Knockanree Lower

54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockanree Lower, from 50 m² to 405,653 m² (40.57 ha, 100.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M2Primary Development Area (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Avoca Town Plan, Wicklow · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Secondary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Avoca Town Plan, Wicklow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 31 Aug 2026N/a

  the conversion of the former carport to habitable floorspace, including a slight front extension and associated elevational alterations, the provision of a first-floor extension to the front of the dwelling, including associated roof and elevational alterations, an additional window to the western side elevation serving the principal ground-floor bedroom, the upgrade and relocation of the on-site wastewater treatment system, including the installation of a new pumped secondary treatment system and tertiary polishing filter and, all associated site, development, upgrade and drainage works to facilitate the development

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2660779

• 23 Sept 2021Conditional

  demolition of the existing rear extension and replacement with a new extension to the side and rear of the existing cottage and for decommissioning the existing septic tank and installation of a new effluent treatment system to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211160

• 30 Jan 2018Conditional

  wastewater treatment system and associated site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 1868

• 11 Aug 2017Conditional

  demolition of existing bay window and permission for construction of extension to front and to increase height of existing dormer roof, changes to all elevations, to decommission existing septic tank and upgrade the effluent treatment system to current EPA standards and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17982

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 Knockanree Lower.

Recorded monuments

• WI035-034 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a very gentle W-facing slope on W side of a slightly dome-topped ridge, in improved pasture. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) visible as a cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDP 11). Not indicated 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

• WI035-041 Cist
  Description

  Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. Small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel, discovered in 1933. It was found in a rectangular enclosure marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn, with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) 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

• WI035-041001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. A small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel (WI035-041----), discovered in 1933 within a rectangular enclosure (WI035-041001-) marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn (WI035-041002-), with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) 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: 06 September 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 136/1940).

• WI035-041002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. A small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel (WI035-041----), discovered in 1933 within a rectangular enclosure (WI035-041001-) marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn (WI035-041002-), with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) 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: 06 September 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 136/1940).

• WI035-067 Standing stone
  Description

  On a steep W facing slope of an elevated ridge with good views from W to N. A triangular shaped stone (H 1.8m; Wth at base 0.86m; Wth at top 0.15m; T at base 0.56m; T at top 0.2m) with the long axis oriented N-S. The upper portion of the stone at the S end has broken away and the W face and N end are heavily pocked. Compiled by: Claire Breen and Chris Corlett Date of upload: 25 April 2013

Architectural heritage

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

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3292 (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 Knockanree Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Knockanree Lower

Area

1,418,974 m² (141.9 ha, 350.64 acres)

Civil parish

Castlemacadam, and its townlands

Barony

Arklow

Electoral division

Ballyarthur, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,144 people lived in 397 households in the Ballyarthur electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 49% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinastraw, Ballinvally (Wisdom), Cherrymount, Kilmagig Lower, Knockanree Upper, Tigroney East

Placenames

Knockanree 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.