Castleroan

63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castleroan, from 73 m² to 413,470 m² (41.35 ha, 102.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Castleroan 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.

• 15 Sept 2021Conditional

  DOMESTIC BUNGALOW, ENTRANCE, DOMESTIC SHED, SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. PERMISSION TO UPGRADE THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21563

• 30 Aug 2021N/a

  DOMESTIC BUNALOW, ENTRANCE, DOMESTIC SHED, SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND I ALSO INTEND TO APPLY FOR PLANNING PERMISSION TO UPGRADE THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21532

• 13 Aug 2021Conditional

  A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21505

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 Castleroan.

Recorded monuments

• OF045-036 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Now the site of a quarry. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF045-037 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (GSI, S536/5) shows outline of circular enclosure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF045-047 Metalworking site
  Description

  Two areas were opened up either side of the centre line. The southern comprised modern boundary ditches to the present road, fields and many furrows. Also a possible holding pool for water overflowing from the roadside ditch. Very poor remains of a post-medieval building c. 2m x 2m. Northern Area included a large bowl furnace and slag, charcoal spreads and nearby ditch along with a few possibly archaeological pits. This site was identified during testing along the route of the proposed N7 Castletown to Nenagh road improvement scheme. Excavation was carried out by Tori McMorran, for Valerie J. Keeley Ltd, in September 2007 under licence No. E3581. Two areas were stripped of topsoil. Area 1, the northern area, comprised a scatter of features indicative of metalworking. These include a bowl furnace containing a large quantity of iron slag, a linear trench containing a large volume of iron slag and charcoal, post-holes, stake-holes and a large spread of charcoal, stone and blackened clay. A narrow, shallow ditch ran north–south across the west end of the area. A small chert artefact, possibly a Mesolithic arrowhead, was discovered in an unstratified context. Area 2, the southern area, comprised the poorly preserved remains of a post-medieval/modern building, c. 2m by 2m in extent, as well as modern boundary ditches and furrows. The structure foundations comprised linear cuts filled with random rubble stone, clay and lime mortar. Central to the remains was a small hearth and a stone-lined and capped drain. To the south was the terminal of a wide, shallow east–west-aligned ditch. Scattered across these remains was a large volume of modern debris including glass, metal and ceramic fragments. A small number of possibly early post-medieval pottery sherds were removed from the ditch fill (Bennett 2010, 396-7). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload/revision: 08 November 2011

• OF047-010001 Bawn
  Description

  Situated on N facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Unusual castle consisting of a Polygonal shaped area (diam. 35m) enclosed by a roughly coursed mortared wall of rubble masonry with musket opes visible and the wall foundations of two possible house sites in the S sector of the bawn. One of these buildings may have been the site of a castle (OF047-010002-). Externally the bawn is enclosed by a wide flat berm (Wth 12m) delimited by a wide deep fosse (max. Wth 6.7m; base Wth 2.5m) with causewayed stone line entrance (Wth 3.5m) to E. Modern road intersects outer defences at N. Possibly the site of a medieval bawn with tower house (now destroyed) built on top of an earlier earthwork. Site may have given its name to the townland Castleroan. Polygonal shaped bawn is similar to the bawn at Ballinlough Tower house (OF046-020----). Depicted as Caiseal Roan on the Down Survey (1655-6) (Loeber 1988 vol. 2, 26). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF047-010002 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on N facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Unusual castle consisting of a polygonal shaped bawn (OF047-010001-) enclosed by a roughly coursed mortared wall of rubble masonry with musket opes visible and the wall foundations of two possible house sites in the S sector of the bawn. One of these buildings may have been the site of a castle. Externally the bawn is enclosed by a wide flat berm delimited by a wide deep fosse with causewayed stone line entrance to E. Modern road intersects outer defences at N. Possibly the site of a medieval bawn with tower house (now destroyed) built on top of an earlier earthwork. Site may have given its name to the townland Castleroan. Polygonal shaped bawn is similar to the bawn at Ballinlough Castle (OF046-020----). Depicted as Caiseal Roan on the Down Survey (1654-7) (NLI MS 716; Loeber 1988 vol. 2, 26). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF047-019001 House - prehistoric
  Description

  Phase 2 excavations by John Tierney of Eachtra Archaeological Projects under licence No. E3909 along 17.1km (Contact 1) of the 35km N7 Castletown to Nenagh (Derrinsallagh to Ballintotty) national road scheme were commissioned by Laois County Council and the National Roads Authority. Contract 1 comprises the western half of the scheme and runs from Clashnevin to Castelroan, passing along the Tipperary North and Offaly county border regions. Six areas of archaeology were uncovered during Contract 1 trial-trench testing. Castleroan 1, Area 7.2, had originally been tested under licence E3375 (see No. 1703 below) in 2007. A potential house site with pits and post-holes was uncovered during testing. Excavations revealed five slot-trenches, two hearths, 60 post-holes, 55 pits and 68 stake-holes. The site measured 60m by 30m but the majority of the features were concentrated in an area measuring 20m by 20m. The numerous post- and stake-holes represented the footprint of at least two structures. Finds included sherds of Beaker pottery, a rubbing stone and worked chert and flint. Structure A was located in the north-western section of the site. It comprised two rings of posts: an inner ring of nine pits and post-holes and a slot-trench, and an outer ring of nine post-holes. The diameter of the inner ring was c. 5m and the diameter of the outer ring was c. 7m. The interior was characterised by a hearth, six pits, a post-hole and a slot-trench. Structure B (OF047-019002-) was located 5m to the south. The footprint of the structure was incomplete. It comprised two slot-trenches and five post-holes, with the slot-trenches probably marking an entrance, c. 1.4m wide. Five post-holes may have formed part of an internal ring of posts. There was an internal hearth, the base of which was cut by four stake-holes, probably the remains of hearth furniture (Bennett 2010, 399). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 08 November 2011

• OF047-019002 House - prehistoric
  Description

  Phase 2 excavations by John Tierney of Eachtra Archaeological Projects under licence No. E3909 along 17.1km (Contact 1) of the 35km N7 Castletown to Nenagh (Derrinsallagh to Ballintotty) national road scheme were commissioned by Laois County Council and the National Roads Authority. Contract 1 comprises the western half of the scheme and runs from Clashnevin to Castelroan, passing along the Tipperary North and Offaly county border regions. Six areas of archaeology were uncovered during Contract 1 trial-trench testing. Castleroan 1, Area 7.2, had originally been tested under licence E3375 (see No. 1703 below) in 2007. A potential house site with pits and post-holes was uncovered during testing. Excavations revealed five slot-trenches, two hearths, 60 post-holes, 55 pits and 68 stake-holes. The site measured 60m by 30m but the majority of the features were concentrated in an area measuring 20m by 20m. The numerous post- and stake-holes represented the footprint of at least two structures. Finds included sherds of Beaker pottery, a rubbing stone and worked chert and flint. Structure A (OF047-019001-) was located in the north-western section of the site. It comprised two rings of posts: an inner ring of nine pits and post-holes and a slot-trench, and an outer ring of nine post-holes. The diameter of the inner ring was c. 5m and the diameter of the outer ring was c. 7m. The interior was characterised by a hearth, six pits, a post-hole and a slot-trench. Structure B was located 5m to the south. The footprint of the structure was incomplete. It comprised two slot-trenches and five post-holes, with the slot-trenches probably marking an entrance, c. 1.4m wide. Five post-holes may have formed part of an internal ring of posts. There was an internal hearth, the base of which was cut by four stake-holes, probably the remains of hearth furniture (Bennett 2010, 399). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 08 November 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Castleroan, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Castleroan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Castleroan · Caiseal Ruáin

Area

2,135,347 m² (213.53 ha, 527.66 acres)

Civil parish

Dunkerrin, and its townlands

Barony

Clonlisk

Electoral division

Dunkerrin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

385 people lived in 131 households in the Dunkerrin electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clashagad Upper, Franckfort, Honeymount (Co. Tipperary), Lisduff (Co. Tipperary), Loughan, Moatquarter (Co. Tipperary), Rathnaveoge Lower (Co. Tipperary)

Placenames

Castleroan 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.