Crissaun
Townland in the civil parish of Churchtown, barony of Rathconrath, Co. Westmeath
Parcel 121038
- Area
- 175,820 m² (17.58 ha, 43.45 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Crissaun
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 8 recorded monuments.
- WM025-082 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on top of a rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM025-083----) lies c. 12m to E and a souterrain (WM025-151----) lies c. 30m to SSE which was uncovered during the construction of a public road (Glasscock 1974, 230). Ringfort described in 1971 as a large subcircular-shaped area (dims. c. 40-43m) enclosed by a substantial earth and stone bank (Wth at top c. 2m; overall Wth 4-5m) bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank with causewayed entrance gap at ENE. There is a wide and deep external fosse (max. Wth 5m; D 3.5-5m) defined by steep sides which is visible from WNW-N-E-S-SSW. The external face of the fosse has the remains of modern-looking drystone facing in places. A modern roadside wall abuts the base of the bank from SSW-W-WNW and obscures the fosse around this western arc. There are traces of a very slight outer bank of earth and stone, which has been removed at S due to quarrying and is truncated by the public road around the western arc. The interior has a gentle NE-facing slope and is bisected by a low, linear earth and stone bank running NNW-SSE. There is a gap in the partition bank off-centre to NNW. Two house sites (WM025-082001-/002-) are visible within the interior. The base of a stone wall running roughly NW-SE intersects the outer edge of the fosse at ESE and conjoins this monument to a nearby ngfort (WM025-083----). Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AJQ089/AOY101/102/BDK028) taken 09/07/1964, 12/07/1966 and 14/07/1970 respectively. 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: 12 September 2019
- WM025-082001 House - indeterminate date
Description
Situated on top of a rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. In the centre of ringfort (WM025-082----) is a rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 7.3m NW-SE; 6.7m NE-SW) defined by a slight bank (approx. Wth 1.3m). A second house site (WM025-082002-) is visible in SE quadrnt. Two small mounds and a large stone inside the ringfort bank at S may be the remains of a third possible structure, of a lean-to style. Monument is visible as a roughly rectangular-shaped earthwork on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AJQ089/AOY101/102/BDK028) taken 09/07/1964, 12/07/1966 and 14/07/1970 respectively. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 12 September 2019
- WM025-082002 House - indeterminate date
Description
Situated on top of a rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. In SSE quadrant of ringfort (WM025-082----) is a rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 7.8m NW-SE; 6.1m NE-SW) defined by a slight bank (approx. Wth 1.3m). A second house site (WM025-082001-) is visible to NW. Two small mounds and a large stone inside the ringfort bank at S may be the remains of a third possible structure, of a lean-to style. Monument is visible as a roughly rectangular-shaped earthwork on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AJQ089/AOY101/102/BDK028) taken 09/07/1964, 12/07/1966 and 14/07/1970 respectively. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 12 September 2019
- WM025-083 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated near the top of a rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM025-082----) lies c. 12m to W and a souterrain (WM025-151----) lies c. 40m to SW which was uncovered during roadworks (Glasscock 1974, 230). Monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 23-28m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank visible from S-W-N-E-SE and reduced to a scarp from SE-S. There are slight remains of external stone facing and traces of internal stone facing (max. H 0.5m) at E. Two The bank has several very small disturbance gaps. Old field banks intersect the outer face of the bank at SSE and SSW. The perimeter has been disturbed at WNW where it is overlain by part of a field bank which extends NW from the site and conjoins it to the fosse of a nearby ringfort (WM025-082----). There is no visible trace of an external fosse and the entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a slight ESE-facing slope and is raised (approx. H 1m) above the external ground level. In the centre is a house site (WM025-083001-) and a second house site is visible adjoining to N. Monument is visible as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AJQ089/AOY101/102/BDK028) taken 09/07/1964, 12/07/1966 and 14/07/1970 respectively. 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: 12 September 2019
- WM025-083001 House - indeterminate date
Description
Situated near the top of a rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. In centre of ringfort (WM025-083----) are the remains of a subrectangular-shaped house site defined by a bank of earth and stone. Its entrance is not recognisable, although it may have been in the E side where the bank is much denuded. A possible second house site adjoins to N defined by the remains of a low, irregular mound of earth and stone. Extending from its NE corner is a low, narrow bank of earth and stones which fans out and adjoins the ringfort bank at N. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 12 September 2019
- WM025-084 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on the E side of a ridge, on low-lying pasture, with good views to SE. Ringfort (WM025-085----) lies c. 120m to SE. Monument described in 1971 as a much disturbed sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. approx. 20m N-S) enclosed by a low bank visible at the NE and SE, which is almost reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The perimeter is obscured by modern walls to SW and NW. There is no visible trace of an external fosse and no entrance visible. The interior has a slight ESE-facing slope and has small field clearance mounds of loose stones. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 12 September 2019
- WM025-085 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a small natural terrace, on the NE side of a gentle rise, in pasture with extensive views to NNW and SE. Ringfort (WM025-084----) lies c. 120m to NW. Monument described in 1971 as the remains of a roughly oval-shaped area defined by a bank (H 1.3m) with a slight ramp (Wth at top 1.7m; overall Wth 4.6m) at WSW which may represent the entrance. The interior of the monument is divided into two unequal parts by an earth and stone field fence running NE-SW. On the SE side of the field fence, the monument is a semicircular-shaped area enclosed by a low, steep earth and stone bank which is almost reduced to a scarp. The bank is best preserved at E and elsewhere it is barely visible, having been completely levelled at SSW. There are slight traces of external stone facing. On the NW side of the field fence, the monument is much modified into a very uneven subrectangular-shaped area which is enclosed by a low steep earth and stone bank which is almost reduced to a scarp. The bank curves slightly in towards the dividing field fence at NE and it is not in line with the bank on the SE side of the fence, being approximately 4m to SW of it. The earthwork has no definite trace of a fosse. The interior has a gentle SE-facing slope with an uneven surface and no recognisable structures. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 12 September 2019
- WM025-151 Souterrain
Description
Situated in the grass margin between the old and new public road, c. 30m SSE of ringfort (WM025-082----) and c. 40m SW of ringfort (WM025-083----). Monument described in 1971 as a ‘cave’ that was found near a ringfort (WM025-082----) when realigning the public road (local information). According to Glasscock (1974, 230) a souterrain was found during the construction of a new portion of road near the two ringforts with which it was probably associated. It is described as ‘an entrance, now blocked with boulder, near to the small roadside quarry.’ Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 30 September 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).
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- Area
- 69.3 ha
- 171 acres
- Land parcels
- 19
- registered freehold, median 3,746 m² (0.37 ha, 0.93 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 2
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Crissaun, from 199 m² to 422,779 m² (42.28 ha, 104.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Crissaun 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
6 Nov 2023Refused
OUTLINE planning permission for construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360378
21 Jan 2019Conditional
construction of a single storey extension to the south facing gable of existing dwelling and to replace existing flat roof with a new hip roof. Permission is also sought to demolish existing two storey barn and to extend and renovate existing single storey outbuilding for domestic storage and for permission to decommission existing septic tank and replace same with the installation of a treatment system and associated soil polishing filter together with permission to close existing additional site entrance to improve road safety and for all associated site works and to retain the existing vehicular access together with associated front boundary wall and to retain alterations to window openings and proposed alterations to plans to include a revised roof design and window form.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196004
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 Crissaun.
Recorded monuments
- WM025-043 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a low rise, in undulating pasture, with good views to SSE, SW, W and NW. Monument described as a much disturbed, oval-shaped area (dims. 26m NW-SE; 23.5m NE-SW) enclosed by a steep earthen bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank with possible entrance gap (Wth at top 3.9m; basal Wth 2.2m) at E. The inner bank is reduced to a scarp from NW-N-E. There are slight traces of internal stone facing at S and a modern facing on the exterior of the scarp from S-W-NW. There are traces of a shallow fosse and a low outer bank from SW-W. Modern fences intersect the scarp at S, WNW and NW. The interior rises appreciably from the perimeter towards the centre where there is a house site (WM025-043001-). Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 05 September 2019
- WM025-043001 House - indeterminate date
Description
Situated on a low rise, in gently undulating and hilly pasture, with extensive views to SSE. In the centre of ringfort (WM025-043----) is a slight subcircular-shaped depression (approx. diam. 5.4m) which may be the remains of a house site. A slight gap (approx. 1m) at E may represent the entrance. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 05 September 2019
- WM025-044 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight rise, in low-lying, undulating pasture, with good views to SSE and overlooked by a ridge to NE. Monument described as a much disturbed subcircular-shaped area (approx. dims. 30m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse with no clear entrance feature visible. The earthen bank is substantial and visible from SW-W-N and is reduced to a low, steep scarp from SSE-S-SW with vague traces of an external fosse. The perimeter and a portion of the interior have been levelled out from N-E-S-SSE. The interior is much disturbed by cultivation ridges and trenches. A modern earth and stone field bank running NNE-SSW extends across the W quadrant of the monument. There is a gap in the scarp on either side of this field bank at SW. A modern wall running NW-SE extends across the perimeter of the monument at NE. There are old field banks and depressions to S and W of the monument. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 05 September 2019
- WM025-045 Souterrain
Description
Situated near the crest of a low rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views to N, W and extensive views to S and E. Monument described in 1978 as a slump into a souterrain which is blocked by a collapsed of earth and stone. A narrow view of a passage can be seen by removing some of the stones. The opening of a passage way can be seen in the edge of the rise, approx. 9m to NW. A large roof slab can be seen in the face of the rise at this location. This opening of the passage is blocked with stones and some iron sheeting. The area of the souterrain is traversed by field fences running NE-SW and NW-SE. This natural rise would have been suitable for the siting of a ringfort, although there is no visible surface trace of one. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 10 September 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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Crissaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Crissaun
- Area
- 692,701 m² (69.27 ha, 171.17 acres)
- Civil parish
- Churchtown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathconrath
- Electoral division
- Churchtown, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Adamstown, Coyne, Croughal, Milltown, Rogerstown
- Placenames
- Crissaun 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.