Knocknagin

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknagin, from 76 m² to 150,861 m² (15.09 ha, 37.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 40 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5G1 - Community Infrastructure (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 12 Aug 2026Referral

  The principal activities associated with the proposed development wil

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0728E

• 28 May 2026Invalid application

  The principal activities associated with the proposed development will

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0447E

• 4 Jun 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/0481

• 2 Sept 2024Refuse permission

  The development will consist of the construction of a single-storey fa

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F24A/0784

• 21 Sept 2023Conditional

  the demolition of the existing north entrance lobby, including entrance doors and roof, to be replaced with the construction of a new entrance lobby totalling 17.72 m2, demolition of internal partitions and alterations to internal rooms and alterations to the existing northern car park and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 23914

• 1 Nov 2022Grant permission

  The construction of a double garage at the rear of the property. The

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22B/0215

• 3 Aug 2022Refuse permission

  To construct a garden shed at the rear of the property at Knocknagin r

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F22B/0170

• 8 Jul 2020Refuse permission

  Infillling of lands with material consisting of clean, uncontaminated

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F20A/0325

• 4 Sept 2017Grant permission

  Development comprising provision of new vehicular entrance including n

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0283

• 24 May 2016Grant permission

  Relocation of approved dwelling (F15A/0350) & approved garage (F16B/00

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F16A/0228

• 1 Mar 2016Grant permission

  Alterations to approved plans (F15A/0350). Alterations to consist of

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F16B/0054

• 13 Jan 2016Grant permission

  Permission for a detached dormer bungalow, waste water treatment unit

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0350

• 29 May 2015Grant permission

  Domestic garage.

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F15B/0133

• 2 Jan 2015Refuse permission

  Construction of a new 4 bedroom two storey detached dwelling (area 224

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F15A/0001

• 15 Oct 2014Grant permission

  Single storey extension (39m²) to rear of existing dwelling including

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F14B/0253

• 18 Jan 2013Grant permission

  Permission for new boundary treatment on south western side of propert

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F12A/0333

• 30 Aug 2011Grant extension of duration of perm.

  Construction of two grain stores 30m x 18m x 6m to eaves and 24m x 14m

  Extension of duration of permission · Fingal County Council, F06A/0940/E1

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: North-West Irish Sea cSPA 004236

Recorded monuments

• DU001-012 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  The lands of Knocknagin originally belonged to a Mr. Robert Echlin of Lusk and were sold by him to Mr. Henry Martin in 1720. Knocknagin House was built c.1680. Comprises a 3 bay with single storey wings each side. A protected structure (RPS#2), it was restored over thirteen years by the present owners. To rear old coach road with series of structural remains to east. The road extends across adjacent fields to join with the old Knocknagin Road. There are also the remnants of the orchard walls present, which have been dated to 1763 (Berney, 1999). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 October 2014

• DU001-019 Ring-ditch
  Description

  A circular ring-ditch visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Located to the west of the Balbriggan Road and within sight of Knocknagin House, the ground slopes downward in vicinity of site. Not visible on ground. Compiled by: David O’Connor Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 October 2014

• DU002-010 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  Description

  In a field of tillage near the shoreline. Shown on Duncan's map (1821) as a 'moat'. Located on headland north of Lowther Lodge. Extensive views of the coastline up to the Mourne Mountains to north, Bremore tombs to south. Area c.20m EW x 20m NS of stones, slightly elevated in a field of no stone. Some stones appear water rolled (majority >0.30m diam.) granite, sandstone and smaller quartz stones. Local tradition of this being the site of a tomb-quite a lot of flint retrieved from these fields. A miniature stone axe was found in the immediate vicinity (pers coms. Kieran Campbell). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 27 October 2014

• DU002-023 Quay
  Description

  Harbour built c. 1760 (Cronin 2010, 34) depicted on the 1837 ed. Osi 6-inch map located 90m to the NE of Lowther Lodge.  An entry in 'The Farm Diary of Lowther Lodge Balbriggan 1803-1822' dated November the 5th in 1806 recorded that a 'very large stone brought by Mr. Lowthere many years ago from the mound at Newhaven and was lying on the strand was brought by two horses in the machine and put as a coin (sic) to the left hand corner of the stairs going down to the quay' (Balcombe 2008, 47). A second entry in the diary dated October 17th, 1818 recorded that; 'A boat load of large fillers was brought from Newhaven' (ibid., 91).  This suggests the possibility that kerbstones from the passage tomb (DU002-001002-) at Bremore were used in the construction of the pier. A 2010 report on the coastal architectural heritage of Fingal commissioned by Fingal Co. Co. recorded that; 'the remains of a second rubble pier, which is not listed in the RMP, are located on the stretch of the Knocknagin shoreline to the north of Bremore headland. This pier was associated with the Lowther family who may have arrived from Cumbria in the 17th century' (Cronin 2010, 10).    Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Ian Lennon.

• DU002-025 Quarry
  Description

  Small irregular-shaped quarry (approx. dims. 30m E-W x 20m N-S) on S side of field field boundary depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map.  Area depicted as a tree plantation on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map.  Area of old quarry visible as a tree covered area in tillage field on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.   Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Architectural heritage

• Knocknagin House, house, 1670–1690 · National interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house with half-dormer attic, c.1680, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height gabled breakfront with single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (west); two-bay (south) or three-bay (north) single-storey wings. Restored, 1994. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), rendered diagonal chimney stacks on roughcast bases, and cast-iron rainwater goods on roughcast eaves with cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlights. Square headed window openings with timber casement windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Knocknagin Cottage, house, 1725–1775 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched house with dormer attic, c.1750. ROOF: Hipped gabled thatch roof on corrugated-iron base with rope twist ridge. WALLS: Roughcast battered walls on rendered plinth. OPENINGS: Square-headed window openings with replacement two-over-two timber sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber boarded half-door. SITE: Set perpendicular to road.

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 Knocknagin, 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, low (inferred).

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knocknagin.

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

Name

Knocknagin · Cnoc na gCeann

Area

1,024,615 m² (102.46 ha, 253.19 acres)

Civil parish

Balrothery, and its townlands

Barony

Balrothery East

Electoral division

Balbriggan Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

19,347 people lived in 6,127 households in the Balbriggan Rural electoral division. 60% of households owned their home. 74% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bremore, Flemingtown, Gormanston (Co. Meath)

Placenames

Knocknagin 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.