Coolvin

Area

491,659 m² (49.17 ha, 121.49 acres)

Buildings

8 buildings touch it, 863 m² on the ground

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

Coolvin

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

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 5 recorded monuments.

• WM016-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in forestry plantation on a slight natural rise of ground surrounded by wet poorly drained land. Ringfort (WM016-009----) lies 260m to E. A large sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 44m N-S; 42m E-W) enclosed by a very slight earthen bank with vague traces of an external fosse. The bank has several disturbance gaps but no clear entrance feature visible. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 20

• WM016-012 Church
  Description

  In N quadrant of Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-). Poorly preserved ruins of a rectangular church (int. dims. c. 16.5m E-W; 6.85m N-S; wall T 0.9m) built of coursed rubble. Only a section of the S wall remains upstanding to full height (L. 10m; H 3m). The line of the E gable is difficult to identify while only the lower wall footings survives of the N wall (max. H 0.6m) of the church. The W wall of the church stands several courses high (max. H 2.2m). The church is entered through a late medieval pointed doorway of possible 15th century date located W of centre in the S wall. The punch dressed limestone jambs of the doorway (Wth 1.07m; H 1.7m) are set into a recessed surround which may suggest that this doorway was inserted into the wall of the church in a secondary building phase. The edge of the recessed surround was built with alternating long and short punch dressed quoins similar to the punch dressed limestone jambs of the doorway. The fine punch dressed doorway with drafted margins suggests a date in the 15th/16th century. Directly above the doorway is a small rectangular niche (dims. Wth 0.5m; H 0.35m; D 0.07m) which may have contained a stone plaque now missing. Above this niche are the remains of a poorly preserved sandstone corbel or head possibly of 12th century date that has been completely defaced due to natural weathering of the stone. Directly inside the doorway of the church on the W side are the remains of a low cross-wall which may represent the E wall of a priest’s residence (int. dims. 3.8m E-W; 6.85m N-S) built into the W end of the church. Alternatively this cross-wall may have been built in the post-medieval period when the W end of the church was was converted into a private burial area. Upright memorials dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been inserted into the internal face of the W wall of the church. Two medieval jambstones have been used as stone surrounds for one of these upright memorials. The interior of the church has been used for burials in the post-medieval period with upright memorials inside the church dating from this period. Small private burial areas defined by low walls (H 0.4m; wall T 0.45m) have been built onto the external face of the W and N walls of the church. A single punch dressed chamfered jamb stone of a late medieval church window can be seen lying on the surface of the graveyard a few metres to the NE of the NE angle of the church. This carved jamb stone has a single socket hole visible for an iron grill of the window with an internal rebate for a wooden shutter. The SMR file mentions the presence of a carved head in a shed belonging to nearby Noughaval House that was thought to be of Early Christian date. This head appears to date from the post-medieval period and may be contemporaneous with Noughaval House. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2014

• WM016-012001 Graveyard
  Description

  On low rise of ground in undulating countryside with Noughaval House 120m to E. A roughly D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 60m E-W x 60m N-S) enclosed by a post-medieval stone wall (H 1.2m; wall T 0.45m), with entrance gate and stile at NW corner. The medieval church ruins (WM016-012----) stand in the N quadrant of the graveyard. Possible site of holy well (WM016-012002-) dedicated to St Finnian located outside graveyard wall close to NW angle. The remains of a curving earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp can be seen running along the inner face of the N and E sections of the graveyard wall and may represent the remains of a possible Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM016-012003-). The graveyard contains memorials dating from the post-medieval period onwards. Low series of earthworks can be seen in the field to the E of the graveyard while a circular earthwork can be seen in field immediately S of graveyard wall. The earthworks in the field to the E and S of the graveyard may be associated with the medieval church or possibly earlier. Linear earthworks in the field to the SW of the graveyard appear to be drainage ditches of post medieval period. A linear drain running along the external face of the W wall of the graveyard appears to be post-medieval in date. The land immediately to the W of the graveyard is waterlogged while the land to the E and S is dry pasture. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2014

• WM016-012003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The curving sections of the D-shaped boundary wall of post-medieval date at Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-) may indicate the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 19). Inside the curving boundary wall are the remains of a low earthen bank mainly reduced to a scarp with indications of a possible external fosse now filled in, visible running along inner face of N and E sections of graveyard wall. Medieval church ruins (WM016-012----) standing in N quadrant of Noughaval graveyard contains possible sandstone head of 12th century date. Possible holy well (WM016-012002-) associated with St Finnian located outside NW quadrant of graveyard boundary wall. A low linear earthwork in field to E of graveyard may represent remains of an old trackway running from the graveyard towards Noughaval House to the E which clearly visible on Bing Maps aerial photographs. Circular enclosure (WM016-012004-), possibly a small ring-barrow in field immediately S of boundary wall, clearly visible on OSI 2005 aerial photographs. The SMR file mentions the presence of a carved head in a shed belonging to nearby Noughaval House that was thought to be of Early Christian date. This head appears to date from the post-medieval period and may be contemporaneous with Noughaval House. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 October 2014

• WM016-012004 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Circular area (diam. 10m) enclosed by low earthen bank in low lying partially drained field immediately S of Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-) boundary wall. Outline of earthwork clearly visible on OSI 2005 aerial photographs. Possibly represents the remains of a ring-barrow. A low linear earthwork in field to E of graveyard may represent the remains of an old trackway running from the graveyard towards Noughaval House to the E which is clearly visible on Bing Maps aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 2 October 2014

Architectural heritage

• Noughaval House, house, 1760–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey country house, built c.1760, with screen walls to either side (north and south) hiding lean-to single-storey wings to rear (east), having cut limestone coping over and cut limestone ball finials to ends. Three-storey elevation to rear (east) with two two-bay two-storey returns. Possibly incorporating earlier fabric. Re-roofed and altered following damage during the 'Night of the Big Wind' in 1839. Now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof with overhanging bracketed eaves and rendered chimneystacks to either end having clay chimney pots. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Lime rendered walls with evidence of rubble stone walling exposed to rear. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows retaining early, possibly crown glass, c.1838. Central round-headed doorcase with limestone block-and-start surround having glazed timber door with radial fanlight over. Interesting interior with shouldered doorcases and a mid-eighteenth century ramped staircase. House set back from road in extensive grounds with complex of rubble limestone outbuildings to rear (east). Main gates to west.

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).

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