Blackmillershill

Area

279,010 m² (27.9 ha, 68.94 acres)

Buildings

10 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 2,200 m².

Zoning

P1 Agriculture (Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029) The objective
G4 Open Space and Amenity (Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029) The objective

Townland

Blackmillershill

Planning applications on this parcel

• 26 Jul 2023Conditional

  a new 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB substation and the existing Newbridge ESB substation County Kildare. The circuit will be c. 8.5km in length and will consist of c. 7km of overhead line (OHL) and c. 1.5km of underground cable (UGC). The OHL structures (48 No.) will consist of single and double wood polesets, with a height above ground level ranging from c. 9.7m to c. 18m and will require below ground foundations and staywires at specific locations. The UGC will primarily run along public roads and will consist of electrical cables laid in underground ducts buried in a trench (with varying dimensions between c.0.6m and c. 0.9m width and a depth of c.1.2m). Permission is sought for all associated works including temporary works such as the creation of access ways and ancillary temporary and permanent works. Revised by Significant further information which consists of Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23810

• 19 Jul 2023Conditional

  the demolition of an existing single storey dwelling with out-buildings and the construction of 21 No. two-storey dwellings consisting of 3 No. detached units, 6 No. semi-detached units, 2 No. terraced blocks of three units, new development access and all associated services, boundary treatments and site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of a revised unit mix of 1 no. detached unit, 12 no. semi-detached units and 8 no. terraced units and general revisions to the site layout. Further Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of a revised unit mix of 2 no. detached units, 10 no. semi-detached units and 8 no. terraced units and general revisions to the site layout

  Permission, 20 homes · Kildare County Council, 2360050

• 7 Jul 2023N/a

  for the demolition of an existing single storey dwelling with out-buildings and the construction of 21 No. two-storey dwellings consisting of 3 No. detached units, 6 No. semi-detached units, 2 No. terraced blocks of three units, new development access and all associated services, boundary treatments and site works at

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360017

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

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 152 recorded monuments.

• KD022-039 Cross - Wayside cross
  Description

  A limestone block (dims L 1.04m; Wth 0.9m; 0.48m) with a shallow rectangular mortice, now lying beside a small heap of limestone rubble on which it appears to have stood originally; possibly the 'very small mound' noted in the OSL (Herity 2002 157 (2)). It is possibly 'Richard Fitzgerald's cross' mentioned in 1591 as marking the mearing of lands at Rathbride (JKAS 1899-1902, 396-7). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-040 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On a short, gentle, S-facing slope, overgrown with whins. Described by O'Riordáin (1950, 277: Site E1; scaled section at W Plate XXVII) as an irregular area, 'enclosed by a bank, outside which a slight ditch and low bank are discernible. Interior is sub-divided by banks, the plan of which is not clear as much of the area is overgrown'. A rectangular area (int. dims. L 51.5m E-W; Wth 41m) is defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; int H 0.5m; ext H 0.7m) with very faint traces of an outer fosse (Wth 0.9m; D 0.1m) at E. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.4m) at S. The interior falls 1.5m N-S and a possible ringbarrow lies in the SW sector, where a small circular area (diam. 5.3m) is defined by a broad, shallow fosse (Wth 3.1m at N; D 0.3m) and a low outer earthen bank (Wth 4m; H 0.3-0.8m), N-S. The W-half of the monument has been disturbed and three short lengths of later field banks run from the larger enclosure's bank to converge on the barrow at SE, SW and NW. The larger enclosure may be a later feature and a second ringbarrow (KD022-065001-) lies 10m to the S. The monument is visible on a 1970 aerial photograph (CUCAP BDU 21) which also shows up to 13 small circular enclosures (est. av. diam. 6-10m) in its immediate vicinity; some may be ringbarrows/ringditches, but some are almost certainly lunging rings. The group has been designated KD022-065----. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-041 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A slightly domed, circular area (diam. 26m) is enclosed by a shallow fosse with an external bank. An external fosse immediately outside the bank is visible at the S. A second low, concentric bank lies 32m outside the bank (overall diam. of enclosed area 81m). Visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP BDU 21). Two areas of disturbance, several golf greens, and a rectangular house site with attached haggard, defined by low banks and shallow fosses, occur in the area between the inner and outer banks. (O'Riordáin 1950, 276: Site D1; scaled section NW-SE Plate XXVII) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-042 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A level, circular area (diam. c. 28m) is enclosed by a fosse with an external bank (overall diam. 40m). There is an entrance at the W, with a second gap at the NE. Partially excavated by O'Riordáin (1950, 250-253: Site 1). Four post holes and a short shallow trench of uncertain function were discovered, but no evidence of burials was uncovered. Finds included thirteen pieces of flint, including two end scrapers. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-043 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A circular area enclosed by a fosse and an external bank (overall diam. 32m), with entrances at the E and W. Partially excavated by O'Riordáin (1950, 254-8: Site No. 4). The extended inhumation of an adult female (head to W) was uncovered at the centre of the monument and finds included fragments of flint and a bronze ring. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-044 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A slightly domed, circular area (diam. c. 9m) enclosed by a shallow fosse with a low external bank (overall diam. 18m). Disturbed at centre. (O'Riordáin 1950, 277: Site F1; scaled section NW-SE Plate XXVII) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-045 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A circular area (diam. c. 17m) enclosed by a fosse with an external bank (overall diam. c. 27m). Disturbed at the NE and W by modern trenches. (O'Riordáin 1950, 276: Site C1; scaled section NE-SW Plate XXVII) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-046 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A level circular area enclosed by a fosse and external bank (overall diam. 28m) with an entrance at SW. Partially excavated by O'Riordáin (1950, 258-9: Site 5) but no burial or finds were uncovered. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-047 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A small circular area (diam. 5m) enclosed by a shallow fosse and a low external bank (overall diam. 13m). Possibly a ringbarrow, although it may have been a military field-kitchen. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD022-048 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  A slightly domed, circular area (diam. c. 4m) enclosed by a broad shallow fosse and wide low bank (overall diam. 14m). Partially excavated by O'Riordáin (1950, 253-4: Site No. 2). Two possible postholes were noted in the central area, but no burial evidence was uncovered. Finds included two fragments of struck flint and a small round scraper. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

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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 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.