Meedian

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meedian, from 343 m² to 167,214 m² (16.72 ha, 41.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Meedian 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.

• 10 Jun 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of the renovation, part demolition and extension of the derelict existing dwelling house and its derelict outbuildings which form a courtyard, to include the demolition of the existing house and two standalone outbuildings and rebuilding of original rubble stone walls of three outbuildings to form a replacement dwelling, the central, largest of which, to become two storey, and the change of use of these outbuildings from storage to dwelling house, alterations to elevations and internal layouts, re-roofing, new windows, and doors, and construction of a new extension to the West and an entrance link to the East between two existing outbuildings to be renovated. The development shall include a new entrance with stone piers and a gate and a new suitable onsite waste water treatment system with polishing filter, landscaping, and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460204

• 27 Mar 2024Conditional

  development which will consists of new single storey extension to rear of existing single storey dwelling (a protected structure - RPS Reference No.033/032) with new septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460092

• 9 Nov 2018Conditional

  to construct a storey and a half extension to the side of our existing house to include on ground floor an entrance hall, hot press, stairs, w.c., kitchen, dining and living room with patio area and on the first floor a landing with opening, bathroom and two bedrooms one with en-suite and velux and a walk in wardrobe and to decommission existing septic tank and to install a new septic tank with percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 186336

• 27 Nov 2017Conditional

  construction of a slatted shed with cattle crush and concrete areas with all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 176333

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 Meedian.

Recorded monuments

• WM033-038 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise of ground with fairly good views to the N. The monument has been levelled and is not visible at ground level. This possible monument is only marked in pencil on the ASI field copy of the 1912 ed. OS 6-inch map. This possible monument is not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Uncertain if there ever was an archaeological monument at this location. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 08 July 2013.

• WM033-040 Architectural feature
  Description

  The modern R. C. Church at Meedian contains a carved doorway at the NE end along with a window (WM033-0400001-) over the entrance both of which appear to be 15th century in date. The present RC Church replaced was built on the site of an earlier T-plan R. C. Chapel which was marked as a 'chapel' in 1818 on the Boyd-Belvedere estate map of the area (SMR File). This T-plan chapel was probably built in the 18th century. There is no evidence to suggest that there was a pre-1700 church at this location. It is possible that the present medieval doorway and window were taken from a nearby medieval church and reused during the building of the present R. C. Church. The medieval church (WM033-031----) ruins at Castlelost located 3km to the NE contains dressed stone with similar stone carvings. The upper section of the medieval doorway at Castlelost is missing. The medieval doorway at Meedian comprises of an archway in two orders without capitals, the mouldings of the orders consists of hollows and rolls. On the left hand side of the arch there is a star symbol carved into the stone. This symbol is also used in the window above where it is located under the hood moulding of the window. Halfway down the doorway on either side there are two decorated jambs. The stone on the left side is decorated with a stylised plant motif, while the stone of the right has a two strand interlace pattern with triangular-shaped terminals. The interlaced carving on this stone is similar to the decorated panels on the E window at Castlelost church (WM033-031----). To see a 3D model of this doorway visit; https://skfb.ly/oJAJL Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 July 2013

• WM033-040001 Architectural feature
  Description

  The modern R. C. Church at Meedian contains a carved doorway (WM033-040----) at the NE end along with a window over the entrance both of which appear to be 15th century in date. The present RC Church replaced was built on the site of an earlier T-plan R. C. Chapel which was marked as a 'chapel' in 1818 on the Boyd-Belvedere estate map of the area (SMR File). This T-plan chapel was probably built in the 18th century. There is no evidence to suggest that there was a pre-1700 church at this location. It is possible that the present medieval doorway and window were taken from a nearby medieval church and reused during the building of the present R. C. Church. The medieval church (WM033-031----) ruins at Castlelost located 3km to the NE contains dressed stone with similar stone carvings. The window is a tall, twin-light ogee-headed window with hood moulding above. The terminals of the hood mouldings are decorated with a spiral pattern on the left hand side and interlaced pattern on the right hand side. There are three small carved motifs under the hood moulding consisting of a spiral, a star and a twin pronged spear. To see a 3D model of this window visit; https://skfb.ly/oJALM Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 July 2013

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

Name

Meedian · Mídín

Area

1,829,516 m² (182.95 ha, 452.08 acres)

Civil parish

Clonfad, and its townlands

Barony

Fartullagh

Electoral division

Clonfad, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Calverstown, Clonfad, Kilbrennan, Newcastle, Piercetown, Templeoran North

Placenames

Meedian 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.