Lowesgreen
Lowesgreen is a townland in the civil parish of Kilbragh, barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Its name in Irish is Faiche Ló.
Parcel 542900
- Area
- 822,881 m² (82.29 ha, 203.34 acres)
- Buildings
- 6 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 2,218 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Lowesgreen
Planning applications on this parcel
4 Jun 2021Conditional
construction of extension to loose shed incorporating underground effluent tank with crush/holding areas and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21817
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 10 recorded monuments.
- TS069-020 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on an S-facing slope. Triangular area (dims. 58m NNW-SSE; 50m E-W) with three straight sides, at NE (L 44m), SE (L 44m) and W (L 58m) and rounded corners at N, E & S. Remains of enclosing bank (Wth 8.7m; int H 0.3m; ext H 1.88m) SSW-W-N, reduced to scarp (Wth 4m-4.5m; H 1.6-1.8m) along NE and SE sides. External fosse (Wth 7.75m; D 1.05m) along SE and SW sides, infilled at S-corner. Interior tilts downslope to S. Shared fosse (Wth 6.75m; D 0.8m) between enclosure (TS069-020----) and previously unrecorded enclosure (TS069-020001-) exists along N-corner and NE-side, however is infilled slightly NW-N. Traces of an external bank exist in places along SE-side. Enclosure (TS069-021----) c. 250m to NE and enclosures (TS069-075---- and TS069-075001-) c. 120m to SSE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-020001 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on a gentle-S-facing slope, adjoining enclosure (TS069-020---) to S. Identified during field inspection (29/01/2007). Irregular shaped enclosure (dims. 25m N-S; 72m E-W) defined by earth and stone bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.9m; Wth 8.05m) reduced to scarp in places. External fosse (Wth 6.45m; D 0.9m) SW-W-N and NNE-SE. Shared fosse (Wth 6.75m; D 0.8m) with adjoining enclosure to S. Interior generally level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 May 2014
- TS069-021 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on a gentle E-facing slope. Semi-circular area (dims. 42m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 7.8m; int H 1.2m; ext H 1.75m) SSW-W-NNW and fosse (Wth 7.8m; D 0.45m) SSW-W-NNW. Enclosure truncated (long axis N-S) through centre and an undulating scarp (Wth 18m; H 1.8m) forms the E side. Modification of E-side possibly due to quarrying activities. Enclosures (TS069-020----and TS069-020001-) c. 250m to SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-022 Water mill - horizontal-wheeled
Description
In pasture, at edge of old flood plain, on N side of stream. No visible surface trace. According to local information, wooden remains of a watermill adjacent to the stream were recovered during drainage works in 1960s. Pond at this location before it was drained and stream straightened, leaving undulating fields in floodplain either side. Lucas (1962) recorded the structure as a horizontal water mill chute during a subsequent NMI field inspection. Enclosures (TS069-075----and TS069-075001-) c. 150m to NW and (TS069-023----) 110m to SSW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-023 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Raised, oval earthen area (dims. 18m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 6m; H 2.05m) NW-N-E-SW. Remains bank (Wth 5.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) SW-W-NW. Enclosures (TS069-075---- and TS069-075001-) located 200m to NW and horizontal water mill (TS069-022----) located 110m to NNE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, with gentle downslope to N and E. Sub-circular area (dims. 40m N-S; 45m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 11m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.55m) which is reduced to scarp (Wth 7.5m; H 2m) N-E-SE. Breach (Wth 4.2m) at E. Intervening fosse (Wth 12m; D 1.85) is wet at S and W and contains stagnant water W-N-SE. Intervening bank (Wth 12m; int. H 1.85m; ext H. 1.15m) E-S-SW and the remains slightly visible NW-N-E. Outer fosse (Wth 8m; D 0.8m) E-S-SW is infilled SW-W-N-E. Trace of outer bank (Wth 8.9m; int. H 1.0m; ext. H 0.2m). Interior generally level. Enclosure (TS069-023----) located 300m to NNE. Castle (TS069-038001-) and enclosure (TS069-038002-) located 550m to ENE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-040 Moated site
Description
In pasture, on a very gentle N-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area (dims. 31m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by earth and stone bank (Wth 6.8m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.4m). Bank (L 24m at N; L 33m at E; L 29m at S; L 30m at W) is reduced to scarp (Wth 4.5m; H 1.0m) midway along W-side. Possible entrance (Wth 2.5-3m) at S. External fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.45m) is well defined on E, S and W sides, infilled slightly to N due to past quarrying activities. Traces of outer bank (Wth 13.3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.25m) on S and W sides. Interior slopes downwards to N. Enclosure (TS069-039----) located 590m to ENE. See attached photographs: TS069-040----_01 Overview TS069-040----_02 Fosse TS069-040----_03 Bank and external fosse TS069-040----_04 Interior from entrance Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-075 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, just above flood plain of stream. No visible surface trace. Enclosure not marked on either 1843 or latest edition OS 6-inch maps. Identified on aerial photograph (GSI S.657/6 16.4.1974) as circular cropmark (dims. 25m N-S; 25m E-W) adjoining enclosure (TS069-075001-) to W. Enclosure (TS069-020----) c. 120m to NNW and mill (TS069-022----) c. 150m to SE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-075001 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, just above flood plain of stream. No visible surface trace. Enclosure not marked on either 1840 or latest edition OS 6-inch maps. Identified on aerial photograph (GSI S.657/6 16.4.1974) as large sub-circular cropmark (dims. c. 59m N-S; c. 55m E-W) possibly truncated by field boundary (long-axis E-W) to N. Adjoins enclosure (TS069-075----) to E. Enclosure (TS069-020----) c. 120m to NNW and mill (TS069-022----) c. 150m to SE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-090 Enclosure
Description
In tillage, c. 230m N of the Aughvetsy Stream (named on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map), flowing roughly E-W. A circular enclosure (overall diam. c. 65m) visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (2021 Maxar Technologies, viewed May 2021), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. There are two conjoined enclosures (TS069-020----; TS069020001-) immediately to the E-SE, an enclosure (TS069-021----) c. 290m to the NE, enclosures (TS069-075----; TS069075001-) c. 210m to the SE and a ringwork and bailey (TS069-019----) c. 190m to the NW. See attached photograph: TS069-090----_01 Satellite image (2021 Maxar Technologies, viewed May 2021) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 June 2021
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
- Area
- 93.3 ha
- 231 acres
- Land parcels
- 20
- registered freehold, median 2,272 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 4
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lowesgreen, from 26 m² to 822,881 m² (82.29 ha, 203.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Lowesgreen in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
31 Jul 2024Conditional
to retain indefinitely the single-storey timber shed to the rear of our property and all associated site development works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2460614
22 Jan 2024Conditional
the following; a) single-storey front porch extension to dwelling, b) single-storey glasshouse, c) storage container to rear of property, d) dog kennels, e) partial conversion of garage to domestic use and all associated site works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2460040
4 Jun 2021Conditional
construction of extension to loose shed incorporating underground effluent tank with crush/holding areas and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21817
21 Dec 2020Conditional
erection of a dormer type dwelling, domestic garage, connection to Irish Water sewerage plant, entrance and all associated ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 201556
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Lowesgreen.
Recorded monuments
- TS069-020 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on an S-facing slope. Triangular area (dims. 58m NNW-SSE; 50m E-W) with three straight sides, at NE (L 44m), SE (L 44m) and W (L 58m) and rounded corners at N, E & S. Remains of enclosing bank (Wth 8.7m; int H 0.3m; ext H 1.88m) SSW-W-N, reduced to scarp (Wth 4m-4.5m; H 1.6-1.8m) along NE and SE sides. External fosse (Wth 7.75m; D 1.05m) along SE and SW sides, infilled at S-corner. Interior tilts downslope to S. Shared fosse (Wth 6.75m; D 0.8m) between enclosure (TS069-020----) and previously unrecorded enclosure (TS069-020001-) exists along N-corner and NE-side, however is infilled slightly NW-N. Traces of an external bank exist in places along SE-side. Enclosure (TS069-021----) c. 250m to NE and enclosures (TS069-075---- and TS069-075001-) c. 120m to SSE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-020001 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on a gentle-S-facing slope, adjoining enclosure (TS069-020---) to S. Identified during field inspection (29/01/2007). Irregular shaped enclosure (dims. 25m N-S; 72m E-W) defined by earth and stone bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.9m; Wth 8.05m) reduced to scarp in places. External fosse (Wth 6.45m; D 0.9m) SW-W-N and NNE-SE. Shared fosse (Wth 6.75m; D 0.8m) with adjoining enclosure to S. Interior generally level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 May 2014
- TS069-021 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on a gentle E-facing slope. Semi-circular area (dims. 42m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 7.8m; int H 1.2m; ext H 1.75m) SSW-W-NNW and fosse (Wth 7.8m; D 0.45m) SSW-W-NNW. Enclosure truncated (long axis N-S) through centre and an undulating scarp (Wth 18m; H 1.8m) forms the E side. Modification of E-side possibly due to quarrying activities. Enclosures (TS069-020----and TS069-020001-) c. 250m to SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-022 Water mill - horizontal-wheeled
Description
In pasture, at edge of old flood plain, on N side of stream. No visible surface trace. According to local information, wooden remains of a watermill adjacent to the stream were recovered during drainage works in 1960s. Pond at this location before it was drained and stream straightened, leaving undulating fields in floodplain either side. Lucas (1962) recorded the structure as a horizontal water mill chute during a subsequent NMI field inspection. Enclosures (TS069-075----and TS069-075001-) c. 150m to NW and (TS069-023----) 110m to SSW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-023 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Raised, oval earthen area (dims. 18m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 6m; H 2.05m) NW-N-E-SW. Remains bank (Wth 5.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) SW-W-NW. Enclosures (TS069-075---- and TS069-075001-) located 200m to NW and horizontal water mill (TS069-022----) located 110m to NNE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, with gentle downslope to N and E. Sub-circular area (dims. 40m N-S; 45m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 11m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.55m) which is reduced to scarp (Wth 7.5m; H 2m) N-E-SE. Breach (Wth 4.2m) at E. Intervening fosse (Wth 12m; D 1.85) is wet at S and W and contains stagnant water W-N-SE. Intervening bank (Wth 12m; int. H 1.85m; ext H. 1.15m) E-S-SW and the remains slightly visible NW-N-E. Outer fosse (Wth 8m; D 0.8m) E-S-SW is infilled SW-W-N-E. Trace of outer bank (Wth 8.9m; int. H 1.0m; ext. H 0.2m). Interior generally level. Enclosure (TS069-023----) located 300m to NNE. Castle (TS069-038001-) and enclosure (TS069-038002-) located 550m to ENE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-040 Moated site
Description
In pasture, on a very gentle N-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area (dims. 31m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by earth and stone bank (Wth 6.8m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.4m). Bank (L 24m at N; L 33m at E; L 29m at S; L 30m at W) is reduced to scarp (Wth 4.5m; H 1.0m) midway along W-side. Possible entrance (Wth 2.5-3m) at S. External fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.45m) is well defined on E, S and W sides, infilled slightly to N due to past quarrying activities. Traces of outer bank (Wth 13.3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.25m) on S and W sides. Interior slopes downwards to N. Enclosure (TS069-039----) located 590m to ENE. See attached photographs: TS069-040----_01 Overview TS069-040----_02 Fosse TS069-040----_03 Bank and external fosse TS069-040----_04 Interior from entrance Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-075 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, just above flood plain of stream. No visible surface trace. Enclosure not marked on either 1843 or latest edition OS 6-inch maps. Identified on aerial photograph (GSI S.657/6 16.4.1974) as circular cropmark (dims. 25m N-S; 25m E-W) adjoining enclosure (TS069-075001-) to W. Enclosure (TS069-020----) c. 120m to NNW and mill (TS069-022----) c. 150m to SE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-075001 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, just above flood plain of stream. No visible surface trace. Enclosure not marked on either 1840 or latest edition OS 6-inch maps. Identified on aerial photograph (GSI S.657/6 16.4.1974) as large sub-circular cropmark (dims. c. 59m N-S; c. 55m E-W) possibly truncated by field boundary (long-axis E-W) to N. Adjoins enclosure (TS069-075----) to E. Enclosure (TS069-020----) c. 120m to NNW and mill (TS069-022----) c. 150m to SE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS069-090 Enclosure
Description
In tillage, c. 230m N of the Aughvetsy Stream (named on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map), flowing roughly E-W. A circular enclosure (overall diam. c. 65m) visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (2021 Maxar Technologies, viewed May 2021), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. There are two conjoined enclosures (TS069-020----; TS069020001-) immediately to the E-SE, an enclosure (TS069-021----) c. 290m to the NE, enclosures (TS069-075----; TS069075001-) c. 210m to the SE and a ringwork and bailey (TS069-019----) c. 190m to the NW. See attached photograph: TS069-090----_01 Satellite image (2021 Maxar Technologies, viewed May 2021) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 June 2021
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lowesgreen.
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, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Lowesgreen, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lowesgreen.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Lowesgreen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Lowesgreen · Faiche Ló
- Area
- 933,116 m² (93.31 ha, 230.58 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbragh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Middlethird
- Electoral division
- Tullamain, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 706 people lived in 250 households in the Tullamain electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bullockpark, Glennaslaud, Kilbragh, Railstown, Rathmacarty East, Rathmacarty West, Rosegreen
- Placenames
- Lowesgreen on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.