Courttown East

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Courttown East, from 67 m² to 471,300 m² (47.13 ha, 116.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Courttown East in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 3 Dec 2025Conditional

  permission to construct a Soiled water / Slurry lagoon, Planning permission to erect a meal storage bin and associated site work

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561366

• 21 Mar 2022Conditional

  A. Constructing a part single storey, part 2 storey dwelling, B. Constructing a single storey garage C. Installation of a new wastewater treatment system & polishing filter D. Construction of a new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22309

• 25 Jul 2017Conditional

  to construct an A-roof, cow cubicle shed (agricultural building), concrete feed passage and associated site work

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 17850

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

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

Recorded monuments

• KD034-007 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-007---- Visible on a 1973 aerial photograph (CUCAP BOC 69) as the cropmark of fosse enclosing a roughly circular area (est. max. diam. c. 20m); possibly a ringditch or ringbarrow. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November

• KD034-008 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-008---- Visible on a 1973 aerial photograph (CUCAP BOC 69) and on a 1991 aerial photograph GB91.EA.22) as the cropmark of fosse enclosing a roughly circular area (est. max. diam. c. 20m); possibly a ringditch or ringbarrow. No visible surface trace survives. According to the landowner, in very dry weather – the summer of 1995, for example – a “ring” of lighter coloured soil, some 10 yards in diameter, can be seen here. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November

• KD034-009 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-009---- Visible on a 1973 aerial photograph (CUCAP BOC 69) as the faint cropmark of fosse enclosing a circular area (est max diam. c. 50m) with a smaller non-concentric enclosure (est max diam. c. 20m) in the N sector of the interior. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November

• KD034-010 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-010---- Visible on a 1973 aerial photograph (CUCAP BOC 67) as the faint cropmark of fosse enclosing a circular area (est. diam. c. 20m); possibly a ringditch or ringbarrow. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November

• KD034-011 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-011---- Visible on a 1973 aerial photograph (CUCAP BOC 67) as the faint cropmark of fosse enclosing a circular area (est. diam. c. 30m); possibly a ringditch or ringbarrow. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November

• KD034-012001 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-012001- Visible on 1970 aerial photographs (CUCAP BDH 64 and 65) as the cropmark of fosse enclosing a circular area (est. diam. c. 40m), with a semi-circular annexe or possible field (KD034-012002-) attached at the NE (est. diam. c. 70m NW-SE). Probably a ringfort with annexe. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November

• KD034-012002 Field boundary
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-012002- Visible on 1970 aerial photographs (CUCAP BDH 64 and 65) as the cropmark of fosse enclosing a semi-circular area (est. diam. c. 70m NW-SE) attached to the NE of a cropmark of a circular enclosure (KD034-012001-). Probably a field or annexe associated with a ringfort. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November

• KD034-034 Ring-ditch
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-034---- Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett in 1991. Aerial photograph (GB91.EA.21) shows the cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 26 November 2013

• KD034-035 Ring-ditch
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-035---- Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett in 1991. Aerial photograph (GB91.EA.21) shows the cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 26 November 2013

• KD034-036 Ring-ditch
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-036---- Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett in 1991. Aerial photograph (GB91.EA.21) shows the cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 26 November 2013

• KD034-039 Ring-ditch
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-039---- Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett in 1996. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.10) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 26 November 2013

• KD034-040 Ring-ditch
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-040---- Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett in 1996. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.10) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch, defined by two fosses. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 26 November 2013

• KD034-041 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD034-041---- Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett in 1996. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.10) shows cropmark of an incomplete curvilinear enclosure defined by a fosse. Compiled by: Gillian Barrett and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 26 November 2013

• KD035-015 Enclosure
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD035-007----, KD035-008----, KD035-009----, KD035-010----, KD035-011----, KD035-0120001-, KD035-012002-, KD035-017----, KD035-034----, KD035-035----, KD035-036----, KD035-039----, KD035-040----, KD035-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m N-S) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD-34-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD035-015---- Aerial photograph (GSI S 219) shows a cropmark of narrow fosse surrounding a sub-rectangular or oval area. Visible at ground level as a very slight depression (c. 27m N-S; C. 11m E-W; D 0.10m). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 28 November 2013

• KD035-080 Ring-ditch
  Description

  One of a dense concentration of cropmarks of levelled monuments identified from several aerial photographic sources: Cambridge University Collection Aerial Photographs (CUCAP), Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), Dr. Gillian Barrett’s Aerial Survey and OSi Orthophotos (KD034-007----, KD034-008----, KD034-009----, KD034-010----, KD034-011----, KD034-0120001-, KD034-012002-, KD034-027----, KD034-034----, KD034-035----, KD034-036----, KD034-039----, KD034-040----, KD034-041----, KD035-015---- and KD035-080----). The majority occupy a roughly rectangular area (c. 650m E-W; c. 350m) in level tillage, with two ‘outliers’ (KD035-0120001- and KD035-012002-) c. 250m to the S, and a third ‘outlier’ (KD034-027----) c. 220m to the NW. KD035-080---- Identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett in 1996. Aerial photograph (GB96.FZ.09) shows the cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 26 November 2013

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Courttown East.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2319 (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.

No address of the register names Courttown East with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Courttown East · Baile na Cúirte Thoir

Area

777,643 m² (77.76 ha, 192.16 acres)

Civil parish

Churchtown, and its townlands

Barony

Narragh and Reban West

Electoral division

Athy Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Athy Rural electoral division: 4,548 people in 1,506 households; 65% of households own their home; 66% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynasculloge, Cardington, Churchtown North, Churchtown South, Courttown West, Milltown

Placenames

Courttown East 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.