Dardistown

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dardistown, from 635 m² to 516,471 m² (51.65 ha, 127.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 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 · 65 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 18 Dec 2025Refused

  The development will consist of part single storey & part two storey dwelling, installation of a proprietary sewage treatment system and vehicular use of existing agricultural entrance. The provision for roof solar panels, site works, surface water drainage and landscaping

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2561384

• 15 Dec 2025N/a

  the change of use, conservation and alteration of existing outbuildings, new waster water treatment system and all site and ancillary works within the curtilage of Dardistown Castle a Protected Structure (RPS Ref: 91008) and Recorded Monument (NMS Reference Nos. ME027-013 and ME027-013001). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561369

• 16 Sept 2025Conditional

  the property is a Protected Structure (RPS No. 91008) and a Recorded Monument (NMS Reference Nos. ME027-013 and ME027-013001). The proposed development will include conservation works to the external fabric of the tower house and adjoining country house, the removal of modern interventions within the tower house, the installation of a French drain, and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560980

• 28 Jul 2025Conditional

  The development consists of permission to construct an agricultural shed for the storage of straw and hay and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560788

• 30 Jun 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of a new detached, single storey gardener’s cottage dwelling. 2. New wastewater treatment system and percolation area. 3. All associated landscaping, ancillary and site works. 4. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this planning application

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560671

• 31 May 2024Conditional

  the development consists of a 40 square meter domestic garage to the side of the dwelling, a front porch c.4 square meters and a rear porch c.4 square meters

  Retention · Meath County Council, 2460396

• 25 Jan 2019Conditional

  to amend application LB161046 which will consist of a 3.5 MW ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6 hectare (ha) site and to extend the lifespan of the development to 35 years which comprises an access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, 2 no. electricity substations, grid connection building, temporary construction compound, CCTV, cabling, hardstanding, new access track and ecological beneficial landscaping works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, LB190070

• 17 Jan 2019N/a

  to amend application LB161046 which will consist of a 3.5 MW ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6 hectare (ha) site and to extend the lifespan of the development to 35 years which comprises an access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, 2 no. electricity substations, grid connection building, temporary construction compound, CCTV, cabling, hardstanding, new access track and ecological beneficial landscaping works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, LB190030

• 20 Dec 2018N/a

  to amend application LB161046 which will consist of a 3.5 MW ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6 hectare (ha) site and to extend the lifespan of the development to 35 years which comprises an access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, 2 no. electricity substations, grid connection building, temporary construction compound, CCTV, cabling, hardstanding, new access track and ecological beneficial landscaping works.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB181556

• 27 Nov 2017Conditional

  development will consist of the following: 1. Change of house type design and garage granted planning permission Ref. No. SA101430 and Extension of Duration LB160292. 2. Revision of the site boundaries. 3. New proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area. 4. All associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, LB171371

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 Dardistown.

Recorded monuments

• ME027-013 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on a slight N-facing slope on the S side of the W-E Nanny River, with the stream c. 550-650m to the N. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Richard Talbot owned 312 acres at Dardistowne in Moorechurch parish in 1640, and the property included ‘one castle, one stone house and two mills’ (Simington 1940, 8). By the nineteenth century it has passed to the Osborne family (Lewis 1837, 2, 392), and it is still occupied. The tower house is a rectangular structure with a NW-SE barrel vault on the ground floor and projecting rectangular corner towers, of which the S has a newel stairs. The first floor is an open space with a single Georgian style window on each wall except the SW, but the corner towers are generally disused. The second and third floors are equally empty except that there are fireplaces on the SW wall at both levels. It is provided with a hip roof and steps mount to look-outs over the corner towers, but no crenelations survive. 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: 28 June 2016

• ME027-013001 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

  Situated on a slight N-facing slope on the S side of the W-E Nanny River, with the stream c. 550-650m to the N. A three storey, four bay house was built onto the SW wall of the tower house (ME027-013----) in the seventeenth century, and a NW-SE wing was added to its SW end, probably in the 18th century. The original ornate doorway to the seventeenth century wing is at the S end of the SE wall, and on the ground floor a passage leads past four rooms to a doorway in the S tower of the tower house. At the first and second floors the passages are on the NW side of the house but do not communicate with the tower house. 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: 28 June 2016

• ME027-046 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Located on a gentle S-facing slope, with a small W-E stream c. 180m to the S. Archaeological monitoring (01E0090) of topsoil removal identified a single pit which was subsequently excavated (01E0548). It was circular (diam. 0.64m; D 0.12m) with a single fill of brown sandy clay that had some stone inclusions and occasional inclusions of heat-shattered stone and charcoal flecks. A C14 date of 3710 +- 40 BP (Cal. BC 1970-210) was obtained from a sample. (Russell 2001, 12-13) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 9 April, 2019

• ME027-132 Field system
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level landscape, with a slope down to the WSW-ENE Nanny River at N. An unmapped field system defined by single ditches is visible on a digital image captured with a drone-mounted camera by Colin Byrne on 22/07/2021. What is probably a roadway (L c. 200m) is visible as two parallel ditches c. 8m apart zig-zagging up the slope from the river and then running N-S roughly parallel with an extant field bank. There are irregularly rectangular fields (dims c. 35m x c. 35m) attached to it on the E side, and it covers an area of about 2 hectares (c. 5 acres). It is also faintly visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). See the attached aerial view from the N courtesy of Colin Byrne Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 October 2021

• ME027-133001 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on the crest of the S-facing slope of a low ENE-WSW ridge. The cropmarks of two small features are visible on a digital image captured with a drone-mounted camera by Colin Byrne on 22/07/2021. This is a circular area (diam. c. 15m) defined by a single fosse with the ring-ditch (ME027-133002-) c. 10m to the E. The two features are also faintly visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). See the attached aerial view from the N, courtesy of Colin Byrne Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 October 2021

• ME027-133002 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Situated on the crest of the S-facing slope of a low ENE-WSW ridge. The cropmarks of two features are visible on a digital image captured with a drone-mounted camera by Colin Byrne on 22/07/2021. This is a subrectangular area (diam. c. 15m) defined by single curving fosses, with the ring-ditch (ME027-133001-) c. 10m to the W. The two features are also faintly visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). See the attached aerial view from the N, courtesy of Colin Byrne Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 October 2021

• ME028-026 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.

• ME028-027 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.

• ME028-062 Enclosure
  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.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Dardistown, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Dardistown · Baile an Dairdisigh

Area

2,796,821 m² (279.68 ha, 691.11 acres)

Civil parish

Moorechurch, and its townlands

Barony

Duleek Upper

Electoral division

Julianstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

11,501 people lived in 3,991 households in the Julianstown electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balgeen, Calliaghstown, Dimanistown West, Lisdornan, Raholland, Rogerstown, Shallon, Smithstown

Placenames

Dardistown 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.