Rathcreevagh

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathcreevagh, from 2,117 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) to 288,422 m² (28.84 ha, 71.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathcreevagh 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.

• 23 Feb 2024N/a

  construction of a single storey dwelling, detached domestic garage & store, install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460046

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 Rathcreevagh.

Recorded monuments

• WM003-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Described in 1973 as 'Indicated as a circular depression in a plantation on the 1910 edition OS 6-inch map. It appears in fact that there was an enclosure (int. dims. 39m NE-SW; 36m SE-NW) probably a ringfort there. The site is a slight natural rise and around the top of it is a stony zone (Wth 7.6m) with vegetation whose colour is distinguishable from the general colour of the vegetation around it. This presumably represents the site of a bank. No indication as to where the material was moved to. No visible trace of an entrance. The interior slopes slightly from SSW-NNE. No visible feature of significance on it. Thee was a small natural pool of water to the S but this was drained recently. The site is relatively lowlying and almost surrounded by waterlooged land save on the SW where the land is of good pasture which rises gently from the site' (SMR file). Date of upload: 4 December 2009 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

• WM003-037 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated on rise of ground on poorly drained marshy land overlooking River Glore immediately to N and E. Lickbla church (WM003-038----) and graveyard (WM003-038001-) 50m to W, watermill (WM003-103---) 415m to WNW, Lady Well (WM003-098----) 410m to S. Present remains consist of a high steep-sided flat-topped mound the base of which is enclosed by a deep wide fosse and large external earthen bank present from E-S-W-WNW. An elevated crescent shaped bailey area is present from NW-N-E. There are the remains of an external fosse and remains of a small outer bank in the SE sector. Possible entrance gap at WNW where the enclosing bank runs onto the crescent shaped bailey area. See attached plan of motte and bailey surveyed and drawn by the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 18 August 2015

• WM003-059 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on SW facing slope of a small hill in good pasture land with good views to NW but restricted elsewhere. Lady Well (WM003-098---) 420m to NNE, ringfort (WM003-063----) 545m to E, and second ringfort (WM003-060----) 260m to SSE. A sub-circular area (38m N-S; 39.5m E-W) is delimited by the remains of a substantial earth and stone bank with traces of a wide fosse outside it. The fosse has been partially disturbed by quarrying. The bank is denuded from SE-S-W and the fosse is visible only from NW-N-E-SSE. A modern field bank and hedge runs NW-SE just outside the perimeter from NW-N, and has defaced the outer face of the fosse there. No indication of the original entrance. The interior slopes from N-S and traces of cultivation ridges can be seen running E-W run across the interior of the monument. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 November 2016

• WM003-060 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low SE facing slope of natural rise in well drained pasture land. Excellent views of the hills to the N & NNE, of gently undulating land in other directions. Ringfort (WM003-063----) 370m to NNE, ringfort (WM003-061----) 130m to SSW, ringfort (WM003-059----) 270m to NNW. The interior of the fort is higher than the ground immediately outside the bank. A circular raised area (diam. 28m NW-SE) defined by an earth and stone bank which has been levelled from SSE-S-W, no external fosse visible, a gap (Wth 3-5.2m) at NW may be the remains of an entrance feature. The bank and a small part of the interior have been quarried away from NNE-E. Some large stones on the inside of the bank may represent internal revetment, but this is not certain. The interior slopes from W-E. There are slight traces of old cultivation ridges running N-S across the interior. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 November 2016

• WM003-061 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise, surrounded by gently undulating land of poor to good pasture, poorly drained land to SW. Ringfort (WM003-060----) 130m to N. A sub-circular area (approx. diam. 34m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank with the remains of a shallow external fosse only visible from NNW-N-NE-ENE and a low outer bank only visible at NE & SE.. A portion of the bank and the interior have been quarried away at W. A gap in the S (Wth 1.8-5.5m) probably represents the original entrance. The poorly preserved grass covered wall footings of a sub-circular house (WM003-061001-) can be seen in the centre of the interior. A modern field boundary running NNE-SSW intersects perimeter of monument from NE-E-SE. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 November 2016

• WM003-061001 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise, surrounded by gently undulating land of poor to good pasture, poorly drained land to SW. Ringfort (WM003-060----) 130m to N. The poorly preserved grass covered wall footings of a sub-circular house (dims. 7.6m NNE-SSW) can be seen in the centre of the interior of a ringfort (WM003-061---). This house site has been partially quarried into at SW and WNW. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 November 2016

• WM003-063 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the E facing slope of a prominent rise in pasture land surrounded by gently undulating and hilly land with good views to the NW, NE and SE. Mound (WM003-064----) 300m to SSE, ringfort (WM003-060----) 360m to SSW, ringfort (WM003-059----) 550m to W. Heavily overgrown site as visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs taken November 2011. A slightly raised sub-circular area (diam. 29m N-S) is defined by two earth and stone banks with wide deep intervening fosse best preserved from SSE-S-W-NW. From N-E there are slight traces of an external bank although this may be a post-1700 field boundary feature. The middle bank is absent from ESE-S-W. A causewayed gap (Wth 2.7m) in the NNW sector of the inner bank may represent the entrance. The interior is uneven, with remains of a possible house site (WM003-063001-). Old field banks occur outside the site to the N. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 November 2016

• WM003-063001 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on the E facing slope of a prominent rise in pasture land surrounded by gently undulating and hilly land with good views to the NW, NE and SE. Mound (WM003-064----) 300m to SSE, ringfort (WM003-060----) 360m to SSW, ringfort (WM003-059----) 550m to W. Heavily overgrown ringfort as shown on Digital Globe aerial photographs taken November 2011. The interior of the ringfort (WM003-063----) is uneven, rising gently towards the centre, where there is the remains of a possible house site. The interior has several low humps and hollows of unknown significance. There are shallow depressions just inside the perimeter on the NNW and NW, possibly due to disturbance in the past. Some stones are visible on the surface - a line of stones leading in from the bank at the S appear to be the remains of a wall, but this is uncertain. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 November 2016

• WM003-064 Mound
  Description

  Situated 30m W of a stream which forms the townland boundary with Martinstown. No surface remains visible of levelled monument. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 22 May 2017

• WM003-098 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  A small natural spring running out of the side of a low hillock and marked as 'Lady Well' on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Church (WM003-038----), graveyard (WM003-038001-), ecclesiastical enclosure (WM003-038002-) and motte and bailey (WM003-037----) 385m to N. No features visible. There is a small spoil heap on the N. The area around the spring is very mired and disturbed by livestock. The spring seems to be the source of a small stream. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 December 2016

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

Name

Rathcreevagh

Area

1,768,515 m² (176.85 ha, 437.01 acres)

Civil parish

Lickbla, and its townlands

Barony

Fore

Electoral division

Fore West, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynagall Little, Ballynameagh, Curry, Gilbertstown, Knockroe, Lickbla, Loughanstown, Martinstown, Tromra

Placenames

Rathcreevagh 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.