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Appendix 12 Protected Views and Prospects Appendix12 Protected Views and Prospects A12 Protected Views and Prospects List of protected views and prospects as shown on Map 9.5.1. (Written text supersedes map) View Location Direction Description Significance 1 County road North West View looking north west across Local between Ross mixed landscape of woodland and Moneybeg and trees of low enclosure. Lake and skylines visible in distance. Working landscape containing housing, agricultural structures and infrastructure. 2 County road at South Views to south of Loughcrew Local Bellewstown skyline. Foreground contains extensive housing. 3 County road from South Extensive views south west across Regional R154 at Boolies unusually open and unenclosed landscape towards skyline of cultural and scenic significance. Foreground and middleground obstructed by housing and infrastructure. 4 R154 between North Extensive view northwards across Regional Patrickstown and extensive settled landscape with Oldcastle I settlements, housing, infrastructure and agriculture all visible. Infrastructure and housing visible in near and middle foreground. Few mature trees in foreground or middle distance. Extensive view southwards across extensive settled landscape with low densities of housing. 5 R154 between South Extensive view south across Regional Patrickstown and extensive landscape with relatively Oldcastle II low levels of enclosure and relatively low levels of visible development. 6 Slieve na Calliagh Panorama Panoramic views in all directions National including intervisibility between the 3 peaks. Site of high cultural and scenic significance characterised by absent or very low levels of enclosure. 7 County road South East Extensive view across important Regional between scenic and cultural landscape. Rahaghy and Patrickstown 558 MEATH COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013–2019 Protected Views and Prospects A12 View Location Direction Description Significance 8 County road South Framed View from local road across Regional between Skerry West Lough Bane Cross Roads and Ballinlough 9 County road West Extensive view of cultural Regional between significance. Skyline to the west Crossakeel and across normal pasture and tillage Magee’s Cross landscape with extensive housing Roads and agricultural buildings and infrastructure. 10 County road North West Extensive view across mature National between agricultural area with low densities Crossakeel and of non-agricultural development Ardglassan and low intensities of infrastructure visible. Extensive view of Loughcrew and extensive view to south of wooded skylines and distant hills. Similar views available along much of this road. 11 County road South and View to south: Extensive views Local between West across tillage lowlands. Very low Ardglassan and levels of development visible. Rathniska Many mature trees and large fields. View to west: Occasional views of Loughcrew. Established pattern of settlement and infrastructure. 12 County road North View to the north. Typical lowland Local between pasture and tillage. Fields bounded Keeran’s Cross by mature trees. Extensive Roads and development visible including Commons housing, agricultural structures and of Lloyd at infrastructure (including bypass). Castlepole 13 Tower of Lloyd at Panorama 360 degree panoramic views to National Kells surrounding landscape. Significant visual relationships including Loughcrew to the west and toward Carlingford Lough and the Mourne Mountains to the north east. Views also including extensive areas of development including infrastructure and urbanisation. Site is also of cultural heritage significance. MEATH COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013–2019 559 A12 Protected Views and Prospects View Location Direction Description Significance 14 R163 between North Extensive view to north-north-east Local Kells and North East across a landscape of settlement, Drumbaragh infrastructure, mixed farming and woodland. 15 County road East Expansive views to east across Local between typical agricultural lowlands Carlanstown and with low levels of scattered Ardlonan development. 16 County road North East Short range views to north-east Local to north of and South towards tower. Expansive views Moydorragh West to south west across complex of mixed landscape types – this view is visible from a number of locations along this road. 17 County road North Expansive views to distant locations Regional between North East to north and to views of Carlingford, Mullagheven Mourne Mountains to the north Cross Roads and east. Highly varied topography. Gorrys Cross Woodland in lowlands. Roads 18 County road North, Extensive views to north, north Local between North East east and east from this point and Mullystaghan and and East approach roads. Land is open with Robertstown occasional woodland blocks and complex topography. Development evident, especially in lowland areas. 19 Car Park at East and Lakeland view to east with Local Whitewood North East woodland and Whitewood House Lough on horizon. Open view towards north east of horizon. Low levels of development visible in near ground. 20 County road North View to north across drumlin/low Local between hills to near horizons. Extensive Cormeen and areas of woodland and small fields Breaky Bridge in foreground. These views exist along much of this stretch of road. 21 County road North Views to north of high amenity Local between mature mixed woodland on steep Miltown Cross sided stream valley with occasional Roads and Ervey rock outcrops. Absence of any Cross Roads visual residential or agricultural development. 560 MEATH COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013–2019 Protected Views and Prospects A12 View Location Direction Description Significance 22 County road North East Expansive views to north Regional between east distant horizon including Corratober Bridge mountains. Very little settlement and Rathlagan visible. Infrastructure, power lines concentrated in this area around substation to the east. 23 County road North East Expansive views to north east Regional between R165 distant horizon including mountains. and Mullaghmore Very little settlement visible. 24 County road West and Expansive views to the west and Regional between North West north west across settled landscape Rathkenny and including infrastructure and widely Parsonstown scattered housing and some Demesne settlements. 25 County road North West Extensive view especially to the Regional between north west. Working landscape, Horistown and densely settled. Creewood I 26 County road West Extensive views to west across Regional between working landscape with scattered Rathkenny and development and woodland. Dreminstown 27 County road South East Very distant views across settled Regional between landscape. Relatively open. Mature Horistown and woodland in foreground. Low Creewood II density of visible development to the south east. Powerlines and houses visible to southwest. 28 County road North East View north east across settled Local between working landscape with large fields, Rathkenny woodland lots, and low levels Cross Roads of enclosure. Settlements and and Sallygarden infrastructure visible. Cross Roads 29 Car Park at Hill of East, South Extensive view from east to south National Slane East and east across open working and South settled landscape. Modern housing and agricultural development visible. 30 Hill of Slane Panorama Extensive panorama across open National working and settled landscape. Modern housing and agricultural development visible. MEATH COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013–2019 561 A12 Protected Views and Prospects View Location Direction Description Significance 31 County road North Intermittent views of the main International between Boyne tumulus in Newgrange can be Canal and obtained from many points along Roughgrange this road and adjacent areas. Visibility often [less in summer] determined by the season and the current state of hedgerow maintenance. 32 At cross off East, South Extensive view from east to west Local county road to and West encompassing woodland and north of N51 large open fields in foreground. Settled working landscape visible in all directions. Very low density of settlement in foreground to middle ground distance. This View is typical of a series of such views from the N 51 between N53 [Western Boundary] and N53 [Eastern Boundary]. 33 At Proudstown East Extensive eastward view to distant Local Cross Roads on location across settled landscape. R162 Dense urbanisation on right hand side of view. More open but still undeveloped left hand side. 34 N2 between North East View of Boyne Valley with open view International Slane and Balrath of Knowth and Newgrange. Mixed at McGrunder’s composition of working landscape. Cross Roads Slane visible on left (west). Roads, power lines and housing visible. 35 County Road North West View to northwest across settled Regional between landscape with settlements and infra- Beaupark and structure (powerline, windfarm, roads Painestown visible). Many large woodland lots. 36 County road North West View to north west across working Local to north of landscape with visual agricultural Brownstown Cross structures. Roads on R153 I 37 County road South East View to south east across working Local to north of landscape with visual agricultural Brownstown structures. Cross Roads on R153 II 38 At Carn Hill on South South west view to very Local county road to West distant horizon across settled north of Casey’s landscape with visual settlement, Cross Roads on infrastructure and housing on the R153 outskirts of Navan. 562 MEATH COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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