Kilhile

139 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilhile, from 3 m² to 212,818 m² (21.28 ha, 52.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 47 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 Kilhile 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.

• 16 Oct 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for development at Kings Bay Wastewater Pumping Station.

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20251321

• 5 Dec 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for a change of house design and domestic garage

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20231457

• 31 Oct 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the demolition of the existing sunroom, construction of extension

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20231317

• 25 Sept 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the demolition of the existing outhouse building and for the

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20231148

• 13 Dec 2022N/a

  Permission for the retention of the following 1) Importation and placing of

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20221656

• 17 May 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a fully serviced dwelling house and including

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20220647

• 26 Apr 2022Refused

  Permission for the retention of the following: 1) Importation and placing of agg

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20220542

• 24 May 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the retention of elevational alterations to the existing as const

  Retention, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20210792

• 1 Apr 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a road underpass for agricultural purposes

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210483

• 1 Apr 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a road underpass for agricultural purposes an

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210482

• 15 Feb 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of extensions and alterations to the existing

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210203

• 7 Feb 2020Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DW

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20200140

• 14 Oct 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED SHED WITH EXTERNAL CATTLE HANDLING

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20191388

• 23 Sept 2019N/a

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED SHED WITH EXTERNAL CATTLE HANDLING AR

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20191298

• 21 Jun 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF (A) A NEW WASTEWATER

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190876

• 7 Jun 2019N/a

  PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF (A) A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190786

• 11 Feb 2019Refused

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED SHED WITH EXTERNAL CATTLE AND LING AR

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190168

• 3 Aug 2018N/a

  FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED SHED WITH EXTERNAL

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181070

• 25 Jun 2018N/a

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED SHED WITH EXTERNAL CATTLE HANDLING AR

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20180862

• 13 Apr 2018N/a

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD UNDERPASS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AN

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20180473

• 13 Apr 2018N/a

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD UNDERPASS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AN

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20180472

• 10 Nov 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A STANDALONE EXTENSION COMPRISING OF 1 N

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20171456

• 11 Oct 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20171341

• 11 Jul 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE TO THE REAR OF MY HOME

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20170902

• 21 Oct 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20161172

The 25 most recent of 28 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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• WX044-003001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Kilhile in Dunbrody parish was a possession of the Cistercian abbey (WX039-030001-) from its foundation (Hore 1900-11, vol. 3, 38). At the Suppression in 1541 John Devereux held 60 acres from the abbey at Kylheyle, which were ultimately granted to Sir Osborne Itchingham in 1545 (Jeffrey 1979. 156). According to the Civil Survey (1654-5) John Etchingham owned 135 acres and the castle at Kilheale in 1640 (Simington 1953, 188, 194). It is situated towards the top of the E-facing slope of a N-S valley, with a stream c. 200m to the E. Only the N wall (ext. L 6.3m) and adjacent parts of the E and W walls survive to the wall-walk with good quoins and a base-batter. The pointed entrance of undressed stones towards the centre of the N wall is protected by machicolation operated from the fourth floor, and a murder hole in the lobby. The lobby leads through a lintelled doorway to the ground floor and to a mural stairs in the N wall which rises only to a garderobe at the NE angle and a lintelled doorway to the first floor under the destroyed N-S vault. There is a chamber, perhaps an oubliette or hidden chamber, in the NW angle at the first floor. The ground floor has an small chamber in the NE angle but the garderobe-chute from the first floor is broken out into it. From the ground-floor lobby a passage in the N and W walls must have provided access to the three storeys above the vault, perhaps by means of a newel stairs at the SW angle. The third and fourth floors are supported on corbels in the E and W walls, and there is fragmentary evidence of fireplaces in the W wall at the the second and third floors, but the flue projects from the outer face of the W wall only from the fourth floor. The N wall has a single rectangular window at the second floor and there is a narrower light above it at the third floor, but the machicolation over the entrance doorway is the only feature in the N wall at the level of the fourth floor. Archaeological testing (08E0561) c. 30-50m from the tower house to the S and W produced no related material (Stafford 2011b) 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: 17 June, 2013

• WX044-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of a W-facing slope. The cropmark of a subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AYK31). It is also visible on the aerial photographs (MM (41) 2-4) and (ASIAP (103) 11-13) taken in 2000. 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: 17 June, 2013

• WX044-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the crest of a W-facing slope. The cropmark of circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDO 69). 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: 17 June, 21013

Architectural heritage

• Arthurstown Coastguard Station, coastguard station, 1895–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eleven-bay two-storey coastguard station, built 1898, on an L-shaped plan including three-bay two-storey advanced end bay with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor; eleven-bay two-storey rear (west) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Disused, 1922. In alternative use, ----. Closed, 2004. Now disused. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof to porch with terracotta ridge tiles, lichen-spotted rendered coping to gables on rendered kneelers with rendered red brick Running bond chimney stacks to apexes having red brick stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber box eaves retaining some cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Fine roughcast walls with red brick flush quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in unkempt landscaped grounds on an elevated site with replacement mild steel "estate railings" to perimeter.

• Kilhile House, steward's house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey land agent's house, extant 1840, on an F-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (west) or two-bay (east) two-storey side elevations centred on single-bay (single-bay deep) return (north). "Improved", pre-1903, producing present composition. Sold, 1905. Occupied, 1911. Hipped slate roof on an F-shaped plan with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, paired red brick Running bond or cement rendered central chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging timber boarded eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners; roughcast surface finish to rear (north) elevation over coursed rubble stone construction. Hipped central door opening into house with concealed dressings framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six (ground floor) or two-over-two (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

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 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 Kilhile.

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.

• Kilhile, Arthurstown7 sales

Name

Kilhile · Cill Haighil

Area

1,774,241 m² (177.42 ha, 438.42 acres)

Civil parish

St. James and Dunbrody, and its townlands

Barony

Shelburne

Electoral division

Ballyhack, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhack electoral division: 1,363 people in 533 households; 80% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 29% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhack, Coleman, Grange, Nook, Rosetown

Placenames

Kilhile 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.