Hilton Demesne

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Hilton Demesne, from 12,932 m² (1.29 ha, 3.2 acres) to 12,932 m² (1.29 ha, 3.2 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 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 Hilton Demesne 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.

• 19 Jun 2026N/a

  permission to construct a new two-storey extension to the rear of existing two-storey dwellinghouse together with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2656

• 8 May 2025Conditional

  planning for extension and renovation of the existing clubhouse to provide additional changing, shower and toilet facilities, a new first floor with meeting area, sensory room, recovery room and outdoor viewing gallery; an extension to the existing stepped spectator area; a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560182

• 17 Apr 2025Conditional

  permission for the construction of a new gym building, a new vehicular access, the extension of existing site curtilage to provide a new training pitch, walking track, ball stops, floodlights, additional car parking and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2560162

• 29 Mar 2023N/a

  Retention permission for to retain as constructed external toilet block comprising of 2 No. WC's, septic tank and sub soil percolation area together with all ancillary site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2397

• 23 Feb 2023Conditional

  retention permission to retain the following works: - Retain all as constructed elevational changes including canopy roof projection - Retain extension to men's locker room to northern elevation - Retain new covered buggy area extension to northern elevation - Retain existing roadside signage together with all ancillary site works

  Retention · Monaghan County Council, 2360

• 17 Dec 2021Conditional

  Construct proposed new entrance onto public road and driveway to existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21688

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 Hilton Demesne.

Recorded monuments

• MO016-010 Crannog
  Description

  Situated in Killyfargy Lough, an oval lake (max. dims c. 430m NE-SW; c. 100m NW-SE) with both ends curving around to the SE, although it is now reduced to two pot lakes with the crannog in the swampy ground between them. The crannog is an overgrown circular mound (diam. 16m; H 1.5m over the water) but no structural features are evident. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 4 May 2018

• MO016-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the SW summit of a NE-SW drumlin ridge, and on the demesne of Hilton Park. It is depicted as an embanked circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 30m) and described as a 'fort' in gothic lettering on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is on relatively flat ground, overgrown with brambles and a variety of trees, in forestry with golf course immediately to the S. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 21m E-W; 20m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1.2m at N to 1.6m at W), and an external fosse (Wth of base 1.25m). There is no definite original entrance visible. An E-W field bank impinges on the fosse at S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 8 May 2018 Revised by: Claire Breen / Michael Moore

• MO016-019 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  Situated on a broad NE-SW ridge with a slight slope down to the SW at this point. It is depicted as an oval tree clump on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a circular enclosure described as Mullaghmee Clump on the 1907 edition. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 40m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; int. H c. 0.2-0.4m; ext. H c. 1m), with slight traces of a fosse at N. An original entrance is not identified. It has been adapted as a tree-ring and is planted with mature deciduous trees. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 May, 2018

• MO016-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Positioned on relatively flat ground in forestry on the demesne of Hilton Park, with Hilton Lough barely visible c. 190m to the W. This is a slightly raised circular area (diam. 19m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1-1.25m) and external fosse or drain (at W: Wth of base c. 0.6m; D c. 0.4m). Possible entrances exist at N (Wth 1.2m) and SSW (Wth c. 1.2m). A berm (Wth c. 3m) separates the fosse from a second outer fosse (Wth c. 1m) E-S, which is possibly a drainage feature. The rath (MO016-017----) is c. 80m to the S. Date of upload: 14 April 2011

Architectural heritage

• Hilton Park, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gates to Hilton Park, erected 1868, comprising double-leaf cast-iron vehicular gate with fleur-de-lys finials, flanked by square-plan panelled cast-iron piers on plinths, surmounted by crown and falcon ornaments. Matching single-leaf cast-iron pedestrian gates to each side, flanked by matching outer piers having mace-head ornaments. Gateway set within roughly coursed rubble stone wall with tooled stone copings and quoins.

• Post box, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected c.1915, with royal crown and monogram of George V. Lettering 'Post Office' to letter slot. Foundry mark to base of door. Set in coursed rubble stone wall to east of gateway to Hilton Park.

• Hilton Park, gate lodge, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached gable-fronted three-bay single-storey gate lodge with attic storey, built c.1825, having lean-to extension to west elevation. Half-hipped slate roof, with terracotta ridge tiles, projecting eaves with timber bargeboards and paired eaves brackets, replacement rainwater goods, roof-lights, and rendered chimneystack. Harl-rendered walls, with smooth render plinth course. Square-headed window openings having raised render reveals, dressed sandstone sills, and render hood-mouldings. Timber windows throughout, small-paned with mullions and transoms and label-mouldings to long walls, casement to south gable, and lunette with timber spokes and render hood-moulding to first floor of front (north) elevation. Square-headed door openings to north, south and west elevations having raised render reveals, with replacement glazed timber doors. Regency-style decorative cast-iron trellis-work supporting sprocketed canopy to front doorway.

• Hilton Park, country house, 1640–1880 · National interest
  Description

  Detached eleven-bay three-storey country house, built c.1650, altered c.1734, and extensively altered c.1872-5 with re-facing of exterior, addition of portico, and change from two-storey over basement to three-storey by excavation of ground around basement. Front elevation has five-bay breakfront fronted by three-bay double-height Ionic porte-cochere, flanked by three-bay wings. North end has further, recessed, bay having three-bay side elevation. South end elevation is five bays. Rear has single-storey, two-storey and three-storey additions, with pitched and lean-to roofs. Hipped slate roof, with dressed stone chimneystacks with clay pots. Roof concealed behind raised dressed stone parapet, having dressed stone copings, recessed oculus panels, and square-plan panelled piers, atop moulded projecting cornice. Rear elevation has pair brackets to eaves. Coursed squared sandstone walls, with dressed block-and-start quoins, channelled sandstone and vermiculated block-and-start quoins to ground floor, vermiculated plinth course having dressed chamfered sandstone coping. Coursed roughly squared rubble stone and rendered walls to rear with dressed stone block-and-start quoins. Square-headed window openings with dressed stone sills, with triangular pediments to first floor windows of front of wings and south elevation. Window openings of north elevation first floor grouped into Venetian-style window with pediment to middle opening and moulded cornice to whole. Recessed panel aprons to ground floor window openings of front, south and north elevations. Timber sliding sash windows, front elevation having six-over-six pane to top floor and one-over-one pane to other floors, with two-over-two pane to top floor of recessed northern bay and to upper floors of north elevation. Cast-iron bars to ground floor windows to south elevation and to breakfront. Pedimented hood-mouldings to first floor windows to south, and to side-bays to front. Six-over-six pane, eight-over-eight pane and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to rear, most with cast-iron railings. Some round and square-headed window openings to rear having stained glass. Segmental-headed window openings to rear of north elevation, with dressed stone surrounds, sills, cast-iron railings and three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Porte-cochere comprises paired central columns and single corner columns, having respondent engaged Ionic-style pilasters, set on panelled raised plinths, incorporated into balustrade on vermiculated plinth wall. Columns supporting dressed sandstone lintel, with central projecting pediment and balustrade, having decorative urns atop square-plan panelled piers. Dentillated ceiling to interior of porte-cochere. Square-headed door opening to house with double-leaf timber panelled door, recessed between channelled panelled pilasters, with moulded sandstone lintel cornice over with shallow moulded brackets and flanked by square-headed sidelights with moulded surrounds, one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and decorative cast-iron bars. Square-headed door opening to rear having dressed sandstone block-and-start surround and keystone, single-leaf timber battened door with ornate strap hinges. Gabled porch to rear, faced with dressed sandstone, side walls having slate roof with sandstone copings with roll finial, squared stonework, with square-headed single-leaf timber panelled door.

• Hilton Park, stables, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Courtyard of multiple-bay single-storey outbuildings with loft floors, built c.1780, with alterations of c.1860, to rear (west) of Hilton Park country house, with open horse-walk along centre of yard. Latter comprises cast-iron columns supporting pitched slate roof supported on cast-iron trusses. Pitched roofs to outbuildings, slate to south, replacement corrugated-iron to north, with cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks, and some elevations having gabled dormer windows. Random rubble walls, harl-rendered. Square-headed window openings, some with gauged red brick over, red brick surrounds, masonry sills and timber sliding sash windows, three-over-six pane, three-over-three pane, six-over-three pane, some having wrought-iron railings. Some windows missing. Oculi, having red brick surrounds, partly hidden by render. Gauged-brick segmental-headed window openings to ground floor, with timber panels and masonry sills. Gauged-brick segmental door openings, having timber battened doors. Three-centred archways through all ranges with red brick surround and slightly higher pitched roof. Segmental-headed door opening, with dressed sandstone surround, to north wing. Gauged-brick segmental-headed door opening to north wing, having double-leaf timber battened door. Open segmental-headed entrance way with steps opening through south wing. Cobbles to courtyard.

• Hilton Park, walled garden, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of adjoining rectangular-plan walled gardens, built c.1870. Red brick walls laid in English garden wall bond, with dressed stone coping. Square-headed door openings with brick relieving arches over and double-leaf timber battened doors. Timber-framed glasshouse to interior of north elevation. Lean-to glazed roof, red brick plinth wall with render copings, square-headed window and door openings with glazed timber fittings.

• Hilton Park, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Demesne walls of Hilton Park, erected c.1800. Random rubble limestone walls with vertical stone coping.

• Hilton Park, bell tower/stand, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached square-plan four-stage bell-tower, erected c.1860, having narrow belfry above top stage with crenellated top to belfry and crenellations to parapet of tower. Roughly coursed squared rubble stone walls, with dressed block-and-start stone quoins and with string courses between stages. Shouldered dressed stone abutments to south elevation. Round-headed openings to each elevation of each stage having dressed stone surrounds, hood-mouldings to openings to top stage. Oculus to south elevation of third stage, possibly formerly having clock, with dressed stone surround and stone hood-moulding. Round carriage arch, having dressed stone surround and red brick soffit. Double-leaf metal door to north elevation, with hand-shaped cast-iron knockers. Round-headed door opening to east elevation of interior of arch, having dressed stone surround and metal door. Outbuildings attached.

• Hilton Park, hunting/fishing lodge, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey gamekeeper's lodge, dated 1908, having gabled porch to front (south-east) elevation, and catslide projection to rear. Now disused. Hipped tiled roof, with red brick chimneystacks, terracotta ridge cresting, ridge tiles, and finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat roof and rendered chimneystack to extension. Harl-rendered walls, red brick visible underneath in places. Dressed stone shield-shaped date plaque over door to front. Square-headed window openings throughout, having render reveals, dressed stone sills, and four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to north-east elevation of rear projection. Segmental-headed door opening to porch to front, with timber panelled door and paned fanlight.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Hilton Demesne.

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 Hilton Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Hilton Demesne · Hilton

Area

2,406,430 m² (240.64 ha, 594.64 acres)

Civil parish

Currin, and its townlands

Barony

Dartree

Electoral division

Currin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Currin electoral division: 729 people in 255 households; 74% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annies, Carnroe, Cavanreagh, Coolnacarte, Corconnelly, Corcummins, Corraskea, Gortnana, Killyfargy

Placenames

Hilton Demesne 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.