Loughteeog

37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughteeog, from 120 m² to 621,141 m² (62.11 ha, 153.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Loughteeog 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.

• 23 Apr 2025Conditional

  amend the solar farm permitted under Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 17/532 and consists of a revised solar PV panel arrangement and maximum height of panels up to 3.2 metres; a reconfigured internal access route network; reduced number of MV transformers; provision of string inverters; revised CCTV arrangement; a spare parts storage container; weather stations; monitoring house; toilet facilities; and all other ancillary works associated with the development above and below ground including security fencing and gates, cabling, landscaping and drainage works. It is sought to increase the maximum export capacity of the solar farm to 80 MW and to increase the operational life of the solar farm from 30 to 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560237

• 22 Apr 2025Conditional

  Construct new domestic shed and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560229

• 14 Nov 2024Unconditional

  extend time on planning permission 19/490

  Extension of duration · Laois County Council, 24149

• 25 May 2021Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, percolation area, new splayed entrance and associated site work

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21364

• 27 Aug 2019Conditional

  construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, new bored well and new site entrance

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 19490

• 27 Jun 2019Conditional

  construct Dormer Dwelling House, Garage, Site Entrance, Septic Tank & Percolation Area and to include all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 19365

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 Loughteeog.

Recorded monuments

• LA018-013 Enclosure
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 and 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps; a subcircular enclosure (max. diam. c. 60m NE-SW). A road cut through the site at NNE and SE. No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA018-049001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Unlocated castle within Loughteeog mentioned in sixteenth century documents as mentioned in the History of the Queens County (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 2, 451). According to present occupant of Prospect House, it is traditionally believed that the house, which was built in the 1950s when old Prospect House was knocked down, occupies the site of a castle. Prospect Ho. is depicted as a narrow rectangular building aligned on an E-W axis on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revised upload: 8 June 2016

• LA018-066 Moated site
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.26) shows cropmark of a rectangular enclosure with an entrance facing north-east leading into an associated rectilinear field system (LA018-067). First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Forms part of an extensive cropmark landscape. This monument is faintly visible on the background aerial photography on the ASI website. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA018-067 Field system
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.26) shows cropmarks of an extensive sequence of fosses defining a rectilinear field system integrated with a rectangular enclosure (LA018-066), probably a moated site. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Forms part of an extensive cropmark landscape. Although some of these plough-levelled field boundaries are recorded on the OS 6-inch map, they appear clearly aligned with the potential moated site. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA019-071 Moated site
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.33) shows cropmark of a rectangular enclosure defined by a fosse with an entrance facing north-west, with an associated road and field system. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Classification as a potential moated site probably better than relegating this monument to the amorphous category of Enclosure? Part of an extensive cropmark landscape. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA019-072 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.33) shows cropmark of a trackway defined by fosses leading to a potential moated site (LA019-071). First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Part of an extensive cropmark landscape. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA019-073 Field system
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.33) shows cropmark of a fosse delimiting a triangular field attached to a potential moated site (LA019-071); a trackway (LA019-072) enters the field from the north-west. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA019-074 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.33) shows cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure defined by a fosse, located in close proximity to a potential moated site (LA019-071). First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Part of an extensive cropmark landscape. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA019-075 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.33) shows cropmark of a trackway defined by fosses. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Part of an extensive cropmark landscape. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Loughteeog, 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

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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 Loughteeog with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Loughteeog · Leacht Tíog

Area

1,735,954 m² (173.6 ha, 428.96 acres)

Civil parish

Dysartenos, and its townlands

Barony

Stradbally

Electoral division

Timogue, the unit of the census

Census 2022

366 people lived in 128 households in the Timogue electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bauteogue, Bigbog, Coolnabacky, Killavally, Money Lower, Money Upper, Powelstown, Raheenanisky

Placenames

Loughteeog 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.