Castleland

196 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castleland, from 11 m² to 335,520 m² (33.55 ha, 82.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 67 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Castleland 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.

• 5 Aug 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission to demolish an existing dwelling and erect 2 no. dwellings

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20250958

• 14 Jul 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention for the construction of an enclosed porch to the front,

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250866

• 24 Mar 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission and permission for retention for development

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250320

• 20 Mar 2025N/a

  Permission and permission for retention for development consisting of: (A) Reten

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20250316

• 18 Jul 2024N/a

  Permission for retention and permission for completion of the following works

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240856

• 1 Jul 2024N/a

  Permission for retention and completion of (i) raising existing rear wall

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240758

• 11 Jun 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of the conversion of existing domestic garage to

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20240662

• 14 Nov 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a two storey extension

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231366

• 20 Apr 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention for (a) the demolition of an existing house

  Retention, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20230418

• 5 Apr 2023Granted (unconditional)

  PERMISSION FOR A NEW SHOP FRONT INCLUDING SIGNAGE AND FASCIA LIGHTING, TWO SINGL

  Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20181396

• 21 Mar 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission to carry out alterations to the front and side elevations of existing

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20230277

• 14 Feb 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a new two storey rear extension to an

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230144

• 22 Nov 2022N/a

  Permission for retention of extensions to existing dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20221540

• 31 May 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission to demolish an existing toilet block and erect in its place a single

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220721

• 1 Mar 2022Refused

  Permission to demolish existing dwelling and erect a fully serviced dwelling and

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220260

• 11 Oct 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect 2 No. single storey dwelling units with connection to existi

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20211568

• 1 Apr 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for a mixed-use development comprised of alterations/extension to exi

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20210486

• 9 Feb 2021Refused

  Permission to make alterations to to front elevation of existing dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210175

• 1 Feb 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission to demolish our existing dwelling and erect in its place a dwelling w

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20210126

• 9 Jun 2020Granted (conditional)

  Permission to erect a porch to the front of existing dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20200598

• 23 Sept 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20191294

• 1 Jul 2019Refused

  PERMISSION TO ERECT A STEEL FRAMED SHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF STORING VINTAGE MACHI

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190921

• 24 May 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A PAY-TO USE PORTABLE WASTE COMPACTOR FOR THE

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190701

• 26 Nov 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH OUR EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECT IN ITS PLACE A DWELLING A

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20181610

• 30 May 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION TO (A) ERECT 34 NO. DWELLING HOUSES, CONSISTING OF 22 NO. 3-BEDROOM D

  Permission, 34 homes · Wexford County Council, 20180732

The 25 most recent of 32 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Slaney River Valley SAC 000781

Recorded monuments

• WX015-003001 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  Situated on top of a low hill, but with wide views across north Co. Wexford. The castle was built on the site of a possible ringwork castle (WX015-003007-) in the early thirteenth century, probably in 1224-26 by William Marshall the younger who was in Ireland at the time as Justiciar, the principal government officer. The castle was captured by Irish forces in 1315-16, 1331 and in 1357-8 but it fell finally to the Kavanaghs in 1360, who held it for two centuries. They surrendered it to the royal authority in 1543, and in 1583 it was part of a grant to Sir Thomas Masterson. The Mastersons appear to have held the castle throughout the 1640's, but in 1649 they surrendered it to the Cromwellian general Coote. It has been virtually abandoned since then until it was conserved by the OPW. (Hore 1910) Only the SW and NE walls of a large keep (int. dims. c. 27.5m NW-SE; c. 18.5m NE-SW) with two drum towers remain. It was excavated by P. D. Sweetman (1979) who recovered the rock-cut fosse (Wth of top 5m; D 3.5m) with an entrance causeway at the S side and evidence of the curtain wall, a possible second entrance and a possible outer fosse on the E side. The walls at SE and SW may have been built on an earthen bank of a ringwork castle (WX015-003007-). Further evidence of the fosse was found (03E1813) on the NW side (McLoughlin 2006a), but excavation c. 20m to the SE (01E1182) failed to produce any related material (Tierney 2003). The keep has 3 storeys, but is lacking a cross-wall. There are cross-loops on the ground floor but there are larger trefoil windows on the upper floors. The SE tower contains a chapel with a groin-vaulted roof at the first floor. The castle is a National monument. (Stalley 1971, 26, pl. II; Adams 1904, 177–81; Harbison 1970, 247–8; Bradley and King 1990, 52-3) This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 521. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 30 April, 2012 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 3/1968).

• WX015-003007 Castle - ringwork
  Description

  Dermot MacMurrough's house which was burnt in 1166 (Hore 1910, 299) may have been a ringwork castle and was probably located at the site of the present castle. Evidence of an earthen rampart which was probably stone-faced is visible under the E and S walls of the later castle (WX015-003001-) and the SE angle tower which are built on it (Sweetman 1979, 218). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 30 April, 2012

• WX015-003023 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Situated on relatively high ground c. 200m SW of Fern Castle (WX015-003001-). Archaeological testing and excavation (99E0527) uncovered a large ditch enclosing a circular area (int. diam. 14-16m) with an oval pit and an area of burning in the interior. No artefacts were recovered in relation to the enclosure. (Walsh 2000; Wallace 2002) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 April, 2012

• WX015-003026 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Located on a SE-facing slope c. 140m SE of Ferns Castle (WX015-003001-). Archaeological testing (95E0067) uncovered one shallow pit (L. c. 2.3m; Wth c. 0.5m; D 0.3m) containing over 800 sherds of medieval coarse ware representing at least 8 vessels. There was no evidence of burning and the sherds are not wasters. (Gowen 1996) Gowen, M. (1996) Castleland, Ferns. Medieval urban. in I. Bennett, Excavations 1995. Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 87-8, No. 273. Wordwell. Bray Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 April, 2012

• WX015-003036 Cross - High cross (present location)
  Description

  In 2019 a fragment of a granite high cross came to light in the graveyard (WX015-003008-), but its dimensions (0.32m x 23.5m; L 0.51m) indicate that it is not part of any of the other five crosses already known. It has a fret design on one large face with interlace on the other while the narrow panels are decorated with key patterns. Its fret designs are similar to those on the shaft of the cross known as Diarmaid Mac Murchadha’s cross (WX015-003013-) and other parallels suggest a ninth century date for both. For safe-keeping it is now kept at the castle. (Kelly and Corlett 2020) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 18 Novmeber 2020

• WX015-003037 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Archaeological testing (18E0526) during September 2018 in advance of development identified extensive archaeological features including the ditch of the ecclesiastical enclosure (WX015-003031-) of the early monastery of St. Máedóg. Attached to the ecclesiastical enclosure on the inside is a rectangular enclosure (int. dims 50m NW-SE; 33-40m NE-SW) defined by substantial ditches (Wth of top 3m; max. D 2.25m), but there is no evidence of accompanying banks. The basal deposit was silt (T 0.3m) with some charcoal, and a sample of hazel from this produced a C14 date of cal. AD 685-873, which means it is contemporary with the ditch of the ecclesiastical enclosure. The ditches may have been cleaned out on a few occasions but it was finally backfilled as a single event. There is an entrance causeway (Wth 2.6m) at the SE, and a rectangular structure (dims c. 10m NW-SE; c. 6m NE-SW) is in the interior. This is a collection of pits and post-holes as well as a hearth, but its SW side had been truncated by modern features. No pottery or artefacts were recovered from the enclosure or the structure, and no animal bones survived in the soil. Part of the ditch at SE will be preserved in situ together with most of the basal deposits from the ditches. (McLoughlin 2020a, 2020b) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 November 2020

• WX015-003038 House - medieval
  Description

  Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Archaeological testing (18E0526) during September 2018 in advance of development identified extensive archaeological features including the ditch of the ecclesiastical enclosure (WX015-003031-) of the early monastery of St. Máedóg and a contemporary rectangular enclosure (WX015-003037-) attached to the ecclesiastical enclosure on the inside. A rectangular structure (dims c. 10m NW-SE; c. 6m NE-SW) is in the interior. This is a collection of pits and post-holes as well as a hearth, but its SW side had been truncated by modern features. No pottery or artefacts were recovered from the enclosure or the structure. Outside the SE edge of this enclosure were a number of large pits, the largest of which (dims 2m x 1.8m; D 3.25m) was dug through the outer edge of the ecclesiastical enclosure ditch. The pits were often straight sided, indicating that they might have been timber-lined. This area (dims c. 40m NE-SW; c. 8m NW-SE) also produced copious evidence of metal-working centred on the SE ditch of the rectangular enclosure. This consisted of hearths, pits, a structure, the bases of furnaces, waste slag, and a metalled surface with evidence of smithing above and below it. Just SE of the pits were two houses aligned parallel with the ecclesiastical enclosure and c. 5m from it, perhaps indicating the former presence of an inner bank. The metalled surface of a path ran past the NE edges of both the N house (dims 11m NW-SE; 6.5m NE-SW) and the S house (dims c. 13m NW-SE; c. 6.5m NE-SW). The houses were severely truncated but a hearth did survive in the N one, and the contents of pits associated with them indicates that they were inhabited. (McLoughlin 2020a, 2020b) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 November 2020

Architectural heritage

• Knockardagh, house, 1915–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey house, built 1917; extant 1921, on a square plan; three-bay (north) or two-bay (south) two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 2007. Vacated, 2008. Now disused. Pyramidal slate roof extending into half-polygonal (north-west) or lean-to (south-west) slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, rendered central chimney stack to apex having red brick header bond corbelled stepped chamfered capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber box eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered fine roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings centred on square-headed window opening (north-west) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane timber fittings having stained glass margins. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (south-west) with concrete sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (north) with concrete sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement (south) with concrete sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Castleland.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.

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

Name

Castleland · Fearann an Chaisleáin

Area

929,734 m² (92.97 ha, 229.74 acres)

Civil parish

Ferns, and its townlands

Barony

Scarawalsh

Electoral division

Ferns, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ferns electoral division: 1,598 people in 608 households; 58% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clone, Coolbaun, Crory, Ferns Demesne, Ferns Lower, Ferns Upper

Placenames

Castleland 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.