Carpenterstown

36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carpenterstown, from 384 m² to 1,868,531 m² (186.85 ha, 461.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 20 Jun 2023Conditional

  Retention permission for complete development as constructed, previously granted planning permission under file reference number 99/1696 . Development consists of one number detached two storey dwelling, one number detached single storey shed, existing entrance to public road, connection to public watermain, septic tank & percolation area, site boundaries and finishes and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360180

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo SAC 001810
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: White Lough, Ben Loughs And Lough Doo 001810
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Glore 000686

Recorded monuments

• WM003-075 Chapel
  Description

  Situated atop hill with good views in all directions, 17th century wayside ross (WM003-076----) located 70m to S. Rectangular building aligned E-W depicted on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Templefanum'. On the revised 6-inch OS map the same building has two names and appears to have been converted by this period in 'Carpenterstown School. Present remains consist of the derelict building marked as Carpenterstown School which may have incorporated fabric of an earlier building possibly a chapel known as 'Templefanum'. A prominent base batter on the W gable appears to be a buttress to support the gable sited on the edge of rising ground and does not appear to be medieval in date. There is evidence of yellow brisk incorporated into fabric of base batter on W gable. No clear evidence of any medieval features in present building although the presence of render both externally and internally may hide such features. In 1874 the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books for Co. Westmeath recorded that Carpenterstown National School was built in 1850 on the site of an ancient building known as 'Templefanum' (SMR File). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 April 2015

• WM003-076 Cross - Wayside cross
  Description

  Drawn by Du Noyer (George Victor Du Noyer, “Calvary cross. On road side near Temple fanurn Co. W Meath. Sheet 3/4,” Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, accessed January 24, 2020, http://rsai.locloudhosting.net/items/show/23471.) in the 19th century and described in 1928 as 'The central portion of the head of a cross with a solid ring 1ft. 1in. (0.32m) in diameter. On it are the letters I H S in relief and the remains of an inscription in four lines of five letters each. It is placed on the socket stone on the roadside near the National School, two miles N of Fore' (Crawford 1928, 58-9, no. 7). Recorded in 1976 as 'Located beside the roadway (E side) is a small limestone cross very weathered and worn. Only the head and upper portion of the shaft remains, one arm of the cross is gone. The cross is set in a large limestone socketed base of roughly square shape. The socket itself is a roughly neat shape but is too large for the upper portion of the shaft , the shaft was therefore of a tapered form. The mongram I H S and an inscription in raised lettering in English on one side of the cross head. Some of the letters can be read but it is difficult to make any full sense of it. Some of the letters on the right side especially are missing' (SMR file). Described in 1980 as 'The head and part of the shaft of a small solid ring cross (H 0.49m; Wth 0.34m; T 0.1m) with a large socketed base. The shaft has broken and the lower part of it is missing. The cross is quite damaged and only the remains of 2 arms can still be seen. On one face there is an inscription in capital letters and rather difficult to decipher. Possibly reads I H S (O)RA PRO A(N)/ (I)MA IOAN/ REL…/NN?. The other face is plain. The base is a large shaped rectangular block (dims. 0.54m x 0.53m), only roughly shaped with a deep rectangular socket (dims. 0.3m x 0.19m) cut in its upper edge. The cross is on the roadside, on E side of road' (SMR file). A sketch of the inscription shows the date 1650 near the base of the head of the cross (SMR file). A chapel indicated as 'Templefanum' (WM003-075----) is located 90m to the N. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 June 2010

• WM003-079 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on E facing slope of rising ground in grassland, with extensive views from N-E-S, overlooked by higher ground to W. Lough Glore 370m to SSW, earthwork (WM003-080---) 110m to E. A large oval shaped area (approx. diam. 40m NE-SW) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with an intervening fosse. The inner bank is low and wide, the fosse is shallow and the outer bank is slight and poorly preserved. The banks have been levelled by quarrying at E. There is an entrance gap at NE. The interior slopes from SW-NE. Rectangular house site (WM003-079001-) in the centre of the monument which is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 May 2017

• WM003-079001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on E facing slope of rising ground in grassland, with extensive views from N-E-S, overlooked by higher ground to W. Earthwork (WM003-080---) 110m to E. Grass-covered wall footings of a rectangular house site in centre of ringfort (WM003-079----) which is clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 May 2017

• WM003-080 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on well drained grassland, overlooked by higher ridge to W. Lough Glore 410m to SSW. Ringfort (WM003-080---) 110m to W. A small rectangular shaped area (approx. dims 13m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) enclosed by a very low earthen bank, with possible entrance gap at SW. Faint outlined of levelled earthwork visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 May 2017

• WM004-005 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a natural terrace on the W side of a high steep hill with extensive views to N, SSW and W. Ringfort (WM004-006----) 175m to SSE. Levelled ringfort consisting of the barely discernible outline of an oval-shaped area (approx. diam. 46m N-S; 39m E-W) originally defined by an earthen bank (H 1m) now reduced to a scarp (H 0.2-1m) visible from S-W-N-NE. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running NNW-SSE across the interior. No other features visible. The outline of this levelled monument is visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs taken November 2011. (Adams 1955, 10) Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 December 2016

• WM004-006 Hilltop enclosure
  Description

  Situated on top of a high hill with good views. Ringfort (WM004-005----) 175m to NNW. Levelled hilltop enclosure consisting of a large barely discernible circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 77m N-S) defined by a low scarp (H. 1.1m) visible from SW-W-WNW. The interior of the site is crossed by cultivation ridges running WNW-ESE. Several humps and hollows of unknown significance also occur in the interior. Outline of levelled possible hilltop enclosure visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 December 2016

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 Carpenterstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Carpenterstown

Area

3,212,419 m² (321.24 ha, 793.81 acres)

Civil parish

St. Feighins, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Hilltown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh (Co. Meath), Clonnageeragh, Corbally, Lakill And Moortown, Srunahella, Templanstown

Placenames

Carpenterstown 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.