Graigueavoice

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Graigueavoice, from 880 m² to 575,415 m² (57.54 ha, 142.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Graigueavoice 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.

• 2 Jun 2023Conditional

  to retain garage and the entrance as built, from that granted under planning reference No 15/309

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360200

• 31 May 2023N/a

  Retention of the garage and the entrance as built, from that granted under planning reference No 15/309

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2360196

• 23 May 2018Conditional

  erect a single storey dweling, a septic tank and percolation area and assoicated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18314

• 27 Nov 2017Conditional

  construct cubicle shed, slatted tank, concrete aprons and associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 17636

• 23 Nov 2017N/a

  construct cubicle shed, slatted tank, concrete aprons and associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 17625

• 13 Jun 2017Conditional

  erect a milking parlour and dairy, a collecting yard, a holding pen and associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 17301

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 Graigueavoice.

Recorded monuments

• LA035-023 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  An oval area (dims c. 30m SW-NE, 24m SE-NW) defined by an inner bank (Wth c. 3.2m, int. H c. 0.5m, ext. H c. 0.5m-1m) and traces of an external fosse. Outer bank at NNE. Causewayed entrance at N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-024 Enclosure
  Description

  A circular area (diam. c. 36m) defined by a scarp (ext. H c. 1m). No visible evidence of fosse or original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-025 Enclosure
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map; a circular 'fort' (max. diam. c. 40m). A field wall curved around the site from S-NW. No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-026001 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  A natural hill with rock outcrop protruding. Quarrying has taken place at NE. Not an archaeological monument. A previous report describes the site as a rath consisting of a 'circular area surrounded by a very low earthen bank with no trace of a possible fosse. The maximum height of the bank is 0.35m. The diameter is 31.5m. Two small, low banked earthen enclosures abutt the rath on the east and south-west. The larger of the two, on the east measures 24.0m by 11.40m and the bank height is 0.30m. The smaller enclosure measures 13.3mm by 8.50m and has a similar bank height. Projecting from the end of this enclosure is a further bank running off in a south-westerly direction for approximately 10m before it fades out; this is very low, being no more than 0.24m high. The land to the south-east, south and south-west of this complex is very uneven and much disturbed, so that while there might be more to the field system (LA035-026002-), it cannot be determined with any confidence' (Candon 1987, 30). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-026002 Field system
  Description

  Natural terracing and no archaeological features visible. A previous report describes the site as a rath consisting of a 'circular area (LA035-026001-) surrounded by a very low earthen bank with no trace of a possible fosse. The maximum height of the bank is 0.35m. The diameter is 31.5m. Two small, low banked earthen enclosures abutt the rath on the east and south-west. The larger of the two, on the east measures 24.0m by 11.40m and the bank height is 0.30m. The smaller enclosure measures 13.3mm by 8.50m and has a similar bank height. Projecting from the end of this enclosure is a further bank running off in a south-westerly direction for approximately 10m before it fades out; this is very low, being no more than 0.24m high. The land to the south-east, south and south-west of this complex is very uneven and much disturbed, so that while there might be more to the field system, it cannot be determined with any confidence' (Candon 1987, 30). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-027 Enclosure
  Description

  The arc of an enclosure (C c. 50m NW-E) is marked on 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface remains. Not marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in an upland area. Archaeological monitoring was carried out in the vicinity of the monument in 2002 by Dominic Delany under licence no. 02E1192. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-028 Enclosure
  Description

  A subcircular enclosure (max. dims. c. 35m NE-SW, 20m NW-SE) marked on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This site is indicated by a slight rise in the ground. No other visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-041 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A circular area (diam. c. 27.4m) defined by a bank (Wth c. 2.3m, int. H 0.5m, ext. H c 0.5m) with evidence of a fosse at N and SW. A field boundary cuts the site at E and W. No obvious evidence of original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA035-096 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On high ground in grassland with ringfort (LI035-041----) 50m to NW. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 25m) defined by a low bank that is bisected by a later field boundary is visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13. Outline of possible ringfort clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 16/04/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 September 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Graigueavoice, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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 Graigueavoice.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Graigueavoice with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Graigueavoice · Gráig an Bhúisigh

Area

1,589,609 m² (158.96 ha, 392.8 acres)

Civil parish

Aghmacart, and its townlands

Barony

Clarmallagh

Electoral division

Aghmacart, the unit of the census

Census 2022

377 people lived in 119 households in the Aghmacart electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballykealy, Barrackquarter or Ross, Bunlacken, Cullahill Mountain, Galesquarter, Newtown, Toberboe or Killenny More

Placenames

Graigueavoice 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.