Killahugh

7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killahugh, from 4,443 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres) to 356,584 m² (35.66 ha, 88.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 9 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Killahugh 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.

• 15 Aug 2024Conditional

  proposed construction of a single-storey extension to the Eastern side of the existing dwelling, which will replace the current single-storey extension to be demolished as per accompanying drawings. The construction of a detached residential garage as per the submitted drawings. Decommissioning of the existing conventional septic tank and percolation area, as located on the submitted site layout plan, to be replaced with a new proprietary treatment system and percolation area as per the requirements of the EPA and Local Authority recommendations inclusive of all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460285

• 28 Jun 2024N/a

  construction of a single-storey extension to the Eastern side of the existing dwelling, which will replace the current single-storey extension to be demolished as per accompanying drawings. The construction of a detached residential garage as per the submitted drawings. Decommissioning of the existing conventional septic tank and percolation area, as located on the submitted site layout plan, to be replaced with a new proprietary treatment system and percolation area as per the requirements of the EPA and Local Authority recommendations inclusive of all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460224

• 24 May 2023Conditional

  a Racing Stables & Yard at Rathconrath House, a "Protected Structure". The proposed development will consist of the following elements: 1) The demolition of existing, derelict and semi-derelict outbuildings and part of the garden wall. 2) The refurbishment of existing Carriage House and two agricultural sheds to its rear, including the partial re-roofing of Carriage House, opening of blocked-up apertures and installation of new, door and window joinery and conservation roof lights. Two agricultural sheds to be re-roofed in profiled, steel cladding to match existing slate roofs in colour. Carriage House and sheds to continue in their existing agricultural ancillary use. 3) The refurbishment, (re-pointing and weathering) of the wall of the Walled Garden. 4) The erection of two new stable blocks, comprising 24 stables, two Wash Bays, two Loose Boxes, a Feed Store, Tack Room, Haybarn, a 20m diam Horse-walker, 6 Isolation Loose Boxes. 5) Water Harvesting Tanks. 6) 15 Day Sealed, Effluent Tank. 7) Serviced Dungskip with run-off to sealed Effluent Tank. 8) Surface Water Soakpits. 9) New public road entrance and gateway. 10) Structured Stabilisation and weather protection of existing derelict Gatelodge and Field Cottage. 11) Re-planting of existing beech trees to be felled and creation of new, shelter belt with native Irish species. The proposed development will not involve any works or alteration to the existing domestic dwelling

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2375

• 30 Mar 2023N/a

  for a Racing Stables & Yard, a "Protected Structure". The proposed development will consist of the following elements: 1) The demolition of existing, derelict and semi-derelict outbuildings and part of the garden wall. 2) The refurbishment of existing Carriage House and two agricultural sheds to its rear, including the partial re-roofing of Carriage House, opening of blocked-up apertures and installation of new door and window joinery and conservation roof lights. Two agricultural sheds to be re-roofed in profiled steel cladding to match existing slate roofs in colour. Carriage House and sheds to continue in their existing agricultural ancillary use. 3) The refurbishment, (re-pointing and weathering) of the wall of the Walled Garden. 4) The erection of two new stable blocks, comprising 24 stables, two Wash Bays, two Loose Boxes, a Feed Store, Tack Room, Haybarn, a 20m diam Horse-walker, 6 isolation Loose Boxes. 5) Water Harvesting Tanks. 6) 15 Day Sealed, Effluent Tank. 7) Serviced Dungskip with run-off to sealed Effluent Tank. 8) Surface Water Soakpits. 9) New public road entrance and gateway. 10) Structured Stabilisation and weather protection of existing derelict Gatelodge and Field Cottage. 11) Re-planting of existing beech trees to be felled and creation of new shelter belt with native Irish species. The proposed development will not involve any works or alteration to the existing domestic dwelling

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2340

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 Killahugh.

Recorded monuments

• WM018-102001 Graveyard
  Description

  Site was visited and recorded in 1980 when it was described as 'the graveyard is enclosed by a modern stone wall. It is an irregular rectilinear structure. There is a modern gateway on the W. The interior rises irregularly towards the area of the ruined structures (WM018-102002-/003-). This appears to be partly due to the natural ridge on which the graveyard is sited. There is no sign of an earlier enclosure. The graves lie for the most part S & W of the ruins. In the NE corner there is a small raised area enclosing graves of the Grant family of Rathconrath Ho. The graves are of 18th, 19th and 20th century dates. Located on a small natural ridge in undulating pasture land 210m SSE of Rathconrath Motte (WM108-093----)' (ASI file). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 November 2009

• WM018-102002 Church
  Description

  Site was visited and recorded in 1980 when it was described as 'The NE ruin shown on the 1914 OS 6-inch map is a tall rectangular tower. Unfortunately this is almost totally obscured by a very dense growth of ivy. The only visible feature is a doorway (pointed arch) in this wall. This lies just N of a scarp associated with the graveyard (WM018-102001-). Running E from the e wall of the tower there is a low grass covered wall footing which turns at right angles to run S to the N wall of the SW structure (WM018-102003-). The significance of this is not clear, possibly the remains of a chapel. Located on a small natural ridge in undulating pasture land 210m SSE of Rathconrath Motte (WM108-093----)' (ASI file). The tower described above appears to be the remains of a tower on the east end of a church indicated on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map as 'Church'. These remains appear to be those of an 18th or 19th century C of I church with the medieval church ruins (WM018-102003-) indicated in Gothic script indicated immediately to the southeast of this church. Today only the tower of the 19th century church survives. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 November 2009

• WM018-102003 Church
  Description

  Site was visited and recorded in 1980 when it was described as 'The SE of the 2 ruins shown on the 1914 OS 6-inch map is a small rectangular stone built structure (int. dims. 5m N-S; 7.75m E-W) with its long axis lying E-W. The walls are built of rough undressed limestone laid in fairly regular courses & bonded with mortar. The walls are overgrown with ivy & rather difficult to examine. There is a doorway in the S wall just W of its midpoint, this has a pointed, pseudo-arch head & now has a relatively modern iron gate. There are the remains of a window ope in the E wall, only the S jamb remains & this has an internal splay. There is what appears to be a blocked up window ope in the N wall near the E end. The floor of the structure is quite uneven with some stones lying about. There is a trapezoidal slab lying beside the N wall. The exposed surface of this is quite plain except for a lozenge shaped depression near one side. This structure, probably a late medieval chapel appears to have been built against the e end of an earlier church (WM018-102002-), the W wall is very thick and on the inside appears to consist of two walls, the inner & later built up against the other. There is a small niche in the S wall near the SE corner and another opposite in the N wall. The remains of the earlier church (WM018-102002-) to the W are very obscured by graves and overgrowth and it is impossible now to recover its plan. A steep slope along its possible N wall (indefinite) is probably due to later interference connected with the use of the graveyard (WM018-102001-). Located on a small natural ridge in undulating pasture land 210m SSE of Rathconrath Motte (WM108-093----)' (ASI file). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 November 2009

• WM018-102004 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The semi-circular curve of the graveyard (WM017-102001-) boundary wall possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 23). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 October 2015

• WM018-103 Standing stone
  Description

  Situated on NE-facing slope of rising ground overlooking Rathconrath church (WM018-102002-) and graveyard (WM018-102004-) 150m to N. Rathconrath House formerly the Glebe House lies c. 220m to WSW. Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Present remains consist of a triangular-shaped (max. Wth 1.1m; max. T 0.8m) limestone slab (max. H 1.37m) set firmly into the ground with its long axis aligned NE-SW. It has a broad base and tapers irregularly to a broad point at the top. It leans at a slight angle to E. It has been used by livestock as a rubbing post and the area around its base has been eroded. A flat sub-rectangular-shaped recumbent stone lies on the ground at the base to W. This flat recumbent slab could have been part of the standing stone which at some time was split in two or may represent rock outcrop. There are small limestone outcrops to N and S of the monument. Old cultivation ridges running E-W are visible in the field. The low earthen bank of an old field boundary running NNE-SSW can be seen immediately W of the standing stone. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

• WM018-104 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. No monument depicted at this location on any editions of the OS 6-inch maps. A pencilled note in the SMR file field map for this location refers to ‘complex medieval earthwork[s]’. Levelled earthworks described in 1980 as no surface remains visible. The area has been levelled and the field fence marked on the OS map running NE-SW to S, has been removed. There are a number of narrow bands (approx. Wth 0.75m) of differential growth where there is paler grass than elsewhere running roughly NE-SW across the field. This may represent levelled portions of the earthworks. The levelled earthworks are not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

• WM018-105 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped ringfort (approx. dims. 39m NW-SE; 35m NE-SW) which is incorporated into a field boundary running ENE-WSW at N. Partially levelled monument depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an arc (C 29m) of a scarp surviving from ENE-E-ESE and incorporated into a field boundary to N. Monument described in 1970 as the remains of a roughly circular-shaped enclosure defined by an earth and stone bank visible from ENE-E-ESE which has been steepened in relatively modern times. A short arc of a scarp is visible at W. According to the OS maps, the perimeter of the ringfort was incorporated into an earth and stone field fence from NE-N-ENE. The enclosing element of the monument has been levelled from ESE-WSW and WNW-NW. There is a modern gap at ENE, the original entrance is not visible. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter towards the centre and has traces of cultivation ridges running E-W. A rectangular house site (WM018-105001-) is visible in the centre. Most of the S side of the monument has been quarried. Monument has been completely levelled and is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. See sketch plan of monument in SMR file which has been drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 2019

• WM018-105001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on top of a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Monument described in 1970 as in centre of ringfort (WM018-105----) there is a rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 8m N-S; 4.9m E-W) enclosed by a bank (basal Wth 1.7m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.8m) of earth and stone with the remains of internal stone facing. The entrance is not visible and may have been on the S side, which has been demolished by quarrying. Ringfort and house site have been levelled and the monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. See sketch plan of monument in SMR file which has been drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 08 February 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).

No address of the register names Killahugh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Killahugh

Area

956,706 m² (95.67 ha, 236.41 acres)

Civil parish

Rathconrath, and its townlands

Barony

Rathconrath

Electoral division

Rathconrath, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Glascarn, Loughan, Rathconrath

Placenames

Killahugh 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.