Rathellin

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathellin, from 3 m² to 254,614 m² (25.46 ha, 62.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathellin 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.

• 2 Dec 2024Conditional

  extensions to existing dwelling house (reg ref cw9405) as constructed comprising retention of 2no. single storey extensions which are located to the west and east of the existing dwelling, consisting of a bedroom and sitting room space, together with full planning permission for the construction of a further single storey extension to the north of the existing bungalow with internal alterations and associated external works including all associated site works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2460384

• 10 Sept 2024Conditional

  a single storey extension to the southeast, a two storey extension to the southwest of the existing dwelling the addition of living space to the first floor, proposed rooflights to both the northeast and southwest, all internal modifications including associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2439

• 29 Jul 2024N/a

  a single storey extension to the southeast ,a two-storey extension to the southwest of the existing dwelling the addition of living space to the first floor, proposed rooflights to both the northeast and southwest, all internal modifications including associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2433

• 7 Feb 2024Conditional

  development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland’s statutory remit, comprising the following: (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works, (ii) Post-Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging, (iii) Back-drain Maintenance, (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works, (v) Trackway Surface Upgrade Works, (vi) 10 no. Temporary Construction Compounds, (vii) Temporary mobile welfare units, and, (viii) All works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted with the planning application

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460026

• 10 Mar 2023N/a

  permission for development of a c.15.358 ha site at the Barrow Navigation. The development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland's statutory remit, comprising the following; (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works (ii) Post- Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging (iii) Back-Drain Maintenance (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works (v) Trackway Surface Maintenance Works and (vi) A new temporary haul road located at Bestfield and Borris. Bestfield access route is indicative with final route to be agreed with landowner. A 15m haul road approximately 4m wide will be constructed from the access trackway in the Borris Estate to the Barrow track way and (vii) all works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this Planning Application.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2350

• 12 Oct 2021Conditional

  Permission to retain; (A) first floor habitable construction to former storage shed, (B) change of use of ground floor of former storage shed to habitable use, (C) single storey link building to existing dwelling, (D) garden structure, (E ) externals walls within site higher than 2m, and all associated works.

  Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 21388

• 20 May 2021Conditional

  Permission is sought for the construction of a domestic garage and associated works to rear of existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 21183

• 1 Aug 2018Conditional

  the construction of front porch, extension to side of existing single storey dwelling and domestic garage with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 18301

• 16 May 2018Conditional

  The development will consist of the improvement and upgrading of the existing public landing Jetty by replacing the damaged and deteriorating walkway with a slip resistant decking material and repairing the canal bank along the length of the Jetty to prevent future erosion and undercutting of the bank. A Natura Impact statement has been prepared for the project and submitted with the application.

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 18195

• 18 Apr 2018N/a

  The development will consist of the improvement and upgrading of the existing public landing Jetty by replacing the damaged and deteriorating walkway with a slip resistant decking material and repairing the canal bank along the length of the Jetty to prevent future erosion and undercutting of the bank

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 18137

• 27 Jan 2017Refused

  development on the Barrow Navigation (The River Barrow) through the townlands of: NEWACRE, NEWGARDEN, BESTFIELD or DUNGANSTOWN, STRAWHALL, CARLOW, GRAIGUE, CLOGRENAN, KILLEESHAL, BALLINABRANNAGH, BALLYGOWAN, PART OF TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), PART OF TOMARD LOWER (ED Clogrenan), RATHORNAN, RATHVINDEN, BALLYKNOCKAN (Idrone West By), LEIGHLINBRIDGE, RATHELLIN, DUNLECKNY, MONEYBEG, KILREE, SLIGUFF, KILGRANEY (Idrone East By), CLOMONEY (Idrone East By), BALLYELLIN and TOMDARRAGH, BALLYTEIGELEA (Idrone East By) , BORRIS, BALLYNAGRANE, COURNELLAN, BALLYKEENAN (St. Mullin's Lower By), HARRISTOWN, TINNAHINCH, KNOCKEEN, CARRIGLEAD, BAHANA, St. MULLIN'S The proposal consists of the development of a multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), approximately 115 Kilometres (KM) in length, on the existing navigation towpath, which is a National Waymarked Way. This will include tailored surface finishes, information, directional and safety signage, and all other associated ancillary works. The route traverses parts of counties Kildare, Laois and Carlow. The route commences in Lowtown, County Kildare, passes through County Laois and finishes in St. Mullins, County Carlow. Approximately 52KM of the route is in County Carlow, 16KM in County Laois and 47 KM in County Kildare. The proposal will involve works to or within the curtilage of the following protected structures: An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the project and are submitted with the application.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 1718

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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• CW016-005 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Shown on 1938-39 'OS 6-inch' map as circular raised area defined by hachures (max. diam. c. 40m). Now levelled, but small portion of monument at N preserved in field boundary. Possibly a ringfort site.

• CW016-006 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Aerial photographs (CUCAP BDH 89, 90) show subrectangular area defined by cropmark of bank (est max. dims. c. 60m WNW-ESE, 30m NNE-SSW). No visible surface traces.

• CW016-007 Concentric enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photographs (CUCAP BDH 89, 90; GB90.AT.15, 30 May 1990) show cropmark of two concentric widely spaced banks each with narrow defining fosses on both sides (max. diam. c. 50m). No visible trace at ground level. Cropmarks are faint but very regular. Treble ring-barrow or ring-ditch site c 100m to NW (CW016-093----). See attached Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 January 2020

• CW016-008 Mound
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Large, very overgrown with scrub, flat-topped mound (H c. 4.5m; base diam. c. 35m, summit dims. 25m NW-SE, 14m SW-NE).

• CW016-093 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Aerial photographs (CUCAP BDH 89; GSI S 435) show cropmark of large circular enclosure with three concentric fosses (est max. diam. c. 100m). See also Rathellin ring-ditch (CW016-007----). Aerial photograph (GB89.P.03) shows cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by three concentric fosses, with evidence of a plough-levelled mound at centre. Comparable to Fenniscourt Barrow (CW016-064). See attached Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018) Bibliography Barrett, G.F. 'Early landscapes in County Carlow: an aerial perspective, in T. McGrath and T. O'Keefe (eds), County Carlow: History and Society, Geography Publications, Dublin. Forthcoming 2008. Barrett , G.F. (2002) 'Flights of discovery: archaeological air survey in Ireland, 1989-2000' in the Journal of Irish Archaeology, XI, 2002., pp. 1-30. Barrett, G.F. (1999) 'Relevé aérien d'archéologie en Irlande, in Archeologie Aerienne: Actes du colloque du festival international d'archéologie d'Amiens. Revue archaeologie de Picardie special 17/1999. APPAH Ministère de la culture, Amiens et de l'Université de Picardie, pp. 245-52. ISSN 0752-5656 . Barrett, G.F. (1997) 'Recovering the hidden landscape' in F.H.A. Aalen, K. Whelan and M. Stout (eds.) Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape, Cork University Press, pp.664-66. ISSN: 0752-5-6561999. Barrett, G.F. (1996) 'Archaeological air survey in County Carlow: discovery and destruction' Carloviana, 44, pp. 16-22.

• CW016-121 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.CK.21, 26 July 1990) shows a small circular enclosure or ring-ditch located c. 100m S of large plough-levelled barrow (CW016 -093----). Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 29 March 2010

Architectural heritage

• Rathellin Lock, lock, 1785–1795 · Regional interest
  Description

  Canal lock, c. 1790. Replacement gates, c. 1990.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Rathellin, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rathellin.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Rathellin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.

Name

Rathellin · Ráth Eilín

Area

2,998,293 m² (299.83 ha, 740.89 acres)

Civil parish

Agha, and its townlands

Barony

Idrone East

Electoral division

Leighlinbridge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,679 people lived in 637 households in the Leighlinbridge electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynaboley, Burgage, Dunleckny, Killinane, Leighlinbridge, Oldtown, Rathduff, Rathedan, Rathwade

Placenames

Rathellin on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.