Ballinteskin

135 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinteskin, from 24 m² to 39,821 m² (3.98 ha, 9.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 2 Jul 2026Conditional

  Permission for refurbishment, alterations and extension to existing dwelling house, new effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2686

• 15 Jul 2024Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of single storey portion of existing dwelling at rear, to facilitate new extension and construction of proposed single storey extension to south-east of existing dwelling

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460397

• 3 Apr 2024Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 19/126 - Permission for development to consist of the following: demolition of single storey portion of existing dwelling at rear, to facilitate new extension. Proposed single storey extension to south east of existing dwelling and the relocation of existing dwelling chimney to new location. Alterations to existing site entrance walls and piers together with all associated ancillary site works

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 2451

• 24 Nov 2021N/a

  permission for a two storey house and a waste water treatment system to include all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211409

• 20 Oct 2021N/a

  Permission for development to consist of a two storey house and a waste water treatment system to include all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211294

• 9 Sept 2020Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of existing derelict dwelling and construction of one replacement dwelling house, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 18/12/2020*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20693

• 31 Jul 2020N/a

  Permission for the demolition of existing derelict dwelling and construction of one replacement dwelling house, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20573

• 22 Feb 2019Conditional

  Permission for development to consist of the following: Demolition of single storey portion of existing dwelling at rear, to facilitate new extension. Proposed single storey extension to south east of existing dwelling and the relocation of existing dwelling chimney to new location. Alterations to existing site entrance walls and piers together with all associated ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19126

• 28 Sept 2018Conditional

  Planning permission for alterations to previously granted planning permission (planning ref.16/314), which will include a change of house type and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 18782

• 31 Oct 2017Refused

  Permission for change of use of 2 no. existing youth hostel buildings - Building A. (two storey - larger) proposed to be utilised as 2no. tourism related dwellings and Building B. (two-storey - smaller detached) proposed to be utilised as a two storey dwelling. Both Building A & B will include various alterations and extensions, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works. **SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 21/09/2018**

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17809

• 11 Apr 2017N/a

  Permission for change of use of 2 no. existing youth hostel buildings - Building A) (two storey - larger) proposed to be utilised as 2 no. tourism related dwellings and Building B (two storey - smaller detached) proposed to be utilised as a two storey dwelling. Both building A & B will include various alterations and extensions, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works. *Significant Further Information submitted 11/09/2017*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17272

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Carlingford Mountain SAC 000453
• Special Area of Conservation: Carlingford Shore SAC 002306
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Carlingford Lough 000452
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Carlingford Mountain 000453

Recorded monuments

• LH005-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Sub-circular area (int. dims. 29.5m E-W, 22.5m N-S) enclosed by degraded earthen bank (Wth 4m, H 0.4m internally, 0.9m externally). Entrance gap (Wth 2.7m) at NE. Southern half of interior defaced by cultivation ridges.

• LH005-015 Promontory fort - inland
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Oval area (max. dims. 30m SW-NE, 21m NW-SE) bounded at SW by an earth and stone bank with external fosse, and on other sides by steep scarps.

• LH005-037001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Situated high on NW side of E-W ridge, overlooking Carlingford Lough to NNW. The site is built on a levelled shelf, which has been cut back into the slope of the ridge. The ringfort consists of a circular area (int. diam. 22m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-2.5m, H 1m) with a possible original entrance gap (Wth 2m) at WNW. Traces of an external fosse on S and W. Hut site (LH005-037002-) (int. diams. 6.5m E-W, 6m N-S) in SSE of interior of ringfort, slightly removed from the enclosing bank. The walls of the hut site are of earth and stone (Wth c. 1m, H c. 0.5-0.6m) and there is a possible entrance gap at the SSE. The hut site has been modified in recent times to make a booley hut. There are traces of a possible old field system (LH005-037003-) c. 50m to N and NE of the site.

• LH005-037002 Hut site
  Description

  Hut site (int. diams. 6.5m E-W, 6m N-S) in SSE of interior of ringfort (LH005-037001-), slightly removed from the enclosing bank. The walls are of earth and stone (Wth c. 1m, H c. 0.5-0.6m) and there is a possible entrance gap at the SSE. It has been modified in recent times to make a booley hut. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-037003 Field system
  Description

  There are traces of a possible field system c. 50m to N and NE of ringfort (LH005-037001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballinteskin, 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 Ballinteskin.

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 Ballinteskin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Ballinteskin · Baile an tSeiscinn

Area

2,456,402 m² (245.64 ha, 606.99 acres)

Civil parish

Carlingford, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Lower

Electoral division

Drummullagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,505 people lived in 527 households in the Drummullagh electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 46% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 14% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyonan, Bavan, Corrakit, Glenmore, Knocknagoran

Placenames

Ballinteskin 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.