Loughagar More

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughagar More, from 395 m² to 855,084 m² (85.51 ha, 211.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Loughagar More 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.

• 24 Aug 2026N/a

  development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers; replacement of 73 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 9 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 2 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 182-299) and the associated OHL lie between where the OHL crosses the border into County Westmeath in the townland of Grange More, to where the OHL ties-in to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown, crossing the County Westmeath townlands of Grange More, Craddanstown, Joristown Lower, Priesttown, Clonreagh, Corbetstown, Higginstown, Hodgestown, Millerstown, Corbally, Edmondstown, Clonlost, Clonickilvant, Ballycor, Aghadaugh, Killynan (Cooke), Mountrobert, Macetown, Rathconnell, Clonsheever, Culleen Beg, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown. The Proposed Development also includes 1 no. temporary Construction Compound in the townland of Aghadaugh. The refurbishment works in County Westmeath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires; the installation of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers and 73 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 1 no. temporary construction compound; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure, one of which is within the curtilage of Millerstown House (protected structure RPS No. 020-050), in the townland of Millerstown; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660445

• 22 Dec 2025Conditional

  to construct a single dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560641

• 11 Oct 2024Conditional

  construction of a slatted shed, machine storage shed, roofed manure pit and Cattle handling facility with concrete area with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460383

• 4 May 2024Conditional

  construction of a ball stop netting to the rear of the goals at the southwestern end of the existing pitch and all ancillary site services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460150

• 22 Jul 2020Conditional

  to construct a storey & half extension (115.4sqm) to the northwest (side) of the existing dwelling and to construct a single storey domestic garage (27 sqm). Renovation works, which include new windows, alterations to windows, replace existing roof and upgrade the existing domestic entrance onto the public road. Permission is also sought for the installation of a packaged wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206186

• 2 Aug 2019Conditional

  construction of a 4 bay agricultural storage shed and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 196215

• 31 Mar 2017Conditional

  dwelling house as constructed, domestic shed and all ancillary site services.

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176095

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 Loughagar More.

Recorded monuments

• WM012-192 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a low hillock on a ridge in undulating grassland, with good views from S- NW. Ringfort (WM012-190----) 130m to NW. The road which marks the townland boundary with Brittas lies 50m to W. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as an oval shaped enclosure with its long axis NW-SE annotated ‘fort’. Poorly preserved monument that has been partially levelled. What remains consists of an oval shaped area (approx. diam. 26m NW-SE; 32m NE-SW; H 0.9m) defined by a scarp with the remains of a possible fosse at NW. Post-1840 field fences intersect the perimeter along its W and N sides. Outline of monument clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM012-193 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise of ground in gently undulating grassland, with views restricted by surrounding land. The roadway which marks the townland boundary with Brittas lies less than 5m to W. Ringfort (WM012-191---) 200m to SW. A raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 27m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a shallow external fosse best preserved at W. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.45m) and causeway (Wth 2.6m) through the fosse at E. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running NE-SW across the interior, which slopes from E-NE. A very wide pit for silage has been cut through the site from NNE-SSW. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM012-194 Concentric enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the summit of an E-W ridge in gently undulating grassland with good views to WNW and N. Ringfort (WM012-195----) is 70m the SE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 21m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. There is a wide intervening space (Wth 10m) or berm, widest at E, between the inner bank and fosse. The inner bank is poorly preserved, the fosse is shallow, and the outer bank of earth and stone is very low. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 4.2m) through the inner bank, and a causeway across the fosse at NE. The interior slopes slightly to E. A possible rectangular hut site (WM012-194001-) is visible in the interior. Field fences intersect the perimeter of the monument at NW and SW. Monument placed on the Register of Historic Monuments on the 13/05/1986. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM012-194001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on the summit of an E-W ridge in gently undulating grassland with good views to WNW and N. Ringfort (WM012-195----) 70m the SE. A sub-rectangular shaped depression (approx. dims. 9m N-S; 13m E-W) in the centre of a concentric enclosure (WM012-194---) may be the remains of a possible house or ut site. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM012-195 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the summit of ridge in gently undulating grassland. Concentric enclosure (WM012-194----) 70m the NW. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 43m N-S; 44m E-W) enclosed by two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is low and has been levelled from SW-W. The fosse is wide and deep, and the outer bank is low, and has been levelled from N-E. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.8m) and causeway (Wth 4.2m; H 0.4m) across the fosse at NE. The interior rises appreciably towards the centre. Field fences intersect the perimeter of the monument at SE and SW. Monument placed on the Register of Historic Monuments on the 13/05/1986. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM012-196 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated on the top of a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland, with good views to SE-SW and NW. Concentric enclosure (WM012-194---) 170m to W, ringfort (WM012-195---)145m to SW, earthwork (WM012-197----) 120m to NE. A circular-shaped, flat-topped mound (approx. diam. 10m NW-SE; overall ext. diam. 18m NW-SE) enclosed by a wide shallow fosse and external bank. The field fence which forms the townland boundary with Clonkill intersects the perimeter of the monument from NW-SE. The monument has been quarried away on the E side of this fence. Portion of the bank has also been quarried away at SW. Monument placed on the Register of Historic Monuments on the 13/05/1986. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM012-199 Field system
  Description

  Duplicate site with WM019-026----. See web entry for WM019-026---- for details. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM012-201 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated on W facing slope of a low ridge in undulating grassland, overlooking poorly drained and to NW and NE. Semi-circular shaped earthwork with building on S side depicted on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map but not on subsequent editions. No surface remains visible. Earthwork not visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken 2011. Earthwork not depicted as an antiquity on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Of doubtful antiquity. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM019-024 Enclosure - large enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a low rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a substantial roughly oblong-shaped earthwork (approx. dims. 125m NE-SW; 68m NW-SE) which has a straight side at the SW end. Annotated 'fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as a large, oval shaped enclosure aligned NE-SW. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a shorter D-shaped earthwork which is truncated along the SW end by a field boundary running NW-SE. No surface remains visible of large enclosure with possible field system immediately to SSE clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs taken 15/07/1966 (CUCAP APE028/029). Levelled monument visible today as a broad D-shaped cropmark highlighted as an area of differential growth on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 18 February 2019

• WM019-025 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on 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 earthwork. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a modified subcircular-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1970 as a much disturbed roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 33m) enclosed by a bank and an outer fosse. The earthen bank is best preserved from S-SW and it is fragmentary and almost reduced to a scarp from SW-N-E-S. Portions of the scarp have been removed by quarrying from NNW-N-NE, at E, SSE and from WSW-W-WNW. A gap (Wth at top 5.4m; basal Wth 1.7m) at ENE appears to represent the entrance. There are the remains of a wide, shallow outer fosse. The interior has a gentle E-facing slope and traces of cultivation ridges running E-W. Monument is visible today as a subcircular-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 18 February 2019

• WM019-026 Burial mound
  Description

  Sub-circular shaped earthwork depicted in field to NNW of Oldgrove House on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map but not indicated on subsequent editions of the OS maps. Aerial photographs (CUCAP APE030) of this area taken in 1966 indicate the presence of a complex of earthworks including sunken trackway and raised triangular shaped earthworks. Extensive & complex system of field banks running at various angles from the earthworks. Earthworks possibly belong to a field system associated with Oldgrove House which no longer survives. The sunken trackway visible on the aerial photograph taken in 1966 represents the entrance avenue leading to Oldgrove House which is depicted on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. These earthen banks and enclosure are annotated as an 'Old Grave' on the 1837 OS Fair plan map, the annotation 'Old Grave' may indicate that this earthwork was a burial mound or possible mound barrow (SMR File for WM019-027----). The earthworks are visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

• WM019-027 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated at the entrance of a driveway to Newgrove house and farmyard. A circular grove of trees is depicted N of Newgrove House on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Annotated 'fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as an oval shaped tree-planted enclosure with its long axis N-S in area to N of ‘Newgrove’. The Ordnance survey recorded the following about Newgrove; 'A good dwelling house with an ancient fort under plantation close by its northern side' (OSNB No. 49, 19). Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 18 February 2019

• WM019-099 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 24m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 20/11/2005 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 6 March 2020

Architectural heritage

• Newgrove House, farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, now out of use. Hipped natural slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and two central brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course with projecting eaves course. Square-headed window openings having stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Central round-headed door opening having cut limestone block-and-start surround with keystone over, a timber panelled door and spoked fanlight above. Complex of rubble limestone outbuildings to the west having pitched natural slate roofs, square-headed openings and segmental-headed carriage arches. House prominently located on rise in the landscape. Main entrance gates with wrought and cast-iron gates and railings and rendered gate piers and boundary wall to the south/southwest.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Loughagar More.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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

Name

Loughagar More

Area

3,672,454 m² (367.25 ha, 907.48 acres)

Civil parish

Rathconnell, and its townlands

Barony

Moyashel and Magheradernon

Electoral division

Knockdrin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Knockdrin electoral division: 609 people in 203 households; 92% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brittas, Clonkill, Killynan (Cooke), Loughagar Beg, Macetown, Mountrobert, Toberaquill

Placenames

Loughagar More on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.