Summerhill

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Summerhill, from 73 m² to 404,014 m² (40.4 ha, 99.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Summerhill 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.

• 26 Oct 2022Conditional

  Permission to demolish existing bungalow type dwelling house and attached out buildings and replacement of same with a new dormer style dwelling house, new waste water treatment plant and raised polishing filter and new vehicular entrance/exit onto public road and all associated site and landscaping works and relocation of existing agricultural entrance along the public road to the north eastern boundary of the site

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22844

• 30 Aug 2021Conditional

  Retention permission for 1. Retention of existing attic conversion to habitable accommodation. 2. Retention of garage conversion to habitable accommodation. 3. Retention of link from dwelling house to garage conversion. 4. Retention of garage/workshop to rear of existing dwelling house. 5. Retention of site boundaries and all associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received 30/11/21 which includes provision of ACO drain, new waste water treatment system and percolation area*

  Retention, 3 homes · Louth County Council, 211079

• 8 Feb 2021Conditional

  Proposed development consisting of one agricultural shed with underground slurry tanks, relocation of existing dairy washing tank and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21117

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 Summerhill.

Recorded monuments

• LH011-043 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cropmark indicating circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 52m) on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AYM 36).

• LH011-044001 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Four conjoined cropmark rings forming a curved line (diameters range from 12m to 17m). (CUCAP, BDP 45)

• LH011-044002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Circular cairn (diam. c. 8m) conjoined with cropmark ring (LH011-044003-) (diam. c. 15m). (CUCAP, BDP 45)

• LH011-044003 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Circular cairn (LH011-044002-) (diam. c. 8m) conjoined with cropmark ring (diam. c. 15m). (CUCAP, BDP 45)

• LH011-044004 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cropmark ring (diam. c. 13m). (CUCAP, BDP 45)

• LH011-044005 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cropmark ring (diam. c. 16m). (CUCAP, BDP 45)

• LH011-044006 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cropmark ring (diam. c. 17m). (CUCAP, BDP 45).

• LH011-044007 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cropmark indicating sub-circular enclosure (max. dims. 37m E-W, 35m N-S) on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDP 45).

• LH011-044008 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• LH011-044009 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• LH011-044010 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• LH011-044011 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB89.C.01) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 10 June 2009

• LH011-137 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BH.08) shows cropmark of a small ring-ditch; a fosse defines a curvilinear boundary to the north-west. It is plough-levelled. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. A small but clear monument in an area with a high incidence of ring-ditches and enclosures. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland Date of upload: 26 May 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Summerhill, 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 the townland of Summerhill.

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 Summerhill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Summerhill · Mullach Oscair

Area

1,150,735 m² (115.07 ha, 284.35 acres)

Civil parish

Louth, and its townlands

Barony

Louth

Electoral division

Louth, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,635 people lived in 574 households in the Louth electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyoran, Corderry, Grange, Mullavally, Newragh, Rathneety, Whitecross

Placenames

Summerhill 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.