Monasset

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monasset, from 686 m² to 699,261 m² (69.93 ha, 172.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Monasset 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.

• 19 Jan 2026Conditional

  to construct a two-storey dwelling (244.5sqm), a domestic garage (50.7sqm) and a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway. Permission is also sought to install a tertiary treatment system and infiltration area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660008

• 13 Jun 2025Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system and percolating area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560302

• 30 May 2024Conditional

  RETENTION of a masonry constructed dormer garage to the rear of the existing dwelling and a single storey metal shipping container with a timber constructed lean-to turf storage area to the rear and side of the existing property

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460186

• 15 Apr 2024Conditional

  construction of a storey & half dwelling (248.8sqm) and domestic garage (45.3sqm). Permission is also sought for a new domestic entrance onto the cul de sac road and secondary treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460115

• 23 Oct 2023Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling, wastewater treatment system and percolating area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360359

• 29 May 2023Refused

  construction of a dwelling house with septic tank & percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360152

• 6 Jul 2022Refused

  dwelling house, garage, effluent treatment system and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22356

• 14 Aug 2019Conditional

  construction of slatted shed, handling yard, manure pit, alterations to existing entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 196225

• 15 Feb 2017Conditional

  renovate and construct a storey and a half type extension to dwelling, Renovations to include removing chimneys, roof tiles and all windows with a small alteration to the internal layout. Extension to include new living spaces, toilet, utility and additional bedroom, also connection to existing services and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176041

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Rahugh Ridge (Kiltober Esker) 000918

Recorded monuments

• WM039-014 Castle - tower house
  Description

  The 1656 Down Survey parish map of Rahugh shows a tower house type castle standing on top of a small hillock (NLI p.7384). On this map the lands of ‘Monrath and Monasett’ belonged to ‘Art Mc Hugh Geoghan [Geoghegan], Thomas Geoghan and Conly Keegan’ who are described as Irish papists. On a slight rise of ground with good views from E-S-W. Only the NE (H 3.5m) and SW (H 9-10m) angles of this poorly preserved rectangular tower (int. dims. 8m NNW-SSE; 5.5m ENE-WSW; wall T 1m) house roughly aligned N-S survives upstanding. Most of the E wall has been reduced to low wall footings. The NW angle has collapsed as depicted on the 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map and a pile of rubble (H 1.3m) at this corner probably covers the wall footings of the castle at this angle. Walls are built with random rubble with rounded corners and a prominent base batter most of which has been robbed out. The foundation plinth of this base-batter is visible and projects out 0.2m beyond the face of the wall. The internal faces of the walls have also been robbed out while the rest of the wall faces are obscured by the cover of ivy on the building. At ground floor level in the SW angle are the possible robbed out remains of a chimney flue. No other features visible due to dense cover of ivy. On the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map the tower house is shown standing on the SW angle of a small rectangular enclosure or field. No surface remains of this enclosure survive. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 02 August 2013

• WM039-015 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a low rise of ground in well drained pasture with good views in all directions. No surface remains visible. Hachured as a circular enclosure which was probably a ringfort on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 02 August 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 Monasset with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Monasset

Area

3,693,186 m² (369.32 ha, 912.61 acres)

Civil parish

Rahugh, and its townlands

Barony

Moycashel

Electoral division

Rahugh, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Atticonor, Bracklin Little (Co. Offaly), Cappanrush, Cruit (Co. Offaly), Kilmurry (Co. Offaly), Kiltober, Montrath, Rossbeg

Placenames

Monasset 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.