Noughaval

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Noughaval, from 80 m² to 638,645 m² (63.86 ha, 157.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Noughaval 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 May 2023Conditional

  proposed construction of a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, septic tank with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360122

• 7 Oct 2022Refused

  proposed construction of a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, septic tank with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22483

• 29 Jun 2020Conditional

  Construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, septic tank with percolation area and all ancillary site work

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 207093

• 18 Dec 2018Conditional

  Construction of a four bay slatted shed with calf creep area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 187238

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 Noughaval.

Recorded monuments

• WM016-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in forestry plantation on a slight natural rise of ground surrounded by wet poorly drained land. Ringfort (WM016-009----) lies 260m to E. A large sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 44m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by a very slight earthen bank with vague traces of an external fosse. The bank has several disturbance gaps but no clear entrance feature visible. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 20

• WM016-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland. Ringfort (WM016-008----) lies 260m to W. The faint outline of a levelled ringfort is visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Upstanding monument described in 1978 as a large sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 58m N-S; 52m E-W) enclosed by a low, poorly preserved earthen bank with slight traces of an external fosse. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running NE-SW across the interior of the monument, which rises slightly towards the centre. A field fence running NE-SW intersects the NW perimeter of the site. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 2018

• WM016-012 Church
  Description

  In N quadrant of Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-). Poorly preserved ruins of a rectangular church (int. dims. c. 16.5m E-W; 6.85m N-S; wall T 0.9m) built of coursed rubble. Only a section of the S wall remains upstanding to full height (L. 10m; H 3m). The line of the E gable is difficult to identify while only the lower wall footings survives of the N wall (max. H 0.6m) of the church. The W wall of the church stands several courses high (max. H 2.2m). The church is entered through a late medieval pointed doorway of possible 15th century date located W of centre in the S wall. The punch dressed limestone jambs of the doorway (Wth 1.07m; H 1.7m) are set into a recessed surround which may suggest that this doorway was inserted into the wall of the church in a secondary building phase. The edge of the recessed surround was built with alternating long and short punch dressed quoins similar to the punch dressed limestone jambs of the doorway. The fine punch dressed doorway with drafted margins suggests a date in the 15th/16th century. Directly above the doorway is a small rectangular niche (dims. Wth 0.5m; H 0.35m; D 0.07m) which may have contained a stone plaque now missing. Above this niche are the remains of a poorly preserved sandstone corbel or head possibly of 12th century date that has been completely defaced due to natural weathering of the stone. Directly inside the doorway of the church on the W side are the remains of a low cross-wall which may represent the E wall of a priest’s residence (int. dims. 3.8m E-W; 6.85m N-S) built into the W end of the church. Alternatively this cross-wall may have been built in the post-medieval period when the W end of the church was was converted into a private burial area. Upright memorials dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been inserted into the internal face of the W wall of the church. Two medieval jambstones have been used as stone surrounds for one of these upright memorials. The interior of the church has been used for burials in the post-medieval period with upright memorials inside the church dating from this period. Small private burial areas defined by low walls (H 0.4m; wall T 0.45m) have been built onto the external face of the W and N walls of the church. A single punch dressed chamfered jamb stone of a late medieval church window can be seen lying on the surface of the graveyard a few metres to the NE of the NE angle of the church. This carved jamb stone has a single socket hole visible for an iron grill of the window with an internal rebate for a wooden shutter. The SMR file mentions the presence of a carved head in a shed belonging to nearby Noughaval House that was thought to be of Early Christian date. This head appears to date from the post-medieval period and may be contemporaneous with Noughaval House. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2014

• WM016-012001 Graveyard
  Description

  On low rise of ground in undulating countryside with Noughaval House 120m to E. A roughly D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 60m E-W x 60m N-S) enclosed by a post-medieval stone wall (H 1.2m; wall T 0.45m), with entrance gate and stile at NW corner. The medieval church ruins (WM016-012----) stand in the N quadrant of the graveyard. Possible site of holy well (WM016-012002-) dedicated to St Finnian located outside graveyard wall close to NW angle. The remains of a curving earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp can be seen running along the inner face of the N and E sections of the graveyard wall and may represent the remains of a possible Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM016-012003-). The graveyard contains memorials dating from the post-medieval period onwards. Low series of earthworks can be seen in the field to the E of the graveyard while a circular earthwork can be seen in field immediately S of graveyard wall. The earthworks in the field to the E and S of the graveyard may be associated with the medieval church or possibly earlier. Linear earthworks in the field to the SW of the graveyard appear to be drainage ditches of post medieval period. A linear drain running along the external face of the W wall of the graveyard appears to be post-medieval in date. The land immediately to the W of the graveyard is waterlogged while the land to the E and S is dry pasture. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2014

• WM016-012002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Natural spring well depicted on OS 25-inch map in area immediately NW of Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-) which may be the remains of a holy well dedicated to St Finnian. The existence of this holy well located 'just outside Noughaval cemetery' is recorded in the Schools' Collection manuscript compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission for this area (SMR File). In 1937-8 the following folklore about Noughaval holy well was recorded from Tang National School; 'Holy wells were visited by a great number of people to obtain relief from their ailments. Whatever their ailments were they could obtain relief from them at holy wells. There was another at Noughaval a half mile east of Tang School in Mr. Stanley's field. The person afflicted with any disease left a pin or a button or any such article by the well side. When they left the button behind by the well this was supposed to leave their disease behind by the well side. People seeking to be cured at the holy wells did what was known as stations' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 544-5; www.duchas.ie). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2014

• WM016-012003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The curving sections of the D-shaped boundary wall of post-medieval date at Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-) may indicate the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 19). Inside the curving boundary wall are the remains of a low earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp with indications of a possible external fosse now filled in, visible running along inner face of N and E sections of graveyard wall. Medieval church ruins (WM016-012----) standing in N quadrant of Noughaval graveyard contains possible sandstone head of 12th century date. Possible holy well (WM016-012002-) associated with St Finnian located outside NW quadrant of graveyard boundary wall. A low linear earthwork in field to E of graveyard may represent remains of an old trackway running from the graveyard towards Noughaval House to the E which clearly visible on Bing Maps aerial photographs. Circular enclosure (WM016-012004-), possibly a small ring-barrow in field immediately S of boundary wall, clearly visible on OSI 2005 aerial photographs. The SMR file mentions the presence of a carved head in a shed belonging to nearby Noughaval House that was thought to be of Early Christian date. This head appears to date from the post-medieval period and may be contemporaneous with Noughaval House. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2014

• WM016-012004 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Circular area (diam. 10m) enclosed by low earthen bank in low lying partially drained field immediately S of Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-) boundary wall. Outline of earthwork clearly visible on OSI 2005 aerial photographs. Possibly represents the remains of a ring-barrow. A low linear earthwork in field to E of graveyard may represent the remains of an old trackway running from the graveyard towards Noughaval House to the E which is clearly visible on Bing Maps aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 October 2014

• WM016-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on gentle SE facing slope of a prominent hill in grassland. A large circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 53m NW-SE), enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank which has been reduced to a scarp from NNW-N-E-SE. Vague traces of cultivation ridges are visible in the interior, which slopes slightly from WNW-ESE. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 11 September 2018

• WM016-045 Water mill - vertical-wheeled
  Description

  Corn Mill depicted on current ed. OS 6-inch map may be located on site of watermill depicted on the 1659 Down Survey map of Kilkenny West barony (NLI, MS 723-4). The location of the present corn mill matches closely the location of the mill marked on the Down Survey map. On this map the mill is annotated as 'a mill' and is depicted with a vertical waterwheel standing on the bank of the Tang River. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2015

Architectural heritage

• Noughaval House, house, 1760–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey country house, built c.1760, with screen walls to either side (north and south) hiding lean-to single-storey wings to rear (east), having cut limestone coping over and cut limestone ball finials to ends. Three-storey elevation to rear (east) with two two-bay two-storey returns. Possibly incorporating earlier fabric. Re-roofed and altered following damage during the 'Night of the Big Wind' in 1839. Now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof with overhanging bracketed eaves and rendered chimneystacks to either end having clay chimney pots. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Lime rendered walls with evidence of rubble stone walling exposed to rear. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows retaining early, possibly crown glass, c.1838. Central round-headed doorcase with limestone block-and-start surround having glazed timber door with radial fanlight over. Interesting interior with shouldered doorcases and a mid-eighteenth century ramped staircase. House set back from road in extensive grounds with complex of rubble limestone outbuildings to rear (east). Main gates to west.

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

Name

Noughaval · Nuachabháil

Area

2,256,812 m² (225.68 ha, 557.67 acres)

Civil parish

Noughaval, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkenny West

Electoral division

Noughaval, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ardnacrany North, Cartron (Co. Longford), Clogher, Coolvin, Corbrack, Rathmore (Co. Longford)

Placenames

Noughaval 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.