Kilnalun

21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilnalun, from 142 m² to 143,211 m² (14.32 ha, 35.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 41 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 21 Apr 2026Conditional

  to convert existing single storey detached dwelling to dormer type dwelling, construct extension to the front of existing dwelling, alterations to internal layout and elevations, new roofs and dormers, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, landscaping, boundaries and all associated works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660449

• 26 Aug 2025Unconditional

  EXTENTION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION KA191819 - Split level type dwelling house, proposed w.w. treatment unit, connect to mains, enlarge & upgrade existing argi entrance & all ancillary site development works

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Meath County Council, 25161

• 23 Aug 2023Conditional

  Planning permission to retain single storey extensions to side and rear of existing detached dwelling, attic storage space, alterations to internal layout and elevations of previously approved planning Ref. No.901489, retain single storey detached domestic garage, site layout plan, site boundaries and all associated site works at Kilnalun, Kingscourt, Co. Meath.

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360230

• 15 Dec 2020Conditional

  development will consist of the construction of a single story dwelling and associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to site, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new private water well together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201949

• 30 Oct 2020Conditional

  development consists of and will consist of the following: Retention Permission for: Variations to development granted under Planning Ref. Numbers: 91/665 and 95/982 to include the following: (A) Conversion of the attic storage area of the dwelling for use as a home gym, games room, shower room, storage, hot-press and home office. (B) The installation of dormer windows and roof lights to the roof. (C) The construction of a front porch along with a balcony area over. (D) Variations to the exterior elevations of the house to include omitting rear projections. (E) Revisions to the detached domestic garage. (F) Revised site layout. Planning Permission for: To revise the site boundaries in variation to those granted under Planning Ref: 91/665.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA201593

• 23 Dec 2019Conditional

  a split-level type dwelling house, installing a proprietary waste water treatment unit with percolation area, to connect to mains water and to enlarge and upgrade an existing agricultural entrance onto the road to serve the development along with all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, KA191819

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 Kilnalun.

Recorded monuments

• ME002-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a NW-facing slope. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 35m NE-SW; 33.7m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (at NW: Wth of base 6.7m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.2m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.2m) that survive WNW-N. The monument is cut by a NE-SW road at SE and is defined by a slight scarp SE of this feature. The original entrance is not evident. 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: 31 August 2018

• ME002-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the top of a NE-facing slope. This is a circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 28.7m WNW-ESE; 28.4m NNE-SSW) that slopes down to the N, which is defined by an earthen bank (at NNE: Wth of base 5.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.4m) and hedge, with a fosse (Wth of top 3.2m; Wth of base 2m; int. D 1.4m; ext. D 0.45m) N-SE. The original entrance is not identified. 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: 31 August 2018

• ME002-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a rise which is on a S-facing slope at the point where a NW-SE spur begins to extend off to the SE. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 34m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a scarp (at NE: Wth 3m; H 1.8m; at SW: Wth 3.5m; H 1.6m). There is no visible fosse and the most likely original entrance (Wth of base 2.5m) is that at 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 31 August 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Kilnalun, 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Kilnalun

Area

716,637 m² (71.66 ha, 177.08 acres)

Civil parish

Enniskeen, and its townlands

Barony

Morgallion

Electoral division

Ardagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

682 people lived in 243 households in the Ardagh electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrickleck, Cornahoova, Lisnahederna (Co. Cavan), Raloaghan, Rolagh

Placenames

Kilnalun 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.