Faughart Lower

169 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Faughart Lower, from 10 m² to 103,124 m² (10.31 ha, 25.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism and Leisure (Tourism and related)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  OUTLINE PERMISSION FOR A dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information Received on 14/01/2026*

  Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560531

• 7 Aug 2025Conditional

  Retention permission for a single storey rear extension to an existing dwelling house and associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 25127

• 26 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission for the Development consisting of redesign to dwellinghouse previously granted planning permission under Planning Ref. No. 22/492. Design changes to include an additional half storey to one section of the dwelling and all Associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560170

• 7 Mar 2025N/a

  Permission for the Development consisting of redesign to dwellinghouse previously granted planning permission under Planning Ref. No. 22/492. Design changes to include an additional half storey to one section of the dwelling and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560126

• 12 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for proposed dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation areas and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460787

• 2 Sept 2024Conditional

  Permission is sought for the construction of a new domestic car garage. The development will include site works including the construction of retaining walls and ancillary landscaping *Significant Further Information Received on 18/03/2025*

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2460507

• 14 Mar 2024N/a

  Permission for proposed dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation areas and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2460131

• 17 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission for one dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22492

• 7 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission for a new boundary retaining wall and associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22461

• 28 Mar 2022Conditional

  Permission to consist of a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22242

• 12 May 2021Conditional

  Permission for development that will consist of alterations to existing storey & half dwelling including single storey extension to the front elevations with balcony to first floor level and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 21568

• 14 Dec 2020Conditional

  Retention permission for a Mortar Silo

  Retention · Louth County Council, 201090

• 30 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for one dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201031

• 7 Jul 2020Refused

  Permission for development to consist of an access road and associated site development works, including realignment of a class 3 local road (cul-de-sac), to serve lands zoned as employment mixed used. The propsed development shall link into the site development works for a business park on the adjoining lands as approved under planning ref 09/879

  Permission · Louth County Council, 20485

• 18 Jun 2020N/a

  Permission for an access road and associated site development works, including realignment of a Class 3 local road (Cul-de-sac), to serve lands zoned as Employment Mixed Use. The proposed development shall link into the site development works for a business park on the adjoining lands as approved under planning ref. no. 09/879

  Permission · Louth County Council, 20422

• 13 Feb 2020Refused

  Permission for development consisting of a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation areas and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20100

• 20 Dec 2019Refused

  Permission for an access road to serve part of proposed business park and associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 191103

• 29 Nov 2019Refused

  Permission for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation areas and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19991

• 17 Oct 2019N/a

  Permission for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation areas and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19856

• 12 Mar 2018Conditional

  PERMISSION for development will consist of a Single Storey Showroom extension to front facade of existing builder providers store, with all associated site works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 18185

• 9 May 2017Conditional

  Retention permission for development that consists of retention for alterations to existing garage originally granted planning permission ref. no. 06/1107 and all associated site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 17341

• 3 Apr 2017Conditional

  Permission for development to consist of one agricultural shed with underground tank, silage pit and walls and all associated site works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 17238

• 3 Jan 2017Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a storey and a half dwelling and domestic garage. The development shall also consist of a proprietary waste water treatment system and surface water treatment. The site will be using the entrance roadway as previously granted under planning ref no. 06/1223

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 172

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Faughart Lower.

Recorded monuments

• LH004-025001 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 Sub-circular area (int. dims. 30m N-S, 25.5m E-W) enclosed by two banks with intervening fosse. Inner bank (Wth 5.6m, H 1.56m internally, 2.1m externally), fosse (Wth 3.4m, D 1m) and outer bank of large stones and earth (Wth 2m, H 1.4m internally, 0.5m externally). Ancient entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) in inner bank and causeway (Wth 5.3m) across fosse at SW. Possible souterrain (LH004-025002-) in interior. Site now levelled. (CUCAP, AYM 46)

• LH004-025002 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 Local tradition of a souterrain in ringfort (LH004-025001-). (CLAJ 1966,121-2)

• LH004-026 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 Sub-circular area (int. dims. 31.5m E-W, 26m N-S) enclosed by earth and stone bank (Wth 5m, H 0.7m internally, 1.6m externally) with external fosse (Wth 2.3m, D 0.5m) surviving at SE only. Two large stones formed a facing to the inner bank at ESE. Ancient entrance gap (Wth 2m) with causeway at WSW. Site now levelled. (CUCAP, AYM 46)

• LH004-062 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 This wedge-shaped chamber is incorporated in a field boundary. The N, S and E sides each consist of a split boulder. Two imbricated stones represent an entrance opening to the SW. The chamber is covered by a single roof stone. Although the remains appear to be those of a small passage-tomb with an angled entrance, they are best left unclassified pending further investigation.

• LH004-063001 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Two conjoined enclosures, marked on sketch plan by the OS (Memorandum 6434 B); that on the E is D-shaped, the other is roughly oval. No visible surface trace (see also LH004-063002-).

• LH004-063002 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 Local tradition of a 'cave' associated with enclosure site (LH004-063001-).

• LH004-064 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 Earth and stone bank may represent NE part of an enclosure. Marked as'fort' on 1835 ed. of OS 6-inch map.

• LH004-065 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 D-shaped area (int. dims. 28.5m NNE-SSW, 26m WNW-ESE) enclosed by much-degraded earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5m, H 0.7m internally, 1.4m externally) with straight side at SE. This bank is now almost completely gone on ENE and SSE. Traces of internal and external drystone facings to bank on all sides. (CUCAP, AYM 46)

• LH004-118 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 'Fort' shown on 1835 ed. of OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace.

• LH004-135 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Excavated as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 03E1397). At the base of a river terrace at the interface with a flood-plain. Remains consisted of a thin layer of burnt stones and charcoal, a trough (L 2.5m; Wth 1.5m; D 0.5m) with no evidence for lining, a pond feature (L 5.6m; Wth 2.2m; D 0.4m) and a platform (L 1m; Wth 1m; D 0.1m) of semi-charred and waterlogged timbers. (Delaney 2006, 341) Reference: Delaney, S. 2006 Faughart Lower Fulacht fiadh, etc.. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 341 (No. 1277). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH004-136 Habitation site
  Description

  Excavations as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 03E1574) uncovered four shallow pits forming a curvilinear arc running NE-SW, with one possible pit, internal to the arc. 153 sherds of prehistoric pottery were recovered from the pits. (Delaney 2006, 341) Reference: Delaney, S. 2006 Faughart Lower Prehistoric pits. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 341 (No. 1279). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH004-143 Flat cemetery
  Description

  Excavated as part of the Dundalk Western by-pass project (Excavation Licence No. 04E0811). Eight circular and sub-circular pits containing small quantities of cremated bone and charcoal were uncovered within an area 12m by 7m. Fragments of coarse, decorated prehistoric pottery were discovered in two of the pits. (Hayes 2007, 265) Reference: Hayes, A. 2007 FAUGHART LOWER Pits. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 265 (No. 1107). Bray. Wordwell Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 18 November 2011

• LH007-015 Fulacht fia
  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 Small low mound situated beside stream.

Architectural heritage

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

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Faughart Lower, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3026 (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 Faughart Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Faughart Lower · Fochaird Íochtarach

Area

1,298,702 m² (129.87 ha, 320.92 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymascanlan, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Lower

Electoral division

Ballymascanlan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,272 people lived in 737 households in the Ballymascanlan electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghaboys, Faughart Upper, Monascreebe, Navan, Plaster, Redcow, Whitemill

Placenames

Faughart Lower 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.