Ballycloghduff (grogan)

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycloghduff (grogan), from 948 m² to 571,447 m² (57.14 ha, 141.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Ballycloghduff (grogan) 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.

• 18 Oct 2022Refused

  construction of a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, septic tank with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22505

• 18 Jun 2018Conditional

  The construction of a new one and a half storey dwelling house with septic tank and percolation area, separate single storey garage building and a new vehicular entrance from the public road together with all associated site and landscaping works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 187108

• 14 Nov 2017N/a

  The construction of a new one and two storey dwelling house with septic tank and percolation area, separate single storey garage building and a new vehicular entrance from the public road together with all associated site landscaping works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 177203

• 16 Oct 2017N/a

  The construction of a new one and two storey dwelling house with septic tank and percolation area, separate single storey garage building and a new vehicular entrance from the public road together with all associated site and landscaping works.

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 177187

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 Ballycloghduff (grogan).

Recorded monuments

• WM030-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in fairly level pasture, with good views all around. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as an oval-shaped enclosure annotated ‘Mullins Fort'. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as the arc (C 50m N-S) of an earthwork which is incorporated as a curvilinear field boundary (depth of curve 2.5m) from N-E-S. Monument described in 1979 as a partially levelled earthwork which is defined by an arc of bank which is incorporated into a field boundary from N-E-S. The perimeter is defined by faint traces of a low levelled scarp from S-W and is levelled from W-N. The interior is level and featureless. Monument is visible as an angle in a field fence on Digital Globe aerial photography, which represents the former curvilinear bank which appears to have been incorporated into a later field fence. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

• WM030-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in pasture, with extensive views to NE and E. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1979 as a fairly small roughly oval-shaped area (dims. 34m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by a scarp from ENE-E-S-W-N with traces of a low bank from N-ENE. The scarp is best preserved at E and S and is very faint at W and has a disused quarry depression at NW. There is a lot of stone on the scarp but this seems to be a mixture of field clearance stones with some outcrop. There is no indication of an entrance. A modern field fence running NE-SW abuts the perimeter to NW, where the scarp is defaced. The interior is slightly uneven and there are some small areas of outcrop in the NW quadrant and some small field clearance stones scattered elsewhere. There are faint traces of cultivation ridges running ENE-WSW to the immediate S of the monument. Monument is visible today as a very faint oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

• WM030-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low rise, in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1979 as an oval-shaped area (dims. 44m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by a low bank and external fosse. The bank is almost reduced to a scarp. The bank is low and faint from E-SE-S-W and is almost reduced to a scarp from W-N-E. A very faint narrow and shallow fosse is visible from SE-S and may have been recut as the drain of an old field boundary from SW-W-NW. There is no indication of an entrance. The interior has a slight E-facing slope and there are faint traces of cultivation ridges running N-S. A modern field fence runs ENE-WSW along the perimeter at NW. An old field bank running roughly E-W intersects the perimeter at SW. Traces of another old field bank can be seen running N from this along the outside of the perimeter from SW-W-NW. Monument is visible today as a very faint oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

• WM030-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the top of a S-facing slope, in wet undulating pasture, overlooking the Tang River c. 70m to SE and with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM030-017----) lies c. 65m to NE. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork. Levelled monument described in 1979 as a roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a narrow, shallow fosse-like depression from S-W-N-E-SE and by a low faint scarp from SE-S. The interior is slightly uneven and appears to have been disturbed. Monument is visible today as a very faint roughly circular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

• WM030-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a S-facing slope, in wet undulating pasture, overlooking the Tang River c. 45m to SE and with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM030-016----) lies c. 65m to SW. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1979 as a roughly oval-shaped area (dims. 32m E-W; 31m N-S) enclosed by a low bank and an external fosse. The bank is poorly preserved and is almost reduced to a low scarp. There are traces of a narrow, shallow outer fosse which is traceable from NW-N-E-ESE. The modern field fence runs roughly N-S across the monument at W, where the perimeter has been defaced. There is no indication of an entrance although there are disturbance gaps at N, E and S. The interior has a S-facing slope and an uneven surface. The entire perimeter and parts of the interior are overgrown with thorn trees and briars which are most dense across the E and S quadrants of the monument. Monument is visible today as a subcircular-shaped tree-planted area on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

• WM030-020 Exhibitionist figure (present location)
  Description

  A male exhibitionist figure cemented into the gate pillar of Ballycloghduff House carved in relief on a rectangular-shaped cut stone (dims. 0.6m x 0.3m) which came from the site of a medieval castle (WM030-130---) located 110m to the E of the present gateway. This carved stone was taken from the levelled castle site and inserted into gate pier by present landowners. A photograph taken by the landowner shows the figure carved in relief on a rectangular-shaped cut stone possibly a quoin or jamb stone from a window or doorway surround of the medieval castle. Figure was mistakenly identified as originally coming from the corn mill located 150m to the E (Weir 1980, 64-5). This figure was inserted into the gate pillar of Ballycloghduff House along with other stones from the levelled castle site by the present landowner. Ballycloghduff Castle is depicted on the 1659 Down Survey map where it is shown standing beside a medieval mill (WM030-131----) (NLI, MS 723-4). The present corn mill appears to be standing on the site of the medieval mill depicted on the Down Survey map. Described in 1973 as a carved figure 'built into a gate pier of Ballycloghduff House. The stone appears to be of limestone and was at one time painted over. The figure is cut in low relief and shows, head, arms, torso and legs. The feet are turned in towards each other. In the left hand the figure holds a key. The right hand is placed between the legs and may be holding the genitals' (SMR File 30/03/1973). Described by Weir (1980, 64-5) as a grotesque figure which has 'a large head and slightly bulbous, round eyes, with pupils. The feet are inturned on unsplayed legs. The mouth is large and the lips are parted to display sharp teeth. With his right hand he holds-or holds down-a very large penis, while in his left he clutches a large key to his chest'. In 1986 the figure was described as possessing a ‘large round head turned slightly to one side, with almond-shaped eyes under a heavy eyebrow ridge; the pupils are mere slits. The feet are in-turned, on unsplayed short straight legs, and the body cannot be distinguished from behind the two arms. The left hand carries a key pointing diagonally to the left shoulder. The right arm, rather longer, is parallel but passes downward and the hand clutches a large, downward pointing penis. There is no scrotum’ (Weir and Jerman 1986, 29). Recorded by Cherry as an exhibitionist figure that was mistakenly identified as a sheela-na-gig (Cherry 1992, 10). Described by McMahon and Roberts as a, ‘figure located 4.5 km east-north-east of Carne Castle, on the gatepost of a former mill a rare example of a male Sheela-na-Gig or Seán-na-Gig can be found. The right arm is holding an over-large downward pointing penis and the left arm reaches across his chest to rest underneath the armpit. A diamond or chevron is distinctly carved on the middle of the chest and unusually the figure has inward pointing feet’ (McMahon and Roberts 2001, 175). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 25 June 2015

• WM030-130 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on top of high ground with good views in all directions with corn mill 45m to SE. A pile of rubble lying on the surface of the field known locally as the 'haggard' marks the site of a post-medieval barn which was built with cut stone from Ballycloghduff Castle. A rectangular building depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map may be this agricultural outbuilding. The outbuilding which was built with cut stone from the medieval castle may have been built on the site of the levelled castle. It is possible that the castle may have been located elsewhere within the vicinity of the haggard field as there are no surface remains of the castle site in the field known locally as the haggard. However the quantity of cut stone from the medieval castle which has been incorporated into the levelled agricultural outbuilding makes this field the most likely location for the castle. The stone wall enclosing this field contains dressed cut stone from the castle including one fragment of a spandrel from a possible ogee-headed single light window. At the nearby corn mill a second fragment of a similar window spandrel has been incorporated into a section of the mill race of the mill. In 1612 Robert Dillon of Cannorstown was granted a 'castle, a bawn, 30 houses, a water-mill (WM030-131----)' in the townland of 'Bealanecloghduffe and Killnedrae' (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 228). This castle is depicted as a tower house type fortification on the 1659 Down Survey map of Drumrany parish where it is shown standing beside a medieval watermill (WM030-131----) on the W bank of the Tang River (NLI, MS 723-4). The terrier of the 1659 Down Survey parish map recorded that in 1641 this castle and the lands of 'Ballinacloghduffe & Ruans' amounting to 380 plantation acres of profitable land belonged to the 'Irish papists', Henry Dillon and John Dillon (Ibid.). The terrier of Drumrany Parish map record that there was in 'Belanagh Cloghduffe & Ruans a Castle and a Mill' (Ibid.). The present corn mill appears to be standing on the site of the medieval watermill depicted on the Down Survey map. A male exhibitionist figure (WM030-020----) cemented into the gate pillar of the entrance avenue to Ballycloghduff House located 90m to the W came from the site of the medieval castle. Punch-dressed stone of 16th / 17th century date which was taken from the levelled castle site has been reused in building of the gate pier to the entrance driveway of Ballycloghduff House and in parts of the mill race of the adjoining corn mill. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 24 July 2015

• WM030-131 Water mill - vertical-wheeled
  Description

  Situated in slight hollow with castle site (WM030-130---) 45m to NW. In 1612 Robert Dillon of Cannorstown was granted a 'castle (WM030-130----), a bawn, 30 houses, a water-mill' in the townland of 'Bealanecloghduffe and Killnedrae' (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 228). The post-medieval corn mill depicted on the OS 6-inch maps may have been built on the site of the medieval watermill depicted on the 1659 Down Survey map of Drumrany parish (NLI, MS 723-4). On this map the watermill is depicted as a building with waterwheel standing on the W bank of the Tang River or on the mill race diverted from the said river. The mill is shown standing beside a medieval castle (WM030-130----). The terrier of the 1659 Down Survey parish map recorded that in 1641 this castle and the lands of 'Ballinacloghduffe & Ruans' belonged to 'Irish papists', Henry Dillon and John Dillon (Ibid.). The terrier of Drumrany Parish map record that there was in 'Belanagh Cloghduffe & Ruans a Castle and a Mill' (Ibid.). Today only a small portion of the eastern end of the post-medieval corn mill survives, the rest of the mill was levelled and the mill race was mainly filled in and covered with a modern concrete yard. A portion of this mill-race has been preserved at the W end of the farmyard and a decorated window spandrel from Ballycloghduff Castle (WM030-130----) has been built into this section of the mill race surround. Cut stone fragments of the medieval castle can also be seen in the vicinity of the weir where they have been reused as facing stones for the E bank of the river. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 24 July 2015

Architectural heritage

• Ballycloghduff House, unknown, 1600–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Carved limestone panel, date unknown, inset into a gate-pier at the entrance to Ballycloghduff house (15403013). Panel has a figure carved in bas-relief holding a key. Located to the northeast of Mount Temple.

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 Ballycloghduff (grogan) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Ballycloghduff (grogan)

Area

926,718 m² (92.67 ha, 229 acres)

Civil parish

Drumraney, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkenny West

Electoral division

Umma, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycloghduff (molston), Dunlom East, Moyvoughly, Toorbeg

Placenames

Ballycloghduff (grogan) 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.