Dunnamona

71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dunnamona, from 171 m² to 223,423 m² (22.34 ha, 55.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Dunnamona 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.

• 5 Jul 2025Conditional

  proposed construction of a bungalow style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, site entrance, boundary fence, wastewater treatment system, percolation are & all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560335

• 21 Aug 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of Renovation and extension of existing single story derelict dwelling. Works to include (1) erection of a single-story extension to the rear of the dwelling, (2) alterations to existing dwelling layout and (3) installation of a new septic tank and well. The extension will consist of a bathroom and kitchen

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460292

• 8 Aug 2024N/a

  development which will consist of Renovation and extension of existing single story derelict dwelling. Works to include (1) erection of a single-story dwelling to the rear of the dwelling, (2) alterations to existing dwelling layout and (3) installation of a new septic tank and well. The extension will consist of a bathroom and kitchen

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460274

• 18 Nov 2020Conditional

  Construction of a two-storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, proprietary wastewater treatment system with polishing filter & ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 207183

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, single dwelling treatment system with percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 207158

• 7 Jan 2020Conditional

  Demolition of existing garages and construction of an extension to the rear and first floor of existing dwelling. The application will also include minor elevational changes and all associated site works and drainage

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 207001

• 12 Sept 2018Conditional

  To construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, single dwelling treatment system with percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 187174

• 29 Jun 2017Conditional

  Planning Permission for a proposed new dwelling, domestic garage, new road entrance, a proprietary treatment system and soil polishing filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177116

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 Dunnamona.

Recorded monuments

• WM023-012 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Situated in low lying, gently undulating, wet pasture, Anglo-Norman motte and bailey castle (WM023-013001-) 190m to SSE. Not depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Monument described in 1981 as an extensive system of ridges and depressions which may represent a medieval settlement. Some on the higher and drier ground may be archaeological whilst others on the low lying ground appear to be the remains of drainage features. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 23 July 2019

• WM023-013001 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  National Monument No. 560. In 1971 the monument was described as a ‘high steep approx. circular earthen almost flat-topped mound. There is mortared masonry visible in the side of the motte. No recognisable trace of a bailey. The earthwork in the triangular corner of the townland to the W of the ‘D’ in Dunnamona is known locally as a churchyard’ (SMR File 21/09/1971). The mortared masonry was described in 1978 as ‘ on the west the upper portion of the mound has a rough facing or wall. This wall is of mortared stone and is probably medieval in date. There is a ledge at the base of the wall as if the side of the motte had been scarped or dug into in order to erect the wall. The lower sides of the motte show clear traces of soil creep’ (SMR File 16/06/1978). Another report from 1976 described the monument as a ‘large circular motte. The sides are fairly steep and regular. The southern side has been somewhat disturbed and there is a section of stone wall projecting from the SW side. Outside the motte on the NW and SE the ground has been disturbed by quarrying. The top of the motte is fairly flat, the south and SW part has been partly disturbed by quarrying. The diam. of the top is approx. 30m NW-SE and 21m NE-SW. This earthwork is on a gentle rise in well drained pasture land with wide views in all directions. There are no definite remains of a bailey or indications that one existed here’ (SMR File 26/05/1976). A second report in 1978 mentioned the presence of earthworks (WM023-013002-) around the base of the motte to the N and W which were described as traces of ‘a bank on the North and Western edges of the quarry to the NW of the motte. This area may represent the site of the bailey. A series of low banks and scarps extends southwards from the motte. SW of the motte and bounded on West and NW by a field fence is a sub-oval shaped enclosure bounded by a low bank set on a scarp. This enclosure is divided by a wide low bank set on a low scarp running across its shorter axis NW-SE. A number of low banks extend East and South from this enclosure to a large circular enclosure to the SE. This enclosure is roughly circular and is bounded by a very low earthen bank set on a very low scarp. There are remains of a very shallow fosse on North, NW and South. The interior of the enclosure is featureless apart from low cultivation ridges which cross it. A number of shallow fosses, probably fairly modern field drain cross the area between this enclosure and the motte. The motte is built on a rise with wide views in all directions, while the circular enclosure is on very low lying ground to the South and the oval enclosure is on slightly higher ground to the SW of the motte. The whole area is crossed by old cultivation ridges and is now covered by long grass which makes detailed inspection fairly difficult’ (SMR File 21/06/1978). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 January 2016

• WM023-013002 Earthwork
  Description

  National Monument No. 560. In 1971 the motte (WM023-013001-) was described as a ‘high steep approx. circular earthen almost flat-topped mound. There is mortared masonry visible in the side of the motte. No recognisable trace of a bailey. The earthwork in the triangular corner of the townland to the W of the ‘D’ in Dunnamona is known locally as a churchyard’ (SMR File 21/09/1971). A second report in 1978 mentioned the presence of earthworks around the base of the motte to the N and W which were described as traces of ‘a bank on the North and Western edges of the quarry to the NW of the motte. This area may represent the site of the bailey. A series of low banks and scarps extends southwards from the motte. SW of the motte and bounded on West and NW by a field fence is a sub-oval shaped enclosure bounded by a low bank set on a scarp. This enclosure is divided by a wide low bank set on a low scarp running across its shorter axis NW-SE. A number of low banks extend East and South from this enclosure to a large circular enclosure to the SE. This enclosure is roughly circular and is bounded by a very low earthen bank set on a very low scarp. There are remains of a very shallow fosse on North, NW and South. The interior of the enclosure is featureless apart from low cultivation ridges which cross it. A number of shallow fosses, probably fairly modern field drain cross the area between this enclosure and the motte. The motte is built on a rise with wide views in all directions, while the circular enclosure is on very low lying ground to the South and the oval enclosure is on slightly higher ground to the SW of the motte. The whole area is crossed by old cultivation ridges and is now covered by long grass which makes detailed inspection fairly difficult’ (SMR File 21/06/1978). See attached plan of earthworks, surveyed and drawn by the ASI Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 January 2016

• WM023-013003 Enclosure
  Description

  In grassland with motte bailey castle (WM023-013001-) 250m to N, irregular shaped enclosure (WM023-013004-) to WNW. Circular shaped area (approx. diam. 58m) enclosed by a low earthen bank visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Linear earthworks (WM023-013002-) in field immediately to N. See plan of earthworks surveyed and drawn by the ASI Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2019

• WM023-013004 Enclosure
  Description

  In grassland with motte bailey castle (WM023-013001-) 250m to N, enclosure (WM023-013004-) 78m to ESE. Irregular-shaped area (approx. diam. 50m) enclosed by a low earthen bank visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Linear earthworks (WM023-013002-) in field immediately to NE. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2019

• WM023-014 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a W-facing slope with good views from S-W-N and restricted to E. Monument described in 1978 as a subrectangular-shaped area (dims. 52m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by a bank and external fosse. The low earth and stone bank is best defined from N-E-S. The fosse is visible from E-SE. A depression within the N corner of the earthwork appears to be due to modern quarrying. There is a shallow fosse on the interior of the bank at SW. In the S sector of the monument, an L shaped bank with a shallow fosse on its N side may indicate a possible house site (WM023-014001-). A wide low bank extends from the monument at NNW. Only the outline of this levelled monument is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 23 July 2019

• WM023-014001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a W-facing slope with good views from S-W-N and restricted to E. In the S half of rectangular enclosure (WM023-014----) are the remains of an L-shaped bank with a shallow fosse along its N side. There is a shallow fosse on the interior side of the enclosure bank, to W. This may represent the site of a building or house site associated with the enclosure. No surface remains visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 23 July 2019

• WM023-015 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated in low-lying pasture, approximately 35m S of a stream. Monument described in 1981 as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 60m NE-SW) enclosed by a bank best preserved from W-N and reduced to a scarp from ENE-E-ESE. The bank is incorporated into a modern field boundary from SE-S-SW. The interior has evidence of cultivation ridges. No surface remains visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 23 July 2019

• WM023-016 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in rough pasture with bedrock visible. Castle depicted as a tower house type structure on the Down Survey map of Drumraney parish (NLI, MS 723-4). On this 17th century map the castle is depicted on lands belonging to Garratt and James Dillon (ibid.). Annotated ‘Ruin’ on Larkin's 1808 Map of County Westmeath (NLI, MS 46,580). Possible castle site described in 1978 and 1983 as no surface remains visible. A roughly triangular-shaped area defined by a low scarp from E-S-W-NW and by a laneway from NW-N-E may mark the site of this medieval castle. The scarp may have continued N of the laneway where a large area of ground has been levelled. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 23 July 2019

• WM023-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  There is no file in the ASI archives for this entry. Circular-shaped area (diam. c. 45m) enclosed by two tree-covered banks with intervening fosse with is visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Bi-vallate ringfort. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 16 August 2023

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

Name

Dunnamona

Area

1,862,812 m² (186.28 ha, 460.31 acres)

Civil parish

Drumraney, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkenny West

Electoral division

Ardnagragh, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Cormaclew, Curraghbane, Doonamona, Drumraney, Kilcornan, Streamstown, Streamstown

Placenames

Dunnamona 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.