beneath a thin layer of yellow clay that was re-deposited subsoil meant to seal the pit. There was a large quantity of cereal grains, probably emmer wheat with some barley and weed seeds as well as hazelnut shells. A fragment of a wheat grain provided a C14 date of 1377-1121 cal. BC FTMC-HR36-16), suggesting a mid to late Bronze Age date for the pit. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 22-3) Compiled by: Michael Moore] Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-066 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 15 excavation (16E0180) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations. ie 2016:539) two pits (dims 0.29m x 0.25m; D 0.04m: dims 0.36m x 0.32m; D 0.05m) with similar fills of dark silty clay with charcoal that were c. 2m apart. No artefacts were recovered and no dating is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 35) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-067 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 26 a single isolated pit (diam. 0.32-0.42m; D 0.12m) was excavated (16E0368) by D. Bayley (excavatioins.ie 2016:553). It had three fills with occasional to frequent charcoal inclusions, and there was some undiagnostic burnt bone in the bottom two layers. The basal layer of reddish-brown clay with charcoal was beneath a dark brown clay and a brown to black silty clay that had some stones. Ash, cherry, alder and fruitwood was amongst the charcoal, and a piece of alder charcoal yielded a C14 date of 2454-2203 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-23), placing it in the Early Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 13) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-068 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 27, excavation (16E0373) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations.ie 2016:554) two small intercutting pits. A large pit (dims 1.2m x 0.41m; D 0.15-0.23m) with a fill of brown silty clay was cut by a smaller pit (dims 0.61m x 0.39m; D 0.26) that might have been a post-hole. The larger pit produced rim and body sherds of a single Late Bronze Age bucket-shaped domestic vessel that can be dated stylistically to c. 900-800 BC, placing it in the Late Bronze Age. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 23) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-069 Burnt spread
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 8, which was excavated (16E0117) by D. Bayley (excavations.ie 2016:532), an isolated spread (dims 0.6m x 0.4m; T 0.03m) of a silty clay with inclusions of charcoal and a small amount of undiagnostic burnt bone was recorded. A flint scraper and a piece of debitage was found on its surface. The charcoal was dominated by ash with low levels of alder and oak, and a sample of alder charcoal provided a C14 date of 3521-3371 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-3) placing it in the Neolithic. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 4) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-070 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 17 excavation (16E0194) by D. Bayley recorded (excavations. ie 2016:541) an isolated pit (diam. 0.5-0.52m; D 0.13m) with a fill of grey/yellow silty clay beneath a black-grey silty clay. Both layers had charcoal flecks, but burnt bone and burnt clay was confined to the lower layer. There was no evidence of burning and no dating is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 35-6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-073 Hearth
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 18, excavated (16E0196) by D. Bayley (excavations.ie 2016:542), three pits (dims 0.98m x 0.59m; D 0.1m: 0.69m x 0.55m; D 0.08m: 1.1m x 0.96m; D 0.38m) in a small area (dims 30m E-W; 10m E-W) were recorded. They had fills of silty clays with charcoal and evidence of fire-reddening of the bases so they were probably hearths. No artefacts were recovered but a piece of oak charcoal from one of the hearths provided a C14 date of 3315-2919 cal. BC (FTMC-HR36-17), placing it in the Early Neolithic. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 5-6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-074 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 33 excavation (17E0205) recorded an oval pit (dims 1.5m N-S; 0.6m E-W; D 0.09m) with a smaller pit (diam. 0.5m; D 0.11m) just to the S. They both had similar fills of charcoal-rich dark brown silty clays. No artefacts were recovered and no dating is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 37) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

• ME051-082 Pit
  Description

  Archaeological monitoring (15E0577) by P. Duffy, D. Bayle and J. Whitaker of topsoil stripping over a large area (c. 92 ha.) conducted intermittently between Dec. 2015 and October 2018 uncovered 37 locations of potential archaeological importance (excavations.ie 2016:051). Each of these was further investigated by the same archaeologists under different licences. At Site 3, excavation (16E0064) by P. Duffy recorded (excavations. ie 2016:557) an isolated pit (dims 2.5m x 1m; D 0.42m) that was cut by an open field gully (Wth 1.2m). Its basal fill of brown/grey clay with charcoal was beneath a grey/brown clay with charcoal. There was no evidence of burning in situ and it is thought to represent hearth waste. No artefacts were recovered and no dating is available. (Duffy et. al. 2021, 34) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 April, 2023 Duffy, P., Fairhead, S. & F. Fleeshouven 2021 Final Excavation Report for Sites 3-37, Clonee, Portan, Gunnocks, Co. Meath. Multiple licences, Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

Architectural heritage

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

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 Portan, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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

Name

Portan · An Portán

Area

419,552 m² (41.96 ha, 103.67 acres)

Civil parish

Dunboyne, and its townlands

Barony

Dunboyne

Electoral division

Dunboyne, the unit of the census

Census 2022

10,698 people lived in 3,434 households in the Dunboyne electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonee, Damastown (Co. Dublin), Gunnocks

Placenames

Portan 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.