Loughanstown

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughanstown, from 48 m² to 205,961 m² (20.6 ha, 50.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Loughanstown 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.

• 8 Dec 2023Conditional

  development which will consist of a new two storey dwelling house with single storey flat roof section to rear, detached double garage with fuel storage, a new sewerage treatment plant with pressurised percolation area, a new site entrance and site boundaries with landscaping details and all ancillary site works/services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360432

• 16 Jun 2020Conditional

  Hipped roof porch extension to the front of the existing dwelling house. Single storey pitched roof extension to the side of the existing dwelling house consisting of a sitting room on the ground floor and master bedroom with ensuite within the roof space over. Conversation of the existing roof space to a walk in/dressing area. 3 No. roof windows to the rear roof slope

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206144

• 23 Mar 2018Conditional

  demolition of existing kitchen/utility of circa 22sqm on the southern end of their dwelling house and its replacement with a storey and a half extension of circa 185sqm. The development also includes for the replacement of existing septic tank with a propriety waste water treatment system, percolation area to EPA specifications and all necessary ancillary site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186098

• 28 Feb 2018N/a

  demolition of existing kitchen/utility of circa 22sqm on the southern end of their dwelling house and its replacement with a storey and a half extension of circa 185sqm. The development also includes for the replacement of existing septic tank with a propriety waste water treatment system, percolation area to EPA specifications and all necessary ancillary site development works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 186073

• 23 Jan 2017Conditional

  to construct 1 no. storey & a half type dwelling with bungalow element, garage, mini waste water treatment system and polishing filter, share existing entrance onto road and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176011

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Scragh Bog SAC 000692
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Scragh Bog 000692

Recorded monuments

• WM012-096 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the N facing slope of a high ridge in grassland, with views restricted by the surrounding hills. Ringfort (WM012-095---) 140m to NW, ringfort (WM012-105---) 150m to SE. The field fence which forms the boundary with Rathlevanagh townland lies 30m to W. Cropmark of levelled monument visible on Digital Glober aerial photograph taken November 2011. Upstandign monument described in 1976 as a sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 34m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and shallow external fosse. The bank is best preserved from WSW-N-NE, and reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The fosse is visible at NNE, and is very faint elsewhere. The interior slopes gently to NNE. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) and a causeway (Wth 2.4m) across the fosse at E. A NE-SW field fence intersects the monument at N. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-097 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on SE facing slope of a long undulating ridge in a wet grassland, with good views from SE-SW. Ringfort (WM012-103---) 200m to SW. Unclassified castle (WM012-114---) 450m to SE. Cropmark of levelled monument barely visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Upstanding monument described in 1970 as a rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 25m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank with steep external which is deepest on the E and W sides. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.9m) and causeway across the fosse (Wth 2m) at ENE. Traces of a sub-rectangular shaped structure are visible in the SW quadrant of the interior which possibly could be the remains of a house site. Outline of moated site clearly visible on aerial photograph taken 1968 (CUCAP AVO058). See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-103 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated just off summit on SW facing slope of natural hillock in grassland, with good views to S and SW. Moated site (WM012-097---) 200m to NE. Unclassified castle (WM012-114---) 500m to SE. A large raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 43m N-S; 40m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and external fosse. The bank is best preserved from N- ESE, elsewhere it is fragmentary and reduced to a scarp in places. The fosse has been steepened where it forms part of a field fence from E-S, and is visible elsewhere. The interior slopes from NNW-SSE. There is a possible entrance gap at SE (Wth 1.9m) and a causeway (Wth 2.1m; L 1m), although this causeway appears to have been remodelled recently. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-104 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on E facing slope of a gentle rise in grassland. Ringfort (WM012-117---) 200m to E. This site has been substantially levelled. Now visible as a circular platform (approx. diam. 36m NW-SE; 37m NE-SW) defined by a low scarp visible from NE-S and from NNW-NW. The perimeter of the site has levelled from SW-NW. A roadway intersects the perimeter of the monument at N. The interior slopes slightly from W-E. This levelled site is visible as a faint crop mark on the Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-105 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on ENE facing slope just below summit of a steep hill in grassland, with views restricted by the surrounding hills. Ringfort (WM012-096---) 150m to NW, ringfort (WM012-106---) 200m to SE. This site appears to have been levelled, and is now visible only as a faint crop mark on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Upstanding monument described in 1970 as a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 33m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a slight external visible from S-W, and has been steepened at W. There is a gap with a wooden gate at NNE. The interior slopes steeply to the NNE. Field fences intersect the perimeter at NW, N, NNE and S. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-106 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle slope in grassland, with wide views to S and E. Ringfort (WM012-105---)200m to NW. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 30m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank reduced to a scarp inside the field fences which surround the site, except at SW and NE where the field fences run along the line of the original bank location. A gap in the scarp at ESE may represent the location of the original entrance. The interior slopes gently from W-W, and a shallow trench cuts through the monument from NNE-SSW, and appears to be of recent origin. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-107 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight but prominent rise in hilly grassland, with good views of the surrounding hills. Ringfort (WM012-106---) 200m to NW. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 20m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is substantial and is best preserved from ENE-S-WNW. The fosse is wide and deep, and has been levelled at WNW and SW. The outer bank of earth and stone is low and poorly preserved. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.6m) and causeway (2.3m; H 0.6m) across the fosse at NE. The interior is level, except where it slopes towards the entrance. A field fence running NW-SE cuts across the fosse and outer bank from SW-W. Outline of monument clearly visible on aerial photographs taken 1968 (CUCAP AVO059-060). See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-115 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland, with views restricted by surrounding hilly land. Ringfort (WM012-116----) 90m to S, and unclassified castle (WM012-114---)180m to SW. A raised circular shaped area (approx. diam. 25m NW-SE) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is poorly preserved, the fosse is narrow and shallow and best preserved at SW and the low broad outer counterscarp bank is visible from SSW-W-NNE. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 2.9m) and causeway across the fosse (Wth. 2.4m; H 0.3m) at S. The interior slopes slightly to the S. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-116 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on E facing slope of a natural rise in undulating grassland, with views restricted by surrounding higher ground. Ringfort (WM012-115----) 90m to N, unclassified castle (WM012-114---)120m to W. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 31m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by well preserved earthen bank and external fosse. The bank is substantial from SW-W-N and is almost reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The fosse is best preserved from SSW-W-NNW. The interior slopes gradually to the E. Post 1700 field fences intersect the perimeter of the monument at NW and NE (CUCAP AVO061). See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

• WM012-117 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating and hilly grassland, with good views to ESE. Ringfort (WM012-116----) 80m to NE, unclassified castle (WM012-114---) 110m to NW. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 24m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank with wide deep external fosse. The bank is almost reduced to a scarp in places, and the fosse is visible from SE-SW. The interior slopes from W-E, and has traces of cultivation ridges. There is a complex of banks in the W half of the interior, where a sub-rectangular shaped structure or stone building (WM012-117001-) with an internal division is visible. To the N of this structure there is a square shaped annexe with a gap in its E side. This stone structure possibly represents the remains of Loughanstown Castle which is depicted on the 1655-9 Down Survey map of Portnashangan parish (NLI, MS 723-4). The castle is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. In the 19th century O’Donovan in his notes on Westmeath recorded that there was the ‘site of a castle in townland of Loughanstown. It belonged to Dr Delamare, there are no remains of the walls. A green earthen mound occupies the site. The little lake, which gives name to the townland lies in the next field to it’ (RIA 12N 9). The Ordnance Survey Name Book number 47 recorded the following details; ‘There was a castle in this townland, which belonged to one Delamer, but there are now no remains of it. The site is pointed out immediately to the left of the road passing through Laughanstown to Mullingar. It is very close to the lockan or small lake which gives name to the townland’ (SMR File). The castle ruins are marked on 1808 Larkin’s map of Co. Westmeath. The ringfort (WM012-117----) in the field to the E of the lake has the wall footings of a stone structure (WM012-117001-) in the W quadrant which may be the remains of Loughanstown Castle. The site of this castle is marked in the Westmeath RMP as WM012-114---- in the field to the NNW. There is no surface evidence in this field to suggest that this is the correct location for Loughanstown Castle. The ringfort either predates the castle and was reused as a courtyard for the castle or is contemporaneous with Loughanstown Castle serving as a bawn enclolsed by an earthen bank and external fosse. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 March 2018

• WM012-117001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland, with good views to ESE. Ringfort (WM012-116----) 80m to NE, townland boundary with Ballynagall 80m to E. This earthwork possibly marks the site of Loughanstown Castle which is depicted standing on a hillock adjacent to the townland boundary of Ballynagall on the 1655-9 Down Survey map of Corkaree barony (NLI MS 723-4). The grass-covered wall footings of a sub-rectangular shaped structure possibly a tower house (approx. dims. 7.9m N-S x 9.1m E-W) with an internal division is visible in the W quadrant of a ringfort (WM012-117---). This stone structure possibly represents the remains of Loughanstown Castle which is depicted on the 1655-9 Down Survey map of Portnashangan parish (ibid.). The terrier of this parish map recorded that 'There are Scituate in it the Castles of Loughanstowne, Ballenegall (WM012-169----)'. In 1641 the Down Survey map listed Oliver Uriell as an 'Irish Papist' and the owner of the lands in Loughanstown. Oliver was probably descended from William Urielle who in 1540 was appointed a collector for the barony of Corkaree (MacLysaght 1964, 155). The castle is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. In the 19th century O’Donovan in his notes on Westmeath recorded that there was the ‘site of a castle in townland of Loughanstown. It belonged to Dr Delamare, there are no remains of the walls. A green earthen mound occupies the site. The little lake, which gives name to the townland lies in the next field to it’ (RIA 12N 9). The Ordnance Survey Name Book number 47 recorded the following details; ‘There was a castle in this townland, which belonged to one Delamer, but there are now no remains of it. The site is pointed out immediately to the left of the road passing through Laughanstown to Mullingar. It is very close to the lockan or small lake which gives name to the townland’ (SMR File). The castle ruins are marked on 1808 Larkin’s map of Co. Westmeath. The ASI described the site in 1980 as a ‘low rounded rise with a pond at its SW foot. There is no trace of a ruin here now. Slight remains of wide low banks probably field banks run near the foot of the rise on W and NW’ (SMR File 16/10/1980). The ringfort (WM012-117----) in the field to the E of the lake has the wall footings of a stone structure (WM012-117001-) in the W quadrant of the ringfort and may be the remains of Loughanstown Castle. The site of this castle is marked in the Westmeath RMP as WM012-114---- in the field to the NNW. There is no surface evidence in this field to suggest that this is the correct location for Loughanstown Castle. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 March 2018

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Loughanstown.

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).

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

Name

Loughanstown

Area

1,429,110 m² (142.91 ha, 353.14 acres)

Civil parish

Portnashangan, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaree

Electoral division

Woodland, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynagall, Down, Garrysallagh, Portnashangan, Rathlevanagh

Placenames

Loughanstown 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.