Stonestown

175 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Stonestown, from 197 m² to 275,198 m² (27.52 ha, 68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 46 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 Stonestown 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.

• 1 May 2026N/a

  (RED III) a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works. This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660237

• 1 Apr 2026N/a

  for existing workshop and stores site entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2660169

• 19 Mar 2026N/a

  existing workshop and stores site entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2660146

• 10 Feb 2026N/a

  RED III application for a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works. This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660064

• 29 Jan 2026N/a

  a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works (RED III). This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660046

• 12 Dec 2025N/a

  A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS, WITH AN OPERATIONAL LIFE OF 40 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISES OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) FARM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THIS APPLICATION INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF 145MW OF SOLAR PV OVER AN APPROXIMATE AREA OF 148 HECTARES, INCLUDING 41 NO. TRANSFORMERS AND 1 NO. RMU. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL UTILISE 1 NO. EXISTING CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE, AND 2 NO. EXISTING OPERATIONAL ENTRANCES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL UTILISE EXISTING INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS AND WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 7KM OF NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS. THE SITE IS CENTRED AT X (ITM) 608494.8003 AND Y (ITM) 716388.2449. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT WILL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THIS APPLICATION. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE 2023/2413).

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 25130

• 25 Nov 2025Conditional

  Dwelling house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560590

• 24 Nov 2025Conditional

  the conversion of the existing garage into a single-occupancy communal dwelling unit, including internal alterations and the provision of living, dining, and bathroom facilities for persons with intellectual or physical disability, together with changes to the exterior elevations and all associated site works. The proposed development will have a gross floor area of 49 sq.m and will be located to the north-east side of the existing communal dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560585

• 21 Nov 2025N/a

  Dwelling house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and all ancillary works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560582

• 11 Nov 2025N/a

  The development will consist of: Conversion of the existing garage to a single-occupancy communal dwelling unit, including internal alterations and the provision of living, dining, and bathroom facilities for persons with an intellectual or physical disability, together with changes to the exterior elevations and all associated site works. The proposed development will have a gross floor area of 49 sq.m and will be located to the north-east side of the existing communal dwelling.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560544

• 30 Oct 2025N/a

  Dwelling house, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and all ancillary works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560526

• 3 Mar 2025Conditional

  for an operational compound to include a Ring Main Unit, storage containers, office/welfare container, well and avian radar with associated fence and all associated site works.

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560057

• 26 Feb 2025Refused

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PREFABRICATED DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND RAISED BED PERCOLATION AREA, TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING WATER WELL SERVICE ON SITE AND USE THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2521

• 20 Jan 2025N/a

  an operational compound to include a Ring Main Unit, storage containers, office/welfare container, well and avian radar with associated fence and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560013

• 23 Dec 2024N/a

  to retain an operational compound to include a Ring Main Unit, storage containers, office/welfare container, well and avian radar with associated fence and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2460531

• 9 Aug 2024Conditional

  RENOVATION AND BUILD ADDITION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, BUILD DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED AND INSTALL EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 24109

• 13 Oct 2021Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO-STOREY DWELLING, CARPORT, DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING, A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA, ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, INCLUDING A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21634

• 16 Mar 2020Conditional

  AN EXTENSION TO THE FIRST FLOOR CONSISTING OF ONE NUMBER BEDROOM AND BATHROOM. EXTENSION TO THE SOUTHERN ELEVATION CONSISTING OF ONE NUMBER PLAYROOM AND 3 DOMESTIC STORES. RETENTION IS ALSO BEING SOUGHT FOR 2 PORCHES. ONE TO THE FRONT AND ONE TO THE REAR

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2087

• 22 Nov 2019Conditional

  THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8 KILOMETRES OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY LINE WITH A CAPACITY OF UP TO 38KV FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 19/22) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE PERMITTED DERRYCARNEY ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, COUNTY OFFALY. THE ELECTRICITY LINE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED L7009, L70091, R437, L70099 AND R357; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.3 METRES IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING, JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AT 1 NO. RAILWAY CROSSING ALONG THE L70091, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHCIH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THIS PERMITTED WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT, PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 19/404 (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION). THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19555

• 15 Aug 2019Conditional

  TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER ABP REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OCC REF: PL2/14/188) TO PROVIDE (I) AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL WIND TURBINE HEIGHT FROM 150 METRES TO UP TO 169 METRES; (II) THE RE-SITING OF WIND TURBINES T1, T2, T4, T6, T7 AND T9 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND CRANE HARDSTANDINGS BY UP TO 19 METRES; (III) THE REALIGNMENT OF WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TURNING HEADS AND PASSING BAYS AND THE ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT OF UNDERGROUND WIND FARM ELECTRICAL CABLING; (IV) AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MAST TO UP TO 100.5 METRES; (V) TEMPORARY UPGRADE OF THE N52/N62 JUNCTION ('KENNEDY'S CROSS') AT BALLINDOWN; AND (VI) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REF: 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REF: 18/230 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF: ABP-304056-19. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19404

• 29 Jul 2019N/a

  TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE PL2/14/188) TO PROVIDE (I) AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL WIND TURBINE HEIGHT FROM 150 METRES TO UP TO 169 METRES; (II) THE RE-SITING OF WIND TURBINES T1, T2, T4, T6, T7 AND T9 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND CRANE HARDSTANDINGS BY UP TO 19 METRES; (III) THE REALIGNMENT OF WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TURNING HEADS AND PASSING BAYS AND THE ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT OF UNDERGROUND WIND FARM ELECTRICAL CABLING; (IV) AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MAST TO UP TO 100.5 METRES; AND (V) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 18/230 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE ABP-304056-19. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19379

• 23 Jan 2019Conditional

  TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 38KV SWITCHROOM BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED COMPOUND AREA PERMITTED UNDER OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 ( AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053) TO INCLUDE (I) THE RESITING OF THE PERMITTED 38KV SWITCHROOM BUILDING AND COMPOUND AREA APROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF ITS PERMITTED LOCATION; (II) AN INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE PERMITTED SWITCHROOM BUILDING AND COMPOUND AREA; (III) CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 20M OF ACCESS TRACKS TO FACILITATE ACCESS FROM THE PROPOSED 38KV SWITCHROOM AND COMPOUND LOCATION TO THE PERMITTED WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS; (IV) AN INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF THE PERMITTED COMPOUND PALISADE FENCE TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF UP TO 2.95M; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 1922

• 30 May 2018Refused

  THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5KM OF 38KV ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONDALLOW, COUNTY OFFALY. THE TRANSMISSION LINE WILL COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 8.5KM OF UNDERGROUND LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 3.7KM OF OVERHEAD LINE. UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED N62, R439 AND THE L70152; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING, JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AT 1 NO. RAILWAY CROSSING ALONG THE N62, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. OVERHEAD INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CONSIST OF 3 NO. POWERLINES SUSPENDED FROM WOODEN POLES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 16 METRES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18230

• 29 Aug 2017Refused

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE & DOMESTIC GARAGE, TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND PUBLIC WATER MAINS CONNECTION ON MY LANDS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 17319

• 28 Jun 2017N/a

  A DWELLING HOUSE & DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND WATER MAINS CONNECTION

  Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 17228

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 Stonestown.

Recorded monuments

• OF022-015 Enclosure
  Description

  Not marked on any ed. OS 6-inch maps but identified as a possible enclosure of archaeological significance from GSI aerial photographs taken in 1973 (GSI N 189/8). Not visible at ground level. 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

• OF022-016 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Levelled in the 1960's during land improvement schemes. 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

• OF022-017 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated on flat well drained land with bog on all sides. Circular well (D. 3.5m deep; Diam. 1.5m) with dry-stone lined shaft, water filled at time of visit. Holy well appears to have been filled in or covered over in recent times. Well shaft no longer visible above ground (pers. comm. Offaly Heritage Officer 17/08/2015). 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. Photograph of site of holy well now covered over supplied courtesy Offaly Heritage Officer. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 24 August 2015

• OF022-025 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Only the lower wall footings mark the site of Stonestown Castle that is mentioned in the nineteenth century OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 2, 4). The letters state that the Down Survey indicated a castle in Stonestown and that no castle existed there in 1838 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 2; Loeber 1988, vol. 4, 47). Seventeenth century Down Survey (1654-7) barony map of Garrycastle shows a possible keep or tower in Stonestown (Loeber 1988, vol. 4, 47; NLI, MS. 716). 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

• OF022-030 Burnt mound
  Description

  A burnt mound recently identified by Dominic Delaney & Associates while carrying out archaeological monitoring between 10th-12th November 2021, in advance of afforestation at Stonestown, County Offaly. The report was prepared in compliance with the archaeological conditions attached to the Afforestation Licence issued by the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Ref. CN85059). The results the monitoring were described as follows; 'Ground preparation works consisted of ‘invert mounding’ whereby the sod is turned at 2m intervals. The topsoil consisted of light grey/brown silt on the high ground in the south and southeast of the monitored area and dark grey/brown peaty silt in the low-lying areas in the north and northwest. Two archaeological sites were identified during the course of monitoring. A burnt mound was identified in the northwest extent of the large field when ‘invert mounding’ along the east edge of a rise revealed charcoal-rich soil and fragments of burnt stone just below the field surface. The mound is defined by a noticeable rise in the field on the south and east, and by gently sloping ground on the north and west. It has a maximum diameter of c. 20m and a maximum height of c. 0.5m. Mounding was stopped in this area and a 20m exclusion zone was established from the outer edge of the mound' (Delaney 2022). Prior to soil-stripping this burnt mound was visible as a circular-shaped earthwork which is visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. See attached photographs courtesy of Dominic Delaney Compiled by Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Dominic Delaney Date of upload: 23 March 2022

• OF022-031 Burnt spread
  Description

  A burnt spread was recently identified by Dominic Delaney & Associates while carrying out archaeological monitoring between 10th-12th November 2021, in advance of afforestation at Stonestown, County Offaly. The report was prepared in compliance with the archaeological conditions attached to the Afforestation Licence issued by the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Ref. CN85059). The results of the monitoring were described as follows; 'A spread of burnt material (c. 8m²) was identified in the adjoining field c. 35m northwest of the burnt mound [OF022-030----]. The extent of the spread was established on the ground to the north and east where mounding had been completed prior to the discovery of the burnt material. There was no mounding proposed to the south where there is a 10m unplanted area bordering the existing field boundary, which is defined by a substantial ditch. A 20m exclusion zone was established from the outer edge of the spread. Mounding recommenced 20m to the west and there was no evidence of burnt material in this area. The field is generally flat and there is no evidence of a mound or indeed any slight rise in the field surface at the site of the discovery' (Delaney 2022). See attached photographs courtesy of Dominic Delaney Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Dominic Delaney Date of upload: 23 March 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Stonestown, Cloghan8 sales

Name

Stonestown · Baile na Cloiche

Area

10,066,719 m² (1,006.67 ha, 2,487.54 acres)

Civil parish

Gallen, and its townlands

Barony

Garrycastle

Electoral division

Cloghan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cloghan electoral division: 1,044 people in 375 households; 74% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Broughal, Coolreagh or Cloghanhill, Coraknock Glebe, Cortullagh or Grove, Drinagh, Kilcamin, Lumcloon, Magherabane, Tonlemone

Placenames

Stonestown 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.