Carntown

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carntown, from 33 m² to 329,202 m² (32.92 ha, 81.35 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carntown 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.

• 4 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for proposed development to consist of: (i) The construction of 5 no. wind turbines with the following parameters: a) Total tip height range of 179.5m – 180m, b) Rotor diameter range of 149m – 163m, c) Hub height range of 98m to 105m, (ii) Construction of turbine foundations, crane hardstand areas and assembly areas; (iii) All associated wind farm underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed onsite electrical substation including cabling. in the public road corridor in the townlands of Gallstown and Kearneystown; (iv) Construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation compound including a single-storey control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, gates, all associated underground cabling, wastewater holding tank, and all ancillary structures and works in the townland of Piperstown. (v) A Battery Energy Storage System within the 38kV electrical substation compound; (vi) All works associated with the connection of the proposed wind farm to the national electricity grid which includes 5 no. of water crossings (3 no. bridges and 2 no. culverts). The provision of joint bays and associated communication chambers along the underground electrical cabling route via underground 38kV electrical cabling predominantly within the public road corridor, from the onsite substation in the townland of Piperstown to the existing Drybridge 110 kV Substation located in the townland of Tullyallen; (vii) Reinstatement of all road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks in public lands; (viii) Provision of new site access tracks and upgrade of existing site tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure this includes 3 no. water crossings, passing bays and all associated drainage; (ix) The provision of 2 no. new permanent site entrances for construction and operational access from the local road L6274 in the townlands of Kearneystown and Gallstown; (x) The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access to the 38kV electrical substation compound from the local road L2275 in the townland of Piperstown; (xi) Use of 1 no. existing site entrance for construction, operational access to the permanent met mast on a private road off local road L2275 in the townland of Drumshallon. (xii) The construction of 1 no. new temporary track in the townland o

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460766

• 18 Nov 2024N/a

  Permission for a ten year development for: (i) The construction of 5 no. wind turbines with the following parameters: a) Total tip height range of 179.5m – 180m, b) Rotor diameter range of 149m – 163m, c) Hub height range of 98m to 105m, (ii) Construction of turbine foundations, crane hardstand areas and assembly areas; (iii) All associated wind farm underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed onsite electrical substation including cabling. in the public road corridor in the townlands of Gallstown and Kearneystown; (iv) Construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation compound including a single-storey control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, gates, all ssociated underground cabling, wastewater holding tank, and all ancillary structures and works in the townland of Piperstown. (v) A Battery Energy Storage System within the 38kV electrical substation compound; (vi) All works associated with the connection of the proposed wind farm to the national electricity grid which includes 5 no. of water crossings (3 no. bridges and 2 no. culverts). The provision of joint bays and associated communication chambers along the underground electrical cabling route via underground 38kV electrical cabling predominantly within the public road corridor, from the onsite substation in the townland of Piperstown to the existing Drybridge 110 kV Substation located in the townland of Tullyallen; (vii) Reinstatement of all road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks in public lands; (viii) Provision of new site access tracks and upgrade of existing site tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure this includes 3 no. water crossings, passing bays and all associated drainage; (ix) The provision of 2 no. new permanent site entrances for construction and operational access from the local road L6274 in the townlands of Kearneystown and Gallstown; (x) The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access to the 38kV electrical substation compound from the local road L2275 in the townland of Piperstown; (xi) Use of 1 no. existing site entrance for construction, operational access to the permanent met mast on a private road off local road L2275 in the townland of Drumshallon. (xii) The construction of 1 no. new temporary track in the townland of Castleto

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460709

• 30 Nov 2022Conditional

  Retention Permission for conversion of court yard farm outbuilding (previous use as seasonal farm labourer's accommodation) to short term let apartment as laid out and constructed. Permission is sought for conversion and alterations of part of existing court yard farm outbuilding to bicycle storage short term let apartment as laid out and constructed. Permission is sought for conversion and alterations of part of existing court yard from outbuilding to bicycle storage unit use ancillary to existing short term let apartment and all associated site works. *Significant further information received on 20.10.23 provides for, inter alia, a new wastewater treatment system**

  Retention · Louth County Council, 22932

• 1 Apr 2022Conditional

  Permission to erect a 30 metre lattice telecommunications tower together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment within a fenced compound.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 22256

• 9 Mar 2017Refused

  Permission for development to consist of alterations to existing dwelling to provide additional attic bedrooms with new windows in gable walls to attic bedrooms. Refurbishment of existing attached garage to provide bedroom with ensuite and lounge. Single storey extension at intersection of south & east facing elevations of dwelling to allow for internal accessible disabled ramp. Provide new 1.8m vertical timber board style fencing along south facing boundary and new metal gates at vehicular entrance to site.

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 17172

• 3 Feb 2017N/a

  Permission to consist of alterations to existing dwelling to provide additional attic bedrooms with new windows in gable walls to attic bedrooms. Refurbishment of existing attached garage to provide bedroom with ensuite and lounge. Single storey extension at intersection of south & east facing elevations of dwelling to allow for internal accessible disabled ramp.

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 1763

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 Carntown.

Recorded monuments

• LH021-044 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on the 1912 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Tobershowney (Covered)'. When inspected by ASI in 1967, a rectangular pool (1.50m x 0.86m) with a stagnant stream leading S from it was noted. It was enclosed and arched over by brick walling but open at the front. It was once believed to have cured all diseases (IFC Schools' Mss 678, 146; 678, 193). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 July 2012

• LH021-045001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  This tower house has a slight base batter and is built of roughly coursed rubble, greywacke and limestone; it was originally three storeys high but the second- floor level has been truncated to accommodate a pitched roof in line with that of a modern dwelling attached to its W wall. The original entrance, now blocked, was through a doorway at the S end of the W wall. The arch of the doorway is a two-stone pointed one of punch-dressed limestone with the stones cut at an obtuse angle to sit on the supporting jambs. It has large slab stone lintels over the entrance passage. The stairwell is situated in the SW angle but is not accessible. The top portion of the tower house was destroyed by the building of a more modern roof and by the use of its W wall as the gable end of the house. The remains of the stair tower project slightly westwards but it also has been broken away to facilitate the later building. The NE angle had a tower which projected eastwards but this has been completely removed and only part of its broken E wall remains. Since the stairwell is in the SW angle the destroyed tower at the NE must have contained the garderobes. The first and second floors must have been constructed of wood since there is no evidence of a barrel vault. There is a two-light window of punch-dressed limestone with small rounded arch over each ope in the N wall at first-floor level. There is a three-light window in the E wall constructed in the same manner, and a two-light one directly over it in the third storey. The punch-dressing of the stonework is very finely executed and finished with a border. There are two very finely carved stone heads on corbels on each side of the top of the three-light window. The heads are of limestone, with human faces, and were used to support the second floor. There are doorways in the NE angle at first- and second-floor level that gave access to the garderobes which would have been contained in the now-destroyed tower. That at the second-floor level has been almost completely destroyed by the later alterations as were the upper-level ones in the SW angle. The arch of the doorway in the NE angle at first -floor level is rounded and almost semi-circular rather than two-centred, and is built of finely punch-dressed limestone blocks. There are two large fireplaces in the W wall at first- and second-floor levels with limestone lintels and jambs finely tooled. A now-blocked doorway with limestone slab lintel, in the SW angle facing E, gave access to the first-floor level. The level above this has been destroyed by the later alterations. The tower house is very small, with a max. Wth of only 7m (E-W). The treatment of the dressed stonework and the rounded arches of the window lights suggest that it is late in the series of County Louth tower houses, probably the second half of the seventeenth century. It is thought to have been built by John Chivers, a supporter of James II (IFC Schools MSS 678, 143-4). (Gristen 1916, 101-2; Tempest 1944, 314) The above 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: 17 July 2007

• LH021-045002 Stone head
  Description

  Used as corbels to carry wooden beams for the first floor of Carntown towerhouse (LH021-045001-). One is a mouth-puller with a hairy human-like face and markedly protruding eyes. Small arms extend from the back of the head. All the fingers, except for the thumb which is upright, are used to pull the mouth wide open and expose the teeth. The other (LH021-045003-) appears to be the face of woman with cowl-like garment around it. It also has protruding eyes, a long pronounced nose and an unsmiling plain mouth. The above 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: 17 July 2007

• LH021-045003 Stone head
  Description

  Two stone heads used as corbels to carry wooden beams for the first floor of Carntown tower house (LH021-045001-). One (LH021-045002-) is a mouth-puller with a hairy human-like face and markedly protruding eyes. Small arms extend from the back of the head. All the fingers, except for the thumb which is upright, are used to pull the mouth wide open and expose the teeth. The other (LH021-045003-) appears to be the face of woman with cowl-like garment around it. It also has protruding eyes, a long pronounced nose and an unsmiling plain mouth. The above description is derived from 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: 19 July 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 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_3111 (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 Carntown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Carntown · Baile Chairnigh

Area

2,073,227 m² (207.32 ha, 512.31 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymakenny, and its townlands

Barony

Drogheda

Electoral division

St. Peter's, the unit of the census

Census 2022

St. Peter's electoral division: 10,951 people in 3,492 households; 71% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymakenny, Carstown, Carstown, Cotlerstown, Listoke, Philipstown, Townrath, Tullyeskar

Placenames

Carntown 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.