Carn

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carn, from 12 m² to 1,258,715 m² (125.87 ha, 311.04 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Carn in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 16 Aug 2019Conditional

  Construction of (i) slatted shed with loose straw area, crush & dung stead areas (ii) storage/loose shed and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 197168

• 26 Jul 2019N/a

  Construction of (i) Slatted shed with loose straw area, crush & dung stead areas (ii) storage/loose shed and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 197156

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 Carn.

Recorded monuments

• WM024-117 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Sited on top of a prominent rise, in gently undulating pasture. Monument described in 1971 as an oval-shaped area (dims. 20.1m E-W; 19.5m N-S) enclosed by a bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner bank (Wth at top 0.8m; basal Wth 1.1m) of earth and stone has several slight depressions at W and a gap at NE which may represent the entrance. The intervening fosse is well-defined. The remains of a outer bank of stone are best defined at SE and NNW and are much disturbed at NE, where there is a modern depression (Wth at top 3.4m; basal Wth 1.4m; D 0.35m). The interior has a slight ESE-facing slope and no features of significance. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-118 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in undulating pasture. Annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as a small, roughly circular-shaped earthwork outlined by a scarp. Levelled monument described in 1971 as no surface remains visible. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-120 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a rocky scrub-covered knoll, in undulating rough pasture, with excellent views of the surrounding landscape. Monument described in 1970s as an oval-shaped area enclosed by a low stone bank that has been cut away on the exterior in places. There is no visible trace of an external fosse or an original entrance feature. The interior is uneven due to rock outcrop. A house site (WM024-120001-) is located in the SE quadrant. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-120001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on top of a rocky scrub-covered knoll, in undulating rough pasture, with excellent views of the surrounding landscape. In the SE quadrant of ringfort (WM024-120----) are the remains of a large rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 6m N-S; 3.5m E-W). A stone wall extends from the corner of the house at SW and runs towards the ringfort bank at S. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-121 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a steep rocky knoll, in pasture. Monument described in 1970s as a circular-shaped area (diam. 22m) enclosed by a high earth and stone bank (int. H 0.5-0.75m) with evidence of internal stone facing with a possible entrance gap (Wth at top 4.9m; basal Wth 1.3m) at SE. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter towards the centre and there are no visible features of significance. A modern stone wall encloses the base of the knoll and there are radial banks between the wall and the base of the bank which appear to be relatively modern. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-122 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated on the N side of a rise, in pasture. Annotated ‘Tobermogue’ on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Leveled holy well described in 1977 as no surface remains visible. All that remains extant is a small rise at the location of the well. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-123 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on a natural hillock atop of a ridge running E-W, in pasture, with good views in all directions. Carn Castle stood on lands belonging in 1641 to Earl of Kildare in the Parish of Conry (NLI, MS 723-4). Castle described in 1983 as only a section of the S wall of the castle remains upstanding (dims. 3m E-W; 2m N-S; H 5m) with traces of wall footings extending to E and N of the S wall. There are two large sections of collapsed masonry c. 5m to W of the upstanding section which are constructed of medium sized stones bonded with a rough mortar. The ground is uneven to E and W where there has been some quarrying. There are loose stones in the general vicinity of the castle. A modern stone wall running E-W lies c. 6m to N of the S wall of the castle. There are field clearance stones to S and E of the castle. According to Guest (1936, 29), a sheela-na-gig (WM024-123001-) in the possession of Henry Upton is said to have come from the fabric of Carn Castle. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-123001 Sheela-na-gig
  Description

  This monument is said to have come from Carne Castle (WM024-123----) and was in the possession of Henry Upton, Esq. of Coolatore House (see WM031-007003-) (Guest 1936, 119; McMahon and Roberts 2001, 120). The sheela-na-gig is now located in the National Museum of Ireland (Cherry 1992, 6). Described by Freitag as a figure ‘carved on irregular, heavy slab; triangular head with ovoid eyes and slit-mouth. No neck, heavy shoulders and round breasts. Arms in front of body with both hands reaching into vulva, hanging between widely splayed thighs. Heels joined together and toes pointing down and outwards’ (Freitag 2004, 126). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 05 June 2012

• WM024-125 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a small steep rocky knoll, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 37.5m E-W; 35m N-S) enclosed by a bank and external fosse, a wide gap at E presumably represents the entrance. The bank (ext. H 0.7m) is high and steep on the exterior although it is low on the interior, having the remains of an internal stone facing at NW and ESE. There is a modern gap in the bank at NE. There are very slight remains of an outer fosse which is partly obscured around the outer edge by a modern stone wall. The interior rises gently from the perimeter to the centre where there is a house site (WM024-127001-). Immediately inside the ringfort bank at NNW are slight remains of an earth and stone radial bank (approx. L 4-5m) and there are similar remains at SE. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-125001 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on a small, steep rocky knoll, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. In the centre of ringfort (WM024-125----), on the highest part of the interior, is a circular-shaped house site (dims. 6.7m N-S; 6.2m E-W) defined by a low scarp which incorporates a large stone set on edge at S. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-126 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating, rocky pasture. Monument described in the 1970s as an oval-shaped area (dims. 25m E-W; 24m N-S) enclosed by a bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank, a gap in the bank at ENE may represent an entrance. The inner earth and stone bank is much disturbed, particularly from SW-W-WNW where it is completely denuded and a modern stone wall running NNW-SSE is immediately outside it. Elsewhere the bank has remains of internal and external stone facing whereby some of the stones are large and set on edge and some are set upright. There are traces of a shallow fosse which is present all around except at SW, where obscured by the field wall. There is a low outer bank from N-E-SE, which crosses the line of the fosse and intersects the inner bank at S. The surface of the interior is uneven and contains a house site (WM024-126001-) in the centre and there are the remains of two possible house sites adjoining the ringfort bank at NNW and SSE. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-126001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating, rocky pasture. In centre of ringfort (WM024-126----) there is a subrectangular-shaped house site enclosed by an earth and stone bank with possible entrance at E. The remains of two possible house sites adjoin the inner face of the ringfort bank at NNW and SSE. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-127 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a rocky knoll, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Monument described in 1970s as a subcircular-shaped area (dims. 22m E-W) enclosed by a bank, an intervening berm and an external bank. The inner bank (H 1.5m-2m) is relatively well preserved. A sloping berm (approx. Wth 4-8m) from NNE-E-S-W-NNW is located in the intervening area between the two banks. It is quite flat and regular from NNW-N-NNE, is irregular from S-W and is widest from N-E. A much disturbed outer bank has a number of boulders dumped against it all around. The interior rises gently towards the centre and there are stony outcrops in the N quadrant. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

• WM024-128 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on the W end of a rise, in pasture. Annotated ‘Stremmingstown Castle (in ruins)’ on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Castle described in 1979 as a rectangular-shaped ruins (dims. 9m N-S x 7m E-W) the walls (H 6m) of which are constructed of limestone and are best preserved (H 6m) at the corners. The poorly preserved internal dividing walls stand 2-3m high. There are no architectural features, cut or dressed stone visible. There are breaches in the S and W walls which have been rebuilt with dry stone walling. There are mounds of loose stone surrounding the walls on the interior and exterior. This castle may date to the 16th or 17th century. A small walled enclosure (dims. 13m N-S x 7m E-W) now levelled abuts the castle to E which appears to be the remains of the walls depicted on the OS 25-inch map and are probably post-1700 in date. There are no other features or earthworks visible. Castle described by Salter (2004, 157) as following; 'Corners of tower 9m by 7m stand up to 6m high'. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 August 2019

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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).

No address of the register names Carn with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Carn

Area

2,961,028 m² (296.1 ha, 731.69 acres)

Civil parish

Conry, and its townlands

Barony

Rathconrath

Electoral division

Jamestown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Clonyrina, Jamestown, Killarechurch, Killeenbrack, Lalistown, Redmondstown, Toorcoffey

Placenames

Carn on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.