Knockbrack

36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbrack, from 82 m² to 317,806 m² (31.78 ha, 78.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 57 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 12 Sept 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of the reuse and interconnection of a der

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0837E

• 9 Sept 2025Refuse permission

  Planning Permission for a single storey extension at ground floor leve

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0819E

• 13 Feb 2025Refuse permission

  The development will consist of reuse and interconnection of a derelic

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0106

• 4 Feb 2025Invalid application

  The development will consist of reuse and interconnection of a derelic

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0080

• 22 Oct 2024Grant permission

  The development will consist of

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0930E

• 14 Jun 2024Grant permission

  Permission to construct Agricultural cold storage shed and all associa

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0537E

• 14 Aug 2023Grant permission

  For permission for development at this site address: Knockbrack, Ring

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F23B/0088

• 18 Jul 2023Grant permission

  The development will consist of

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0231

• 12 May 2023App withdrawn as no ai recd in 6 months

  The development will consist of a) Renovation of the existing vernacul

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0242

• 20 Apr 2023Grant permission

  The development will consist of: A Two-storey extension to the rear of

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F23A/0184

• 8 Apr 2022Refuse permission

  The re-use and interconnection with new extension of a derelict single

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F21A/0438

• 16 Sept 2015Refuse permission for retention

  Retention of storage shed to store materials incidental to the use of

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F15A/0432

• 22 May 2015Refuse permission for retention

  Rentention is sought for the replacement timber cabin providing accomm

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F15A/0237

• 22 May 2015Refuse permission for retention

  Retention is sought for storage shed, to store materials incidental to

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F15A/0236

• 13 May 2011Grant permission

  The development will consist of the construction of a dormer bungalow

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0035

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bog Of The Ring 001204

Recorded monuments

• DU004-012004 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Located in tillage on the northern slope of a saddle-backed ridge, to the south of a townland boundary. Extenive views. A circular, slightly round-topped mound (diam 9.5m; H 1.25) formerly encircled by a fosse (Hartnett 1957, 267). Partially overgrown by gorse and appears to have been clipped at the base by machinery along western edge. Considered to be part of an extensive barrow cemetery identified by Keeling (1983, 70, Site I). See attached photographs courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 29 October 2014

• DU004-012005 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Located on the northern slope of a saddle-backed ridge to the south of a townland boundary, c.17m east barrow of DU004-012004-. Tillage right up to the base. The site comprises a subcircular, flat-topped mound (diam. 11.5m; H 1.5m) with a shallow depression near the centre of the flattened top. It was formerly enclosed by a fosse (Hartnett 1957, 267). Part of an extensive barrow cemetery identified by Keeling (1983, 70, Site II). See attached photographs courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 29 October 2014

• DU004-012006 Ceremonial enclosure
  Description

  The domed summit of this saddle-backed ridge contains a barrow cemetery, which is partly enclosed by a levelled bank with a contiguous silted up internal fosse (ext. dims. 330m N-S; 350m E-W). Originally identified from aerial photographs (Keeling 1983, 71-4). More recent aerial coverage of the monument shows evidence for a possible inner palisade trench along the SW and SE quadrants (OS 8/9862). Geophysical survey (Licence no. 13R084) was undertaken at the site by the Discovery Programme as part of the LIARI project. It uncovered a significant enclosure fosse (2-5m in width) that enclosed the summit of the hill a total of 8.5 hectares. A natural spring emanating within an arc-shaped depression that extends from the E side of the enclosure appears to have been deliberately subsumed within the enclosure boundary. There is a significant break is to SW where the fosse is substituted by up to three discontinuous anomalies, which mark the line of a former field division shown on the Ordnance Survey maps (1837, 1938). Extensive previously unknown archaeological features including ring-ditches and pits have been identified by the survey both inside and surrounding the hilltop enclosure (Dowling 2015, 8). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 30 January 2015

• DU004-012007 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Located on the summit of a saddle-backed ridge under tillage within the site of a hilltop enclosure (DU014-012001-). The site comprises a low circular flat-topped mound (diam. 9m; H 0.75m). A trigonometrical pillar (586') was placed on the site by the OSi. Charcoal deposits were found near the centre of site during the burial of a sheep (Hartnett 1957, 266-7). This site is part of an extensive barrow cemetery identified by Keeling (1983, 70, Site III). Gorse covered low mound, square shaped around base of mound which provides some semblance of a buffer. Amazing views, north to Mourne Mountains, south to Dublin and Wicklow Mountains east to Lambay and west as far as the eye can see. Geophysical survey undertaken by The Discovery Programme (13R0084) uncovered extensive remains in the vicinity of the barrow. See attached photographs courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 31 October 2014

• DU004-012008 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Geophysical survey (Licence no. 13R084) was undertaken at the site by the Discovery Programme as part of the ‘Late Iron Age and “Roman” Ireland’ project. Located at highest point on the hill at the centre of the hilltop enclosure (DU004-012006-), this circular ring-ditch (18m diam.) encompasses several pit anomalies (Dowling 2015, 8). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015

• DU004-012010 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Geophysical survey (Licence no. 13R084) was undertaken at the site by the Discovery Programme as part of the ‘Late Iron Age and “Roman” Ireland’ project. Located within the western quadrant encompassed by hilltop enclosure (DU004-012006-) this is one of the larger (25m diam.) circular ring ditches identified. Internally small circular features and pit type anomalies have been identified (Dowling 2015, 9). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015

• DU004-012011 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Geophysical survey (Licence no. 13R084) was undertaken at the site by the Discovery Programme as part of the ‘Late Iron Age and “Roman” Ireland’ project. Located within the southern quadrant encompassed by hilltop enclosure (DU004-012006-) this is one of the larger (30m diam.) circular ring ditches identified. Internally small circular features and pit type anomalies have been identified (Dowling 2015, 9). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 2015

• DU004-012012 Enclosure
  Description

  Geophysical survey (Licence no. 13R084) was undertaken at the site by the Discovery Programme as part of the ‘Late Iron Age and “Roman” Ireland’ project. Located c.40m northeast of the summit of the hilltop enclosure (DU004-012006-), this site comprises an oval-shaped setting of post pits forming a small (15m N-S x 10m E-W) enclosure (Dowling 2015, 9). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 6 February 20

• DU004-012013 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012014 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012015 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012016 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012017 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012018 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012019 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012020 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012021 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-012022 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In large tillage field in a barrow cemetery (DU004-012----) on Knockbrack, one of several ring-ditches identified on drone aerial image taken 09/11/2021. See attached drone aerial image courtesy of Ian Lennon Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon Date of upload: 27 July 2023

• DU004-082 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a large arable field on Knockbrack Hill, this ring-ditch is part of a palimpsest of field systems and enclosures. The ring-ditch is located within the NW quadrant of the Knockbrack ceremonial enclosure (DU004-012006-), c. 65m NW of the summit of the hill (H 586ft OD) where a barrow (DU004-0120067-) is located. The ring-ditch is clearly visible on Apple Maps (June 2018). It comprises a circular feature (ext. diam. c. 16m) defined by a ditch (Wth. <1m) that is clearly visible along the SE and NW perimeters in the above aerial imagery. Compiled by: Tom Condit Uploaded on: 22 April 2021

• DU004-083 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a large arable field on Knockbrack Hill, this ring-ditch is part of a palimpsest of field systems and enclosures. The ring-ditch is located within the SE quadrant of the Knockbrack ceremonial enclosure (DU004-012006-), c. 141m SSE of the summit of the hill (H 586ft OD) where a barrow (DU004-0120067-) is located. The ring-ditch is clearly visible on Apple Maps (June 2018). It comprises a circular feature (ext. diam. c. 7m) defined by a ditch (Wth <1m) of which only the N half is visible on the above aerial photo. Compiled by: Tom Condit Uploaded on: 22 April 2021

• DU004-084 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a large arable field on the SW slopes of Knockbrack Hill, this ring-ditch is part of a palimpsest of field systems and enclosures. The ring-ditch is located within the SE quadrant of the Knockbrack ceremonial enclosure (DU004-012006-), c. 113 from the summit of the hill (H 586ft OD) where a barrow (DU004-0120067-) is located. The ring-ditch is clearly visible on Apple Maps (June 2018). It comprises a circular feature (ext. diam. c. 4m) defined by a ditch (Wth <1m). Compiled by: Tom Condit Uploaded on: 22 April 2021

• DU004-094 Enclosure
  Description

  Circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 50m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 24/06/2018 and on Apple Maps. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photograph taken 24/06/2018 and Apple Maps Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 10 November 2021

• DU004-125 Quarry
  Description

  Semi-circular-shaped quarry (approx. diam. 20m) transected at S by a field boundary running E-W, access roadway to W, as depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map.  Small historic quarry (DU004-126----) 145m to NNE. Hachured as a hollowed area on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map and on the 25-inch OSi map.  No surface remains visible of filled in quarry on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

• DU004-126 Quarry
  Description

  Small rectangular-shaped quarry (approx. dims. 20m x 10m) transected at SW by a field boundary running SE-NW, as depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map.  Small historic quarry (DU004-125----) 145m to SSW.  Not indicated on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map or on the 25-inch OSi map.  No surface remains visible of filled in quarry on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Architectural heritage

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

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 Knockbrack, 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 the townland of Knockbrack.

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 Knockbrack with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Knockbrack · An Cnoc Breac

Area

1,229,878 m² (122.99 ha, 303.91 acres)

Civil parish

Hollywood, and its townlands

Barony

Balrothery West

Electoral division

Hollywood, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,476 people lived in 486 households in the Hollywood electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Beldaragh, Belgee, Curragh East, Kitchenstown, Lecklintown, Rath Great, Rath Little, Ring Commons (1st Division), Ring Commons (2nd Division)

Placenames

Knockbrack 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.