Castleknock
Townland in the civil parish of Castleknock, barony of Castleknock, Co. Dublin; in Irish Caisleán Cnucha
- Area
- 414.6 ha
- 1,024 acres
- Land parcels
- —
- more than 2,000
- Zoning
- R2
- RS - Residential
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
More than 2,000 parcels touch this townland: too many to draw here.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal The zoning objective in the plan - G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal The zoning objective in the plan - G3Z11: Waterways Protection (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin The zoning objective in the plan - G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal The zoning objective in the plan - R2Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Existing residential)
Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin The zoning objective in the plan - G5Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Development Plan 2022-2028, Dublin The zoning objective in the plan - M2TC - Town and District Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal The zoning objective in the plan - G3HA-LV (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin The zoning objective in the plan - R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal The zoning objective in the plan - S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal The zoning objective in the plan - C3HT - High Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 Sept 2026Referral
ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING MOTOR SHOWROOM AND SERVICE WORK
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0339E
17 Aug 2026Referral
The development will consist of a 5-year temporary planning permission
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0322E
17 Aug 2026Referral
1) First floor extension above existing ground floor garage at easter
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0323E
31 Jul 2026Referral
Alteration/extension of the existing two storey detached house at 4 Du
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0311E
31 Jul 2026Withdraw application
Alteration/extension of the existing two storey detached house at 4 Du
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0307E
24 Jul 202635 day assessment
The development will consist of the placement of a portakabin structur
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0301E
12 Jul 2026Grant permission
Planning Permission is sought for: Construction of single storey dini
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0281E
6 Jul 2026Grant permission
Alteration/extension of the existing two storey detached house at 146
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0274E
1 Jul 2026Request additional information
The development will consist of the demolition of portions of the exis
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0264
1 Jul 2026Grant permission
Planning Permission for the demolition of the existing single-storey i
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0266E
17 Jun 2026Invalid application
Planning Permission for the demolition of the existing single-storey i
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0237E
8 Jun 2026Grant permission
The development will consist of: Construction of a dormer extension t
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0235E
4 Jun 2026Refuse permission
Permission is sought for: (i) Demolition of the existing two-storey de
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0223E
28 May 2026Grant permission & grant retention
Retention Permission and Planning Permission is sought for development
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0216E
26 May 2026Grant permission
The proposed development will consist: (a) first floor extension to th
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0211E
6 May 2026Grant permission
Planning permission for attic conversion with roof windows to side roo
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0185E
1 May 2026Grant permission
Permission for the construction of a single storey extension (c. 9.5m2
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0177E
30 Apr 2026Grant permission & grant retention
The development will consist of: Permission sought for new ground floo
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0175E
29 Apr 2026Ai not significant
Planning Permission to amend a previously permitted development Reg. R
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0169E
26 Apr 2026Invalid application
amend a previously permitted development Reg. Ref. FW25A/0307E (incorp
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0165E
3 Apr 2026Grant permission & grant retention
Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof to bot
Permission and retention · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0134E
26 Mar 2026Grant permission
a single storey detached garden room containing a playroom and home gy
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0120E
19 Mar 2026Grant permission
The development consists of Alterations to the previously granted plan
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0111E
16 Mar 2026Grant permission
A 3 year Temporary Planning Permission for the installation of an outd
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0108E
10 Mar 2026Grant permission
planning permission for the extension and alteration of our house at n
Permission · Fingal County Council, FW26A/0099E
The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Liffey Valley 000128
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal 002103
Recorded monuments
- DU014-034 Burial ground
Description
The 1938 OS map locates the burials ground next the River Road cottages. The finding of a skeleton and two skulls in a field near the river Tolka were first reported to the National Museum of Ireland by the Garda Sergeant at Blanchardstown in 1937. In 1938 the National Museum led an excavation there. About one third of the site was excavated and almost 400 skeletons of men, women and children were uncovered and removed for examination. Blue and white glass beads, a lignite ring, bronze pins, flint arrowheads and some iron objects were found with them. A silver coin of Eadgar of England dated AD 967 was also found indicating the site was in use in the 10th century (NMI Topographical Files). Currently a field of pasture. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 23 January 2015
- DU017-008 Graveyard
Description
St. Brigid's Church of Ireland church in Castleknock village was built on the site of a church (DU017-008001-) attached to the Benedictine Priory of Little Malvern (Ball 1920, 33) now stands in the centre of a large rectangular-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 66m N-S x 85m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall with entrance gate to E. Graveyard contains memorials from the post-1700 period onwards (NLI, PD 1958 TX 39). Possible priory church (DU017-008003-) of the Benedictine Order stood on the site of the present church or in close proximity within the graveyard. Graveyard not listed in the Dublin SMR (1988) and listed as DU017-00802- in the Dublin RMP (1998). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Compilation: 25 November 2025
- DU017-008001 Church
Description
St. Brigid's Church of Ireland church (built c. 1806) standing in the centre of a graveyard in the village of Castleknock stands on the site of a medieval priory church associated with the Benedictine Priory of Little Malvern, Worcestershire, England (Ball 1920, 33). The priory church was dedicated to Saint Brigid. St Bridget’s holy well (DU017-009----) stands 55m to the SSE of the church. The Anglo-Norman masonry castle (DU017-012002-) built by Richard Tyrrel c. 1185 stands on a motte-and-bailey (DU017-012001-) 670m to the SSW of the church site. Listed in the Dublin SMR (1988) as Church ‘Site of’ where it was assigned the SMR Number DU017-008---. Listed in the Dublin RMP (1998) as Church ‘Site of’ where it was assigned the RMP No. DU017-00801. The enclosing graveyard was listed in the 1998 RMP as DU017-00802-. It is not clear if the 19th-century church incorporates fabric from the medieval priory church or whether the medieval church was levelled completely and replaced by the present building in the early 19th-century. The medieval church consisted of a western battlemented bell-tower with nave and chancel church with a north and southern aisles attached to the chancel. In the post-reformation period the chancel and its aisles were abandoned and the nave was reused as the chancel of the church with attached western tower. In the early 19th-century the medieval church was replaced by the present church that was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a; ‘Detached Church of Ireland church, built 1806, with three-stage tower to west gable. Flanking side aisles added c.1860, comprising three-bay side elevations with gabled terminating bays to east forming transepts. Stained glass window dedicated to Saint Hubert by Harry Clarke’ (NIAH Reg. No. 11362003). Ronan (1941, 33; 1940, 184) recorded that Richard Tyrrell ‘granted certain lands of Castleknock (c. 1185) to endow a religious house there in honour of St. Brigid, the patroness of the church. The Benedictines of Little Malvern, Worcestershire, built their cill or priory beside the church and received a grant (1219) from Archbishop de Loundres of certain tithes of Castleknock for the purpose of adding five monks to the priory’. Archbishop de Loundres, built a church in the churchyard for the vicar of the parish, and erected it as a predend in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in 1227 (ibid). The 1615 Royal Visitation of Dublin Diocese recorded that John Rice was the vicar of Castleknock vicarage standing in the Deanery of Taney, with John Ryse then serving as a reading minister, the church and chancel (Ecclesia et cancella) was in good condition with books (Ronan 1941, 33). The medieval church was described on the 5th of May in 1782 by the antiquarian and artist, Austin Cooper, who wrote in his notebook that the church; ‘here is plain and neat contain[in]g ab[ou]t 14 seats & a small Gallery over the door, the entrance is thro[ugh] a square embattled steeple wherein are a couple of bells terminating with a wooden cupola & a weather cock whereon are the letters G.K.G. – C.W.’ (Price 1942, 68). The medieval church was described in the 1654-56 Civil Survey of Dublin as ‘the walls of an Olde Church’ (Simington 1945, 242) with the tithes belonging to Sir Robert Meredith by lease from St Patrick’s Cathedral Church (ibid. 241). The Civil Survey recorded that there was about four ‘Acres of Gleebland in the Church town of Castleknock with three Cottages Belongeinge therto’ (ibid. 250). Depicted on Rocque’s 1760 Map of County Dublin as a T-plan church with southern transept standing in the centre of a square-shaped graveyard. A painting of the southern side of Castleknock Church by Gabriel Beranger dating from 1771 shows the rendered lime-washed building as consisting of an undivided chancel (original medieval nave?) with western bell-tower with battlemented wall walk (NLI, PD 1958 TX 39). To the east of the chancel there is an un-rendered structure with battlemented wall-walk, twin light ogee-window with hood-moulding above located off centre to the east in the south wall. Two other single light pointed windows visible in the south wall. Remains of a pointed window in the centre of the east wall, broken wall on north-east corner suggests that it was attached to a larger structure/chancel which was levelled prior to the 1771 painting. Possible remains of the southern aisle of the medieval chancel. The whitewashed church with three round-headed windows in the southern wall was the original nave of the medieval church that was later reused as the main body of the church when the chancel was abandoned possibly in the post-reformation period. According to Ball (1920, 36) the medieval church at Castleknock had a chancel of ‘two arched aisles’ one of these was possibly Burnell’s chapel’. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Compilation: 25 November 2025
- DU017-008003 Religious house - Benedictine monks
Description
St. Brigid's Church of Ireland church (built c. 1806) standing in the centre of a graveyard in the village of Castleknock stands on the site of a medieval priory church associated with the Benedictine Priory of Little Malvern, Worcestershire, England (Ball 1920, 33; De Varebeke 1950). The priory church was dedicated to Saint Brigid. St Bridget’s holy well (DU017-009----) stands 55m to the SSE of the church. The Anglo-Norman masonry castle (DU017-012002-) built by Richard Tyrrel c. 1185 stands on a motte-and-bailey (DU017-012001-) 670m to the SSW of the church site. Ronan (1941, 33; 1940, 184) recorded that Richard Tyrrell ‘granted certain lands of Castleknock (c. 1185) to endow a religious house there in honour of St. Brigid, the patroness of the church. The Benedictines of Little Malvern, Worcestershire, built their cill or priory beside the church and received a grant (1219) from Archbishop de Loundres of certain tithes of Castleknock for the purpose of adding five monks to the priory’. Archbishop de Loundres, built a church in the churchyard for the vicar of the parish, and erected it as a predend in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in 1227 (ibid). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Compilation: 25 November 2025
- DU017-009 Ritual site - holy well
Description
'St. Bridget's Well (Covered)' stands at the corner of the Chapelizod Road in Castleknock Village, 25m SSE of St Brigid's Church (DU017-008001-) and graveyard. There is a water pump on the site and a blocked opening behind it which may have been the original location of the well. There are inscribed sandstone tablets with text embedded in a brick-built recesses either side of the pump. These contain quotations from the Book of Revelations 7:14-17 and John 4:13 - 'He (Jesus) shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes' / 'Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst' (Ó Danachair 1958, 75). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 17 April 2023
- DU017-012001 Castle - motte and bailey
Description
Located on a steep natural rise west of the Vincentian College. Along with Windmill Hill it is the highest point in landscape with extensive views. The motte is oval in plan (c.30m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE; H 18.5m see Ball 1920, 2-5) with a keep and curtain wall. Inner keep has castle remains (DU017-012002-) at east end and curtain wall along north to east where there is a sheer drop down. South defined by a tree line behind which is also a sheer drop. The Priest's graveyard is within the enclosed area. The motte is enclosed by two fosses which were better preserved when inspected by Ball in 1920; the upper fosse is only visible along the NW and is silted up in the ESE where there is pathway to the keep (DU017-012002-); (dims. after Ball 1920, 2-5; upper fosse Wth 5m, D 3m; lower fosse Wth c. 10m, D c. 4.5m). Outer hedged along exterior. Fosse bottoms flat-based and relatively clear-may reflect use as pathways. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 29 January 2015
- DU017-012002 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
Description
Located on a natural prominence west of the present Vincentian College. The W side of a polygonal keep with it's W section of curtain wall stands at the E end of a motte (DU017-012001-). The keep rises to two storeys. It is built of regular blocks of coursed limestone masonry with slate packing. Traces of a staircase were visible to first floor level (wall Wth 2.25m). An opening through the W section of keep is supported by concrete additions. Traces of machiolation survive above this opening. The base of the castle appears to have been damaged by ivy removal and there are substantial stone missing. Massively overgrown with ivy. Built by Sir Hugh Tyrell Governor of Trim in c.1174. In 1316 Edward Bruce brother of Robert laid seige to it. A 1698 sketch shows a substantial structure four storeys high with battlements, a base batter and large windows at first floor level (Sweetman 1999, 85). There is a straight seam between the curtain wall and keep which indicates two phases of construction. The area enclosed by the curtain wall (H 2.6m) is irregular in plan (dims. c. 30m E-W, c. 20m N-S, 2.60m). It serves as a cemetery for the Vincentian Order. In the junction between the keep and curtain wall there are traces of a vaulted opening overlooking the earthen defences. The inner face of the curtain wall is under-cut. There is a base batter around the exterior in the W section and remains of garderobe chute. An arched recess in the interior of the curtain wall is probably a later addition (Ball 1920, 2-5, Leask 1941, 43). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 29 January 2015
- DU017-013001 Burial
Description
Located on the grounds of the Vincentian college beside Castleknock village. This is a natural hillock known as Windmill Hill. Listed in the Dublin SMR (1988) as an ‘Earthwork Unclassified’ which was based on a reference to ‘a rath’ in the Dublin Penny Journal of 1835 when it stated that Windmill Hill was the remains of a ‘Rath’ (Anon 1835, 237). The hill was determined by the SMR to be the remains of a natural hill and was not included in the Dublin RMP (1998) as the classification had been changed to redundant record. The classification was changed in 2015 from redundant record to burials based results from test excavation carried out in 2007 under licence No. 07E0682Ext. (McLoughlin 2007) which was undertaken around the water tower in advance of the insertion of a new water tank. Four grave-cuts with human skeletal remains were identified east of the extant tower. Development was redesigned to allow for preservation in situ (McLoughlin 2007). Subsequent geophysical survey under Licence no. 07R0233 identified a cross-shaped anomaly (Nicholls 2007) which was interpreted by archaeologist Christine Baker as possibly marking the possible site of the eponymous windmill (DU017-013002-). It is uncertain if there was a medieval windmill at Castleknock and the placename may be a reference to the 18th-century circular ‘Watch Tower’ on the summit of the hill rather than named after the site of a levelled medieval windmill. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Compilation: 25 November 2025
- DU017-013002 Designed landscape - belvedere
Description
Natural flat-topped hillock known as Windmill Hill, on the demesne landscape of St. Vincent's College, standing 240m E of Castleknock motte (DU017-012001-) and Anglo-Norman stone castle (DU017-012002-). Along with the motte, the hill is the highest point (276 ft. OD) in the landscape with extensive views of the surrounding land. Listed in the Dublin SMR (1988) as ‘Windmill Possible’, and included in the Dublin RMP (1998) as ‘Windmill Site’. On the summit of the flat-topped hill there is a circular stone tower (diam. c. 6m) which is annotated ‘Tower’ on all editions of the OSi historic maps. Annotated ‘Tower’ on Rocque's 1760 map of Dublin County (Rocque 1762). The tower (Watch Tower) was painted by the antiquarian Gabriel Beranger in 1768 who described the painting as a ‘View of two hillocks, one bearing a watchtower and the other bearing the castle of Castleknock’ (NLI, PD 1958 TX 32). The painting shows a circular tower then known as a ‘Watch Tower’ standing on the summit of a flat-topped hill with the remains of a broken out ground floor doorway and the castle of Castleknock standing on the motte in the background. The condition of the stone tower as painted in 1768 is similar to the remains of the tower still visible today. In 1835 the Dublin Penny Journal recorded that this tower on Windmill Hill ‘was erected by Mr Guinn for an observatory, but afterwards let go to ruin’ (Anon. 1835, 236). This watch-tower was described by archaeologist Gill McLoughlin as; ‘of mortared random rubble construction, lit by three pointed arch windows, with opposing doorways facing W and E. No roof survives’ (Mc Loughlin 2007). This stone watch tower was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a; ‘Ruined windmill tower, c. 1800, on a circular plan with random rubble stone walls, containing water storage unit within’ (NIAH Reg. No. 11362021). Geophysical survey was undertaken (Licence no. 07R0223) in advance of the insertion of a new water tank which identified a 'criss-cross pattern of potential interest' at ITM coords (708721/736533) (Nicholls 2007). It has been suggested that this cross-like anomaly may be the remains of the site of a levelled windmill. It is possible that the name ‘Windmill Hill’ was mistakenly applied to this hill based on the presence of the circular shaped ‘Watch Tower’ which does have the appearance of a windmill. Alternatively the ‘Watch Tower’ may have been converted into a windmill from which the hill received its name. Or the hill was named after a medieval windmill that was levelled. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
- DU017-091 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
Geophysical survey (Licence no. 04R052) and test excavation (Licence no. 04E0796) in advance of residential development. Features identified including a curvilinear gully, refuse pits and post/stakeholes were subsequently excavated (Licence no. 04E0935). At the east of the site, a small kiln appeared to have been truncated by a later pit. It consisted of a drystone setting or lining along the sides of a cut with oxidisation along the base. To the west of the kiln structural features indicated a small shelter or work area, centred on a hearth, in association with a series of refuse pits and a curvilinear gully. A large quantity of medieval pottery, c. 2989 sherds, was recovered, dating to the late 13th and early 14th centuries, including pottery wasters, ladles or pipkins with hooked handles, cooking vessels, and jugs with slashed and plain strap handles, thumbed rims and bases. Applied body decoration included so-called raspberry 'prunts'. A two-colour floor tile of probable 13th-century date was also found within the scorched backfill of an additional hearth. This corresponds to the provisional date for the majority of the pottery recovered from the site. Other finds included a copper alloy stick pin, spindle whorl, a fragment of a rotary quernstone and a carved, slightly serrated, bone piece possibly used to decorate pottery (Campbell, K. 2004:0480 www.excavations.ie). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 8 February 2015
- DU017-124 Kiln - lime
Description
Limekiln depicted in the centre of an area of historic quarries on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map with public road immediately to the east and laneway to the north Not indicated on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map. Area of scrubland where limekiln was located is now visible on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Compilation: 26 November 2025
- DU017-127 Kiln - lime
Description
Annotated ‘L.K.’ on the 1863 edition of the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map where it is depicted as a square-shaped structure in an area of extensive quarrying, possibly associated with an ‘Old Lead Mine’ that is depicted on the 1837 ed. OS six-inch map. Limekiln 90m to the north. Not depicted on earlier editions of the OSi historic maps. No surface remains visible. Area of grassland on site of levelled limekiln visible on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Compilation: 26 November 2025
- DU018-143 Weir - fish
Description
Went (1954, 52-53, 58) mentions an early fishery S of Glenmaroon.The exact location of this monument is unknown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
- Bridge, 1880–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Single-span road bridge, c.1900, of riveted iron girder construction with lattice support structure. Piers of rock faced ashlar limestone with granite quoins and string course. Embankment constructed on southern side of river as part of roadway to bridge, incorporating stone faced brick built bridge spanning mill race. Bridge now closed and disused.
- Ranelagh Bridge, bridge, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch humpback road bridge over Royal Canal, c.1810, now pedestrianised.
- Kilbride House, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1840, with attic accommodation. Retaining original fenestration. Single-storey lean-to extension to rear, c.1900. Single-storey extension to south and to rear attic dormer c.1970.ROOF: Hipped; slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; rough cast chimney stacks with terracotta pots; rear pitch of roof has flat roof extension protruding into roof dormer lean-to; slate; pitched roof to rear; flat roofed extension to side. WALLS: Roughcast render with nap rendered plinth course. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; rendered soffits and reveals; granite cills with 6/6 timber sashes to grounds floor and 3/3 timber sashes to first floor;3/3 timber sashes and timber casement to rear; round headed door opening; rendered soffit and reveals; granite door step; timber panelled door and spoke wheel fanlight c.1980.
- Saint Brigid's Church (Castleknock), church/chapel, 1800–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached Church of Ireland church, built 1806, with three-stage tower to west gable. Flanking side aisles added c.1860, comprising three-bay side elevations with gabled terminating bays to east forming transepts. Stained glass window dedicated to Saint Hubert by Harry Clarke.ROOF: Double pitched slate roof flanked by subsidiary double pitched slate transept roof, all with clay ridge tiles; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Granite rubble walls with ashlar granite plinth course; quoining; gable copings and three courses to projecting nave elevation facing street; blank granite panel to tower. OPENINGS: Pointed arch opening with carved granite hood moulding, irregular quoining, cills and geometric Gothic tracery, each opening has figurative or lattice leaded stained glass; three pointed arch door openings, two to street front; one to tower with carved granite hood moulding; stepped soffit and reveals, granite steps flanked by engaged stepped granite piers with triangular coping and recessed panel; surrounding timber plank doors with massive wrought iron hinges and furniture; late 19th century timber panelled double leaf doors with central octagonal panels and Gothic panelled tympanum to tower opening.
- Lucano, house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay single-storey red brick house with attic accommodation, c.1900, with projecting entrance porch and return to rear. (Pair with 11362005)ROOF: Double pitched with clay tiled roof with two courses laid in fishscale pattern; stepped red brick chimney stacks, one shared with adjoining house, timber barge board on gabled side elevation and left side of bay projection; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Machine made red brick, Flemish bond, flush pointing, sandstone plinth course to bay projection with clay tile scale hanging above bay window opening. OPENINGS: Square headed window opening, flush block ended chamfered lintels, red brick reveals, flush chamfered block ended cill, timber casement window, three sided bay window with flush chamfered cill, timber frame & timber casement window; square headed dormer window opening with triple timber casement; square headed door opening, red brick flat arch, soffit, reveals and granite doorstep, surrounding diagonal tongue and grooved door; two granite steps and red and black tiled front door area, covered by bay projection and closed to side by red brick wall with glazed timber panel
- Parkside House, house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay single-storey red brick house with attic accommodation, c.1900, with projecting entrance porch. Now in use as offices. Extended to rear c.1995. (Pair with 11362004)ROOF: Double pitch clay tile roof with terracotta comb ridge tiles; cast-iron rainwater goods; decorative barge boards on side elevation; stepped red brick chimney stack. WALLS: Machine made red brick, Flemish bond, flush pointing, sandstone plinth course to bay projection; rendered side and rear elevation; clay tile hanging on bay projection. OPENINGS: Square headed window opening, lintels soffit, reveals, flush chamfered block ended cills; three sided bay window with red brick base, uPVC casement window and frame; dormer square headed window opening with uPVC casement window; square headed door opening, red brick flat arch, soffit, reveals, two granite steps, glazed door, covered by bay projection with uPVC glazing to side forming porches.
- House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay two-storey red brick house, c.1900, with projecting gabled bay and return to rear. (Pair with 11362007)ROOF: Double pitched slate with terracotta tiles; hipped slate roof to left with terracotta ridge tiles; roof extends down to form roof porch over door; cast-iron rainwater goods; timber barge boards, overhanging eaves supported by timber bracket on sandstone console. WALLS: Machine made red brick, Flemish bond, flush pointing, sandstone ground floor cill course, ruled and lined, nap rendered side elevation. OPENINGS: Camber headed window opening, red brick flat arch, soffit, reveals and flush chamfered sandstone cills and tripartite and quadripartite single-pane sash windows with ogee horns, square headed door opening, red brick flat arch, soffits, reveals; rendered door step with tiling and glazed timber door leaf with frosted glass overlight.
- House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay two-storey red brick house, c.1900, with projecting gabled bay and return to rear. Single-storey entrance bay to right, c.1950. (Pair with 11362006)ROOF: Double pitched slate roof with terracotta tiles, with hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles to right extending down to door arch level on façade; cast iron rainwater goods; plain timber barge boards; shaped yellow brick chimney stack. WALLS: Machine made red brick, laid in Flemish bond with weather struck repointing. Sandstone ground floor cill course, ruled & lined nap rendered side elevation. OPENINGS: Camber headed window openings, red brick flat arches, soffits, reveals and flush chamfered cills surrounding uPVC casement windows; square headed door opening, red brick flat arch, soffit, reveals, granite door step and new timber panelled door.
- Village House, post office, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay two-storey red brick post office, c.1900. (Pair with 11362009)ROOF: Hipped slate roof; terracotta roof ridge tiles; single corniced red brick chimney stack shared with adjoining house; clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Machine made red brick English garden wall bond to front façade; side and rear walls nap rendered lined and ruled; shadow of signage on front façade visible. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; brick flat arches; brick soffits and reveals; granite cills; cylinder glass single-pane timber sash windows; ground floor window is a single fixed pane timber window; square headed door, eight panelled timber door with early door furniture; bi-partite glass overlight; granite threshold flanked by flush granite blocks; concrete steps to front door.
- Village House, post office, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay two-storey red brick post office, c.1900, retaining original fenestration, and having recessed entrance bay to south-east. (Pair with 11362008)ROOF: Hipped slate roof; hipped roof to rear over recessed porch; terracotta ridge tiles; corniced red brick chimney stacks; clay pots. WALLS: Machine made red brick Flemish bond to front façade; side elevation, nap rendered lined and ruled. OPENINGS: Square headed brick flat arches; brick soffits and reveals; granite cills; single pane with cylinder glass timber sash windows; square headed door; overlight; original timber four panelled door; original glass door furniture; granite door step.
- Ennis House, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, c.1860, retaining fenestration.ROOF: Double pitched slate with clay ridge tiles; yellow brick chimney stacks and moulded terracotta pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Nap rendered lined and ruled; nap rendered plinth course. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; rendered soffits, reveals and painted stone cills; 2/2 timber sash windows with ogee horns; square headed door opening with nap rendered soffit and reveals with replacement door.
- The Elms, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey double-pile house, c.1840, retaining original fenestration. Single-storey garage to north gable, c.1970.ROOF: Hipped M-profile slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles; rebuilt chimney stacks with moulded clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Roughcast rendered; nap rendered plinth course, verticals and course below gutters .OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; patent rendered soffits, reveals and stone cills; 2/2 and 4/4 timber sash windows; timber flat panelled door; distinctive disc panel to fanlight.
- Castleknock House, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey house, c.1840, with central projecting entrance porch, two-bay single-storey wing to north gable, and returns to rear. Single-storey extension to south gable c.1970. Farmyard complex to south-west.ROOF: Hidden behind parapet; double pitch to front; hipped to rear; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; nap rendered stacks; clay pots with cornices. WALLS: Rough cast painted render; nap rendered plinth, cornice and parapet. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; rendered reveals and soffits; granite cills; 1/1 sash windows; elliptical headed door surround; clear fanlight; door flanked by pilasters with console brackets: two leaf timber panelled door with early brass door bell; granite steps; flat roof, cornice and a round headed window to each side of porch.
- The Farm, gate lodge, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1900, with single-storey lean-to to west gable.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; rendered chimney stacks; clay pots; one tall moulded terracotta pot; carved decorative timber overhanging eaves to gable ends to road side. WALLS: Rendered. OPENINGS: Square headed door; rendered chamfered surround; square headed cylinder glass overlight; replacement timber door; square headed windows; moulded and rendered surrounds; granite cills; timber casements; blocked up window to gable.
- The Farm, farmyard complex, 1830–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Farmyard complex, c.1835, including: Detached three-bay two-storey outbuilding on a rectangular pla.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; stone coping to gables; cast-iron rainwater goods; mono pitched slate roof to single-storey complex. WALLS: Random rubble; paintedl; cast-iron tie bars; painted brick; English garden wall bond; OPENINGS: Square headed window openings. Replacement door c.1980.
- Saint Vincent's College, clubhouse, 1900–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey pavilion, c.1915, with gabled breakfront having recessed porch within. Single-storey corrugated-iron lean-to, c.1980, attached to north elevation.ROOF: Hipped clay tiled roof with louvered gable above each hip; centrally placed breakfront double pitched roof; same covering; timber barge boards and finial; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough cast rendered walls with smooth rendered strips giving appearance of Tudor style timber cagework house; central gable front rest on Bessemer beam supported by four timber posts joined by timber arched panels with central timber newel below timber lattice work; plain timber balustrade flanks entrance to porch. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; rendered soffits, reveals and flush cills; side hung casement windows; square headed door openings set in porch flanked by large fixed sidelights and overlight with tongue and grooved stall risers; tongue & grooved panelling to porch; red and black terracotta tiled porch floor.
- Saint Vincent's College, graveyard/cemetery, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Burial ground with various cut-stone grave markers from 1864 to present in shadow of ruined castle [SMR DU017-012002-].
- Saint Vincent's College, college, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached thirteen-bay three-storey college, c.1850, with advanced central and end bays. ROOF: Hipped slate roofs with clay ridge tiles; five rendered chimney stacks with plain clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods; subsidiary monopitched and lean-to extensions roof to rear. WALLS: Rough cast rendered to all elevations with granite plinth and cornice supporting gutters. OPENINGS: Roundheaded ground floor window openings with rendered arches each joined by granite string course at springing of arch; stepped rendered soffits, reveals and granite cills; 4/4 round headed timber sash windows with ogee horns; square headed first and second floor window openings; segmental headed first floor openings to central block flanking tri-partite window arrangement; each with rendered soffit, reveals and granite cills; 2/2 timber sash windows with ogee horns; granite doorcase comprising stepped bull nose moulded verticals supporting granite arch with keystone joining soffit of first floor cill course; granite steps; double leaf glazed timber door and four paned fanlight; flanking sidelights.
- Saint Vincent's College, country house, 1790–1820 · National interest
Description
Formerly detached five-bay three-storey country house, built c.1790, with granite portico. Extended to fifteen bays, c.1810. Returns and extensions to rear. Chapel c.1840 to rear. Walter Doolin, architect, chapel remodelled by Ashlin.ROOF: Multiple hipped and pitched roofs; slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; rendered stacks; terracotta pots; cast-iron rainwater goods; stone cross at apex of chapel. WALLS: Pebble dashed walls; nap rendered quoining, plinth course and cornice; rear wall contains granite string courses; roundels and niches and bow shaped projection flanked by gable ended returns. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings with rendered surrounds; frieze and cornice over ground floor openings; alternating pedimented and segmental headed, first floor openings; second floor has plain window architraves; timber sashes and granite cills; projecting granite portico with two scamozzian ionic columns with responding ionic pilasters, two leafed timber and glass panelled door with square headed overlight; granite door architrave flanked by pilasters with granite console brackets.
- Saint Vincent's College, college, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached thirteen-bay three-storey over basement college, c.1910, with projecting end bay and three-storey returns to rear.ROOF: Hipped tiled roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Granite ashlar basement; roughcast rendered and granite dressing to projecting end bay; projecting granite course below gutters; round headed niche on end bay with granite sculpture. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; rendered soffits, reveals and shallow granite cills; 6/6 timber sash ground and fist floor windows; 6/3 timber sash windows on third floor; tri-partite window arrangements to right end bay and rear elevation and two return elevations with granite mullions; tri-partite granite doorcase comprising square headed sidelights flanking square headed double door opening; double leaf glazed panelled doors and 4/4 timber sash side light windows; granite steps.
- Saint Vincent's College, mill (wind), 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Ruined windmill tower, c.1800, on a circular plan with random rubble stone walls, containing water storage unit within. Possibly site of holy well.
- Saint Vincent's College, gate lodge, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with dormer attic, c.1900, set behind limestone ashlar piers with cast-metal gates.ROOF: Pyramidal slate roof capped by rockfaced and quoined granite chimney stack with four plain clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods; dormer attic to front pitch of roof; metal dormer cheeks; three paned metal casement window. WALLS: Rockfaced granite with granite ashlar plinth and quoining. OPENINGS: Square headed bi-partite window openings with granite lintel dressings, cills and mullions; metal casement windows; square headed door opening; doorcase comprising granite uprights with dentil lintel over; granite door step; timber door with central glazed panel.
- Knockmaroon House, gate lodge, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached gable-fronted five-bay two-storey half timber neo-Tudor gate lodge, c.1900. Conservatory to rear, c.1980.ROOF: Double pitched; tiled; overhanging timber eaves and barge boards; corniced red brick stack with modern terracotta pots. WALLS: Machine made red brick; Flemish bond; moulded red brick plinth course; rough cast render walls at first floor level, timber latching to uppermost part of façade. OPENINGS: Centrally placed timber and glass panelled door with brick soffits and reveals; timber casement windows; ground floor corner windows with carved timber porch.
- Knockmaroon House, country house, 1800–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey house, c.1815, with canted end bay to south. Six-bay two-storey extension with attic accommodation to north and return to rear, c.1905. Single-storey extensions c.1960 to rear. Farmyard complex to west.ROOF: Behind parapet wall; hipped slate roofover earliest part of house; hipped slate roof perpendicular to main roof over wing; rendered chimney stacks with moulded terracotta pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Roughcast rendered walls with Venetian red wash; granite plinth course; frieze, cornice and parapet. OPENINGS: Square headed window opening; rendered soffits, reveals, granite cills; 6/6 timber sash windows with segmental horns and cylinder glass; four Wyatt windows with clustered columns, timber mullions and 6/6 and 3/3 timber sash windows; square headed door opening; rendered Doric portico; rendered doorcase with fixed pane side lights flanking timber flat panelled door leaf with fillet moulding; square headed overlight with cylinder glass; two granite steps to granite paved front door area.
- Ashgrove, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached eight-bay single-storey house, c.1870, with outbuilding to east.ROOF: Hipped; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; corniced red brick stack; terracotta pots; pyramidal slate roof to outbuilding. WALLS: Rough cast render. OPENINGS: Square headed, rendered soffits and reveals, painted stone cills; 6/6 timber sashes with convex sash horns; glass and timber front door, 1970's; original two leaf tongue and groove timber door with iron handle to adjoining garden shed.
- Rose Cottage, house, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey house, c.1895, with projecting end bay.ROOF: L-shaped hipped slate with clay ridge tiles; timber eaves boards conceal exposed sprocketed eaves; red brick chimney stack with roll moulded course and cornice;u PVC rainwater goods. WALLS: Roughcast rendered. OPENINGS: Segmental headed opening with nap rendered soffits, reveals and painted stone cills; original timber casement windows with cylinder glass; segmental headed door opening; curved rendered soffit and reveals; tongue & grooved timber door; stone doorstep.
- Hands Cottage, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey house, c.1910, with central projecting entrance porch.ROOF: Double pitched slate; terracotta ridge tiles and pots; cornice red brick stacks; cast-iron rainwater goods; lean-to porch; slightly overhanging eaves. WALLS: Rough cast render. OPENINGS: Camber headed, rendered soffits and reveals; granite cills; original eight pane cylinder glass casement windows; square headed rendered surround to original tongue and groove timber door with cast-iron door furniture; granite door step
- Farmleigh, country house, 1850–1885 · National interest
Description
Detached multiple-bay three-storey house over basement, built 1881. Pedimented two-bay entrance breakfront with port cochere.Farmleigh, an estate of 78 acres situated to the north-west of Dublin's Phoenix Park, was purchased from the Guinness family by the Irish Government in 1999. The house has been refurbished by the Office of Public Works as accommodation for visiting dignitaries, for high level Government meetings, and for public enjoyment. Originally a small Georgian house built in the late 18th century, Farmleigh was purchased by Edward Cecil Guinness (1847-1927) on his marriage to his cousin, Adelaide Guinness in 1873. A great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, founder of the eponymous brewery, Edward Cecil became the first Earl of Iveagh in 1919. The first major building programme was undertaken in 1881-84 to designs by Irish architect James Franklin Fuller (1832-1925), who extended the House to the west, refurbished the existing house, and added a third storey. In 1896 the Ballroom wing was added, designed by the Scottish architect William Young (1843-1900). With the addition of a new Conservatory adjoining the Ballroom in 1901, increased planting of broadleaves and exotics in the gardens, Farmleigh had, by the early years of the 20th century, all the requisites for gracious living and stylish entertainment. Its great charm lies in the eclecticism of its interior decoration ranging from the classical style to Jacobean, Louis XV, Louis XVI and Georgian.
- Foot bridge, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Single-span cast-iron girder footbridge over river, c.1850, with rock faced cut limestone piers having base batters and round-headed arches. Now disused. NOTE: Variously known as "Farmleigh Bridge", "Guinness Bridge", "Silver Bridge" and "Strawberry Beds Bridge".
- Knockmaroon House, gate lodge, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached gable-fronted two-bay two-storey neo-Tudor gate lodge, c.1900, with recessed timber porches to each corner.ROOF: Double pitched; terracotta tiles and ridge tiles; overhanging timber eaves with barge boards; corniced red brick chimney stacks; terracotta pots. WALLS: Machine made red brick; Flemish bond with moulded red brick plinth course; timber string course; rough cast render to first floor walls; half timber latticing to upper part of front and rear façade. OPENINGS: Square headed original timber casement windows; moulded red brick cills to ground floor and timber cills supported on timber brackets; front door located in corner with decorative carved recessed timber porch; tongue and groove timber door; granite door step.
- Farmleigh, gate lodge, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1880, with projecting gabled central bay and gabled entrance. Set behind ashlar piers with cast-iron railings and gates.ROOF: Double pitched with decorative timber barge board having minor double pitched roof to left; both capped with timber finials; hipped roof perpendicular to right; tile covering; clay ridging; one rendered chimney stack with two plain clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Ruled and lined nap render; cast-iron ventilation grills. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings with pediment heads; rendered soffit, reveals and stone cills; uPVC casement windows; square headed door opening with pediment above; rendered soffit and reveals; granite steps to front door.
- Farmleigh, folly, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Square plan Italianate water and clock tower, c.1880, with limestone walls having tapered profile and machicolations, capped with pyramidal copper roof. Clock faces to east and west elevations. Erection of tower carried out by Engineering Department of St. James Gate Brewery. The principal mason was Patrick Connolly. Clock designed by Sir Howard Brubb.ROOF: Pyramidal patented copper roof with gold gilded cockerel and vane. WALLS: Coursed rubble limestone; brass clock to east and west elevations; carved stone string courses on belfry supported by granite brackets, in turn supporting Doric pilasters supporting elaborate cornice and pyramidal roof. OPENINGS: Round headed window openings with limestone voussoirs; soffits; revealsand flush cills; fixed timber framed leaded glass windows; on belfry two bricked up round headed openings with dividing column and bell capital; two round headed lancet openings.
- The Cottage, house, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached five-bay two-storey house, c.1885, retaining original fenestration. Single-bay single-storey extension to west gable, c.1950.ROOF: Hidden behind parapet; M-profile; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; rendered chimney stacks; clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Front elevation; nap rendered plinth course; walls of pebbledash containing sea shells; moulded cornice; nap rendered lined and ruled side elevation. OPENINGS: Door: rounded headed rendered surround; plain fanlight; timber panelled door; square headed windows; rendered soffits and reveals; granite cills; single pane sashes.
- Fawn Lodge, house, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached five-bay two-storey house, c.1885, two-bay two-storey return to rear.ROOF: Hidden behind parapet; M-profiled; double pitched roof to return; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; nap rendered chimney stacks; clay pots. WALLS: Nap rendered walls, lined and ruled, rendered and moulded cornice; rear wall has three light canted bay projection to left. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; rendered soffits and reveals; granite cills; uPVC casement windows; round headed door opening; four panelled timber door; fluted plain glass fanlight; granite door step.
- Phoenix Park, gate lodge, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay single-storey red brick Arts and Crafts gate lodge, built c.1905. Irregular plan, with projecting bays to east and northeast, and twentieth-century extension, in matching style. Pitched graded slate roof, hipped to northwest and southeast, with leaded ridge-tiles and underlined hips. Feature red brick chimney with panelled recesses, concrete coping and replacement clay pots. Half-round cast-iron rainwater goods to over-sailing bracketed timber eaves, and having timber bargeboards and half-timbering over brackets to gables. Walling is red brick laid to English bond over off-set plinth, with English Garden wall bond to rear. Squareheaded window openings, with brick voussoirs and painted masonry sills. Windows generally side-hung multiple-pane timber casements, with much original glass remaining. Projecting curved bay window to southeast, with leaded flat roof and five casements with continuous sill over curved red brick walling. Flat-roof porch to southwest re-entrant angle, having flush timber uprights, fixed six-light timber windows to west, timber panelled and glazed door to south, over brick plinth. Replacement timber door to rear. Painted masonry plaque set into south wall inscribed ‘White’s Gate’. Modern paving to rear yard, enclosed by red brick wall to northwest. Coursed and squared rubble limestone wall to north and outer west of site, constituting part of boundary wall of Phoenix Park. Red brick and slated outbuilding to yard. Wrought-iron gate to northeast corner. Site bounded by wrought-iron round-headed railings, with matching double-leaf vehicular and pedestrian gates. Remnants of cobblestones to both entrances. Located within western park boundary, adjacent to gate screen (White’s Gate, 50060005). Similar gate screen and modern gate lodge in close proximity to south (50060007 and 50060006 respectively).
- Water pump, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1900, with curved handle. Inscription, " Tonge & Taggart Dublin". Now disused and missing parts.
- Glenmaroon House, gate lodge, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay single-storey gate lodge with dormer attic, c.1900. Projecting gabled bay to left and return to rear. Set behind ashlar piers and rendered screen walls with cast-iron gates.ROOF: T-shaped plan; two double pitched slate roofs; terracotta ridge tiles and pots, yellow brick chimney stacks, slate roofed dormer windows; carved timber eaves with trefoil design. WALLS: Nap rendered plinth course; rough cast rendered. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; rendered soffits and reveals and painted stone cill, with either single-pane timber sashes or original timber lattice casement windows with cylinder glass panes.
- Glenmaroon House, gate lodge, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey granite gate lodge with attic storey, c.1910, with gabled end-bay. Flat-roofed single-storey extension to rear. Set behind ashlar granite piers with cast-iron railings and gates.ROOF:Two adjoining / intersecting slate roofs, including fish scale slates; overhanging timber eaves; carved timber barge boards; finial and roof ridge tiles; dormer roof; tall granite chimney stacks with granite cornice and clay pots; principle granite stack has curved cruciform design. WALLS: Entirely faced in dressed granite, expressed chimney stack to side elevation, rough cast rendered wall to interior of porch. OPENINGS: Variety of bi-partite and tri-partite depressed pointed arch headed with chamfered granite surrounds. Timber door with original brass door furniture, terracotta tiles laid in herringbone pattern to ground of porch; square headed windows openings, granite rectangular hood mouldings, flush chamfered cills, granite dressed openings granite transepts & mullions metal lattice casement windows with cylinder glass panes. Front door concealed in timber lattice porch on granite blocks; tongue and groove timber door with original brass door furniture; ROOF:Two adjoining/intersecting slate roof, including fish scale slates; overhanging timber eaves; carved timber bare boards; finial and roof ridge tiles; dormer roof; tall granite chimney stacks with granite cornice and clay pots; flat roofed extension to rear, principle granite stack has curved cruciform design. WALLS:Entirely faced in dressed granite, expressed chimney stack to side elevation, rough cast rendered wall to interior of porch.OPENINGS:Variety of bi-partite and tri-partite depressed pointed arch headed with chamfered granite surround; square headed windows openings, granite rectangular hood mouldings, flush chamfered cills, metal lattice casement windows with cylinder glass panes; front door in timber lattice porch resting on granite blocks; tongue and groove timber door with original brass door furniture; terracotta tiles laid in herringbone pattern to porch.
- Glenmaroon House, house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey Tudor style former house with dormer attic, dated 1905. Comprising three-bay recessed central block with single-bay single-storey porte cochere to centre, flanked by gabled projecting end bays. Returns to rear. Extended to west, c.1925, comprising single-bay two-storey linking bay, attached to single-bay two-storey gabled advance bay, with terminating pavilion block to right-hand side. Six-bay two-storey extension, c.1960, to west, attached by single-bay two-storey linking bay. Designed by architect L. M. McDonnell.WALLS:Tooled ashlar limestone at ground floor level; machine made red brick, Flemish bond with timber framing to central bays and attic storey of end bays; partially supported by timber brackets with carved masks, on limestone console. OPENINGS: Three sided canted bay windows with limestone mullions and leaded stained glass timber casement windows; square headed window openings; flush timber surrounds, soffit, reveals and cill with original leaded stained glass timber casement window; depressed arched door opening with limestone hood moulding; chamfered soffit, reveals and door step surrounding original double door leaf; studded tongue and grooved panelling with enriched wrought iron hinges; door in limestone porte cochere comprising a single depressed arch to three sides with carved foliated and stepped parapet with central coat of arms below swan neck scrolls; leaded glass domed light to roof.
- Knockmaroon House, stables, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached multiple-bay stable block arranged around a courtyard, c.1910. Two-storeys to north, south and east blocks, and single-storey to west block. Double-height carriageway arch with clock tower above to east block. Designed by architect L.M. Mc Donnell.ROOF: Double pitched slate roof with gables to breakfront ends bays, flanking raised central bay; hipped slate roof with sprocketed overhanging eaves; capped with weather vane; double pitched roofs to three other blocks with red brick chimneys stacks and moulded clay pots. WALLS: Machine made red brick, Flemish bond; roughcast rendered first floor with ornate applied timber panels in Tudor style; central bay with superimposed buttress piers and sandstone cartouches. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; red brick or timber soffits, reveals and cills with timber casement windows; double height round headed carraige arch; red brick and intermittent sandstone voussoirs and fluted keystone; rendered soffit, red brick reveals with two square headed door openings; many other square headed door openings; red brick soffits, reveals; glazed panelled and diagonal tongue and grooved timber doors.
- Castlemount, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey over basement house, c.1830, with central breakfront entrance having crenellated parapet. Flanked by square plan tower with battered base to left corner and polygonal tower to right corner. Single-storey corrugated-iron extension to rear, c.1920. Gate lodge with roughcast rendered piers and walls with cast-iron gates to entrance. The house was constructed by a German family called Koenig. They called it Schlossburg, renamed Castlemount in 1914.ROOF: Roof hidden behind crenellated parapet wall; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough cast rendered; granite plinth course with rendered blind lancet; rectangular and cruciform openings; nap rendered crenellated parapet; nap rendered central breakfront bay with angled buttresses and crenellated gabled parapet wall, containing nap rendered plaque. OPENINGS: Rectangular profile hood mouldings, square headed patent rendered chamfered soffits and reveals and flush chamfered stone cills, around bi-partite timber cusp headed casement windows with cylinder glass; depressed pointed arched plain cylinder glass fanlight above studded timber door with pointed arched mouldings within rectangular panels; decorative rendered spandrels under rectangular mouldings; cast-iron boot scrapers flank front door; three granite steps.
- House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey yellow brick house, c.1905, with pair of projecting bays to left-hand side, two-bay two-storey return to rear, and canted single-storey bays to side elevation.ROOF:Hipped; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; corniced red brick chimney stacks; terracotta pots; cast-iron rainwater goods; hipped roof to return. WALLS: Machine made yellow brick English garden wall bond; red brick dressing string course; cornice and plinth course; nap rendered lined and ruled side elevation. OPENINGS: Red brick dressings to opening, 9/1 timber sash windows with ogee sash horns; granite cills; side elevation has two three light canted bay windows with terracotta moulded parapets. Square headed stepped red brick door surround with red brick pilasters; projecting timber canopy supported by carved bracket to right; two leaf glass and timber panelled door with original door furniture reached by four granite steps; twelve pane overlight; square headed front entrance door leads to recessed entrance porch in which timber and glazed door flanked by sidelight with timber and glazed overlight above can be found.
- Gate lodge, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey yellow brick gate lodge, c.1905, with projecting entrance bay flanked by advanced gabled bay to west and recessed bay to east. Outbuilding to rear.ROOF:Multiple hipped and pitched roofs; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; red brick corniced chimney stacks; terracotta pots; rendered coping to gable ends; cast-iron down pipes. WALLS: Machine made yellow brick English garden wall bond; red brick plinth and coursed quoins, cornice and roundel. OPENINGS: Square headed 9/1 sash windows; red brick dressed openings; granite cills; square headed timber doors; red brick flat arch, granite door step, moulded and chamfered red brick surround.
- Elm Cottage, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey house, c.1850, with single-storey lean-to to right side elevation.ROOF: Hipped slate; terracotta ridge tiles; red brick chimney stacks; clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods; single-storey lean-to to left of building with asphalt roof. WALLS: Nap rendered. OPENINGS: First floor windows are square headed; rendered soffits and reveals; granite cills; 2/2 timber sashes with convex sash horns.
- Water pump, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1890, of round profile with a curved handle.
- Mount Hybla, country house, 1740–1760 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, c.1750. Extension to rear c.1970. Outbuildings to rear.ROOF: Hipped U-shaped slate roof with shouldered rendered chimney stacks with octagonal clay pots, one red brick stack visible to rear, cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough cast rendered with nap rendered plinth and cornice with moulded keystone, plain glass fanlight. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings, patent rendered soffits, reveals and granite cills surrounding 6/6 timber sash windows with segmental horns; round headed door opening with stone doorcase comprising block and start uprights, cornice breaking foreward above uprights; moulded stone arch; timber panelled raised and fielded door; entrance flanked by rectangular openings with sidelights; accessed by eight granite steps and granite flagged front door area, flanked by rendered balustrade with granite piers.
- Post box, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c. 1885, with 'VR' monogram. Set into quadrant wall of entrance gate to Glen College, Chapelizod Road.
- House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terrace of seven three-bay single-storey houses, c.1850, the majority of which retain original fenestration.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; red brick corniced chimney stacks; clay and terracotta pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough cast rendered. OPENINGS: Nos. 2 - 6 have segmental headed chamfered painted stone door surrounds, timber tongue and groove front doors with early door furniture. Nos. 1 and 7, have timber canopies to main door which are located in side elevation; all windows, have segmental headed rendered surrounds, painted stone cills; 6/6 timber sash windows with ogee sash horns; some uPVC windows.
- Post box, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1920. Located in limestone rubble wall at cross road between Porterstown / Carpenterstown and the Sandpits.
- Willow Cottage, house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay two-storey gable-fronted house, c.1900, with chamfered ground floor corners. Retaining original fenestration. Similar to gate lodges built in a similar style on Knockmaroon Estate.ROOF: Double pitched corrugated terracotta tiles, decorative terracotta ridge tiles and finial. red brick corniced chimney stack, terracotta pots, overhanging eaves; barge boards. WALLS: Moulded brick plinth course; painted brick Flemish bond; first floor has rough cast render walls and decorative barge boards to gable front. OPENINGS: Original timber casement windows; timber window cill supported on brackets at first floor; ground floor corner window has similar decorative timber 'porch' surround. Front door set in chamfered corner porch with decorative timber elements; tongue and groove timber door; bootscraper.
- Liscannor Cottage, house, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached seven-bay single-storey house, c.1850, retaining original fenestration. Single-storey flat-roofed garage to right, c.1970.ROOF: Double pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, nap rendered chimney stacks with terracotta and clay pots; cast iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough cast rendered walls to all elevations. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings, rendered soffits, reveals and painted stone cills surrounding 3/3 timber sash windows, one with ogee horns, the rest segmental horns; two square headed doors openings, rendered soffits, reveals and granite door steps surrounding tongue and groove panelled doors with fixed glazed pane.
- Mardyke House, building misc, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-bay single-storey gable-fronted pump house, c.1920, with rear section supported by two pier walls. Sluice gates set in river.ROOF: Double pitched slate roof, with terracotta ridge tiles and finials, timber barge boards and tongue and grooved eaves. WALLS: Pebble dashed walls with nap rendered plinth,corners and below soffit of roof; cast-iron lamp set at angle on corner of building; two rendered pier walls set in river. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; patent rendered soffits and reveals; square headed door openings, patent rendered soffits and reveals to tri-partite door ope comprising central double leaf glazed timber doors flanked by glazed sidelights; timber and cast iron sluice gates.
- Mardyke House, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay two-storey house, c.1910, with recessed entrance bay and return to rear with single-storey extension.ROOF: Main roof hipped ; hipped roof to return; lean-to; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; two red brick corniced stacks; terracotta pots; slightly projecting eaves; modern skylights to lean-to roof. WALLS: Rough cast render with nap rendered plinth course and nap rendered band below eaves; canted three bay projection to side elevation. OPENINGS: Front elevation - square headed rendered reveals and soffits; 2/2 timber sashes to first floor windows with granite cills; ground floor window is original timber casement with cylinder panes. Side elevation has timber casement windows and doors, c.1990; original glass and timber panelled door; flanked by side lights and over light; set in recessed round headed entrance porch with terracotta tiled floor.
- The Coach House and Clevedon House, house, 1895–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of semi-detached three-bay single-storey houses with dormer attic, built 1898. Single-bay single-storey garage to west gable.ROOF: Double pitched tiled roof with double-pitched tiled dormer window roof; cast-iron rainwater goods on chamfered red brick header course; roughcast rendered chimney stack on side elevation with two moulded clay pots. WALLS: Roughcast rendered to all elevations with machine made red brick plinth laid in English garden wall bond. OPENINGS: Segmental headed window openings, patent rendered soffits, reveals and chamfered red brick cills surrounding timber casement windows; square headed dormer openings with patent rendered soffits, reveals and chamfered red brick cills with recessed blank panel with red brick and rendered string course at its base; tri partite timber casement window.
- Glenmaroon House, house, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Detached six-bay two- and three-storey house with dormer attic, c.1860. Comprising single-bay three-storey advanced central entrance tower, with advanced single-storey projecting entrance porch, flanked by two-storey terminating bays. Extended to rear c.1900, comprising five-bay two-storey return with dormer attic. Extended to rear c.1925, comprising six-bay two-storey block, with eleven-bay single-storey wing attached at right angles. Now in use as convent. Occupies site of earlier house known as "Knockmaroon Lodge".
- Glenmaroon House, foot bridge, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch rubble stone hump back footbridge over stream, dated 1860.
- Phoenix Park, gates/railings/walls, 1825–1835 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron gate screen, built c.1830. Double-leaf geometric arrow-headed cast-iron vehicular gates, flanked by matching single-leaf pedestrian gates, supported on four square-section cast-iron piers having corniced caps with egg-and-dart moulding. Outer piers topped with coiled and spherical finials, inner piers with brass lamps over curlicue cast-iron standards. Arrow-headed cast-iron railings over curved, rock-faced limestone walls to either side, terminated by matching piers, capped and topped with spherical stone finials. Wall and railings extend to north, abutting rubble stone western boundary wall of Phoenix Park, south pier abutted by roughcast wall and matching set of gates (50060007), leading to Farmleigh Estate. Bitmac entrance road and footpath, some granite kerb stones. Forms set-piece with White's Gate Lodge (50060004) to northeast.
- Farmleigh, gates/railings/walls, 1825–1835 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron gate screen, built c.1830. Double-leaf geometric arrow-headed cast-iron vehicular gates, flanked by matching single-leaf pedestrian gates, supported on four square-section cast-iron piers having corniced caps with egg-and-dart moulding. Outer piers topped with coiled and spherical finials, inner piers with brass lamps over curlicue cast-iron standards. Arrow-headed cast-iron railings over curved, rock-faced limestone walls to either side, terminated by matching piers, capped and topped with spherical stone finials. North pier abutted by corniced roughcast wall over rock-faced limestone plinth, with matching set of gates and early twentieth-century red brick gate lodge to northeast. Bitmac entrance road and footpath. Forms set-piece with gate lodge to northwest, marking boundary between Phoenix Park and Farmleigh estate.
- Saint Michael's School, gates/railings/walls, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Entrance gates and screen, erected c.1860, with adjacent gate lodge at junction of Knockmaroon Road and Knockmaroon Hill as front entrance to house, now part of Saint Michael's School. Pair of decorative scrolled wrought-iron gates (possibly early twentieth-century replacements) hung on large granite ashlar piers with banded blocks, pulvinated frieze and moulded capstones surmounted by over-sized ball finials. Decorative wrought-iron railings flank entrance, laid out on S-curve and set on granite ashlar plinth wall with bull-nose coping and terminated to either end with rectangular-plan granite ashlar piers. Rubble stone walls enclose site to either side with stacked coping broken by pedestrian opening to north having wrought-iron gate with details matching that of railings. Knockmaroon gate lodge and gateway located short distance to north.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately high (inferred), moderately low, moderately low (inferred), low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3119 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Castleknock, Dublin 159 sales
The townland
- Name
- Castleknock · Caisleán Cnucha
- Area
- 4,145,990 m² (414.6 ha, 1,024.5 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castleknock, and its townlands
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Electoral division
- Castleknock-Knockmaroon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Castleknock-Knockmaroon electoral division: 20,967 people in 6,937 households; 74% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ashtown, Astagob, Blanchardstown, Carpenterstown, Diswellstown, Dunsink, Palmerston Lower
- Placenames
- Castleknock 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.