Rathskeagh Upper

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathskeagh Upper, from 92 m² to 268,749 m² (26.87 ha, 66.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathskeagh Upper 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.

• 9 May 2025Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560225

• 10 Apr 2024Refused

  construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460109

• 25 Jun 2021Conditional

  1) Construction of an extension to the west of existing dwelling 2) Alterations to the internal layout of existing dwelling and 3) all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21350

• 24 Jun 2020Refused

  A private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 207090

• 10 Apr 2017Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, bored well, and single dwelling treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177067

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Ballymore Fen SAC 002313

Recorded monuments

• WM024-014 Burial mound
  Description

  Situated on top of a natural rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views to W, N and E and overlooked by a higher rise to S. Possible burial mound described in 1971 as an oval-shaped earthen mound (dims. 13.6m E-W; 11.8m N-S) defined by a steep scarp (H 2-2.5m). The side of the mound has been quarried away from E-SSE and the top has hollows and mounds which relate to disturbance. There is no visible trace of a fosse or a formal way of approach to the top of the mound. There are no remains of a bailey, although an area of high ground to W could potentially have been the site of a bailey. There are slight remains of old field fences to E and S of the earthwork, as depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. The gently sloping profile of this mound suggests that this could be the remains of a prehistoric burial mound rather than that of an Anglo-Norman motte castle. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 30 July 2019

• WM024-015 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2013 and described by McGuinness (2014, 60) as following: 'Low, subcircular, flattish-topped mound (Diam. 4.9m N-S x 3.6m E-W) situated on rough but fairly level ground, which slopes down immediately to NE. Mound reaches up to 0.47m in height on SE side; although probably higher on NE side, edge of mound blends imperceptibly into the natural slope here, precluding any clear measurement. Monument is located on a low but prominent E-W running ridge with spectacular views in all directions, especially to N. Farther W on same ridge, the ASI documents a second possible mound but this is not accepted as an archaeological feature here (WM024-015----). Running along N side of ridge in the immediate vicinity of the mound is a low bank. Other features in the immediate vicinity of the mound appear to be of later date. Across the road to E, on same ridge, is a large mound with evidence of structures on its upper surface; this has been classified as a motte by the ASI (WM024-014----)'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 23 February 2015

• WM024-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a very slight N-facing slope, in pasture with good views to NW and N. Ringfort (WM024-017----) 90m to NE. Annotated ‘Rathskeagh Fort’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a bivallate earthwork. Monument described in 1971 as an almost levelled, roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 36m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by a scarp and external fosse. The scarp (approx. H 1.1m) has been levelled and is low in profile and the fosse (Wth at top 8.3m; basal Wth 2.7m) is wide and shallow (approx. D 1m). The original entrance is not recognisable and the interior has been partially skimmed away. Outline of monument is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• WM024-017 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a very slight natural rise, in gently undulating pasture with good views to the NW and ESE. Ringfort (WM024-016----) 95m to SW. Annotated ‘Fort’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a bivallate earthwork. Monument described in 1971 as a partially levelled roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 40m E-W; 38m N-S) enclosed by a scarp (H 1.4m) and external fosse. A very faint, low profile scarp is traceable and is best preserved to E. A slight fosse (Wth at top 5.3m; basal Wth 1.5m; D 0.6m) can be traced most of the way around, although it is partially obscured at E by a modern field fence running NNW-SSE. The original entrance is not recognisable. Much of the interior has been quarried away. Outline of poorly preserved monument clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• WM024-018 Church
  Description

  Situated on a fairly level platform, on the W-facing slope of a hill, in pasture. Annotated ‘Templum Flanni’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a small rectangular-shaped structure aligned E-W. Building described in 1978 as a small rectangular-shaped structure (dims. 13m E-W; 5m N-S) defined by low grass covered wall-footings with a small section of the S wall (H 1.5-2m) best preserved. A scatter of loose stone lies inside and outside the monument. There is no visible trace of any decorated or cut stone. There is no trace of a surrounding enclosure. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• WM024-018001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The curving field fences to W of church ruins (WM024-018----) possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 22). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 October 2015

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Rathskeagh Upper.

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

Name

Rathskeagh Upper · Ráth Sciach Uachtarach

Area

1,774,008 m² (177.4 ha, 438.37 acres)

Civil parish

Killare, and its townlands

Barony

Rathconrath

Electoral division

Killare, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Clare, Clonboy Or Ballinacor, Clonickilroe, Duneel, Killarecastle, Maddadoo, Rackavra, Rathskeagh Lower

Placenames

Rathskeagh Upper 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.