Eaglehill
Eaglehill is a townland in the civil parish of Clonmore, barony of Rathvilly, Co. Carlow. Its name in Irish is Cnoc an Iolair.
Parcel 809373
- Area
- 950 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 202 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
- Eaglehill
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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.
- 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
- 124.4 ha
- 307 acres
- Land parcels
- 27
- registered freehold, median 11,944 m² (1.19 ha, 2.95 acres)
- Zoning
- S5
- Community / Education
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Eaglehill, from 154 m² to 277,084 m² (27.71 ha, 68.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- S5Community / Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Hacketstown Small Town Plan, Carlow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
3 Jan 2026Conditional
a domestic garage, a new dwelling with services, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2660001
6 Dec 2025N/a
to construct a domestic garage, a new dwelling with services, and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560399
16 Nov 2025N/a
to construct a domestic garage, a new dwelling with services, and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560370
24 Jul 2023Conditional
planning permission to build a new shed for the storage of vintage cars, with all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2360142
9 Feb 2023Conditional
to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2328
23 Jan 2023N/a
to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2316
26 Jul 2021Conditional
Permission to carry out works to a protected structure, (RPS No. CW283) 1. Renovate existing two storey dwelling house and construct a single storey extension, with the provision of a new on-site wastewater treatment system and percolation area, 2. demolish the remains of some derelict outbuildings, 3. construct a new entranceway, together with tree planting, general landscaping and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 21287
21 Jun 2021N/a
Permission to renovate and extend an existing two storey dwelling house, demolish the remains of some outbuildings, construct a new entranceway, with the provision of a new on-site wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with tree planting, general landscaping and all associated site works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 21234
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 Eaglehill.
Recorded monuments
- CW004-043 Hut site
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 Circular area (diam. 11m), defined by low bank (av H 0.2m). Possible external fosse and outer bank visible N-E-SE. Close to hill summit, c. 50m NE of industrial area with iron slag (CW004-051----) (CW004-052----)
- CW004-051 Metalworking site
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 Circular area (diam. 5m) of slag and ceramic fragments of inderterminate type (possibly crucible parts), exposed in trackway close to summit of high hill (c. 950 ft). Hut site c. 50m to NE (CW004-043----). Second smaller circular (CW004-052----) area with slag and small amount of charcoal, about 50m S of downhill from larger area of activity.
- CW004-052 Metalworking site
Description
Small circular area with slag and small amount of charcoal, about 50m S of downhill from larger area of activity (CW004-051----). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW004-055001 Hut site
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: 25 May 2011 Complex of two oval hut sites and small field. Hut A (CW004-055001-), defined by collapsed boulder wall (max. H 2 courses) with possible entrance at NW (max. diam. 3m). Hut B (CW004-055003-), c. 25m to ESE of A, defined by collapsed stone wall (max. diam. 2.5m). Poorly defined rectilinear enclosure (CW004-055002-) (dims. c 3m x c 13m), probably haggard constructed adjacent to face of outcrop, 3m SE of Hut B. See also metal working (CW004-051---- and CW004-052----) and hut site (CW004-043----).
- CW004-055002 Enclosure
Description
Poorly defined rectilinear enclosure (dims. c. 3m x c. 13m), 3m SE of Hut B (CW004-055003-). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
- CW004-055003 Hut site
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: 25 May 2011 Complex of two oval hut sites and small field. Hut A (CW004-055001-), defined by collapsed boulder wall (max. H 2 courses) with possible entrance at NW (max. diam. 3m). Hut B (CW004-055003-), c. 25m to ESE of A, defined by collapsed stone wall (max. diam. 2.5m). Poorly defined rectilinear enclosure (CW004-055002-) (dims. c 3m x c 13m), probably haggard constructed adjacent to face of outcrop, 3m SE of Hut B. See also metal working (CW004-051---- and CW004-052----) and hut site (CW004-043----).
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Eaglehill.
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 Eaglehill, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Eaglehill.
- 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 Eaglehill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.
The townland
- Name
- Eaglehill · Cnoc an Iolair
- Area
- 1,244,075 m² (124.41 ha, 307.42 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonmore, and its townlands
- Barony
- Rathvilly
- Electoral division
- Clonmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 548 people lived in 199 households in the Clonmore electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballysallagh Upper, Croneskagh Upper, Eaglehill, Eaglehill (Newton), Hacketstown Upper, Vermount, Woodside
- Placenames
- Eaglehill 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.