Gormanston

452 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gormanston, from 6 m² to 336,390 m² (33.64 ha, 83.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 60 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 236 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 217 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C4E3 - Warehousing and Distribution (Warehouse (excluding retail warehouse))
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1A2 - New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 14 Jul 2026N/a

  the development will consist of the construction of a single storey drive-thru restaurant including the ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises with an associated corral area, elevational signage, car parking including accessible parking spaces, grill bays, EV charging spaces, bicycle parking, a height restrictor, customer order points with associated canopies, totem signage, free-standing signage, banner frames and digital menu boards, plant and PV panels at roof level, electric kiosk, landscaping including outdoor furniture/seating area with parasols, boundary treatments, lighting, new vehicular access via the existing petrol station internal road including the provision of a new southern footpath, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660889

• 2 Jul 2026Refused

  the development will consist of a two-storey dwelling, including a single-storey to the sides and rear, a proprietary treatment unit with a soil polishing filter, and alterations to the existing vehicular entrance onto the public road, including all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement has been lodged with this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660828

• 22 Apr 2026Refused

  change of use for existing shed to dwelling with extension & renovation works, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660465

• 13 Apr 2026N/a

  changed of use for existing shed to dwelling with extension & renovation works, waste water treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660406

• 28 Jan 2026Conditional

  the development consists of the retention of the existing School Age Childcare Service currently accommodated in the existing dwelling. The development will consist of the change of use of an outbuilding to School Age Childcare Service building, alterations and elevation changes to the outbuilding, changes to the site layout, and the installation of a new wastewater disposal system, along with all associated site development works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660107

• 28 Nov 2025Refused

  to convert attic to storage space with a dormer roof extension to rear of existing roof and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561307

• 7 Nov 2025Conditional

  the change of use of the existing dwelling from residential to community residence, the demolition and removal of existing rear extension to existing dwelling, shed and greenhouse, the construction of a rear extension to the existing dwelling, the construction and operation of 5x1 bedroom residential care units, revised access, layout & landscaping, provision and construction of a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561213

• 3 Nov 2025Conditional

  the demolition and removal of the existing reinforced concrete water tower structure (including the water tank and its supporting r.c. column down to roof level of the hand ball alley building beneath the tower), together with all associated site works. The tower is within the curtilage of Protected Structures listed on the Meath Co. Co. Record of Protected Structures; Reference Nos. 91040 (Castle) and 91041 (College building)

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561181

• 24 Oct 2025Refused

  the development will consist of a two storey dwelling including single storey to the sides and rear, proprietary treatment unit with soil polishing filter and alterations to existing vehicular entrance onto public road including all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement has been lodged with this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561144

• 26 Sept 2025N/a

  the development will consist of a two storey dwelling including single storey to the sides and rear, proprietary treatment unit with soil polishing filter and alterations to existing vehicular entrance onto public road including all ancillary site works. Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561029

• 1 May 2025N/a

  the development will consists of: The demolition of existing lean-to workshop to the south elevation of the existing house and outbuildings. The development will consist of a proposed new detached single storey School Age Childcare service building to the south elevation of the existing house and outbuildings with associated works and percolation area

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560436

• 2 Apr 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the following renovation and alteration works to the existing house and detached garage: 1) conversion of existing covered external store to the West (front) and South (side) façade of the house into internal accommodation, to be used as a study, 2) elevational changes to house and garage including external insulation to walls, replacement windows and doors and rainwater goods, 3) change of use of existing detached garage into home office/gym, 4) associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560330

• 6 Mar 2025Conditional

  1. Permission for a warehouse unit with a cumulative gross floor area of 6806.3sq.m of which the warehouse area comprises 4674.4sq.m at ground floor along with a mezzanine floor area comprising 351.8sq.m, the provision of a ground floor office and staff areas comprising 760.4sq.m along with a first floor office comprising 484.2sq.m and a second floor plant storage area comprising 525.4sq.m. The warehouse building will have an overall height of 14.65 metres. 2. Vehicular access will utilise the existing City North Campus Estate roads. 3. The development of associated internal access roads, turning/loading areas, footways, parking areas, electric vehicle charge points and associated ducting, landscaping, lighting, fencing, bicycle and bin storage facilities and associated site works. 4. The provision of façade signage along with provision of a totem sign. 5.The provision of an ESB substation. 6. Provision of attenuation tanks and associated infrastructure as part of the surface water system along with installation of a bypass hydrocarbon interceptor. 7. All ancillary site development, landscaping and construction works to facilitate foul, water and service network connections. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560225

• 20 Jan 2025Conditional

  is sought for the replacement of the existing septic tank with a wastewater treatment system and percolation area and to construct a new vehicular entrance to the front of the house

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560061

• 17 Jan 2025Conditional

  2 no. prefabricated single storey boiler houses, each with a gross floor area of 35m2 and associated ancillary works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560053

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  (a) Construct a single storey Independent Living Unit to the rear of existing dwelling house, (b) remove existing conventional septic tank and percolation area and install a replacement proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area together with all associated siteworks (Independent living unit to be used in conjunction with the existing disability service operating on the site). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560009

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  replacement of the existing septic tank with a wastewater treatment system and percolation area and to construct a new vehicular entrance to the front of the house

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560015

• 17 Dec 2024N/a

  (a) Construct a single storey Independent Living Unit to the rear of existing dwelling house, (b) remove existing conventional septic tank and percolation area and install a replacement proprietary sewage treatment system and percolation area together with all associated siteworks (Independent living unit to be used in conjunction with the existing disability service operating on the site)

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2461112

• 11 Oct 2024Refused

  the development will consist of (a) Upgrade of existing 3 no. stables, (b) Construction of 3 no. additional stables, (c) Tack room/meal store. (d) General store room, (e) Canteen and w.c. (f) Haybarn, (g) Dungstead and seepage tank. (h) Waste water. (h) Waste water treatment system and polishing filter. (i) The development also includes access via existing entrance and driveway together with all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 24410

• 2 Oct 2024Conditional

  a two storey extension to the rear with flat roof over. A dormer roof window to the rear roof profile.Conversion of attic space to attic room. A new ground floor window and first floor window to side gable elevation of existing house. All for extended living accommodation

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2460810

• 12 Aug 2024Conditional

  Retention Permission for development of this site at Circle K City North, Gormanston, Co. Meath, K32 VR44. The development to be retained consists of (i) an overground Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) tank; (ii) a single storey Revolution Laundrette Kiosk (9.2sqm.); (iii) 2no. Subway signs affixed to northern and western elevations of permitted service station amenity building and (iv) all other associated site development works.

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2460620

• 7 Aug 2024Conditional

  retention permission for the following: (a) a rear, ground floor, pitched roofed extension, (b) a pitched roofed front porch

  Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24335

• 10 Apr 2024Conditional

  retention permission for rear/side extension to dwelling house and permission for rear extension to dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2460245

• 7 Mar 2024Conditional

  the placement of two self-contained commodity outlets in the open yard area, one for general groceries and one coffee dock with internal and external seating, off road car parking, alterations to the existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works. Significant Further information / revised plans submitted on this application.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2495

• 13 Dec 2023Conditional

  the construction of 2 No. two-storey semi-detached dwelling houses at the above vacant site and associated ground drainage works and other services, including the provision of front access to public road and provision of 1 no on-site car-parking space per house and provision of private garden space to rear. Note the location, design and dimensions of the proposed houses are identical to that originally envisaged for this site under the previously granted planning permission for the overall housing development (Meath County Council Ref. No. 00/4170) and the design proposed is House Type B; Style 1 as permitted under the above previous Planning Permission

  Permission, 2 homes · Meath County Council, 231128

The 25 most recent of 85 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: North-West Irish Sea cSPA 004236

Recorded monuments

• ME028-019 Church
  Description

  Situated on a bluff c. 70m to the E of and overlooking the point where the W-E Delvin River turns S before entering the sea c. 1.5km to the E. This was a private or manorial chapel associated with Gormanstown Castle, which is c. 15m to the SW. The church is marked on the Down Survey (1656-8) county map of Meath, and the chapel of Gormanston is mentioned in Dopping’s Visitation books (1682-5) (Ellison 1971, 35), but the church has now been removed. For the Down Survey map see this web-page accessed on 15 August, 2014: http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#c=Meath The doorway was once surmounted by a panel with the date 1687 and a representation of a 'Jansenist' cross (Bence-Jones 1978, vol. 1, 142). Jansenism was a movement within Roman Catholicism in the 17th century, with an emphasis on Grace and predestination. For Jansenism see this web-page accessed on 15 August, 2014: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism 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 upload/revision: 18 August, 2014

• ME028-020 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  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 Some 150m from monument on the coast (ME028-021----) are remains of a much denuded kerbed cairn, 37m in diam. and averaging c. 1m high. Listed as passage tomb. (Herity 1974, 252)

• ME028-021 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  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 Only a small segment survives of the mound at edge of sea cliff. The nineteenth-century excavation produced a typical assemblage of passage-tomb artifacts. (Herity 1974, 252)

• ME028-028 Fulacht fia
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• ME028-051 Habitation site
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified a charcoal-rich concentration (BGE: 6/1/2), which was completely excavated (02E0326). An irregularly shaped hearth was associated with five other pits within in a hollow (diam. c. 4m), and one of the pits contained excess ash from the hearth. There were post and stake-holes for a small screen just NE of the hearth. One of the associated pits had a carefully laid stone on the base and contained a fragment of a saddle quern, a rubber and a large fragment of domestic Food Vessel pottery. Two radiocarbon dates focus on a date of c. 2050-1880 BC. (Byrne, E. 2002; 2004; Byrne 2007) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 March, 2018

• ME028-077 Ring-ditch
  Description

  A circular ring-ditch visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph together with other features that could indicate a possible field system (ME028-079----) and an enclosure (ME028-078----) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). A possible habitation site (ME028-051----) is also located in this field. Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• ME028-078 Enclosure
  Description

  A circular enclosure, possibly bivallate, visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph together with other features that could indicate a possible field system (ME028-079----) and a ring-ditch (ME028-077----) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). A possible habitation site (ME028-051----) is also located in this field. Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• ME028-079 Field system
  Description

  A possible field system visible as linear crop marks on an aerial photograph together with other features that could indicate an enclosure (ME028-078----) and ring-ditch (ME028-077----) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). A possible habitation site (ME028-051----) is also located in this field. Compiled by: David O’Connor Date of upload: 4 November 2013

• ME028-082 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a low-lying fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a small enclosure (diam. c. 15m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on Google Earth (24/06/2018). It was first reported to the National Monuments Service by Anthony Murphy. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 February 2019

• ME028-084 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise in a level landscape. The cropmark of a circular area (int. diam. c. 10m) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 1-3m) is visible on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. A large pit (diam. c. 8m) has been dug over the fosse at N. Ring-ditch (ME028-085----) is c. 110m to the NE. It is also visible on Google Earth (02/06/2016; 24/06/2018), and it was first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-085 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular area (diam. c. 7m) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 1-2m) is visible on Apple maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. The ring-ditch (ME028-084----) is c. 110m to the SW. This features is also visible on Google Earth (24/06/2018), and it was first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-086001 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of two adjacent ring-ditches are visible on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. This W ring-ditch is a circular area (int. diam. c. 6m) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 1m). Ring-ditch (ME028-086002-) is c. 4m to the SE. Both features were first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-086002 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of two adjacent ring-ditches are visible on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. This E ring-ditch is a circular area (int. diam. c. 5m) defined by a continuous fosse (Wth c. 2m) that is absent W-N. The ring-ditch (ME028-086001-) is c. 4m to the NW, and both features were first reported by Mathew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-087 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a ring-ditch is visible on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. This is a circular area (int. diam. c. 6m) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 1m). The ring-ditch (ME028-088----) is c. 35m to the E, and it was first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-088 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on a rise in a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a ring-ditch is visible on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. This is a circular area (int. diam. c. 8m) defined by a continuous fosse (Wth c. 1-2m). Ring-ditch (ME028-087----) is c. 35m to the W, and ring-ditch (ME028-082----) is c. 90m to the E. This feature was first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-089 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular feature (diam. c. 20m) defined by a slight fosse is visible only on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It has an entrance (Wth c. 2m) at W between the slightly widened terminals of the defining trench. It was first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-090 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape. The cropmark of a small circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a single fosse is visible only on Apple Maps which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It was first reported by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2020

• ME028-107 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a S-facing slope down to the W-E River Delvin which is c. 75m distant. It is also on the E bank of a mill-race that originated far upstream and an overflow mill-race is on its E side. According to the Civil Survey (1654) in 1641 Lord Gormanston, an Irish Papist, owned 390 acres at Gormanston, and on the premises were a stone house with outhouses, by which is meant the castle, about ‘20 farm houses in the town’ and two water mills (Simington 1940, 10). A functioning corn mill is marked here W of the Balrothery to Drogheda road on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. The mill was known as Arnold’s mill from a tenant named Arnold who was evicted from it in 1881 (B. Matthews, Drogheda Independent, 07/05/1999). A direct connection with the seventeenth century mill cannot be established but is very likely. The remains of a small structure still survives, overgrown with ivy (pers. com. I. Lennon 14/02/2013). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 11 April, 2023 Simington, R. C. 1940 The Civil Survey AD 1654-1658 vol. 5, County of Meath. Stationary Office, Dublin

• ME028-108 House - fortified house
  Description

  Gormanston Castle the manor house of the Preston family stands on a designed landscape immediately E of the Delvin River which forms the boundary with County Dublin.  Manor chapel (ME028-019----) of Gormanston Castle stands 15m to the NE.  A watermill (ME028-107----) stands 450m to the W.  Gormanston Bridge (ME034-007----/DU001-010----) stands on the demesne lands of the castle 715m to the SE.   The 1654-56 Civil Survey of County Meath described a possible fortified manor house as a ‘stone house’ which in 1640 belonged to Nicholas Preston (Simington 1940, 10).  In 1640 the lands of Gormanston were in the possession of the Irish Papist, ‘Nicholas Lord Gormestown’ and on the lands of Gormanston there stood; ‘a stone house with outhouses about twenty ffarme houses in the towne two watter Mills and some Timber trees in hedge Rowes’ (ibid.). This ‘stone house’ is depicted on the 1655-59 Down Survey map of Stamullen parish (NLI, MS 715/10).  On this map the building surrounded by trees is depicted as a two storey high house with attic windows in one gable and a chimneystack rising above the roofline from the other gable. In 1669 the forfeited lands of Jenico Preston, lord Viscount Gormanston, included the ‘castle, manor, town, and lands of Gormanstowne, with a mill — Carranstowne, Richardstowne, Boltray with a mill, and Logdoory with a mill (ME028-109----)’ (Anon. 1825, 208).  Gormanstown house and designed landscape depicted on Rocque's 1760 map of County Dublin.  On this map the house is depicted as a H-plan house standing on the side of a watercourse/mill race of a watermill with formal gardens to the S.    The present Gormanston Castle was built in the late 18th - early 19th-century on the site of the medieval manor house.  The castle is now a college and was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as a; ‘Detached nine-bay three-storey over basement, former castle, commenced c.1363, rebuilt, remodelled and extended c.1820. Now in use as school. Comprising of four-storey central breakfront with castellated towers, having flanking three-storey bays, terminated by four-stage towers. Pitched slate roofs with stepped parapets set on corbelled courses. Rubble stone walls with some ashlar limestone dressings. Four-centred arch door opening and window opening with ashlar dressings and label mouldings to central bay. Timber sash windows to main block, with pointed arched timber sash windows to towers, having ashlar limestone dressings and hood and label mouldings. Architectural design and detail are immediately apparent in the form and construction of this imposing former house. Originally dating to the fourteenth century, this building is now entirely nineteenth century in appearance. It is thought that Thomas Wogan Brown and Sir Richard Morrison were both involved in the design of the building at different times’ (NIAH Reg. No. 14322995).   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

• ME028-109 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  The Corn Mill at ‘Legdoary’ (Logdoory) depicted on the first ed. OSi six-inch map may have been built on the site of one of two watermills (ME028-107----) belonging to Lord Gormanston of Gormanston Castle (ME028-108----) which were mentioned in the 1654-56 Civil Survey of County Meath.  This survey described Gormanston manor house (ME028-108----) as a ‘stone house’ which in 1640 belonged to Nicholas Preston (Simington 1940, 10).  In this year the lands of Gormanston were in the possession of the Irish Papist, ‘Nicholas Lord Gormestown’ and on the lands of Gormanston there stood; ‘a stone house with outhouses about twenty ffarme houses in the towne two watter Mills and some Timber trees in hedge Rowes’ (ibid.).  In 1669 the forfeited lands of Jenico Preston, lord Viscount Gormanston, included the ‘castle, manor, town, and lands of Gormanstowne, with a mill. — Carranstowne, Richardstowne, Boltray with a mill, and Logdoory with a mill, 426a.’ (Anon. 1825, 208).  No surface remains visible of the mill on the 2013-18 MapGenie aerial image in the area where the mill is depicted on the first ed. OSi six-inch map. On this map a corn mill is shown standing on the N bank of the Delvin River with a mill pond to the W.  the corn mill is aligned N-S on its long axis with the S end wall facing towards the N bank of the Delvin River.  A range of buildings to the E of the mill may be structures associated with the mill. The area immediately N of these buildings is annotated ‘Legdoary’ which appears to be the name of the mill mentioned in 1669.  Legdoary Mill was approached by a laneway or avenue running N-S  to the N of the mill.  This avenue connected to the S side of a public road running E-W.  The millpond to the W of the mill was a narrow rectangular-shaped pond fed by a mill-race to the W that is depicted on the first ed. OSi six-inch map.  Gormanston Castle located 975m to the NW of the mill stood on the E side of this mill-race as depicted on Rocque’s 1760 Map of County Dublin. This mill race is visible as a linear earthwork running E-W on 2013-2018 MapGenie aerial imagery.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

• ME034-007 Bridge
  Description

  Multiperiod stone bridge located on the medieval road from Balscaddan medieval parish church (DU001-003001-) to the medieval parish church of Gormanstown (ME028-019----), Co. Meath, where it crosses the river Delvin on the Dublin-Meath county boundary.  The road connected the port and city of Dublin to the town of Drogheda, Co. Louth.  13th-century bridge depicted with two parallel lines crossing the Delvin River on the 17th-century Maps (1660-75) of County Dublin and County Meath published in Hibernia Delineatio, the original maps are now kept in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (https://downsurvey.tchpc.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#c=Meath). The bridge is also depicted on the 1655-59 Down Survey map of Stamullen parish, Co. Meath (NLI, MS 715/10).   Annotated ‘GormansT[ow]n Bridge’ on Rocque's 1760 Map of County Dublin.   According to O’Keeffe and Simington; 'this bridge is possibly the oldest such structure surviving on the original seaboard route of the Dublin to Dunleer turnpike which provided transport to the main linen export port of Dublin from the production centre in the north east of the country. The main road serving this route ceased to pass over Gormanstown Bridge in the last quarter of the eighteenth century when a bridge at Knocknagin on the present R132 was originally constructed' (O'Keeffe & Simington 1991, 145-147). Gormanston bridge was restored c. 1994 by Meath County Council. It is a double-arched bridge with pointed segmental arches. There is a central cutwater on the up-river side. The parapet on the up river side stands 2.1m high above the road level, probably for defensive purposes. The south arch (Dublin) has a span of 4m, the pier is 2.3m thick and the other arch (Meath) is 3.5m (O'Keeffe, Simington and Goodbody 2016, 164). Dated on the basis of style to the 13th century (O'Keeffe & Simington 1991, 145-147).  The bridge was added to twice, the original upstream section is rather more than half the total width, the first enlargement is considerably narrower and the second narrower again. The joints are butt type. Vegetation on the cutwater to the west of the road has grown considerably obscuring cutwaters from view. Similar extensive growth to east.  Gormanston Bridge described by Cronin (2008, 4) as; ‘One of the oldest structures on an early, principal route north from Dublin, Gormanstown Bridge may contain significant amounts of thirteenth century fabric with later extensions. Two-arched (Wth. 4.11m and 4.09m) stone road bridge over Delvin river on Fingal/Meath county border south of the Gormanstown Castle Estate. Semi-circular stone arches with coarse voussoirs, high rubble stone parapet with round concrete coping on original upstream west side and lower, stone-capped, rubble–built parapet with remains of lime render on later downstream side. Three distinct sections visible on arch soffit. Low pointed breakwater with masonry damaged by tree growth. Abutment to south west corner is cased in cast concrete. Two semi-circular stone arches to north bank just west of bridge. Stone north west approach wall has been recently re-built on gabian basket foundation’. According to Cronin (2008, 8) the ‘Grand Jury records for Meath escaped the burning of records in Dublin in 1922. These records detailed a programme of repair and rebuild to the bridge in 1809, and plans for rebuilding of half an arch on the bridge in 1775. The second extension with its dateable masonry and heavy parapet coping stones is the result of this 1775 work presentment. The unusual high parapet on the original downstream side of the structure was probably replicated on the opposite side before the two later extensions were built and its purpose was to protect those crossing the bridge on horse-back from attack with arrows. The two small arches in the northern upstream bank would have been equipped with sluices for the mill race historically located here on the demesne of Gormanstown Castle built by Sir Jenico Preston in 1786 on the site of a fourteenth century castle’.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Architectural heritage

• House, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of semi-detached three-bay two-storey houses, built c.1890, with gabled central porches. Pitched slate roofs with gabled dormers, terracotta ridge tiles and finials, red brick chimneystack, and decorative bargeboards. Rendered walls. Red brick dressings and tooled stone sills to window openings. House to east has a single-bay extension to east.

• Gormanston College, castle/fortified house, 1810–1830 · National interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay three-storey over basement, former castle, commenced c.1363, rebuilt, remodelled and extended c.1820. Now in use as school. Comprising of four-storey central breakfront with castellated towers, having flanking three-storey bays, terminated by four-stage towers. Pitched slate roofs with stepped parapets set on corbelled courses. Rubble stone walls with some ashlar limestone dressings. Four-centred arch door opening and window opening with ashlar dressings and label mouldings to central bay. Timber sash windows to main block, with pointed arched timber sash windows to towers, having ashlar limestone dressings and hood and label mouldings.

• Gormanston College, school, 1955–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay four-storey school, built c.1956, comprising of ranges set around two central courtyards. Two-storey projecting granite framed entrance. Hipped artificial slate roof with rooflights. Concrete block walls with concrete panels. Granite surround to timber panelled double doors, set in glazed entrance. Cast-iron windows with concrete surrounds at second floor level. Cast-iron glazed bays with concrete piers between bays at basement, ground and first floor levels.

• Gormanston College, handball alley, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of concrete ball alleys, built c.1950, with steps and steel railings to viewing platform.

• Gormanston College, handball alley, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of concrete ball alleys, built c.1950, with steel railings, steel net supports and nets. Octagonal water tower on a concrete pier set in centre of north-west wall, with plant room to the north-west.

• Gormanston College, sports hall/centre/gymnasium, 1955–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay single-storey sports pavilion, built c.1956, with central projecting clock tower over entrance doors, and flanked by projecting sports halls. Pitched artificial slate roof. Pebbledash rendered walls with concrete panels. Pair of paired doors with a concrete canopy and surround forming the entrance. Cast-iron pivot windows set in groups of three with dividing concrete piers at clerestorey level. Viewing gallery to north elevation overlooking playing fields.

• Gormanston College, church/chapel, 1955–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached gable-fronted chapel, built c.1956, comprising of eight-bay side elevations, with apse and sacristy to west. Pitched artificial slate roof. Red concrete block walls to front, apse and sacristy, with raised cross detail to front elevation. Angled concrete panels to nave elevations, with inset stained glass windows facing east. Breakfront stone entrance bay with paired glazed doors and geometric patterned screen above.

• Gormanston College, lamp standard, 1950–1970 · Regional interest
  Description

  Group of concrete lamp standards, erected c.1960, with over-hanging heads and banded bases.

• Gormanston House, RIC barracks, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former RIC barracks, built c.1820, with ashlar limestone gabled central porch, now in use as a private dwelling. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and two ashlar limestone chimneystacks. Random rubble walls with tooled stone quoins and plinth and a brick eaves course. Ashlar limestone block-and-start dressing and sills to window openings. Lean-to extension and stone outbuilding to rear.

• Post box, 1970–1980 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron post box, c.1980, with moulded neck, curved cap and 'An Post' insignia.

• Beechville, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1840. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks. Rendered walls with render quoins. Timber sash windows with stone sills and render surrounds. Rendered segmental-arched door opening with original timber panelled door, overlight and sidelights. Decorative wrought-iron gates and railings to front of site.

• Farm house, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, built c.1760. Hipped thatched roof with corrugated-iron covering and a red brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Ranges of outbuildings enclose cobbled courtyard. Pair of wrought-iron gate to site.

• Gormanston Railway Station, railway station, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey railway station, built c.1847, with central porch canopy. Pitched slate roof and brick chimneystacks. Timber clapperboard walls, with string course at sill level, set on a rendered plinth. Timber sash and fixed windows. Timber battened doors. Thirteen-bay single storey waiting building to site, with central recessed porch, fixed timber windows and clapper board walls. Stone embankment walls flanking tracks. Rebuilt bridge to site.

• Gormanston Railway Station, station master's house, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey former station master's house, built c.1847, with gabled breakfront entrance bay. Pitched slate roof with brick chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Pair of glazed timber doors with plain fanlight. Lean-to extension to rear.

• Gormanston Railway Station, store/warehouse, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey former railway warehouse, built c.1890, no longer in use. Red brick walls, with segmental-arched openings. Timber battened sliding doors to carriage arch openings. Kingpost trusses roof construction to interior.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house, built c.1840, with gabled central breakfront. Pitched slate roof with ashlar limestone chimneystack. Ashlar limestone wall with quoins to front elevation, rubble limestone to sides and rear. Tooled limestone door surround. Stone sills and block-and-start surrounds to window openings. Glazed addition to south elevation.

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Radon

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, low (inferred).

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Gormanston · Baile Mhic Gormáin

Area

3,736,917 m² (373.69 ha, 923.41 acres)

Civil parish

Stamullin, and its townlands

Barony

Duleek Upper

Electoral division

Stamullin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

5,471 people lived in 1,655 households in the Stamullin electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 61% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Flemingtown (Co. Dublin), Gormanston Demesne (Co. Dublin), Irishtown, Knocknagin (Co. Dublin), Richardstown, Sarsfieldstown, Stamullin (Co. Dublin), Stamullin, Tobersool (Co. Dublin)

Placenames

Gormanston 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.