Mill Land

Area

201,414 m² (20.14 ha, 49.77 acres)

Buildings

2 buildings touch it, 615 m² on the ground

Zoning

S3 Community, Educational & Institutional (WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Killucan Rathwire) The objective
G4 Sporting Recreational (WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Killucan Rathwire) The objective

Townland

Mill Land

Planning applications on this parcel

• 28 Jan 2022Refused

  the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling, detached garage, proposed entrance off the public road, proprietary wastewater treatment system and packaged tertiary unit and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2220

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 this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.

• WM020-125001 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated in a low rise of ground 440m SSW of St. Etchen's Church (WM020-128----) and the village of Killucan. Rathwire motte and bailey castle possibly built by Hugh de Lacy between 1182-7 on the site of an earlier fortress known as Rath Guaire (O'Donovan 1856, 970; Adams 1960, 31; Brady 1961, 39-40). The castle of Rathwire is mentioned in the Irish Pipe Roll of 1211-12 when it was in the possession of Robert de Lacy (Davies & Quinn 1941, 45, 7). The monument today consists of a large steep-sided flat-topped mound with kidney-shaped bailey to S separated by a fosse which contains masonry fragments of a stone castle (WM020-125002-) possibly of early 13th century date (Adams 1960, 31). No foundations visible of stone castle which may have been a later medieval structure standing in the bailey which was enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse. The public road intersects the E side of the bailey with no evidence of the enclosing element of the bailey at E. A linear earthwork (approx. L 143m) 60m N of the motte could possibly be remains of enclosing element associated with the stone castle, or possibly the enclosing element of a pre-Norman enclosure. Alternatively the curving earthwork of the bailey tot he S of the motte which is intersected by the modern road at E could be the remains of a pre-Norman enclosure with the earthworks to the N the remains of the medieval bailey. Earthworks in field to S of motte may be remains of post-1700 field system with evidence of quarry holes 120m S of bailey. Remains of a possible trackway are visible running N from the quarry hole towards the bailey of the castle. The OS 25-inch map shows the presence of a post-1700 limekiln located immediately SW of the enclosing fosse of the bailey which may be related to the quarry holes and the trackway. See attached ASI ketch plan of motte and bailey showing remains of earthworks to N of castle mound Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 July 2019

• WM020-125002 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated in a low rise of ground 440m SSW of St. Etchen's Church (WM020-128----) and the village of Killucan. Rathwire motte and bailey castle (WM020-125001-) possibly built by Hugh de Lacy between 1182-7 on the site of an earlier fortress known as Rath Guaire (O'Donovan 1856, 970; Adams 1960, 31; Brady 1961, 39-40). The territory of Killucan was granted by Sir Hugh De Lacy to Sir Robert de Lacy and during the reign of Edward I (1272-1307) these de Lacy lands were granted to Mortimer, Earl of March and later during the reign of Edward III (1327-77), the lands were granted to Sir John D'Arcy, Chief Governor of Ireland (Cogan 1867, 434). A stone castle is depicted standing immediately S of the motte on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and masonry fragments of this stone castle possibly of 13th century date can be seen standing in the fosse of the motte (Adams 1960, 31). No foundations are visible of this stone castle which may have been a later medieval structure standing in the bailey which was enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 July 2019

Architectural heritage

• Saint Camillus, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey over basement villa, built c.1830, having a tetrastyle Doric entrance porch (now enclosed) to the centre of the front façade (north), a canted projection to the east gable, a three-bay two-storey extension to the west end of the main elevation, a two-storey extension to the rear (south) and a number of modern additions to the rear (south) and to the southeast. Now in use as a nursing home. Shallow hipped slate roof (originally had balustraded parapet) with rendered chimneystacks and a plain rendered eaves course. Ruled-and-line rendered walls to original building with raised quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings with elaborate stucco surrounds with console brackets supporting entablatures over, cut stone sills supported on corbels and with stained glass windows to the east side of porch and replacement uPVC windows to the west side. Square-headed window openings with modern windows to extensions. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the southwest of Killucan. Extensive complex of outbuildings to the south and south west, formerly part of a corn mill complex, having rubble limestone walls with square-headed openings and pitched roofs. Swimming pool, which is filled by a cast-iron aqueduct (formerly part of corn mill), and handball alley to the rear (south). Cut limestone gate piers to site. Main entrance gates serving house to the northeast of house (15312023).

• Saint Camillus, gates/railings/walls, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway serving to Riverstown House (15312021), erected c.1880, comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan with moulded ashlar capstones over and having rock-faced panels to shaft), supporting a pair of cast-iron double gates with decorative finials. Main gateway flanked to either side (north and south) by sections of ashlar limestone quadrant walling (on curved plan with moulded coping over) and terminated by further ashlar gate piers with rock-faced panels and with moulded capstones over. Square-headed pedestrian entrance to the south quadrant wall having raised ashlar limestone block-and-start surround and a wrought-iron gate. Similar pedestrian entrance to the north quadrant wall now blocked. Rubble limestone boundary walls run away to the north and the south. Located to the northeast of the Riverstown House and to the southwest of Killucan/Rathwire.

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).

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