Crosserdree
Townland in the civil parish of Rathconnell, barony of Moyashel And Magheradernon, Co. Westmeath
Parcel 113314
- Area
- 358,960 m² (35.9 ha, 88.7 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
- Crosserdree
Planning applications on this parcel
21 Mar 2022Conditional
to construct (a) a 1.5 storey extension to the northern elevation of existing dwelling, (b) construct ensuite extension to rear, (c) internal renovations & modifications & (d) decommission existing septic tank & install new wastewater treatment system & percolation area & all associated site development works at
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22116
3 Jun 2020Conditional
to extend the existing cemetery area to the north west of Turin Church and the existing cemetery and all ancillary site services
Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206134
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 9 recorded monuments.
- WM013-081 Settlement cluster
Description
Situated on the S face of a prominent rocky knoll. Chapel site (WM013-088----) located 460m to S. Depicted on the 1838 ed. OS six inch map as a complex of fields and small rectilinear enclosures annotated as ‘Old Town’. The OS field name books (No. 49, 29) recorded that 'in the centre of the townland of Tevrin a good many houses now in ruins. It is therefore called the old town'. An area of linear banks and foundations of rectangular shaped houses defined by grass-covered earth and stone banks covering an area approx. 3 hectares in size. These earthworks represent the remains of a clustered settlement annotated as 'Old Town' on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. These earthworks are clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. The remains of a possible sunken way of medieval date can be seen running roughly E-W on the S edge of the earthwork complex. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2018
- WM013-088 Chapel
Description
Situated on a low rise of ground in grassland. Roman Catholic chapel and ringfort (WM013-089----) located 290m to SSE. No surface remains visible of levelled chapel which is depicted as a small rectangular building orientated N-S on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. On this map the chapel stands in the W quadrant of a small irregular shaped area defined by several field banks all of which have ben levelled. The chapel stood surrounded by a series of linear earthworks (WM013-088001-) that are clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in July 1970 (CUCAP BDV088). Only the faintest cropmarks of these levelled earthworks are visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. It is not clear whether these earthworks represent the remains of a medieval field system or are settlement earthworks associated with the chapel. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2018
- WM013-088001 Field system
Description
Situated on a low rise of ground in grassland. Roman Catholic chapel and ringfort (WM013-089----) located 290m to SSE. No surface remains visible of levelled chapel which is depicted as a small rectangular building orientated N-S on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. On this map the chapel stands in the W quadrant of a small irregular shaped area defined by several field banks all of which have ben levelled. The chapel stood surrounded by a series of linear earthworks (WM013-088001-) that are clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in July 1970 (CUCAP BDV087-8). These earthworks were levelled in the early 1970s and today only the faintest cropmarks of these levelled earthworks are visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. It is not clear whether these earthworks represent the remains of a medieval field system or are settlement earthworks associated with the chapel. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018
- WM013-089 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on top of a natural in undulating grassland with boundary of Turin R. C. Chapel built on E quadrant of ringfort as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream located 35m to S marks the townland boundary with Killynan. Remains consist of a slightly raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 42m NW-SE) enclosed by a low earthen bank and shallow external fosse. The bank is fragmentary (H 1.2m), and the fosse is best preserved from SW-W. The grounds of the R. C. Chapel have cut across the E quadrant of the monument, removing the perimeter and part of the interior from NE-SE (CUCAP BDV086). The interior of the ringfort is level and contains traces of four possible hut sites (WM013-089001-/089002-/089003-/089004-) and a possible collapsed souterrain (WM013-089005-). A field fence intersects the perimeter at W. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018
- WM013-089001 Hut site
Description
Situated on top of a natural in undulating grassland with boundary of Turin R. C. Chapel built on E quadrant of ringfort as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream located 35m to S marks the townland boundary with Killynan. Remains consist of a platform ringfort (WM013-089---) with traces of four possible hut sites (WM013-089001-/089002-/089003-/089004-) and a possible collapsed souterrain (WM013-089005-). A square depression, possibly the remains of a hut site, is visible inside the bank in the N quadrant of the interior of the ringfort (WM013-089---). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018
- WM013-089002 Hut site
Description
Situated on top of a natural in undulating grassland with boundary of Turin R. C. Chapel built on E quadrant of ringfort as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream located 35m to S marks the townland boundary with Killynan. Remains consist of a platform ringfort (WM013-089---) with traces of four possible hut sites (WM013-089001-/089002-/089003-/089004-) and a possible collapsed souterrain (WM013-089005-). A square shaped area defined by an earthen bank, possibly represents the remains of a hut site, is visible inside the bank in the NNE side of the ringfort (WM013-089---), on the E side of a possible hut site (WM013-089001-). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018
- WM013-089003 Hut site
Description
Situated on top of a natural in undulating grassland with boundary of Turin R. C. Chapel built on E quadrant of ringfort as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream located 35m to S marks the townland boundary with Killynan. Remains consist of a platform ringfort (WM013-089---) with traces of four possible hut sites (WM013-089001-/089002-/089003-/089004-) and a possible collapsed souterrain (WM013-089005-). A square depression, possibly the remains of a hut site, is visible to W of centre of the interior. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018
- WM013-089004 Hut site
Description
Situated on top of a natural in undulating grassland with boundary of Turin R. C. Chapel built on E quadrant of ringfort as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream located 35m to S marks the townland boundary with Killynan. Remains consist of a platform ringfort (WM013-089---) with traces of four possible hut sites (WM013-089001-/089002-/089003-/089004-) and a possible collapsed souterrain (WM013-089005-). A square depression, possibly the remains of a hut site, is visible to S of centre of the interior. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018
- WM013-089005 Souterrain
Description
Situated on top of a natural in undulating grassland with boundary of Turin R. C. Chapel built on E quadrant of ringfort as depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream located 35m to S marks the townland boundary with Killynan. Remains consist of a platform ringfort (WM013-089---) with traces of four possible hut sites (WM013-089001-/089002-/089003-/089004-) and a possible collapsed souterrain (WM013-089005-). A curving depression, possibly representing the remains of a collapsed souterrain, is visible in the NE quadrant of the interior of the ringfort (WM013-089---), on the S side of 2 possible hut sites (WM013-089001-/002-). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018
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).
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
- 105 ha
- 259 acres
- Land parcels
- 19
- registered freehold, median 14,314 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Crosserdree, from 1,395 m² to 349,229 m² (34.92 ha, 86.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Crosserdree 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
5 Sept 2017Conditional
construction of a new two storey dwelling, domestic garage, new site entrance, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176249
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 Crosserdree.
Recorded monuments
- WM013-052 Castle - unclassified
Description
Situated on low natural hillock of rock outcrop with Crosserdree church (WM013-053----) and graveyard (WM013-053001-) 75m to SE. Castle ruin shown on Larkin’s 1808 map of Co. Westmeath. Not depicted as a castle site on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Castle site marked by a rectangular shaped area (30m NW-SE; 15m NE-SW) partially covered in scrub which is enclosed by a low earth and stone bank, with a number of low banks in the vicinity. The E face of the hillock has been partially quarried into possibly during the 19th century. Earthworks in field to S consist of cultivation ridges and possible old watercourse. Linear earthwork in field to W may be remains of an old roadway of uncertain antiquity. Rock outcrop which displays evidence of quarrying in field 130m to W. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 April 2018
- WM013-053 Church
Description
Possible castle site (WM013-052----) in field to 85m WNW. In centre of sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (WM013-053001-). Poorly preserved ivy-covered remains of a rectangular church (ext. dims. 12.4m x 6.2m; wall T 0.95m) aligned WNW-ESE with rectangular annexe (ext. dims. 4.7m WNW-ESE x 2.8m N-S; wall T 0.95m) at NE angle. The E and W walls of the church are indicated by low wall footings only. A short section of the E end of the N and S walls (L 3.7m) survives upstanding (H 2-2.5m) along with a short section of the W end of the N wall (L 2.2m) and the N end of the W wall (L 1.3m). A low flat-headed doorway (Wth 0.62m x H 0.65m) at E end of N wall of the church gives access to small rectangular room or annexe on the NE angle. A short section of the E wall of this annexe remains upstanding with evidence of a blocked up window ope, only the wall footings survive of the N and W walls survive. A single light flat head window survives in the E end of the S wall of the church. A fragment of a broken medieval font (WM013-053003-) is visible lying on the surface of the ground in the centre of the church. To the S, E and NE of the graveyard are a series of earthworks which could be contemporaneous with the church and castle. Meandering earthwork in the field to the N appear to be old watercourse, however a double linear earthwork in this field could be the remains of an old roadway leading to the possible castle site and church. Cultivation ridges visible in field to the E of the church and graveyard. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018
- WM013-053001 Graveyard
Description
Trapezoidal-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 41m N-S x 46m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen tree-lined bank with poorly preserved dry stone wall external facing with entrance gate at W end of S boundary. Medieval Crosserdree church ruins (WM013-053----) and font (WM013-053003-) in centre of graveyard. Overgrown graveyard covered in scrub contains a few headstones dating from the 18th century onwards mainly concentrated in SE quadrant, low rows of uninscribed stones also served as gravemarkers. According to Swan (1988, 26) the curving form of the E section of the graveyard boundary wall possibly indicated the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM013-053002-). Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018
- WM013-053002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Medieval church ruins (WM013-053---) of Crosserdree stands in centre of graveyard (WM013-053001-) which contains memorials of post-medieval date. The curving form of the E section of the graveyard boundary wall possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 26). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 8 October 2015
- WM013-053003 Font
Description
In centre of Crosserdree graveyard (WM013-053001-) are the remains of a poorly preserved ivy-covered church ruins (WM013-053----). A fragment of a broken medieval font is partially visible embedded into the soil in the centre of the church located 2.2m N of the S wall and 5m E of the W wall. The limestone font (H 0.38m; ext. diam. 0.66m; T 0.11-0.15m) consisted of a circular shaped vessel with slightly tapering sides, of which only half now survives. The basin (diam. 0.46-0.35m; D 0.29m) has a central drain hole. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018
- WM013-082 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on the S facing slope of a ridge with good views to the SW. Trivallate ringfort consisting of a sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 48m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by three earth and stone banks, and two well defined intervening fosses. The inner bank is low and poorly preserved and has been dug into in the N quadrant. The middle bank is disturbed from NW-NE, and the outer bank is visible from S-W only. From W-N all that remains of the outer bank is a core of boulders. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.4m) in the inner bank, a causeway across the inner fosse (Wth 3.4m; H 0.35m) and a gap in the middle bank (Wth 2.8m) at E. A field fence running NW-SE intersects the E side of the monument. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2018
- WM013-083 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on N facing slope of a low ridge, overlooked by slightly higher ground on all sides. The road which forms the townland boundary with Tevrin lies 70m to W. Depicted on the 1838 ed. OS Fair Plan map as a small oval-shaped earthwork that is annotated as a ‘fort’. Local information suggests that this site was levelled in the latter half of the nineteenth century. A raised area (approx. diam. 25m) defined by a low scarp marks the site of the levelled monument. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2018
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 Crosserdree with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Crosserdree
- Area
- 1,049,902 m² (104.99 ha, 259.44 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathconnell, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moyashel And Magheradernon
- Electoral division
- Clonlost, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Balrath North, Fennor, Reynella, Tevrin
- Placenames
- Crosserdree 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.