Croughal

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Croughal, from 5 m² to 178,412 m² (17.84 ha, 44.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Croughal 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.

• 22 Jun 2026N/a

  construction of a single storey dwelling (133.7sqm) and a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway. Permission is also sought for connection to the existing wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660325

• 7 Jul 2025Refused

  permission to construct one number detached dwelling, one number detached garden shed , to construct a new entrance to public road, to install a private well, to install a pumped tertiary wastewater treatment system with COCO filter and raised infiltration bed and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560339

• 16 Jul 2024Conditional

  RETENTION of extension at the sides and first floor of my existing dwelling to include a sunroom and living area with chimney and a stairs and storage area with velux window

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460253

• 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

• 29 Oct 2020Conditional

  to demolish existing derelict ruins/buildings and to construct a new two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206300

• 30 Dec 2019Conditional

  Demolition of remains of derelict dwelling and construction of a new dwelling house with septic tank & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 197270

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 Croughal.

Recorded monuments

• WM025-005001 Church
  Description

  Conry church ruins stands inside an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM025-005002-) on a natural rise of ground surrounded by poorly drained land known as the 'Island of Conry'. On the 1656-9 Down Survey map of Churchtown parish this townland was known as 'Conry & Cloghoule' (NLI, MS 723-4), the latter was anglicised to the present Croughal which lies in the parish of Churchtown. In 1641 the lands of Conry and Cloghoule belonged to Henry Dalton who is listed in the Down Survey as an 'Irish papist' (ibid.). Conry church ruins described in 1978 as 'This is the ruin of a rectangular building, built of large limestone boulders, roughly shaped. The walls are set on a low plinth approx. 20cms wide. The ruin measures approx. 19m E-W by 6m N-S. Only the wall footings of the eastern half remain, while the ruined walls of the western half remain in places to a height of approx. 4m. There is a large gap near the western end of the southern wall, this appears to be the site of the original doorway. A wall footing, the remains of a cross wall can be seen crossing the interior N-S approx. 6m from the east end. To the west of this cross wall in the south wall is the remains of a window, only the cut stones in the inner wall remain. It is unclear whether the window was rounded or pointed. It appears to have splayed into a fairly narrow opening in the outer wall. This window appears to be of 12th or 13th century in date. The walls of the church are now in a dangerous state. To the NW of the church (WM024-005001-) there is a rough limestone slab with remains of an inscribed cross of Early Christian date (WM024-005003-). The church is on a low rise in low lying wet pasture land. The site is criss-crossed with earthworks & enclosures. To the SE of the church there is a possible house site (WM025-005001-).' (SMR file). The cross-slab and church are situated inside a large oval shaped enclosure (WM025-005002-). A second cross-slab (WM025-005004-) is located immediately S of the church. The church is depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as 'Conragh Old Church' with a 'Grave' marked to the NNW of the SW corner of the church ruins, with a 'Grave Yard' (WM025-005006-) depicted as a sub-rectangular shaped field. The latter is not indicated on the current edition of the OS 6-inch map (SMR file). The Island of Conry is depicted on Magan Estate Map of 1819 as 'Church Ruins & Burial ground', on this map the church and burial ground are not enclosed (SMR file; NLI 14 A 21 (5) ) Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 05 March 2019

• WM025-005002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Conry church ruins (WM025-005001-) stands inside an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure on a natural rise of ground surrounded by poorly drained land known as the 'Island of Conry'. On the 1656-9 Down Survey map of Churchtown parish this townland was known as 'Conry & Cloghoule' (NLI, MS 723-4), the latter was anglicised to the present Croughal which lies in the parish of Churchtown. In 1641 the lands of Conry and Cloghoule belonged to Henry Dalton who is listed in the Down Survey as an 'Irish papist' (ibid.). The edge of the natural 'Island of Conry' appears to have been enclosed by a low earth and stone bank creating a roughly-D-shaped ecclesiastical enclosure (approx. dims. 210m NW-SE x 120m NE-SW). Conry church ruins (WM025-005001-)stand inside a sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (WM025-005006-) in N quadrant of the larger ecclesiastical enclosure. Two cross-inscribed graveslabs (WM025-005003-/004-) lie inside the sub-rectangular shaped graveyard. Site described in 1978 as following; 'To the NW of the church (WM024-005001-) there is a rough limestone slab with remains of an inscribed cross of Early Christian date (WM024-005003-). The church is on a low rise in low lying wet pasture land. The site is criss-crossed with earthworks & enclosures (Swan 1988, 22). To the SE of the church there is a possible house site.' (SMR file). The cross-slab and church are situated inside a large oval shaped enclosure (WM025-005002-). A second cross-slab (WM025-005004-) is located immediately S of the church. See attached earthwork plan of site surveyed and drawn by the ASI Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 05 March 2019

• WM025-005003 Cross-slab
  Description

  Conry church ruins (WM025-005001-) stands inside an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure on a natural rise of ground surrounded by poorly drained land known as the 'Island of Conry'. On the 1656-9 Down Survey map of Churchtown parish this townland was known as 'Conry & Cloghoule' (NLI, MS 723-4), the latter was anglicised to the present Croughal which lies in the parish of Churchtown. In 1641 the lands of Conry and Cloghoule belonged to Henry Dalton who is listed in the Down Survey as an 'Irish papist' (ibid.). Poorly preserved lichen-covered Early Christian cross-inscribed slab located 8m NW of twelfth century Conry Church (WM025-005001-). Recumbent graveslab decorated with an incised cross with D-shaped or semi-circular shaped expanded terminals that are decorated with interlace or spiral motif. The expansional cross is contained with a double line incised frame. Only a portion of the incised cross was visible at time of inspection, the surface of the central part of the slab has flaked away due to erosion. Gravelsab described in 1978 as following; 'To the NW of the church (WM024-005001-) there is a rough limestone slab with remains of an inscribed cross of Early Christian date' (SMR file). The cross-slab and church are situated inside a large oval shaped enclosure (WM025-005002-). A second cross-slab (WM025-005004-) is located immediately S of the church. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 05 March 2019

• WM025-005004 Cross-slab
  Description

  Conry church ruins (WM025-005001-) stands inside an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure on a natural rise of ground surrounded by poorly drained land known as the 'Island of Conry'. On the 1656-9 Down Survey map of Churchtown parish this townland was known as 'Conry & Cloghoule' (NLI, MS 723-4), the latter was anglicised to the present Croughal which lies in the parish of Churchtown. In 1641 the lands of Conry and Cloghoule belonged to Henry Dalton who is listed in the Down Survey as an 'Irish papist' (ibid.). A cross-inscribed slab (WM025-005004-) is located immediately S of the broken out doorway into Conry Church (WM025-005001-) and its location is indicated on a plan of the church and earthworks (SMR file). A second cross-inscribed graveslab (WM025-005003-) lies 8m NW of Conry church ruins. See attached plan for location of cross-slab, site plan surveyed and drawn by the ASI Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 05 March 2019

• WM025-005005 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Conry church ruins (WM025-005001-) stands inside an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure on a natural rise of ground surrounded by poorly drained land known as the 'Island of Conry'. On the 1656-9 Down Survey map of Churchtown parish this townland was known as 'Conry & Cloghoule' (NLI, MS 723-4), the latter was anglicised to the present Croughal which lies in the parish of Churchtown. In 1641 the lands of Conry and Cloghoule belonged to Henry Dalton who is listed in the Down Survey as an 'Irish papist' (ibid.). To the SE of Conry church ruins there area the grass-covered remains of a possible square-shaped house site visible as a low rise of ground with a sunken interior (SMR file). See attached plan of site showing square-shaped house site, surveyed and drawn by the ASI Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 05 March 2019

• WM025-005006 Graveyard
  Description

  Conry church ruins (WM025-005001-) stands inside an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM025-005002-) on a natural rise of ground surrounded by poorly drained land known as the 'Island of Conry'. On the 1656-9 Down Survey map of Churchtown parish this townland was known as 'Conry & Cloghoule' (NLI, MS 723-4), the latter was anglicised to the present Croughal which lies in the parish of Churchtown. Conry church ruins (WM025-005001-) stand inside a sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 65m NW-SE x 45m NE-SW) defined by a low earth and stone bank in N quadrant of the larger ecclesiastical enclosure (WM025-005002-). A cluster of low uninscribed stones to the S of the church ruins may represent burial markers. Two cross-inscribed graveslabs (WM025-005003-/004-) lie inside the sub-rectangular shaped graveyard. Site described in 1978 as following; 'To the NW of the church (WM024-005001-) there is a rough limestone slab with remains of an inscribed cross of Early Christian date (WM024-005003-). The church is on a low rise in low lying wet pasture land. The site is criss-crossed with earthworks & enclosures. To the SE of the church there is a possible house site (WM025-005001-).' (SMR file). The cross-slab and church are situated inside a large oval shaped enclosure (WM025-005002-). A second cross-slab (WM025-005004-) is located immediately S of the church. The church is depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as 'Conragh Old Church' with a 'Grave' marked to the NNW of the SW corner of the church ruin, with a 'Grave Yard' depicted as a sub-rectangular field which is not indicated on the current edition of the OS 6-inch map (SMR file). The Island of Conry is depicted on Magan Estate Map of 1819 as 'Church Ruins & Burial ground', on this map the church and burial ground are not enclosed (NLI, MS 14 A 21 (5) SMR file). Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 05 March 2019

• WM025-006 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  Situated in pasture. Depicted as a circular-shaped earthwork and annotated on the 1819 Magan Estate Map as a ‘Fort’ (NLI 14A 21 (5)). Monument described in 1983 as no surface remains visible. According to local information, this is referred to as the ‘fort field’. A large, roughly semi-circular shaped area (diam. approx. 68m) defined by the arc of a field boundary from WSW-W-N-NE and continuing as a curvilinear cropmark from NE-E-ESE is visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. A post-1700 field boundary running ENE-WSW is visible traversing the SE quadrant, no cropmark visible on the SE side of field boundary. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 03 September 2019

• WM025-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the NE side of a ridge, in pasture, with extensive views to SE. A pond lies c. 80m to S. Monument described as a subcircular-shaped area (diam. 34m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (approx. H 1-1.25m) with a gap (Wth at top 4.9m; basal Wth 2.5m) at NE which may represent the entrance. The enclosing bank has the remains of external drystone facing formed by large stones set on edge. A few formally set stones are also visible on the inner face of the bank. The bank has several fairly modern gaps made by livestock and appears to have been straightened to form a linear side at SW. There is no definite trace of an external fosse. The interior has a SE-facing slope with rock outcrop and traces of cultivation ridges running NW-SE. There is a low circular-shaped, round-topped mound (approx. diam. 4m; H 1m) of earth and stone in the centre, which may be recently deposited. A souterrain (WM025-007001-) is visible in the NW quadrant. An old field system of uncertain antiquity is visible in the fields to NE, E and SE. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 03 September 2019

• WM025-007001 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated on NE side of a ridge, in pasture, with extensive views to SE. A pond lies c. 80m to S. Described in 1971 as within NW quadrant of ringfort (WM025-007----) there is as a small portion of a lintel which is visible through a small hole in the ground surface. According to local information, this is part of a ‘cave’ which had been closed up in relatively recent times. Monument described in 1977 as a depression with a lintel lying in it and a narrow entrance into a souterrain. It is not possible to gain entry into it. Monument described in 1979 as a souterrain passage which extends (L 4.3m; Wth 1.6m; H 0.4-0.6m) in a SW direction. The passage is defined by poorly constructed drystone walling. There is a small opening at the SW end of the NW wall, which presumably leads into another passage or chamber. The area beyond this opening is in accessible and appears to have been disturbed by badgers. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 03 September 2019

• WM025-035 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Croughal Castle stands on the summit of a prominent hillock (534ft/163m OD), in pasture with good views in all directions. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped mound, annotated ‘Castle (Site of)’. Monument described in 1971 as a pile of stones and a displaced piece of masonry, marks the site of the castle which is surrounded by a complex series of earthworks and scarps that extends into the surrounding fields and which are possibly related to the castle. Oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AYR013) taken 11/07/1969 shows clearly the extent of the earthworks that surround the castle site. These earthworks are clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 05 September 2019

• WM025-036 Barrow - stepped barrow
  Description

  Situated at the NE edge of a low rise, in pasture, with wide views to N and E and overlooked by rising ground to S and W. Ringfort (WM025-037001-) and souterrain (WM025-037002-) lie c. 40m to S. Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Monument described as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a low, wide bank of earth and stone which is almost reduced to a scarp which remains quite steep from N-E with no evidence of an external fosse. In the centre is a high roughly rectangular-shaped platform, which may be a house site. A field system intersects the monument at N, E and SW. Morphology of monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph suggests that this site may be the remains of a barrow rather than a ringfort with central house site. Outline of central mound clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AOZ001/AYR012/017/018) taken 12/07/1966 and 11/07/1969 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: 05 September 2019

• WM025-037001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the NE edge of a low rise, in pasture, with wide views to N and E and overlooked by rising ground to S and W. Possible barrow (WM025-036----) lies c. 40m to N. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork. Monument described as a circular-shaped area enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank with a gap at E which probably represents the entrance. The inner bank of earth and stone is steep on the exterior and is almost reduced to a scarp. It has several small disturbance gaps and is defaced at SE where it is intersected by a post-1700 field bank. The intervening fosse and outer bank are present from SE-S-W, yet are obscured from W-N-NNE by a modern earth and stone field fence and are absent from NNE-E-SE. The interior has traces of cultivation ridges running NNW-SSE and vague traces of four rectangular-shaped house sites (WM025-037003-). A souterrain (WM025-037002-) is located immediately outside the monument at ESE. A field system intersects the ringfort at NW, ENE and SE. Outline of monument clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AOZ001/AYR012/017/018) taken 12/07/1966 and 11/07/1969 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: 05 September 2019

• WM025-037002 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated at the NE edge of a low rise, in pasture, with wide views to N and E and overlooked by rising ground to S and W. Barrow (WM025-036----) lies c. 40m to N. Located to the immediate ESE of ringfort (WM025-037001-) is a depression which leads into a corbelled chamber of a souterrain. Described in 1971 as short portions of the ends of two souterrain galleries are visible and accessible. They are very near each other and almost end to end but not quite on the same alignment. A very low narrow passage way extends to ENE from this and does not appear to extend back to the ringfort. In close proximity to field system whereby a field bank running NE-SW abuts the monument to E and two other field banks are in close proximity to N and SSW. See attached plan and profile of the souterrain surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 05 September 2019

• WM025-175 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on flat reclaimed grassland to the east of a stream which serves as the townland boundary between Clontinteen and Croughal.  Found as part of an assessment of a nearby tree felling licence application. Raised roughly rectangular-shaped area/platform defined by a scarp, ditch and outer bank of earth and stone bank, on average approximately 1m above ground level. Some stones visible in the bank in some areas. Possible fosse visible as a shallow hollow around the NW side of the monument.  Small square-shaped annexe (dims. c. 15m NE-SW x 16m NW-SE) defined by a ditch to NW of possible moated-site.  Extensive series of cultivation ridges throughout the field with linear ditches which may represent the remains of drainage ditches visible on aerial imagery.     Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Johnny Ryan, archaeologist, Forestry Service, DAFM   Date of Compilation: 10 November 2025

• WM025-176 Field system
  Description

  Situated on flat reclaimed grassland to the east of a stream which serves as the townland boundary between Clontinteen and Croughal.  Found as part of an assessment of a nearby tree felling licence application.  Extensive series of cultivation ridges throughout the field with linear ditches which may represent the remains of drainage ditches visible on aerial imagery.  Levelled field boundaries in a large pasture field, not recorded on any of the OS maps. Likely related to a possible moated site with annexe (WM025-175----) in this pasture field.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Johnny Ryan, archaeologist, Forestry Service, DAFM   Date of Compilation: 10 November 2025

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

Name

Croughal

Area

2,688,431 m² (268.84 ha, 664.33 acres)

Civil parish

Churchtown, and its townlands

Barony

Rathconrath

Electoral division

Churchtown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Adamstown, Ballynacarrow, Balrath, Clontinteen, Crissaun, Milltown, Togherstown

Placenames

Croughal 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.