Knocklough

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocklough, from 218 m² to 248,708 m² (24.87 ha, 61.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 54 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 · 116 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 7 Jun 2026N/a

  the development will consist of a new proposed two-storey dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site, new private water well and wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2660693

• 19 Oct 2025Refused

  The development will consist of a new proposed dwelling and associated garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site, new private water well and new septic tank and percolation area together with all associated site development works.

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2561117

• 13 Nov 2024Refused

  to construct a part two storey, part single storey type dwelling with a domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all required ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460957

• 28 Oct 2024N/a

  to construct a part two storey, part single storey type dwelling with a domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all required ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460904

• 9 Oct 2024N/a

  to construct a part two storey, part single storey type dwelling with a domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all required ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460833

• 1 Oct 2024N/a

  to construct a part two storey, part single storey type dwelling with a domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all required ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460807

• 7 Jun 2023Conditional

  the construction of a two storey, 3 bedroom detached dwelling with a single storey mono pitched roof rear projection, waste water treatment plant and trenched percolation area, new vehicular entrance off the public road and all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23592

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 Knocklough.

Recorded monuments

• ME015-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a rise which is on a NE-facing slope. This is a subcircular grass-covered and domed area (dims 38.5m ENE-WSW; 34m NNW-SSE) that slopes down to the E (H 2.5m) and also to the N (H 1.5m) and S (H 2m). It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 3-3.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1-1.3m) that is frequently reduced to a scarp (at NNW: Wth 1.5m; H 1.3m; at SSE: Wth 0.7m; H 0.6m). There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1m; ext. D 0.2m) ENE-ESE, but the original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 8 January 2019

• ME015-061 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the top of a S-facing slope. This is a subcircular and slightly domed grass-covered area (dims 31m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a scarp (at ENE: Wth 4m; H 1.6m) SSW-W-ENE with slight traces of an outer fosse, but the perimeter melds into the ground level elsewhere. The original entrance is not identified, but there area old grass-covered quarry holes on the perimeter at ENE and S. 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 January 2019

• ME015-078 Moated site
  Description

  Located at the N end of a slight N-S ridge in an undulating landscape. This is a raised rectangular and grass-covered area (dims 40m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by earthen banks (Wth of base c. 5-6m; int. H c. 0.5m; ext. H c. 1.5m) and outer flat-bottomed fosses or moats (Wth of top c. 6m; Wth of base c. 3m; ext. D c. 1m) with slight traces of outer banks. There is an entrance, evident as a causeway, at the centre of the N side. There is a house site (dims c. 14m E-W; 5.5m N-S) in the NW angle and two house sites touching end to end and aligned E-W just S of the centre. The houses are defined by low earth and stone walls. The W house (dims 13m E-W; 6m N-S) has entrances at the centre of its long walls. The E house (dims 12m E-W; 6m N-S) has no evidence of an entrance. 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 January 2019

• ME015-078001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Located at the N end of a slight N-S ridge in an undulating landscape and inside the NW angle of moated site (ME015-078----). This house (dims c. 14m E-W; 5.5m N-S) is defined by low earthen banks at E and S and by the bank of the moated site at W and N. It has no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2019

• ME015-078002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Located at the N end of a slight N-S ridge in an undulating landscape. Two house sites, touching end to end and aligned E-W, are just S of the centre of moated site (ME015-078----). The houses are defined by low earth and stone walls. The W house (dims 13m E-W; 6m N-S) has entrances at the centre of its long walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2019

• ME015-078003 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Located at the N end of a slight N-S ridge in an undulating landscape. Two house sites, touching end to end and aligned E-W, are just S of the centre of moated site (ME015-078----). The houses are defined by low earth and stone walls. The E house (dims 12m E-W; 6m N-S) has no evidence of an entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January, 2019

• ME015-104 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise on a shelf, which is on the SE-facing slope of a small hill. This is a circular mound (diam. of top 10.3m NE-SW; diam. of base 13.3m NE-SW; H 0.7m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4-5m; Wth of base 1-1.5m; ext. D 0.8-0.9m) and an outer earthen bank (Wth of base 3-6m; ext. H 0.6-0.7m) There is an entrance (Wth of base 4.2m) and causeway (Wth of top 1.7m; H 0.4m) at E. The outer bank is incorporated in a NE-SW field bank 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: 10 January 2019

• ME015-130001 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Located on the N-facing crest of the summit of a prominent hill known as Slieve Gullion. Two small barrows are visible on Google Earth from 2009 but are most clearly visible on the most recent (16/03/2021). This feature appears to be complete as a grass-covered platform (diam. c. 5m) defined by ditch or fosse (ext. diam. c. 10m). The features are also visible on MapGenie imagery (2005-12; 2013-18), Digital Globe (2011-13) and Apple Maps, and were first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (16/03/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 July 2022

• ME015-130002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Located on the N-facing crest of the summit of a prominent hill known as Slieve Gullion. Two small barrows are visible on Google Earth from 2009 but are most clearly visible on the most recent (16/03/2021). This feature appears to be damaged by a relict WNW-ESE field drain running parallel with the current field bank c. 10m to the SW. It appears to be a small grass-covered platform (diam. c. 5m) defined by ditch or fosse and an outer bank (ext. diam. c. 15m WNW-ESE) whose features only survive WNW-N-ESE. The features are also visible on MapGenie imagery (2005-12; 2013-18), Digital Globe (2011-13) and Apple Maps, and were first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (16/03/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 July 2022

• ME015-131 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a broad shelf at the bottom of the E-facing slope of a prominent hill known as Slieve Gullion. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by what appears to be a fosse is visible on Google Earth (05/10/2009) but not on subsequent dates. It is also faintly visible on MapGenie images (1995) but not on other series. Nor is it depicted directly on any OS map, although a SE-NW laneway on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map diverts to the E to avoid this feature. The ditch-barrow (ME015-132----) is c. 50m to the E, and both features were first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (05/10/2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 July 2022

• ME015-132 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated on a broad shelf at the bottom of the E-facing slope of a prominent hill known as Slieve Gullion. A circular grass-covered platform (diam. c. 6m) defined by a complete fosse (ext. diam. c. 13m) is visible on Google Earth (05/10/2009) where it is most distinct, and it has been excluded from a forest plantation since 2016. The enclosure (ME015-131----) is c. 50m to the W. The barrow is also visible on MapGenie imagery (2004-06; 2005-12; 2013-18), Digital Globe (2011-13) and Apple Maps, and while it is not depicted directly on any OS map, a 600 foot contour marks the location on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The barrow and enclosure were first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (05/10/2009) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 July 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 Knocklough, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Knocklough

Area

2,954,247 m² (295.42 ha, 730.01 acres)

Civil parish

Loughcrew, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Knocklough, the unit of the census

Census 2022

211 people lived in 73 households in the Knocklough electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballintogher, Belleek, Diamor, Drumone, Galleastown, Galmoystown, Gortloney, Loughcrew, Rathbrack, Thomastown

Placenames

Knocklough 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.