# Barnacrow, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Rathernan, barony of Connell, Co. Kildare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,381,073 m² (138.11 ha, 341.27 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,111 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Rathernan, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/rathernan.md - Barony: Connell - Electoral division: Rathernan, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 683 people lived in 221 households in the Rathernan electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/26041 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80134 - Centre: latitude 53.22116, longitude -6.865579 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Barnacrow, from 141 m² to 349,078 m² (34.91 ha, 86.26 acres); 41 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5625970: 349,078 m² (34.91 ha, 86.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5625970.md - Parcel 3229986: 224,112 m² (22.41 ha, 55.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3229986.md - Parcel 1032757: 195,882 m² (19.59 ha, 48.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1032757.md - Parcel 1018967: 191,991 m² (19.2 ha, 47.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018967.md - Parcel 1087338: 99,642 m² (9.96 ha, 24.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1087338.md - Parcel 1032635: 57,200 m² (5.72 ha, 14.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1032635.md - Parcel 1079285: 50,399 m² (5.04 ha, 12.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1079285.md - Parcel 1079822: 37,078 m² (3.71 ha, 9.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1079822.md - Parcel 1023631: 32,520 m² (3.25 ha, 8.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023631.md - Parcel 6021806: 24,631 m² (2.46 ha, 6.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6021806.md - Parcel 1032855: 17,570 m² (1.76 ha, 4.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1032855.md - Parcel 2919823: 16,309 m² (1.63 ha, 4.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2919823.md - Parcel 1079975: 15,550 m² (1.55 ha, 3.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1079975.md - Parcel 5215367: 6,111 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5215367.md - Parcel 5384677: 3,602 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5384677.md - Parcel 1081053: 2,635 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081053.md - Parcel 2650963: 2,571 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2650963.md - Parcel 1022243: 2,278 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022243.md - Parcel 1033412: 1,590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1033412.md - Parcel 1066151: 1,320 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1066151.md - Parcel 1022384: 1,271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022384.md - Parcel 1089270: 1,104 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1089270.md - Parcel 1018741: 1,020 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018741.md - Parcel 1023117: 611 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023117.md - Parcel 1086901: 470 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1086901.md - Parcel 1088750: 278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1088750.md - Parcel 1025191: 141 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1025191.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Barnacrow in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 11 applications, newest first. - 29 Sept 2026, Kildare County Council 2661077: N/a. Retention. RETENTION PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: (A) SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, CONSISTING OF KITCHEN, UTILITY, EXTERNAL STORAGE AND ATTACHED GARAGE, EXTENDING 37 SQ/M, (B) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ON-SITE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, (C) CONNECTION TO ALL RELEVANT EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS AT BARNACROW, KILMEAGUE, CO. KILDARE. EIRCODE W91 EHF2.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661077/0 - 21 Sept 2026, Kildare County Council 2661046: N/a. Retention. for the a single storey side extension to existing dwelling, consisting of kitchen, utility, external storage and attached garage, extending 37 sq/m, the decommissioning of existing sewage treatment system and the installation of a new on-site domestic wastewater treatment system, connection to all relevant existing site services and all associated development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661046/0 - 8 Sept 2026, Kildare County Council 2661001: N/a. Retention. RETENTION PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: (A) SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, CONSISTING OF KITCHEN, UTILITY, EXTERNAL STORAGE AND ATTACHED GARAGE, EXTENDING 37 SQ/M, (B) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ON-SITE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, (C) CONNECTION TO ALL RELEVANT EXISTING SITE SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS AT BARNACROW, KILMEAGUE, CO. KILDARE. EIRCODE W91 EHF2.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661001/0 - 31 Jul 2026, Kildare County Council 2660882: N/a. Permission. for the restoration and renovation of vernacular style Cottage with permission for new pitched roof on existing cottage, Construction of a single-story front extension, a single-story rear Extension, installation of a new secondary effluent treatment system. And all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660882/0 - 24 Jul 2026, Kildare County Council 2660854: N/a. Permission. for the restoration and renovation of vernacular style cottage with permission for new pitched roof on existing cottage, construction of a single-story front extension, a single-story rear. Extension, installation of a new secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660854/0 - 3 Oct 2025, Kildare County Council 2561124: N/a. Permission. for the restoration and renovation of vernacular style cottage with permission for new pitched roof on existing cottage, construction of a single-story rear extension and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561124/0 - 26 Oct 2023, Kildare County Council 23965: Refused. Permission. for proposed development consisting of the laying out of a new replacement, relocated and recessed vehicular access with the required sightlines, internal road, blocking up existing vehicular access, stormcell soakaway, new culvert and removal of existing unauthorised culvert, landscaping and associated site work. Retention permission for to retain existing culvert. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23965/0 - 19 May 2023, Kildare County Council 23541: Conditional. Permission. Extensions and alterations to existing two storey traditional house to include (A) Restoration works to existing two storey house, roof, walls, foundations etc. to include removal of two storey extension to rear of existing house (B) Two storey, single storey + flat roof link extension to side and rear of existing house. (C) New effluent treatment plant and percolation area (D) Landscaping & screen planting (E) All associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23541/0 - 24 Feb 2023, Kildare County Council 23160: Refused. Permission. the laying out of a new relocated and recessed vehicular access with the required sightlines, internal road, blocking up existing vehicular access, landscaping and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23160/0 - 6 Sept 2022, Kildare County Council 221094: Refused. Permission. (a) Erection of a single storey garage for domestic use; (b) Controlled demolition of existing vernacular two storey house; (c) Erection of a replacement house to include the footprint of the existing vernacular two storey house to be demolished; (d) Installation of a proprietary secondary effluent treatment system and percolation area and (e) All associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221094/0 - 25 Aug 2022, Kildare County Council 221043: N/a. Permission. (a) Erection of a single storey garage for domestic use; (b) Controlled demolition of existing vernacular two storey house; (c) Erection of replacement vernacular house to match demolished vernacular house; (d) Extension to the rear (North) elevation of the replacement vernacular house; (e) Internal alterations to replacement vernacular house; (f) Installation of a proprietary secondary effluent treatment system and percolation area and (g) All associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221043/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Grand Canal, site code 002104 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KD018-024: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD018-024----. Visible on an aerial photograph (GSI N372-3) as a small circular enclosure (est. diam. c. 20m). On a gentle SE-facing slope at the SE foot of the Hill of Allen (OD 676 feet) on wet but partially improved pasture where the surrounding field boundaries as shown on the latest ed. (1910) of the OS 6-inch map have been removed. No visible surface trace of the feature survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011 - KD018-050: Ringfort - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD018-050----. Cropmark of roughly oval-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 56m) with possible entrance gap at SE visible on Goole Earth aerial photograph. See attached image of Google Earth photograph taken 28/06/2018 which shows cropmark of the enclosure based on information supplied by Anthony Murphy Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Anthony Murphy Date of upload: 20 February 2019 - KD018-057: Enclosure - large enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD018-057----. Cropmark of large irregular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 80m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 28 May 2019 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Barnacrow. ## 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 Barnacrow, about 1 in 10 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 high, 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 Barnacrow. - 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/kildare/barnacrow.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/barnacrow.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/barnacrow.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Barnacrow with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare: https://everytownland.com/kildare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Baronstown East: https://everytownland.com/kildare/baronstown-east.md - Baronstown West: https://everytownland.com/kildare/baronstown-west.md - Carrick: https://everytownland.com/kildare/carrick-80269.md - Dunbyrne: https://everytownland.com/kildare/dunbyrne.md - Milltown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/milltown-80865.md - Wheelam: https://everytownland.com/kildare/wheelam.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kildare/barnacrow - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/barnacrow