Rathtrim

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathtrim, from 5,326 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres) to 236,997 m² (23.7 ha, 58.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathtrim 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Rathtrim in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 Rathtrim.

Recorded monuments

• WM018-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on gentle NE-facing slope near the top of a gently rising, yet prominent hill. Ringforts (WM018-046----, WM018-048---- and WM018-047----) lie c. 80m to NW, c. 110m to S and c. 180m to SW, respectively. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a subrectangular-shaped earthwork intersected at NW by a townland boundary running NE-SW. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork intersected by a trackway at NW which also serves as a townland boundary. Monument described in 1972 as the much disturbed remains of a bivallate, roughly oval-shaped area (dims. 26m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE) enclosed by two widely spaced banks of earth and stone with no definite trace of an intervening fosse. The inner bank has the remains of an internal and external stone revetment. It is much disturbed from N-E, but a number of large stones which appear to have formed the outer revetment remain in-situ. The inner bank is truncated by a trackway running NE-SW along the NW side. The outer bank survives from NE-E-ESE and a short portion is present at W, where the entrance may have been. On the ESE it forms a very slight slope or scarp and the upper edge is deliberately set in stone. A small mound between these banks at N is of unknown significance. The interior is occupied by the remains of three possible house sites (WM018-049001-). The low remains of a short linear bank extend from the inner bank at E and a similar, but slightly longer bank extends from the inner bank at SSE. A low, broad grass-covered bank extends from the S end of the longer bank toward the modern field fence at W. A broad, modern stone wall truncates the monument from W-N-NNE and no trace of the enclosure is visible on the NW side. Monument is visible as a tree-lined, irregular oval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. See attached sketch plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 February 2019

• WM018-049001 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on gentle NE-facing slope near the top of a gently rising, yet prominent hill. Within the interior of ringfort (WM018-049----) and described in 1970 as the remains of three irregular-shaped house sites enclosed by grass-covered banks of earth and stone. A roughly rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 7.6m NE-SW; 4.3m NW-SE) enclosed by the grass-covered foundations (Wth 1.4m) of large stones, adjoins the inner bank within the NW quadrant. The house site bank retains a good deal of internal and external stone facing. It has disturbance breaches with a definite gap in the SE side, which may represent an entrance. A small, roughly rectangular house site enclosed by a grass-covered bank adjoins the inner bank within the W quadrant and adjoins the first hut site to SE. A third, subtriangular-shaped house site adjoins the inner bank of the ringfort in the SW quadrant, where it also adjoins the second house site to SE. See attached sketch plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 February 2019

• WM018-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low rise, in undulating pasture with good views to N and NE, overlooked by higher ridges to SE, S and SW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork bisected by a field boundary running NE-SW. Monument described in 1980 as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 32.5m) enclosed by a bank which is reduced to a scarp in places. The monument is bisected by the remains of an old field bank running NE-SW. The bank is visible from WSW-W-NW and at NE-ENE. It has a number of disturbance gaps around the W arc. The bank is reduced to a scarp from NW-NE and ENE-WSW. There is no sign of an entrance or an outer fosse. The NW half of the interior is occupied by a roughly Z-shaped depression which may be a collapsed souterrain (WM018-050001-). The E half of the interior is level and featureless. The remains of an old curvilinear field bank extends from the external face of bank at NW. A second field bank running NE-SW runs into the scarp at the NNW. There are old cultivation ridges running NE-SW and a number of small rock outcrops in the surrounding fields. Monument is visible today as a circular-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 February 2019

• WM018-050001 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated on a low rise, in undulating pasture with good views to N and NE, overlooked by higher ridges to SE, S and SW. In the NW half of the interior of ringfort (WM018-050----). Described in 1980 as a roughly Z-shaped depression which may be a collapsed souterrain. This is a grass-covered hollow and there are no stones visible. It extends from inside the bank at W toward the centre and from there to the scarp at N. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 February 2019

• WM018-091 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the shoulder of a hill, where land falls steeply to NE, E and SE. Barrow (WM018-092----) lies c. 175m to E. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped enclosure. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a D-shaped earthwork, traversed by a field boundary running E-W across the S quadrant with a second field boundary running NE-SW across the E quadrant. A circular-shaped earthwork annotated 'Rathcloghey' is depicted on an estate map of Rathconrath dating from 1776 (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (026) ). Monument described in 1983 as a well-preserved circular-shaped area (diam. 56m) enclosed by a substantial bank (int. H 1m) of earth and large stones. There are no indications of an external ditch. The S quadrant of the enclosure is divided off from the remainder of the interior by a modern field fence. A house site (WM018-091001-) is located within the NW quadrant. A possible souterrain (WM018-091002-) is located within the W quadrant. There are other ridges in the interior forming no definite pattern. Monument is visible as an oval-shaped, tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 February 2019

• WM018-091001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on the shoulder of a hill, where land falls steeply to NE, E and SE. In the NW quadrant of ringfort (WM018-091----) are the remains of a rectangular house site (dims. 11m E-W; 7m N-S). Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 February 2019

• WM018-091002 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated on the shoulder of a hill, where land falls steeply to NE, E and SE. In the centre and W quadrant of ringfort (WM018-091----) are the remains of two irregular shaped depressions, which appear to merge together and represent the remains of a collapsed souterrain. We would classify this as ‘Souterrain, possible’ based on field report. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 24 January 2019

• WM018-092 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Surveyed in 2013 and described by McGuinness (2014, 60) as following: 'The survey-team was unable to gain access to this monument this season. The 1983 ASI description is as follows: There is a small mound clearly visible on the shoulder of a hill to SE of ringfort (WM018-091----). This mound is certainly artificial and appears to be of some antiquity. It is roughly circular in shape, c. 6m in diameter on top. It is composed of earth and stone, & is c. 50cm high. Some bushes are growing beside it & on top of it. It commands a very good view. [SMR file] If an ancient burial mound, this monument would appear to be a small mound-barrow Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David McGuinness. Date of upload: 23 February 2015

• WM018-093 Castle - motte
  Description

  Situated on a prominent rise (146m/479ft OD), in gently undulating pasture, with excellent views in all directions except to NE and E where there is higher ground. Castle site (WM018-094----) lies c. 80m to E. Church (WM018-102002-) and graveyard (WM018-102001-) 180m to S. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped earthwork annotated ‘Rathconrath’. Depicted as a large steep-side mound enclosed by three banks on an estate map of Rathconrath dating from 1776 (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (026) ). Anglo-Norman motte castle described in 1980 as a large circular steep-sided, flat-topped mound (dims. 11m NE-SW; 9m NW-SE) enclosed by a wide flat-bottomed fosse, an intervening bank, an outer fosse and an external bank. The intervening bank is substantial with steep sides and is comprised of earth and stone. A gap at S is closed by a drystone wall and appears relatively modern. The wide and flat-bottomed outer fosse and substantial outer bank are visible from SW-N-SE, and are less well preserved from SW-W-NW. The top of the motte is level and is occupied by a television mast supported by wire stays which are anchored by metal bars driven into the top of the motte at the NNW, NE and SSW edge. There is no indication of a bailey. The monument appears to have been incorporated into field fences surrounding the site. Monument is visible as a roughly circular tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 05 February 2019

• WM018-094 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Rathconrath Castle was possibly located in the field to the E of the motte (WM018-093----) as depicted on the 1657 Down Survey map of Rathconrath parish where it is shown standing on lands belonging to Thomas Fitzgerald who is listed as an 'Irish papist' (NLI, MS 723-4). On the Down Survey map the castle is depicted as a tower house type structure standing in a triangular-shaped field beside a medieval routeway. A rectangular-shaped earthwork depicted on an estate map of Rathconrath dating from 1776 which roughly corresponds with the location of the medieval stone castle of Rathconrath (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (026) ). The cropmark of this rectangular-shaped earthwork is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 October 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 Rathtrim with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Rathtrim

Area

568,126 m² (56.81 ha, 140.39 acres)

Civil parish

Rathconrath, and its townlands

Barony

Rathconrath

Electoral division

Rathconrath, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyglass, Davidstown, Glascarn, Kilpatrick, Milltown, Rathconrath, Simonstown

Placenames

Rathtrim 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.