Oldcroghan

36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oldcroghan, from 187 m² to 568,786 m² (56.88 ha, 140.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Oldcroghan 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.

• 28 Nov 2024Conditional

  a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, entrance onto the public road and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460471

• 15 Jul 2024Conditional

  (1) EXISTING MOBILE HOME ON SITE AND (2) EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA. PERMISSION FOR (1) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL LAYOUT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND (3) TEMPORARY USE OF A MOBILE HOME FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING A YEAR.

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2491

• 18 Jan 2024N/a

  A. new single-storey extension to the rear (North) of the existing house and the front (South) of the existing house, to convert the existing 2-bedroom semi-detached house into a 4-bedroom semi-detached house. B. Demolition of the existing sheds to the rear of the house C. Continuation of use of the existing septic tank and the existing vehicular entrance D. All other associated Site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460010

• 21 Dec 2023N/a

  A. a new single-storey extension to the rear (North) of the existing house and the front (south side) of the existing house, to convert the existing 2-bedroom house into a 4-bedroom House with all ancillary spaces. B. Demolition of the existing sheds to the rear of the house C. All associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360255

• 12 Sept 2022N/a

  TO ERECT 836.72 M2 OR 136.60 KWP OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS, GROUND MOUNTED, ON THE FIELD LOCATED AT SOUTH-EAST OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS, IN OUR FARM WITH ALL ASSOCIATES SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22472

• 15 Aug 2022N/a

  ERECTION OF 836.72 M2 OR 136.60 KWP OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS, GROUND MOUNTED ON THE FIELD LOCATED AT SOUTH-EAST OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS, IN OUR FARM WITH ALL ASSOCIATES SITE WORKS AT CANNAKILL FARM LIMITED. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22412

• 1 Oct 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER TOGETHER WITH NEW SITE ENTRANCE, ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21601

• 10 Sept 2021Conditional

  WATER PUMP HOUSE AT THIS SITE. PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A GRAIN STORAGE SHED WITH SOLAR PANELS PLACED ON SOUTH FACING ROOF PLANE, STORM WATER CONNECTION TO BRE 365 SOAK PIT ON SITE. THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO AN IPPC LICENCE

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21552

• 20 Aug 2021N/a

  AT THIS SITE. PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A GRAIN STORAGE SHED WITH SOLAR PANELS PLACED ON SOUTH FACING ROOF PLANE, STORM WATER CONNECTION TO BRE 365 SOAK PIT ON SITE

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21517

• 26 Jul 2021N/a

  WATER PUMP HOUSE ON APPLICATION SITE. PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A GRAIN STORAGE SHED WITH SOLAR PANELS PLACED ON SOUTH FACING ROOF PLANE, STORM WATER CONNECTION TO BRE 365 SOAK PIT ON SITE

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21460

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 Oldcroghan.

Recorded monuments

• OF010-010003 House - fortified house
  Description

  Remains of tower house incorporated in farmyard buildings situated in low-lying area S of Croghan hill. W end of N wall (c. 6.3m) built of rubble limestone with top of wall with modern battlements. SE angle tower situated SSE of castle appears to be part of bawn wall (Fitzgerald 1917, 385; ITA Survey 1942). Situated at the base of Croghan Hill with good extensive views in all directions, except to N which is hindered by Croghan Hill with church (OF010-010006-) and deserted medieval village (OF010-010001-) to the N. All that remains of the castle are the NW and SE corners which stand to battlement height. The remains are incorporated into farmyard buildings making detailed examination difficult. The top of the NW corner has modernised battlements which contain bricks. Just below the battlements there is a chimney which is connected to a fireplace on the second floor. The fireplace measures 2.1m wide and 3.8m high. There is evidence of punch dressed stone in its construction. The S corner tower has evidence of a base batter on the S facing wall, this however may be a later addition. There is a wall attached to the W side of this tower with two openings which look like destroyed windows. This wall was probably part of the original castle. There is evidence of a wall walk inside the battlements of both towers. From these ruins it is possible to estimate that the tower house was three storeys high with a wall walk inside its battlements. The castle probably had external dimensions of 28.6m N-S; 13.5m E-W. Overall the castle appears to have been a well defended rectangular shaped fortified house of late medieval date due to its size, presence of brick and large windows which are not of a defensive nature. (O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 40; Comerford 1883, 320-22; Fitzgerald 1917, 385) Testing took place under licence no. 04E0048 at the piggery at Old Croghan, Croghan Hill, Co. Offaly. The proposed development plan includes the alteration of six single-storey pig sheds and the construction of one single-storey pig shed. Testing was required, as the proposed development lies within the confines of an archaeological complex (OF010-010----). The method statement outlined the excavation of eleven trenches along the foundation footprints of the proposed pig sheds, but this was not possible as the existing sheds had not been demolished. Two trenches were excavated along two of the foundation footprints of House N, which is located in a field at the southern end of the site. A single trench, orientated east-west, was excavated at the eastern end of House G and a test-trench was excavated at the entrance to the site. All spoil heaps from the trenches were examined for finds using a shovel. Nothing of archaeological significance was recorded during the testing. Ellen O'Carroll, The Archaeology Company, 17 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 April 2009

• OF010-010004 Road - class 1 togher
  Description

  Medieval routeway mentioned in the year 1385 when the following events were recorded; ‘A victory was gained by Murrough 0'Conor, Lord of Offaly, and the Kinel-Fiachach, over the English of Meath, at Tochar Cruachain-Bri-Ele; Nugent of Meath, Chambers and his son, and a countless host of the chiefs and plebeians of the English were slain’ (O’Donovan 1856, 701). In 1395 the annals once more mentioned the togher or pass though the bog when ‘A party of the people of the King of England set out on a predatory excursion into Offaly. O'Conor pursued them to the causeway of Cruachain, where great numbers of them were slain, and sixty horses taken from them’ (O’Donovan 1856, 737). This causeway or passage is annotated as ‘The Togher of Croghan’ on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch where it is shown running along the line of townland boundary to the S of the deserted village (OF010-010001-) of Croghan. A linear earthwork, possibly a sunken way visible in the field to the N of the townland boundary and running through the field containing the settlement earthworks may be the partial remains of ‘The Togher of Croghan’. This earthwork visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs joins onto the present road adjacent to a holy well (OF010-011----) and recently discovered medieval burial ground (OF010-486---) to the E of Croghan Castle (OF010-010003-) and church (OF010-010006-). This roadway continues E towards the townland and castle of Togher (OF010-019---) which connected Croghan Castle to the castle of Toberdaly (OF011-013---). A section of this togher (OF010-018----) running across the bogland adjacent to Togher Castle is annotated on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map as ‘The Togher of Croghan’. This section of the togher is depicted on a map of Offaly dating from c. 1563. Two standing stones (OF010-014-/015---) one of which is marked as ‘Clustucka’ may have marked the line of this medieval routeway. It is possible that the causeway was constructed with different materials according to the topography over which it was traversing. At Togher Castle the road may have consisted of a wooden trackway crossing the poorly drained lands at this location. On reaching the dry grassland heading W towards Croghan Castle and Village the routeway may have changed into a sunken way as represented by the linear earthwork visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 September 2018

• OF010-010006 Church
  Description

  Foundation levels of S wall with W return, E end of N end of E wall can still be seen, otherwise church is covered to varying degrees with mounds of recently deposited earth and rubble. No evidence now of graveyard, area now covered with spoil heaps (ITA Survey 1942; JKAS 1917 Vol. VIII,385). Located near the base of the S facing slope of Croghan Hill. Only the foundations of parts of the S wall with W return, E end of N wall and N end of E wall are clearly visible. Modern spoil heap covers the rest of the church with no graveyard visible. Reynolds (1977) describes the church as a rectangular building (dims. 8m N-S; 16m E-W) with only the wall footings surviving with no dressed or cut stone visible. Davies (1942) mentions the presence of a belfry on the W gable. The graveyard is a sub-rectangular area located to the S of the church with only one grave marker visible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-010007 Graveyard
  Description

  Foundation levels of S wall with W return, E end of N end of E wall can still be seen, otherwise church is covered to varying degrees with mounds of recently deposited earth and rubble. No evidence now of graveyard, area now covered with spoil heaps (ITA Survey 1942; JKAS 1917 Vol. VIII,385). Located near the base of the S facing slope of Croghan Hill. Only the foundations of parts of the S wall with W return, E end of N wall and N end of E wall are clearly visible. Modern spoil heap covers the rest of the church with no graveyard visible. Reynolds (1977) describes the church as a rectangular building (dims. 8m N-S; 16m E-W) with only the wall footings surviving with no dressed or cut stone visible. Davies (1942) mentions the presence of a belfry on the W gable. The graveyard is a sub-rectangular area located to the S of the church with only one grave marker visible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-010008 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated at the base of the S facing slope of Croghan Hill with two burial mounds (OF010-010002 / OF010-0040001 ) to the N and NE respectively. Partially destroyed subrectangular shaped mound (H 1.5m; diam. 20m) enclosed by a shallow fosse with wide external bank (Wth 2m). Fosse destroyed at W with mound poorly preserved at S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-010010 Graveslab
  Description

  1804 graveslab from graveyard at base of croghan hill. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-010011 Souterrain
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Local tradition of underground passage from Castle (OF010-010003-) to Church (OF010-010006-) (Davies 1942). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-010012 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on flat poorly drained land with stream 20m to N and ring-barrow (OF010-010008-) 70m to SE. Small roughly circular mound (H 0.7m; base diam. 9m NE-SW; top diam. 3.5m NE-SW) of burnt material with possible small semi-circular berm (H 0.5m; Wth 2.2m) encircling base of mound from NE through E to SW only. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-483 Structure - peatland
  Description

  Two pieces of parallel brushwood (Wth 0.28m; D 0.04m) in the drain face. The brushwood (diam. 0.04m) is 0.34m apart. One piece has a metal-cut chisel point. They are in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. SMR OF010-484---- is 4.09m to the NW and SMR OF010-485---- lies to the W within 15m of this site. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2003. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-484 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single piece of brushwood (L 0.05m min.; diam. 0.03m) in the drain face. Woodworking is not evident and it lies in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. SMR OF010-483---- is 4.09m to the SE and SMR OF010-485---- lies to the W within 15m of this site. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2003. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-485 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single piece of brushwood in opposing drain faces (L 0.8m min.; diam. 0.045m). The piece to the SW has a metal-cut chisel point. It is in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum and ericaceous remains. SMR OF010-483---- and SMR OF010-484---- lie to the E and are within 15m of this site. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2003. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF010-502 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Cropmark of circular-shaped ring-ditch visible on Apple Maps aerial imagery. Cropmark of large oval-shaped enclosure (OF010-503----) of uncertain antiquity to S. See attached image taken from Apple Maps aerial coverage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 14 April 2020

• OF010-503 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of large oval-shaped enclosure of uncertain antiquity visible on Apple Maps aerial imagery. This cropmark may be related to the OSI Trig. Station which marks the spot height of 380ft. OD on the 1st. ed. OS 6-inch map. Cropmark of ring-ditch (OF010-502----) to N. See attached image taken from Apple Maps aerial coverage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 14 April 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Oldcroghan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Oldcroghan · Cruachán

Area

2,635,830 m² (263.58 ha, 651.33 acres)

Civil parish

Croghan, and its townlands

Barony

Philipstown Lower

Electoral division

Croghan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Croghan electoral division: 570 people in 182 households; 94% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghamore, Barnan, Cannakill, Clonearl Demesne, Croghan Demesne, Kilcorbry, Kilduff

Placenames

Oldcroghan 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.