# Springhill, Co. Dublin: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Cloghran (Coolock By), barony of Coolock, Co. Dublin; in Irish Cnoc an Tobair.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 260,189 m² (26.02 ha, 64.29 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 130,095 m² (13.01 ha, 32.15 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G3 GB - Green Belt, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Cloghran (Coolock By), https://everytownland.com/dublin/parish/cloghran-coolock-by.md
- Barony: Coolock
- Electoral division: Balgriffin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 5,544 people lived in 1,238 households in the Balgriffin electoral division. 55% of households owned their home. 86% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Dublin, https://everytownland.com/dublin.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/16948
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 260841
- Centre: latitude 53.418209, longitude -6.190404 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Springhill, from 18,094 m² (1.81 ha, 4.47 acres) to 242,096 m² (24.21 ha, 59.82 acres); 10 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1775951: 242,096 m² (24.21 ha, 59.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1775951.md
- Parcel 1828043: 18,094 m² (1.81 ha, 4.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1828043.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- G3 GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal; 12 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.fingal.ie/development-plan

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

2 applications, newest first.

- 3 Aug 2018, Fingal County Council F18A/0456: Refuse permission. Permission. Permission for the construction of a single storey cottage, effluent t. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli
- 1 Jun 2011, Fingal County Council F10A/0456: Grant permission for retention. Retention. Retention of the existing 30-metre high telecommunications support str. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/appli

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Springhill.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DU015-056: Ringfort - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-056----. Located on a south facing slope with an open field tillage west of Springfield House. An aerial photograph taken in 1992 (OS 8:7636) shows cropmark evidence for a single-ditched enclosure. It is also visible on Bing aerial (viewed 28 January 2015). Geophysical survey (Licence no. 08R0326) of the site was undertaken in advance of a proposed road realignment. A fragmented sub-circular enclosure measuring 39m in diameter with a probable entranceway to the east was identified. Several pit like responses suggestive of occupation were identified within the interior. Interpreted as a plough-damaged ringfort. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 28 January 2015
- DU015-057: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-057----. Located on slight east west rise within massive open field-field boundaries long since removed. Extensive views to the high land of the north and sourth to the Dublin Mountains. Just to the east is an ancient road (DU015-125----). Visible as cropmark on Bing aerial (viewed 28/01/2015). A geophysical survey (Licence no. 08R0326) of the site was undertaken in advance of a proposed road realignment. A fragmented curvilinear response 38m in diameter thought to represent a sub-circular ditched enclosure was identified. Within interior are several pit type responses as well as pits, postholes, ditches and gullies. Probable entrance to the south into what appears to be an annex. Within this area there is thought to be burning or burnt material. An outer ditch was also identified and although responses were faint it would appear to measure 57mEW x 69mNS (Harrison 2008). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 28 January 2015
- DU015-125: Road - road/trackway, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-125----. A road visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph. (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Enclosure DU015-057 is located to the west. Located on a relatively high land with a slope to the south. Visible on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map (1837) as a tree lined road leading to St Doolagh's Quarries and lime kilns. Coincides with the townland boundary for part of its extent. No visible remains. Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 25 January 2015
- DU015-126: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-126----. An irregular shaped enclosure visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph together with other features that could indicate a possible field system (DU015-127----) (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Enclosure (DU015-057----) is located to the east. Located on a relatively high land with a slope to the south. Extensive views to the Dublin Mountains. Within large open field under crop. No visible remains. Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 28 January 2015
- DU015-127: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-127----. A field system visible as a crop mark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 together with other features such as enclosures DU015-126---- & DU015-057---- and road DU015-125---- (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). The field boundaries are visible on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map (1837) as is road (DU015-125----). The majority are still visible on the 1938 edition. Remnants visible on the ground but now large open field under crop. See attached Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 28 January 2015
- DU015-142: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-142----. Located in a large arable field c. 144.8m E\ESE of the centre of enclosure DU015-057----, this ring-ditch is part of a complex of enclosures and ring-ditches at this location. The ring-ditch is visible on Google Earth imagery (24 June 2018) and on Apple maps (June 2018). The site is circular in plan (ext. diam. c.8m) defined by a ditch (Wth c. 2m). There is no evidence for an entrance gap through the ditch. There are a significant number of other enclosures and ring-ditches in the same field to the E, S and W. Compiled by: Tom Condit Uploaded on: 26 April 2021
- DU015-143: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-143----. Located in a large arable field close to the field’s S boundary, and c. 146m SE of enclosure DU015-057---- in large arable field, this ring-ditch is part of a complex of enclosures and ring-ditches at this location. The ring-ditch is visible on Google Earth imagery (24 June 2018) and on Apple maps (June 2018). The site is circular in plan (ext. diam. c. 12.3m) defined by a ditch (Wth c. 1.4m). There is no evidence for an entrance gap through the ditch. There are a significant number of other enclosures and ring-ditches in the same field to the NW, N and ENE. Compiled by: Tom Condit Uploaded on: 26 April 2021
- DU015-144: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-144----. Located in large arable field close to the field’s E boundary, c. 460m NW of St. Doolagh’s Church (DU015-009001-). The ring-ditch is visible on Google Earth imagery (24 June 2018) and on Apple maps (June 2018). The site is circular in plan (ext. diam. c. 12.3m) defined by a ditch (Wth c. 1.4m). There is no evidence for an entrance gap through the ditch. There are a significant number of other enclosures and ring-ditches to the W located in the same field. Compiled by: Tom Condit Uploaded on: 26 April 2021
- DU015-164: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDU015-164----. In tillage field. Cropmark of circular shaped ring-ditch (diam. 9m) visible on Google Earth aerial imagery taken 14/08/2024. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillere

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Springhill, house, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 11350013, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=FI&regno=11350013. Detached five-bay two-storey U-plan house, c.1800. Three-bay two-storey return to northeast and two-bay two-storey return to northwest. Outbuilding c.1850 attached to rear. Detached stable building c.1800 to north.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Springhill, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3276, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_3276.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/dublin/springhill.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/dublin/springhill.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/dublin/springhill.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Springhill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin: https://everytownland.com/dublin.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Bohammer: https://everytownland.com/dublin/bohammer.md
- Burgage: https://everytownland.com/dublin/burgage.md
- Middletown: https://everytownland.com/dublin/middletown.md
- Saintdoolaghs: https://everytownland.com/dublin/saintdoolaghs.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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