Loughan

2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughan, from 2,167 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres) to 4,732 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Loughan 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

• 27 Jun 2019Conditional

  renovate existing cottage and to construct a storey and a half type extension located to the rear. Proposed renovations consist of replacing roof structure and to alter existing window design, Permission is also sought to upgrade existing site access and to install a waste water treatment system and associated soil polishing filter together with permission ot demolish existing front porch and for all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196175

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 Loughan.

Recorded monuments

• WM017-082 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2013 and described by McGuinness (2014, 54) as following: 'Small circular enclosure (Diam. 18.8m N-S x 18.3m E-W) with flat central area (Diam. 10.4m N-S x 11m E-W) defined by bank and external ditch. Ground slopes down fairly steeply to W and all elements of the monument follow this slope. Bank is up to 1.9m in width and rises up to 0.7m above ditch; on E side, where two small boulders appear to be the remains of an internal revetment to the bank, it rises 0.5m above interior. Ditch is up to 2.2m in width. On NW side of monument there appears to be a counterscarp bank, indicated by a curving line of partly grassed-over boulders; this does not continue around the monument and has not been included in the diameter measurements given above. Monument is located in lush pastureland near the edge of Mount Dalton demesne and has three mature deciduous trees on its perimeter, presumably planted along with many others in this planned demesne. With its internal, stone-revetted bank, external ditch and possible counterscarp bank, monument has the appearance of a ringfort, although its small size—well below the norm of 25-30m for a ringfort; its steeply sloping interior; the lack of any obvious entrance; and the presence of planted trees on its perimeter, might also indicate that it represents a landscape feature designed for the demesne. Either way, it is only tentatively accepted as a barrow here, despite the presence of a genuine ring-barrow (WM017-103----) in the demesne c. 400m to SW'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 23 February 2015

• WM017-103 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2013 and described by McGuinness (2014, 53-4) as following: 'Fairly well preserved ring-barrow (Diam. 23.7m N-S x 24.4m E-W), comprising a domed mound (Diam. 11.5m N-S x 12.2m E-W) with flattish top surrounded by a ditch and outer bank. Mound is slightly higher than the bank in places, especially at its highest NE side, where it rises up to 1.10m above ditch. On SE side, mound appears to have been eroded as there is a step where its height is reduced but still rises above the ditch. Bank is up to 3.50m in width and rises up to 0.80m above ditch on NNE side and up to 0.46m above external ground level on N side, its lowest points being on NW and SSE sides; where well preserved around much of its circumference, it is flat-topped. At WSW a large flattish-topped block of limestone has been incorporated in the bank. On NNW side a stretch of bank about 9m in length has been removed. Ditch is 2.70m in greatest width. Just beyond bank on SE side of monument is a hollowed-out circular pit (7m x 6.5m) which opens out to ground level on E side; possibly this represents a limekiln. Monument lies in lush pastureland in the W corner of Mount Dalton demesne, about 400m to SW of a second possible barrow (WM017-082----); there is a small lake or fen 32m to SE'. See attached plan of monument drawn and surveyed by the ASI. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 23 February 2015

• WM017-104 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  Situated on S-facing slope of a steep hill, in demesne woodland with good views in all directions, particularly of Mount Dalton Lough to S. Depicted as an oblong-shaped feature (approx. dims. 16m N-S; 11m E-W) truncated by a trackway at S, on the 1837 OS 6-inch map. Depicted as a roughly oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 38m NE-SW; 21m NW-SE) with straightened sides on the revised 1913 OS 25-inch map. Described in 1983 as having no surface remains visible and occupied by a modern plantation. Monument is obscured by a tree-planted area on Digital Globe aerial photography. Not depicted as an antiquity on any edition OS 6-inch map and located on the demesne lands of Mount Dalton House located 340m to E. Could be the remains of a pond or landscape feature of post-1700 date associated with the landscaping of the demesne lands of Mount Dalton House now Loughazon Hall. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 09 January 2019

• WM017-105 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  Situated on a knoll on the top of a steep hill on demesne lands of Mount Dalton House now Loughazon Hall located 235m to SSE, with good views in all directions. Depicted as a circular shaped tree-plantation centred on a spot height (168m/551ft OD) on the 1837 OS 6-inch map. Annotated on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as ‘Loughan Spire’. Described in 1983 as a very large circular-shaped tree-ring (approx. diam. 78m) enclosed by a well-preserved stone wall (approx. H 1m). A man-made mound or tumulus (WM017-105001-) occupies the centre of the enclosure and may be a reformed antiquity or an estate feature associated with Loughazon Hall [Mount Dalton House], which lies c. 260m to SE. Monument is visible as a circular-shaped tree-planted area on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 09 January 2019

• WM018-121 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated in a low rise, beside a modern farmyard, in pasture, c. 170m to ESE of Loughazon Hall (formerly Mount Dalton House). Souterrain described in 1980 as consisting of a roughly rectangular-shaped chamber (dims. 4.5m E-W; 1.9m N-S; H 1.4-2m) running roughly E-W, with a smaller chamber (dims. 1.5 x 1.1m; H 1.3m) off it to N, at the E end. The walls of the main chamber are of drystone construction with large boulders forming the basal course and smaller stones/boulders above. There is some slight irregular corbelling between the upper courses and the roof. The roof is composed of stone lintels formed by large slabs laid on the top of the walls. The ends of the main chamber at E and W, are slight rounded. The present entrance is via a slump into the main chamber toward the E end, where a single lintel has been removed. Some earth and stones obscure part of the larger chamber, directly underneath the gap left by the removed lintel. A small amount of charcoal and burnt soil were found on top of this collapsed material which corresponds to traces of burnt soil above. Some animal bones of unknown date are lying on the floor of the larger chamber. A low, lintelled creepway provides access into a smaller chamber which is subrectangular-shaped and quite irregular. It is of a similar drystone construction to the main chamber and has stone roofing lintels. There is a slight recess in the NW corner where soil is visible and a large slab is below it, possibly representing the original entrance. In general, there is a build-up of soil obscuring the smaller chamber, which seems to have fallen from above. According to local information, the souterrain was uncovered whilst excavating a foundation trench for a wall, whereby a low scarp was cut into the side of a low rise at this location. There is a substantial new farm shed to the immediate N and a large silage clamp to W of the souterrain. According to local information, a substantial amount of earthen material had been pushed across the area during construction of the silage clamp and shed. Consequently the ground above the souterrain has been extensively disturbed and there is no sign of any surface features. Monument is at the edge of a modern farmyard complex. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 11 February 2019

• WM018-123 Crannog
  Description

  Situated at the SE end of Mount Dalton Lough. Depicted as a roughly oval-shaped, tree-planted outline on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Monument described in 1981 as a roughly circular-shaped crannóg (dims. 31m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by a stone kerb, behind which is a matrix of limestone blocks (dims. 0.3m x 0.2m). It rises 1.4m from the present water level. The surface of the crannóg is flat and rises (H 1.4m) above the present water level. There are no obvious signs of any stakes or piling around the perimeter of the crannog. There are no traces of any house platforms or habitation features within. Monument is visible today as a small island at the SE end of Mount Dalton Lough on Digital Globe aerial photography. Described by O'Sullivan (2004, 113-4) as following; 'Located towards the southern end of Mount Dalton Lough (220m from southwest shoreline), a medium-sized lough, southwest of Rathconrath. This crannóg is a circular low-cairn (dims. 27m N-S x 31m E-W; H 2.4m, 1.45m from present water level), built of small to medium-sized limestone slabs (20cm length, 20cm width), stones and pebbles. It has a flat upper surface and an even profile, with sharply sloping sides, and is defined all around its edge by a low kerb of stone slabs placed around the perimeter. There were also some vertical wooden stakes or piles at two locations at the site’s edge. It is separated from the shoreline by c. 220m of water and marshy ground. The crannóg is heavily overgrown by mature deciduous trees (oak, beech, alder)'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aidan O'Sullivan. Date of upload: 10 March 2017

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

Name

Loughan · An Lochán

Area

1,397,836 m² (139.78 ha, 345.41 acres)

Civil parish

Rathconrath, and its townlands

Barony

Rathconrath

Electoral division

Rathconrath, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinlug, Ballynacarrow, Balrath, Farthingstown, Glascarn, Killahugh, Rathconrath

Placenames

Loughan 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.