Ballintruer Beg
Ballintruer Beg is a townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore, barony of Talbotstown Upper, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Baile an Triúir Beag.
Parcel 1289259
- Area
- 123,784 m² (12.38 ha, 30.59 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 316 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Ballintruer Beg
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 8 recorded monuments.
- WI021-028 Castle - tower house
Description
Situated on level ground at the foot of a steep W-facing slope with gentle slopes to the W and N. The remains consist of the foundations of a tower (ext. dims. 8.6m E-W; 8.5m N-S) constructed of uncoursed rubble (Wth 1.3-1.5m) with a slight base-batter. The S wall is best preserved surviving to a height of 3m at the E end. This wall continues westward possibly representing a bawn (WI021-028001-) to the W of the tower (overall length of S wall 16m) turning northwards at its W end for 3.5m. This N-S section of wall survives as a single course only. Just W of the S wall is a gap (Wth 1.5m) which may represent a doorway with a small segment of wall running E-W (L c. 2m) beyond it. The castle is located on the SE lip of an oval enclosure (WI021-028002-) (int. dims. 44m E-W; 33.5m N-S) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.8m; D 0.7m). There is no evidence for a causeway or bank but there are traces of an entrance near the possible doorway in the S wall. 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
- WI021-028001 Bawn
Description
Situated on level ground at the foot of a steep W-facing slope with gentle slopes to the W and N. A possible small bawn adjoining a tower house (WI021-028----). The S wall of the tower house continues westward (overall length of S wall 16m) turning northwards at its W end for 3.5m. This N-S section of wall survives as a single course only. Just W of the S wall is a gap (Wth 1.5m) which may represent a doorway with a small segment of wall running E-W (L c. 2m) beyond it. The tower house and possible bawn lie within an oval enclosure (WI021-028002-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012
- WI021-028002 Enclosure
Description
Situated on level ground at the foot of a steep W-facing slope with gentle slopes to the W and N. An oval enclosure with a level interior (int. dims. 44m E-W; 33.5m N-S) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.8m; D 0.7m). A tower house (WI021-028----) and possible bawn (WI021-028001-) lie in the S quadrant. There is no evidence for a causeway or bank but there are traces of an entrance near the possible doorway in the S wall of the possible bawn. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012
- WI021-057 Linkardstown burial
Description
Situated on a gentle W/SW-facing slope at the foot of a steeper slope. Circular mound (diam. 24m; H 2m) with a central polygonal cist which produced the disarticulated remains of an adult male accompanied by a decorated neolithic bowl (Raftery 1973a, 214-19). (Brindley et al 1983; Brindley and Lanting 1989-90; Ryan 1973, 120-27). Not visible at ground level. There is a standing stone (WI021-079----) 150m to the WSW. 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
- WI021-087 Cist
Description
Cropmark of pit feature visible on Google earth orthoimage taken 20/05/2020, similar to cropmark of Linkardstown Burial (WI021-057---) located 290m to S. According to local information several unrecorded cists have been uncovered in this field during land reclamation works which were carried out in this field around 2 years ago (pers. comm. Robert Hanbidge). The cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage may be the remains of one of these cists. See attached Google earth orthoimage taken 20/05/2020 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Robert Hanbidge Date of upload: 6 October 2020
- WI021-088 Cist
Description
Cropmark of pit feature visible on Google earth orthoimage taken 20/05/2020, similar to cropmark of Linkardstown Burial (WI021-057---) located 290m to S. According to local information several unrecorded cists have been uncovered in this field during land reclamation works which were carried out in this field around 2 years ago (pers. comm. Robert Hanbidge). The cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage may be the remains of one of these cists. See attached Google earth orthoimage taken 20/05/2020 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Robert Hanbidge Date of upload: 6 October 2020
- WI021-089 Cist
Description
Cropmark of pit feature visible on Google earth orthoimage taken 20/05/2020, similar to cropmark of Linkardstown Burial (WI021-057---) located 290m to S. According to local information several unrecorded cists have been uncovered in this field during land reclamation works which were carried out in this field around 2 years ago (pers. comm. Robert Hanbidge). The cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage may be the remains of one of these cists. See attached Google earth orthoimage taken 20/05/2020 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Robert Hanbidge Date of upload: 6 October 2020
- WI021-090 Bullaun stone
Description
Discovered in the course of a DAFM archaeological field inspection in advance of a proposed afforestation project. Located in dense vegetation comprising reeds, gorse and grasses, c. 3.3m N of a SE–NW orientated watercourse and on the W-side and base of a narrow, shallow but steep-sided gully/ relict dry watercourse (Wth c. 1.2m; D 0.9m). There is a standing stone (WI021-079---) c. 55m to the SSW, a Linkardstown Burial site (WI021-057----) c. 65m to the NNE and Spinan’s Hill is just visible above the edge of the gully, to the E. A low (H 0.32m) partially earthfast and soil-covered, rounded or concave-sided granite boulder (L 0.59m N–S) with mica inclusions, contains a very shallow (D 5cm), oval depression (surface diams. 0.25 N-S; 0.19m E-W; base diam. 6cm) apparently carved into its flatter, upper surface. The sides and base of the basin are smoother than the other faces of the boulder which is particularly evident given the large mica inclusions present in the boulder. A second, irregular-shaped and vegetation-covered boulder is contiguous at SW. See attached images: • WI021-090----_1 Looking N towards the possible bullaun stone (marked with a ranging rod), located in an overgrown gully with a watercourse to S. Séamus O Murchú • WI021-090----_2 Looking W towards the possible bullaun with contiguous overgrown boulder to left. Séamus O Murchú Compiled by: Gearoid Conroy Date of upload: 14 November 2022
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 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
- 45.2 ha
- 112 acres
- Land parcels
- 8
- registered freehold, median 22,414 m² (2.24 ha, 5.54 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 2
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballintruer Beg, from 2,688 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres) to 161,578 m² (16.16 ha, 39.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ballintruer Beg 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
27 Jan 2021Refused
10 year permission for Construction of up to 5 No. wind turbines with a maximum overall blade top height of 165m, with a transformer at each turbine and associated hard stand area; 1No. 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; 20kV underground cables facilitating the connection of turbines to 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; Circa 6.5km of 38kV underground cabling and all associated works along public roads to facilitate the connection of the proposed 38kV wind farm electrical substation to the existing Stratford 38/110kV substation referred to as 'the grid route', Provision of a heritage trail circa 1km in length to include associated information signage (located at the key heritage assets) and parking area; Replacement of existing grass verge with a new 1 metre wide footway at each bridge crossing along the 'grid route'; New site tracks, upgraded site tracks and all associated works; 1 No. 30m permanent meteorological mast and all associated infrastructure and works; A temporary site compound and all associated works; and All associated and ancillary site development works The application site includes Protected Structures. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted with the application.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2160
19 Jan 2021N/a
10 year permission for Construction of up to 5 No. wind turbines with a maximum overall blade top height of 165m, with a transformer at each turbine and associated hard stand area; 1No. 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; 20kV underground cables facilitating the connection of turbines to 38kV electrical substation and all associated infrastructure and works; Circa 6.5km of 38kV underground cabling and all associated works along public roads to facilitate the connection of the proposed 38kV wind farm electrical substation to the existing Stratford 38/110kV substation referred to as 'the grid route', Provision of a heritage trail circa 1km in length to include associated information signage (located at the key heritage assets) and parking area; Replacement of existing grass verge with a new 1 metre wide footway at each bridge crossing along the 'grid route'; New site tracks, upgraded site tracks and all associated works; 1 No. 30m permanent meteorological mast and all associated infrastructure and works; A temporary site compound and all associated works; and All associated and ancillary site development works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted with the application
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2128
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
- WI021-028 Castle - tower house
Description
Situated on level ground at the foot of a steep W-facing slope with gentle slopes to the W and N. The remains consist of the foundations of a tower (ext. dims. 8.6m E-W; 8.5m N-S) constructed of uncoursed rubble (Wth 1.3-1.5m) with a slight base-batter. The S wall is best preserved surviving to a height of 3m at the E end. This wall continues westward possibly representing a bawn (WI021-028001-) to the W of the tower (overall length of S wall 16m) turning northwards at its W end for 3.5m. This N-S section of wall survives as a single course only. Just W of the S wall is a gap (Wth 1.5m) which may represent a doorway with a small segment of wall running E-W (L c. 2m) beyond it. The castle is located on the SE lip of an oval enclosure (WI021-028002-) (int. dims. 44m E-W; 33.5m N-S) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.8m; D 0.7m). There is no evidence for a causeway or bank but there are traces of an entrance near the possible doorway in the S wall. 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
- WI021-028001 Bawn
Description
Situated on level ground at the foot of a steep W-facing slope with gentle slopes to the W and N. A possible small bawn adjoining a tower house (WI021-028----). The S wall of the tower house continues westward (overall length of S wall 16m) turning northwards at its W end for 3.5m. This N-S section of wall survives as a single course only. Just W of the S wall is a gap (Wth 1.5m) which may represent a doorway with a small segment of wall running E-W (L c. 2m) beyond it. The tower house and possible bawn lie within an oval enclosure (WI021-028002-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012
- WI021-028002 Enclosure
Description
Situated on level ground at the foot of a steep W-facing slope with gentle slopes to the W and N. An oval enclosure with a level interior (int. dims. 44m E-W; 33.5m N-S) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.8m; D 0.7m). A tower house (WI021-028----) and possible bawn (WI021-028001-) lie in the S quadrant. There is no evidence for a causeway or bank but there are traces of an entrance near the possible doorway in the S wall of the possible bawn. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballintruer Beg.
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 Ballintruer Beg, 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballintruer Beg.
- 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 Ballintruer Beg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Ballintruer Beg · Baile an Triúir Beag
- Area
- 452,306 m² (45.23 ha, 111.77 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmore, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Upper
- Electoral division
- Donaghmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 463 people lived in 148 households in the Donaghmore electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballintruer More, Ballyhubbock Lower, Castleruddery Lower, Eadestown North
- Placenames
- Ballintruer Beg 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.