Land parcel 5327332

Area

2,571,812 m² (257.18 ha, 635.51 acres)

Buildings

124 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 15,883 m².

Zoning

R2 RS - Residential (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
G3 HA - High Amenity (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective
G5 Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
R2 Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
G4 OS - Open Space (The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 2 Dec 2025Grant permission

  For the construction of a two storey extension (c.74.2m.sq.) to the rear of the existing single storey mid-terraced dwelling comprising 2no. bedrooms, bathroom and living areas, along with alterations to the internal layout of existing dwelling, minor elevational amendments, removal of the existing front porch and 3no. existing sheds to the rear, new boundary treatments all other associated site development works at 2 St. Joseph’s Cottages, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5851/25

• 1 Dec 2025Application withdrawn

  For the construction of a two storey extension (c.74.2m.sq.) to the rear of the existing single storey mid-terraced dwelling comprising 2no. bedrooms, bathroom and living areas, along with alterations to the internal layout of existing dwelling, minor elevational amendments, removal of the existing front porch and 3no. existing sheds to the rear, new boundary treatments all other associated site development works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5827/25

• 1 Dec 2025Application declared invalid

  For the construction of a two storey extension (c.74.2m.sq.) to the rear of the existing single storey mid-terraced dwelling comprising 2no. bedrooms, bathroom and living areas, along with alterations to the internal layout of existing dwelling, minor elevational amendments, removal of the existing front porch and 3no. existing sheds to the rear, new boundary treatments all other associated site development works at 2 St. Joseph’s Cottages, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5833/25

• 6 Dec 2024Application withdrawn

  Permission for the modification of the previously approved Planning Permission (Reg. Ref. WEB1246/23) at this site, No. 1, St Joseph’s Cottages, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7. The proposed modifications include the extension of the first floor at the rear of both the as-granted 1no. 2-storey 3- bedroom semi-detached dormer house and the as-granted 1no. 2-storey 2-bedroom semi-detached dormer house along with minor modifications to the elevations. All with associated site works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2670/24

• 23 Mar 2023Grant permission

  Erection of 1 No. two storey 2 bedroom semi-detached dormer dwelling house (84.1 gross floor area approx) and 1 No. two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dormer dwelling house (106.5 gross floor area approx), & associated site works to each include retention of existing boundaries & new infill boundaries, new access steps, drainage & services connections, on site (232m2 area approx) in existing side garden.

  Permission, 2 homes · Dublin City Council, WEB1246/23

• 6 Mar 2023Application declared inva

  Erection of 1 No. two storey 2 bedroom semi-detached dormer dwelling house (84.1 gross floor area approx) and 1 No. two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dormer dwelling house (106.5 gross floor area approx), & associated site works to each include retention of existing boundaries & new infill boundaries, new access steps, drainage & services connections, on site (232m2 area approx) in existing side garden.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1184/23

• 27 Feb 2023Application declared inva

  Planning permission for the erection of 1 No. two storey 2 bedroom semi-detached dormer dwelling house (84.1 gross floor area approx) and 1 No. two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dormer dwelling house (106.5 gross floor area approx), & associated site works to each include retention of existing boundaries & new infill boundaries, new access steps, drainage & services connections, on site (232m2 area approx) in existing side garden.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1150/23

• 14 Oct 2022Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the replacement of the asbestos cement tile roof with a lead rolled batten roof finish, replacement of flat roof covering to the rear extension, the relocation of a more universally accessible kitchen, internal breathable insulation to all external walls, the installation of new mechanical system including plumbed radiators and boiler, the installation of a new electrical system including full re-wiring of lodge including lighting and fire detection system, refurbishment of existing floorboards and skirting boards where possible and reinstatement of matching floorboards and skirting where it is missing, local tiled floor to kitchen and shower room, removal of contemporary rubble stone fireplace surround with a stove to kitchen and re-use of basement room as plant room. External works include the removal of the tarmac rear apron and replacement with a washed gravel surface supported by a cellular stabilisation system, the removal of the aerial from the chimney and sundry other minor works. This application is on foot of a previously granted application (Planning Ref. No. 2591/21).

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 5045/22

• 20 Sept 2022Application declared inva

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission to carry out works to a protected structure (RPS. No.: 6773). The development will consist of the replacement of the asbestos cement tile roof with a lead rolled batten roof finish, replacement of flat roof covering to the rear extension, the relocation of a more universally accessible kitchen, internal breathable insulation to all external walls, the installation of new mechanical system including plumbed radiators and boiler, the installation of a new electrical system including full re-wiring of lodge including lighting and fire detection system, refurbishment of existing floorboards and skirting boards where possible and re-instatement of matching floorboards and skirting where it is missing, local tiled floor to kitchen and shower room, removal of contemporary rubble stone fireplace surround with a stove to kitchen and re-use of basement room as plant room. External works include the removal of the tarmac rear apron and replacement with a washed gravel surface supported by a cellular stabilisation system, the removal of the aerial from the chimney and sundry other minor works. This application is on foot of a previously granted application (Planning Ref. No. 2591/21).

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4886/22

• 3 Aug 2022Refuse permission

  Planning permission for the erection of 2 No. two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses (106.4m2 gross floor area each), with raised balcony/terrace at rear, & associated site works, on site (220m2 area approx) in existing side garden at Side of No1 St Joseph's Cottages, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V02C.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4605/22

• 13 Jul 2022Application declared inva

  Permission for the erection of 2 No. two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses (106.4m2 gross area each), & associated site works, on site (220m2 area approx) in existing side garden.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4470/22

• 15 Apr 2021Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission to carry out works to a Protected Structure (RPS No. 6750). The development will consist of the replacement of the existing PVC windows with painted timber casement windows, replacement of the PVC rear door with a painted timber door, refurbishment of existing front timber door and sundry other minor works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 2592/21

• 15 Apr 2021Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (RPS. No. 6773). The development will consist of the replacement of the existing PVC windows with painted timber sliding sash windows, reinstatement of one original rear window currently blocked up, replacement of the PVC rear door with a painted timber door, refurbishment of existing front timber door, the careful cleaning of the external ashlar granite stonework and sundry other minor works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 2591/21

• 27 Sept 2019Grant permission

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of restoration and repairs to existing 2 storey cottage and external w.c., comprising repairs to the existing structure and fabric and the following alterations and modifications: 1) remove modern front/south elevation dormer window and replace with a conservation rooflight: 2) replace 2 no. existing modern rooflights in west elevation with conservation rooflights and replace modern dormer window in south elevation with conservation rooflight: 3) replace existing modern fibre cement roof slates and ridges with natural stone roof slates and clay ridge tiles and re-instatement of small extended sections of veranda roof either side of the front porch gable. Reinstate a decorative perforated painted timber barge panel to front porch. 4) Replace modern pvc rainwater goods with metal rainwater goods, 5) replace 6no. existing ground floor modern windows and concrete cills with 5 no. timber vertical sliding sash windows and 1 no. casement window, all with stone cills. 6) Replace modern timber front porch door and sidelights with slimline steel doubled door and sidelights. 7) Replace modern timber inner front door and side lights with timber double door and sidelights. 8) Relocating kitchen to rear western dining room. 9) Remove modern timber floor on battens in kitchen. 10) Replace all modern cementitious external wall renders with lime render and remove modern cover slips to timber framing on sides of front porch. 11) Replace modern door and architrave to bottom of stairs with sheeted door. 12) Replace all modern flush panel doors with sheeted timber doors. 13) Remove 4 no. modern reconstitute stone tile fireplace surrounds and hearths including back boiler to kitchen to ground floor, reinstating brick arched range opening and installation of 3 no. modern appropriate fireplace surrounds. 14) Modifications to first floor layout, to include a new service room, converting near inner bedroom to ensuite bathroom and timber sheeting to modern existing and new wall partitions to first floor. 15) Removal of glazed modern screen to upper part of original partition at side of stairs at first floor level. 16) Remove modern oil-fired boiler, housing, flue and pvc oil storage tank. 17) Demolition of 4 no. modern timber ruinous outbuildings (a garage and 3 no. sheds, c43sqm), and construction of a single storey garden shed (c 5sqm)18) installation of new plumbing, heating and electrical services and general repairs. 19) all associated site works.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4091/19

• 25 Jun 2019Application withdrawn

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The commissioners of Public Works in Ireland intend to apply for Permission for Development (10 year Planning Permission) at Rose Cottage, Ordnance Survey Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 15, D15 CA4T (Protected Structure). The development will consist of restoration and repairs to existing 2 storey cottage and external w.c, comprising repairs to the existing structure and fabric and the following alterations and modifications: 1) Remove modern front/south elevation dormer window and replace with a conservation rooflight; 2) Replace 2 no. existing modern rooflights in west elevation with conservation rooflights; 3) Replace existing modern fibre cement roof slates and ridges with natural stone roof slates and clay ridge tiles and re-instatement of small extended sections of veranda roof either side of the front porch gable. Reinstate a decorative perforated painted timber barge panel to front porch; 4) Replace modern pvc rainwater goods with metal rainwater goods; 5) Replace 6 no. existing ground floor modern windows and concrete cills with 5 no. timber vertical sliding sash windows and 1 no. casement window, all with stone cills; 6) Replace modern timber front porch door and sidelights with slimline steel doubled door and sidelights; 7) Replace modern timber inner front door and sidelights with timber double door and sidelights; 8) Relocating kitchen to rear western dining room; 9) Remove modern timber floor on battens in kitchen; 10) Replace all modern cementitious external wall renders with lime render and remove modern cover slips to timber framing on sides of front porch; 11) Replace modern door and architrave to bottom of stairs with sheeted door; 12) Replace all modern flush panel doors with sheeted timber doors; 13) Remove 4 no. modern reconstitute stone tile fireplace surrounds and hearths including back boiler to kitchen to ground floor, re-instating brick arched range opening and installation of 3 no. modern appropriate fireplace surrounds; 14) Modifications to first floor layout, to include a new service room, converting rear inner bedroom to ensuite bathroom and timber sheeting to modern existing and new wall partitions to first floor; 15) Removal of glazed modern screen to upper part of original partition at side of stairs at first floor level; 16) Remove modern oil-fired boiler, housing, flue and pvc oil storage tank; 17) To permit short term holiday letting; 18) Demolition of 4 no. modern timber ruinous out-buildings (a garage and 3 no. sheds, c43sqm), and construction of a single storey garden shed (c 5sqm)19) installation of new plumbing, heating and electrical services and general repairs; 20) All associated siteworks.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3345/19

• 1 May 2019Application declared inva

  PROTECTED STRUCTURE: 10 year Planning Permission at Rose Cottage, Ordnance Survey Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 16 (Protected Structure). The development will consist of restoration and repairs to existing 2 storey cottage and external w.c., comprising repairs to the existing structure and fabric and the following alterations and modifications: 1) Remove modern front / south elevation dormer window and replace with a conservation rooflight; 2) Replace 2 no. existing modern rooflights in west elevation with conservation rooflights and replace modern dormer window in south elevation with conservation rooflight; 3) Replace existing modern fibre cement roof slates and ridges with natural stone roof slates and clay ridge tiles and re-instatement of small extended sections of veranda roof either side of the front porch gable. Reinstate a decorative perforated painted timber barge panel to front porch; 4) Replace modern pvc rainwater goods with metal rainwater goods; 5) Replace 6 no. existing ground floor modern windows and concrete sills with 5 no. timber vertical sliding sash windows and 1 no. casement window, all with stone sills; 6) Replace modern timber front porch door and sidelights with slimline steel doubled door and sidelights; 7) Replace modern timber inner front door and side lights with timber double door and sidelights; 8) Relocating kitchen to rear western dining room; 9) Remove modern timber floor on battens in kitchen; 10) Replace all modern cementitious external wall renders with lime render and remove modern cover slips to timber framing on sides of front porch; 11) Replace modern door and architrave to bottom of stairs with sheeted door; 12) Replace all modern plush panel doors with sheeted timber doors; 13) Remove 4 no. modern reconstitute stone tile fireplace surrounds and hearths including back boiler to kitchen to ground floor, re-instating brick arched range opening and installation of 3 no. modern appropriate fireplace surrounds; 14) Modifications to first floor layout, to include a new service room, converting rear inner bedroom to ensuite bathroom and timber sheeting to modern existing and new wall partitions to first floor. 15) Removal of glazed modern screen to upper part of original partition at side of stairs at first floor level; 16) Remove modern oil-fired boiler, housing, flue and pvc oil storage tank; 17) To permit short term holiday letting; 18) Demolition of 4 no. modern timber ruinous outbuildings, a garage and 3 no. sheds (c 43 sqm) and construction of single storey garden shed c. 5 sqm; 19) Installation of new plumbing, heating and electrical services and general repairs; 20) All associated sitworks.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 2888/19

• 18 Feb 2015Grant permission

  Permission for site-works and erection of enclosing walls

  Permission · Fingal County Council, FW14A/0046

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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 46 recorded monuments.

• DU018-007001 Deer park
  Description

  The lands of the Priory of Kilmainham were seised N of the Liffey by the crown in the early 17th century in order to create a royal deerpark around the Phoenix and viceregal country residence built on the site of the present magazine fort. Its construction began in 1662 with the erection of an enclosing stone wall. The deerpark wall was worked on by stonemason, Henry Gamble in 1664/5, an account of his petition regarding the commencement of these works was described in 1664/5. On the 6th February 1664 a petition from Henry Gamble (Gambel) for ‘his makeing parte of the Parke wall at the rate of fower shillings six pence per perch [5m] according as hee sets forth in his petition. And, the petitioner entred on the said worke, and did make parte of that which he agreed for about five foote [1.5m] high. Soe much as did amount unto the summe of fower hundred twentie-three pounds or thereaboutes according to the rates aforesaid. But, soe it is, may it please your Excellency, that two third partes of the said wall which was made by your petitioner as aforesaid was taken downe and made up againe, and cost the summe of one hundred thirty-two pounds or thereabouts, which summe added to his receipt makes up five hundred and twelve pounds. Soe that, as the state of the worke now standeth, the petitioner hath received, more than his agreement, the summe of eighty-nine pounds besides, some other parte of the wall made by the petitioner must be taken down and new wrought, and which is not in this account. And furthermore, may it please your Excellencie, I did severall times desire the petitioner to take the wall downe and to make it up againe himselfe, but I could not get him to doe it. All which I humbly submit to your Excellencie's further consideration. Dated this 28th day of February 1664-5 – William Dodson’ (Anon. 1884, 161). The dispute over the workmanship of the wall and payment for these works continued into 1663 when the following details were recorded; 'According to your Lordship's order of the 10th of June 1663, we have veiwed and measured soe much of the work in the certificate hereunto annexed as hath been performed by Henry Gamble, mason, in the said certificate also named, according to certaine articles of agreement made between William Dodson, Esquire, on behalfe of his Majestie and the said Henry Gamble, and wee find that soe much of his Majestie's park wall in the said certificate also mentioned as hath been erected by the said Gamble, pursuant to the said articles, extendeth itself from the river Liffie, beneath Bowbridge [DU018-020287-], by the old wall of St. John's Chapple [DU018-020286-] neere Killmainham, to the new bridge [DU018-027003-/074] of Chapple-Izod, and contayneth in length by measure 320 perches [1,600m], at the least, besides 43 perches [216m] more, the said Henry Gamble affirming and produceing witneses to prove the same to have bine done and performed by him, and the said Mr. Dodson utterly denying the same; wee likewise finde, upon serious view and consideration of the whole matter to us referred, that that part of the said wall which is now defective was not occasioned through any neglect of the surveyor, or the said Henry Gamble, or any others under them or either of them imployed in the said work, which was well and in workmanlike manner performed by the said Henry Gamble as a dry wall, but meerly occasioned by reason the stones were not laid in mortar, they being of a soft and mouldring condition and not able to endure the sunn and weather without it. And wee further find that that part of the wall which hath been since done and performed by the said Henry Gamble conteyneth throughout five foot from the ground upwards, and is of more thickness and substance than that upper part of the said wall which hah bine since and coped by other men at day-work, which the said Henry Gamble ought likewise to have performed; and therefore wee think it just and meet to allow unto the said Henry Gamble one perch in five in regard thereof throughout the said work, which cometh to 64 perches [321m] more, which makes the whole work performed by the said Henry Gamble besides the 43 perches [216m] in dispute to amount to 384 perches [1,931m] accounting the same at 22s. 6d. each perch [5m] grosse, which cometh in the whole to 432 pounds sterling, besides the said 43 perches [216m] in difference, whereof wee find the said Henry Gamble hath received of the said Mr. Dodson the summ of 380l. sterling and noe more; soe that there remaineth due to the said Henry Gamble from the said Mr. Dodson, upon the whole accompt, besides the said 43 perches [216m] in dispute, the summe of 52 pounds sterling. Dated 28 August 1665’ (Gilbert 1885, 4-5). However, there was a second phase of wall building in 1680 AD (Ball 1906, IV, 181, 184, 189). The present wall encloses an area of 1,752 acres. It is coursed masonry with a stone capping (H 2.74m). There are 8 gates; at Parkgate Street, Chapelizod, Castleknock, North Circular Road, Cabra, Ashtown, Knockmaroon and Island bridge (Lord Killanin & Duignan 1967, 258-259, Mc Lysaght 1979, 235; Litton-Falkiner 1901, 465-88). In 1662 the exact bounds of the stone wall ran along the old Castleknock road to the meadows of the Liffey where Heuston Station stands. In 1671 the walls were straightened and left until 1680 when the lands south of the Liffey enclosing the Royal Hospital were extended and the Chapelizod road was taken as the boundary. This section of wall was built by Sir John Temple. There are private entrances in the western portion at Farmleigh and Mount Sackville Convent and Marlborough Cavalry Barracks (Cosgrave-Dillon 1909, 17-25). Anon. 1884 Appendix to Ninth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Commission, Part II. Gilbert, J.T. 1885 The Manuscripts of the Most Honourable the Marquis of Ormonde, Kilkenny Castle. Historical Manuscripts Commission, Tenth Report, Appendix, Part V, 1-106. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 31 January 2023

• DU018-007002 Castle - tower house
  Description

  A late tower house called Ashtown Castle stands beside the former Under Secretary's Lodge or Papal Nuncio, originally the manor of Castleknock and prior to the Dissolution was held by the Hospital of St. John Without, Newgate. The lands had been granted in the early 13th century to the Hospital by Hugh Tyrrell, First Baron of Castleknock (Ball 1906, 187). The castle stands in the townland and parish of Castleknock (Caisleán Cnucha), in the barony of Castleknock. John Connell, of Ashtown, was seneschal to the Duke of Ormond in the 17th century and was described by Lord Orrery as a 'notorious rogue and tory' who forfeited his lands in Kerry and Dublin including the Phoenix Park (O'Connell 1892, 312). The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Dublin recorded that in 1641 the proprietor of the lands of Ashtown was 'John Connell of Dublin Protestant' who was in possession of 'one Castle with two Thatcht houses vallewed by the Jury at Eight Pounds. Theire is alsoe one smale Orchard'(Simington 1945, 247). In 1664 the forfeited estate was purchase by Sir William Flower, who was the second keeper of the Park (Ball 1906, 188). Ashtown Castle is depicted on Petty's 1685 Map of County Dublin where it is depicted as a tower house type building (Petty 1685). Today the castle stands beside the OPW Visitor's Centre to the Phoenix Park. Prior to it's restoration by the OPW in the late 1980's, the tower house was hidden within the walls of a Georgian house once occupied by the under-secretary for Ireland. When that house was demolished in the late 1980, the tower house was revealed. Ball (1906, 187) recorded the following details about Ashtown; 'a castle, stood on the ground now occupied by the Under-Secretary's Lodge, and some portion of it is still to be found incorporated in the modern structure'. The castle stands three storeys high with an attic level. It is roughly rectangular in plan (int. dims. L 6.37m; Wth 4.96m; wall Wth 0.92m) with a stair turret in the SE corner that projects externally. Built of coursed masonry with dressed quoins. The ground floor was defended on the W by a musket loop. There is a blocked entrance in the S wall W of the stair turret and another round-arched doorway in the W wall. The interior was lit by a square-headed opening in the S wall. Georgian windows had been inserted into the ground floor. A timber floor over ground is held with corbels. First floor interior is lit by a slit ope on the E wall. The lintel for the original fireplace is present in the E wall. The second floor also had a lintelled fireplace held with corbels and an interior lit by a square-headed ope in the E wall. An early 17th century roof-truss in the E gable provides a date for at least the construction of the roof. Castle described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a; 'Detached three-storey fortified tower house with square-plan stair tower to southeast, built c.1605. Now in use as heritage centre. Pitched and graded slate saddle-back roof behind parapets, with dressed stone chimneystack with recesses and coping and stone steps to upper west gable. Squared rainwater openings to base of parapets. Walling is uncoursed limestone rubble. Square-headed window openings, with roughly stepped and chamfered stone architraves and sills, and with hood-moulding over upper south window. Windows replacement metal casements. Loops to tower. In-stepped round-headed doorcase to south with dressed stone architraves and replacement timber studded door. Set within mature landscaped gardens of former Ashtown Demesne, with Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and walled garden to west. Ground plan of former Ashtown Lodge marked by low box hedging. Surrounding garden and trees laid out by Ninian Niven c.1840' (NIAH Reg. No. 50060048; https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50060048/ashtown-castle-castleknock-within-phoenix-park-dublin-city). See attached photos courtesy of the OPW https://heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/phoenix-park-visitor-centre-ashtown-castle/#gallery-2 DU018-007002-_03 By https://www.flickr.com/people/fwiffo/ - https://www.flickr.com/photos/fwiffo/442455869/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4570423 O'Connell, M.J. 1892 The Last Colonel of the Irish Brigade: Count O'Connell, and Old Irish Life at Home and Abroad, 1745-1833, Volume 2. K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited. London. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 26 January 2023

• DU018-007003 Mound
  Description

  In a low-lying situation in grassland, on the former grounds of the Apostolic Nunciature. The site comprises a flat-topped mound, roughly circular in plan (diam. 19m; H 2.5m). There is an elongated, waterlogged hollow along the S section of the site that may have been a source for the mound material. Along the SE section of the mound is a rectangular block of granite (L 0.76m; Wth 0.56m; H 0.4m) with a socket on the upper surface that may have held a cross or sign. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Upload date: 28 September 2011

• DU018-007004 House - 16th/17th century
  Description

  According to Falkiner (1904, 59-60) in c. 1680 when the lands south of the Liffey were excluded from a re-organisation of Phoenix Park, a keepership was established at Castleknock Gate on the site of Mountjoy Barracks and the Ordnance Survey. There are no visible remains at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Upload date: 29 September 2011

• DU018-007005 Well
  Description

  According to Joyce (1912) near the Phoenix column and just outside the Viceregal Grounds behind the Gate Lodge there is a clear spring which is supposed to be the original 'Fionn Uisce'. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant accepting this as an archaeological monument. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Upload date: 30 September 2011

• DU018-007006 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Arás an Uachtaráin (Residence of the President) formerly the Viceregal Lodge in the Phoenix Park (Newtown Park), is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Ireland. According to Scholes (1877, 35); 'This magnificent edifice was built in 1751 by the Right Honourable Nathaniel Clements, from whom in 1784, it was purchased by the Government, to serve as a country seat for the Lord Lieutenant'. D'Alton (1838, 537) recorded the following details about Nathaniel Clements; 'In 1751 Nathaniel Clements was appointed chief ranger and game-keeper of all his Majesty's parks, &c. in Ireland, and ranger of his Majesty's park the Phoenix, and keeper of the walk within said park called Newtown Park, in place of the Hon. Sir John Lewis Ligonier, Knight of the Bath, who had resigned'. This building is annotated 'the Lord Lieutenants' on Taylor's 1816 Map of Dublin. The house was described in 1818 as; 'The Vice-Regal Lodge was originally built by Mr. [Nathaniel] Clements, from whom it was purchased. It was a plain structure of brick. In 1802 Lord Hardwicke made the first important improvement, by adding the wings, in one of which is the great dining-hall. In 1808, the Duke of Richmond added the north portico, a structure of the Doric order and the lodges by which the demesne is entered on the side of Dublin. But the most striking addition to the building is the north front, added by Lord Whitworth. This is ornamented with a pediment supported by four Ionic pillars of Portland stone, from a design of Johnson's. The whole façade has been new faced to correspond with this portico, and it now stands a fair architectural ornament in the Park- a residence befitting a viceroy' (Warburton et. al. 1818, 1310). The building and landscaped surrounds were described by George Newenham Wright (1831, 26) as; 'The most extensive and beautiful of the enclosed demesnes in the Phoenix Park, is that appropriated as the summer residence of the Viceroy of Ireland. The building is spacious, and sufficiently architectural; the principal front consists of a centre and wings, the former a noble portico of the Ionic order, supporting a plain pediment of graceful proportions, the latter, perfectly plain, with the exception of six ornamented panels inserted between the upper and the basement stories. It is very singular, that such an agreeable and unassuming elevation could have been the result of so many alterations, and by so many different hands. The original mansion, the central portion of the present Lodge, was a simple brick building, erected by the Right Hon. Nathaniel Clements, ancestor of the Earl of Leitrim, in 1784, from whom it was purchased by the Crown. The present Earl of Hardwicke, when lord lieutenant of Ireland, added the wings, which contain the principal apartments in the Lodge, in the year 1802. The Duke of Richmond, in 1808, caused the north portico to be erected, a heavy structure of the Doric order: but, it was reserved for Lord Whitworth to embellish the whole by the addition of the beautiful, light Ionic colonnade, that stands prominent in the centre of the south front, the design of which was suggested by the late eminent architect F. Johnston, Esq. In 1821, his gracious Majesty, during his sojourn in Ireland, made this Lodge his constant residence, though he held his court at DUBLIN Castle, since which period it is most generally styled the Royal Lodge. The pleasure -grounds are very extensive, and highly improved: they contain two spacious ponds well - stocked with trout, tench, carp, and pike ; several noble gardens and orchards; many delightful rides through shrubberies and plantations; and, including what is considered to be his excellency's demesne, occupy an area of one hundred and sixty-one English acres. Around the south front we see lofty limes, and elms of stately and picturesque forms, between which, distant views of the Wicklow and Dublin mountains are occasionally presented; while the foreground and middle distance of the View from the Lodge and its pleasure-grounds, are occupied by a spacious area, broken and diversified by an undulating surface, and by a variety of luxuriant forest trees. The demesne of the Royal Lodge is entered between two gate-lodges of a very elegant and chaste design, where guards of honor are always placed; those, as well as the noble gates of entrance in Park-gate street, were erected by command of the late Duke of Richmond'. Photo © William Murphy https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%81ras_an_Uachtar%C3%A1in_2010.jpg DU018-007006-_03 courtesy https://www.archiseek.com/2010/1751-aras-an-uachtarain-phoenix-park-dublin/ See attached Taylor's 1816 Map showing the house annotated 'the Lord Lieutenants' Taylor, J. 1816 Taylor's map of the environs of Dublin: extending 10 to 14 miles from the castle, by actual survey, on a scale of 2 inches to one mile. Scholes, J.C. 1877 A Few Random Rambles in and about the City of Dublin. J. Stead. Bolton. Wright. G.N. 1831 Ireland Illustrated, from original drawings, by G. Petrie, R.H.A., W. H. Bartlett, & T. M. Baynes. With descriptions, by G. N. Wright. H. Fisher, Son & Jackson. London Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 26 January 2023

• DU018-007007 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  Located in flat terrain just NW of the cross erected for the arrival of Pope John Paul in Phoenix Park. This large enigmatic enclosure is shown on the 1837 edition OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval enclosure (Int. L 152m, E-W; Wth 123m N-S) and appears as a ditched feature on aerial photographic coverage (pers. comm. Leo Swan). It is visible on the ground as a curving flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3.2-4m; D 0.2-0.4m) which encloses a level, oval area. There is a causeway in the NE which opens onto an avenue-like feature extending from the Chief Secretary's house. It is disturbed by a number of later trackways that transect the site. A trough has been placed within the interior. The size, shape and form of this enclosure compares favourably with the landscaped areas in the park and it may be a landscaped feature of 18th-century date. On Rocque's map of County Dublin (1760) it is shown as part of the extensive gardens of the Chief Secretary's house. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Upload date: 30 September 2011

• DU018-007008 Well
  Description

  Formerly within Phoenix Park, this was a spa well called Feenisk (Fionn Uisge) which was famous for its curative powers. The site was levelled in the late Nineteenth century (Daly 1957, 17-18). There are no visible remains above ground. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Upload date: 28 September 2011

• DU018-007009 Megalithic structure (present location)
  Description

  The present megalithic structure which stands in the Zoological Gardens was originally uncovered in a sandpit close to Chapelizod not far from Knockmary in the Phoenix Park. A human skeleton was found within the tomb (Borlase 1897, 381, 2; Poe 1904, 5-6). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Upload date: 28 September 2011

• DU018-007010 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  The Down Survey (1655-6) map shows 'The Highway to Monnoth from Dublin' along the line of the present south road in Phoenix Park. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 28 September 2011

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Architectural heritage

• Phoenix Park, gate lodge, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey red brick Arts and Crafts gate lodge, built c.1905. Irregular plan, with projecting bays to east and northeast, and twentieth-century extension, in matching style. Pitched graded slate roof, hipped to northwest and southeast, with leaded ridge-tiles and underlined hips. Feature red brick chimney with panelled recesses, concrete coping and replacement clay pots. Half-round cast-iron rainwater goods to over-sailing bracketed timber eaves, and having timber bargeboards and half-timbering over brackets to gables. Walling is red brick laid to English bond over off-set plinth, with English Garden wall bond to rear. Squareheaded window openings, with brick voussoirs and painted masonry sills. Windows generally side-hung multiple-pane timber casements, with much original glass remaining. Projecting curved bay window to southeast, with leaded flat roof and five casements with continuous sill over curved red brick walling. Flat-roof porch to southwest re-entrant angle, having flush timber uprights, fixed six-light timber windows to west, timber panelled and glazed door to south, over brick plinth. Replacement timber door to rear. Painted masonry plaque set into south wall inscribed ‘White’s Gate’. Modern paving to rear yard, enclosed by red brick wall to northwest. Coursed and squared rubble limestone wall to north and outer west of site, constituting part of boundary wall of Phoenix Park. Red brick and slated outbuilding to yard. Wrought-iron gate to northeast corner. Site bounded by wrought-iron round-headed railings, with matching double-leaf vehicular and pedestrian gates. Remnants of cobblestones to both entrances. Located within western park boundary, adjacent to gate screen (White’s Gate, 50060005). Similar gate screen and modern gate lodge in close proximity to south (50060007 and 50060006 respectively).

• Phoenix Park (Castleknock Gate), gates/railings/walls, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron and granite gate screen, built 1840. Double-leaf geometric spear-headed cast-iron vehicular gates, flanked by matching railings over granite dwarf-wall and single-leaf pedestrian gates. Gates supported on six square-section ashlar granite piers having corniced caps and plain plinth. Inner piers topped with brass lamps over foliate cast-iron standards. Spear-headed cast-iron railings over curved dwarf granite wall to south, braced by curlicue supports to rear. North side terminated by rubble stone northern boundary wall of Phoenix Park. Bitmac entrance road and concrete footpath. Forms set-piece with gate lodge to southeast.

• Phoenix Park, gate lodge, 1830–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached cruciform-plan three-bay single-storey Italianate-style granite gate lodge with raised attic storey over central bay, built c.1835. Now in use as house. Flat-roofed extension over basement outbuilding to southwest. Flat roof behind stone parapets to all sides over moulded eaves cornice, lead-lined hipped roof to central attic, stone chimneystack to apex with stone coping and clay pots. Cast-iron rainwater goods, gutters concealed behind parapets, some replacement metal to attic level. Walling is smooth ashlar limestone over dressed granite plinth, with granite dressings. Square-headed window openings with moulded architraves and corniced hoods, with replacement uPVC windows throughout. Horizontal attic window openings, set in colonnade of diminutive granite pilasters. Deep projecting porch to north, carried on oversize granite piers, round-headed door opening with concave moulded granite surround. Original timber panelled and glazed door with brass furniture and coloured rolled glass inserted, granite slabs to porch and half-height spear headed iron gates. Flat-roofed modern extension to rear over original outbuilding or shed at basement level, accessed via stone steps, lined by ashlar limestone wall with oversize granite coping. Garden and bitmac yard enclosed by plain cast-iron railings, with vehicular gates to north. Decorative spear-headed railings of adjacent Castleknock gate screen and rubble stone boundary wall of the park enclose part of western and northern perimeter.

• Bessboro Lodge West, gate lodge, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built 1847, to match existing gate lodge to east. T-shaped on plan, abutted to rear by stone building, built 1847, as constabulary barracks. Complex now used as pair of houses. Pitched slate roof, hipped to north and south, with lead-lined hip and ridge tiles, leaded roof over advanced pedimented central bay. Raised verge to west with plain rendered chimneystack, with coping and replacement clay pots. Rendered and painted parapets over moulded projecting eaves, gutters concealed behind. Generally cast-iron rainwater goods. Walling is red brick laid to Flemish bond, with modern tuck-pointing, rendered and painted dressings, granite plinth and corner quoins. Square-headed window openings generally with moulded architraves, aprons to east, voussoired brick heads to pedimented central bay. Windows are six-over-six pane timber sliding sashes, with some original glass. Flat-roofed porch carried on corner pilasters, with replacement timber panelled and glazed door in plain surround. Rear L-plan extension abuts to west, single-storey seven openings wide. Hipped slate roof, matching chimneystacks, leaded hip-and-ridge tiles, replacement half-round cast-iron rainwater goods to over-sailing timber eaves. Walling is random coursed and squared limestone, over granite plinth. Square-headed window openings with rendered and painted dressings; stepped V-jointed architraves, sills and lintels (yellow brick voussoirs and dressings evident below and to north). Windows are six-over-six pane timber sashes, with some original glass. Square-headed door opening with matching surrounds to windows, modern timber and glazed door. Riveted late nineteenth-century metal water tanks abut to high west wall. Site bound by semi-circular-headed cast-iron railings and gates, modern replica to west. Squared coursed limestone rubble wall enclosing yard, bounded to north by perimeter wall of Phoenix Park boundary. Associated entrance gates and matching gate lodge to east.

• Ashtown Gate, gates/railings/walls, 1825–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cast-iron and granite gate screen, built c.1830. Double-leaf geometric spear-headed cast-iron vehicular gates, flanked by matching railings over granite dwarf-wall and single-leaf pedestrian gates (makers mark J & C McGloughlin Ltd. Dublin), that to east is centrally pivoted. Gates supported on six square-section ashlar granite piers having corniced caps and plain plinth. Inner piers topped with brass lamps over foliated cast-iron standards. Railing braced on either side by curlicue cast-iron supports over granite plinth. East and west outer piers abutted by rubble stone northern boundary wall of Phoenix Park (50060001). Bitmac entrance road and concrete footpath, concrete bollards in front of vehicular piers. Forms set-piece with flanking gate lodges (50060026 and 50060028) to southeast and southwest.

• Park Superintendent's Lodge, worker's house, 1830–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached asymmetrical three-bay single-storey lodge with half-dormer attic, built c.1835, with later extension rear. Now in use as house. Asymmetrical pitched and graded slate roof, leaded ridge-tiles, smooth rendered chimneystacks with concrete coping and clay pots, timber finials to gables and ornate timber bargeboards. Half-round replacement cast-iron rainwater goods on pendant timber bargeboards to over-sailing eaves. Attic dormers with slated gables, decorative bargeboards and timber casement windows with bucket-pointed heads. Modern roof-light to west porch and skylight to west pitch. Walling is smooth rendered and painted over plinth, projecting southwest gable on masonry corbels. Generally square-headed window openings with splayed reveals, pole-moulded architraves and timber sills, with pointed-arch surround to east. Windows are multi-light timber casements with bucket-pointed heads, some replacement glass with faux lead strips. Square-headed openings with plain reveals, painted stone sills, variety of timber windows, including original timber sliding sash, fixed windows and modern replacements. Bay window to south with single window opening. Flat-roofed porch with decorative timber parapet and eaves, pointed-arch window and door openings, pointed-arch six-panelled timber door with moulded architrave and cast-iron bootscraper. Polychromatic orange and black clay tiles to porch interior, timber boards to ceiling, granite step, bucket-arch doorway with plain chamfered reveal and similar six-panelled and glazed door with replacement glass. Replacement uPVC door to rear porch. North proportion plainer, abutted by pair of mono-pitched single-storey extensions, built c.1839, further modern flat-roofed extension to east. Northeast yard enclosed by rendered and coped screen wall. Segmental-headed archway leading to outbuildings, accessed via half-barn-style timber door. Northeast proportion is rendered stack. Set within landscaped gardens, perimeter bounded by mature planting, drainage ditch and cast iron gate screen to southeast (5006030). Phoenix Park boundary wall (50060001) located to north.

• Park Superintendent's Lodge, gates/railings/walls, 1830–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-circular boundary, built c.1835, enclosing gardens of Park Superintendent’s Lodge, comprising limestone boundary wall and ditch, with curved cast-iron gate screen to south erected c.1850. Boundary comprises dry ditch with sloped grass banks to south, inner perimeter lined with roughly coursed squared limestone rubble walling, dressed coping, mature planting, hedges over. Eastern section contained behind modern metal fencing. Ditch terminates at bitmac driveway, bounded by curving round-headed cast-iron railings. Vehicular cast-iron gates, flanked by pedestrian gates and matching pyramidal cast-iron railings over limestone plinth. Ornate cast-iron piers carry vehicular gates, solid square-plan posts to railings and pedestrian gates, having pyramidal heads. Railings supported by plain cast-iron braces to rear. Bitmac driveway with stone kerbs and flags.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, ha ha, 1720–1730 · Regional interest
  Description

  Boundary walls and ha-ha ditch, built c.1725, encompassing former Mountjoy House, now Ordnance Survey of Ireland complex. Battered random-coursed rubble retaining wall with outer ditch surrounding oval enclosure. Localised areas of collapse. Wall supports variety of plant life. Entrance to complex from Ordnance Survey Road via stone gate piers and entrance gates of c.1840. Square-plan cut-stone granite piers supporting wrought-iron gates with cast-iron spearhead finials. Pedestrian gate to south with flat-panelled cast-iron gate pier. Wrought-iron railings on granite plinth walls to north and south of entrance gate..

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, library/archive, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached symmetrical seven-bay two-storey Queen Anne Revival style library, built c.1910, with pedimented three-bay breakfront and two rear returns forming U-plan. Now in use as offices. Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, lead valleys, moulded cast-iron guttering to bracketed and sheeted overhanging eaves, and cast-iron downpipes. Tall channel-rusticated red brick chimneystacks with limestone ashlar cornices breaking through eaves to both side elevations and further stack to one return. Roughcast rendered walls with chamfered red brick plinth course and channel-rusticated red brick quoins. Timber bracketed eaves span breakfront and gable forming full pediment with oeil-de-boeuf and multiple-pane light. Gauged brick square-headed window openings with three limestone keystones to each opening, and limestone sills. Sills to first floor set flush to continuous brick sill course, painted to ground floor openings. Original six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns and cylinder glass. Principal entrance to west side elevation set in red brick panel flanked by window openings (detailed as above) having replacement timber pnnelled door with glazed upper section, lead-lined canopy supported on scrolled iron brackets, and four-pane overlight. Door opens onto limestone step with cast-iron bootscraper. Further square-headed door opening to east elevation set in similar red brick panel without flanking windows and opening onto limestone step with cast-iron bootscraper. Returns abutted by single-storey flat-roof projections with small paved yard enclosed by tall roughcast rendered wall.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, store/warehouse, 1890–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached twenty-bay two-storey former map store, built 1891, with central two-bay pedimented breakfront housing carriage arch. Yard to rear enclosed by outbuildings including two-storey range to east, single-storey block to north and two-storey range to west with further single-storey range further west. Now in use as offices. Main block has pitched natural slate roofs with black clay ridge tiles and raking walls with moulded limestone coping rising above roof-line to breakfront and both entrance bays. Moulded cast-iron guttering supported on moulded limestone ashlar eaves course and cast-iron downpipes. Uncoursed rock-faced calp limestone ashlar walls with tooled limestone ashlar quoins, plinth course and frieze over first floor windows. Segmental-headed window openings with tooled block-and-start limestone surrounds, sills and dropped keystones with continuous impost moulding to first floor and original multiple-pane cast-iron windows. Pediment to carriage arch breakfront has moulded limestone surround broken to base by round-headed opening with timber louvres. Painted clock-face sits between two first floor windows, with flush limestone surround. Round-headed carriage arch opening has tooled block-and-start limestone surround and painted masonry wheel-guards. Two segmental-headed door openings to centre of each wing formed in tooled and block-and-start limestone surrounds with stepped and dropped keystone, double-leaf timber pannelled doors with bolection mouldings and multiple-pane cast-iron overlight. Doors open onto four granite steps with cast-iron bootscrapers. Carriage arch opens into yard to rear with replacement steel-sheeted roofs and replacement metal rainwater goods to east and south ranges, natural slate with cast-iron rainwater goods to west ranges. Roughcast rendered walls to south and east ranges, smooth rendered to west ranges. Square-headed window openings with granite sills and original timber sliding sash windows throughout, those to ground floors having iron grilles. Square-headed door openings with sheeted timber doors throughout.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, barracks, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-storey former barracks, built c.1885, having nine-bay ground floor and eleven-bay first floor, with two full-height returns. Now in use as offices. Hipped natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles, moulded cast-iron guttering and cast-iron downpipes. Shouldered red brick chimneystacks. Guttering supported on stepped red brick eaves, supported on bracketed and sheeted overhanging eaves to south block with painted frieze below. Machine-made red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with chamfered red brick plinth course and continuous impost moulding at first floor. Gauged brick segmental-headed window openings with granite sills and timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns and cylinder glass, six-over-six pane to first floor and nine-over-nine pane to ground floor. Gauged brick segmental-headed door openings with painted sheeted timber doors and three-pane over-lights opening onto granite steps.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, country house, 1725–1730 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached former country house with basement, built 1728, having three-bay two-storey entrance front to east, three-storey seven-bay garden front to south with three-bay breakfront, flanked by two-storey wings to garden front with canted bays, and having series of gabled projections to rear. Now disused. Steeply pitched natural slate roofs (double-pile to garden front) with black clay ridge tiles and lead valleys, hipped to east and west blocks and to garden wings. Conical metal vents to ridge of westernmost block. Rendered chimneystacks of varying heights with clay pots. Cast-iron guttering on iron drive-through brackets and cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast cement rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings with granite sills and timber sliding sash windows with much cylinder glass, six-over-six pane to ground and first floors without horns, and two-over-two pane to canted bays and rear elevations with ogee and convex horns. Entrance bay and garden breakfront have sidelights to ground and first floors. Westernmost gable to rear abutted by flat-roofed entrance block having Venetian-style entrance with recessed porch. Southwest corner abutted by two-storey red brick wing and further single-storey wing with calp limestone walls and buff brick window surrounds with granite sills and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Defensive turret to south elevation of single-storey building.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, office, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey building over partly-raised basement, built 1874. T-plan with advanced three-bay sections to front elevation and ten-bay east elevation with six-bay south elevation and single-storey flat-roof projections to rear. Hipped natural slate roofs with black clay ridge tiles and tall shouldered red brick chimneystacks. Moulded cast-iron guttering supported on red brick eaves with moulded red brick brackets and cast-iron downpipes. Random coursed rock-faced limestone ashlar walls with tooled quoins. Segmental-headed window openings with tooled block-and-start limestone surrounds, limestone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with angled horns. Segmental-headed door openings with tooled block-and-start limestone surrounds and largely replacement timber panelled doors with plain over-lights. Doorway to principal elevation opens onto granite platform and eight steps bridging basement area, with red brick arch and wrought-iron handrails. Further door opening below principal entrance with sidelights and two further door openings to flat-roof sections abutting rear. South elevation abutted by cast-iron fire escape having single replacement double-leaf hardwood glazed door at ground floor level. Concrete paved basement area to east with tripartite door opening having replacement timber glazed doors and sidelights. Flat-roof single-storey block to southeast with channelled cement rendered walls, brackets overhanging eaves and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, worker's house, 1890–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey Arts and Crafts former superintendent's house, dated 1894, with advanced two-bay single-storey to south incorporating recessed corner porch. Now in use as house. Pitched terracotta tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles and two profiled red brick chimneystacks with clay pots. To front elevation roof drops to incorporate single-storey projection and entrance bay. Some original moulded cast-iron guttering to overhanging timber sheeted eaves with cast-iron downpipes. Replacement metal guttering to single-storey projection. Wall-hung terracotta tiles to over-sailing gables to both side elevations and also to half-gables over single-storey projection. Painted rendered walls to first floor with red brick walls to ground floor laid to Flemish bond. Square-headed window openings with transomed and mullioned window openings with moulded sills (granite to ground floor only) and original multiple-pane casement windows to east and south elevations, and replacement uPVC to west elevation. Square-headed door opening set within single-storey section having replacement uPVC door and sidelight opening onto concrete paved porch with chamfered timber corner support on granite plinth and two granite steps.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, gate lodge, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c.1890, with cast-iron veranda and flat-roofed rear extension. Now in use as offices. Pitched natural slate roof with black clay ridge tiles set behind slightly raised gables having moulded raking granite coping. Single red brick chimneystack with yellow brick courses and granite cornice. Lead-lined roof to veranda and rear extension. Replacement moulded cast-iron guttering and cast-iron downpipes. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with lime pointing and chamfered granite ashlar plinth course. Segmental-headed window openings set in chamfered granite ashlar frames with granite sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Square-headed window opening to east gable with timber casement window, set in chamfered granite ashlar surround with granite apron and moulded yellow brick hood cornice. Segmental-headed door opening set in stop-chamfered granite ashlar surround with timber panelled door having glazed upper panels. Door opens onto granite paved platform with clustered cast-iron colonettes having foliate capitals, rosette panels and scrolled iron brackets supporting veranda roof and enclosed by recent glass balustrades with stainless steel handrail.

• Rose Cottage, worker's house, 1790–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached octagonal-plan single-storey with attic-storey park worker's house, built c.1800, and remodelled c.1830 with veranda and square-plan extension to rear. Now in use as house. Pyramidal hipped artificial slate roof with synthetic ridge tiles, lead valleys, copper-lined box dormers windows and central rendered chimneystack with terracotta pots. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Roof extends beyond walls with exposed rafters forming veranda to three sides supported on bracketed octagonal timber posts on octagonal concrete plinth blocks. Wet dash cement rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth course, pebble-dash rendered to rear extension. Square-headed window openings with patent rendered reveals, concrete sills and replacement multiple-pane timber casement windows. Square-plan front entrance porch with open gabled roof supported on decorative timber brackets. Half-timbered rendered walls to cheeks with square-headed door opening and sidelights having multiple-pane timber glazed door and sidelights. Further square-headed door opening to rear extension with sheeted timber door. Concrete paving to veranda with tarmac front area and landscaped garden enclosed to Phoenix Park by iron railings and double-leaf iron gate hung on decorative fluted iron posts with studded ball finials.

• Phoenix Park School, school, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Five-bay single-storey Gothic Revival school, built 1847, and attached two-bay two-storey schoolmaster’s house, with advanced gable, canted bay window and lean-to entrance porch to re-entrant angle. Front elevation of school abutted by flat-roofed extension, c.1920. Extended to east by further single-storey wing of c.2007, with flat-roofed connecting entrance bay. Steeply pitched natural slate roofs with rolled lead ridges, lead vents and lead valleys. Red brick shouldered chimneystacks, rendered to lower sections and having moulded capstones and terracotta and clay pots. Replacement metal guttering on iron drive-through brackets supported on exposed timber rafter feet and cast-iron downpipes. Principal gables have decoratively pierced timber bargeboards with drop finials. Uncoursed roughly-hewn squared limestone ashlar walls with chamfered plinth course and tooled limestone ashlar quoins and window surrounds. Square-headed window openings with tooled chamfered ashlar limestone window surrounds, flush splayed sills and replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to school, replacement uPVC windows to schoolmaster’s house. Tudor-arch door opening with chamfered stone surround, painted flat-panelled timber door with glazed upper panels, opening onto two granite steps. Diminutive shouldered-arch window opening to cheek of porch with original cast-iron latticed window. Square-headed door and window openings to flat-roofed section of school have flush chamfered cement surrounds with replacement timber panelled and glazed door with over-light. Gable to school set behind flat-roofed section abutted by central chimneystack having timber panel with gilt lettering stating 'Scoil Pháirc an Fhionnuisce' ('Phoenix Park School'). Set back from North Road and enclosed by iron railings and pedestrian gates, replicated in steel to school.

• Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Curved boundary limestone wall and drainage ditch, built c.1780, enclosing demesne of the former Under Secretary's Lodge. Irregular round plan, comprising sloped grass banks to outer perimeter of ditch, random coursed and squared limestone rubble walls with pedestrian cast-iron gates. Ditch terminates to north, abutting to random coursed boundary wall of Ashtown Visitors' Centre. Bitmac path to north entrance, with modern flush metal vehicular gates carried on squared stone piers. Wooded area to each side of entrance enclosed by horizontal cast-iron railings, set between plain uprights. Railings have intermittent squared cast-iron piers with spherical tops (maker's mark indistinguishable except for 'Belfast') and iron gates carried on similar conical posts (maker's mark 'Kennan & Sons Ltd Dublin'). Southern entrance contains early nineteenth-century gate lodge and cast-iron gate screen. Set within landscaped park with mature planting. A number of historic structures to site, including former stables, now a Visitor Centre, walled garden and tower house.

• Ashtown Visitor Centre, walled garden, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Walled garden built c.1760, formerly garden to Under Secretary's Lodge, now in use as public garden. Partially remodelled to include glasshouse of c.1854. Outer walling roughly coursed limestone rubble. Handmade yellow brick inner walls and upper section of outer walls, laid to English Garden wall bond. Generally stone coping, brick piers bracing inner walls, lined with planting beds. Offset brick buttresses to upper section of outer perimeter walls. Advancing brick bay to central south having segmental arch with brick voussoirs and decorative cast-iron gates. Flat-headed openings to east and west, having brick voussoirs and cast-iron gates, some recent replacements, enlarged opening to north-west. Depressed arch to northeast with recent timber sheeted door and brick voussoirs and architraves. Advancing depressed arch to northeast re-entrant angle having brick voussoirs and dressed limestone walling, interconnected archway to west blocked with concrete. Cruciform gravel paths within garden. Located within mature landscaped grounds.

• Ashtown Visitor Centre, stables, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached U-plan five-bay two-storey former stable block, built c.1800, around square-plan courtyard. Now remodelled and converted to visitors centre, with recent extension to north and south. Hipped artificial slate roof, recent roof-lights to inner pitches, generally replacement grey ridge-and-hip tiles, yellow-brick chimneystack with coping and replacement clay pot, and with recent metal stack to west. Replacement half-round cast-iron rainwater goods, on stepped brick eaves. Walling is generally uncoursed limestone rubble, with yellow-brick dressings. Walling to southeast wing is hand-made yellow brick laid to Flemish bond. Courtyard elevations smooth rendered and painted, with some exposed pattress plates. Depressed segmental-headed carriage arch openings, brick voussoirs, advancing brick surrounds (pedimented to east) and having replacement timber ledged and braced doors. Rendered and painted brick groin vaults to carriage arches. Flat-headed window openings, with painted stone sills and generally brick voussoirs to outer elevations and plain rendered reveals. Replacement multi-paned timber sliding sash windows, some with iron bars. Large segmental-headed opening to north courtyard elevation, having timber-framed double glazing and doors. Flat-headed door openings with voussoired brick heads and modern flush timber doors. Stone flags to carriage arches and cobbles to courtyard. Set within landscaped and mature gardens of former Ashtown Demesne. Abutted by walled garden to southwest (50060045) and medieval tower house (50060048) to east.

• Ashtown Castle, castle/fortified house, 1600–1610 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-storey fortified tower house with square-plan stair tower to southeast, built c.1605. Now in use as heritage centre. Pitched and graded slate saddle-back roof behind parapets, with dressed stone chimneystack with recesses and coping and stone steps to upper west gable. Squared rainwater openings to base of parapets. Walling is uncoursed limestone rubble. Square-headed window openings, with roughly stepped and chamfered stone architraves and sills, and with hood-moulding over upper south window. Windows replacement metal casements. Loops to tower. In-stepped round-headed doorcase to south with dressed stone architraves and replacement timber studded door. Set within mature landscaped gardens of former Ashtown Demesne, with Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and walled garden to west. Ground plan of former Ashtown Lodge marked by low box hedging. Surrounding garden and trees laid out by Ninian Niven c.1840.

• Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gateway, erected c.1830, comprising pair of cast-iron vehicular gates and single pedestrian gate framed by decorative masonry piers supporting cast-iron lamps. Ornate cast-iron gates with decorative castings hung on robust cast-iron posts having gadroon moulded caps. To north end is matching pedestrian cast-iron gate hung on painted square-plan pier with moulded panels and moulded cornice below square caps. Repeated to south end, both piers support decorative cast-iron lamps with glazed gas lanterns. Tarmac avenue runs on east-west axis through mature parkland opening onto Odd Lamp Road. Complemented by associated gate lodge to east.

• The Papal Cross, monument, 1975–1980 · National interest
  Description

  Freestanding steel cross, erected 1979, on granite flagged platform on grass-covered mound approached by flight of thirty-three granite flagged steps. Set in Phoenix Park.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, barracks, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former barracks, built 1886, now in use as offices. Hipped natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles, moulded cast-iron guttering and cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast rendered chimneystacks with cornices. Guttering supported on bracketed and sheeted overhanging eaves with painted frieze below. Painted roughcast rendered walls and feather-edged rock-faced granite ashlar quoins to first floor, uncoursed rock-faced calp limestone walls with tooled limestone ashlar quoins to ground floor and red brick band between floors. Square-headed window surrounds with patent rendered reveals to first floor and red brick quoined surrounds to ground floor, all having concrete sills and original six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with ogee horns. Door opening detailed as per window openings with replacement timber panelled door. 1960s boiler-house abutting south elevation. To southeast corner is square-plan tapered brown brick chimneystack. Forms part of Ordnance Survey complex of buildings at former Mountjoy House.

• Ordnance Survey Ireland, building misc, 1890–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached nine-bay two-storey map store to Ordnance Survey of Ireland, built 1891, now in use as offices, having single-bay lean-to addition to south end. Pitched slate roof with brick chimneystacks, one stepped, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to east elevation with limestone ashlar plat-band between floors and painted rendered walls to rear and side elevations. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor and three stepped arches to ground floor with limestone keystones meeting plat-band. Rear elevations have mixture of single-pane timber sash windows and replacement timber casement windows, and addition has geometrical glazing to first floor window, with stone sills.

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 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 low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3148 (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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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.