Ballintue

77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballintue, from 64 m² to 352,563 m² (35.26 ha, 87.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Ballynacarrigy, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 20 Sept 2024Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system and percolating area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460345

• 18 Oct 2017Conditional

  private dwelling house, proprietry effluent treatment system and percolation area, domestic garage, entrance onto public road and all ancillary site services.

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 176286

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal 002103

Recorded monuments

• WM010-018 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on ENE facing slope of a slight hillock, with low-lying wet land to the NE & E, Royal Canal 10m to N and Ballynacarrigy Bridge 190m to ENE. Site of castle (WM010-019----) 35m to S. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a circular enclosure and annotated as a ‘fort’. Hachured as a circular-shaped monument on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map but not indicated on subsequent editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Levelled enclosure visible as a slight crop mark of light vegetation (approx. diam. 30m E-W). No surface remains visible of levelled monument on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 8 June 2017

• WM010-019 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a steep prominent hillock with good views of the surrounding countryside. Royal Canal 85m to N. Ringfort (WM010-018----) 35m to N, earthwork (WM010-020----) 150m to SSE. This is not the came castle as the medieval castle of Ballintue (WM010-040001-) located 1.1km to the SSE that is depicted on the 1654-59 Down Survey map of Kilmacnevan parish map (NLI, MS 723-4). The terrier of this map recorded that in this parish there was a castle lately ruined 'in Ballintue' (ibid.). This castle is located in the present townland of Kilmacnevan. Depicted as a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 22m NW-SE; 36m NE-SW) and annotated as ‘Site of Castle’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. A series of low earthen banks and depressions mark the site of the levelled castle. At the foot of the hill to SE & S is a complex of grass covered banks, some forming small enclosures which may be settlement earthworks associated with the levelled castle site. The earthworks to the SE of the castle site may be the remains of a medieval settlement. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 8 June 2017

• WM010-019001 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Situated on a steep prominent hillock with good views of the surrounding countryside. Royal Canal 85m to N. Ringfort (WM010-018----) 35m to N, earthwork (WM010-020----) 150m to SSE. Depicted as ‘Site of Castle’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. A series of low earthen banks and depressions mark the site of the levelled castle. At the foot of the hill to SE & S is a complex of grass covered banks, some forming small enclosures which may be settlement earthworks associated with the levelled castle site. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 8 June 2017

• WM010-020 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on top of a small natural rise in gently undulating grassland with good views to the W & N, restricted by higher ground to the SE. Royal Canal 260m to N. Castle (WM010-019----) 150m to the NNW. Poorly preserved much degraded monument of which only the W half remains visible. Present remains consist of a sub-circular shaped area enclosed by a low wide earthen bank (Wth 4.3m; int. H 0.2m) visible only at S. The monument has been bisected by a post-1837 field fence running NNE-SSW. No visible remains of E half of monument. Possible ringfort. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 June 2017

• WM010-033 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a small circular earthwork annotated as a ‘fort’. Present remains consist of a circular shaped area (diam. 11.2m N-S; 12.5m E-W) enclosed by a dry stone wall (Wth 1m; H 0.8m). A collapsed L-shaped dry-stone wall (long portion 5m WSW-ENE; short portion 3.20m SSE-NW; Wth 1.8m; H 0.4m; T 0.5m) of uncertain date is visible in the interior. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 June 2017

• WM010-034 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland with good views from SW-W-N-NE. Described in 1972 as a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 28m NNE-SSW) enclosed by two poorly preserved earthen banks and an intervening fosse. There are traces of dry stone walling and upright slabs forming a revetment in places on the internal face of the inner bank. The fosse and outer bank are visible from SSE-S-W. S of the centre of the interior is a deep depression, possibly indicating the site of a souterrain (WM010-034001-). The site has been subsequently levelled and is only barely visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 June 2017

• WM010-034001 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland with good views from SW-W-N-NE. Described in 1972 as a deep depression located in S quadrant of ringfort (WM010-034---) may indicate the site of a souterrain. Site has been subsequently levelled. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 June 2017

• WM011-117 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a prominent natural rise, surrounded by gently undulating grassland with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM011-118---) 350m to SE. A raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 38m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by two earth and stone banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is best preserved from ESE-SE, and is very slight or levelled elsewhere. The outer bank has been modified where if forms part of a field fence from N-E-SW and has traces of stone facing. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.9m) with a large stone set on edge on the N side in the inner bank at E, a causeway (Wth 4.8m; H 0.3m) across the fosse and gap in the outer bank represented by a modern gateway (Wth 2m). The interior rises towards the centre, where there is a very shallow circular depression which may represent a house site (WM011-117001-). In the NW quadrant a large stone (L 2m NNW-SSE; H 0.5m) set on edge is of unknown significance. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017

• WM011-117001 Hut site
  Description

  Situated on top of a prominent natural rise, surrounded by gently undulating grassland with good views in all directions. A very shallow circular depression (approx. diam. 6.9m) in the centre of a ringfort (WM011-117---) may represent a hut site. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017

• WM011-118 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a rise, surrounded by grassland with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Ringfort (WM011-117---) 350m to NW. Ringfort (WM011-119----) 380m to NE. A large, raised roughly circular-shaped area (approx. diam 46m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and a wide external fosse. The inner bank has several disturbance gaps, and the fosse is best preserved at S & E. There is an entrance gap at NE and causeway (Wth 5.7m; H 1m) across the fosse. The interior rises towards the centre, where a hay-shed has been built and occupies most of the NW side interior which is clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. A large perforated stone is visible in the SE quadrant. Field fences intersect the monument at NNW & S. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017

• WM011-119 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight natural rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland. Ringfort (WM011-118----) 380m to SW. Nunnery (WM011-121---) 135m to SE. A slightly raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 30m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by a two poorly preserved earthen banks and intervening fosse. The inner bank has several disturbance gaps and has dry-stone walling on its inner face at ESE, and the outer counterscarp bank is fragmentary also. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.4m) in the inner bank at S, a causeway (Wth 4.4m; H 0.3m) across the fosse and corresponding entrance gap (Wth 1.4m) in the outer bank. There is another possible entrance gap at E (Wth 1.4m). The interior rises towards the centre where an ESB pole has been erected, and a low mound which has been partially dug away exposing some small loose stones. Earthworks of uncertain date visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011 to S & N, although the S earthworks may be an extension of the earthworks around castle (WM011-120---). See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 August 2017

Architectural heritage

• Hotel, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former canal hotel, built c.1810, with two-storey former commercial stores attached to east side. Now derelict and out of use. Pitched natural slate roof with brick chimneystack and raised stone verge to western gable. Coursed rubble limestone walls. Square-arched window openings with brick surrounds and stone sills to former hotel (west), windows now gone. Square-headed door opening with keystone detail and replacement timber sheeted door. Single square-headed doorcase with brick surrounds to former stores (east). Located on the banks of the Royal Canal harbour with gravel pathway leading to canal. Remains of cast-iron heavy goods crane to immediate north.

• Ballynacarrigy Bridge, bridge, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch canal bridge, built c.1810. Constructed of dressed limestone with dressed limestone parapet walls and ashlar limestone voussoirs to arch. Projecting limestone string course at road level. Carved plaque to east elevation. Located to the east end of Ballynacarrigy Harbour, to the southwest of the village. Carries small road over canal.

• 35th Lock, lock, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Canal lock and lock gates, built c.1810, restored c.1990. Retaining walls built of ashlar limestone with timber breast gates, foot bridge and timber balance arms, all with steel fittings. Located to the east entrance to Ballynacarrigy Royal Canal Harbour and adjacent to lock keeper's cottage (number 35).

• 35th Lock, lock keeper's house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey former lock keeper's cottage, built c.1810. Now in use as private house with three-bay single-storey extension to the rear. Hipped artificial slate hipped roof with projecting stone eaves course, red clay ridge tiles and a central rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls with central doorcase and flanking windows set into segmental-headed blind arches. Square-headed window openings with six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows and cut stone sills. Square-headed door opening with timber door to centre. Located on south bank of Royal Canal adjacent to lock 35 and to the immediate east of Ballynacarrigy Royal Canal Harbour. Tow-path to front.

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).

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

Name

Ballintue · Baile an Tiúigh

Area

2,695,403 m² (269.54 ha, 666.05 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacnevan, and its townlands

Barony

Moygoish

Electoral division

Kilbixy, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynacarrigy, Ballysallagh (fox), Ballysallagh (tuite), Balroe, Castlegaddery, Churchtown, Conlanstown, Deerpark, Irishtown, Kilmacnevan, Lakingstown, Laragh, Rathmore

Placenames

Ballintue on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.