Acaun
Acaun is a townland in the civil parish of Rathvilly, barony of Rathvilly, Co. Carlow. Its name in Irish is Níocán.
Parcel 805309
- Area
- 7,630 m² (0.76 ha, 1.89 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- 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
- Acaun
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 12 recorded monuments.
- CW009-006001 Church
Description
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 16 December 2009 Revised by: J. Farrelly D-shaped enclosure defined by bank from SE-W-N and Derreen River (dims. c. 60m x c. 40m). Lower courses of simple rectangular structure (L c. 15m x Wth c. 6m). According to O'Toole (JKAS 1932, 71-4) nave and chancel church (nave L 8.9m x Wth 6.2m; chancel L 7.6m x Wth 6.2m). Second structure (L 6.4m x 3.1m) with door on either side, attached to SW angle. Within graveyard (CW009-006002-), head of free-standing Latin cross and arch of doorway (OSL 1839, 144). Comerford (1886, Vol. II, 352-3) also mentions 'a rude' stone vessel, probably a baptismal font. Available evidence suggests medieval or late medieval foundation. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 368).
- CW009-006002 Graveyard
Description
D-shaped enclosure defined by bank from SE-W-N and Derreen River (dims. c. 60m N-S x c. 40m E-W) with church (CW009-006001-) to N of centre. Head of free-standing Latin cross (CW009-006003-) and arch of doorway (OSL 1839, 144) in graveyard. Comerford (1886, Vol. II, 352-3) also noted 'a rude' stone vessel, probably a baptismal font (CW009-006004-). Reference: Comerford, Rev. M. 1886 Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. James Duffy & Sons, Dublin. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW009-006003 Cross
Description
Head of free-standing Latin cross and arch of doorway (OSL 1839, 144) in graveyard (CW009-006002-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW009-006004 Font
Description
Comerford (1886, Vol. II, 352-3) noted 'a rude' stone vessel, probably a baptismal font in graveyard (CW009-006002-). Reference: Comerford, Rev. M. 1886 Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. James Duffy & Sons, Dublin. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW009-006005 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Indicated on 1839 'OS 6-inch' map. D-shaped enclosure defined by bank from SE-W-N and Derreen River (dims. c. 60m N-S x c. 40m E-W). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW009-006006 Architectural fragment
Description
Arch of doorway (OSL 1839, 144) in graveyard (CW009-006002-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW009-006007 Building
Description
Structure (L 6.4m; Wth 3.1m) with door on either side, attached to SW angle of church (CW009-006001-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW009-007 Religious house - Augustinian friars
Description
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Rectangular area enclosed by low bank with external stone-faced fosse (CW009-007001-), in which stand foundations of tower (CW009-007002-) (dims. 6.6m x 4.5m) with rectangular structure (CW009-007003-) aligned N-S (min. L 20m N-S; 5.5m E-W) attached to E wall of tower. Small annexe (4m x 4.5m) projects from SE corner. Leat leads from SE corner of fosse, dividing to run into and out of Derreen River to E of complex. Field system (CW009-007004-) to S of moated site. According to O'Toole (JKAS 1932, 71-74), may have belonged to Augustinian Order. (Gwynn and Haadcock 1988, 368; Comerford 1886, vol III, 352-3)
- CW009-007001 Moated site
Description
Rectangular area defined by a rush filled stone faced fosse on S and W sides, townland boundary on N side and structure (CW009-007003-) on E side. Foundations of tower (CW009-007002-) in NE quadrant. A deep rush filled leat is separated from the fosse by a causeway, it leads SE to the Derreen River where it divides, one branch running N to join the river above the weir and a second running S where it joins the river below the weir. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW009-007002 Structure
Description
Foundations of square tower (dims. 6.6m x 4.5m) stand in NE quadrant of moated site (CW009-007001-), with structure (CW009-007003-) attached to E side. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
And 2 more.
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 moderately low, 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
- 0.8 ha
- 2 acres
- Land parcels
- 1
- registered freehold, median 7,630 m² (0.76 ha, 1.89 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Acaun, from 7,630 m² (0.76 ha, 1.89 acres) to 7,630 m² (0.76 ha, 1.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 2 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Acaun 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
No planning application touches the townland of Acaun 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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Acaun.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Acaun.
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 Acaun, 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 Acaun.
- 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 Acaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.
The townland
- Name
- Acaun · Níocán
- Area
- 8,137 m² (0.81 ha, 2.01 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathvilly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathvilly
- Electoral division
- Williamstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 327 people lived in 112 households in the Williamstown electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Haroldstown, Tobinstown
- Placenames
- Acaun 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.