Loughanstown
Loughanstown is a townland in the civil parish of Caheravally, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Limerick. Its name in Irish is Baile an Locháin.
Parcel 1588138
- Area
- 257,571 m² (25.76 ha, 63.65 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 763 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
- Loughanstown
Planning applications on this parcel
23 Jul 2019Conditional
a single storey extension to act as a granny flat to side of existing dwelling. Decomission existing old septic tank and install a secondary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to rear of dwelling
Permission · Limerick County Council, 19728
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.
- LI022-108 Castle - tower house
Description
Ballynacarrig or Rockstown Castle described in 1840 as following; 'The castle is placed on a limestone rock, about 3 or 4 chains [60-80m] in diameter and proportionally high. It is about 60 feet [20m] and abut 24 feet each side, being square in plan. The Bourkes are said to have inhabited it' (OSNB, 707). Westropp (1906-7, 90-1) recorded the following details about Ballynacarrig Castle; '1583 Ballnecarrig C. held by W. Bourke (Des. R., 37). 1600 Jas. Gould held C. of Ballynecarrygie or Rockstowne (Inq. Chan., 40b). 1655 Capt. G. Ingoldesbye held C. and bawn of Ballinacarriggie (C.S., xxi., p. 35), Ballinecarrig (D.S.A., 24). Fabric - A tower standing on rocks, with a wide outlook. It is 50 feet [15m] high, measures 26 feet [8m] by 24 feet [7.3m] inside, and has four stories well preserved (O.S.L., 8, p. 366). Views in Du Noyer's sketches, R.S.A.I. collection (iii. 41a, iv. 62). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 January 2019
- LI022-108001 Bawn
Description
Ballynacarrig or Rockstown Castle (LI022-108----) situated on top of natural rock outcrop the edge of which may have been fortified with a bawn wall (approx. diam. 60m). The Civil Survey of Limerick recorded that Captain George Ingoldesbly, an English proprietor, in 1640 was in possession of 'one castle and Bawen thereunto belonginge' (Simington 1938, 81). Traces of a possible enclosure or bawn wall is visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 January 2019
- LI022-110 Field system
Description
A series of linear earthworks forms small rectangular shaped fields to E of Rockstown Castle (LI022-108----) visible on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AVT004/005) taken 20/07/1968 possibly represents the remains of a field system associated with Rockstown Castle and church (LI022-109001-) standing to SW of earthworks. Appears to be the same monument as LI023-001----. See attached CUCAP aerial photos and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 31 July 2020
- LI022-145 House - 16th/17th century
Description
In low-lying level wet pasture with moderate views in all directions, 17m N and 40m W of townland boundary with Rockstown. Enclosure (LI022-242----) lies 48m to the NW. Rockstown Castle (LI022-108----) and church (LI022-109001-) located 257m to NE and 270m to ESE respectively. A substantial house depicted in the townland of 'Ballinloghane' on the Down Survey Barony map of Clanwilliam (Hib. Reg.). The terrier of the Down Survey map of Caheravally Parish recorded that in 1641 Thomas Bourke was the owner of the lands of Ballinloghane on which there 'Standes an House' (NLI, MS 718). The outline of a dwelling is depicted only on the revised 1923 ed. OS 6-inch map and the SMR suggested that this may be the site of the house shown on the Down Survey barony map. No surface remains visible of this structure depicted on the OS 6-inch map. This building is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map or the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map and is likely to be the remains of a post-1700 building. However the location of this dwelling matches closely the location indicated on the Down Survey map. See attached Down Survey map of Clanwilliam Barony showing the house in 'Ballinloghhane' (Loughanstown) with Rockstown Castle to E. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 7 August 2020
- LI022-202 Enclosure
Description
This is the record for a monument identified by The Discovery Programme, from medium-altitude aerial photographs taken in 1986 [see Doody, M. (2008) The Ballyhoura Hills Project, Discovery Programme Monograph No 7, Wordwell, pp 65-100]. The reference for this monument is LI022: Bruff 77: AP 4/3705.
- LI022-242 Enclosure
Description
Identified from an aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 22, Bruff 75: AP 4/3071) and described by Doody (2008, 131) as a 'subcircular platform, c. 50m E-W x 39m N-S, 0.6m from the base of the ditch. Enclosed by ditch (c. 8m wide, 0.5m deep)''; the morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 6 November 2013
- LI023-001 Field system
Description
In improved pasture. Aerial photographs taken in 1960s (St Joseph Collection, AVT5 & AVT9) show a possible field system in a substantial sub-rectangular area (dims. c. 450m ENE-WSW; c. 650m NNW-SSE). There was no evident surface trace of this system when the area was inspected except for some slight undulations toward existing E field boundary that have no discernible pattern. Curvilinear coppice, depicted on current edition OS 6-inch map, now evident as an area of rock outcrop. Field boundary defining N-side of general area has been removed; wide earthen field boundary (Wth 5.6m; H 1.45m) aligned with mature trees and outer drain (Wth 6.25m; D 2.05m) forms E-side; third class road (Wth 5.2m) orientated ENE-WSW flanks S-side; townland boundary defines W-side. Tower house (LI022-108----) adjoins the area to W; church (LI022-109001-) and graveyard (LI022-109002-) c. 100m to W. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 20 November 2011
- LI023-147 Enclosure
Description
This is the record for a monument identified by The Discovery Programme, from medium-altitude aerial photographs taken in 1986 [see Doody, M. (2008) The Ballyhoura Hills Project, Discovery Programme Monograph No 7, Wordwell, pp 65-100]. The reference for this monument is LI023: Bruff 233: AP 4/3706.
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 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 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
- 50.2 ha
- 124 acres
- Land parcels
- 8
- registered freehold, median 11,564 m² (1.16 ha, 2.86 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughanstown, from 1,108 m² to 257,571 m² (25.76 ha, 63.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Loughanstown 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
23 Jul 2019Conditional
a single storey extension to act as a granny flat to side of existing dwelling. Decomission existing old septic tank and install a secondary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to rear of dwelling
Permission · Limerick County Council, 19728
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Loughanstown.
Recorded monuments
- LI022-145 House - 16th/17th century
Description
In low-lying level wet pasture with moderate views in all directions, 17m N and 40m W of townland boundary with Rockstown. Enclosure (LI022-242----) lies 48m to the NW. Rockstown Castle (LI022-108----) and church (LI022-109001-) located 257m to NE and 270m to ESE respectively. A substantial house depicted in the townland of 'Ballinloghane' on the Down Survey Barony map of Clanwilliam (Hib. Reg.). The terrier of the Down Survey map of Caheravally Parish recorded that in 1641 Thomas Bourke was the owner of the lands of Ballinloghane on which there 'Standes an House' (NLI, MS 718). The outline of a dwelling is depicted only on the revised 1923 ed. OS 6-inch map and the SMR suggested that this may be the site of the house shown on the Down Survey barony map. No surface remains visible of this structure depicted on the OS 6-inch map. This building is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map or the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map and is likely to be the remains of a post-1700 building. However the location of this dwelling matches closely the location indicated on the Down Survey map. See attached Down Survey map of Clanwilliam Barony showing the house in 'Ballinloghhane' (Loughanstown) with Rockstown Castle to E. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 7 August 2020
- LI022-202 Enclosure
Description
This is the record for a monument identified by The Discovery Programme, from medium-altitude aerial photographs taken in 1986 [see Doody, M. (2008) The Ballyhoura Hills Project, Discovery Programme Monograph No 7, Wordwell, pp 65-100]. The reference for this monument is LI022: Bruff 77: AP 4/3705.
- LI022-242 Enclosure
Description
Identified from an aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 22, Bruff 75: AP 4/3071) and described by Doody (2008, 131) as a 'subcircular platform, c. 50m E-W x 39m N-S, 0.6m from the base of the ditch. Enclosed by ditch (c. 8m wide, 0.5m deep)''; the morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 6 November 2013
Architectural heritage
- The Thatch, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having lean-to extension to east elevation and windbreak to front (north) elevation. Pitched reed thatched roof with red brick chimneystack. Whitewashed rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Rendered square-profile piers to front of site with wrought-iron pedestrian gate.
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 Loughanstown, 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 Loughanstown.
- 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 Loughanstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Loughanstown · Baile an Locháin
- Area
- 501,855 m² (50.19 ha, 124.01 acres)
- Civil parish
- Caheravally, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanwilliam
- Electoral division
- Ballybricken, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,932 people lived in 646 households in the Ballybricken electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cloghadoolarty North, Rochestown, Rockstown, Skoolhill, Williamstown
- Placenames
- Loughanstown 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.