Duncormick Hill

Area

3,818 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres)

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 200 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

Duncormick Hill

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 11 recorded monuments.

• WX046-033 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  A water mill at Duncormick is recorded in 1623 when it may have been a Meiler possession (Jeffrey 1979, 74). The mill is listed in the Civil Survey (1654-6), and a watermill is also mentioned in the terrier or commentary of the Down Survey parish map (1656-8). See this website accessed on 2 August, 2013: http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Bargy&c=Wexford&p=Duncormocke+and+Ballimagar. A grist mill is marked on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map on the E bank of the N-S stream, just N of the bridge (WX046-056----). The location of the earlier structure is not known, although it may have been close to the village. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2013

• WX046-034001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Duncormick was a de Londres fief from the beginning of the Anglo-Norman settlement, but from 1355 the Meiler family become associated with the manor, which is sometimes known as Ballycarroll or Ballymackarvill (Brooks 1950, 106-07). In the Civil Survey (1654-6) 730 acres in Duncormick parish including 40 acres at Duncormick were the inheritance of Nicholas Meyler, and while the castle is listed, ownership cannot be established (Simington 1953, 145, 163). Nicholas Meiler and 22 dependents were listed for transportation in 1653 (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 503). The castle was still standing early in the 19th century when it was described as a tall narrow tower with a doorway close to a corner (Jeffrey 1979, 72-5; Roche 1952). It is situated on a promontory (dims 51m E-W; c. 38m N-S; H 4-6.5m) on the W side of the valley of a N-S stream and in the centre of Duncormick village. There is a wide trench or fosse (Wth of top 13-15m; D 6-6.5m) on the S side of the promontory, which may be natural. It extends west as far as a N-S public road (L c. 100m), curving slightly to the N towards the W end. There is no evidence of an earthwork bank or fosse cutting off the promontory, although the promontory is partly occupied by a house. The motte and bailey (WX046-035001-) is c. 120m to the NE and the church (WX0446-057001) is c. 210m to the ENE, on the other side of the river. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 19 August, 2013

• WX046-034002 Promontory fort - inland
  Description

  The site of Duncormick castle (WX046-034001-) is situated on a rock outcrop promontory (dims 51m E-W; c. 38m N-S; H 4-6.5m) on the W side of the valley of a N-S stream, and in the centre of Duncormick village. There is a wide trench or fosse (Wth of top 13-15m; D 6-6.5m) on the S side of the promontory, which may be natural. It extends west as far as a N-S public road (L c. 100m). There is no evidence of an earthwork bank or fosse cutting off the promontory, although the promontory is partly occupied by a house. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2103

• WX046-035001 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  The manors of Rosegarland and Duncormick were jointly held by Maurice de London by the service of three and a quarter knights in 1247, and by three knights in 1324, but thereafter the manors are separated and Duncormick is not recorded, although it seems to have been acquired by the Meiler family (Brooks 1950, 103). The motte would have been built as part of the initial settlement after 1170. It is located on a bluff on the E bank of a N-S stream that flows through Duncormick village, with the stream c. 50m to the E. The motte is a flat-topped and densely overgrown earthen mound (diam. top 17m; diam. of base 21m; H 2.9-.2m). There is no visible fosse or any visible sign of a bailey, but archaeological testing (06E0929) uncovered a substantial ditch (Wth of top 5.2m; max. D 1.35m) that could be interpreted as part of the perimeter of a bailey (Dehaene 2009). An archaeological assessment and testing (02E0040) identified elements of a field system (WX046-035002-) to the NE that may be associated with it, and a kiln (WX046-035003-) and a house (WX046-035004-) were identified to the E, close to the present road through the village (Richardson 2002; excavations.ie 2002:1799). The church site (WX046-57001- is c. 120m to the E and the castle site (WX046-034001-) is c. 120m to the SW on the other side of the river. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2013 Amended: 30 November 2020

• WX046-035002 Field system
  Description

  Situated on a level landscape extending E and N of the motte and bailey (WX046-035001-). An archaeological assessment and testing (02E0040) identified elements of a field system covering c. 0.75 ha in the vicinity of the site of Duncormick Lodge, which was extant on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map (Richardson 2003; 2007, 465, No. 1799). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2013

• WX046-035003 Kiln
  Description

  Located on a slight S-facing slope in the village of Duncormick. Archaeological testing (06E0929) on the area SE of the motte (WX046-035001-) (dims. c. 80m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) produced evidence of a kiln. This appears not to have been fired, but the three fills contained medieval pottery, and a coin provisionally identified as a short cross penny of King John from the uppermost fill would be dated to 1207-1210. (Dehane 2009, 554, Group B; 2009a) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2013

• WX046-035004 House - medieval
  Description

  Located on a slight S-facing slope in the village of Duncormick. Archaeological testing (06E0929) on the area SE of the motte (WX046-035001-) (dims. c. 80m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) produced evidence of a semi-circular slot-trench with packing stones (int. diam. c. 5m) and a post-hole. This appears to have been the W edge of a house, but its E side has been truncated. (Dehaene 2009, 555, Group E) Compiled by : Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2013

• WX046-056 Bridge
  Description

  According to an index to the Civil Survey (1654-5) there was a bridge at Duncormick in 1640 (Simington 1953, 163). The present bridge has three arches with dressed voussoirs, but the arches have been plastered in cement. The bridge in its present state is probably 18th century in date. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2013

• WX046-057001 Church
  Description

  The site of the parish church of Duncormick is at the W edge of a plateau overlooking a N-S stream c. 170m to the W. It is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 60m E-W; c. 40-50m N-S) defined by masonry walls, and was replaced by the Church of Ireland church c. 1810 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 209). According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 Henry Reigh was the curate, but the condition of the church building is not recorded (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 269). St Clomaun's Well (WX046-036----) where a stone with the inscription 'R.C. 1696' and other pieces were found is c. 400m to the S on the other side of the stream. Archaeological testing (04E1335) uncovered evidence of a fosse (Wth 2.4-3m) of what may be an ecclesiastical enclosure (dims c. 120m E-W; c. 65m N-S) to the N and E of the graveyard, the rest of the perimeter being formed by the graveyard wall at S and the road curving W-N just to the W (McLoughlin 2004, 9, 11; 2008). The motte and bailey (WX046-035002-) is c. 120m to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 19 August, 2013 Amended: 2 Sep. 2013

• WX046-057002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated at the W edge of a plateau overlooking a N-S stream c. 170m to the W. The site of the parish church of Duncormick (WX046-057001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 60m E-W; c. 40-50m N-S) defined by masonry walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 August, 2013

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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 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 low.

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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