Ballylion Lower
Ballylion Lower is a townland in the civil parish of Donard, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Baile Uí Laighin Íochtarach.
Parcel 1277328
- Area
- 609,547 m² (60.95 ha, 150.62 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 3,131 m².
- Zoning
- The zoning service did not answer.
- Townland
- Ballylion Lower
Planning applications on this parcel
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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: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.
- WI021-002 Enclosure
Description
Situated on level ground overlooking a gentle SW-facing slope to the Carriggower River (300m to the SW). Rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 35m x c. 45m) shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-003 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking a steep drop to Donard Brook (100m to the SE). Circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-081 Ogham stone
Description
This record relates to the original location of the ogham stone at Donard (WI021-004----). It was recorded by Price as originating 'just near' an uninscribed pillar stone (WI021-082----) in the townland of Ballylion Lower (Corlett and Weaver 2002, 541). Its original position is recorded by Macalister (1945, 52) as '1 foot 6 inches' (0.45m) from the standing stone. It is a rectangular block of stone (dims. 1.52m x 0.68m x 0.53m) now located in the village of Donard. Macalister (1897, 77) describes the inscription as 'much worn and damaged. . . After it turns on to the top nothing definite can be stated'. He read the inscription as IAQINI KOI MAQI MUC ... .' (Macalister 1945, 52, no. 48) This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=48 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 28 August 2016
- WI021-082 Standing stone
Description
On a SW spur of a NW-SE ridge overlooking the flat marshy valley of the Carriggower River to the SW. Church Mountain with cairn (WI015-029002-) dominates the view to the NNE with Spinans Hill visible to the S. A standing stone (max. H 1.39m) with a smooth NW face, orientated NW-SE. The stone is wedge-shaped in plan (Wth 0.61m on the slightly curved SW face; 0.28m at NE; 0.37m at NW; 0.41m at SE). Large layers of stone appear to have weathered off the SW face. The S angle of the SW face seems to have been broken off, probably due to weathering. Some small stones (L 0.13-0.3m) near the base of the stone with one lump of quartz (0.13 x 0.08m) at the base of the NW face. A flat-topped hill to SW across the river valley has been much quarried away. Price in 1951 noted that the ogham stone at Donard (WI021-004----) 'is said to have been just near this pillar stone.' (Corlett and Weaver 2002, 541) Revised by: Mary Tunney Date of revision: 21 November 2012
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 81.8 ha
- 202 acres
- Land parcels
- 9
- registered freehold, median 14,696 m² (1.47 ha, 3.63 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- —
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballylion Lower, from 1,098 m² to 609,547 m² (60.95 ha, 150.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballylion Lower in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
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Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
Recorded monuments
- WI021-002 Enclosure
Description
Situated on level ground overlooking a gentle SW-facing slope to the Carriggower River (300m to the SW). Rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 35m x c. 45m) shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-003 Enclosure
Description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking a steep drop to Donard Brook (100m to the SE). Circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
- WI021-081 Ogham stone
Description
This record relates to the original location of the ogham stone at Donard (WI021-004----). It was recorded by Price as originating 'just near' an uninscribed pillar stone (WI021-082----) in the townland of Ballylion Lower (Corlett and Weaver 2002, 541). Its original position is recorded by Macalister (1945, 52) as '1 foot 6 inches' (0.45m) from the standing stone. It is a rectangular block of stone (dims. 1.52m x 0.68m x 0.53m) now located in the village of Donard. Macalister (1897, 77) describes the inscription as 'much worn and damaged. . . After it turns on to the top nothing definite can be stated'. He read the inscription as IAQINI KOI MAQI MUC ... .' (Macalister 1945, 52, no. 48) This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=48 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 28 August 2016
- WI021-082 Standing stone
Description
On a SW spur of a NW-SE ridge overlooking the flat marshy valley of the Carriggower River to the SW. Church Mountain with cairn (WI015-029002-) dominates the view to the NNE with Spinans Hill visible to the S. A standing stone (max. H 1.39m) with a smooth NW face, orientated NW-SE. The stone is wedge-shaped in plan (Wth 0.61m on the slightly curved SW face; 0.28m at NE; 0.37m at NW; 0.41m at SE). Large layers of stone appear to have weathered off the SW face. The S angle of the SW face seems to have been broken off, probably due to weathering. Some small stones (L 0.13-0.3m) near the base of the stone with one lump of quartz (0.13 x 0.08m) at the base of the NW face. A flat-topped hill to SW across the river valley has been much quarried away. Price in 1951 noted that the ogham stone at Donard (WI021-004----) 'is said to have been just near this pillar stone.' (Corlett and Weaver 2002, 541) Revised by: Mary Tunney Date of revision: 21 November 2012
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballylion 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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Ballylion 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballylion Lower.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballylion Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballylion Lower · Baile Uí Laighin Íochtarach
- Area
- 817,993 m² (81.8 ha, 202.13 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donard, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division
- Donard, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 586 people lived in 206 households in the Donard electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballylion Bawn, Ballylion Upper, Coolharbour Lower, Donard Lower, Irishtown West, Newtown, Whitestown Lower
- Placenames
- Ballylion 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.