Williamstown (briscoe)

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Williamstown (briscoe), from 35 m² to 104,527 m² (10.45 ha, 25.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Williamstown (briscoe) 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.

• 7 Sept 2026N/a

  Retention Permission and Planning Permission for: a) Retention permission to retain existing garage converted to domestic use b) Planning permission to construction an extension onto existing structure to form new dwelling, to replace dwelling as previously granted under Planning Ref:20/6234 with all associated site works and c) Retention permission to retain existing garage/store

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660477

• 16 Jun 2026N/a

  RETENTION Permission and Planning Permission for (a) RETENTION permission to retain change of use of existing garage and conversion for habitable use (b) Planning Permission to construct an extension onto existing garage to form new dwelling, to replace dwelling as previously granted under Planning Ref no 20/6234 with all associated site works & (c) RETENTION Permission to retain existing Garage / Store

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660318

• 3 Jun 2026N/a

  for RETENTION Permission and Planning Permission for (a) RETENTION Permission to retain existing garage converted for domestic use and permission to construct an extension onto same to form new dwelling to replace dwelling as previously granted (Ref no:20/6234) with all associated site works and (b) RETENTION Permission to retain existing garage / store

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 2660294

• 27 Mar 2026Conditional

  for a change of (i) house plans, garage plans and site boundaries and (ii) house, garage and septic tank and percolation area position from that which was previously granted under planning file 25/60305 with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660140

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  to change site boundaries and house, garage and septic tank and percolation area position from that which was previously granted under planning file 25/60305 with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660098

• 14 Oct 2025N/a

  construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2560502

• 16 Jun 2025Conditional

  planning permission to construct a dwelling house, detached garage with septic tank and percolation area with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560305

• 29 Nov 2023Conditional

  the proposed demolition of an existing utility room, bathroom & boiler room to rear of an existing dwelling house along with the proposed construction of a single storey extension to the side of the same dwelling house, the decomissioning of an exisitng septic tank and percolation area which is to be replaced with a proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360412

• 2 Dec 2022Refused

  outline permission consisting of the construction of a two storey detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, proposed entrance off public road, tertiary treatment system and infiltration/treatment area and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission · Westmeath County Council, 22555

• 4 Sept 2020Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206234

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 Williamstown (briscoe).

Recorded monuments

• WM013-058 Castle - ringwork
  Description

  Situated on a prominent hillock, with commanding views in all directions. Medieval parish church of Killulagh (WM013-057---) which may have been built on an early Christian monastery founded by St. Lonán lies 325m to NE. Mound barrow (WM013-056----) 155m to NNW. A steam which forms the townland boundary lies 40m to the W and NW, and the field fence which forms the townland boundary with Williamstown intersects the E side of the site. A raised circular shaped platform (approx. diam. 35m NE-SW at base; 19m NE-SW at top) with dished interior defined by an earth and stone bank, the base of the hill is enclosed by a shallow fosse with external earth and stone bank. The top of the platform/mound has a dished profile (approx. diam. 15m NE-SW) and is enclosed by a very poorly preserved earth and stone bank. There is a gap (Wth 1.9m) in the bank at NNE and a narrow path down the side of the embankment, possible livestock gap of recent origin. Classification of moument is uncertain, could be the remains of a platform ringfort or Anglo-Norman ringwork. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• WM013-060 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a low rise overlooking low-lying poorly drained grassland to the W, Williamstown House 55m to SSE. Depicted as a small square-shaped building on the 1837 OS 6-inch map annotated as ‘Castle in ruins’. Annotated as 'Castle (Site of)' on the revised 1911 ed. OS 6-inch map indicating that the castle was levelled between these dates. The field fence which marks the townland boundary with Williamstown (Rochford) lies 20m to E. No surface remains visible of levelled castle which appears to have stood in the S quadrant of a large rectangular-shaped area, enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse which probably represents the remains of a castle bawn (WM013-060001-). A stone head (WM013-060002-) incorporated into an outhouse in the farmyard of Williamstown House may have been taken from the castle. Williamstown Castle is not depicted on either the 1655-9 Down Survey parish map of Killulagh or the Barony map of Delvin (NLI, MS 723-4). In 1641 the lands of Williamstown belonged to Sir Thomas Nugent who is listed in the Down Survey as an ‘Irish Papist’. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• WM013-060001 Bawn
  Description

  Situated on a low rise overlooking low-lying poorly drained grassland to the W, Williamstown House 55m to SSE. Williamstown Castle (WM013-060----) is depicted as a small rectangular-shaped structure on the 1837 OS 6-inch map and annotated as ‘Castle (Site of)' on revised 1911 ed. OS 6-inch map. No surface remains visible of levelled castle which appears to have stood in the S quadrant of a large rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 80m N-S; 47m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse. Low stony rises inside bawn possibly represents the remains of a range of buildings, although no definite wall footings are evident are visible at the W side of the bawn. It is possible that some of these stony rises could be natural rock outcropping. Outline of bawn clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• WM013-060002 Stone head (present location)
  Description

  Built into the outer wall of a farm building in the yard of Williamstown House located 20m S of Williamstown Castle site (WM013-060---) and bawn (WM013-060001-). A small weathered limestone head (Wth 0.1m; H 0.13m) with a flat face, large eyebrows, a flat nose and a small circular mouth. May have original come from Williamstown Castle. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018

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 Williamstown (briscoe) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Williamstown (briscoe)

Area

1,004,661 m² (100.47 ha, 248.26 acres)

Civil parish

Killulagh, and its townlands

Barony

Delvin

Electoral division

Killulagh, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygillin, Battstown, Hiskinstown, Killulagh, Reynella, Williamstown (rochford)

Placenames

Williamstown (briscoe) 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.