Killickaweeny

14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killickaweeny, from 18 m² to 931,609 m² (93.16 ha, 230.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 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 Killickaweeny 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.

• 13 Oct 2025Conditional

  works to uprate the existing Rinawade – Dunfirth Tee – Kinnegad 110kV overhead line (OHL). Within County Kildare, the proposed development will take place within the following townlands: Confey, Parsonstown, Barnhall, Easton, Rinawade Upper, Rinawade Lower, Castletown, Oldcarton, Nicholastown, Killickaweeny, Cappagh, Newtown, Ballynakill, Ballyvoneen, Dysart, Dunfierth, Coolree, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Kilshanchoe, Clonagh, Cadamstown, Tanderagee, Calfstown, Ballinderry, Balrinnet, Kilglass, Nurney, Williamstown, Ballindoolin, Carrick, Grange East, Rahin. The Rinawade - Dunfirth Tee - Kinnegad 110 kV OHL circuit runs through County Meath, County Kildare and County Offaly. It is 54 km in length and travels from Kinnegad 110 kV substation in Killaskillen (County Meath) and traverses southeast where a short loop into Dunfirth 110 kV substation in Dunfirth (County Kildare) exists. The line then continues southeast where it terminates at Rinawade 110kV substation in Rinawade Lower (County Kildare). The OHL has a total of 249no. supporting structures. Within the functional area of Kildare County Council, there is 30.66 km of the existing OHL circuit, with 140 no. structures. Within the functional area of Meath County Council there is 23.16 km, with 107 no. structures, and within the functional area of Offaly County Council there is 0.42 km, with 2 no. structures. Separate planning applications will be lodged with Meath County Council and Offaly County Council. The proposed development within Co. Kildare will comprise: the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure numbers 93 - 153, 224 - 226, and 240 - 247; the strengthening of tower foundations at 9no. locations; the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 14no. locations; the painting of towers at 15no. locations; shear block remedial works of towers at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 43no. locations, with similar structures. There will be no change in height at 6no. poleset replacements. There will be height increases between 0.1m and 2.0m at 33no. poleset replacements. Poleset numbers 67, 72 and 132 will increase in height no greater than 3.0m, and poleset number 151 will increase in height no greater than 4.0m; the replumbing of polesets at 14no. locations; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures where conductor wires will be replaced; the replacement of stay wire/a

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561155

• 16 Sept 2024Conditional

  for the Installation of a Ground Mounted 200KWP PV array system, adjacent to the existing Toll Plaza Building to supplement its current energy use, works will include PV mounting system, PV Array, Security fencing and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460911

• 11 Sept 2024N/a

  for the Installation of a Ground Mounted 200KWP PV array system, adjacent to the existing Toll Plaza Building to supplement its current energy use, works will include PV mounting system, PV Array, Security fencing and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460894

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 Killickaweeny.

Recorded monuments

• KD004-025 Architectural fragment
  Description

  By the roadside on a hilltop in gently undulating mixed pasture and tillage. A well-dressed limestone pillar with a rectangular section (dims. H c. 1.3m; L 0.25m; Wth 0.2m) has been white-washed. Hammer-dressing is visible on the top and the corners, while the faces are smooth. There is no visible inscription, but according to local tradition the stone is associated with St Patrick. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD004-040 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In 2002, archaeological excavation (Licence no. 02E0987) was carried out in advance of the proposed M4 Kinnegad-Enfield-Kilcock road development. 'Site 3' had been revealed by earlier linear archaeological testing (Licence No. 02E0141). A spread of blackened soil with charcoal in the centre of the site appeared from excavation to be associated with a small fulacht fia. A sub circular pit (diam c. 1.3m D 1.15m) represented the probable trough, and a number of stake-holes/stone sockets were identified around the edge of the feature, beneath the spread. A second, smaller, shallower pit immediately to the east was thought to have been the fire-pit/hearth, as it was too shallow to have held water, but there was no indication of in situ burning. The pits were filled with burnt stone and blackened soil (mound material). To the north-west of the main spread there was a smaller spread of clay and charcoal. Its significance was not clear, but a flint scraper was found in the area as the site was being cleaned back. (www.excavations.ie) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD005-026 Metalworking site
  Description

  In 2002, an archaeological excavation (Licence no. 02E1535) was carried out on an area measuring 15-20 m2 at 'Site 23' in Killickaweeny in advance of a proposed road development. Previous geophysical testing in conjunction with a programme of linear testing (Licence no. 02E0999) highlighted three areas of archaeological potential. Excavation uncovered medieval occupation and/or industrial activity at the site. This included a square pit (furnace) with an opening to the north leading to a partly underground shaft. Heavy burning was indicated in the pit and shaft, suggesting use as a firing or roasting pit, with the shaft acting as a wide air intake or stoke-hole. A long linear ditch north of this feature would have been related to it. A dense charcoal deposit found along the base of the linear ditch, square pit and shaft indicated numerous burning episodes. Several large pits were also found, one of which truncated other features, suggesting continued use of the site after the main industrial installation fell into disuse. Activity in the west of the site involving several post-holes and in situ burning may suggest the presence of a structure here. Linear features from this area may have carried water into the large pits in the main area of activity. A further structure is suggested in the south of the site by a linear feature with post-holes on either side. It is unclear precisely which industrial activities were carried out at the site. The high temperatures generated in the (furnace) installation are consistent with metalworking, but the lack of slag or melted ore suggests that the square pit was not a smelting furnace. One possibility is that the site was used for the preparation of metallic ore and may have functioned as an ore-roasting and preparation facility in the medieval period. The square pit and shaft may have been the main roasting areas, and the ore may have been washed in the large rounded pits nearby. The structure to the west of the site, with its stone surface, may have been a locus for activity such as crushing and cleaning the ore. No evidence of residential activity or iron smelting was recovered from the site, so it is likely that the prepared ore would have been transported to residential sites for smelting, possibly at Site AE23, c. 700m to the west and also excavated (Licence no. 02E1002) - see KD004-039----, KD004-039001--, KD004-039002-, KD004-039003- and KD004-039004-. (www.excavations.ie) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD005-027 Hearth
  Description

  In 2002, an archaeological excavation (Licence no. 02E0994) was carried out at 'Site 17' in advance of the proposed M4 Kinnegad-Enfield-Kilcock road development. Topsoil was stripped from an area measuring 20m by 20m. A large drain/field boundary extended east-west across the centre of the site. A trench was manually excavated across the line of this feature. The remainder of the feature was not excavated as it was deemed not to be of archaeological significance and had been identified in several of the previous test-trenches. To the north of the ditch, a number of small areas of burning and a possible stone hearth/pit were identified, along with some possible post-holes and gullies. These possible post-holes did not form any definite shape, and excavation of the features revealed little of significant archaeological interest, with most of the potential post-holes representing geological rather than archaeological material and/or stone sockets. The small stone hearth was the main feature of archaeological interest. It was roughly circular and consisted of sub-rounded stones/cobbles set into the natural subsoil. The gaps between the stones were filled with grey/brown sandy clay. The stones probably formed a surface for a small hearth, although there was little evidence of in situ burning in the area immediately around them. There was a general spread of charcoal flecking over an area of c. 2m around the feature. There was no evidence of structural remains associated with the hearth, and it is probably associated with a small, localised fire. It is possible that these ephemeral archaeological deposits extend to the north of the site. The northern field boundary lay only 3-4m to the north of the site, and the parallel east-west ditch/drain was 2m to the south. It was felt that these features were not significant enough to warrant extending the area of excavation, particularly so close to areas of significant disturbance. (www.excavations.ie) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD005-028 Habitation site
  Description

  An excavation (Licence no. 02E0995) was carried out at 'Site 18' before the proposed M4 Kinnegad-Enfield-Kilcock road development. The area of main archaeological potential was identified between the centre and the north-east corner of the site and consisted primarily of two north-south-aligned linear features, an irregularly shaped large pit and an area of burning. The larger of the two linear features extended across the middle of the site. It was 1.2-1.5m wide and a maximum of 0.3m deep; it was filled with redeposited subsoil and extended across the full width of the site, presumably continuing to the north and south of the excavation area. Occasional sherds of glazed medieval pottery were retrieved during excavation of this feature. It is possible that it represents an old field boundary, and its size and shape suggest that it is not part of a structure. The second linear feature was in the north-east corner of the site. It was 0.8m wide and a maximum of 0.5m deep and was filled with a compact clay that contained both medieval and post-medieval pottery. The feature was 10m long and extended beyond the northern limit of excavation. Its function is unclear. The area of burning had been half-sectioned during testing, and little extra information was gained through the excavation of the remainder of the feature. Its relationship with the other features, if any, is unclear. The irregularly shaped pit had a maximum width of 3.5m and a depth of 0.4m. It was filled with redeposited clay/subsoil. A large number of sherds of medieval pottery, consisting of unglazed coarse cooking ware, were found near the base of the pit. The differences in the typology of the pottery found in the features suggests that they may not be associated with one another. The redeposited material is possibly dump material from the excavation of the pit and/or the linear features. However, it is possible that this material and the general activity is directly associated with the possible industrial activity identified at 'Site 23', also excavated (Licence no. 02E1535), c. 50m to the north-east - see KD005-026----. (www.excavations.ie) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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_2679 (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 Killickaweeny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Killickaweeny · Coill Mhic an Mhuimhnigh

Area

2,003,146 m² (200.31 ha, 494.99 acres)

Civil parish

Cloncurry, and its townlands

Barony

Ikeathy and Oughterany

Electoral division

Cloncurry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cloncurry electoral division: 1,648 people in 512 households; 90% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycaghan, Boycetown, Cappagh, Grange, Nicholastown, Pitchfordstown

Placenames

Killickaweeny 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.