Rathe

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathe, from 193 m² to 1,122,482 m² (112.25 ha, 277.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 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 · 40 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 24 Aug 2023Conditional

  construction of a one and a half storey dwelling over basement garage and store, packaged wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, new entrance along with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2360244

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 Rathe.

Recorded monuments

• ME005-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a rise towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. It is represented on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as ‘Lismore’. This is a raised, slightly dished, subcircular and grass-covered area (dims 35m E-W; 31m N-S) planted with deciduous trees. It is defined an earthen bank (at WSW: Wth of base 10m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 3m) that is largely reduced to a scarp (at ENE: Wth 5m; H 3.1m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 8-9.5m; ext. D 0.5m at E to 1.3m at WSW) and an outer bank (at E: Wth of base 2m; ext. H 0.5m: at WSW: Wth of base 9m; ext. H 1.2m), which is very slight or absent E-SW. There is a ramp entrance (Wth of base 2m) at SE. 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: 3 September 2018

• ME005-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the summit of a small N-S ridge, with a canalised N-S stream around the base of the hill c. 80-100m to the W. This is a raised subcircular and grass-covered platform (diam. of base 56m NW-SE; diam. of top 40m E-W; 37m N-S) defined by a scarp (at SE: Wth 5m; H 2.4m; at NW: Wth 8.5m; H 3.2m). There is no visible bank or fosse but there is a ramp entrance (Wth of base 3.3m) at ESE. 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: 3 September 2018

• ME005-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a knoll with higher ground all around within c. 200m except to the W, and there is a small NE-SW stream is c. 70m to the S. This rath is described as ‘Lisatanvally’ on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. It is a raised circular and grass-covered area (diam. 38.3m NNE-SSW; 37.5m E-W) defined by a largely overgrown earthen bank (at NNE: Wth of base 10m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 3.4m; at SSW: Wth of base 10m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 3.2m), and an outer fosse (at NNE: Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.5m) with an outer bank (at NNE: Wth of base 7m;l ext. H 2.5m) WNW-ENE. There is a large entrance (Wth of base 2.9m) at E. An ENE-WSW field bank, now removed outside the monument, crosses the fosse at NE and NW and provides a stone-faced base to the inner bank NW-NE. Rath (ME005-034----) is c. 170m to the ESE. 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: 3 September 2018

• ME005-034 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the crest of a NW-facing slope overlooking rath (ME005-033----), which is c. 170m to the WNW. This rath is described as ‘Lisnaguinnell’ on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. It is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 38.5n NW-SE; 37m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 7-8.5m; int. H 0.9-1.2m; ext. H 2.7-3m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 8-9m; ext. D 0.7-1.2m) from an outer bank (Wth of base 3.2-6m; ext. H 0.5-0.7m) that is absent ESE-S. The entrance through the inner bank (Wth of base 2.3m) and causeway (Wth of top 3m; H 0.5m) are at E. The base of a relict stone wall (Wth 1.2m; H 0.4m) separates off the NW quadrant, and there is a house site (int. dims 5.5m NW-SE; 4.1m NE-SW) backing onto the inner face of the inner bank at NE and defined elsewhere by stones or a low earthen bank. 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: 3 September 2013

• ME005-034001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated at the crest of a NW-facing slope, and inside the inner bank of rath (ME005-034----) at NE. A rectangular grass-covered area (int. dims 5.5m NW-SE; 4.1m NE-SW), obscured by furze, is defined by the rath bank at NE and elsewhere by stones or a low earthen bank and is. An entrance is not noted. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 September 2018

• ME005-047 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the S end of a low hillock on the floor of a N-S valley with a canalised N-S stream c. 50m to the E. This rath is described as ‘Lisataggart’ from Lios an Saggart – the Priest’s Lios – on the OS 6-inch maps. It is a raised oval area (dims 26m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 7-8m; int. H 0.3-0.7m; ext. H 2-2.8m) NNW-E-SSW and a scarp elsewhere. There is no visible fosse and an original entrance is not identified. It has become overgrown since 1969 (Digitalmap). 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: 4 September 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Rathe, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Rathe

Area

1,608,618 m² (160.86 ha, 397.5 acres)

Civil parish

Nobber, and its townlands

Barony

Morgallion

Electoral division

Kilmainham, the unit of the census

Census 2022

857 people lived in 307 households in the Kilmainham electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boynagh, Carrickleck, Coole, Cordooey, Eden, Garmanagh, Mullaghboy, Whitewood

Placenames

Rathe 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.