Benagh

108 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Benagh, from 29 m² to 47,728 m² (4.77 ha, 11.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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 Benagh 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.

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission for the development of 2 no. commercial warehouses-warehouse No1(Total Floor Area of 1050 sq.m and overall height of 9.6m, subdivided and 2 separate compartments) Warehouse no.2 ((Total floor area od 518 sq.m and overall height of 9.6m high) Re-location of wastewater treatment plant & percolation area as approved under 22/796, Landscaping & Associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560160

• 7 Oct 2022Conditional

  Retention permission for a commercial warehouse, ancillary offices, external yard, waste water treatment system, vehicular entrance and associated site development works **Significant further information received on 31.8.23 provides for, inter alia, the provision of a wwts**

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22796

• 11 Jul 2022Conditional

  Retention permission for an existing storage shed/garage

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22548

• 21 Apr 2021Conditional

  Permission consequent on the Grant of Outline Permission 20/730 for the construction of a proposed two storey dwelling with single storey living and lounge area to rear, associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to site, new proprietary effluent treatment system, together with all associated site development works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21440

• 18 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for development consisting of (a) retention of an enclosed porch to the front of existing dwelling house and (b) construction of a double garage and store to the side of existing house

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20975

• 2 Nov 2020Refused

  Outline permission for one dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20908

• 18 Sept 2020Conditional

  Outline permission for the construction of a proposed dwelling, associated domestic garage, open new vehicular entrance to site, new proprietary effluent treatment system, together with all associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20730

• 25 May 2020Conditional

  Permission for a new two storey dwelling, a one storey ancillary shed and all associated site works, including waste water treatment *Significant Further Information submitted 30/09/2020*

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20358

• 6 May 2020Conditional

  Permission for retention of a rear extension to an existing dwelling house and associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20320

• 31 Jul 2019Conditional

  Permission for the construction of 1 no. four bed one and a half storey dwelling house, a single storey domestic garage, a new vehicular entrance and boundary treatment to the site, an effluent treatment system and all associated site works. *Significant Further Information submitted 18/10/2019 provides for alterations to new vehicular entrance and front boundary treatment including amended site boundaries and site area. Change of house type from one and a half storey dwelling to bungalow to include revised position of dwelling, single storey domestic garage and effluent treatment system**

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 19617

• 16 May 2017Conditional

  Permission for demolition of an existing derelict two storey dwelling and construction of a new two storey dwelling, vehicular entrance, effluent treatment system and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17365

• 5 Apr 2017N/a

  Permission for demolition of an existing derelict two storey dwelling and construction of a new two storey dwelling, vehicular entrance and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17252

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 Benagh.

Recorded monuments

• LH008-048001 Enclosure
  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 enclosure (max. dims. 38m NW-SE, 32m NE-SW). Known locally as a 'fort' and a 'lios'.

• LH008-048002 Sweathouse
  Description

  Constructed of local stone with a grass mound on top. Sub-rectangular in plan with two large boulders at either side of the entrance and two lintels above it. Evidence for burning noted. (SMR file) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

• LH008-051001 Promontory fort - inland
  Description

  Situated above the confluence of two small rivers, a triangular headland adapted to form a promontory fort. The interior of the fort is a roughly circular area (max. dims. 24.3m E-W, 22.8m N-S) delimited by an earthen bank and external fosse which extend in an arc from WNW-ENE, cutting off the interior from the landward side, and by a scarp (H 2-5m) on all other sides. There is no trace of an entrance or causeway across the fosse, but this is probably due to the degraded nature of the site. Possible circular hut site (LH008-051003-) (int. diam. 3.5m) in centre of interior, noted during field survey in 1970 and 1982. The site was levelled in 1985 in the course of land reclamation, and all surface features were removed. The tradition of a possible souterrain (LH008-051002-) in the interior of the fort proved to be correct, as it was opened during the removal of the promontory fort. This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 8/1985). 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

• LH008-051002 Souterrain
  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 Discovered during the course of land reclamation in 1985. This work involved the removal of an inland promontory fort (LH008-051001-) at which there was tradition of a souterrain (Buckley 1986a, 38). Bulldozing and grading of the area displaced a capstone of one of the beehive chambers in the souterrain. Present access to the site is via the gap left by the displaced capstone. The souterrain consists of a series of passages and chambers roughly aligned NW-SE, with a beehive chamber (diam. 2.5m, H 1.6m) at its NW end with a passage leading off SE. Between the passage and the beehive chamber is a constriction (L 0.7m, Wth 0.7m, H 1m) also aligned NW-SE. Passage 1 (L 6.5m, Wth 0.9m, H 1.2m) continues SE and ends in a second constriction (L 1m, Wth 0.6m, H 0.6m). This widens out to form passage 2 (L 6.5m, Wth 0.9m, H 1.2m) which continues on to the SE. In the middle of the N wall of Passage 2 is a creep giving access to Passage 3 which leads to the NNE. Passage 3 (L 3.5m, Wth 1m, H 1m) is blocked by collapse at the NNE and is probably close to the position of the original entrance. At a point 1.5m from the SE end of Passage 2 is a drop-hole creep (dims.0.5m x 0.6m, D 0.75m) which gives access to Passage 4 at a lower level. Passage 4 (L 6m, Wth 0.7m, H 1m) extends WNW-ESE and terminates in a second beehive chamber (diam. 2.1m, H 1.7m). At floor level in the SE quadrant of this chamber is a stone-lined drain which extends SE for 3.5m then curves out of sight. At this point the souterrain is at the level of the two small streams which meet below the promontory fort, and thus the need for an effective drain. The souterrain was drystone-built throughout. The construction trench (Wth 2m) of the souterrain was noted in 1985, giving an outline of the direction of the souterrain visible as hard-packed greysoil and rubble against the surrounding yellow boulder clay. Several sherds of souterrain ware were found in its fill. This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 8/1985). See the attached view of the entrance.

• LH008-051003 Hut site
  Description

  Possible circular hut site (int. diam. 3.5m) noted in centre of interior of inland promontory fort (LH008-051001-), during field survey in 1970 and 1982. The site was levelled in 1985 and all surface features were removed. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 8/1985).

Architectural heritage

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey whitewashed thatched direct-entry house, built c. 1800. Rectangular-plan, located perpendicular to road, lean-to corrugated-iron roofed outbuilding to west, forming part of boundary wall to road. Pitched oaten straw thatched roof, with comb of bobbins to the ridge, and hazel/willow rod scalloped into lower edge of roof to further secure eaves. Evidence of original pegs on west gable wall. Painted rendered coping to gables, redbrick chimneystacks and overhanging eaves. Whitewashed walling. Square-headed window openings, painted rendered soffits and reveals, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings, painted rendered soffits, reveals and surrounds, painted timber sheeted doors. Set perpendicular to road, with outbuilding occupying eastern end of the dwelling and large corrugated-iron shed set at right angle to house forming yard to west and south respectively. Whitewashed random rubble wall to west, square gate piers with smooth rendered pyramid cap, painted vertically-sheeted timber gates.

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

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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.

• Benagh, Riverstown5 sales

Name

Benagh · An Beannach

Area

956,589 m² (95.66 ha, 236.38 acres)

Civil parish

Carlingford, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Lower

Electoral division

Rathcor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathcor electoral division: 1,484 people in 467 households; 87% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygoly, Castletowncooley, Glenmore, Killin, Piedmont

Placenames

Benagh 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.