APPENDIX 12 - PROTECTED VIEWS AND PROSPECTS

List of protected views and prospects as shown on Maps 9.5.1 to 9.5.6

View Location Description Significance 1 County road between View looking west across mixed landscape of Local Ross and Moneybeg woodland and trees of low enclosure. Lake and skylines visible in distance. Working landscape containing housing, agricultural structures and infrastructure. 2 County road at Views to south of Loughcrew skyline. Foreground Local Bellewstown contains extensive housing. 3 County road from Extensive views south west across unusually open Regional R154 at Boolies and unenclosed landscape towards skyline of cultural and scenic significance. Foreground and middleground obstructed by housing and infrastructure. 4 R154 between Extensive view northwards across extensive settled Regional Patrickstown and landscape with settlements, housing, infrastructure Oldcastle I 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 Extensive view south across extensive landscape Regional Patrickstown and with relatively low levels of enclosure and relatively Oldcastle II low levels of visible development. 6 Slieve na Calliagh Panoramic views in all directions including National intervisibility between the 3 peaks. Site of high cultural and scenic significance characterised by absent or very low levels of enclosure. 7 County road between Extensive view across important scenic and cultural Regional Rahaghy and landscape. Patrickstown 8 County road between Framed View from local road across Lough Bane Regional Skerry Cross Roads and Ballinlough 9 County road between Extensive view of cultural significance. Skyline to Regional Crossakeel and the west across normal pasture and tillage Magee’s Cross Roads landscape with extensive housing and agricultural buildings and infrastructure. 10 County road between Extensive view across mature agricultural area with National Crossakeel and low densities of non-agricultural development and Ardglassan low intensities of infrastructure visible. Extensive view of Loughcrew and extensive view to south of wooded skylines and distant hills (Portlaois). Similar views available along much of this road. 11 County road between View to south: Extensive views across tillage Local Ardglassan and lowlands. Very low levels of development visible. Rathniska Many mature trees and large fields. View to west: Occasional views of Loughcrew. Established pattern of settlement and infrastructure.

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12 County road View to the north-. Typical lowland pasture and Local between Keeran’s tillage. Fields bounded by mature trees. Extensive Cross Roads and development visible including housing, agricultural Commons of Lloyd structures and infrastructure (including bypass). at Castlepole 13 Tower at Kells 360 degree panoramic views to surrounding National 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. 14 R163 between Kells Extensive view to north-north-east across a landscape Local and Drumbaragh of settlement, infrastructure, mixed farming and woodland 15 County road Expansive views to east across typical agricultural Local between lowlands with low levels of scattered development Carlanstown and Ardlonan 16 County road to Short range views to north-east towards tower. Local north of Expansive views to west across complex of mixed Moydorragh landscape types – this view is visible from a number of locations along this road. 17 County road Expansive views to distant locations to north and to Regional between views of Carlingford, Mourne Mountains to the north Mullagheven Cross east. Highly varied topography. Woodland in lowlands. Roads and Gorrys Cross Roads 18 County road Extensive views to north, north east and east from Local between this point and approach roads. Land is open with Mullystaghan and occasional woodland blocks and complex topography. Robertstown Development evident, especially in lowland areas. 19 Car Park at Lakeland view to east with woodland and Whitewood Local Whitewood Lough House on horizon. Open view towards north east of horizon. Low levels of development visible in near ground. 20 County road View from stretch of road as indicated on map. View Local between Cormeen to north across drumlin/low hills to near horizons. and Breaky Bridge Extensive areas of woodland and small fields in foreground. These views exist along much of this stretch of road. 21 County road Views to north of high amenity mature mixed Local between Miltown woodland on steep sided stream valley with Cross Roads and occasional rock outcrops. Absence of any visual Ervey Cross Roads residential or agricultural development. 22 County road Expansive views to north east distant horizon Regional between Corratober including mountains. Very little settlement visible. Bridge and Infrastructure, powerlines concentrated in this area Rathlagan around substation to the right hand side. 23 County road Expansive views to north east distant horizon Regional between R165 and including mountains. Very little settlement visible. Mullaghmore 24 County road Expansive views to the west and north west across Regional between Rathkenny settled landscape including infrastructure and widely and Parsonstown scattered housing and some settlements. Draft Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019 2

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Demesne 25 County road Extensive view especially to the north east. Working Regional between Horistown landscape, densly settled. and Creewood I 26 County road Extensive views to west across working landscape Regional between Rathkenny with scattered development and woodland. and Dreminstown 27 County road View to south-east. Very distant views across settled Regional between Horistown landscape. Relatively open. Mature woodland in and Creewood II foreground. Low density of visible development to the south east. Powerlines and houses visible to southwest 28 County road View north east across settled working landscape with Local between Rathkenny large fields, woodland lots, and low levels of Cross Roads and enclosure. Settlements and infrastructure visible. Sallygarden Cross Roads 29 Car Park at Hill of Extensive view from east to south east across open National Slane working and settled landscape. Modern housing and agricultural development visible. 30 Hill of Slane Extensive panorama across open working and settled National landscape. Modern housing and agricultural development visible. 31 County road Intermittent views of the main tumulus in Newgrange International between Boyne can be obtained from many points along this road and Canal and adjacent areas. Visibility often [less in summer] and Roughgrange by the current state of hedgerow maintenance, determined by season ] 32 At Cross off county Extensive view from east to west encompassing Local road to north of woodland and large open fields in foreground. Settled N51 working landscape visible in all directions. Very low density of settlement in foreground to middle ground distance. 33 At Proudstown Extensive eastward view to distant location across Local Cross Roads on settled landscape. Dense urbanisation on right hand R162 side of view. More open but still undeveloped left hand side. 34 N2 between Slane View of Boyne Valley with open view of Knowth and International and Balrath at Newgrange. Mixed composition of working landscape. McGrunder’s Cross Slane visible on left (west). Roads and house visible. Roads 35 County Road View to northwest across settled landscape with Regional between Beaupark settlements and infrastructure (powerline, windfarm, and Painestown roads visible). Many large woodland lots. 36 County road to View to north west across working landscape with Local north of visual agricultural structures Brownstown Cross Roads on R153 I 37 County road to View to south east across working landscape with Local north of visual agricultural structures Brownstown Cross Roads on R153 II 38 At Carn Hill on South west view to very distant horizon across settled Local county road to landscape with visual settlement, infrastructure and north of Casey’s housing on the outskirts of Navan Draft Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019 3

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Cross Roads on R153 39 At Johnstown on Extensive view to north across working landscape Local county road to with visible infrastructure (powerline, major road) south of Casey’s and scattered residential development Cross Roads on R153 40 On road to south of Extensive view mainly to south east and south over Local Cannistown Church settled landscape with infrastructure (motorway), and M3 powerlines, playing fields and houses. 41 On county road View looking south towards across open Regional between landscape with significant concentration of Dowdstown Bridge development to east and woodland to west. Contains and Garlagh Cross infrastructure including road, 220kV powerline and Roads anglemasts. 42 On county road View sustained for 500m taking place across Local between Bective unoccupied level countryside with few enclosures and Ballinter cross roads 43 Hill of Tara Car View east to Skryne. Settled landscape. Historic Local Park features. 44 Hill of Tara Panoramic views in every direction across settled National landscape with visible development including foreground powerlines, agricultural buildings, houses, quarries and roads. View to the west; other prominent hilltops visible at great distance. Foreground contains extensive areas of hedgerows and woodland. View to the south; Wicklow and Dublin Mountains visible on horizon. Relatively little development visible. Substantial woodland in the foreground. View to the east; across settled working landscape with a variety of structures and development visible including historic structures such as Skryne. Distant industrial plants. View to the north; panoramic views into very distant horizons. Encompassing a settled landscape with many buildings and structures visible in near and middle distance. Note areas immediately below hill to the north and south are obstructed by topography at variance with protection plan. 45 On county road Local View of Tara hill top. Local between Kilmessan and Castleboy 46 On county road Road has a distinct character coming through an arch Regional between Balpere of trees. It forms an important context for the Hill and Tara approach to Tara. 47 Skryne Church Extensive panoramic views. View to the west: very National distant horizon across settled landscape with the Hill of Tara forming foreground. Intervening landscape contains housing, farm buildings, roads and woodlands. View to the north: contains significant amount of trees and woodland and nearby housing. View to the north east: very distant panorama including Carlingford peninsula. Foreground is a settled working landscape containing many visible structures including houses, telecom masts, and Draft Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019 4

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distant factories. View to the south: very extensive (including Dublin and and Howth peninsula), heavily wooded foreground and middle distance. Many structures visible. 48 On M3 at Iconic view. View only towards Skryne Hill. Motorway Local Baronstown in the foreground. Concentration of housing on road side. View of very distant horizon to the north. 49 On county road Distinctive local view towards Skryne Church Local between Collierstown and Trevet 50 On R154 between View looking to north west across very open fields of Regional Trim and flood plain across river, toward important collection of Scurlockstown cultural heritage remains silhouetted on the skyline. An iconic image of Trim’s status as a Heritage Town. Much modern development visible to the left. 51 On R158 between Expansive view to north of Trim’s Heritage buildings in Local Trim and Laracor profile creating a distinctive urban style 52 Hill of Ward Panoramic views in all directions to very distant Regional horizons. Very open landscape in foreground and middle distance across a working landscape with relatively little settlement visible except for town of to west. 53 On R161 at View North. View to the north east of typical river Local Inchatore Bridge to corridor with immature vegetation from R161. No west of Donore development currently visible. No apparent cultural heritage significance is visible. 54 On R161 at Royal Views along Royal Canal to the east and west at Regional Canal intersection with R161 55 On Stoneford View North. View to middle distance along the River Local Bridge on county Boyne. Typical lowland countryside. Very little road between development visible. Blackshade and Moyfin 56 Along Royal Canal An unusual view to south containing water in the Regional at Boolykeagh foreground with elevated views to distant horizons mostly to the south west. Very little development evident. 57 County road Views to west/north west like this available from this Local between Rathcore location where there are gaps in the hedge. Expansive and Clonguiffin views available to very distant horizons across mixed farmland working landscape with relatively low levels of development.

58 County road First view of tumulus to south Regional between N51 and Knowth 59 Knowth Tumulus Panoramic views in all directions from top of Knowth International tumulus. Extensive views across a working countryside. 60 Obelisk Bridge at View north west from bridge is selected as typical of International Oldbridge the quality of local visual amenity at this location. A site of considerable scenic and historic significance. Site of Battle of Boyne.

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61 Hill at Graveyard at View north; local scenic and international National Sheephouse historical/cultural significance. Expansive view of settled lowland with extensive urbanisation and industry visible to the east and north. Views to the north are extensive and encompass important cultural landscape of significance. Much woodland to north and west 62 County road Panoramic views across mixed agriculture and tillage, International between Duleek pasture and woodland. Views to north and east - and Boyne Canal I dense woodland. Distant horizon skyline to north and west. 63 County road Extensive view to north across woodland, pasture and International between Donore tillage. Middle distance views of Newgrange and and Redmountain Knowth in centre of view and very little development visible. 64 County road Extensive view to north across woodland, pasture and International between Duleek tillage. Middle distance views of Newgrange and and Boyne Canal II Knowth in centre of view and very little development visible. 65 Laytown Strand Distinctive View northwards along the shore from Regional Laytown. 66 County road Panoramic views from south west to north. South Regional between Duleek West - Very distant horizons visible. Views to north and Carnes East and west - very compromised by industry and urbanisation. 67 County road Very long distance views to south west and west Regional between Carnes across open tillage landscape with occasional West and Carnes settlement and very large fields. View provided is East typical. There are similar views from many equivalent vantage points in this general area. 68 County road View to south. Regional between Extensive views across predominantly agricultural Bellewstown and countryside with relatively low levels of settlement Carnes East and infrastructure. Very large fields with low enclosure. 69 County road at Extensive eastward view to sea, Mourne Mountains Regional Bellewstown and horizon north of Boyne. View encompasses a settled landscape with industry, infrastructure, settlement and sea to the east. Views to north and east most important. 70 R108 between Naul Extensive view to east and sea from junction of local Regional and Mullaghteelin road with R108 71 County road off View to east. No specific view from the R106 however Regional R108 at Snowtown there are extensive views to the south from local road between hedgerows and quarry. Extensive tillage landscape, visible settlement and infrastructure. 72 County road Expansive view to west/south west across settled Local Hawkinstown and landscape with distant views towards Skryne. Gilliamstown Landscape is densely vegetated in foreground. 73 County road Extensive views to the north east, mid distance Local between Robinson’s heavily wooded. Dwellings, infrastructure and Cross Roads on agriculture on left hand side. View to skyline with R108 and Windmill distinctive tower is locally distinctive. Hill

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