Tonduff

206 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tonduff, from 14 m² to 361,089 m² (36.11 ha, 89.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 55 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 117 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space/Amenity (Active open space)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Industrial (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential 2 (New/proposed residential)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 12 May 2026N/a

  Retention alterations to rear extension previously granted under file ref 23/60178, namely change of roof style and additional floor area and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660263

• 19 May 2023Conditional

  construct a new two-storey (and part single-storey) dwelling house, an attached domestic garage, the conversion of and alterations to an existing derelict single-storey cottage to a home office and games room on the same site including a single-storey rear extension to the cottage, a waste treatment system, a site entrance through the existing field gateway; the proposed development also includes a temporary mobile home during the construction period and all associated siteworks and services

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2360178

• 18 May 2023N/a

  construct a new two-storey (and part single-storey) dwelling house, an attached domestic garage, the conversion of and alterations to an existing derelict single-storey cottage to a home office and games room on the same site including a single-storey rear extension to the cottage, a waste treatment system, a site entrance through the existing field gateway; the proposed development also includes a temporary mobile home during the construction period and all associated siteworks and services

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360174

• 16 May 2023N/a

  construct a new two-storey (and part single-storey) dwelling house, an attached domestic garage, the conversion of and alterations to an existing derelict single-storey cottage to a home office and games room on the same site including a single-storey rear extension to the cottage, a waste treatment system, a site entrance through the existing field gateway; the proposed development also includes a temporary mobile home during the construction period and all associated siteworks and services

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360170

• 12 Dec 2022N/a

  retain a single storey, masonry constructed outbuilding with a lean-to roof to the side of existing dwelling

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22746

• 18 Nov 2022N/a

  retain a single storey, masonry constructed outbuilding with lean-to roof to the side of existing dwelling

  Retention · Laois County Council, 22705

• 30 Jul 2019Conditional

  retain a) extensions to dwelling house, b) garage/domestic store/studio and all associated site works

  Retention, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 19436

• 10 Jul 2018Conditional

  convert attached garage including new pitched roof, rooflight and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18408

• 28 Mar 2018Conditional

  retain change of use from domestic garage to habitable room, new roof, concrete slab, domestic shed and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18188

• 11 Aug 2017Conditional

  demolish existing attached garage & replace with a proposed single storey extension to the side & front elevation of the existing dwelling house and to include all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 17432

• 6 Jun 2017N/a

  Demolish existing attached garage & replace with a proposed single storey extension to the side & front elevation of the existing dwelling house and to include all associated site works at No. 4 Balladine Heights , Abbeyleix Co.Laois

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 17289

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 Tonduff.

Recorded monuments

• LA023-061 Burial mound
  Description

  In November 1952 human remains were discovered following tree felling operations on a mound, on a farm near Abbeyleix, Co. Laois. Human remains had been found years previously as a result of tree felling, but were thought at the time to be animal bones. The bones were recognised as human when a skull was discovered (Cahill and Sikora 2011, vol 2, 363). The find was reported to the Garda Siochana at Abbeyleix, who visited the site and informed the coroner. The NMI was informed of the discovery after this visit, and the site was subsequently examined by P. J. Hartnett. Four graves were found in total, but all of these were very disturbed at the time of Hartnett's visit. The first grave was in the centre of the mound, the second at the west side, and the third at the southeast. The remains were not acquired by the NMI, but were reburied on site. The mound consisted of a low curvilinear platform or mound which sloped from north to south and rose to approximately 1m above the surrounding ground level. It is marked on the 2nd ed. OS 6-inch map as a curvilinear area occupied by trees. The area is sited on high ground between 100 and 110m above sea level. Hartnett's report states that a nearby field is locally called the Church Field but there were no known traditions about this particular site. The mound was bounded by a field fence along its west side. Some of the material from the mound had been used in making this fence, and a considerable amount appeared to have been removed and placed to the north beyoned the original edge thus giving it an oval plan. The original mound appears to have been roughly circular in plan measuring approximately 28m in diameter with a D-shaped appendix at the east. At the south quadrant there was a shallow ditch 3-4m wide (into which the edge of the platfrom bevelled) and a low outer bank 3-3.5m wide at the base. The ditch and bank was interrupted at the junction of the D-shaped enclosure and was no longer traceable beyond it, possibly owing to previous disturbance. Hartnett cut a short trial trench on the east side of the mound and found that the upper surface consisted of 0.40m to 0.70m of dark peaty humus. This upper layer ovarlay a 0.30m band of light coloured sand, underneath which was coarse grey sand which contained some large stones which appeared to form a kerb around the edge of the raised area. The burials were very disturbed at the time of Hartnett's visit, however the workers provided a description of the discovery. Grave 1 : unlined grave This was located close to the centre of the mound. It lay at a depth of approximately 0.70m below the surface of the mound underneath a layer of dark peaty soil. The area was re-opened by hartnett, but only the skull and upper body were uncovered. The burial appears to have been an inhumation orientated south-north. The remains were preserved in situ. Grave 2 : unlined grave This lay on the south-west slope of the mound. The grave was covered by 0.30m of peaty soil. A few large stones had been placed near the skull, which was intact when found. These stones were not visible at the time of Hartnett's visit. The burial was an extended inhumation. The skeletal remains were well-preserved but had been disturbed by workmen. According to the finders account the body lay in an extended position with the head to the north and the feet to the south. Grave 3 : possible stone-lined grave? This was located in the south-east end of the mound, in the 'annexe'. The bones were found in what was described as a built 'wall'. This had been removed by the finders by the time of Hartnett's visit. From the description the 'wall' appeared to be a facing of stones laid flat, perhaps one side of a cist. The bones and teeth were found close to these stones. The grave contained a few bones and teeth which were in poor condition. These were reburied on site. Grave 4 : unlined grave This was located approximately 5 metres south-west of grave 3. In removing the stump of a tree some bone was found mixed through the roots. No further information was available about this burial. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 08 August 2012

Architectural heritage

• Heritage House, school, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey over basement former school, dated 1885, with gabled projecting porch to front and returns to rear about a courtyard. Extended, c. 1939. Extensively renovated, 1995 - 1996, with conservatory added to rear to accommodate use as hotel and restaurant.

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 Tonduff, about 1 in 10 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Tonduff.

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.

• Tonduff, Abbeyleix5 sales

Name

Tonduff · An Tóin Dubh

Area

2,890,566 m² (289.06 ha, 714.27 acres)

Civil parish

Abbeyleix, and its townlands

Barony

Cullenagh

Electoral division

Abbeyleix, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,979 people lived in 1,145 households in the Abbeyleix electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballytarsna, Blackhills, Corbally, Derrykearn, Island, Knocknamoe, Mounteagle, Raheenabrogue, Rathmoyle, Tullyroe

Placenames

Tonduff 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.