Land parcel 5120665

Area

793,573 m² (79.36 ha, 196.1 acres)

Buildings

52 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 5,170 m².

Zoning

G3 Z11: Waterways Protection (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
G5 Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 21 Oct 2025Grant permission

  Planning permission for development of underground watermains in the Raheny/Kilbarrack area of Dublin City. The watermains pass through the townlands of Bettyville, Foxlands and Kilbarrack Upper. The development will consist of: • Installation of approximately 1.9km of below ground watermain (600mm) on the James Larkin/Howth Road between Causeway Road and Kilbarrack Road. • Installation of approximately 175m of below ground connection watermain (150mm) from trunk main at Bull Island Causeway Junction to Watermill Road District Metered Area (DMA). • Installation of approximately 1.1km of below ground watermain (400mm) along Greendale Road and Thornville Road to Kilbarrack Parade. • Installation of approximately 504m below ground rider watermain (150mm) along Howth Road, from Greendale Road Junction to Kilbarrack Road Junction. • Decommissioning of 1.1km of 2 No. 9inch Cast Iron mains within Howth Road. • Installation of 2 no. above ground kiosks (1.17m H, 0.7m L and 0.3m W) at junction of Watermill Road and Causeway Road and at the junction of Thornville Road and Kilbarrack Parade. • Above ground marker posts and below ground valves, chambers and vessels and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5455/25

• 14 Oct 2025Application declared invalid

  Development of an underground watermain in the Raheny/Kilbarrack area of Dublin City. The development will consist of: • Installation of approximately 1.9km of below ground watermain (600mm) on the James Larkin/Howth Road between Causeway Road and Kilbarrack Road. • Installation of approximately 175m of below ground connection watermain (150mm) from trunk main at Bull Island Causeway Junction to Watermill Road District Metered Area (DMA). • Installation of approximately 1.1km of below ground watermain (400mm) along Greendale Road and Thornville Road to Kilbarrack Parade. • Installation of approximately 504m below ground rider watermain (150mm) along Howth Road, from Greendale Road Junction to Kilbarrack Road Junction. • Decommissioning of 1.1km of 2 No. 9inch Cast Iron mains within Howth Road. • Installation of 2 no. above ground kiosks (1.17m H, 0.7m L and 0.3m W) at junction of Watermill Road and Causeway Road and at the junction of Thornville Road and Kilbarrack Parade. • Above ground marker posts and below ground valves, chambers and vessels and all associated ancillary development works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5390/25

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 Bull Island SPA 004006
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: North Dublin Bay 000206

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 5 recorded monuments.

• DU019-001001 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

  Watermill Cottage was an ornamental cottage at the corner of Watermill Lane. It was a Dower house built by Sir Christopher St. Lawrence (Bowen 1963, 75-6; Dawson 1976, 126-127). Now demolished. An armorial plaque was formerly set into an external wall of the cottage is now housed in Howth castle(DU015-027003-). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated on: 26/02/2018

• DU019-001002 Armorial plaque
  Description

  An armorial plaque was originally set into an external wall of Watermill cottage. It is lodged in Howth Castle (DU015-027003-; see Joyce 1988, 2nd ed.253-4). It shows the arms of the St. Lawrence family, Howth, 20th Baron of Howth and wife Elizabeth (Plunket), the initials c. E. and a date 1572 (Bowen 1963, 75-76).

• DU019-001003 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  Traces of this watermill, associated with a 16th century Dower House have been enclosed in the NE corner of St Anne's Park. The remains are fragmentary, comprising a section of wall that extends E-W and is built of heavily mortared water-rolled boulders, standing to a height of three courses. It appears slightly battered (L 6.3m, Wth 0.97m). Attached to the E end of this wall and running at a right angle to it is a second wall (H 0.45m). This appears to form one side of a millrace. There is considerable stone collapse in the immediate area.

• DU019-012 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  St. Anne's Well in the parish of Raheny is a natural spring well is situated at the base of a ridge in St. Anne's Park. It has an elaborate rustic covering with a stone-lined access way. Formerly of some repute. No longer venerated (Ó Danachair 1958, 78). See attached photo (02) taken by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F024.06.00002 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16605. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 April 2023

• DU019-039 Earthwork
  Description

  In tillage field. Oval-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 25m) visible on Apple Maps orthoimage and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 03/07/2019. See attached orthoimage taken from Apple Maps and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 21 December 2022

Architectural heritage

• The Roman Tower, folly, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding square-plan three-stage tower with chamfered corners, built 1837, originally sited on roof of now demolished St. Ann's House. Granite domed roof. Cut sandstone walls with sandstone platbands, stringcourses and carved granite plinth course. Pedimented cut sandstone Ionic temple-front with engaged columns supporting entablature over round-headed opening to each elevation of third stage. Square-headed window openings to second stage, having carved lugged sandstone architraves with carved segmental pediments. Square-headed window openings to east and west elevations of ground stage, with carved lugged sandstone architraves, now blocked up. Square-headed door opening to north elevation, having carved lugged sandstone architrave and granite step, now blocked up. Granite cladding and central spiral staircase to interior. Sited on hilltop at west side of pond.

• St Anne's Well, holy well, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Round-headed vault over holy well, built c.1850. Pointed arch rubble stone opening covered by earthen and rubble stone mound. Coursed rubble limestone to interior, floor covered, spring not visible. Rubble boulders outlining entrance to well. Situated to north-east side of pond and close to 'Roman Tower'.

• Annie Lee Tower and Bridge, foot bridge, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pointed-segmental arch pedestrian bridge, dated 1838, having two-stage octagonal-plan tower to south-west. Formerly carrying pathway over entrance avenue to Saint Anne's House. Squared and rubble limestone walls, with squared voussoirs, stringcourse at arch impost and rebuilt parapet walls. Inscribed plaque inserted to east elevation of tower in 1926. Paired pointed arch window opening to upper stage of front (south-east) elevation of tower, with limestone lintel and sill, mullion now absent. Lancet openings to walls. Pointed arch door openings to front (south-east) elevation of tower, and to south-west and north-east elevations of upper stage, with dressed limestone voussoirs. Cantilevered steps to rear (north-east) of upper stage. Square-headed door opening to west elevation of tower, with flight of stone steps from ground stage to interior. Rendered walls to chambers to interior of tower. Situated in public park.

• Herculanean Temple, folly, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached temple folly, built c. 1850, comprising semi-circular-plan hexastyle Ionic portico adjoining walls of single-bay room to south. Now partially ruinous. Flat concrete roof to temple, with cut limestone architrave and frieze with remains of carved stone wreaths and swags, supported on carved Ionic columns on carved granite plinth wall with wrought-iron railings between columns. Cut limestone wall to interior of temple. Yellow brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls to rear, cut limestone pilasters, recessed panels to south elevation of outer wall having round-headed niches and segmental brick pediments. Pedimented cut limestone doorcase to outer wall, with square-headed doorcase to inner wall with cut limestone surround. Remains of arch of bridge spanning from north elevation to base of tower, with rusticated limestone spandrels, voussoirs and soffit, and carved limestone impost.

• Foot bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch bridge, built c. 1860, carrying pathway over Naniken River. Segmental arch with rubble stone voussoirs. Carved stone bracket to spandrel to west elevation. Brick of soffit visible to surface of pathway.

• Walled garden, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Remains of walled garden, built c. 1820. Uncoursed rubble stone walls, with yellow brick laid in English garden wall bond to interior walls. Red brick and rubble stone buttresses to north elevation to exterior. Square-headed door opening to east elevation with carved limestone architrave. Remains of entrance to south elevation, with cut granite jamb. Rubble stone pier to north-east corner, detached from wall.

• Foot bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch bridge, built c. 1860, carrying pathway over Naniken River. Segmental arch with squared stone voussoirs. Concrete surface to carriageway.

• Rockwork Bridge, foot bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch bridge, erected c. 1860, comprising roughly hewn slabs of limestone arranged to form apparently natural bridge.

• Folly, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Folly, built c. 1860, comprising segmental arch set within rubble stone wall, flanked by segmental arches to walls, set perpendicular to central arch to form U-plan. Rubble and cobble limestone and sandstone to walls. Two flights of nosed granite steps to west of arch, forming part of pathway to site of Saint Ann's house (no longer extant). Situated on elevated site overlooking entrance to Dublin Bay, accessed via splayed flights of rubble stone steps.

• Fountain, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Round-plan pit of former fountain, built c. 1860, having rendered surround, encircled by mature yew trees. Now disused and dry.

• Folly, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay single-storey temple folly, built c. 1860, overlooking artificial pond, having carved granite temple front to front (east) elevation and portico to south elevation. Broken pediment to front, supported on painted masonry columns, with recent cast-iron central column added, paired terminating pilasters, and cast-iron railings. Moulded masonry cornice to north, south and rear (west) elevations to lined-and-ruled rendered walls, having render pilasters flanking rear elevation. Square-headed door openings having cast-iron gates. Composite columns to portico to south elevation, with granite platform and steps. Cobbled floor to interior. Rubble stone plinth with segmental- and round-headed arches.

• Bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch bridge, built c. 1860, carrying road over Naniken River and over footpath, and incorporating hermitage. Rubble limestone to spandrels and parapets, with cobbles to coping. Roughly squared limestone stringcourses to east and west elevations. Pointed arches with roughly squared limestone voussoirs over river and over pedestrian pathway to south. Pointed arch openings to hermitage, and smooth rendered wall to interior. Pointed arch opening to north of arch to west elevation, blocked. Pointed arch door opening from hermitage to pedestrian path.

• Grotto, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Grotto, erected c. 1860, having pointed arch opening. Rubble calp limestone walls to front (north-west) elevation. Abutment set perpendicular to façade, faced in rubble stone, now partially removed. Chamber with rubble stone walls and yellow brick groin vaulted ceiling. Set in earthen bank overlooking Naniken River.

• Foot bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch bridge, built c. 1860, carrying pathway to former kitchen gardens over pathway to river. Round-headed arch with rubble calp limestone voussoirs. Rubble stone to spandrel walls, low parapet walls, and to soffit. Groin-vaulted interior having shallow recesses to east and west of passageway.

• The Clock Tower, bell tower/stand, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached square-plan four-stage bell tower, built 1854, having round-headed integral arch forming entrance to walled garden. Carved granite cornice and stepped parapet with corner finials to roof. Yellow brick, laid in Flemish bond to walls, partially rendered. Calp limestone plinth course to arch interior. Stepped buttress to south elevation. cut stone cornice over second stage. Carved shield over entrance to front (east) elevation. Square-headed recessed panel to front having carved stone cherubs. Inset clock with carved stone surround to front. Round-headed openings to each elevation to fourth stage, with carved stone Y-tracery and louvered vents. Paired round-headed window opening to second stage to rear (west) elevation with carved stone surround. Square-headed window opening to second stage to rear having masonry sill. Carved granite cornices and steel latticed windows to second stage openings. Carved limestone keystone and wrought-iron gate to integral arch. Square-headed door opening to interior of arch, with steel door. Forming part of front elevation of walled garden.

• Walled garden, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Square-plan walled garden, built c. 1850, having square-plan entrance tower to east elevation. Yellow brick walls, laid in Flemish bond, having yellow brick capping. Stepped pilasters to exterior of east elevation. Rubble stone to base of west wall. Walls to south and north elevations recently rebuilt. Square-headed door opening to south elevation of tower, with rendered reveals and cast-iron gate. Round-headed opening to tower and to west elevation, with yellow brick surrounds, and wrought-iron gates set within screens with wrought-iron tympanums. Yew hedges flanking pathway to centre of garden and to west entrance. Situated within complex of more recent walled gardens to north and rose garden to west.

• Demesne walls/gates/railings, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wrought- and cast-iron gate screen, erected c. 1850, moved c. 1980 to form entrance to recent garden. Single-leaf cast-iron gate flanked by square-profile openwork piers surmounted by cast-iron urns, having wrought-iron detailing, and set on carved granite plinths. Matching railings with decorative scrolled brackets, on carved granite plinth wall, terminating in square-plan rusticated granite piers with carved cornices.

• Folly, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached square-plan single-bay single-storey rubble stone shell house, built c. 1850, within walled garden. Stone arches forming groin-vaulted trusses to roof, partially ruinous. Uncoursed rubble stone walls with rounded corners. Segmental-headed door opening to front (south) elevation. Segmental-headed niches to interior, some with pebble and shell decoration, some having animal bone and skulls incorporated. Stone slabs to floor. Supporting piers of rubble stone, with some fossilised timber. Central freestanding round-plan two-stage pier with projecting basins to upper stage, with applied pebble and shell decoration, lettering below basins reading 'The House that Jack built', and having figurative image of dog to lower stage. Situated against interior of north elevation of walled garden.

• Sealawn Lodge, gate lodge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-bay single-storey gate lodge with attic storey, built c. 1830, having gable-fronted porch to front (south-east) elevation, canted-bay window under full-width carved timber balcony to east elevation, and single-storey return with pitched roof to rear (north-west) elevation. Pitched natural slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, red brick chimneystack, overhanging eaves and decorative carved timber bargeboards and finials. Roughcast rendered walls, with granite platband to front and smooth render to porch. Square-headed window openings, with timber-framed windows, masonry sills and smooth render surrounds and moulded label-mouldings. Double-leaf French doors with leaded lights to balcony. Timber-framed windows with pivoting top-lights and masonry sill to canted-bay window. Pointed arch door opening to front of porch, with chamfered surround and moulded render hood-moulding, replacement door and granite step.

• Demesne walls/gates/railings, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance and walls, built c. 1830, comprising square-plan rusticated sandstone piers set in roughcast rendered boundary walls with granite capping and smooth render quoins. Square-headed door openings to east and west of central gateway, with cut granite surround and timber battened door to entrance to west. Recent timber gates and fencing. Situated at south-west corner of Saint Anne's Park.

• The Red Stables, stables, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached U-plan single-storey stable block with attic accommodation, built 1885, now in use as artists' studios. Comprising seven-bay central range having gabled central breakfront to front (north-west) and rear (south-east) elevations, flanked by seven- and eight-bay projecting blocks, that to south having recent glazed extension. Natural slate roof, hipped to south corner, having terracotta ridge tiles and finials, decorative red brick chimneystacks having ornamented clay pots, cast-iron rainwater goods, carved timber bargeboards, moulded brick eaves course and gabled half dormer windows. Recent rooflights and dormer windows to south-west elevation. Domed cupola to centre, with fish-scale tiles, barley sugar columns, and weather vane finial. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, with moulded terracotta stringcourses and red brick plinth course. Clock to breakfront. Square-headed window openings, with moulded brick hood-mouldings over carved sandstone lintels, chamfered sandstone sills, timber and cast-iron framed windows. Square-headed window openings to half dormers, with moulded terracotta lintel and sills, decorative terracotta panels to apexes, timber and cast-iron framed windows, some with timber shutters. Segmental-headed window openings to rear, granite sills, timber and cast-iron framed windows. Segmental-headed ventilation openings to walls, with cast-iron openwork panels and granite sills. Square-headed door openings, having carved sandstone lintels and moulded brick paviors, timber panelled doors and overlights. Round-headed recess to central pedimented bay, with moulded brick surround, segmental-headed opening to former loft to apex, moulded brick surround, sandstone sill and timber panelled door. Square-headed door opening to ground floor, with carved sandstone, Portland stone voussoirs and recent glazed door. Square-headed carriage-arch openings to north range, with moulded brick paviors, carved sandstone and Portland stone voussoirs, bull-nosed brick surrounds, double-leaf timber battened doors with glazed panels, sandstone blocks and cast-iron bollards flanking entrance. Double-leaf wrought-iron gate flanked by octagonal-plan cut sandstone piers having carved dentillated capping surmounted by wrought-iron lamp standards, with matching railings on red brick plinth having granite capping and plinth course, enclosing courtyard to front.

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 20 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3279 (ZIP).

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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