Carrickedmond
Townland in the civil parish of Faughart, barony of Dundalk Upper, Co. Louth; in Irish Carraig Éamainn
- Area
- 233.2 ha
- 576 acres
- Land parcels
- 175
- registered freehold, median 3,967 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
175 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrickedmond, from 34 m² to 199,947 m² (19.99 ha, 49.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Carrickedmond 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
2 Apr 2025Conditional
Permission for the demolition of existing agricultural buildings, outbuildings, derelict dwelling and the construction of new 'potato store' and associated site works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2542
8 May 2024Conditional
Permission for alterations to a commenced previously granted planning application; planning reference number 16318; which was subsequently granted an extension of duration under planning permission reference number 21462, The alterations include: elevational changes, internal arrangement changes, additional floor areas to the ground and first floor levels to house the relocated stairwell with a proposed new two storey garage / storage building and all associated site development works. All site drainage and roads / entrance details as per the original parent permission
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460258
22 Apr 2024Conditional
Permission for alterations and extensions to existing single storey dwelling, including construction of a single storey extension, elevational & internal arrangement changes, new effluent treatment and percolation system and alterations to the existing vehicular entrance with all site development works. *SFI received on 06/09/2024 which includes a Revised site plan detailing new vehicular entrance and traffic report*
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460215
4 Apr 2023Conditional
Permission for a two storey domestic garage and store and all site development works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 23164
27 Feb 2023Conditional
Permission for the demolition of existing agricultural buildings, outbuildings, derelict dwelling and the construction of new potato store and associated works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2396
20 Sept 2021Conditional
Permission for change of house type, alteration to general site layout, and associated works previously granted under reference 17/892
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 211162
26 Apr 2021Conditional
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 16/318: Permission to construct a two storey dwelling, effluent treatment system, new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works
Extension of duration, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21462
26 Mar 2021Conditional
Retention permission for alterations to a previously granted garage (Planning Ref. No. 08/1071) and retention of an additional single storey storage building. Also full permission for construction of a new single storey extension to the side/rear of existing dwelling house and all associated site development work
Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21319
26 Feb 2021Conditional
Permission for alterations to previously granted planning application ref. no. 19659 (Permission for a new storey and a half dwelling, domestic garage, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works); the alterations include for the provision of a revised two storey dwelling, revised site arrangement and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21186
28 Jan 2021Conditional
Permission for alterations to previously granted planning application reference no. 17904 (permission for a new two storey dwelling, two storey domestic garage, effluent treatment system/percolation area and all associated site works) and 20732. The alterations to include revised two storey dwelling and one and a half storey garage details with all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2179
14 Dec 2020Refused
Outline permission sought for erection of new storey and a half dwelling, single storey domestic garage, waste water treatment system and associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201095
9 Dec 2020Conditional
Permission for development that will consist of construction of a new two storey dwelling & single storey domestic garage, new vehicular entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 04/05/2021*
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 201070
18 Sept 2020Conditional
Permission for alterations to a previously granted planning application reference no. 17904 (Permission for a new two storey dwelling, two storey domestic garage, effluent treatment system/percolation area and all associated site works); the alterations to include revised two storey dwelling and one and a half storey garage details with all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20732
23 Mar 2020Conditional
Retention permission for alterations and changes to dwelling, site boundaries and vehicular entrance as granted in planning ref. no.s 06655 & 0920 (A two storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works) & (A new vehicular entrance and alterations to previously granted boundary treatments with all associated site works); and all associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 15/12/2020*
Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 20223
16 Aug 2019Conditional
Permission for a new storey and a half dwelling, domestic garage, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works.
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 19659
16 Jan 2019Conditional
Permission for the relocation of a proposed entrance previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 16/912 and associated site development works.
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 1922
6 Dec 2017Conditional
Permission for a new two storey dwelling, two storey domestic garage, effluent treatment system/percolation area and all associated site works. **SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 10/05/2018**
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 17904
4 Dec 2017Conditional
Permission for development to erect a storey and a half style dwelling. Upgrading of existing agricultural site entrance to a domestic entrance, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works and services. *SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 16/02/2018**
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 17892
24 Jan 2017Conditional
Retention permission for development that consists of retention of existing domestic garage to rear of existing dwellinghouse.
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 1734
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrickedmond.
Recorded monuments
- LH004-013 Earthwork
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 Aerial photograph (CUCAP, ATA 79) shows cropmark ring extending in an arc from ENE-E-S (C c. 65m).
- LH004-014 Standing stone
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 on a flat plateau S of the Slieve Gullion range. Large granite boulder, probably originally a glacial erratic (H 2.2m, 2m by 1.7m in section), with top sloping to SSW, so that the orientation is roughly NNE-SSW. Natural cup-mark pitting on all faces.
- LH004-099 Earthwork
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- LH004-100001 Stone circle
Description
Described by Wright (1758, 8-9, Pl. 2, Site A) as 'temple or place of devotion' and illustrated as a double ringed circle or enclosure with two small internal circular features. Reference: Wright, T. 1758 Louthiana: or an introduction to the antiquities of Ireland. London. Thomas Payne. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 17 November 2011
- LH004-100002 Cairn - unclassified
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 Wright (1758, 8-9, Pl. 2, Site B) records a possible round cairn. No visible surface trace.
- LH004-100003 Stone row
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 Illustrated as part of a possible stone alignment by Wright (1758, 8-9, Pl. 2, site I). No visible surface trace.
- LH004-100004 Cairn - unclassified
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 Recorded by Wright (1758, 8-9, Pl. 2, Site E) as a circular feature which contained human bones. No visible surface trace.
- LH004-100005 Cairn - unclassified
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 in a prominent position NE of the Kilcurry River, on the lower undulating slopes of the Armagh hills. The location is still known locally as 'Ard na gCloch Mór', 'The height of the great stones' (CLAJ 1910, 294). Wright (1758, 8-9, Pl. 2, Site F) describes a circular feature containing stone cists, 'placed in a triangular form' and containing 'two or three different urns', one of which was filled with bone and charcoal. Sites E and F described by Wright were surrounded by a circle of stones. There are now no visible surface traces of this site, though several large stones in nearby field fences may be the remains of site clearance.
- LH004-100006 Hut site
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 According to Wright (1758, 8, Pl. 2, Site D), 'D seems to be the foundation of a circular dwelling'. Unfortunately his illustration gives no further information as to the nature of the site. No visible surface traces now exist.
- LH004-100007 Stone row
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 Standing stones described as 'Monumental Pillars' and illustrated as a group of stones by Wright (1758, 8-9, Pl. 2, Site H). No visible trace.
- LH004-100008 Cairn - unclassified
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 Wright's 'Site G' is recorded as a circular feature which he concluded to be a burial place (1758, 8-9, Pl. 2). No visible trace.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carrickedmond.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, 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_2988 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Carrickedmond with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.
The townland
- Name
- Carrickedmond · Carraig Éamainn
- Area
- 2,332,261 m² (233.23 ha, 576.31 acres)
- Civil parish
- Faughart, and its townlands
- Barony
- Dundalk Upper
- Electoral division
- Faughart, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Faughart electoral division: 1,065 people in 359 households; 94% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Annies, Balriggan, Kilcurry, Lurgankeel, Raskeagh
- Placenames
- Carrickedmond 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.