Termonfeckin

717 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Termonfeckin, from 2 m² to 291,661 m² (29.17 ha, 72.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 64 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 400 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Town or Village Centre (Commercial, retail)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 62 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential Phase 1 (New/proposed residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Infrastructure and Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 3 Jun 2026N/a

  Permission for a new proposed storey and a half style dwelling with associated carport and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site and connection to the existing public services together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2660351

• 18 Dec 2025Conditional

  Permission for a dwelling house with attached garage, on site soakaway, new vehicular entrance, connection to public sewer and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560831

• 14 Oct 2025Conditional

  Permission for 41 no. two storey dwellings and comprise 14 no. detached, 18 no. semi-detached, 9 no. terrace units, new vehicular entrance onto the Drogheda Rd (R166), boundary treatments, soft landscaping and all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 26/02/2026 - Permission for 52 no. two storey dwellings and comprise 10 no. detached, 16 no. semi-detached, 26 no. terrace units, new vehicular entrance onto the Drogheda Rd (R166), boundary treatments, soft landscaping and all associated site development works*

  Permission, 41 homes · Louth County Council, 2560648

• 4 Oct 2025Conditional

  Permission for a dwelling house, detached domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, flood risk assessment, on site soakaway, new vehicular entrance off existing laneway and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2560627

• 11 Aug 2025Conditional

  Permission will consist of a dwellinghouse, waste water treatment system with percolation area and all associated site development works off new entrance.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 25129

• 24 Jul 2025N/a

  Retention Permission for use of as accommodation for protected persons and all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 25113

• 17 Jul 2025Conditional

  the replacement of the existing septic tank with a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and a new tertiary raised package polishing filter, along with all associated site works and the decommission of the existing septic tank and installation of the new system.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560455

• 17 Jul 2025N/a

  The development will consist of: Construction of a new home gym and hobby shop building for ancillary use to the dwelling house and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560456

• 18 Jun 2025N/a

  the replacement of the existing septic tank with a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and a new tertiary raised package polishing filter, along with all associated site works and the decommission of the existing septic tank and installation of the new system.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560383

• 22 Apr 2025N/a

  Retention of use as accommodation for protected persons and all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2548

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission for the development which will consist of 1 no. dormer window to the front and 1 no. dormer window to the rear of the existing dwelling, together with all associated works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560162

• 7 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission for development comprising a single storey pitched roof extension to the side of the existing single storey dwelling, new wastewater treatment system and surface water system, landscaping and all associated site works *Significant Further Information Received on 16/05/2025 - Permission for construction of an extension to the side of existing house comprising an independent living unit to the main dwelling. New waste water treatment system, surface water system, landscaping and retention permission for the existing metal storage container and polytunnel in the rear garden of the property and all associated site works*

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2526

• 15 Oct 2024Refused

  Permission for a proposed dwelling house, extension of existing access drive, use of existing vehicular entrance to public road, connection into public sewer and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460621

• 15 Oct 2024Refused

  Permission for a proposed dwelling house, extension of existing access drive, use of existing vehicular entrance to public road, connection into public sewer and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460622

• 3 Sept 2024Conditional

  Retention permission for a 2 storey dwelling as-built to include additional bedroom at first floor and associated alterations to elevations on foot of planning permission ref. 21/555.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 24148

• 3 Jul 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of 1) Single-storey extension and alterations to existing dwelling house, 2) Alterations to existing domestic garage for use as a home gym, 3) Proposed new domestic garage, 4) Alterations to existing site entrance, 5) Decommissioning of existing unused well, 6) Decommissioning of existing septic tank, 7) Installation of waste water system and percolation area and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460371

• 12 May 2024N/a

  Permission for renovation and extension to an existing group of traditional farm buildings, including a dwelling house, ancillary housing, annex carport, improvement of roadside entrance, waste water treatment system and associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2460271

• 19 Apr 2024Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new detached 2-storey dwelling and separate garage with integrated car port along with setting back of existing site entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2460214

• 16 Apr 2024Conditional

  Retention permission for extension to previously approved sunroom at front of existing two storey dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460204

• 11 Apr 2024N/a

  Retention permissoin for extension to previously approved single storey sunroom to front of existing 2 storey house

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460195

• 9 Apr 2024N/a

  Permission for renovation and extension to an existing group of traditional farm buildings, including a dwelling house, ancillary housing, annex carport, improvement of roadside entrance, waster water treatment system and associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460188

• 3 Jan 2024Conditional

  Retention and Permission: 1 Retention of single storey extension to northwest (rear) of existing dwelling. 2. Proposed new 1.5 storey extension to the northeast (side) of existing dwelling. 3. Proposed new dormer windows to northwest (rear) of existing dwelling. 4. Internal alterations to existing dwelling. 5. Alteration to existing chimney. 6. Proposed stone cladding to front elevation. 7. and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460004

• 1 Dec 2023Conditional

  Permission for formation of new vehicular entrance to serve existing dwelling including resultant alterations to existing public footpath along with all other associated siteworks *Fi received on 6.2.24*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2360496

• 27 Nov 2023Refused

  Permission for the following: 1. Construction of a new detached, part two-storey, dwelling. 2. Construction of proposed new garage. 3. Extension to existing driveway & creation of parking area to front of new dwelling. 4. New proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area. 5. All associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360486

• 10 Nov 2023Conditional

  Permission for one dwellinghouse, connection to existing sewerage system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2360448

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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 Termonfeckin.

Recorded monuments

• LH022-020 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 Cropmarks indicating sub-circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 28m) enclosed by two concentric ditches on aerial photograph (CUCAP, APD 89).

• LH022-021 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: 26 May 2010 Drystone-built souterrain, roughly T-shaped in plan, consisting of three passages and two beehive chambers. Passage 1 (L 8m, Wth 0.9m, H 1m) curves gently SE-N, ending in a beehive chamber (diam. 2m, H 1.5m) at the N. Passage 2 (L 2.3m, Wth 0.8m, H 0.7m) extends W from the middle of the E wall of the first passage and terminates in a second beehive chamber (diam. 2.5m, H 1.5m). A short section of Passage 3 (L 1.3m) extends ESE from the second chamber and terminates at a squared drystone-built wall. The SE end of Passage 1 is blocked by fill, which suggests that the original entrance is close to this point. (CLAJ 1978, 128) Aerial photograph (GB90.BY.17) shows cropmark of a curvilinear enclosure defined by a fosse (see LH021-045----).

• LH022-041 Settlement cluster
  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.

• LH022-041001 Graveyard
  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 The graveyard of the C. of I. church at Termonfeckin contains significant Early Christian monastic remains including a high cross (see LH022-041003-), a crucifixion slab (see LH022-041004-), a cross base (see LH022-041005-) and a grave-slab (see LH022-041006-).

• LH022-041002 Church
  Description

  St. Feichin's medieval church is believed to have been located where the present Church of Ireland church is. Part of the wall of the E gable is possibly incorporated into a modern memorial on the eastern side of the graveyard (LH022-041001-). (Bradley and King 1985, 150) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041003 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Composed of sandstone with ringed head, house-shaped shrine on head, decorated shaft and undecorated semi-spherical base. The E face of the shaft has two badly executed panels of interlacing, the upper one with snakes and dragon in combat. The head has a badly executed Crucifixion with winged figure above. The W side has Christ in Glory, while the panels on the shaft have interlace and patterns of angular fret and knot. The N and S faces have similar panels of interlace and spiral ornament. The base of the cross is almost certainly of fairly recent origin. Located in graveyard (LH022-041001-). See the attached view of the w face 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: 17 July 2007

• LH022-041004 Crucifixion plaque
  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 A small sandstone crucifixion slab, roughly rectangular in shape (0.58m by 0.48m, T 0.17m). The entire surface of the slab is taken up with a representation of the Crucifixion. Located in graveyard LH022-041001-.

• LH022-041005 Cross
  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 Base of small cross of granite which tapers inwards from a roughly rectangular base to a roughly circular top (base 0.44m by 0.4m, top 0.25m by 0.19m). Each side of the base has a plain open panel framed by a double line in relief. Located in graveyard LH022-041001-.

• LH022-041006 Graveslab
  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 A small grave-slab bearing an Irish inscription (Oroit do Ultan do Dubthach do Rigni in Cassel) can be seen set into the porch wall. The inscription is preceded by a small initial cross of Latin form. The earliest date for initial crosses on Irish slabs is not known, but in Wales they can be as early as the seventh century (PRIA 61C, 101). They continued in use in Ireland until the beginning of the twelfth century as is evidenced by an example from Clonmacnoise. Located in graveyard LH022-041001-. (PRIA 61 C, 102, fig. 24:13; CLAJ 1944, 292-3; Roe 1954, 111-12)

• LH022-041007 Memorial stone
  Description

  A memorial slab dedicated to John de Palatio and dated 1504 is mentioned by a number of writers during the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century. No trace of it now. (Bradley and King 1985, 151) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041008 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 Located in modern Church of Ireland graveyard, probably within the bounds of the Early Christian monastic site. The souterrain was discovered during grave-digging in 1988. It consisted of two passages and two beehive chambers, drystone-built throughout. Modern entry was gained by displacement of a lintel in a beehive chamber (diam. 3m, H 2m). An air-vent led off ESE from midway up the wall of this chamber. Passage 1 (L 3.1m, H 1.2m, Wth 1m) led off NW from the chamber and ended in a second beehive chamber (diam. 3m, H 2m) with apparent recapping at the apex of the dome. A second passage (L 6.2m, H 1.1m, Wth 1m) extends from this chamber to the NE, where it is blocked by fill. This point is probably close to the original entrance, which may have been of the drop-hole type. Now inaccessible. (Carroll 1988, 44-5)

• LH022-041009 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on the 1912 'OS 6-inch' map as 'St. Feighin's Well'. Located at the foot of an ash tree on sloping ground. Described in the OS Letters as 'a shed built of stones covered with green sods…Its waters are contained in a metal pan, around which is a circular stone-work raised a few inches above the ground' (CLAJ 1919-20, 335). Described in 1966 (ASI field report) as a small stone structure (L 2.27m; Wth 0.8m; max H 0.8m) within which were four steps which led down to a circular metal container set into the floor. Local tradition that the water turns to wine for three minutes on Christmas Day and that a girl in white appears (ASI field report, dated 2 August 1966). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041010 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on a low ridge overlooking the surrounding countryside and constructed of roughly coursed limestone blocks, boulders and greywacke, it is three storeys high and originally had projecting towers at the NNE and SSW angles but has been altered considerably in later years. It is not built on a N-S axis but for convenience of description the NNE side will be referred to as N and ESE as E etc. The present doorway is just to the W of the NW angle-tower but it leads to a small bawn area and not directly into the castle. The remains of an earlier doorway can be seen in the N wall just to the E of the present one, but only the E jamb and half of its arch remains. It may be that it was never used and that the building plan was altered at an early stage. The present doorway, which is constructed of hammer-dressed limestone and has a two-centred arch, is built partially under the N angle of the castle so that it carries the weight of this corner of the building. Access to the castle is gained through this entrance which in turn leads to two doorways in the W wall, one of which goes straight into the barrel vault, the other to the stairwell. The barrel vault is aligned NNE-SSW and only occupies the W portion of the ground floor. The doorway in the W wall has reveals and a two-centred arch of hammer-dressed limestone. There is a single-splayed ope in the S wall and a broken-out one in the N. A plain doorway with flat arch in the E wall leads to an annexe which had a barrel vault with remains of wicker centring and part of a single splayed ope in its E wall. The doorway which gives access to the stairwell is constructed of hammer-dressed limestone, grey sandstone and two pieces of granite, and has a two-centred arch in the NW angle. This doorway has been altered to make it wider and has a wooden lintel inserted. At first-floor level there is a fireplace in the NE angle and broken-out windows in the N and S walls. The flue for the fireplace is set into a slightly projecting NE angle which has been buttressed from the level of the top of the first floor down to the ground. There is a garderobe in the SE angle with seating area in a semi-circular recess. It has a cubby-hole in its N wall and a simple slit ope in its S. It has a fine corbelled roof, and access to it is gained via a small narrow doorway with limestone jambs and lintel. There is an annexe at the E side directly over the ground-floor one and access to it is through a wide opening with a two-centred arch. The arch is plastered over but appears to be built of greywacke and there is no evidence of dressed stonework. The annexe has an E-W barrel vault with the remains of wicker centring. There is a broken-out window in the E wall which has been partially blocked. The second floor, which was wooden, was carried on corbels in the S wall and on the thickness of the N wall. The doorway to this floor from the staircase has dressed jamb stones at the S side only and has a hammer-dressed limestone lintel. There is no obvious means of securing the doors of the first- or second-floor levels. At second-floor level in the N and S walls there are single-light windows of finely worked granite with ogee heads and glazing bar holes. In the E wall there is a large, almost square window with sandstone mouldings and punch-dressed limestone lintel. The garderobe in the SE angle is entered through a very small narrow doorway similar to that at first-floor level. It has single-splayed opes in its E and S walls and the chute is in the SE angle. It has a well-corbelled roof. No outlet for the chute can now be seen in the SE angle. There is a doorway and short mural passage in the SW angle at second-floor level which must have led originally out onto a wall-walk of the bawn at the W side of the castle. There is a further floor or loft area over the second-floor level which was carried on corbels in the N wall and beam holes in the S. There is a very large, finely corbelled roof over the top-floor level and there are single-splayed slit opes in the N and S walls. Access to the loft or upper storey must have been by wooden steps from the second floor. Access to the roof level is through a narrow doorway constructed of hammer-dressed limestone jambs and lintel. The jambs have glazing bar holes indicating that they are reused window stones. As stated above, the main roof is corbelled with large slabs so that it is solid, which is not a normal feature of the County Louth tower houses, and as a result there is no need for a wall-walk. A substantial portion of the SE angle-tower projects eastwards beyond the line of the main castle wall. At roof level it is entered from the W through a doorway with hammer-dressed limestone jambs and lintel. There are opes in the E and S walls which are almost rectangular and have single-splayed embrasures and glazing bar holes. The one in the E wall has hammer-dressed limestone jambs while that in the S has only one jamb which is of sandstone. There is an upper level on this tower and the one over the stairwell in the NW angle. Access is gained to them via narrow, thin, greywacke slabs inserted in the battlement walls, which are also stepped. The NE angle at this level is occupied by a square chimney stack which rises above the battlements. The castle has obviously undergone several alterations in its building but no firm dates can be attributed to these. The addition at the E side at the ground- and first-floor levels cannot be much later than the main building as is evidenced by the type of vaulting and the way the extension is incorporated into the fabric of the main structure. This is also true of the buttress with the chimney stack over and the repositioning of the main doorway. Since the doorway carries part of the NW angle-tower above it and the chimney stack is incorporated into the NE angle, it would appear that at a very early stage the plans of the castle were altered to incorporate these features. The small bawn wall to the W is also a later addition and may originally have extended northwards into a larger enclosure which could be on the line of the present courtyard wall. (Anon. 1908, 298; Harbison 1975, 166) Archaeological monitoring associated with the Termonfeckin/Baltray Sewerage Scheme (Excavation Licence number 03E0236) uncovered a 21m length of wall and the remains of a square tower which was built into upper fill of a substantial 13th century defensive ditch. This may have been associated with the tower-house or an earlier castle that may have existed on the site. (Quinn 2006, 344) This is a National Monument, in state guardianship: No. 178. 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/revision: 17 July 2007 Date of revision: 8 December 2010 Revised by: Claire Breen

• LH022-041011 Bawn
  Description

  There is a small bawn wall to the W of Termonfeckin castle (LH022-041010-) which is a later addition but may originally have extended northwards into a larger enclosure which could be on the line of the present courtyard wall. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041012 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Illustrated by Wright (1758, bk II, pls XIX and XX), Grose (Dolan 1921) and Petrie (MacIvor 1950, opp. p. 144). Petrie shows it located on the S side of the river and W of Termonfeckin bridge. From the three drawings it appears to have had two angle-towers and a slightly lower building extending from the opposite side to the towers. Grose and Petrie illustrate a round tower which was almost certainly sited on one of the angles of the bawn. It is thought to have been the residence of the archbishop of Armagh (Dolan 1921). No visible surface remains. (Wright 1758, bk II, 7, pls XIX, XX; Tempest 1952b, fig. facing p. 148) 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

• LH022-041013 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on the 1912 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Trinity Well'. Situated at the bottom of a river edge. When inspected in 1966 by ASI, three of its sides were surrounded by a well house of drystone walling and it had a lintelled roof with a modern concrete pediment and inserted cross to the front of it. It was visited annually on Trinity Sunday (Stubbs 1908, 40). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041014 Ecclesiastical site
  Description

  The main residence of the archbishops of Armagh was believed to be situated in this area during the Late Middle Ages. The building was destroyed in the 1641 rebellion. (Bradley and King 1985, 152) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041015 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on the 1912 'OS 6-inch' map as 'Castle Well' and thought to possibly be dedicated to St. Denis (Bradley and King 1985, 152). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041016 Religious house - Augustinian canons
  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 Arroasian canons were established here by Donchad O' Carroll probably about the time of St Malachy, 1144-8. It appears to have been a double monastery for nuns and monks, but by 1195 it seems to have been exclusively a nunnery (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 324). The priory of Termonfeckin was surrendered in 1539 by the abbess, Mary Hubbard, who was granted a pension. No visible surface trace. (CLAJ 1911, 359; CLAJ 1944, 293)

• LH022-041017 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Discovered during archaeological test trenching in 2000 (Excavation Licence No. 00E0273). A spread of burnt stones in a heavily stained charcoal soil was noted and it extended beyond the limits of the trench to either side. (O' Carroll 2002, 240-1) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012

• LH022-041018 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Discovered during archaeological test trenching in 1998 (Excavation Licence No. 98E0406). Three linear features (average Wths 0.75m, 0.85m and 1.1m) all running in a N-S direction and filled with a dark brown silty clay containing animal bone and medieval pottery were uncovered. A number of pits were also found and these appeared to represent medieval activity. (Murphy 1999) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012 .

• LH022-045 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BY.17) shows cropmark of a curvilinear enclosure defined by a fosse; adjacent cropmark may represent an outer fosse or associated field boundary. The enclosure coincides with a previously recorded souterrain (LH022-021----). It is plough-levelled. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland Date of upload: 26 May 2010

• LH022-056001 Enclosure
  Description

  The cropmarks of four enclosures in a small area (dims c. 150m N-S; x c 150m E-W) on a fairly level landscape are visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. The cropmark of a W-E drain or small stream runs through the area, and another stream attaches to it from the N. This oval enclosure (dims c. 30m E-W; c. 15-20m N-S) is c. 30m N and E of the streams and is defined by a fosse (Wth c. 2m). It has an entrance (Wth c. 3m) towards the E end of the S side, and has a pit inside the perimeter at W. The enclosure (LH022-056002-) is tacked on to it at SW. Both enclosures are traversed by the cropmark of a NE-SW drain. The monuments were reported separately by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds and Anthony Murphy at about the same time. See the attached enhanced view of the complex from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2020

• LH022-056002 Enclosure
  Description

  The cropmarks of four enclosures in a small area (dims c. 150m N-S; x c 150m E-W) on a fairly level landscape are visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. The cropmark of a W-E drain or small stream runs through the area, and another stream attaches to it from the N. This enclosure (dims c. 20m E-W; c. 15-20m N-S) is c. 20m N of the E-W stream and is defined by a slight fosse. It is tacked on to the SW side of enclosure (LH022-056001-). Both enclosures are traversed by the cropmark of a NE-SW drain. It was reported separately by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds and Anthony Murphy at about the same time. See the enhanced view attached from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 21 January 2020

• LH022-056003 Enclosure
  Description

  The cropmarks of four enclosures in a small area (dims c. 150m N-S; x c 150m E-W) on a fairly level landscape are visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. The cropmark of a W-E drain or small stream runs through the area, and another stream attaches to it from the N. This oval enclosure (max. dims c. 27m E-W; c. 15m N-S) defined by a slight fosse is c. 20m S of the stream, and attached to the N side of enclosure (LH022-056004-). It was reported separately by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds and Anthony Murphy at about the same time. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2020

• LH022-056004 Enclosure
  Description

  The cropmarks of four enclosures in a small area (dims c. 150m N-S; x c 150m E-W) on a fairly level landscape are visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Blue Sky International during June 2018. The cropmark of a W-E drain or small stream runs through the area, and another stream attaches to it from the N. This circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m E-W) defined by a slight fosse is c. 30m S of the stream, and it predates the oval enclosure (LH022-056003-) attached to its N side. It was reported separately by Matthew Mullen-Reynolds and Anthony Murphy at about the same time. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps (2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 June 2023

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey parochial house, built c. 1890. Off-set double-pile main block, with single-storey flat-roofed porches at junctions to north-west and south-east, two-bay gable-fronted addition to north c. 1930, single-storey canted bay window to south, single-storey square-plan projecting bay to east. Hipped slate roofs to main blocks, pitched to extension, terracotta rolled ridge and hip tiles, terracotta finials, gable-fronted to south of western block, smooth rendered stone verge copings, painted timber bargeboards to gables of extension; yellow brick banded and corbelled chimneystacks, yellow brick corbelled eaves course, moulded cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipes. Unpainted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered plinth, quoins and moulded string course at first floor, chamfered yellow brick plinth course. Segmental-headed window openings, slightly projecting smooth rendered reveals, granite sills, one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door openings, smooth rendered moulded recessed surrounds, plain-glazed overlight, painted-timber panelled door with brass furniture. Two-storey rubble stone coach house and stable to east. Square-plan rock-faced gate piers, painted cast-iron gates. Set back from road in elevated wooded site next to Church of the Immaculate Conception.

• Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1880–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted church, dated 1883. Cruciform-plan on east-west axis, engaged square-plan three-stage bell tower with octagonal ashlar limestone spire to north-west corner, single-storey gable-fronted vestry attached to south-east. Pitched slate roof, alternating terracotta roll top and crested ridge tiles, limestone verge copings and cross finials to gables, paired ashlar limestone chimneystack to vestry, corbelled eaves, moulded cast-iron gutters, moulded cast-iron downpipes. Rock-faced limestone walling, projecting chamfered plinth, corner buttresses, ashlar limestone dressings; stepped angle buttresses to tower, statue niche to west, inscription and date panel '1883' to north, moulded limestone stringcourse to bell tower, quatrefoil window below, clasping corner pinnacles terminating in cross finials, round-headed window openings, painted timber louvres, crenellated broach to octagonal spire with trefoil lucarnes. Pointed-arch window openings, hood mouldings, square label stops, ashlar surrounds, splayed reveals, flush sills, leaded stained glass windows, geometrical tracery to east, plate tracery rose window to west, tripartite trefoil headed windows to vestry, leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door openings, rock-faced limestone voussoirs over hood moulding with square label stops, splayed ashlar surrounds, vertically-sheeted timber double doors with decorative ironwork, square-headed door opening to vestry. Interior with carpeted flooring, carved timber pews, tiled central aisle, painted plaster walling, polished pink granite colonettes on brackets supporting timber sheeted roof, Caen stone altar to east with yellow and white marble details. Set within own grounds on elevated site at the southern edge of town, coursed rock-face boundary wall, square-plan gate piers with cast-iron gates, pedestrian entrance to south of main gates.

• Bridge, 1795–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch road-over-river bridge, dated 1799. Roughly squared coursed rubble spandrels and parapet, tooled ashlar string at deck level, tooled ashlar saddle-back coping stones to parapets. Two segmental-headed arches, dressed stone voussoirs and crossettes, V-cutwater to east and west with chamfered tooled stone string course and pyramidal cap, circular opening above cutwaters surrounded by dressed stone surround, oval-shaped plaque to east external wall, tooled chamfered stone surround, "TERMONFECKIN BRIDGE 1799". Squared coursed piers with tooled shallow pyramidal caps, coursed random rubble leading walling. Bitmac double carriageway, hump-backed, stone wheel guards, spans river at south of village.

• Sunnyside House, house, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1912. Rectangular-plan, extended to north, 1936, with lean-to extensions to east and west elevations, projecting gable-fronted porch to centre of south elevation. Hipped artificial slate roofs, clay and concrete ridge and hip tiles, clay raised and crested ridge tiles to porch, unpainted smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, uPVC moulded gutters, painted moulded timber and uPVC fascia boards, uPVC downpipes, one cast-iron downpipe to north, painted timber scalloped bargeboards and fascia boards to porch. Painted roughcast rendered walling to main house, painted smooth rendered plinth with cast-iron ventilator grills, painted smooth rendered walling to extension. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered slightly projecting reveals and soffits, painted stone sills, painted two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with horns to main block, uPVC top-hung casement windows to extension. Square-headed door openings, painted smooth rendered slightly projecting reveals, granite steps, panelled door to south, painted timber surrounds, painted timber panelled doors to extension. Set back from the road, garden to east, west and south, random rubble boundary wall, concrete coping, rubble stone gate piers, flat ashlar stone caps.

• House, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey with attic house, built c. 1920. Gable-fronted central bay and projecting single-storey gable-fronted porch to main (south) elevation, two-storey timber extension to north. Pitched slate gabled-roof with sprocketted eaves, mixture of clay and slate ridge tiles, unpainted smooth rendered coping and banding to gables, unpainted smooth rendered flat-capped diamond-shaped chimneystack to centre of main ridge, cast-iron gutters, circular cast-iron downpipes. Unpainted roughcast rendered walling, unpainted smooth rendered plinth and quoins, even quoins to porch. Segmental-headed window openings, unpainted smooth rendered splayed reveals and soffits, smooth rendered sills, smooth rendered plain surrounds, top-storey following segmental profile of opening, lower-storey with smooth rendered fillet hood moulding with pointed label stops, painted timber casement windows. Segmental-headed door opening to south, unpainted smooth rendered splayed reveals and soffit, smooth rendered surround following segmental profile of opening, painted timber vertically-sheeted double doors, each with two fixed plain glazed panels, lamp above door, tooled limestone step. Set back from road, garden to south and west, random rubble boundary wall and hedge, painted timber vertically sheeted door to south, painted wrought-iron gate to east with finialled iron gate pier.

• Saint Fechin's Church (Termonfeckin), church/chapel, 1790–1795 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, dated 1792. Rectangular-plan nave, gable-ended chancel with lean-to sanctuary to east dated 1862, three-stage square-plan broached spire with clasping buttresses, pinnacles and cross finial dated 1904 to west, single-storey lean-to extension block to north. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, tooled limestone verge copings, moulded cast-iron gutters on eaves course band, moulded cast-iron downpipes with decorative lugs. Painted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered battered plinth, plaque with Latin inscription and 1709 date to south elevation of chancel, squared-and-snecked rock-faced ashlar limestone walling to tower, tooled limestone moulded plinth and string course, pointed arch openings to tower, hood moulding with label stops, chamfered reveals, tooled limestone tracery, timber louvred windows, tooled limestone moulded eaves course with corbels. Pointed arch window openings, smooth rendered surrounds, soffits and reveals, tooled limestone sills, painted timber Y-tracery windows, diamond panes to south-west, lead panes and stained glass to others; timber traceried lattice window to east, square-headed window opening to north extension. Pointed arch door opening to tower, gable-headed hood moulding with finial and shoulder-stops, date stone '1904' below finial, hood moulding to profile of door opening, label stops, tooled limestone stepped surround, engaged colonettes, painted timber vertically-sheeted double doors, cast-iron dressings. Interior with painted smooth rendered walling, marble memorial plaques to walls, painted timber pulpit and altar rail to east, marble baptismal font to aisle. Set within graveyard, vertical and horizontal gravestones, high cross to north-west. Square-plan coursed limestone gate piers and boundary wall, soldier coping stones, wrought-iron gates to west, avenue running westwards to road, random rubble coursed boundary wall, recessed entrance, rendered gate piers, wrought-iron gates.

• Highfield House, farm house, 1720–1730 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1725. Rectangular-plan, projecting single-storey porch to centre of front (east) elevation, two-storey former dairy to west, renovated 1982. Pitched slate roof to main house, clay ridge tiles, unpainted red brick corbelled chimneystacks to north and south gables, raised gables with unpainted smooth rendered coping, painted timber fascia boards, cast-iron gutters, cast-iron downpipes; artificial slate to dairy; hipped slate roof to porch, concrete hip and ridge tiles, painted timber fascia boards, half-round uPVC gutters, gable-fronted canopy over door to west. Painted roughcast rendered walling, painted smooth rendered slightly projecting plinth and quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered surrounds and reveals, painted tooled stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows with horns, painted timber casement window to south, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash window with horns and narrow sidelights to west, round-headed window opening to porch, east elevation, painted timber fixed casement window. Square-headed door openings, painted smooth rendered surround, timber panelled door to south elevation of porch. Painted smooth rendered stone rubble and brick outbuildings to west including grain store over stable, old farmhouse and cow shed now in use as a deli and butchers. Pitched corrugated-iron and slate roofs; square-headed window openings; segmental-headed door opening to grain store, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors and window shutters. Set back from road with garden to east, coursed rubble wall boundary wall, square-plan gate piers with pyramidal-shaped caps, iron gates; painted random rubble wall to south, painted coursed square-plan stone gate piers, painted corrugated-iron gates.

• The Old Rectory, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former rectory, built c. 1840, now in use as private house. Rectangular-plan, single-storey porch added to west. Hipped slate roof, lead hips and ridges, rendered chimneystacks, flat cap stones, overhanging painted-timber lined eaves, scrolled brackets, cast-iron gutters. Painted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered slightly projecting chamfered plinth, rendered quoins to porch. Square-headed window openings, slightly projecting smooth rendered soffits and reveals, painted timber tripartite windows to east and west elevations; painted timber six-over-six and three-over-three sliding sash windows to south elevation; wrought-iron bars to basement windows north elevation, round-headed window opening, painted timber paired casement windows with margins and spoked fanlight. Square-headed door opening to south elevation of porch, painted timber moulded surround, painted timber and glazed panelled door, tooled limestone step. Outbuildings to north converted to living accommodation; single-storey north range, random rubble coursed walling, red brick dressings, segmental-headed carriage arches infilled; east range converted to two-storey house. Set in mature garden with curving avenue to road, random coursed rubble boundary wall, granite gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

• Mill (wind), 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding circular-plan windmill, built c. 1800. Random coursed limestone walling. Square-headed window openings and door openings to east and west, stone relieving arch to door openings. Located on a rising to the north of Termonfeckin.

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800. Rectangular-plan, porch to south, lean-to and flat-roofed extensions to north. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, roughcast-rendered corbelled chimneystack, smooth rendered cap, cast-iron gutters to overhanging eaves. Lime-washed walling to south, roughcast-rendered to east, random coursed stone walling to north. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows, three-over-three timber sliding sash window to north, timber casement window to extension. Square-headed door opening, painted six-panelled timber door. Set back from road; outbuilding attached to west, pitched corrugated-iron roof, lime-washed walling, square-headed window openings, painted vertically-sheeted timber door; detached outbuilding to north-west, pitched corrugated-iron roof, random rubble stone walling, square-headed openings, painted vertically-sheeted timber doors, red brick to openings; site bounded to south by random coursed stone wall, red brick square gate piers, tooled limestone caps with semi-circular finials, lane to west leading to north.

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 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_3171 (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 Termonfeckin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Termonfeckin · Tearmann Feichín

Area

4,413,123 m² (441.31 ha, 1,090.51 acres)

Civil parish

Termonfeckin, and its townlands

Barony

Ferrard

Electoral division

Termonfeckin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Termonfeckin electoral division: 4,003 people in 1,280 households; 83% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Almondstown, Balfeddock, Ballymaglane, Bellcotton, Betaghstown, Carstown, Curstown, Dardisrath, Duffsfarm, Newtown

Placenames

Termonfeckin 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.