Kilbrew
Townland in the civil parish of Kilbrew, barony of Ratoath, Co. Meath; in Irish Cill Bhrú
Parcel 4983258
- Area
- 29,257 m² (2.93 ha, 7.23 acres)
- Buildings
- 8 buildings touch it, 1,298 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027) The objective
- Townland
- Kilbrew
Planning applications on this parcel
8 Jul 2019Conditional
internal works, alteration to windows to rear and sides of house, new first floor bay window to rear, new rooflights to ground floor bay and at roof level, removal of chimney, alterations to rear bay parapet, new external flue, and associated ground works
Permission · Meath County Council, AA190898
24 Jun 2019N/a
alteration to windows to rear and sides of house, new first floor bay window to rear, new rooflights to ground floor bay and at roof level, removal of chimneys, new external flue, and associated ground works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, AA190824
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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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
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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
- 325 ha
- 803 acres
- Land parcels
- 168
- registered freehold, median 3,722 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 66
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
168 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilbrew, from 18 m² to 169,244 m² (16.92 ha, 41.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 206 parcels 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
30 Jul 2026N/a
RED III - Construction of a solar PV energy development associated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility with an operational life of 40 years on lands totalling approximately 36.3 hectares. The development will consist of the installation of approximately 208,600 sq. m. of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames and associated ancillary development including 3 no. transformer stations, string-inverters attached to panel frames, 25 no. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles, deer-proof perimeter security fencing (2 metres high) raised 200mm to allow for the movement of small mammals and gates; a BESS facility comprising an electrical compound, 180 no. battery storage units, electrical transformer/inverter station modules, 45 no. transformers, 3 no. storage containers, 3 no. 33 kV switch gear rooms, 1 no. control room building, 1 no. water tank, 1 no. underground fire water containment tank, a surface water infiltration area and 7 no. CCTV cameras enclosed with 2.5 metre high security fencing; the creation of a new access on L50161 public road to facilitate construction and operational phase access; internal access tracks between the solar arrays and the site entrance; a temporary construction compound; and all ancillary development works including landscaping and underground cable to connect the proposed transformer stations to a proposed 110kv substation with electrical control building and associated compound the subject of a separate planning permission under the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660951
27 May 2026Conditional
Application for Planning Permission for the installation of a new sprinkler system water storage tank (850m3) on a new concrete base with a new pump house and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2660639
8 Dec 2025Conditional
The development will consist of the construction of 1. 2-storey extension to north side of dwelling 2. Single storey extension to south side of dwelling 3. Revised front porch with internal amendments and all ancillary site works as a revision to works granted under reg. ref. 2460315
Permission · Meath County Council, 2561341
18 Jul 2025Conditional
1) to demolish an existing extension and a detached shed to the rear of the existing single storied dwelling house, 2) to construct an extension to the rear and partially to the side of the dwelling house, 3) to close up and de-commission an existing septic tank and soak pit and to install a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, 4) all ancillary site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 2560754
13 Feb 2025Conditional
the development consists of permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560128
10 Dec 2024Conditional
the demolition of the existing single & two storey offices & high level walkway structure, (2,118 sqm in extent) and the construction of replacement new two storey office buildings with roof top comms/plantroom and external roof mounted plant with louvred screens and roof mounted photovoltaic solar panels (2,734 sqm in extent), the rearranging of the car parking to the front (North) complete with the landscaping of the resultant area, a new substation/transformer room/switchroom (52.5 sqm in extent), to the rear of the existing factory building and all associated site works at our premises at Kilbrew, Ashbourne, Co. Meath. The installation to rear of the site of temporary portacabins (1000 sqm in extent) to house office workers during construction. These buildings will be served by a new wastewater treatment system connected to the existing wastewater system serving the existing offices. These temporary structures will be removed once the new office is constructed and available for occupation. There will be no changes to the existing access, circulation within the overall site or to the industrial buildings and processes on site as a consequence of this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 2461081
5 Dec 2024Conditional
the development being retained are additions to existing dwelling and domestic garage consisting of kitchen extension to rere, attic conversion for two bedrooms and en-suite, attic storage room, covered roof canopy to front entrance door, increased size of domestic garage, provision of loft to domestic garage for use as a gym and all associated elevational changes
Retention · Meath County Council, 2461057
22 Jul 2024Refused
the development will consist & consists of retention of an existing septic tank, retention of an existing mobile home used as an ancillary office accommodation for the existing equestrian facility, retention of an existing vehicular access gate and fencing onto the public road, proposed new horse stable with an area of 204 m2 and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 24312
7 May 2024Conditional
the construction of a 2-storey extension to rear of dwelling and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460315
12 Apr 2024Conditional
the development will consist of the erection of a single storey extension linking the existing house to an adjacent barn and the change of use of the barn to residential accommodation as part of one dwelling, elevation changes to the house, elevation changes to the barn including raising the eaves level and the addition of a colonnade, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2460250
20 Mar 2024Conditional
(a) retention of a change of use of part of an existing and storage building (825 sqm) for warehousing and storage use other than solely in connection with the operation of Emerald Park, as required under Condition 2 of the permission granted by An Bord Pleanala under Ref. ABP-301053-18 (MCC Ref. AA171418) and omission of Condition 2 of Ref. ABP-301053-18 to facilitate that change of use and (b) retention of an ancillary single storey external refrigeration unit with a gross floor area of 67 sqm to be used in connection with the operation of Emerald Park. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Retention · Meath County Council, 24120
27 Feb 2024N/a
(a) retention of a change of use of part of an existing and storage building (825 sqm) for warehousing and storage use other than solely in connection with the operation of Emerald Park, as required under Condition 2 of the permission granted by An Bord Pleanala under Ref. ABP-301053-18 (MCC Ref. AA171418) and omission of Condition 2 of Ref. ABP-301053-18 to facilitate that change of use and (b) retention of an ancillary single storey external refrigeration unit with a gross floor area of 67 sqm to be used in connection with the operation of Emerald Park
Retention · Meath County Council, 2481
24 Nov 2023Conditional
(a) 2 no. water treatment balance tanks (capacity 1200 m3 each) and new pump station on new concrete base, (b) new overground and part underground flow and return pipework from existing water treatment plant to new water treatment balance tanks, (c) new compacted hardcore access roadway and (d) all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 231078
4 Oct 2023Conditional
a detached storey and a half dwelling house with first floor terrace to the rear, detached garage, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, new vehicular entrance gateway, access road, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works
Permission consequent, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23945
16 Aug 2023Refused
the development will consist of the following: Retention Permission for: (1) The construction of a woodframed detached family flat structure to the side of the existing family dwelling (2) Connections to existing private sewage and water services (3) All ancillary site works. Planning Permission for: (1) To construct a link extension from existing dwelling to the family flat structure (2) To construct a new external wall to the entire exterior of the family flat structure with a rendered plaster finish (3) To fit a new roof finish to the family flat structure to match the main dwelling (4) To close up and de-commission an existing septic tank and percolation area and to install a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area (5) To close up an existing entrance to an adjacent paddock area (6) and all ancillary site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 23804
5 Jul 2023N/a
the refursbishment of an entrance into site also the erection of a mobile home on site for use as canteen and office for the stud farm and will remain on site for the duartion of the ownership of these premises and are complete with an on-site wastewater treatment system and all associated site works at this site
Retention · Meath County Council, 23679
12 Jun 2023Conditional
outline permission for a detached storey and a half dwelling house, detached garage, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, new vehicular entrance gateway, access road, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23616
24 May 2023N/a
outline permission for a detached storey and a half dwelling house, detached garage, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, new vehicular entrance gateway, access road, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23549
3 Apr 2023Conditional
permission is sought for new single storey extension to the north facade (76sq.m) to consist of new entrance/reception area, minor ground floor internal reconfiguration, minor first floor internal reconfiguration, additional roof lights, replacement of existing treatment system for new to comply with EPA 2021 and all associated site works. A protected structure 'Kilbrew House' lies within the applicants site boundary (ref. NO. mh-039-102). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 23357
3 Mar 2023Conditional
retention of extensions to front and rear of the existing house and all associated works
Retention, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23228
21 Feb 2023N/a
the development will consist of outline permission for a detached storey and a half dwelling house, detached garage, wastewater treatment unit and percolationarea, new vehicular entrance getway, access road, along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works
Outline permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 23166
28 Nov 2022Refused
erection of a 21m monopole telecommunications support structure together with antennae, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed in security fencing and to extend the access track. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Permission · Meath County Council, 221541
23 Nov 2022Conditional
the development will consist of planning permission for (a) demolition/removal of the existing security hut, (b) modifications to existing surface level carpark and a new surface level carpark (total = 157 spaces), new single storey security hut, modification to the existing site entrance area, new security barriers, associated carpark lighting, electric vehicle charging points and surface mounted weighbridge (c) 2.4m high covered walkway, (d) 2.4m high security fence to the perimter of the site, (e) relocation/redistribution of existing earth mound to the rear within the subject site, (f) modifications to the fenestration of the existing Tayto Museum building at the north west of the factory building (g) change of use of the existing Tayto Museum building to offices at the north west of the factory building, (h) retention of the existing hardstanding and security fencing to the south east of the site and all associated site works at our premises
Permission · Meath County Council, 221522
15 Nov 2022N/a
the development will consist of planning permission for (a) modifications to existing surface level carpark and a new surface level carpark (total = 157 spaces), single storey security hut, modification to the existing site entrance area, new security barriers, associated carpark lighting, electric vehicle charging points and surface mounted weighbridge (b) a 2.4m high security fence to the perimter of the site, (c) relocation/redistribution of existing earth mound to the rear within the subject site, (d) modifications to the fenestration of the existing Tayto Museum building at the north west of the factory building (e) change of use of the existing Tayto Museum building to offices at the north west of the factory building, (f) retention of the existing hardstanding and security fencing to the south east of the site and all associated site works
Permission · Meath County Council, 221489
25 Oct 2022Refused
retention permission for the existing use as dry goods storage and distribution for goods not associated with the adjoining Largo Foods Facility (Ref. Condition 6 of Permission DA121067), together with permission for proposed upgrades to the established vehicular access. The proposed development will include all ancillary drainage, services, landscaping, public lighting, road signage and all site development works associated with the proposed development
Permission · Meath County Council, 221395
The 25 most recent of 66 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilbrew.
Recorded monuments
- ME038-022 Enclosure - large enclosure
Description
Situated on a fairly level landscape with a canalised ESE-WNW section of the River Hurley just to the N, and on what was the demesne of Kilbrew House. This is a large subcircular grass-covered enclosure (dims c. 220m N-S; c. 200m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1-1.2m) with a wide fosse (Wth of top 12.5m; int. D 1m; ext. D 1.2m) NW-NNW. There is no visible entrance. The perimeter is skirted at E by a N-S track extending S to the site of Kilbrew church (ME038-023----) c. 140m to the S. This track is depicted on the OS 6-inch maps (1836, 1908) and is visible as a sunken hollow way (Wth of top 9m; D 0.5-1m). There was a possible house platform (dims 8m x 8m) outside the fosse at NW, but this area was subsequently obscured by introduced soils. A geophysical survey (13R0118) confirmed the in-filing and raising of ground level outside the enclosure at N against the bank of the river but failed to identify any archaeological features. However, it highlighted the hollow way and identified two ring-ditches in the interior of the large enclosure, one with a central pit, and other anomalies. Archaeological testing (13E0466) by R. Meenan (2014) confirmed the build-up of redeposited soils outside the enclosure at N but no earlier archaeological features were noted. Nor was there any metaled surface for the old roadway. However, the presence of the two ring-ditches (ME038-054----; ME038-055----) was also confirmed. (Meenan 2014) 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: 10 July 2007 Amended: 14 April 2022
- ME038-023 Church
Description
Located on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape, with a SE-NW canalised section of the Hurley River c. 380m to the NE. It is at the E edge of the Tayto Park entertainment complex. A church at Kilbrew is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire., 5, 254). The names of some of the clergy are known (Cogan 1862-70, 1, 141). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel as indifferently repaired (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxviii). According to Dopping's Visitation Book (1682 5) the walls of St Bridget’s church and chancel were standing but it was unroofed and the graveyard was not enclosed (Ellison 1971, 38 9). A Church of Ireland church was built c. 1750 and enlarged c. 1830 (Lewis 1837, 2, 54), but this has disappeared without trace. The site of the medieval parish church was probably on the same footprint within a well-tended subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 70m E-W; c. 35-50m N-S) defined by masonry walls with headstones dating c. 1780-2007. There is a small mortuary enclosure (int. dims 6.55m E-W; 4.55m N-S) defined by masonry walls (Wth 0.5m; max. int. H 1.5m) with an entrance gate at S that is marked on the 1836 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, but no evidence of the church, apart from two pieces of architrave (H 0.93m; 0.43m) with convex and concave coving or chamfers. 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 revised upload: 19 March 2015
- ME038-023001 Graveyard
Description
Located on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape, with a SE-NW canalised section of the Hurley River c. 380m to the NE. It is at the E edge of the Tayto Park entertainment complex. The site of the medieval parish church of Kilbrew (ME038-023----) is within a well-tended subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 70m E-W; c. 35-50m N-S) defined by masonry walls with headstones dating c. 1780-2007. There is a small mortuary enclosure (int. dims 6.55m; 4.55m N-S) defined by masonry walls (Wth 0.5m; max. int. H 1.5m) with an entrance gate at S that is marked on the 1836 ed. of the OS 6-inch map inside the perimeter at N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 March, 2015
- ME038-024 Earthwork
Description
Situated on a level landscape. A circular feature (diam. c. 60m) is depicted faintly and described as the ‘Site of Fort’ on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Its E quadrant is occupied by a rectangular copse described as Aspels Clump on that map but only the clump is depicted and named on the 1908 edition. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level. Aspels Clump is still extant in the carpark of Tayto Park. 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: 10 July 2007 Amended: 14 April 2022
- ME038-025 Ring-ditch
Description
Situated on a slight W-E spur in a fairly level landscape and on what was once the demesne of Kilbrew House. A small circular tree-ring is depicted on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map. It is evident as the cropmark of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) defined by a slight fosse on an oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP: BDP032) from 1970. The aobve 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: 10 July 2007 Amended: 14 April 2022
- ME038-029 House - 16th/17th century
Description
Situated on a level landscape. According to the Civil Survey (1654) in 1641 the manor of Kilbrew with 366 acres was owned by Patrick Barnwall of Kilbrew, who forfeited the property. On the premises were a stone house in ruins, a stable and barn of stone in repair, a stone quarry, an orchard, a church, a water mill and 12 tenements (Simington 1940, 94). The house is represented as a two storey oblong structure with a tower at either end on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony and parish maps. The property was granted to Robert Gorges, who had come to Ireland as the secretary of Henry Cromwell, the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1657-59. Robert’s son, Richard, is thought to have built Kilbrew House (ME038-029001-), a two storey house incorporating the older structure c. 1700. The Gorges family retained the Kilbrew property throughout the eighteenth century but they sold up shortly after the 1798 Rebellion and emigrated to America (Gorges 1944). Kilbrew house was owned by W. Murphy of Dublin in the 1830s (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 54), but it was already derelict. One E-W wall (L c. 5m; T 0.96m) from the Barnwall structure survives incorporated into a cross-wall of the W wing of the developed Gorges house on the N side. On its S face at the first floor a limestone fireplace (Wth of front 1.35m; Wth of back 1.2m; D 0.85m; H 1.55) with punch-dressing survives complete. It has a flat elliptical mantel with a moulded edge. Its flue projects on the N face of the wall and this is carried to ground level. Just to the E of the fireplace on the S face of the wall is a blocked pointed doorway (Wth at base 0.59m; H 1.66m). The form of the Barnwall structure is not absolutely certain but it did not have vaulting and is more likely to be a house rather than a defensive tower house. See the attached representations from the Down Survey barony (_1, N at top) and parish (_2 N at top) maps courtesy of the National Library of Ireland _3 the fireplace and doorway Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 April 2022
- ME038-029001 House - 17th/18th century
Description
Situated on a level landscape. The Barnwall property associated with the house (ME038-029----) was granted to Robert Gorges, who had come to Ireland as the secretary of Henry Cromwell, the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1657-59. Robert’s son, Richard, is thought to have built Kilbrew House c. 1700. The Gorges family retained the Kilbrew property throughout the eighteenth century but they sold up shortly after the 1798 Rebellion and emigrated to America (Gorges 1944). Kilbrew house was owned by W. Murphy of Dublin in the 1830s (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 54), but by then it was already derelict. The house built by Robert Gorges c. 1700 is a two storey oblong block (int. dims 23.45m E-W; 5.8m N-S) with masonry walls (T c. 0.6-0.8m). It is a nine bay house with tall narrow windows that only survive on the first floor as the building was adapted for agricultural purposes in the twentieth century when narrow lights were inserted in the ground floor walls. The first floor might have been supported on corbels and the stumps of two survive in the S wall. There is no evidence of original fireplaces or of a stairs, but the original entrance may have been in the centre of the S wall at the first floor. The Barnwall house (ME038-029----) was attached on the N side at its W end. A north wing was added at the E end to balance this and both these wings were supplemented with round towers added to the N ends. According to the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and a view from c. 1850 (Gorges 1944) there were also round towers at the SE and SW angles, but there is no physical evidence of these now. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 April, 2022
- ME038-054 Ring-ditch
Description
Two ring-ditches (ME038-054----; ME038-055----) were discovered in the course of a gradiometer survey (13R0118) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of the large enclosure (ME038-022----) undertaken in October 2013. A test trench (L 20m; Wth 2m) was opened (13E0466) across this feature in January 2014 by R. Meenan which revealed a fosse (Wth 2.05-2.4m) enclosing a circular area (diam. 8.5m). The remains of a much-disturbed inhumation burial, aligned ESE-WNW, were revealed in the centre but it was left in situ. (Meenan 2014) Subsequently it was decided to recover the material for its better preservation, and the trench was reopened (19E0084) by A. Hawkes who recovered the remains of the supine young adult male in a shallow grave-cut at the centre of the ring-ditch (excavations.ie 2019:120). The burial was aligned W-E and the head at the W may have been supported by a stone at its base. There were no grave-goods but some extraneous human skull fragments were present. Two samples from the remains yielded C14 dates of cal. AD 251-394 (UBA 40788) and cal. AD 397-536 (UBA 42445), providing a Late Iron Age date. The fosse was excavated at E (Wth 2.05m; D 0.7m) where there were three fills including a burnt layer with animal bones in the middle from which a sample of willow charcoal produced a C14 date of 747-402 cal. BC UBA 40787). The fosse at W (Wth 2.4m; D 0.74m) had a silting layer with some pebbles and charcoal flecks beneath a closing layer of yellow-brown clay. A NNE-SSW stone-lined drain cut through the monument c. 2m E of the burial. (Hawkes 2019, 9-19) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 April 2016 Amended: 12 April 2022
- ME038-055 Ring-ditch
Description
Two ring-ditches (ME038-054----; ME038-055----) were discovered in the course of a gradiometer survey (13R0118) by Target Archaeological Geophysics of the large enclosure (ME038-022----) undertaken in October 2013. A test trench (L 20m; Wth 2m) was opened (13E0466) across this feature in January 2014 by R. Meenan which revealed a fosse enclosing a circular area (int. diam. c. 5.6m). Fragments of burnt bone were discovered in a small shallow depression (D 0.1m) at what was thought to be the lip of the fosse at E, but no archaeological objects were found. (Meenan 2014) Subsequently it was decided to recover the material for its better preservation, and the trench was reopened (19E0084) by A. Hawkes who recovered a cremation burial with a truncated cordoned urn within a shallow pit (diam. 0.5m; D 0.14m) at the centre of the ring-ditch (excavations. ie 2019:120). A broken bronze razor and a polished bone pin were with the cremation. The remains have been identified as those of an adult and a juvenile, with some burnt animal bone, and a sample produced a C14 date of 1732-1530 cal. BC (UBA 40789), dating to the Middle Bronze Age. The U-shaped fosse at E (Wth of top 1.4m; Wth of base 0.75-0.85m; D 0.6m) and W (Wth of top 2.4m; Wth of base 0.7m; D 0.65m) had a lower fill of grey/brown clay beneath a brown silt at E, but a closing layer of yellow/brown clay with some charcoal flecks was present at W. No other artefacts where recovered. An intrusive pit (dims 0.49m x 0.4m; D 0.2m) inside the edge of the fosse at E contained a nineteenth century medicine bottle, and a N-S stone-lined drain was just E of the monument. (Hawkes 2019, 21-31) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 April 2016 Amended: 12 April 2022
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilbrew.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilbrew.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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
- Kilbrew, Ashbourne9 sales
The townland
- Name
- Kilbrew · Cill Bhrú
- Area
- 3,250,225 m² (325.02 ha, 803.15 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbrew, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ratoath
- Electoral division
- Kilbrew, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilbrew electoral division: 4,064 people in 1,253 households; 82% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhack, Coolfore, Crickstown, Irishtown, Kilbrew, Knavinstown, Loughlinstown, Reask
- Placenames
- Kilbrew 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.