Carrowroe

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowroe, from 263 m² to 309,834 m² (30.98 ha, 76.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Carrowroe 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.

• 19 Aug 2026N/a

  RED III application for a 10 Year Planning Permission with an operational lifespan of 40 years, for development in the townlands of, Commons North, Gorteengar, Tullyvrane, Knock, Lisrevagh, Rathcline, Lisnacush, Carrigeens, Carrowroe and Aghaloughan, County Longford. The grid connection route (subject to a separate future planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála) will be in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. The planning application is subject to a completeness check under section 37JA of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended by the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025. The development consists of: a solar farm with a total area of circa 146.93 ha. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring circa 96.3ha. The export capacity to the grid is estimated to be up to 85 MW. The proposed development will consist of a solar farm comprising of: • Installation of approximately 49.1 ha (approximately 910,650 sqm solar PV panel arrays, to include approximately 491,270 sqm of ground-mounted panels supported by steel frame structures, and the remaining area as solar array row spacing. • Construction of 24 MV stations. • A 110 kV on-site substation (0.7 ha) and approximately 1.7 km of underground cabling to connect to the national grid (subject to a separate future planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála). The grid connection route will be in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough. • Installation of underground cabling and ducting, comprising approximately 3.13 km along the public roads R392, L1168, L5264 and L1164. • Provision of two temporary site compounds, welfare facilities and materials storage areas. • Provision of seven temporary laydown areas for materials storage and welfare units (portaloos). • Construction of approximately 8.9 km of internal access tracks throughout the site. • Erection of 19 no. pole mounted, inward facing CCTV cameras for site monitoring across the proposed development. • Construction and operational access via existing entrances on

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2660261

• 8 Sept 2020Conditional

  works to a bungalow type dwelling house to include (a) alterations to elevations and internal layout, (b) provision of a single storey extension to the side of the dwelling house to consist of an open plan kitchen/dining/living space, and (c) rear extension to consist of a master bedroom and utility space, (d) new entrance location and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 20198

• 11 Mar 2020Conditional

  proposed construction of a four bay single slatted shed with underground effluent storage tank, concrete apron and creep area and all ancillary works COVID 19

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2057

• 21 Nov 2018Conditional

  (A) proposed demolition of existing extension & outhouse to the rear of existing storey and a half type dwelling house (B) proposed installation of new window opes & windows to service existing storey & a half type dwelling house (C) proposed storey & a half type extension to the rear of existing storey & a half type dwelling house (D) proposed construction of a domestic garage (E) proposed widening of existing vehicular entrance to service the proposed development and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 18270

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrowroe.

Recorded monuments

• LF017-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the E slope of a low rise in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The monument is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF017-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a NE-facing slope in pasture. A raised subcircular area (54.5m NW-SE; 51.2m NE-SW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.3m; H 1.1m max.) with an external fosse (Wth 4.1m; D 0.6m). Drystone masonry has been applied to the outer face of the bank in places. A modern field bank at the outer lip of the fosse, from SSW-N-NNE and from ESE-SE-SSE, may have been fashioned from a pre-existing outer bank. Elsewhere the fosse has been infilled but its outline is still identifiable. The original entrance is not recognisable. A short distance inside the bank at NNW is a low, subrectangular mound of earth and stone (10.8m N-S; 4.5m E-W; H 0.1m -0.4m) of uncertain significance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF017-019 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in pasture. A raised oval area (37.5m N-S; 32.6m E-W) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.7m; H 0.2-0.5m). A report in 1975 (SMR file) recorded an external fosse, which is no longer identifiable. From NW-N-NNE, at the external base of the bank, there is a modern ENE-WSW field wall and a farm building. The original entrance is not recognisable. Immediately inside a modern entrance at E is a quarry hole. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 28 November 2011

• LF017-020 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On an ENE-facing slope in pasture. A pear-shaped area (36.2m NW-SE; 30.5m NE-SW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.2m; H 0.1-1.2m), which barely rises above the interior for most of its circuit. There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. A portion of the SE quadrant has been destroyed due to the construction of a modern NE-SW roadway. The internal ground level falls appreciably from WSW to ESE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LF017-032 Earthwork
  Description

  In grassland. Cropmark of circular-shaped earthwork (diam. c. 58m) visible as a grove of trees on Google Earth orthoimages and Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthophoto taken 22/04/2019 and Lidar image of site without tree cover Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 11 July 2022

Architectural heritage

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

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Carrowroe, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Carrowroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.

Name

Carrowroe · An Cheathrú Rua

Area

1,411,316 m² (141.13 ha, 348.74 acres)

Civil parish

Rathcline, and its townlands

Barony

Rathcline

Electoral division

Rathcline, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,700 people lived in 675 households in the Rathcline electoral division. 63% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghaloughan, Bleanavoher, Carrowstrawly, Glebe, Lisrevagh, Rathcline

Placenames

Carrowroe 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.