Colbinstown
Colbinstown is a townland in the civil parish of Davidstown, barony of Narragh and Reban East, Co. Kildare. Its name in Irish is Baile Choilbín.
Parcel 1018569
- Area
- 86,073 m² (8.61 ha, 21.27 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 368 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Colbinstown
Planning applications on this parcel
10 Feb 2017Conditional
demolition of existing single storey outbuilding (floor area = 150m2), and the erection of a single storey farm machinery storage barn (floor area = 682m2) to southern side of existing storage barn, single storey farm workshop barn (floor area = 203m2) to northern side of existing storage barn, and all associated site works. The proposed development is located to the rear of Ballintaggart Country House which is a protected Structure, Ref: B32-14
Permission · Kildare County Council, 17136
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 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 this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 102.7 ha
- 254 acres
- Land parcels
- 11
- registered freehold, median 28,891 m² (2.89 ha, 7.14 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 2
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Colbinstown, from 716 m² to 86,073 m² (8.61 ha, 21.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Colbinstown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
19 Jun 2020Conditional
(a) garage conversion to sunroom with new single storey side extension to existing dwelling house & (b) new domestic garage and all associated site development works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 20573
10 Feb 2017Conditional
demolition of existing single storey outbuilding (floor area = 150m2), and the erection of a single storey farm machinery storage barn (floor area = 682m2) to southern side of existing storage barn, single storey farm workshop barn (floor area = 203m2) to northern side of existing storage barn, and all associated site works. The proposed development is located to the rear of Ballintaggart Country House which is a protected Structure, Ref: B32-14
Permission · Kildare County Council, 17136
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Colbinstown.
Recorded monuments
- KD032-044 Burial ground
Description
In level pasture, drained to E and S by the River Greese, Colbinstown Castle (KD032-045----) lies 580m to NE. An oval area (64m E-W; 52m N-S) is enclosed by a modern stone wall with an entrance gate at NNW. Internally, the W half of the monument rises to a level oval area (25m E-W; 19.5m N-S) from where the ground slopes down to the enclosing wall S-W-N (H above S 4.2m; H above W 3m; H above N 2.3m), but to the E a short low scarp (H 1m) drops to a lower level terrace (diam. 10m E-W; H over E 2.8m), the base of which is retained by intermittently visible facing stones (av. H 0.9m; Wth 1m; visible T 0.15m), possibly a relatively modern feature associated with the enclosing of the burial ground which, according to Fitzgerald (1899-1902, 152) took place c. 1830, when trees were also planted on the monument. A possible church site (KD032-044019-) was located on the summit of the graveyard. Burials date from the 18th to the 20th-century. Burial ground excavated in 1929 by Macalister and Praeger who recorded that the glacial hillock was ‘neatly revetted with flattish slabs of Silurian grit (the local rock), ranging in diameter from 1 ft. 6 ins. [0.45m] to about 4 ft. [1.2m]. This revetment is most perfect on the northern side of the subordinate section of the mound, and (to a lesser extent) on the eastern face of the same section. Elsewhere, fragments only remain, the majority of the slabs having no doubt been appropriated to serve as tombstones: possibly also to serve as building material for the enclosing wall. No markings of any kind were found upon the revetment slabs. What the purpose of this operation may have been there is nothing to show: there may have been some intention of making an inauguration mound around the grave of some personage of importance. There are some indications that the upper section was likewise fenced in with a stone revetment where it abuts on the lower section, though most of the stones have disappeared. To this period are to be assigned the uninscribed pillar stones, including those inscribed in Ogham characters’ (Macalister and Praeger 1928-9, 251). Macalister (1945, 22-31) recorded seven ogham stones in this burial ground (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-), and Fitzgerald (op. cit. 148-63) recorded five possible pillar stones (KD032-044008-, KD032-044009-, KD032-044013-, KD032-044014- and KD032-044016-), two possible cross slabs (KD032-044010- and KD032-044015-) and two possible cross bases (KD032-044010- and KD032-044015-). Two more possible pillar stones are also present (KD032-044017- and KD032- KD032-044018-). See attached drawing of Killen Cormac dating c. 1870, taken from Shearman 1873 Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 29 August 2019
- KD032-044001 Ogham stone
Description
This is one of seven ogham stones (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-) found at 'Killeen Cormac' burial ground (KD032-044----). This stone is often referred to as the 'bilingual Stone' as it has inscriptions in both ogham and Latin. However, it is not bilingual in the true sense: the Latin is not a direct translation of the ogham, or vice versa; unlike in Wales where stones with direct bilingual translations of ogham are recorded (pers. comm. Fionnbarr Moore). This stone, now on display in the National Museum of Ireland (see DU018-359----), is 1.57m x 0.28m x 0.28m (converted from Macalister 1945, 22) and the inscription reads (ogham) OVANOS AVI IVACATTOS and (Latin) IVVEn/rE DRVVIDES. (Macalister 1945, 22, no. 19; McManus 1997, 61) This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=19 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 14 September 2016
- KD032-044002 Ogham stone
Description
One of seven ogham stones (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-) recorded by Macalister (1945, 24-5 (20 – No. II)) at 'Killeen Cormac' burial ground (KD032-044----). It consists of a fragment of a stone that had, apparently, been broken up and re-used in the construction of the burial ground’s enclosing wall. He recorded the inscription: MAQI-DDEC[CEDA] MAQI MARIN. The stone is now in the National Museum of Ireland (DU018-360----). This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, where the inscription is translated: 'of Mac-Deichet son of Marinus'. To access details, including a description with 3D imagery, commentary on the inscription, and references, please go to the following website: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=20 (last accessed 14 November 2013) Revised by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 15 November 2013
- KD032-044003 Ogham stone
Description
One of seven ogham stones (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-) recorded by Macalister (1945, 25-6 (21 – No. III)) at 'Killeen Cormac' burial ground (KD032-044----). Described as a pillar stone (5’ 6” x 1’ 3” x 1’ 3” [c. 1.68m x 0.38m x 0.38m]) standing at the SW end of the central mound of the burial ground. When the lichen was cleaned off with hydrochloric acid, the following inscription was recorded: [ ….. ]MAQQI COLLABOTA. Revised by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 15 November 2013
- KD032-044004 Ogham stone
Description
One of seven ogham stones (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-) recorded by Macalister (1945, 26-7 (22 – No. IV)) at 'Killeen Cormac' burial ground (KD032-044----). This stone was found buried and was re-erected inside the modern entrance to the burial ground. According to Macalister (op. cit.), 'The stone has chisel-cut scores and the beginning and end of the inscription is missing. The inscription reads ...EGNI KOI MAQI MUC[..] A[.]I.. A fracture on the corner has carried off the OI' of a probable MUCOI.' A roughly rectangular lichen covered, earthfast stone (H 1.2m; Wth 0.5m E-W; T 0.3m) has the ogham inscription on its NE corner. The N and S faces of the stone are uneven, while the E and W ends have a smoother finish. This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, where the inscription is translated as, ‘… here, son of the tribe of ... .’ To access details, including a description with 3D imagery, transcription, translation and commentary on the inscription, and references, please go to the following website: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=22 (last accessed 14 November 2013) Revised by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 15 November 2013
- KD032-044005 Ogham stone
Description
One of seven ogham stones (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-) recorded by Macalister (1945, 28-9 (23 – No. V)) at 'Killeen Cormac' burial ground (KD032-044----). The stone was found under one of revetment-slabs of the central mound and was re-erected in the burial ground. Macalister (op. cit.) described it has having 'very fine scores . . . set at an unusual slope with reference to the stemline. Only two vowel notches remain.' He transcribed the inscription: AV[.]S[.]S[.]MAQ[.]S. A roughly rectangular, but tapering, lichen covered, earthfast stone (H 1m; L at top 0.51m E-W; Wth 0.35m N-S; narrowing/tapering to L at base 0.37m E-W; Wth 0.3m N-S) has the ogham inscription on its NE corner. The N and S faces of the stone are fairly smooth, while the E and W ends have a rougher finish. This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details, including a description with 3D imagery, transcription and references, please go to the following website: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=23 (last accessed 14 November 2013) Revised by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 15 November 2013
- KD032-044006 Ogham stone
Description
One of seven ogham stones (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-) recorded by Macalister (1945, 29-30 (24 – No. VI)) at 'Killeen Cormac' burial ground (KD032-044----). Described as a piece of granite (1’ 1.5” x 1’ 7” x 1’ 3” [c. 0.34m x 0.48m x 0.38m]) dug out of the SSW side of the mound, and inscribed with the letters UR in large, bold scores. Revised by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 15 November 2013
- KD032-044007 Ogham stone
Description
One of seven ogham stones (KD032-044001- to KD032-044007-) recorded by Macalister (1945, 30-31 (25 – No. VII)) at 'Killeen Cormac' burial ground (KD032-044----).This stone was found on the summit of the mound. Only the 'end of inscription' remains and this reads . . . LA (op. cit.). This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details, including a description with 3D imagery, transcription and references, please go to the following website: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=25 (last accessed 14 November 2013) Revised by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 15 November 2013
- KD032-044008 Pillar stone
Description
In the SW sector of ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). First recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (A)). A tapering lozenge-shaped stone (H 1.06m; base Wth of NE face 0.23m; Wth of SE face 0.3m; Wth of SW face 0.23m; Wth of NW face 0.25m; top L 0.23m E-W; Wth 0.10m N-S), the top and N and E corners of which are flaking away. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044009 Pillar stone
Description
To S of centre in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). First recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (B)). A heavily lichen-covered stone, square at the base but tapering to a rectangular top (H 1.4m; L at base 0.47m E-W; Wth 0.46m N-S; L at top 0.3m E-W; Wth 0.2m). There is a shallow three-sided square depression (open to W) on the top of the stone (L 0.1m; Wth 0.1m; D 3cm), and there is a raised semi-circular area (diam. 0.3m) below the top of the E face, which looks as if carved in relief. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044010 Cross-slab
Description
One of two possible cross slabs (KD032-044010- and KD032-044015-) recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (C)) in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----), and described as a ‘green-flag … standing 4ft [c. 1.22m] above the ground, 2ft [c. 0.61m] in breadth and about 5 in. [c. 0.13m] in thickness [with] on it a plain cross 23 in. [c. 0.59m] long and 18 in. [c. 0.46m] across the arms. … the workmanship very rude’ (op. cit 159-60). The slab was not located. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044011 Cross
Description
One of two possible cross bases (KD032-044011- and KD032-044012-) recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (D)) in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----), and described as standing, ‘… 21 in. [c. 0.53m] above the ground [with] a socket at the upper end 7 in. [c. 0.18m] by 9.5 in. [c. 0.24m], and 5 in. [c. 0.13m] deep for the insertion of the missing portion … one side of the socket is broken away’ (op. cit. 160). It was not located. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044012 Cross
Description
One of two possible cross bases (KD032-044011- and KD032-044012-) recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (J)) in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). A rectangular granite block, the W and N faces of which taper inwards to give a square top (H 0.73m; base L 0.44m N-S; Wth 0.34m; top L 0.2m; Wth 0.2m) which contains a square mortice hole (L 0.2m; Wth 0.2m; D 0.10m), the E side of which is broken away. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044013 Pillar stone
Description
To NE of centre in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). First recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (F)) and described as, ‘A greenflag Pillar stone impressed with a Hound’s Paw.’ A heavily lichen-covered, tapering stone (H 0.82m; base L 0.47m N-S; Wth 0.37m; top L 0.35m; Wth 0.20m), the top of which inclines downwards E to W and bears a shallow waisted-oval depression (9cm N-S; 5cm E-W; D 4cm) – the Hound’s Paw. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044014 Pillar stone
Description
To E of centre in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). First recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (G)). A heavily lichen-covered earthfast, tapering stone (H 1.13m; base L 0.38m N-S; Wth 0.32m; top L 0.35m N-S; Wth 0.15m). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044015 Cross
Description
One of two possible cross slabs (KD032-044010- and KD032-044015-) recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (K)) in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----), and described as a ‘green-flag. … Its full length is 5 ft. [c. 1.53m] and it is 2 ft. 4 in. [c. 0.72m] at its broadest part [with] a cross in relief, 16.5 in. [c. 0.42m] long and the same across the arms, with a ring or circle joining them … the workmanship very rude’ (op. cit 160). The slab was not located. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044016 Pillar stone
Description
In the NW sector of ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). First recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (L)). A slender earthfast stone (H 1.3m; L 0.35m N-S; Wth 0.25m) has a lightly carved bust on the upper N face: a head, with a very pointed chin, is shown with a possible hooded-cloak and the figure carries a cross over its left shoulder. Fitzgerald suggests it may be meant to represent Our Lord, and that the carving may have been recut in the late-19th-century. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 21 November 2013
- KD032-044017 Pillar stone
Description
In the S sector of ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). An earthfast lichen-covered stone (H 1.1m) with a roughly rectangular base (0.6m NW-SE; 0.2m NE-SW) which tapers irregularly to a slightly jagged and fractured top (0.3m NW-SE; 0.15m NE-SW). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 22 November 2013
- KD032-044018 Pillar stone
Description
In the SW sector of ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----). An earthfast, but semi-recumbent (leaning to E) lichen-covered stone (H 1.2m) tapers gently inward towards the top (base L 0.46m N-S; Wth 0.4m E-W; top L 0.38m N-S; Wth 0.28m E-W). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 22 November 2013
- KD032-044019 Church
Description
In level pasture, drained to E and S by the River Greese, Colbinstown Castle (KD032-045----) lies 580m to NE. Shearman suggested that this site was named after 'the descendants of Cormac Caech occupied the territory about Killeen. They are known in history as the Dal or Fine-Cormaic, the territory or tribes of the Ui Cormaic; from this tribe comes the appellation of this old cemetery - Cill-Fine-Cormaic, phonetically Killeen Cormac, i.e. the Church of the Tribes of the Ui Cormaic' (Shearman 1873, 349). A natural glacial hillock which has been used as an oval-shaped burial ground (KD032-044----) known as Killeeencormack that was enclosed by a 19th century stone wall with entrance gate at NNW. The graveyard with possible church site on top of the hillock was described in 1860 as an esker ‘of oval shape, measuring in circumference 230 paces; its major axis lies nearly east and west; the western end is the highest, and is fashioned into a tumulus, the sides of which show the remains of three terraces. The first terrace on the ground-line was carried round the whole esker; the second and third can be traced on the south-western side of the mound; the whole enclosure is occupied with graves; and on the summit is an oblong depression – the site of the primitive church. A quantity of large stones lying scattered about plainly indicate the former existence of some structure of primitive design and architecture’ (Fitzgerald 1900, 150). Excavation of the burial ground in 1929 recorded the presence of several cut stones of which they described as a ‘fragment of a slab, 18 inches [0.45m] long, with part of a plain Latin cross upon it in high relief. Most suggestive is a small granite gable-finial of the "butterfly" type, measuring 5 inches [0.12m] each way, which was dug up in trenching along the north side of the mound. This certainly came from a building, presumably within the enclosure: and it is as near as we can ever expect to get to a proof that there was once a small oratory in the cemetery, perhaps of the eighth or ninth century’ (Macalister and Praeger 1928-9, 252). See attached plan and section through Killeencormac burial ground showing location of church site, taken from Macalister and Praeger 1929. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 August 2019
- KD032-044020 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
In 1860 it was suggested that Killeen Cormac may be no other than the Kil-Fine, or Ecclesia Fine of the various Lives of St. Patrick, and the third church the foundation of which is referred to Palladius (Shearman 1864-6, 60) . Recent geophysical survey carried out in the fields surrounding Killeencormac revealed traces of a trivallate monastic enclosure (max. diam. 205m) surrounding the burial ground (KD032-044----) and church site (KD032-044019-) which occupies the centre of a much more extensive early Christian monastic site (Greene 2013, 26-47). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 August 2019
- KD032-045 Castle - unclassified
Description
In 1837, O'Conor, who co-compiled the OSL for County Kildare, mentions the existence of, ‘… the ruins of an old Castle’ (Herity 2002, 97 [30]). Tickell says this castle, ‘… was replaced by a farmhouse’, and that the castle and lands of Colbinstown were at first leased by the Eustaces from the Wesleys of Narragh, but were later owned by the 1st Viscount Baltinglass, passing to the widow of his third son Alexander who was born in 1508 (1960, 382-3). While there is no visible surface trace of the castle, sub-surface deposits may, however, survive intact. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 8 November 2013
- KD032-090 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 22m) visible on Google Earth aerial imagery taken 28/06/2018. See attached image taken from Google Earth. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Sourke Date of upload: 01 July 2019
- KD036-007001 Earthwork
Description
Square-shaped earthwork visible today as a leveled earthwork which was excavated in 1983 and the results indicated that it was an earthwork associated with post-medieval land reclamation. It have previously been speculated that this earthwork may be the remains of a bawn or enclosure around a castle site (KD036-007001-). In 1900 FitzGerald (1899-1902, 151-2) recorded the following ; ‘Between the cemetery (KD032-044----) and Knockbauniah there are some indications of a square structure, in the centre of which are the remains of a circular building (KD036-007002-); there is no appearance of stones above the surface. A slight grassy elevation marks most distinctly the ground-plan of the building’. FitzGerald also recorded a local tradition that ‘these earthworks are the site of a castle which was thrown down some years ago for the sake of the stones; but according to the Ordnance Survey maps, the castle formerly stood near Colbinstown railway station’ (ibid.). This square-shaped feature is clearly visible on aerial photographs taken between 1963 and 1970 (CUCAP AIC088:1963; BDH045: 1970). In 1983 an archaeological cutting measuring 42m by 22m was opened up in this area in advance of the Cork-Dublin natural gas pipeline (O’Donnell 1983, 277-82). The cutting was located to the SE of Killeencormac graveyard (KD032-044----) in the area where the earthwork was visible on aerial photographs. The excavation uncovered the remains of three large drains of post-medieval date which had a stone rubble layer covering the extent of the cutting. The stone rubble had been laid on top of a layer of undisturbed gravel. No evidence of any structure described above by FitzGerald was discovered in this cutting. Site of Colbinstown Castle (KD032-045----) as recorded by the Ordnance Survey is located 565m to the NE. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 May 2016
- KD036-007002 Castle - unclassified
Description
In 1900 FitzGerald (1899-1902, 151-2) recorded the following ; ‘Between the cemetery (KD032-044----) and Knockbauniah there are some indications of a square structure, in the centre of which are the remains of a circular building; there is no appearance of stones above the surface. A slight grassy elevation marks most distinctly the ground-plan of the building’. FitzGerald also recorded a local tradition that ‘these earthworks are the site of a castle which was thrown down some years ago for the sake of the stones; but according to the Ordnance Survey maps, the castle formerly stood near Colbinstown railway station’ (ibid.). This square-shaped feature is clearly visible on aerial photographs taken between 1963 and 1970 (CUCAP AIC088:1963; BDH045: 1970). In 1983 an archaeological cutting measuring 42m by 22m was opened up in this area in advance of the Cork-Dublin natural gas pipeline (O’Donnell 1983, 277-82). The cutting was located to the SE of Killeencormac graveyard in the area where the earthwork was visible on aerial photographs. The excavation uncovered the remains of three large drains of post-medieval date which had a stone rubble layer covering the extent of the cutting. The stone rubble had been laid on top of a layer of undisturbed gravel. No evidence of any structure described above by FitzGerald was discovered in this cutting. Site of Colbinstown Castle (KD032-045----) as recorded by the Ordnance Survey is located 565m to the NE. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 May 2016
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Colbinstown.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Colbinstown, about 1 in 10 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 Colbinstown.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Colbinstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Colbinstown · Baile Choilbín
- Area
- 1,026,814 m² (102.68 ha, 253.73 acres)
- Civil parish
- Davidstown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Narragh and Reban East
- Electoral division
- Inchaquire, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 230 people lived in 83 households in the Inchaquire electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballintaggart, Ballylea (Co. Wicklow), Ballynure (Co. Wicklow), Knoxtershill (Co. Wicklow), Rahoonbeak, Spratstown
- Placenames
- Colbinstown 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.