# Giantsgrave, Co. Tipperary: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Rathronan, barony of Iffa and Offa East, Co. Tipperary; in Irish An Chloch Fhada.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,040,987 m² (104.1 ha, 257.23 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,571 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 Environs, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Rathronan, https://everytownland.com/tipperary/parish/rathronan.md
- Barony: Iffa and Offa East
- Electoral division: Clonmel Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Clonmel Rural electoral division: 5,750 people in 2,019 households; 70% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Tipperary, https://everytownland.com/tipperary.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/48280
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 211507
- Centre: latitude 52.385493, longitude -7.7309 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Giantsgrave, from 101 m² to 178,466 m² (17.85 ha, 44.1 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5608538: 178,466 m² (17.85 ha, 44.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5608538.md
- Parcel 576232: 77,341 m² (7.73 ha, 19.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/576232.md
- Parcel 496039: 74,201 m² (7.42 ha, 18.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/496039.md
- Parcel 565771: 73,332 m² (7.33 ha, 18.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/565771.md
- Parcel 497726: 71,476 m² (7.15 ha, 17.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/497726.md
- Parcel 503630: 66,954 m² (6.7 ha, 16.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/503630.md
- Parcel 527605: 60,060 m² (6.01 ha, 14.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/527605.md
- Parcel 561181: 48,521 m² (4.85 ha, 11.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/561181.md
- Parcel 516272: 40,319 m² (4.03 ha, 9.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/516272.md
- Parcel 577141: 38,416 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/577141.md
- Parcel 529646: 29,658 m² (2.97 ha, 7.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/529646.md
- Parcel 587600: 23,102 m² (2.31 ha, 5.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/587600.md
- Parcel 547925: 22,208 m² (2.22 ha, 5.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/547925.md
- Parcel 4880800: 20,380 m² (2.04 ha, 5.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4880800.md
- Parcel 4880705: 20,170 m² (2.02 ha, 4.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4880705.md
- Parcel 534196: 19,234 m² (1.92 ha, 4.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/534196.md
- Parcel 585745: 13,608 m² (1.36 ha, 3.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/585745.md
- Parcel 544375: 11,141 m² (1.11 ha, 2.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/544375.md
- Parcel 518639: 10,954 m² (1.1 ha, 2.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/518639.md
- Parcel 531650: 7,686 m² (0.77 ha, 1.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/531650.md
- Parcel 493966: 5,825 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/493966.md
- Parcel 495718: 5,243 m² (0.52 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/495718.md
- Parcel 524192: 4,930 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/524192.md
- Parcel 588640: 4,807 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/588640.md
- Parcel 508471: 4,664 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/508471.md
- Parcel 510152: 4,653 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/510152.md
- Parcel 516772: 4,317 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/516772.md
- Parcel 576093: 4,266 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/576093.md
- Parcel 4264820: 4,177 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4264820.md
- Parcel 528971: 3,484 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/528971.md
- Parcel 551716: 3,420 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/551716.md
- Parcel 523910: 3,346 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/523910.md
- Parcel 516744: 3,314 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/516744.md
- Parcel 511593: 3,143 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/511593.md
- Parcel 500295: 3,096 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/500295.md
- Parcel 2436405: 2,965 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2436405.md
- Parcel 573179: 2,962 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/573179.md
- Parcel 547616: 2,911 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/547616.md
- Parcel 578984: 2,718 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/578984.md
- Parcel 498756: 2,690 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/498756.md
- Parcel 575050: 2,672 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/575050.md
- Parcel 561308: 2,469 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/561308.md
- Parcel 497240: 2,194 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/497240.md
- Parcel 4141236: 2,187 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4141236.md
- Parcel 565596: 2,132 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/565596.md
- Parcel 569729: 2,130 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/569729.md
- Parcel 533999: 2,064 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/533999.md
- Parcel 567254: 1,981 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/567254.md
- Parcel 495607: 1,923 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/495607.md
- Parcel 502636: 1,886 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/502636.md
- Parcel 518303: 1,862 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/518303.md
- Parcel 500837: 1,769 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/500837.md
- Parcel 496645: 1,758 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/496645.md
- Parcel 547592: 1,667 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/547592.md
- Parcel 4905470: 1,641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4905470.md
- Parcel 499108: 1,619 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/499108.md
- Parcel 564693: 1,545 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/564693.md
- Parcel 502783: 1,530 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/502783.md
- Parcel 567389: 1,519 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/567389.md
- Parcel 502956: 1,454 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/502956.md
- Parcel 577273: 1,440 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/577273.md
- Parcel 507745: 1,418 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/507745.md
- Parcel 573075: 1,328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/573075.md
- Parcel 4905376: 1,304 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4905376.md
- Parcel 508790: 1,275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/508790.md
- Parcel 528138: 1,207 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/528138.md
- Parcel 562583: 1,180 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/562583.md
- Parcel 568774: 1,178 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/568774.md
- Parcel 588968: 1,173 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/588968.md
- Parcel 567641: 1,164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/567641.md
- Parcel 518784: 1,093 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/518784.md
- Parcel 512049: 1,003 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/512049.md
- Parcel 5393826: 905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5393826.md
- Parcel 5521308: 823 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5521308.md
- Parcel 582938: 794 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/582938.md
- Parcel 4926126: 489 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4926126.md
- Parcel 496078: 397 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/496078.md
- Parcel 512338: 184 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/512338.md
- Parcel 5608537: 167 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5608537.md
- Parcel 5684780: 153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5684780.md
- Parcel 495825: 151 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/495825.md
- Parcel 5807128: 101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5807128.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- P5 Environs (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Clonmel and Environs Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Tipperary; 92 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.tipperarycoco.ie/planning-and-building/local-area-plan-consultation/clonmel-and-environs-local-area-plan-2024-2030

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

13 applications, newest first.

- 10 Mar 2025, Tipperary County Council 2560188: Conditional. Retention. a) changes to the front, rear and side elevations of the house, b) three domestic sheds (a boiler house, a garden shed and a domestic shed) as constructed, c) the site entrance as constructed, and d) boundary treatments. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560188/0
- 7 Aug 2024, Tipperary County Council 2460651: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a single-storey domestic garage to the rear of the property and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460651/0
- 3 May 2023, Tipperary County Council 2360297: Conditional. Permission. 1) to remove existing foundation to section of site boundary, 2) development of gabion baskets, 3) new boundary treatment, 4) and associated drainage management. This proposal is an amendment to that permitted under Planning permission ref 20/1609. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360297/0
- 19 Apr 2023, Tipperary County Council 2360247: N/a. Permission. 1) the removal of existing foundation to section of site boundary, 2) the development of gabion baskets, 3) a new boundary treatment, 4) and associated drainage management. This proposal is an amendment to that permitted under Planning permission ref 20/1609. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360247/0
- 26 Mar 2021, Tipperary County Council 21397: Conditional. Permission. to construct a single-storey extension to the side of my existing dwelling and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/21397/0
- 25 Mar 2021, Tipperary County Council 21374: Conditional. Permission. a single storey extension to the rear and side of our existing house and to decommission the existing septic tank and install a new packaged wasterwater treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/21374/0
- 31 Dec 2020, Tipperary County Council 201609: Conditional. Permission. 1) demolish existing rear extension and garage/shed area, 2) construct new extension and carport area, 3) raise the roof of the existing house, 4) amend existing entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/201609/0
- 15 Dec 2020, Tipperary County Council 201510: N/a. Permission. (1) Demolish existing rear extension and garage/shed area, (2) Construct new extension and carport area, (3) Raise the roof of the existing house, (4) Amend existing entrance (5) upgrade existing wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/201510/0
- 23 Nov 2020, Tipperary County Council 201385: Conditional. Retention. an existing single domestic garage. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/201385/0
- 15 May 2019, Tipperary County Council 19600515: Conditional. Permission. (a) An extension to the existing waste intake shed including backlit signage, (b) A new higher roof to existing waste intake shed, (c) An open fronted shed over the WEEE area, (d) An open fronted shed to the wood picking area, (e) New concrete storage bays, (f) New 2 storey weighbridge building and weighbridge, (g) New single storey prefabricated clock in and staff locker building, (h) 2 new vehicular entrances including re-aligned hedgerows and widened roadways, (i) New staff carparking and paladin fence surround, (j) New elevated walkway, (k)Relocation of existing fuel storage tank on site, (l) Expansion of concrete yards, (m) New packaged waste water treatment system and percolation area on site, (n) New metal sheeted fence and gate, (o) New 9m high post and mesh windbreak to rear of wood-picking area AND FOR PERMISSION FOR THE INDEFINITE RETENTION OF (p) Concrete storage bays, (q) A single storey prefabricated staff welfare facility consisting of toilets, showers, canteen and meeting room. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19600515/0
- 20 Jul 2018, Tipperary County Council 18600927: Conditional. Retention. extensions and alterations to bungalow residence granted planning under Ref No P. 35873 and Planning Permission Retention for Detached Carport/Garage as constructed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18600927/0
- 6 Jul 2018, Tipperary County Council 18600864: N/a. Retention. extensions and alterations to bungalow residence granted under Ref No. P3587 and Planning Permission Retention for Detached Carport/Garage as constructed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18600864/0
- 10 Aug 2017, Tipperary County Council 17600897: Conditional. Retention. retention for the revised location on site from that of existing timber framed and latted store/shed, include for all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17600897/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- TS077-054: Cross-inscribed pillar, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CTS077-054----. On the summit of a hill, at the highest point in the vicinity. S of cross-pillar is under pasture, area N of stone is planted with young conifers. In the Civil Survey (1654-6) there is a reference to 'the stones standing, upon the sd hill to the lands of Rathduffe' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 297). This refers to at least one standing stone in Rathduff townland, part of which appears to have become Giantsgrave townland. In Lewis' topographical dictionary (1837, 508) he refers to an upright stone at Giant's Grave which is 'about eight feet [2.4m] high above the ground, on which two crosses are sculptured; that on one side of the stone is in raised relief, that on the other in bas relief'. Again the stone and two crosses are described in the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 51-2) at which time there was 'a small piece of land left untilled about this stone measuring eighteen feet [5.5m] from east to west and seven feet [2m] from north to south'. According to the OS Letters the hill was called 'An Cnoc Air a bhFuair Fionn Fios i.e., the hill on which Finn (Mac Cumhaill) received his (prophetic) knowledge, and the Townland is called An Chloch Fhada i.e., the Long Stone, in Irish, and Giant's Grave in English' (ibid.). Another local legend claimed that the stone was cast from the top of Slievenamon by a giant to its present position (White 1892, 28), while another tradition asserted that the stone was erected to mark the grave of some Ulstermen who fell in a sortie during the siege of Clonmel (Power 1908, 5). Cross-inscribed pillar stone (H 2.74m), aligned NW-SE, composed of sandstone and inscribed with a cross on both broad faces. That on the SW face is in relief, with circles hollowed out in the angles and a circular knob surmounting the triangular apex of the head. There is a blank panel above this. The other cross, on the NE face, approximately half way up the stone, is sunken with a central bosse. This face has split on the W side. A concrete wall (H 1.04m) now encloses the pillar stone, and is a maximum distance of 1.05m from the stone. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS077-101: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CTS077-101----. On a slight N-facing slope in river valley, in wet, marshy, low-lying meadow. River runs c. 100m to N. No visible trace of monuememt at ground level. Enclosure identified on aerial photograph (OS AP 9723) as a possible circular earthwork or cropmark (diam. c. 21m). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- The Thatch, house, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 22207711, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=TS&regno=22207711. Detached five-bay single-storey vernacular house built c. 1800, with curving windbreak to entrance. Hipped thatched roof with red brick chimneystack. Painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash sliding windows. Square-headed door opening with render surround and having timber and glazed door. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south with pitched slate roof and painted roughcast rendered rubble sandstone walls. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to west with pitched corrugated asbestos roof, painted roughcast rendered rubble sandstone walls and battened timber doors to square-headed openings. Rubble sandstone boundary walls with square-profile piers and wrought-iron pedestrian gate. Rendered piers with carved limestone cap to west having wrought-iron double-leaf gates.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Giantsgrave.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/giantsgrave.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/giantsgrave.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/giantsgrave.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Giantsgrave, Clonmel: 7 sales, https://everytownland.com/tipperary/giantsgrave-clonmel.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballyveelish South: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/ballyveelish-south.md
- Clashaniska Upper: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/clashaniska-upper.md
- Lawlesstown: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/lawlesstown.md
- Rathduff Lower: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/rathduff-lower.md
- Rathduff Upper: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/rathduff-upper.md
- Rathronan Demesne: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/rathronan-demesne.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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