Liberties of Carlingford

1,157 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Liberties of Carlingford, from 1 m² to 494,446 m² (49.44 ha, 122.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 77 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 374 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Town or Village Centre (Commercial, retail)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 166 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 34 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential Phase 1 (New/proposed residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Infrastructure and Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism and Leisure (Tourism and related)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 21 Oct 2026N/a

  Permission for 2 No. 15m high ball stop nets to existing playing field and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660723

• 12 Oct 2026N/a

  Permissin for (1) The construction of a new 2.7m high timber-frame storm porch and link structure with brick plinth connecting the existing dwellings known as Sterlings and Trinity Cottage together. (2) Internal alterations to Trinity Cottage to form two en-suite bedrooms replacing an existing living/dining area, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. (3) All associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660698

• 6 Oct 2026N/a

  Permission for a new detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance to public road, revised site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 26118

• 22 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission for the Change of Use of first floor of development previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 19/972 from 2 no. apartments to part Restaurant and part Bed and Breakfast accommodation and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660649

• 22 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission for the Change of Use of Existing Basement Area to Gym & Fitness Area, Changing Rooms and Meeting Rooms & Existing Ground Floor Gym Area and Playroom to 5 No. of En-Suite Bedrooms and associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660650

• 7 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission for 2 No. 15m high ball stops nets to existing playing field and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660609

• 3 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission for alterations and extension to existing apartment at first floor level and change of use from coastguard and store area to cafe at ground floor level, elevational changes and all associated site works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 26108

• 1 Sept 2026Conditional

  Retention and Permission for the following: 1. Retention permission for the renovation of derelict structure once used as dwelling house to home office/ study. 2. Permission to upgrade existing septic tank system with new effluent treatment system and all Associated site development works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660587

• 1 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission for: 1. The change of use of the ground floor area of an original B&B & stores to a coffee shop/tea room, food preparation area, cold store, staff room/toilet facilities, stores and office ancillary to the proposed ground floor use. 2. The change of use of the first floor area of an original B&B to 2no. apartments. 3. Alterations to external facades. 4. A new traditional shop front. 5. New bicycle parking & bin storage area. 6. And associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660589

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  Outline permission sought for of the subdivision of the existing residential site to provide a separate residential site to the rear of the existing dwelling; the provision of a new detached two-storey dwelling house and detached domestic garage; the use of the existing vehicular entrance to provide access to the proposed dwelling; and all associated and ancillary site development works. Site contains Protected Structure LHS005-039 and is within the Carlingford Architectural Conservation Area

  Outline permission · Louth County Council, 2660584

• 31 Jul 2026N/a

  Permission for the demolition of an existing single storey dwelling and the erection of a new 3 bedroom single storey replacement dwelling and associated site works, including repositioning of access, drainage soakways, connection to existing septic tank and public water networks

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660527

• 30 Jul 2026Conditional

  Permission for: Alterations to proposed elevations previously granted permission under planning reference number 2460360. Removal of existing single storey annex to rear of dwelling and maintain the existing garden retaining walls. Reduction in proposed car parking area to front of the property to that previously granted under planning reference number 2460360 and associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660524

• 27 Jul 2026N/a

  Permission for the subdivision of the existing residential site, the construction of 1 no. two-storey dwelling, the provision of on-site car parking and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660507

• 23 Jul 2026N/a

  Permission for the demolition of an existing single storey dwelling and erection of a new 3 bedroom single storey replacement dwelling, development works and associated site works, including repositioning of access, drainage soak ways, connection to existing septic tank and public water networks

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660494

• 17 Jul 2026Conditional

  Permission for extensions to rear and side of existing dwelling house and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660474

• 13 Jul 2026N/a

  Permission consists of a new dwelling house together with detached garage, new waste water treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular site entrance and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2660463

• 7 Jul 2026Conditional

  Retention permission for the following: 1. Partial raising of roof of dwelling house. 2. Various elevational changes and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660451

• 25 Jun 2026Conditional

  Permission for signage to front of premises recently granted planning permission for brew pub/microbrewery and tap room granted permission under planning Ref. No. 2660086 and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660417

• 25 Jun 2026N/a

  Retention permission for the following: 1. Partial raising of roof of dwelling house. 2. Various elevational changes and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660419

• 5 May 2026Conditional

  Retention and Permission: Retention permission for 1. alterations to the external facades of an existing building. Permission for: 1. The change of use of the ground floor area of an original B&B & stores to coffee shop/tea room to include a food preparation area, cold store, staff room/toilet facilities and office. 2. Re-configuration of first floor to 6no. bedsits with independent rear access and external landing. 3. 12no. conservation grade rooflights. 4. A new traditional shop front. 5. New bicycle parking & bin storage area. 6. And associated site development works **SPLIT DECISION **1. GRANT PERMISSION for retention of alterations to the external facades of an existing building. 2. REFUSE PERMISSION for the change of use of the ground floor area of an original B&B & stores to coffee shop/tearoom to include a food preparation area, cold store, staff room/toilet facilities and office, Re-configuration of first floor to 6no. bedsits with independent rear access and external landing, New bicycle parking & bin storage area and associated site development works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660258

• 20 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for the subdivision of one existing dwelling house and site into 2 no. semi-detached dwelling houses, together with their respective sites as well as communal/shared vehicular access, water services and car parking. Permission is also sought for extensions and alterations to the existing dwelling house

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660214

• 16 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for total 3 no. extensions to sides and rear of existing dwelling. LHS extension 3.2m high, rear and RHS extensions 3.1m high

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660205

• 8 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for a total 3 no. extensions to sides and rear of existing dwelling. LHS extension 3.2m high, rear and RHS extensions 3.1m high

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660176

• 31 Mar 2026Conditional

  Permission for the erection of an ESB substation, adjacent switch-room; associated electrical panel enclosure and all associated site and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660160

• 10 Mar 2026Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 201106 - Permission for a development that will consist of a new domestic vintage car garage and domestic winter herbal garden/garden room for use ancillary to the existing dwelling house and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 2630

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Carlingford Mountain SAC 000453
• Special Area of Conservation: Carlingford Shore SAC 002306
• Special Protection Area: Carlingford Lough SPA 004078
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Carlingford Lough 000452
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Carlingford Mountain 000453

Recorded monuments

• LH005-020001 Ringfort - rath
  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 Roughly circular area (int. diam. c. 22m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 4m, H 0.3m-0.9m) with traces of external boulder facing. Ancient entrance gap (Wth 4m) at WNW. At least one hut site (LH005-020002-) (diam. 5.5m) and possibly a second (LH005-020003-) to S of centre of the interior. A modern trackway extends inside the bank from NW-SE in the SW quadrant and cuts across the bank at S and W.

• LH005-020002 Hut site
  Description

  At least one hut site (LH005-020002-) (diam. 5.5m) and possibly a second (LH005-020003-) to S of centre of the interior of ringfort (LH005-020001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH005-020003 Hut site
  Description

  At least one hut site (LH005-020002-) (diam. 5.5m) and possibly a second (LH005-020003-) to S of centre of the interior of ringfort (LH005-020001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH005-021001 Ringfort - rath
  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 area (int. diam. 20.5m) enclosed by earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5m, H 0.4-1.6m) with external fosse (Wth 3.5m, D 0.9m). Ancient entrance gap (Wth 2m) at E. Circular hut site (LH005-021002-) (diam. 5.5m) defined by earth and stone bank (H 0.1-0.4m) at centre of interior. Just inside the entrance to the site is a pointed, upright boulder of unknown significance.

• LH005-021002 Hut site
  Description

  Circular hut site (diam. 5.5m) defined by earth and stone bank (H 0.1-0.4m) at centre of interior of ringfort (LH005-021001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH005-022 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Well indicated on the 1939 'OS 6-inch' map and listed as a 'Holy Well' in the SMR (1984) and RMP (1996) for County Louth. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH005-023001 Ringfort - rath
  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 Remains of site (diam. c. 21.5m) visible as earth and stone bank (Wth 2.6m, H 0.4-1.4m), extending from SE-S-NNW, with traces of internal and external stone facings. Hut site (LH005-023002-) (int. diam. 2.8m) at centre of interior, defined by low earthen bank.

• LH005-023002 Hut site
  Description

  Hut site (int. diam. 2.8m) defined by low earthen bank at centre of interior of ringfort (LH005-023001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH005-029001 Midden
  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 Situated in 'Chapel Field', E of Carlingford Harbour, on raised beach. The midden, exposed in the cliff face for a length of 26m (T 1.5m) and 4.5m above present water-level, consisted mainly of shell, the most common being whelks (Buccinum undatam) and periwinkles (Littorina littorea). Animal bone found included pig, oxen, pony, sheep, lamb and fish. The site also yielded dating evidence in the form of sherds of 14 different late medieval pottery vessels. (CLAJ 1948, 288-91)

• LH005-029002 Church
  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 Field locally known as 'Chapel Field' on low ridge at edge of cliff. Church marked at this site on sixteenth-century map (CLAJ 1921, 246). No visible trace (CLAJ 1941, 11). The precise location is not known.

• LH005-038 Midden
  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 Situated close to the seashore. Discovered during bulldozing for house-building. The deposit appears to have been originally circular in plan (diam. c. 8m, T c. 0.4m), consisting mainly of oysters (Ostrea edulis) but also including limpets (Patella vulgata), periwinkles (Littorina littorea), scallops (Pecten maximus), mussels (Mytilus edulis) and whelks (Buccinum undatam). Three eighteenth-century pot sherds were found in close proximity among bulldozed material. (CLAJ 1978, 141, pl. 3)

• LH005-042 Historic town
  Description

  The town of Carlingford is situated at the foot of Slieve Foy along a narrow ledge of land where the mountain slopes meet the sea. The earliest mention of the Carlingford area is with reference to Viking raids in the 9th century but nothing is known of any settlement which they might have made. The placename Carlingford is Scandinavian in origin translating into the 'Fjord of Carlinn' and it is possible that the Vikings may have used the sheltered natural harbour of Carlingford as a temporary base. Apart from the name, no other Viking evidence has been recovered to date. The next mention of Carlingford is in relation to the Anglo-Normans who arrived in Ireland in 1169 as allies supporting King Dermot MacMurragh in his bid for the throne. By 1184 they had made their way as far north as Carlingford and a Norman knight, John de Courcy, claimed this part of Louth for himself. In this year he gave the rights of the ferry at Carlingford to the Abbot of Downpatrick which indicates that the harbour or somewhere near it was in use as a crossing point. However, the town of Carlingford only developed after the castle, known as King John's Castle (LH005-042002-), was built c. 1200. The castle commanded an important defensive position on the Lough and it was under its shadow and protection that the town gradually developed. The layout of the town has a distinctive linear pattern forming an elongated H-plan with a centrally placed market place. It began to be enclosed with a town wall in the in early 13th century and eventually enclosed an area estimated at c. 8 hectares. Whether this extensive area was ever fully built up is doubtful, but its size suggests something of the hopes and vitality of the early town planners. Its trade flourished and by the 15th and 16th centuries the townspeople had obtained sufficient wealth to enable them erect substantial tower houses and have them decorated in the latest architectural style (see Taaffe’s Castle (LH005-042005-) and the Mint (LH005-042008-)). After the dissolution of the monasteries much of their lands in the Cooley peninsula came into the possession of the Bagnalls. The decline of the town began in early 17th century as the more in-land routes northwards through the Moyry Pass were opened up; the old coastal route via Carlingford was increasingly by-passed. During the Confederacy period of the 1640s the town remained loyal to the Dublin administration but was taken by the Royalists in 1649; they surrendered to the Parliamentary forces some months later. It seems likely that as a result of Cromwellian confiscations many of the town’s old families were dispossessed. The port was again used during the war of the two Kings (James II and William of Orange). In 1689 it was burned by the Jacobites in their retreating before the Williamite army and the harbour provided safe anchorage for supply ships for the Williamites. It also served as an intermediary hospital station for transfer of the sick and wounded Williamite soldiers to Carrickfergus. Carlingford continued as a port town though with much reduced trade in the 18th century that was largely dependent on fishing. The lands of the Cooley peninsula, including Carlingford, passed from the Bagenal family to the absentee Angleseys in 1715. A new pier was erected in the late 18th century which saw an increase in trade in the 19th century when the produce of newly-opened local quarries on the south side of the town were exploited. The opening of the railway line along the coast from Dundalk to Newry in 1876 necessitate the infilling of the old quay. A more permanent way was to follow when the line was closed the present road built on top of it. A new pier, the present pier, was constructed in the 1880s. Carlingford endured and through further economic decline preserved much of its ancient core and fabric, thus providing the visitor with a rare glimpse into its medieval past. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2016

• LH005-042001 Town defences
  Description

  The Carlingford town defences appear to have enclosed a roughly rectangular area of about 8 hectares, but the precise course of the wall is not known. According to Bradley (1984b, 35) there are no known early maps of topographical importance for Carlingford. The supposed line of the wall is based on remaining fragments and the position of the Tholsel Gate. A large section of the wall exists at the NW side of the town at Back Lane and to the SE of the Tholsel. The wall at Back Lane is built on a slope, is constructed of uncoursed rubble, stands to a height of c. 3m and is c. 1m thick. This section of wall contains four loops which indicate that it is late medieval in date. The section of wall to the SE of the Tholsel Gate is similar to the portion at Back Lane and also contains loops. (1) Bradley (1984B, 43) suggests that there may have been a town gate at the N end of Newry Street. (2) To the SE side of the town a gate usually referred to as the Tholsel, stands at and gave access to the main street, as it does today. It is a sub-rectangular gatehouse and has a flattened barrel-vaulted entranceway with segmental arch of small greywacke slabs and keystone. It is built of limestone blocks, boulders and greywacke, roughly coursed, and was originally three storeys high. The third storey has been truncated and a modern slate roof now covers it. In the NE angle at ground level there is a small rectangular chamber (c. 15m by 3m) with flat arched doorway and barrel vault over. The first-floor level is reached by modern steps through a doorway at the E end of the N wall, but the original access to this level must have been from a spiral stairwell, part of which is now discernible just above the entrance to the small rectangular chamber mentioned above. The upper portion of the NE angle has obviously been rebuilt and an early window head incorporated. The N wall has an opening with a two centred arch directly over the main entranceway. This opening is a later alteration and has no original cut stone remaining. The S wall also has an opening with a two-centred arch, but it has an original window jamb on its W side of hammer-dressed limestone with glazing bar holes and is chamfered. At the E end of the S wall there is a plain slit ope which gave light to the garderobe in the SE angle. The remains of the garderobe with a small rectangular chute are to be seen in the E angle. The W wall also has plain lintelled loops at first and second-floor level, a cubby-hole at first-floor level in the W angle, and a single-splayed ope at first-floor level in the N wall. The building has been much altered and repaired, as can be seen in the stonework of the S wall of the E angle, the N wall of the N angle, the windows of the first floor and the insertion of early medieval cut stone from some other building. (Bradley 1984b, 44) (3) Bradley (1984B, 39) suggests that 'there may have been a gate in the W wall at the point where River Street cuts the line of the town wall'. The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986, No. 1167) 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. Revised by: Claire Breen Date of revision: 12 May 2010

• LH005-042002 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  Built on rock overlooking Carlingford Lough and commanding a very strong position, it is built on an older monument, possibly a promontory fort, as the remains of a souterrain (LH005-042022-) was found in the W courtyard during 2016 (Halpin 2017). The castle is constructed of roughly coursed limestone blocks and greywacke, has a D-shaped curtain wall with rectangular gate-building at the W side, and a N-S internal cross-wall. King John is credited with its building, but the type of gateway and the shape of the tower at the SW angle suggest a slightly earlier date, and possibly around the turn of the twelfth century would be more appropriate for the W half of the structure. The E portion is considerably later, probably dating to c. 1262; this is based on a record in a Pipe Roll (Cassidy 1983, 3) which states that a payment was made for quarrying and transport of stone to Carlingford and Greencastle. The W or courtyard portion of the castle is polygonal and roughly D-shaped. At the W side are the remains of a rectangular gate-tower which must have had a centrally-pierced narrow entranceway c. 1.7m wide. Its S portion has been destroyed and built over by a modern wall. The walls of the courtyard, which follow a very irregular line, are pierced by small single-splayed opes set in very large, almost square embrasures; there are four in the N portion at ground level and four S of the gateway, two being placed on either side of a projecting square tower in the SW angle. The N gate-tower has the remains of four smaller embrasures and opes, two in the N wall and two in the W. Presumably in the now-destroyed S tower there were two in the S wall and two in the W. The N tower has the remains of a stairwell in its NE angle and has evidence for a barrel vault over the ground-floor level at its W end. Entrance to both gate-towers was gained through doorways in their E walls. There is an almost square projecting tower in the SW angle which has an embrasure and slit ope in each of its three existing walls at ground level. At first-floor level the tower becomes five-sided in plan, and has two splayed embrasures with narrow slits, one in each of the additional sides. Its original entrance was at first-floor level in the NE angle where there is a narrow doorway of dressed sandstone. It has a pointed arch over the doorway with the remains of plank centring in the entrance passage. The access way at ground level has obviously been broken out at a later stage. The quoins in this tower are mainly of sandstone but this is not repeated in the other angles of the castle. At first-floor level in the courtyard there are the remains of three opes in the N curtain. Two are in the NW angle and are similar to those below them at ground level. The third is a large opening with a slightly pointed arch constructed of small greywacke slabs and a central keystone. It must originally have had a slit and embrasure similar to those in the rest of the wall but was broken out in a relatively late period. In the SW portion of the courtyard wall, at first-floor level, there are the remains of five opes with embrasures, two to the E of the projecting tower and three to the N of it. Those to the N side are similar to the ones at ground level while those at the E have small semicircular arches in the opes c. 0.4m wide. At ground level in the SE angle the embrasures are slightly shallower than those in the rest of the curtain wall and have pointed arches constructed of two pieces of punch-dressed sandstone. The most easterly of these opes would have been blocked by the later building of the cross-wall. The massive cross-wall, which probably dates to the second half of the thirteenth century, has a base batter at its W end on the courtyard side and is c. 3.3m thick at the base. This wall is an obvious later addition since it blocks off opes in the N and S walls. Its S end is not bonded and it blocks off an earlier ope and embrasure in the curtain wall. The upper portion of this end of the wall carries over the top of the S curtain wall to form an arch for a mural passage which gives access to the chambers in the SE angle. The present entrance, almost at the centre of the cross-wall at ground level, was thought to be the remains of an embrasure which has been broken out (Leask 1973, fig. 37; Bradley and King 1985, 41). The opening could well be an original feature since it has a bolt hole in its N side and the arch over it is similar to that in the same wall at first-floor level. If this opening is accepted as a doorway then the courtyard or W area was at a lower level than the hall to the E of the dividing wall. The other entrance at first-floor level is situated at the N end of the cross-wall. It has a segmental arch constructed of small greywacke slabs. Its jambs contain dressed granite and grey sandstone blocks, most of which appear to be of recent origin. The top of the cross-wall has the remains of wide crenellations, some of which contain slit opes. There are the remains of three embrasures in the E wall of the hall at ground-floor level and none in the N wall. The central one in the E wall has window seats but the ope has been broken out, as has the one to the N, while the southern most one has only a portion of its N side remaining. There are very slight remains of a further two opes at first-floor level in the E wall. The first floor in the hall, which must have been constructed of wood, was carried on the thickness of the cross-wall and with corbels in the E wall. There is a spiral stairwell in the NE angle which leads to a mural passage and to the first-floor levels of the hall and the W side of the courtyard. The present entrance to the basement level in the SE portion of the castle is via centrally-situated steps which descend to a N-S-orientated barrel vault, which in turn leads to the chambers in this angle. The original access to this area of the castle appears to have been through a doorway in the S wall of the hall at first-floor level. There were four storeys in the SE angle, including the basement level. The barrel-vaulted area has much of its wicker centring still in place and has in its E wall an embrasure with a slit ope. There is evidence in the external face of the E wall for another slit close to the open one and a further two, also blocked, nearer the N end of the curtain. It appears that the barrel vault, now blocked, continues northwards and that it also gave access to a doorway almost midway in the E wall. The curtain of the SE angle has been destroyed but there appears originally to have been a projecting tower here, as is evidenced by the outward splay of the remaining S extremity of the E wall. The area in the SE angle of the castle has been divided by an E-W wall. The N-S wall contains a chimney breast with fireplace in its E and W facades at ground-floor level and a further one in the E face at first-floor level. The one at first-floor level has a large sandstone lintel standing on its edge. The one in the W facade has punch-dressed side stones. The E-W cross-wall has the remains of arcading at the first-floor level and two blocked doorways immediately below. The remaining complete pillar of the arcade, which is octagonal, is of punch-dressed limestone. It would appear from the type of dressing on the arcading and on one of the fireplaces, as well as from the existence of the fireplace and chimney breast, that this area of the castle was rebuilt in late medieval times, probably in the second half of the sixteenth century. In the central part of the E wall of the hall at basement level there is a large doorway, now blocked, which exits to a platform outside the castle walls. The doorway and the platform area must be a post-medieval addition to the castle, and they may be the remains of a gun-port and platform. (Wright 1758, bk II, 6, pl. VII; JRSAI 1908, 310; Leask 1936, 191-2; Leask 1977a, 61-3; Tempest 1952b, 84-5) This is a National Monument in state g

• LH005-042004 House - medieval
  Description

  Situated within its own burgage plot. All that survives is the S gable wall and a fragment of its front. A brass plaque is attached to it stating that it dates to the sixteenth century. A human head, carved in a late Medieval style is positioned on the outside face of the S gable and is believed to have originated in the Dominican Friary (LH005-042013-). (Bradley and King 1985, 39) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042005 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Usually referred to as 'Taaffe's Castle', it is four storeys high, excluding the wall-walk level, and is constructed of roughly coursed greywacke and limestone rubble and boulders with a very few hammer- or punch-dressed blocks, but with some finely dressed quoin stones. It is rectangular in plan with a westward projecting tower at the SW angle which carries the stairwell. The main doorway, situated in the W end of the S wall, has a two-centred arch constructed of nine large blocks of dressed limestone. The upper parts of the castle are not now generally accessible because it is used as a private warehouse, but it was surveyed by Ms B. Cassidy for a B.A. thesis at Queen's University, Belfast. The present ground-floor doorway in the SW angle leads to a mural passage running the length of the W wall to the NW angle which contains the stairwell to the first-floor level. It appears that no access to the E-W orientated barrel vault can be gained from the mural passage at ground level, so a separate doorway must have existed in the N wall, where there is now a modern entrance. The original doorway which gave access to the passage and stairwell is now blocked, and is situated in the W wall close to the NW angle. There is a machicolation supported on corbels at the parapet level directly over this doorway. The E wall, which has a slight base batter, has a very fine central window at second-floor level with hood moulding, decorated corner panels and a cusped ogee-headed arch of punch-dressed limestone. Near the NE angle at the same level there is a plain window with a small single semi-circular punch-dressed arch. At first-floor level in the NE angle there is a small mural chamber with the remains of a slit window right in the angle, with an ogee head which was at some stage used as a gun loop. The end of the wooden beam to carry this floor level can be seen just to the S of this ope. At first- and second-floor levels in the S wall there are two similar windows, finely punch-dressed with chamfers on their arch stones and with glazing bar holes in their jambs. There are also two slit opes in this wall at ground level. The SW angle-tower projects westwards by c. 1.5m and has three slit opes in its W wall. There are three more in the main W wall of the tower house, of which two have single-stone semi-circular arches like those to be seen in the S and E walls. Three of the other opes have flat single-stone lintels and in the sixth the window head is broken. There is a chimney stack supported on corbels in the N wall. This wall also has slit opes at the third- and fourth-floor levels at the W end, the lower one having a single-stone semi-circular arch. The ground- and first-floor levels, which are both contained with the barrel-vaulted area, have antechambers in the SW angle. The stairwell, which is in the NW angle, rises from the ground floor to give access to the first- and second-floor levels, but from there up it is situated in the SW angle over the antechamber. There are garderobes in the NE angle at first-, second- and third-floor levels and access to them is gained through a short mural passage. The exit for the chutes can be seen at ground level at the N end of the E wall. There are fireplaces in the N wall at the first- and second-floor levels and the remains of a large window in the S wall, now blocked with modern masonry, while the E wall contains the ogee-headed window mentioned above. At third-floor level, which was carried on corbels, there is a small chamber in the NW angle, while at the second floor there is a small enclosed area almost in the centre of the W wall. The crenellations have been removed but part of the parapet survives at the N side. The W portion of the tower house, i.e. the NW and SW angles which contain the stairwells, rise above the level of the parapets. At the N side of the castle a slightly later building has been added. It is probably of late sixteenth-century date, but considerable alterations have taken place in modern times, especially with the removal of most of the original windows. However, the N gable wall is original and has a now-blocked double-splayed ope in the centre of the ground-floor level as well as an ope with a single-stone rounded arch, slightly chamfered and lightly punch-dressed. At first-floor level in the W wall there is a blocked doorway with a two-centred punch-dressed limestone arch. It gave access to this level from outside, probably by wooden steps, and must be the original doorway. A chimney stack projects from the N wall at second-floor level and is carried on sandstone corbels. It is the same type as the one on the N wall of the tower house which is also carried on sandstone corbels. The E wall had three windows at first-floor level but they have all been modified in recent times, and the only remains of original stonework are part of a hood moulding in the northernmost one. The E and W walls are crenellated and there is a wall-walk which oversails by c. 0.1m and has drain holes which are at a slightly lower level in the N gable than in the other walls. The SE angle has the remains of a wall which projects southwards and contains part of an arch. This is obviously part of a bawn wall with an entrance through it, which ran southwards from the castle. The broken wall only extends outwards by c. 0.3m but there is an indication that it had a wall-walk. The remains of the hood moulding in the E wall of the annexe are similar to others in the original building, as is the small round arch and chimney stack in the N wall. It would appear from this evidence that there is little difference in the date of the two structures, both being late sixteenth-century. (Anon 1908, 312-13; Cassidy 1983; Tempest 1952b, 83). See the attached images: _1 from SE; _2 from NE The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986, no. 1113). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007

• LH005-042006 House - medieval
  Description

  Bradley and King (1985, 39) suggests that the building located at this site with its 'narrow rectangular loop-like windows in its south wall', may be late medieval in date. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042008 Castle - tower house
  Description

  This building is known as the 'Mint'. However, as this name does not appear in print before the late 19th century it likely to be the product of a romantic mind which sought to link it with the licence to mint coinage, granted to Carlingford in 1467. No coinage from Carlingford is known and the present building is noticeably lacking in features that one might associate with a mint. The building is, without doubt, a residence of one of the thriving merchant families that prospered in Carlingford and the surviving architectural details are indicative of a 16th century date for the structure. Built of roughly coursed limestone rubble and greywacke (int. dims. 7.1m by 6.1m) the house was three storeys high with the entrance was through a doorway at ground-floor level at the S end of the E wall (the castle is not aligned on a true N-S axis but for the purposes of this description the wall facing out onto Tholsel Street is considered to be E). There are three windows in the E wall at ground level facing onto Tholsel Street. They have hood moulding and ogee-headed arches of smoothly-dressed limestone. Two are single-lighted while the third has a double light. The arches are constructed of two stones and have highly decorated panels between the arches and the hood mouldings. The decoration consists mainly of broad interlace, but a horse and the bust of a man are also depicted. In the E wall there are two double-light windows at first-floor level which are divided by mullions and transoms and have window seats. The S one is blocked from the outside while the N one has four panels under the hood moulding, three of which are decorated with interlace, the fourth being plain. At the second-floor level there is a further window with twin lights and two-stone rounded arches. It has a hood moulding but no decorated panels. The jamb and sill stones on all the windows are decorated with deep punch-marks, sometimes making geometrical designs, normally of lozenge or wheel-like patterns. There is a large machicolation, c. 1.2m wide, resting on double sandstone corbels directly over the doorway and extending down from the battlements to c. 2m above the arch of the doorway. The doorway for the most part has been destroyed with only the original lower jamb stones extant. The jambs are of smoothly-dressed limestone with various geometric designs lightly punched into their surfaces. The floor of the second storey was carried on corbels set into the walls just above the level of the windows of the ground floor. Large beam holes can be seen above the second-floor level, and were used to carry the roof. In the SW angle at first-floor level there is a garderobe with a semi-circular recess an the remains of its seating. It is lit by an ope in the W wall with an ogee-headed arch of limestone and it has a cubby-hole in its E wall. Access to it is gained via a doorway with a single rounded sandstone arch which leads to a short mural passage. The chute for the garderobe can be seen at the base of the S wall of the SW angle. At ground-floor level in the W wall there is a cubby-hole and a small window of hammer dressed limestone. At first-floor level there is another window directly over that on the ground floor. It has a two-centered arch of limestone with glazing bar holes, and a flat-arched embrasure with single lintel plus window seats. The N wall has only one window, which is at second-floor level close to the NE angle. It has limestone jambs and is rectangular in shape. There is a well-preserved wide wall-walk with stepped crenellations and irregularly-spaced small opes in the parapets, which Leask (1948, 307) interprets as pistol loops. However, since they are situated so high up it is unlikely that they were used for pistols but rather for muskets. There is no evidence of a stone stairwell in the tower house so there must have been an internal wooden one. The S wall shows clearly the line of the roof of an earlier building which was lower than that of the present structure and must have extended eastwards. (Anon 1908, 313). This is a National Monument, in state guardianship: No. 424. The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986, no. 1112). See the attached view from NE Revised by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 23 May 2016

• LH005-042009 Gatehouse
  Description

  To the SE side of the town a gate usually referred to as the Tholsel, stands at and gave access to the main street, as it does today. It is a sub-rectangular gatehouse and has a flattened barrel-vaulted entranceway with segmental arch of small greywacke slabs and keystone. It is built of limestone blocks, boulders and greywacke, roughly coursed, and was originally three storeys high. The third storey has been truncated and a modern slate roof now covers it. In the NE angle at ground level there is a small rectangular chamber (c. 15m by 3m) with flat arched doorway and barrel vault over. The first-floor level is reached by modern steps through a doorway at the E end of the N wall, but the original access to this level must have been from a spiral stairwell, part of which is now discernible just above the entrance to the small rectangular chamber mentioned above. The upper portion of the NE angle has obviously been rebuilt and an early window head incorporated. The N wall has an opening with a two centred arch directly over the main entranceway. This opening is a later alteration and has no original cut stone remaining. The S wall also has an opening with a two-centred arch, but it has an original window jamb on its W side of hammer-dressed limestone with glazing bar holes and is chamfered. At the E end of the S wall there is a plain slit ope which gave light to the garderobe in the SE angle. The remains of the garderobe with a small rectangular chute are to be seen in the E angle. The W wall also has plain lintelled loops at first and second-floor level, a cubby-hole at first-floor level in the W angle, and a single-splayed ope at first-floor level in the N wall. The building has been much altered and repaired, as can be seen in the stonework of the S wall of the E angle, the N wall of the N angle, the windows of the first floor and the insertion of early medieval cut stone from some other building. (Bradley 1984b, 44) See the attached view looking NW. The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986, no. 1112). Date of upload/revision: 16 January 2018

• LH005-042010 Church
  Description

  This freestanding former Church of Ireland church, dated 1821, incorporates fabric of earlier buildings and now serves as a Heritage Centre for Carlingford. The core fabric of the church appears to date to the later 17th century and is attached to a tower of late 16th/early 17th century date. The following description of the tower is derived from Bradley and King (1985, 45): ‘The tower is rectangular and has four floors with a parapet level above. There is an external batter at the base splaying from a string course on the west wall which separates the ground floor from the first floor. The masonry consists of coursed limestone and slate rubble. It is entered in the south wall through a round-headed door of modern date. In the east wall is a pointed chamfered arch which would have linked the tower with the nave originally. A lintelled rectangular window in the west wall, blocked with masonry, is visible externally but no trace shows through the plaster of the interior. Access to the upper floors would have been by ladder or wooden stair originally. On the first floor there is a rectangular opening in the east wall, a lintelled rectangular window in the west wall (visible externally) and a large pointed window in the south; all have been built up. The second floor has a lintelled rectangular opening in the east wall, a small straight lintelled slit with internal splay in the west wall and a blocked up window of uncertain form in the north wall. The third floor was the belfry stage and has a large window placed centrally in each wall. Unfortunately none of their tracery survives although it may be noted that while the east window alone is pointed, all have flat rear arches. The parapet is stepped and is supported by an external string course.’ Following deconsecration in 1991 restoration work led to the discovery of a number of skeletons under the floor boards of the church. These yielded radio carbon dates of AD 1442-1650 and AD 1517-1666 (Gleeson and Moore 1993, 44-5). Further building work in 1999 led to the discovery of two more skeletons (Bermingham 2000, 189). Compiled by: Claire Breen Updated by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2016

• LH005-042011 Graveslab
  Description

  'A chamfered coffin shaped slab is set upside down at the head of a grave in the south of the graveyard. Only the lower portion is visible but it would appear to bear a cross design in relief springing from a decorated base consisting of a pointed reticulated arch' (Bradley and King 1985, 45). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042012 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  This building is known as 'Ghan House'. It is described by Casey and Rowan (1993, 178) as 'an early to mid 18th century house already begun by Mr. Stannus in 1726 when he is reported to have stolen the flagstones from the nearby Abbey and used them as a pavement before his own front door . . .' It is a very fine representative of architectural developments during the Georgian era. (Gosling 1992, 65-6) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042013 Religious house - Dominican friars
  Description

  This priory is thought to have been founded by Richard de Burgh c. 1305 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 222). Its remains consist of a nave and chancel divided by a tower with possible parts of the domestic range c. 20m to the S. The church is built of roughly coursed limestone blocks and greywacke. The chancel had the remains of a large E window, three windows in the N wall and one in the S. The E window has been almost completely destroyed and is partially blocked up. It has a two-centred pointed arch of moulded and chamfered sandstone on the outside, while the inner one is constructed with small limestone slabs and has a keystone. There is no evidence of tracery or any indication of the original number of lights in the window. The three windows in the N wall of the chancel are either completely or partially blocked up. The easternmost one has been altered and has now a flat arch, whereas the other two have two-centred arches of small greywacke slabs with keystones. None have remains of carved or moulded stone, though cut sandstone blocks have been used in the jambs of the embrasures. In the S wall there is only one window. It has a flat arch and is at the E end of the wall. There is a blocked doorway almost in the centre of the S wall of the chancel with an arch of small greywacke slabs and keystone. The central tower, which is a later addition, probably dating to the first half of the fourteenth century (CLAJ 1968, 253), is rectangular in plan with the remains of a stairwell in its SE angle. The tower only extends out as far as the inner faces of the nave and chancel walls, except at the SE where it projects to the outer face of the chancel wall in order to accomodate the stairs. It has two floor levels above the arch or vault with rectangular openings in the W and E facades at the lower level and in the upper at the W side. Access to the tower was gained from the first-floor level of the domestic range which adjoined the S side of the chancel via a doorway now blocked with a two-centred rounded arch in the S wall of the tower. There must also have been access to the chancel via stairs from first-floor level and from the domestic range. A limestone corbel at the first-floor level in the S wall may indicate the former presence of a wooden gallery and stairs which would have led to the choir. The rectangular openings gave entrance to the lofts over the nave and chancel. Over the rectangular openings in the first-floor level of the tower there are inverted V-shaped oversailings which represent the original line of the roof and appear to be of dressed sandstone. The tower angle which carries the stairwell projects slightly eastwards from the line of the tower. The nave was much altered in later times by the addition of crenellations to the W wall and the placing of small towers at the SW and NW angles. The remains of the original two-centred rounded arch of the W window are visible on the inner face of the present W wall and appear on the outside built in tufa stone. The original windows at the N side have been blocked up, but the outline of three large ones with flattened arches of greywacke slabs are visible in the fabric of the wall. None of the remains have any dressed stone visible. The remains of three similar but smaller windows can be seen high up in the S wall of the nave. At the E end of the S wall there is a small niche with a high narrow inverted V-shaped arch. A row of square holes with a string course immediately above them can be seen below the windows in the S facade of the S wall. They appear to have been used to carry a further structure outside the nave, almost certainly the roof of the cloister-walk. On the outside of the W gable wall is a machicolation carried on two corbels. In the centre of the W wall at ground level there are the remains of a now blocked up doorway. Only the upper two courses of the door jambs and the arch are visible on the W or outer face, the rest of the entrance being buried below the present ground surface. The doorway has a two-centred pointed arch constructed of hammer- or punch dressed moulded limestone with stop-labels. The remaining jamb stones are also of limestone and are punch-dressed and chamfered. It would appear that the doorway had an inner arch of cut stone which has now been completely removed. Situated c. 20m S of the nave and chancel are the remains of a rectangular building of two periods. That at the E side is later since it is butted against the remains of the W building. The eastern part is built somewhat in the style of a tower house, having a combination of slit and rectangular windows, and is probably contemporary with the later fortification of the priory. The W building is in a much more ruined state and appears to have been part of the earlier domestic range. It has a N-S orientation with a standing gable at the S. The building originally extended northwards and was joined to the nave wall where there is clear evidence of tie stones. Also the pitch of the gable end can be seen in the top of the S nave wall which was given extra height here to accommodate it. The S gable contains a window which was later converted into a fireplace and a further small rectangular window over. The quoin stones and jambs of the slit windows in the E building are punch-dressed and late medieval in date. (JRSAI 1908, 314-16; CLAJ 1941, 8-10; CLAJ 1967, 143-60; CLAJ 1968, 253) This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 623 See the attached views from: -1 SE; _2 NW; _3 W gable; _4 from NE before conservation The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986, no. 944). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 July 2007

• LH005-042014 House - medieval
  Description

  Discovered during trial test trenching (Excavation Licence No. 94E0187). Excavation revealed a peaty layer partly defined by a stone setting. Possible traces of wattle were also noted (Murphy 1995, 59-60). Remains may represent traces of one or more houses. Reference: Murphy, D. 1995 Newry St., Carlingford. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1994: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 59-60 (No. 166). Bray. Wordwell. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042015 Building
  Description

  Uncovered during pre-development excavation (Excavation Licence No. 94E0063). Excavations revealed a medieval building with its foundations resting on the foundations of the N side of the Tholsel gate. A second building was also uncovered with a late medieval or post medieval date. The earliest finds from the site consisted of 14th/15th century pottery. (Murphy 1995, 59-60) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042016 House - medieval
  Description

  Discovered during test trenching (Excavation Licence 97E0141). Living floors and wall foundations of buildings ranging in date from the 13th/14th century to the early 19th century were revealed. A small number of finds were retrieved consisting of pottery and glass. (Campbell 1998) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042017 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Test trenching (Excavation Licence No. 98E0161) along Newry Street led to the discovery of the original cobbled roadway. This roadway overlay deposits which contained medieval pottery. (Moore 2000, 139-40) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042018 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Test trenching (Excavation Licence No. 98E0161) along the NE end of Back Lane uncovered what appeared to be a very large pit or terminus of a ditch. Pottery dating to the 13th/14th century was recovered from the fill of this feature. (Moore 2000, 139-40) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042019 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Remnants of a late medieval fortified tower house dating to the 15th/16th century survive in the basement of the 'Watch Tower'. Originally this tower house would have overlooked the medieval harbour. Little is known of its history but it may be one of the three castles which Captain Venables refers to in his account of the assault and capture of Carlingford in September 1649. (Gosling 1992, 45) The building was converted for use by the Coast Guard in the nineteenth century. All that survives of the medieval building is a high vaulted ground floor (int. dims. 7.2m E-W; 4.82m N-S) entered through double doors (Wth 2.3m; H at centre 2.25m) from the lower level facing the harbour. The Coast Guard had clad the entire interior with tongued and grooved timber and had inserted a wooden stairs into the west wall, connecting the basement with the more modern section above. Removal of some of the timber cladding in 2008 allowed for more detailed survey of the structure. Externally the building is rectangular (10.62 E-W; 7.95 N-S) and is entirely plastered. There is a narrow modern extension on the north side. On east side facing the harbour there is a slight base batter (H c. 1.5m; max projection of c. 0.2m). The N, S and E walls are 1.52 to 1.60m thick. The vault is rounded in shape and in the centre is 4.3m above the present modern brick floor, with the springing starting 2.5m above floor level. There are two modern windows in the S wall, which are likely to have removed all traces of earlier openings that may have been in these locations. Near the E end of the N wall is a double-splayed loop with a lintelled head (int. H 0.85m; Wth 0.65m). Towards the W end of the N wall there is a high-level (1.94m above floor) small cupboard (Wth 0.51m; H 0.43m) with a wooden frame around it, with marks of hinges at each side for two small doors. It is rather rough inside with a good face only on the west side and lintels above. The W wall has been cut into and altered a number of times over the centuries. The latest of these involved the insertion of wooden stairs, contemporary with the nineteenth-century timber cladding. Before this stairs was inserted there appear to have been two large recesses in the wall. The recess to the south is rectangular in shape (Wth 1.13m; H 2.18m; D 0.86m). There are two heavy timber lintels at the top but behind these the opening continues upwards like a chimney flue to where it is cut across by the wooden stairs. The opening has rough light timber jambs at each side and the lower part has been filled in with masonry to a height of 1.27m. This was built around a stove pipe, which served a stove formerly sitting on the floor of the room in front of this alcove. The pipe continues upwards through the flue and a space was quarried through the wall for it to avoid the top of the stairs. The second recess is wider and higher (Wth 1.5m; D 1.34m) and its base is 1.1m above ground level. Its height before the stairs was put in is unknown as the rough opening for the stairs extends up beyond the vault, leaving the end of the vault visible in section from the west. Behind the remaining timber cladding there are traces of either an older well built flue or a doorway and in the north side of the present ragged opening there appears to be a blocked-up passage at a high level, possibly descending through the wall southwards with traces of a lintelled roof. Compiled by: Claire Breen and Con Manning Date of upload: 22 November 2011

• LH005-042020 Graveyard
  Description

  The rectangular graveyard (map dims. 50m E-W; 35m N-S) associated with Holy Trinity Church (LH005-042010-) is inter-denominational. The headstones range in date from the 18th century onwards and the earliest inscribed gravestone records the death of nine year old, Ann Toomes, who died November 1703. In the south of the graveyard is a chamfered coffin shaped slab set upside down at the head of a grave: only the lower portion is visible and it is of medieval date (see LH005-052011-). Restoration work in the church in 1991 led to the discovery of a number of skeletons under the floor boards. These yielded radiocarbon dates of AD 1442-1650 and AD 1517-1666 (Gleeson and Moore 1993, 44-5). Further building work in 1999 led to the discovery of two more skeletons (Bermingham 2000, 189). Compiled by: Claire Breen Updated by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2016

• LH005-042021 Burial
  Description

  Excavations just outside the eastern gate of the Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, in 1999 ‘found a communal grave containing three roughly deposited individuals. Close by was a fourth individual, also in a shallow grave. All four had been the victims of violent death, with multiple wounds to their heads. Who were these men? Intensive analysis by osteoarchaeologist, Laureen Buckley, has pieced together the story of their lives and deaths. All four were relatively young males, and the three in the single grave exhibited traits that indicate a possible genetic link between them. Despite suffering from nutritional deficiencies or acute illness in childhood and undertaking heavy workloads in adolescence, at least two of the individuals had above-average living stature and two also had strongly developed shoulder muscles, including those for lifting and rotating the arms – two movements necessary in combat. Their physical suitability for combat is confirmed by the fact that, despite their youth, they were already combat veterans, with two of them showing evidence of healed head trauma. So how did they finally succumb in battle? All the individuals had multiple head trauma, varying from two to seven wounds each. Most of the blows were to the left side of the frontal bone of the skull, suggesting face-to-face combat with a right- handed opponent. However, one had his head almost cleft in two across the top of the skull, suggesting a downward blow from a height, possibly from horseback. The combat seems to have been ferocious: all of the men had received further violent blows as they were lying on the ground, and two of them had the tops of their heads caved in, with 'caps' of bone becoming detached from the skull. Only one of the men seems to have been cut with a sharp sword; two had been sliced with inferior blunt blades, and some of the metal from the point or edges of the weapons were found embedded in two of the skulls. The burials are thought to date from the seventeenth century, a time of upheaval and violent death for those who dared to be brothers-in-arms.’ (McConway, 2001; Buckley and McConway 2004) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 17 April 2015

• LH005-042022 Souterrain
  Description

  A section of a souterrain passage was discovered inside King John’s Castle (LH004-042002-) during 2016 just W of the cross-wall. It consists of a NE-SW passage (L c. 10m) which was entered by a sloping unroofed passage (L 3m) at the NE and might have been cut at its SW end by the walls of the gatehouse. Close to its SW end a passage ran SE (L c. 2.5m) and then SW (L c. 3.5m). This section of passage (Wth 1.2m; H c. 0.9-1.3m) was of drystone walls corbelling in at the top but lacking any roof-stones. Another passage might have continued SE from the turn. The souterrain will be preserved in situ but will be inaccessible. (Halpin 2017) Date of upload: 23 April, 2018

• LH008-016001 Ringfort - rath
  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 area (int. diam. 22m) enclosed by earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5m, H 1-1.5m) with external fosse (Wth 1.7m, D 0.3m) at W. Traces of outer bank (Wth 4.3m, H 0.9m) from SSE-S-W-NNW. Outer fosse (Wth 3.5m, D 0.6m) visible from SSW-W-NW. No visible ancient entrance. Circular hut site (LH008-016002-) (int. diam. 4.4m) abutting outer bank at NNW with lower courses of drystone masonry. The interior of the ringfort is divided into two almost equal parts by a shallow depression (Wth 1.5-2.8m, D 0.2m) of unknown significance.

• LH008-016002 Hut site
  Description

  Circular hut site (int. diam. 4.4m) with lower courses of drystone masonry noted at outer bank on NNW side of ringfort (LH008-016001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 9 December 2011

• LH008-016003 Hut site
  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 Situated on ENE slopes of Barnavave. Circular, level interior (int. diam. 5m) enclosed by a low grass-covered wall (Wth 2m, H 0.4m) which is incorporated into the field fence on the W. Gap at NNE may be original entrance.

• LH008-018001 Religious house - Knights Templars
  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 'Roosky', possibly a Knights Templars' foundation (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 368), represented by extensive earth-covered remains of walls and a small portion of the standing remains of a church, is situated on the lower slopes of the Carlingford mountains overlooking the town and the lough to the N and NE. The standing remains of the church consist of a c. 20m length of the N wall and c. 8.5m of its W gable. The latter has a gap in it marked by a large, upright, transversely-set granite slab which may represent the N jamb of the original doorway. A large granite stone, which is almost certainly the original lintel of the doorway, lies just to the SW of the jamb stone (?) in the W gable. The lintel is 2.16m long, 0.74m wide and 0.39m thick and has been cut back for a length of 1.75m, leaving its extremities to act as the upper portions of the jamb. It has been carefully punch-dressed and decorated on its border with two shallow incised lines. The church is built from blocks and slabs of uncoursed rubble greywacke and granite. Its E end has been completely destroyed down to near ground level. At a point 14m E of the W gable there is evidence for a cross-wall and just to the E of this there is slight evidence of a possible chancel. The church was possibly c. 20m long overall and if the area at the E end of the building represents a chancel this was c. 6m long by c. 6m wide. The substantial grass-covered remains to the W and NW of the church are probably all that is left of the domestic range of the priory. There are two large rectangular enclosed areas to the WNW of the church, the largest of which is c. 27m long and 10m wide. The one nearest to the church is c. 25m long and 12m wide and may represent the day room. The area to the N of the church has no evidence of building but may have held the cloister, possibly a wooden one. Souterrain LH008-018002- is situated to NW of the priory. (CLAJ 1928, 263-4; CLAJ 1941, 10-11).

• LH008-018002 Souterrain
  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 Situated to NW of priory (LH008-018001-). Now inaccessible; only blocked entrance visible. (OS Memoranda 6378)

• LH008-024 Earthwork
  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 Marked as 'fort' on 1835 ed. of OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace.

• LH008-062 Mound
  Description

  In pasture, overlooking Carlingford Lough. Oval mound of stone and earth (14m E-W; 8m N-S; max. H 3m) cut on E side by modern field boundary. Heavily overgrown with trees and scrub. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

• LH008-091 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Indicated on the 1835 ed. and the 1938-9 ed. OS 6-inch maps. According to School Manuscripts 'people still cross themselves when passing' (Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts 657, 78). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 March 2012

• LH008-111 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Discovered during monitoring of ground works in 2002 (Excavation Licence 02E0013). A semi-circular spread (11m x 5m) of burnt stones mixed with charcoal stained soil was exposed. The full extent was not established and it was not excavated as there was no further impact on it from the development. (O' Carroll 2002, 3-4) Reference: O'Carroll, F. 2002 Report on archaeological monitoring in advance of the proposed development at Roosky, Carlingford, Co. Louth. Unpublished archaeological report. National Monuments Section, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 8 March 2012

• LH008-112 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Cairn of stones (diam c. 10m, max. H 2.5m), overlooking Carlingford Lough. Overgrown with trees and scrub. No trace of bank or ditch. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 8 March 2012

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch former railway bridge over former railway line, built 1872, now in use as pedestrian bridge over road. Rock-faced cut limestone masonry having tooled limestone ashlar coping to parapet, granite string course, rock-faced limestone voussoirs to round-arch and red brick laid in Flemish bond vaulting. Bridge spans road and carries approach to King John's Castle.

• Ghan House, house, 1725–1730 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey house, built 1727, now in use as guest house and restaurant. L-plan comprising double-pile east block with returning single-pile six-bay single-storey over basement north block. Pitched slate roofs, red brick chimneystacks with paired diagonally-set corbelled flues on rectangular bases with dog-tooth cornices, limestone verge coping, projecting eaves with painted timber sheeted soffit, cast-iron gutters on carved timber fascia, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast-rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, smooth rendered reveals, granite sills to east elevation, limestone sills to north elevation, painted timber sliding sash windows; two-over-two with exposed cases to first floor east, six-over-six to ground floor east and west elevations, nine-over-nine to north, some replacement windows; timber casement windows first floor east elevation; semi-circular windows to basement north elevation. Square-headed slightly recessed door opening to east, smooth rendered reveals, painted timber four-panel door with brass furnishings c. 1890, limestone flagstone. Set in own landscaped grounds. Enclosed yard to south-west, rendered carriage entrance with round-headed arch surmounted by gabled bellcote and wrought-iron gates. Single- and two-storey rubble masonry outbuildings, now converted to living accommodation. Crenellated rendered rubble masonry boundary walls. Guard's tower c. 1727, now derelict, to north-east corner. Rubble masonry gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870. Square-plan, attached house to north. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, terracotta verge coping, moulded cast-iron gutter on painted exposed rafter ends. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, block-and-start quoins, painted roughcast-rendered walling to south. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows, cast-iron window guard to ground floor; painted smooth rendered reveals to south windows, six-over-six sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening, timber six-panelled replacement door, tooled limestone threshold. Fronts directly onto street. Alley to south-east.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, now also in use as hairdresser's to ground floor. Square-plan with return to east, attached house to south. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, uPVC gutters on exposed rafter ends, circular cast-iron downpipe. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, block-and-start quoins, roughcast-rendered walling to east. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows, uPVC replacement windows to north and east. Square-headed door opening, flanked by painted timber fluted pilasters, painted timber four-panel timber door with cast-iron furniture. Painted timber shopfront to south with fluted pilasters, fascia board, rendered stall riser, uPVC display window, painted stone sill, painted timber four-panel door. Street fronted, yard to east bounded by painted random coursed walls with corrugated-iron gates.

• Marian House, house, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1920. Rectangular-plan, return to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, yellow brick corbelled chimneystacks, concrete and slate verge coping, cast-iron gutters. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, smooth rendered raised plinth and quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows, tripartite windows to ground floor. Square-headed door opening, painted timber four-panel door, plain-glazed overlight with house name. Street fronted, alley to west, painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined rendered wall to yard to east with painted random coursed wall further eastwards.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1880. Rectangular-plan, lean-to return to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks with dog-tooth moulding, clay pots, uPVC gutters on corbel eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe to south-west corner. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, smooth rendered plinth, quoins, string and platband forming hoods to first floor windows. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, rusticated keystones, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows, some uPVC replacement windows, cast-iron window guard to ground floor. Square-headed door opening, moulded render surround, rusticated keystone, painted timber panelled door with glazed top panels. Square-headed former carriage arch to south, painted timber panelled door with glazed top panels. Painted stone wheel guards to corners. Fronts directly onto street, alley to south, yard to east with outbuildings, bounded by smooth rendered wall.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, as a terrace with the adjoining houses to the north. Rectangular-plan, single-storey return to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks to north and south party walls, cast-iron gutter on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe; slate lean-to roof on return. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows with exposed cases. Square-headed door opening, painted timber doorcase, painted timber door with four flat panels, plain-glazed overlight. Street fronted, yard to east.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, as a terrace with the adjoining houses to the north and south. Rectangular-plan, two-storey extension to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack to south party wall, cast-iron gutter on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe; hipped slate roof to extension. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows with exposed cases to west elevation, timber casement windows to east elevation. Square-headed door opening, painted timber panelled door with glazed top panels. Street fronted, yard to east.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, as a terrace with the adjoining houses to the north and south. Rectangular-plan, flat-roofed return to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack to south party wall, cast-iron gutter on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe; smooth rendered chimneystack to return. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows with exposed cases to west elevation, timber casement windows to east elevation. Square-headed door opening, painted timber panelled door with glazed panels. Street fronted, yard to east.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, as a terrace with the adjoining houses to the south. Rectangular-plan, flat-roofed return to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, yellow brick corbelled chimneystack to south party wall, cast-iron gutter on corbelled eaves course; smooth rendered chimneystack to return. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows with exposed cases to west elevation, timber casement windows to east elevation. Square-headed door opening, painted timber four-panel door with glazed pane. Street fronted, yard to east.

• Ceol-na-Mara, house, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1920. Rectangular-plan, single-storey lean-to return to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered capped chimneystacks, smooth rendered verge coping to north gable, moulded cast-iron gutters supported on paired corbels to moulded render eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe. Unpainted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, raised plinth and quoins, painted smooth rendered walling to east elevation. Segmental-headed window openings to west elevation, stone sills supported on corbels, square-headed and round-headed window openings to east elevation, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows to east and west elevations, some timber casement to east. Segmental-headed door opening, door surround comprised of rendered fluted pilasters supporting moulded rendered arch, painted timber door with eight raised-and-fielded panels, plain-glazed fanlight. Street fronted, yard to east with small painted roughcast-rendered outbuilding with slate roof, site bounded by smooth rendered wall with saddle-coping.

• Well, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Well, built c. 1860, now disused. Segmental-headed opening, cut limestone trough, painted lead spout. Set in lime-washed random coursed wall to side of street.

• The Anchorage, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860. Rectangular-plan. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, painted timber overhanging eaves with timber soffits, moulded cast-iron gutters, square downpipes. Painted roughcast-rendered walling, smooth rendered straight quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered soffits and reveals, painted stone sills, uPVC sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening, smooth rendered surround, painted timber door surround with sidelights, painted timber four-panel door, timber spoked fanlight, stone steps. Set within own grounds in triangular site at V-junction, mature gardens, painted roughcast-rendered boundary wall having smooth rendered square piers with pyramidal caps to east, wrought-iron gates with cast-iron finials.

• Kendal Cottage, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820. Rectangular-plan, attached to houses to north and south. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, limestone verge coping to south gable, cast-iron gutters on drive-in brackets on corbelled eaves course. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, raised block-and-start quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber three-over-six sliding sash windows with exposed cases, paired four-over-four sliding sash windows to ground floor south. Segmental-headed door opening, painted timber architrave, timber spoked fanlight, painted timber vertically-sheeted half door, painted stone threshold. House set back from street, small concrete area to east bounded by painted smooth rendered wall with wrought-iron railings, square gate piers, wrought-iron gates.

• Castle View, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820. Rectangular-plan, attached to houses to north and south. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, uPVC gutters on corbelled eaves course. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, raised block-and-start quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber six-over-six (ground floor) and three-over-six (first floor) sliding sash windows, ground floor windows set in square-headed shallow recesses. Segmental-headed door opening set in shallow square-headed recess, timber panelled door, leaded fanlight. Street fronted with narrow poured-concrete footpath to east.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860. Rectangular-plan, attached to houses to north and south. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, clay tiled verge coping to south gable, cut stone verge coping to north gable, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe. Unpainted roughcast-rendered walling, smooth rendered straight quoins. Square-headed window openings, moulded render surrounds, smooth rendered soffits and reveals, painted stone sills, painted timber six-over-six (ground floor) and three-over-six (first floor) sliding sash windows; timber panelled shutters to interior. Square-headed door opening, moulded render surround, smooth rendered soffit and reveals, diamond-paned overlight, painted timber five-panel door. Street fronted, narrow poured-concreted footpath to east.

• The Spout, well, 1800–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Well, built c. 1830. Segmental-headed opening, random coursed limestone walling, iron and concrete reinforcements to arch, circular cast-iron pipe, cast triangular concrete funnel, moss-covered pillar supporting funnel, cast-iron grate to base. Set in painted stone wall to west side of road. Heritage trail plaque in wall.

• Gates/railings/walls, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Rendered rubble masonry retaining walls, built c. 1800, flanking north and south sides of River Street at sharp corner. Partially damaged to south-east. Mid twentieth century replacement concrete section to north-west.

• The Manse, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan three-bay two-storey former manse, built c. 1790, now in use as private house. Recent recessed two-bay two-storey extension to south gable. Pitched artificial slate roof with roughcast rendered gable chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with replacement sash windows, 6 over 6 to ground floor, 3 over 6 to first floor. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door and flanking side lights. Rendered piers and sweeping walls flanking replacement double-leaf gates.

• Carlingford Mountain View, house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay three-storey house, built c. 1860. Rectangular-plan, two-storey return to east. Pitched slate roof, concrete ridge tiles, unpainted smooth rendered chimneystack with dentilled cornice, smooth rendered verge coping, corbelled eaves, moulded cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered plinth, banding at sill level and straight quoins; random rubble stone walling to return. Square-headed window openings, stone sills, moulded smooth render surrounds to ground and first floors west elevation, painted smooth rendered soffits and reveals, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows, two-over-two sliding sash windows to return, replacement timber casements to north and south gables. Segmental-headed door opening, moulded render surround with panelled pilasters on block plinths, decorative corbels supporting arch, painted timber five-panel door, plain-glazed fanlight. Street fronted, garden to north bounded by painted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered coping, wrought-iron gates.

• Store/warehouse, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey former warehouse, built c. 1820, now in use as shop. Pitched and hipped slate roof to east, corrugated-iron roof to west; cement hip and ridge tiles, wrought-iron brackets to east corners, uPVC gutters on painted timber fascia, uPVC downpipe. Squared coursed limestone walling to east elevation, random rubble stone walling to north, south and west, tooled block-and-start stone quoins. Square-headed window openings, some red brick reveals to south, painted timber casement windows, exposed cases; roundels to south and north elevations, red brick surrounds, cast-iron inset to south. Square-headed door openings, relieving arches, stone plinth-blocks, painted timber architrave, painted timber panelled doors with leaded glazed panels, tooled relieving arch, plain-glazed overlight to south. Camber-arched opening to east, now with painted timber panelled stall riser, square-headed bipartite fixed frame window and fascia, remains of timber architrave; square-headed openings to south elevation, painted timber doors. Street fronted, grassed area to south bounded by stone wall surmounted by wrought-iron railings with cast-iron newels, wrought-iron gate.

• Store/warehouse, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay three-storey former warehouse, built c. 1820, now in use as restaurant. Rectangular-plan, late twentieth century glass and rendered extension to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, cast-iron gutters on red brick eaves course. Random coursed stone walling. Remains of pulley to east elevation. Square-headed window openings, brick and stone relieving arches to first floor, tooled granite sills, painted timber casement windows, wrought-iron railings to first floor windows. Segmental-headed door openings, granite plinth-blocks to north, limestone voussoirs, doors now enclosed in glass and red brick porches. Segmental-arched carriage openings, tooled limestone voussoirs, tooled limestone threshold, timber and glass double doors, fanlight and sidelights. Extension consisting of two-storey walkway from first floor to three-storey block with hipped roof, smooth and roughcast rendered walling, glass stairwell to south. Set back from street, concrete slabbed yard to west.

• Gates/railings/walls, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Stone gateway, built c. 1820. Random rubble stone walling, saddle-coping, squared limestone quoins to north-east corner. Camber-headed carriage arch, limestone voussoirs, corrugated-iron gate; square-headed pedestrian gate to north, limestone relieving arch, painted timber architrave on limestone plinth-blocks, painted timber vertically-sheeted gate. Parallel random rubble stone walls running westwards from north and south corners flanking entranceway. Set to west of road, wrought-iron railings to north.

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800. Rectangular-plan with three-bay single-storey block to south. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth rendered corbelled chimneystack, verge coping, cast-iron gutters on brackets on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipes. Pitched artificial slate roof and skylights to south block. Painted roughcast rendered walling, unpainted to north, smooth rendered plinth and banding at sill and lintel levels. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, moulded smooth render surrounds, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows with exposed cases, horns to centre window south block, twelve-pane fixed frame window to ground floor east elevation. Square-headed door opening, moulded smooth render surround, painted stone plinth-blocks, painted timber vertically-sheeted door. Street fronted. Yard to north and west. Painted random rubble stone outbuilding to north forming boundary of yard from road.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, as a pair with the adjoining house to the south. Rectangular-plan. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, roughcast corbelled chimneystack, clay tiled verge coping to north, rendered coping to south, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, projecting plinth, roughcast-render to north elevation. Square-headed window openings, flush rendered sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows with exposed cases. Square-headed door opening, granite threshold, timber vertically-sheeted half-door. Street fronted, bitmac path to east.

• House, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880, as a pair with the adjoining house to the north. Rectangular-plan. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, clay tiled verge coping to south, rendered coping to north, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, projecting plinth. Square-headed window openings, flush rendered sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash window to first floor, six-pane fixed frame window to ground floor, exposed cases. Square-headed door opening, granite threshold, timber vertically-sheeted half-door. Street fronted, bitmac path to east.

• House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910, built as a pair with the adjoining house to the south. Rectangular-plan, chamfer to north-west corner, single-storey return and two-storey red brick extension to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack with raised banding, cast-iron gutters on painted timber fascia, circular cast-iron downpipe. Unpainted roughcast-rendered walling divided into panels by smooth rendered horizontal and vertical banding. Segmental-headed window opening to ground floor, smooth render surround with keystone, painted stone sill, paired painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows, engaged timber colonnette to central mullion; square-headed window openings to first floor, smooth render surrounds, painted stone sills, one-over-one sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening, smooth render surround, plain-glazed overlight, timber vertically-sheeted door with glazed panels. Fronting onto street, poured-concrete paving to west; enclosed yard to east, rendered boundary wall, square gate piers, pyramidal caps, timber vertically-sheeted gate.

• House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910, built as a pair with the adjoining house to the north. Rectangular-plan, single-storey return to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack with raised banding, cast-iron gutters on painted timber fascia. Unpainted roughcast-rendered walling divided into panels by smooth rendered horizontal and vertical banding. Segmental-headed window opening to ground floor, smooth render surround with keystone, painted stone sill, paired painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows, engaged timber colonnette to central mullion; square-headed window openings to first floor, smooth render surrounds, painted stone sills, one-over-one sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening, smooth render surround, plain-glazed overlight, painted timber door with moulded bottom panels and glazed upper panels, concrete steps. Street fronted, poured-concrete paving to west, enclosed yard to east.

• Carlingford House, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, later used as dispensary, now in use as house. Rectangular-plan, extended by three-bays to north c. 1900, returns to west. Pitched slate roof, roll-top clay ridge tiles, clay tiled verge coping to north, unpainted smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks with moulded strings and cornices, moulded cast-iron gutters on smooth rendered corbelled eaves course. Unpainted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, raised block-and-start quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted moulded render surrounds, granite sills on moulded corbels, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows, horns to north windows; ground floor windows set in square-headed shallow recesses. Square-headed door opening; panelled rendered pilasters supporting brackets with boss motifs, panelled fascia, heavy cornice; roll-moulded rendered reveals and soffit; painted timber architrave on granite base-plinths, plain-glazed sidelights, overlight and margin lights; painted timber raised-and-fielded four-panel door; granite steps and threshold. Set in own grounds, garden and bitmac area to east; yard to west with smooth rendered two-storey outbuilding, accessed through segmental-arched gateway in smooth rendered wall to south of house, painted timber vertically-sheeted gates with wrought-iron hinges; bounded to east by unpainted roughcast crenellated wall, smooth rendered plinth, square granite piers with string course and pyramidal caps, cast- and wrought-iron gates.

• The Abbey Bar, house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, formerly also in use as public house, now in use as house. Rectangular-plan, return to east. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, smooth rendered chimneystack with cornice to return, smooth rendered verge coping to return, uPVC gutters to overhanging eaves, painted timber fascia to return. Unpainted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling, raised plinth and block-and-start quoins, painted rendered fascia with dentilled cornice to west and south elevations. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills to return, stop-chamfer reveals to ground floor, roll moulded soffits and reveals to first floor, moulded render surrounds to return, painted timber two-over-two horned windows, exposed cases; fixed frame display window with top margin lights to ground floor east elevation. Square-headed door opening to west elevation, stop-chamfer reveals, painted timber panelled double doors; square-headed door opening to return, moulded render surround, painted timber six-panel door. Corner-sited, fronting onto street.

• Mill race, 1600–1700 · Regional interest
  Description

  Former millrace, built c. 1650, running north-east to south-west, becoming culvert to south-west, now disused. Rubble stone walling, soldier coping to south wall, whitewashed walling to south-west, drain to mid-section of south wall, stone lined culvert going beneath street to south-west. Set to side of lane running eastwards off Dundalk Street, remains of Dominican Abbey to north.

• Carlingford Heritage Centre, church/chapel, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding former Church of Ireland church, dated 1821, incorporating fabric of earlier building and now used as heritage centre. Five-bay side elevation to nave, medieval crenellated stone tower to west, sacristy to north-east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered chimneystack to sacristy, stone verge coping, cast-iron gutters on stone corbelled eaves course, cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast rendered walling, random rubble stone walling to tower. Pointed arch window openings, stone sills, timber Y-tracery lattice windows; round-headed window opening to east, splayed ashlar limestone surround, hood moulding with label stops, traceried stained glass memorial window; square-headed louvered openings to tower. Round-headed door opening to tower, limestone voussoirs, painted timber vertically-sheeted door, spider web fanlight; pointed arch opening to nave, roughly dressed stone surround, opening now blocked and partially intersected by nave window. Interior of church has been converted into heritage centre. Set within graveyard with upright and recumbent stone grave markers, bounded by random rubble stone wall, random rubble partially roughcast rendered gate piers to east, wrought-iron gates.

• Ghan Cottage, house, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1770. Rectangular-plan, open gabled porch projecting from south elevation. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, painted smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, uPVC gutters on painted timber fascia. Painted roughcast rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered reveals and soffits, painted stone sills, painted timber six-over-six (ground floor), three-over-six (first floor) and two-over-two (north elevation) sliding sash windows; timber casement windows to north. Square-headed door opening set in porch with smooth rendered plinth walls, timber corner posts and carved bargeboards; painted smooth rendered surround, painted timber panelled door with glazed upper panels; square-headed door opening to north, painted smooth rendered soffit and reveals, painted timber door with glazed panels. Set to side of road, garden to south bounded by painted roughcast wall having square gate piers with pyramidal caps and wrought-iron gate, gravel path to door; garden to north, ruined building, square-headed gate to boundary wall, painted timber vertically-sheeted door.

• Carlingford Railway Station, railway station, 1875–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached H-plan seven-bay single-storey former railway station, dated 1876, now in use as tourist office. Pitched slate roofs, crested ridge tiles, vitrified brick chimneystacks, yellow clay crenellated chimney pots with barley-sugar and honeycomb patterns, cast-iron gutters on exposed painted timber rafter ends, square-profile cast-iron downpipes. Rock-faced squared limestone walling, ashlar sandstone block-and-start quoins and plaques to east; unpainted roughcast rendered walling to centre section east elevation, smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings, ashlar sandstone relieving arches to north and south bays, block-and-start ashlar sandstone jambs, flat-arched sandstone lintels and sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows; smooth rendered soffits and reveals to recessed section east. Square-headed door openings, block-and-start ashlar sandstone jambs, flat-arched sandstone lintel, timber overpanels, painted timber four-panel doors. Opening onto municipal carpark overlooking sea to east, public toilets located in north elevation.

• Pier/jetty, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Angled stone-built pier, built c. 1850. Unpainted smooth- and roughcast-rendered walling, tooled limestone ashlar coping; smooth rendered storm wall to east. Limestone paving and concrete surface to pier. Tooled limestone steps to water, limestone paved slipway to south-west with wrought-iron horizontal bars. Limestone bollards to quay side. Running northwards into Carlingford Lough, forms harbour with corresponding pier to west.

• The Tholsel, town/city walls, 1400–1500 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-bay two-storey former gate house and tholsel with integral carriage arch, built c. 1450, extensively repaired in the nineteenth century. Single-storey ruined block attached to north-east, gaol cell to east ground floor north elevation. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, limestone verge coping. Random rubble walling. Pointed arch window openings, limestone voussoirs to north window; loop window to south elevation. Segmental-arched gateway, squared limestone voussoirs, evidence of wattling construction to vault. Pointed arch entrance to north section giving access to upper level via steps. Sited on the original medieval boundary of the town, the south elevation facing outside town walls.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited attached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1760. Rectangular-plan, return and extensions to east, attached to house to north. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined flat-capped chimneystack, verge coping, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to ground floor west and south elevations, pebbledashed render to first floor west elevation, smooth rendered wall top and quoins. Square-headed window openings, smooth rendered surrounds to first floor, tooled granite sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows, six-over-six sliding sash windows to east with exposed cases, uPVC replacement window to south elevation. Square-headed door opening, smooth rendered stop-chamfer soffit and reveals, painted timber six-panel door. Corner-sited, street fronted, yard to east bounded by painted smooth rendered wall, now a beer garden to the adjoining pub.

• The Anchor Bar, house, 1800–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, formerly also in use as shop, now in use as licenced premises. Rectangular-plan, two-storey return to east, attached to house to south. Pitched slate roofs, part hidden behind balustraded parapet to west with intermittent panelled piers topped by ball finials, cement ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, unpainted smooth rendered corbelled chimneystack to return, cast-iron gutters on smooth rendered corbelled eaves course to return, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to ground floor and return, unpainted roughcast rendered walling to first floor; smooth rendered straight quoins, fascia and cornice to west; plaque to west elevation with anchor motif. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered surrounds, granite sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows; paired window to first floor west elevation with fluted central mullion; timber casement window to north elevation; timber casement window to ground floor west elevation. Moulded render shopfront with fluted pilasters on block-plinths, console brackets, fascia with raised lettering and cornice with egg and dart moulding; square-headed fixed frame window on stall riser, brass window guards, square-headed door opening with painted timber three-panel double doors, terrazzo threshold. Square-headed door opening to south of west elevation, painted timber four-panel door with glazed top panels. Retaining interior features. Paved pedestrianised street to west, disused petrol pump to north-west corner.

• Boathouse, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan multiple-bay single-storey former boathouse, built c. 1870, now in use as house. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks. Roughly dressed limestone walls. Replacement fittings to openings.

• House, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1750, as a pair with the adjoining house to south. Now also in use as shop. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystack, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, cast-iron downpipe. Painted roughcast-rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows with no horns and exposed cases to first floor, display window to ground floor. Square-headed door opening, painted timber vertically-sheeted door. Shop interior comprised of painted timber vertically-sheeted walling, timber counter and shelving, glazed and vertically-sheeted door giving access to rear room. Street-fronted. Attached to sixteenth-century ruins to north.

• Lorcán Ó Muireadaigh House, house, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1750, as a pair with the adjoining house to north. Lean-to extension to west. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystack, rendered verge coping to north gable, cast-iron gutter on corbelled eaves course, cast-iron downpipe. Painted smooth rendered walling, marble plaque to wall. Square-headed window openings, replacement timber six-over-six sliding sash windows with exposed cases. Square-headed door opening, painted timber vertically-sheeted door. Street fronted.

• Carlingford Courthouse, court house, 1930–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey court house, built c. 1935, with projecting entrance porch. Hipped artificial slate roof with stepped parapet and former air raid siren. Exposed concrete block walls having corner piers, string course and plaque with raised lettering over porch. Moulded cornice to porch. Square-headed openings with steel windows. Pair of timber panelled doors. Quadrant walls and railings flanked by square-headed pedestrian gates to north and south. Concrete steps leading to porch. Set back from street line.

• Carlingford Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-cell gable-fronted Presbyterian church, built 1869, with four-bay nave elevations. Pitched slate roof, cast-iron ridge cresting, carved stone finials to east, ashlar chimneystack to west, stone verge coping to gables, moulded cast-iron gutters on stone corbels, cast-iron downpipes. Squared-and-snecked dressed limestone walling to east elevation, granite plinth, ashlar limestone and granite diagonal buttresses surmounted by gabled pinnacles; roughcast-rendered walling to north, south and west elevations. Lancet windows to nave, splayed ashlar granite surrounds, stained glass leaded lights under sire protection screens; tripartite window to east elevation, pointed arch openings, splayed ashlar granite surround; pointed arch loop windows flank entrance, splayed ashlar granite surrounds, stained glass leaded lights. Pointed arch door opening, ashlar granite surround recessed in two orders, granite hood moulding with block stops, painted timber vertically-sheeted double doors accessed by granite steps. Church set back from street, bounded by random rubble uncoursed and rendered wall, soldier coping, square granite gate piers, pyramidal caps, cast-iron gates.

• Saint Michael's Hall, 1920–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement church hall, dated 1925. Single-storey over basement canted west wing, three-bay single-storey flat-roofed concrete-built extension to north elevation. Pitched slate roof, hipped to west, clay ridge and hip tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, half-found cast-iron gutters. Unpainted concrete render to east elevation with fluted plain and panelled pilasters in three superimposed orders, blind balustrade and moulded cornice to parapet, crowned by broken semi-circular pediment with rendered date plaque to central bay, moulded render string and continuous sill courses; squared rock-faced limestone walling to north, south and west elevations. Camber-headed window openings to ground floor, moulded render surrounds; round-headed window openings to first floor, moulded render hood mouldings; square-headed window openings to north, south and west elevations, block-and-start red brick jambs, flat-arched lintels, concrete sills; painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows. Camber-headed door opening, moulded render surround, painted timber six-panel double doors, plain-glazed overlight, flight of concrete steps to entrance, wrought-iron hand rail. Set back slightly from street, wrought-iron railings on smooth rendered plinth to east and north, enclosed yard to west, rendered boundary wall.

• Carlingford Garda Síochána Station, coastguard station, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey former coastguard station, dated 1848, later used as courthouse and now in use as Garda Station. Rectangular main block, advanced gabled end bays to north and south, canted bay window to south-east, hipped return to south-west, porch to south, two-storey flat-roofed extension to north, lean-to extensions to south-west. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick concrete capped chimneystacks, concrete bases to some stacks, painted timber bargeboards on exposed paired rafter ends to gables uPVC gutters, cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth rendered walling, painted stone plinth. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber casement windows to first floor, six-over-six sliding sash windows to ground floor; eight-over-eight sliding sash window to canted bay flanked by two-over-two panes; round-headed window openings to first floor advanced bays, three-over-six sliding sash window with timber spoked fanlight to south, uPVC window to north; timber casement window to west. Square-headed door opening, raised render surround, painted timber ten-panel door, plain-glazed overlight, cast-iron boot scraper. Set in own grounds with grass to north, garden to west. Single-storey outbuilding to north-west, originally toilets and washroom, now a shed, painted stone walling, square-headed openings, timber vertically-sheeted door. Bounded to south, north and west by stone wall; painted roughcast wall to east, smooth rendered coping to north-east; painted ashlar limestone gate piers with pyramidal caps to north and south, wrought-iron gates; central painted smooth rendered gate piers.

• Eblana House, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, with return to west. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystacks, uPVC gutter on corbelled eaves course, cast-iron downpipe to south-east corner. Painted smooth rendered walling, channelled to east. Square-headed window openings, tooled granite sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash window to south, uPVC windows to east. Segmental-headed door opening, painted roll-top surround, fluted Doric columns flanking door supporting cornice, spider web fanlight, painted timber four-panel door, tooled stone threshold. Street fronted, channelled rendered wall to south, painted timber gates leading to rear yard.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited attached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1780, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge and hip tiles, rooflights to south pitch, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to ground floor, unpainted roughcast rendered walling to upper storeys, smooth rendered block-and-start quoins and string courses at sill and lintel level, unpainted smooth rendered walling to south elevation. Square-headed window openings; granite sills, painted to upper floors; moulded render lugged and kneed surrounds with keystones to upper floors north elevation; smooth rendered soffits and reveals, unpainted to upper floors east elevation; uPVC windows, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows to ground floor. Recent timber shopfront comprising fluted pilasters, brackets, fascia, smooth rendered stall riser, granite sills, quadripartite display window, timber double doors with glazed panels and bipartite overlight. Square-headed door opening, timber surround, timber four-panel door, plain-glazed overlight, granite steps. Outbuilding to south. Fronting directly on to street.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1780, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipe. Painted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered raised plinth and quoin. Square-headed window openings, smooth rendered soffits and reveals, painted stone sills, painted timber six-over-six (first floor) and six-over-three (second floor) sliding sash windows with exposed cases. Shopfront with rendered fascias, tripartite fixed frame display window, square-headed door opening, moulded render surround, painted timber panelled double doors with glazed top panel. Central square-headed door opening, painted timber six-panel door, plain-glazed overlight. Two-bay single-storey block to west. Street fronted.

• Worker's house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey former railway worker's house, built c. 1870, now in use as private dwelling. Single-storey flat-roofed extension to west. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, yellow brick chimneystack with painted stone cap, painted timber overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends, painted timber fascia, cast-iron gutters. Lime-washed rock-faced squared coursed stone walling. Square-headed window openings, painted block-and-start ashlar jambs, flat-arched lintels, painted stone sills, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to south elevation, painted block-and-start ashlar jambs, flat-arched lintel, uPVC door, concrete step. Set back from road in own grounds paved area to south, rubble masonry boundary wall with soldier coping to east.

• Worker's house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey former railway worker's house, built c. 1870, currently unoccupied. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, clay pots, overhanging eaves with painted timber soffit and exposed rafter ends, painted timber fascia, uPVC gutters. Squared coursed limestone masonry walling, cast-iron plaque to west gable. Square-headed window openings, tooled limestone reveals, dressed limestone lintels and sills, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows to north elevation, one-over-one sliding sash windows to south elevation. Square-headed door opening to west elevation, tooled limestone reveals, dressed limestone lintel, vertically-sheeted timber door. North elevation backs directly on to street, rubble masonry boundary walls attached to east and west, enclosed garden to south with dry stone and rubble masonry boundary walls, seafront to north.

• Rocklands, house, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1920. Canted bay windows and projecting hipped porch to east elevation, three-bay two-storey kitchen wing to west. Pitched slate roofs, red brick shouldered corbelled chimneystacks, painted timber decorative bargeboards and fascia, moulded cast-iron gutters to overhanging eaves, circular cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered walling to porch and bay windows, raised block-and-start quoins. Square-headed window openings, paired to first floor east elevation, painted block-and-start rendered jambs, flat-arched lintels, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows; slit windows to side elevations porch, one-over-one sliding sash windows; timber casement and uPVC casements to west elevation. Square-headed door opening to porch, moulded render surround, painted timber architrave with moulded panels, painted timber five-panel door, plain-glazed overlight, granite and concrete steps. Early water tank and cast-iron pump mechanism surviving to west. Set in own grounds; single- and two-storey lime-washed rubble masonry outbuildings to south, pitched corrugated metal roofs, flight of limestone steps to first floor level north elevation; garden to east, north and west, concrete paths; roughcast boundary wall to east, saddle-coping, painted rendered square gate piers with block-and-start quoins, wrought-iron gates.

• Avonmore House, country house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge and hip tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, moulded cast-iron gutters to overhanging eaves with painted timber sheeted soffit supported on paired timber brackets, uPVC downpipes. Unpainted smooth rendered walling, raised block-and-start quoins, painted to north elevation. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening, painted timber architrave comprising slender pilasters with moulded panels supporting moulded cornice, sidelights, painted timber four-panel door, plain-glazed fanlight, granite step. Set in own grounds, surrounded by large garden, bitumen surfaced drive leading to road, coursed rubble stone boundary wall, timber fence to east, smooth rendered square gate piers with pyramidal caps to north-east, wrought-iron gates.

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Radon

At the centre of the townland of Liberties of Carlingford, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3249 (ZIP).

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

Name

Liberties of Carlingford · Líbeartaí Chairlinn

Area

9,531,268 m² (953.13 ha, 2,355.23 acres)

Civil parish

Carlingford, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Lower

Electoral division

Carlingford, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,220 people lived in 791 households in the Carlingford electoral division. 62% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyonan, Commons, Glenmore, Grange Irish, Millgrange, Monksland, Mullatee

Placenames

Liberties of Carlingford 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.