Mornington
Mornington is a townland in the civil parish of Colp, barony of Duleek Lower, Co. Meath. Its name in Irish is Baile Uí Mhornáin.
Parcel 213705
- Area
- 1,656 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 217 m².
- Zoning
- P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied)) The objective
- Townland
- Mornington
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 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 low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3174 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 495.6 ha
- 1,225 acres
- Land parcels
- —
- more than 2,000
- Zoning
- R2
- A1 - Existing Residential
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
More than 2,000 parcels touch this townland. The map cannot draw that many.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2A1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - N2.3TU - Transport and Utilities (Mixed/general water/wastewater uses)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - R1A2 - New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - G3H1 - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - C5D1 - Tourism (Tourism and related)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - M2B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - M2C1 - Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan - P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
25 Sept 2026N/a
the development will consist of the construction of single-story extension to the rear of the existing garage & single-story extension to the porch on the side elevation, reconfiguration of windows and door layouts, also the change of use from garage to habitable space and all associated site works and landscaping
Permission · Meath County Council, 2661201
23 Sept 2026N/a
the development consists of the retention of the orientation of an external access staircase from footpath level to a first floor level entrance door to an existing apartment on the gable wall to the side (south) of an existing 2 storey building
Retention · Meath County Council, 2661185
9 Sept 2026N/a
planning permission for A. Two storey dwelling house, B. Widening of existing vehicular access and dishing of same to accommodate new shared vehicular access, C. All associated site works on site to side
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 26204
2 Sept 2026N/a
Amendments to Permission granted ref no. 23/459 for the construction of a 1 bed residential POD with side boundary wall raised to 2.1M and all ancillary works to accommodate same. Amendments consist of raising roof pitch , add 2 no. rooflights to east side roof, revised site boundaries
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2661096
12 Aug 2026Conditional
the development will consist of the renovation and extension of the existing vernacular single-storey dwelling and outbuildings to form a single residential dwelling house, as well as the provision of a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area, upgrades to the existing access laneway, and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2661020
31 Jul 2026N/a
The development will consist of the renovation and extension of the existing vernacular single-storey dwelling and outbuildings to form a single residential dwelling house, as well as the provision of a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area, upgrades to the existing access laneway, and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660962
15 Jul 2026Conditional
Side Dormer extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660888
29 May 2026N/a
the development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of a new part additional storey extension above the existing Funtasia building to include a new 1,100 no. seat theatre with balcony seating, bar, restaurant and ancillary spaces along with internal alterations to the existing first floor. 2. Alterations to existing roof and elevations. 3. Minor works to existing shopfront. 4. Provision of roof mounted PV panels. 5. Minor alterations to the existing car park to provide EV charging bays, accessible bays and bicycle parking spaces. 6. All associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660654
15 Apr 2026N/a
permission for development, consisting of the construction of 64 no. Independent Living Units, comprised of 56 no. 1 and 2 bedroom, single storey and dormer, semi-detached and terraced dwellings, and a 2 storey building accommodating 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments at ground and first floor and a community use ground floor unit (c. 150.sq.m). Vehicular access to the development will be via an existing access onto the Church Road (R150). The proposed development also provides for surface car parking, bin & bicycle storage, hard & soft landscaping, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian site access, and all associated site development works, including service connections, public lighting, foul and surface water drainage / attenuation, and water supply. The proposed development is located on a site area measuring approx. 2.2Ha, A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared with respect to proposed development and accompanies the planning application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660423
2 Apr 2026N/a
Calmont Ventures Limited seeks permission for development, consisting of the construction of 64 no. Independent Living Units, comprised of 56 no. 1 and 2 bedroom, single storey and dormer, semi-detached and terraced dwellings, and a 2 storey building accommodating 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments at ground and first floor and a community use ground floor unit (c. 150.sq.m). Vehicular access to the development will be via an existing access onto the Church Road (R150). The proposed development also provides for surface car parking, bin & bicycle storage, hard & soft landscaping, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian site access, and all associated site development works, including service connections, public lighting, foul and surface water drainage / attenuation, and water supply. The proposed development is located on a site area measuring approx. 2.2Ha, in the townland of Mornington, to the rear (west) of Star of the Sea Church, north of Maydenhayes housing estate, in Donacarney Little, Mornington, Co. Meath.. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared with respect to proposed development and accompanies the planning application.
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660368
27 Feb 2026Refused
the development consists of the construction of 3 no. dwellings, new boundary treatments and alterations to existing footpath and road and all associated site works
Permission, 3 homes · Meath County Council, 2660236
19 Nov 2025Refused
planning permission to contruct an off street parking space on my property. The work will include lowering of section of the footpath and dishing of kerb, to facilitale vehicular access, along with the ancillary site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 25237
3 Nov 2025N/a
planning permission to contruct an off street parking space on my property. The work will include the ancillary site development works
Permission · Meath County Council, 25217
3 Oct 2025Conditional
the development will consist of raising the roof height of the existing attached garage from 2.27m to 2.95m with flat roof construction, conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation for use as habitable accommodation as part of the existing dwelling, and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561058
2 Oct 2025Conditional
single storey detached gym in rear garden with pitched roof. Ground floor rear extension with flat roof over & internal alterations. Window in North facing gable wall at first floor level, internal alterations at first floor level
Permission · Meath County Council, 2561054
16 Sept 2025Conditional
the development consists of an application for Planning Permission and Retention Permission. Planning permission is sought for a single storey extension to the side and rear of the family home and retention permission is sought to retain an existing mobile home on site and the relocation of the mobile home to the rear of the site for use as a home office when the proposed extension is complete, and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 25176
16 Sept 2025Refused
the development consists of the construction of 3 no. dwellings, new boundary treatments and alterations to existing footpath and road and all associated site works
Permission, 3 homes · Meath County Council, 2560982
2 Sept 2025Refused
the development will consist of the change of use of part of the existing driving range to a wildlife rehabilitation and teaching hospital comprising of a one-and-half storey timber-clad, with red corrugated metal roof, veterinary hospital building within a new secure fenced compound. Associated facilities include single story, timber-clad units forming visitor facilities, a workshop and isolation facilities for the hospital; single storey caged compounds for birds and mammals including seal pools. Additional works include repair and extension of the existing access road to the site, general landscaping and access pathways, provision of soak away, proprietary wastewater pump station and connection to the mains wastewater plus associated ancillary site works. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) for the proposed development, which details potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures
Permission · Meath County Council, 2560928
30 Aug 2025Refused
the development will consist of 10no. mixed type dwellings with access onto R151 and Beacon View road, new boundary treatments including roadside footpaths with grass verges, site landscaping, play area and all associated site and civil works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 10 homes · Meath County Council, 2560911
22 Aug 2025N/a
the development will consist of the change of use of part of the existing driving range to a wildlife rehabilitation and teaching hospital comprising of a one-and-half storey timber-clad, with red corrugated metal roof, veterinary hospital building within a new secure fenced compound. Associated facilities include single story, timber-clad units forming visitor facilities, a workshop and isolation facilities for the hospital; single storey caged compounds for birds and mammals including seal pools. Additional works include to the existing access road to the site, general landscaping and access pathways, provision of soak away, proprietary wastewater pump station and connection to the mains wastewater plus associated ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted as part of this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2560885
21 Aug 2025N/a
the development consists of an application for Planning Permission and Retention Permission. Planning permission is sought for a single storey extension to the side and rear of the family home and retention permission is sought to retain an existing mobile home on site and the relocation of the mobile home to the rear of the site for use as a home office when the proposed extension is complete, and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 25159
26 Jul 2025Conditional
a single-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling. The proposed extension will include a self-contained unit with its own external entrance, comprising a living/dining/kitchenette area, one bedroom, and a bathroom. The development will also include the removal of an existing workshop to the side of the house and the construction of a new workshop to the rear of the garden, along with all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560787
21 Jul 2025Conditional
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION LB150856 and LB200564 - change of use of residential part of 2 storey house to restaurant, offices, storage, staff quarters, plant room, single storey extension to rear of same, to provide seating area, kitchen, servery, dry store, cold store
Extension of duration · Meath County Council, 25131
3 Jul 2025N/a
permission to construct a 3-bed semi-detached house at 4 Strand View Terrace, Bettystown, Co. Meath, A92 V8N4. The proposed development includes the phased demolition of the existing bungalow and phased construction of a new home. The ground floor will feature one bedroom, kitchen/dining, and living area. The first floor will include two en-suite bedrooms, an office, and a guest bathroom
Permission · Meath County Council, 2560686
2 Jul 2025Refused
permission to construct a 3-bed semi-detached house at 4 Strand View Terrace, Bettystown, Co. Meath, A92 V8N4. The proposed development includes the phased demolition of the existing bungalow and phased construction of a new home. The ground floor will feature one bedroom, kitchen/dining, and living area. The first floor will include two en-suite bedrooms, an office, and a guest bathroom. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560683
The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Boyne Coast and Estuary SAC 001957
- Special Protection Area: Boyne Estuary SPA 004080
- Special Protection Area: North-West Irish Sea cSPA 004236
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Boyne Coast And Estuary 001957
Recorded monuments
- ME021-001 Settlement deserted - medieval
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.
- ME021-001001 Church
Description
Situated on a bluff overlooking the estuary of the SW-NE River Boyne with its tidal mud-flats immediately to the N and the canalised river c. 300m distant. The S-N Colpe stream enters the Boyne c. 100m to the W. Mornington was a settlement from the 13th century when it was known as Marinerstown, which probably took its name from Robert le Mariner, who died before 1234, and it is now c. 3km from the sea (Bradley and King 1985, 91). A church at Maris is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 252). Parts of the parish were granted to Furness Abbey in Yorkshire and Llanthony in Gloucestershire, and Marynerton is amongst their Irish possessions at the Suppression in 1536 (White 1943, 314, 319). Ussher (1622) describes the church of Mornanton or Marrynestwone as ruined (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxviii). According to Dopping (1682-5) the church of Mornington or Marinerstown was dedicated to St. Columba but the graveyard was not enclosed. The nave and chancel walls were standing then but had not been repaired since 1641 (Ellison 1971, 36). The parish church of Mornington is at the SW end of a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 75m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE at SW to c. 40m NW-SE at NE) defined by masonry walls. The ivy-covered W gable (ext. L 7.5m) with a rectangular window and the base of a belfry, together with the adjacent part of the N wall (L c. 5m plus; T 0.9m) of a large church survive. Austin Cooper, writing in the 1780s, describes a round chancel arch and a chest tomb with armorial crests, which he thought were of Bellew and Talbot, including one of Sir Thomas St Lawrence who held office under Edward VI (1547-53) (Price 1942, 106). The arch is gone but a chest tomb, consisting of a plain slab (dims 2.32m x 1.09m; T 7-13cm) with no devices resting on the S side-panel (L 1.89m; H 0.68m; T 12cm) and E end-panel (L 0.68m; H 0.58m plus; T 15cm) of a tomb within the area of the church. The panels have lightly-incised crests – four on the long side and one on the end-panel. The four on the long side are very similar and may represent Bellew and Talbot. 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. See the attached views of the tomb from S (002) and SE (011). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 December, 2014
- ME021-001002 Graveyard
Description
Situated on a bluff overlooking the estuary of the SW-NE River Boyne with its tidal mud-flats immediately to the N and the canalised river c. 300m distant. The S-N Colpe stream enters the Boyne c. 100m to the W. The parish church of Mornington (ME021-001001-) is at the SW end of a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 75m NE SW; c. 25m NW SE at SW to c. 40m NW SE at NE) defined by masonry walls. The chest tomb (ME021-001003-) is within the area of the church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 December, 2014
- ME021-001003 Tomb - chest tomb
Description
Situated within the graveyard (ME021-001002-). A chest tomb, consisting of a plain slab (dims 2.32m x 1.09m; T 7-13cm) with no devices resting on the S side-panel (L 1.89m; H 0.68m; T 12cm) and E end-panel (L 0.68m; H 0.58m plus; T 15cm) of a tomb are within the area of the parish church (ME021-001001-). The panels have lightly-incised crests – four on the long side and one on the end-panel. Austin Cooper, writing in the 1780s, describes a chest tomb with armorial crests, which he thought were of Bellew and Talbot, including that of Sir Thomas St Lawrence who held office under Edward VI (1547-53) (Price 1942, 106). The four on the long side are very similar and may represent Bellew and Talbot. See the attached views of the tomb from S (002) and SE (011). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 December, 2014
- ME021-002 House - 17th century
Description
Marked as a large, irregularly-shaped building described in gothic lettering as a 'Ruin' on the 1836 ed. of the OS 6" map, it is situated on the E bank of a S-N section of the small SW-NE Colp stream, which is c. 70m to the W and c. 250m S of the point where it enters the mud-flats of the SW-NE River Boyne estuary. Locally, this is thought to have been a monastery, and some walls that were not very ancient in appearance were visible. It may have been the site of the house, recorded as the property of John Draycott of Mornanstowne and Valeran Weisley of Dingen in 1640, along with 308 acres (Simington 1940, 3). A one storey and attic house is depicted on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Duleek in this area (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). 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: 13 June, 2014
- ME021-003 Monumental structure
Description
Built in the sand dunes on the S side of the estuary of the River Boyne. This masonry obelisk is known as the ‘Lady’s Finger’, and was undoubtedly built in conjunction with the Maiden Tower c. 70m to the E, probably during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It remains unchanged since it was illustrated by William Wilde (1849, 263). This is a circular, tapering, masonry column (diam. of base c. 1.25m; H c. 8m) with a conical cap that is separated from the stem by a string course. The column rises from a square base (dims 1.6m x 1.5m; H c. 1m). 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 September 2021
- ME021-004 Watchtower
Description
Built in the sand dunes on the S side of the estuary of the River Boyne. This medieval tower was built to provide advance notice of ships approaching the harbour of Drogheda, but there are no historical references to it. It is known as the ‘Maiden Tower’, probably because it was built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and there is a record of a similar watchtower built in that reign at Poolbeg in Dublin (D’Alton 18444, vol. 2, 450-1). The tower hasn’t changed since it was first illustrated by William Wilde (1849, 263). It is a square masonry structure (ext. dims 3.35m x 3.35m) as recorded by Kieran Campbell that tapers slightly towards the stepped battlements (H c. 19m). It was entered by a doorway on the N side that is 1.2m over the present ground, but this is permanently sealed now. A newel or spiral stairs, lit by plain lights, leads to the top which is covered by a barrel vault. A trapdoor in the roof allowed access onto the parapet, which it has been suggested was rebuilt in the nineteenth century (Casey and Rowan 1993). 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. See the attached view from the W, courtesy of Kieran Campbell Compiiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 21 September 2021 Casey, C. and Rowan, A. J. 1993 North Leinster. Buildings of Ireland Series, Penguin
- ME021-012001 Castle - unclassified
Description
Two houses and a tower in the vicinity of the church at Colp (8) are depicted on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Duleek (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) John Draycott of Mornanstowne and John Balfe of Colpe jointly owned 480 acres at Colpe, including ‘a house and some cabins’ (Simington 1940, 4). The castle at Colpe was captured by Lord Moore of Mellifont in 1642 and it was still described as habitable in the 1650s (Waters 1965, 262). It is described as the site of an old castle but not clearly delineated on the 1836 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. There is no visible trace of any structure in a low-lying landscape and the precise location is not certain. (Bradley and King 1985, 31-2) 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: 9 June 2016
- ME021-012003 Earthwork
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.
- ME021-017 Ritual site - holy well
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.
- ME021-028 Enclosure
Description
A cirular enclosure was identified on Google earth (Pers comm. Barry O'Reilly 17/10/2012). This site is located on the outskirts of Mornington village in a flat field of pasture behind a terrace of houses. There are unrestricted views except in the south. There are no visible remains above ground. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 06 November 2012
Architectural heritage
- House, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of four-bay single-storey thatched houses, built c.1850, with projecting entrance porches. Pitched thatch roof with a rendered chimneystack. Square-headed window openings have timber sash windows. Square-headed door openings have replacement timber batten doors. Front site is enclosed by a boundary wall with two wrought-iron gates.
- Donacarney House, gate lodge, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey Tudor style gate lodge, built c.1910, with a gabled central porch and a return to rear. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, a red brick chimneystack and carved timber bargeboards. Red brick walls. Timber panelled door. Concrete walls and piers with wrought-iron gates to demesne entrance.
- Anchorage, house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Detached double-pile two-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, with a four-bay single-storey extension to north, built c.1850, and with later porch and bay window additions. Pitched slate roof. Rendered walls with render quoins. Timber panelled door. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Outbuilding to site.
- Catholic Church of the Star of the Sea, church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Detached gabled-fronted Gothic Revival church, built c.1841, with eight-bay side elevations to nave. Central breakfront to entrance elevation, with stone finials and cross to parapet. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked limestone to entrance elevation, rendered to sides and rear. Pointed arch door opening with lancet window above having ashlar dressings and hood mouldings. Date plaque over entrance door.
- Catholic Church of the Star of the Sea, graveyard/cemetery, 1700–1750 · Regional interest
Description
Graveyard with headstones dating from the early eighteenth century, bounded by rubble stone walls with ashlar gates piers and pair of cast-iron gates. Ruin of an earlier church, built c.1600, to graveyard.
- Milestone/milepost, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Square-profile granite milestone, c.1780, inscribed on two sides.
- Water pump, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1870, with a fluted shaft and cap, surmounted by an acorn finial. Foundry mark to shaft.
- Bridge, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Triple-arch road bridge, built c.1840, with a disused flood gate to the south elevation and breakwaters to north elevation. Rubble stone walls with ashlar limestone breakwaters and voussoirs.
- Drogheda East Lighthouse, lighthouse, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Lighthouse, built c.1880, comprising cast-iron lantern with glazed panel, surrounded by walkway approached by ladder, set on cast-iron supports. Set within brick boundary walls.
- Sunrise, lighthouse keeper's house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan former lighthouse keeper's house, built c.1880, now vacant. Pitched patterned slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, carved timber barge boards and red brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with render quoins. Cast-iron double gates with cast-iron gate piers having foundry mark.
- Drogheda West Lighthouse, lighthouse, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Lighthouse, built c.1880, comprising cast-iron lantern with glazed panel, surrounded by walkway approached by ladder, set on cast-iron supports. Set within brick boundary walls. Related outbuilding to site with pitched slate roof and timber sash windows.
- Drogheda North Lighthouse, lighthouse, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Lighthouse, built c.1880, comprising cast-iron lantern with glazed panel, surrounded by walkway approached by ladder, set on cast-iron supports. Set within brick boundary walls. Lighthouse keeper's house and related outbuildings to the site.
- House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c.1820, with porch addition. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with brick chimneystack. Rendered walls with a rendered buttress. Concrete boundary walls and outbuilding to site.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Mornington, 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. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3201 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Mornington with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.
The townland
- Name
- Mornington · Baile Uí Mhornáin
- Area
- 4,955,885 m² (495.59 ha, 1,224.63 acres)
- Civil parish
- Colp, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duleek Lower
- Electoral division
- St. Mary's, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 16,403 people lived in 5,342 households in the St. Mary's electoral division. 81% of households owned their home. 66% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Betaghstown, Colp East, Colp West, Donacarney Great, Donacarney Little, Stameen
- Placenames
- Mornington 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.