Rathmea

9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathmea, from 411 m² to 560,441 m² (56.04 ha, 138.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 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 · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

No planning application touches the townland of Rathmea 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

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Naneagh 001814

Recorded monuments

• ME014-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a knoll in an undulating landscape. This is a circular but overgrown area (diam. 32.5m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth of base 4.7-6m; int. H 0.5-0.7m; ext. H 1.6-1.9m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 6-7m; ext. D 0.4-0.7m) from an outer bank (Wth of base 4-4.5m; ext. H 0.4-0.7m) S-W-ENE that is incorporated into a field bank ENE-S. There are gaps in the inner bank at ENE (Wth of base 1.8m) and SSE (Wth of base 2.5m), either of which might be the original. 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: 21 November 2018

• ME014-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) is depicted on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Fort’. No archaeological feature is visible in improved pasture. 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: 21 November 2018

• ME014-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a broad hill and within a large oval enclosure that is depicted as woodland on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map, although this feature is not marked. This is a slightly raised and circular but overgrown area (diam. c. 35m) defined by a scarp (H 0.7m at W to 1.2m at S). There is no visible fosse but the entrance may have been between ENE and ESE where the perimeter melds in to the ground. 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: 21 November 2018

• ME014-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a SW-NE spur in an undulating landscape. This is a raised circular and grass-covered area (diam.43m N-S; 40.5m NW-SE) that slopes down slightly to the E. It is defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 7.5-8.5m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 2.4m at SE to 3.2m at W) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 9.5-11.5m; Wth of base 3.2-4m; ext. D 1-1.5m), with an outer bank (at SE: Wth of base 5.3m; ext. D 0.5m) E-SE and W-NNE. The entrance (Wth of base 2.5m) is at E, and a farm lane occupies the fosse NNE-E. Rath (ME014-008----) is c. 90m to the 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 revision: 21 November 2018

• ME014-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a fairly low N-S ridge in a gently undulating landscape with higher point all around. It is represented as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 45-50m) on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a D-shaped feature on the 1908 edition. This is a raised trapezoidal and grass-covered area (dims 18m E-W at S; 31m E-W at N; 30m N-S) defined by scarps with some bushes on the W, N (Wth 6m; H 1.9m) and E sides and by a wide, low and grass-covered bank (Wth of base 4.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.8m) separated by an outer fosse (Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 2.5m; ext. D 1.5m) from an outer grass-covered bank (Wth of base 5m; est. H 1m) at S. This is a rath that has been truncated and the original defences only survive at S. An original entrance is not identified. Rath (ME014-007----) is c. 90m to the SE. Archaeological testing (06E0365) by C. Duffy c. 30m to the NE at the closest point produced no related material but the monument is provided with a buffer zone (Wth 2m) (excavation.ie 2006:1627; 2007:1379). 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: 21 November 2018 Amended: 18 February 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 Rathmea, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Rathmea

Area

994,498 m² (99.45 ha, 245.75 acres)

Civil parish

Killeagh, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Killeagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

420 people lived in 152 households in the Killeagh electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymacad, Ballynagranshy, Baltrasna, Rasillagh, Tonashammer (Co. Westmeath)

Placenames

Rathmea 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.