Scullaboge
Townland in the civil parish of Newbawn, barony of Shelmaliere West, Co. Wexford; in Irish Scolbóg
- Area
- 319.7 ha
- 790 acres
- Land parcels
- 113
- registered freehold, median 2,988 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
113 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Scullaboge, from 31 m² to 620,434 m² (62.04 ha, 153.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Scullaboge 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Mar 2026N/a
Permission for retention of the erection of a dwelling house on the site of a
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20260351
3 Feb 2026Refused
Permission for development at Cedar Lodge Hotel,
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260120
21 Feb 2025Refused
Permission for retention of the erection of a dwelling house replacing
Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20250213
6 Nov 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for retention of changes to a dwelling house to include
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241374
24 Oct 2024Granted (conditional)
Permission for the retention of extensions and alterations to an existing dwelli
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241314
14 Oct 2024N/a
Permission for retention of extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241265
5 Sept 2024Refused
Permission for the installation of a new tertiary wastewater treatment
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241077
13 Feb 2024Refused
Permission for retention of the erection of a dwelling house replacing a
Retention, 3 homes · Wexford County Council, 20240133
13 Sept 2022Granted (conditional)
Permission to construct an extension to the side of dwelling with associated wor
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20221217
21 Jul 2022Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of an extension to the side and rear of an existing
Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20221001
13 Sept 2021Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED
Extension of duration · Wexford County Council, 20170444
16 Nov 2020Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of a fully serviced new dwelling house
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20201352
16 Nov 2020Granted (conditional)
Permission for the erection of a fully serviced new dwelling house
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20201353
23 Mar 2020Granted (conditional)
The retention of a domestic garage
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20200356
25 Nov 2019N/a
PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED NEW DWELLING HOUSE
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20191563
25 Nov 2019N/a
PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED NEW DWELLING HOUSE
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20191562
3 Sept 2018Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR THE RETENTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF AN EXISTING DWELLING
Retention · Wexford County Council, 20181188
9 Dec 2016Granted (conditional)
PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SI
Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20161363
25 Jul 2016Granted (conditional)
DEMOLISH EXISTING GARAGE, OUTHOUSES AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS (67SQM) TO THE
Permission · Wexford County Council, 20160847
3 May 2016Granted (conditional)
OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE
Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160448
5 Apr 2016N/a
ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE
Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20160336
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Scullaboge.
Recorded monuments
- WX035-024 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope that is at the bottom of the steep SE-facing slope of Carrickbyrne Hill. This is a circular area (diam. 51m N-S; 47m E-W) within a coniferous forest defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3 5m; int. H 0.2 1m; ext. H 1.2 1.5m), with an external fosse most evident NE S (at E: Wth of top 4.5m; D 0.7m) and SW NW (Wth 5m; D 1.2m). The entrance (Wth 1m) and causeway (Wth 1.8m) are at S but there is a secondary entrance (Wth 3m) with out-turned banks at SW. 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: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-027 Structure
Description
Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. During the 1798 Rebellion the rebels camped for a while on Carrickbyrne Hill and kept almost 200 suspected loyalists in a barn at Scullaboge House. Stragglers from the battle of New Ross reported the losses of the rebels and the guards at Scullaboge burnt the barn with its occupants, almost all of whom perished. They were buried at the Church of Ireland churches at Templeshelin and Old Ross (WX030-053002-) where there is a memorial. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-028 Moated site
Description
Situated on a level, low-lying landscape with a W-E stream c. 30m to the S. It was described in 1980 as a subrectangular area defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 5m; int. H 1.5m) with external flat bottomed moats (Wth at base 2m; D 2m) on each side, and traces of an outer bank S SW. There was an entrance at NW (SMR file). It is not visible now at ground level in pasture. 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: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-030 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked as circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 50m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map and situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape. This is a D-shaped area (dims. 43.5m E-W; 31m N-S) planted with coniferous trees that is truncated by an E-W field bank at N. It is defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1.5m) E S-NW, with the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 7m; ext. H 1.8m) on the perimeter NE-E. There is no visible fosse or entrance. 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: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-031 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked only on the 1925 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and located on a fairly level landscape. This is a circular area (diam. 30m) planted in coniferous trees and defined by a slight bank or scarp (max. Wth 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6 1.8m), with the remains of an external fosse (Wth of top 3.4m; D 0.7m) only visible NW-N. There is no visible entrance, and there is a spoil mound outside the perimeter SE-SW. 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: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-079 Standing stone
Description
Located on a little shelf in a mature mixed forest just E of the rock outcrop summit of Carrickbyrne Hill. This is an upright stone with a rectangular cross section (dims. 1.55m x 0.45m; H 1.6m) oriented NE-SW. 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: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-081 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a broad NW-SE spur at the SE foothills of Carrickbyrne Hill. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a fosse feature is visible on aerial photographs (MM (50) 0, 1; (54) 3-5; (58) 0-2) and on digital aerial photographs (WX035-081_1 to _7) taken in 2006. Further images taken by Jim Foran using a drone-mounted camera in July 2018 shows a narrow entrance gap in the fosse at SE and other gaps at S and W. See the attached images _1 from the E, _2 from NW, both courtesy of Jim Foran Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-087 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located on a slight NE-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photographs (WX035-087_1 to _8) taken in 2006, but most of the perimeter is missing S-NW. However, there is an entrance gap at E, which is clearly visible in images taken by Jim Foran with a drone-mounted camera in July 2018 but the perimeter SW-N has eroded away. See the attached images WX035-087----_1 from E; _2 from W, courtesy of Jim Foran Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 October, 2012
- WX035-098 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope at the E base of Carrickbyrne Hill. The cropmark of a subcircular enclosure (dims c. 40m x c. 40m) defined by a single narrow fosse feature with an entrance gap (Wth c. 3m) at SE was recorded by Jim Foran using a drone-mounted camera in July 2018. See the attached images courtesy of Jim Foran, _1 from SW, _2 from SE, _3 from E Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 September 2018
Architectural heritage
- House, 1905–1922 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1922, on a rectangular plan with single-bay two-storey side elevations; three-bay single-storey lean-to return along rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof extending into lean-to slate roof (east) with terracotta ridge tiles, paired red brick Running bond central chimney stacks having precast concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, rooflights to rear (east) pitch, and cast-iron rainwater goods on box eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Fine roughcast walls on rendered cushion course on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Hipped square-headed central door opening in segmental-headed recess with timber mullions on step threshold supporting timber transom, and rendered "bas-relief" surround framing timber panelled door having sidelights. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set in landscaped grounds with wrought iron "estate railings" to forecourt.
- Carrickbyrne Garda Síochána Station, garda station/constabulary barracks, 1935–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey Garda Síochána station, built 1936, on a U-shaped plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting end bays. Refenestrated, ----. Hipped profiled fibre-cement tile roof on a U-shaped plan with pitched (gabled) profiled fibre-cement tile roofs (end bays), clay ridge tiles, red brick English bond chimney stacks having shallow stringcourses below concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, timber bargeboards to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on chevron- or saw tooth-detailed red brick cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on rendered base. Square-headed central window openings in tripartite arrangement with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement six-over-six sash windows having two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings (end bays) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement four-over-four sash windows. Set back from line of road with hedge boundary to perimeter.
- Farm house, 1915–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, dated 1917; extant 1922, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; three-bay two-storey rear (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted concrete coping to gables with red brick Running bond chimney stacks to apexes having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered walls. Square-headed central window opening (ground floor) with iron-covered moulded rendered sill course, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane timber fitting. Central door opening into farmhouse. Square-headed window openings including square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with roughcast-panelled rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting timber gate.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, 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 Scullaboge.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Scullaboge with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.
The townland
- Name
- Scullaboge · Scolbóg
- Area
- 3,196,667 m² (319.67 ha, 789.91 acres)
- Civil parish
- Newbawn, and its townlands
- Barony
- Shelmaliere West
- Electoral division
- Carrickbyrne, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carrickbyrne electoral division: 618 people in 207 households; 86% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyclemock, Ballynagrallagh, Ballyshannon, Courthoyle Old, Newbawn, Raheenaclonagh, Raheevarren
- Placenames
- Scullaboge 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.