Ardoyne

55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardoyne, from 937 m² to 370,568 m² (37.06 ha, 91.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ardoyne 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.

• 22 May 2026Refused

  construction of a one & half storey dwelling, detached Garage, wastewater treatment system, bored well, new splayed entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660453

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  construction of a two storey dwelling, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system to current EPA standards, private well and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 211553

• 24 May 2021Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system to current EPA standards, private well and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21602

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional

  to construct a single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment system and associated percolation area, bored well, new site entrance, all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 201042

• 4 Oct 2019N/a

  dwelling house with wastewater treatment, drainage, water well and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191082

• 4 Apr 2018N/a

  dwelling house with wastewater treatment, drainage, water well and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18341

• 10 Apr 2017Conditional

  dwelling house with services, domestic garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17381

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

• WI037-030 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 47m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image of Google Earth photograph taken 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Faith Bailey Date of upload: 21 October 2019

• WI042-001 Enclosure
  Description

  On a steep sided natural sand knoll 20m high on the N and 10m on the S side. The summit of the knoll, which is c. 100m in diameter is flat and c. 20m wide. The N and W quadrants of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) are marked on the 1st ed. 6-inch OS map on the summit. As indicated on the OS map, the S portion of the monument appears to have been incorporated in a field boundary which runs NE-SW along the S side. The monument is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 September 2012

• WI042-002 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Situated on the high W end of a E-W sand ridge with steep slopes to the S, W and N. Level ground to the E indicates the possible location of a small bailey. Circular steep-sided mound (diam. 45m; H. 5-7m) with a flat summit (diam. 18m) surrounded by a berm (Wth 5m) at the S, W and N. There is a slight trace of a fosse inside the berm (Wth 3m) at the N. A narrow quarry is cut into the E side of the motte with spoil to the N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI042-003 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Cropmark of rectilinear-shaped enclosures visible on Google earth aerial imagery, could be the remains of deserted medieval settlement associated with Ardoyne church (WI042-003001-) and motte and bailey castle (WI042-002----). Alternatively the cropmarks could be the remains of post-1700 drainage channels. See attached image of Google Earth photograph taken 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Simon Dowling Date of upload: 26 November 2019

• WI042-003001 Church
  Description

  Situated on the S side of a public road on level ground in gently undulating terrain. Poorly preserved nave (int. dims. 13.2m E-W; 6.2m N-S) and chancel (int. dims. 6m E-W; 5.2m N-S) church in roughly coursed granite (wall T 0.7-1.1m; H 0.9-2.4m). There is an opening for a window in the E gable and gaps at the W end of the N and S walls. The graveyard (WI042-003002-) contains a small number of late eighteenth-century headstones to the SW of the church. A roughly semicircular enclosure (WI042-003003-) surrounds the site but does not continue to the N of the road. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 September 2012

• WI042-003002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on the S side of a public road on level ground in gently undulating terrain. The graveyard (dims. c. 20m N-S; c. 50m E-W) contains a small number of late eighteenth-century headstones to the SW of the centrally placed church (WI042-003001-). It is within a roughly semicircular ecclesiastical enclosure (WI042-003003-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 September 2012

• WI042-003003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the S side of a public road on level ground in gently undulating terrain. Poorly preserved church (WI042-003001-) roughly centrally placed within a graveyard (WI042-003002-) which is defined by a roughly semicircular enclosure (dims. c. 20m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6-1 m) surrounds the site but is not visible above ground to the N of the road. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 September 2012

• WI042-052 Moated site
  Description

  Cropmark of rectangular-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 43m NW-SE x 42m SW-NE) with entrance gap at E visible on Google earth aerial imagery. Possible levelled moated site. See attached image of Google Earth photograph taken 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Faith Bailey Date of upload: 21 October 2019

• WI042-053 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of oval-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 45m SW-NE; 38m NW-SE) with entrance gap at W visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image of Google Earth photograph taken 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Faith Bailey Date of upload: 21 October 2019

• WI047-028 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a relatively flat location in a large tillage field (c. 92m OD) close to the W boundary of the field. Sited c. 285m S\SSE of an enclosure (WI042-001----), and c. 560m N of a ruinous church (WI042-003001-) and an associated graveyard (WI042-003002-), that are located within the same townland of Ardoyne close to the border with County Carlow. The ring-ditch, one of a number within the same large field including a ring-ditch (WI047-029----) located c. 82m to the S, is clearly visible on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (July 2021). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 12m E-W x c. 11.75m N-S) defined by a continuous ditch (Wth c. 1.5m) that can be traced along the entire circuit in the above aerial photograph. No evidence for an entrance gap. Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Uploaded on: 01/06/2023

• WI047-029 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a relatively flat location in a large tillage field (c. 91m OD) close to the W boundary of the field. Sited c. 360m S\SSE of an enclosure (WI042-001----), and c. 486m N\NNE of a ruinous church (WI042-003001-) and an associated graveyard (WI042-003002-), that are located within the same townland of Ardoyne close to the border with County Carlow. The ring-ditch, one of a number within the same large field including a ring-ditch (WI047-028----) located c. 82m to the N, is clearly visible on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (July 2021). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 10m E-W x c. 10.5m N-S) defined by a continuous ditch (Wth c. 1.25m) that can be traced along the entire circuit in the above aerial photograph. No evidence for an entrance gap. Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Uploaded on: 19/06/2023

• WI047-030 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a relatively flat location in a large tillage field (c. 91m OD) close to the W boundary of the field. Sited c. 375m S\SSE of an enclosure (WI042-001----), and c. 476m N\NNE of a ruinous church (WI042-003001-) and an associated graveyard (WI042-003002-), that are located within the same townland of Ardoyne close to the border with County Carlow. The ring-ditch, one of a number within the same large field including a larger and more clearly visible (on aerial photograph) ring-ditch (WI047-029----) located c. 10m adjacent to the NW, is faintly visible on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (July 2021). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 5.5m E-W x c. 5.7m N-S) defined by a continuous ditch (Wth <1m) that can be traced along the entire circuit in the above aerial photograph. No evidence for an entrance gap. Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Uploaded on: 19/06/2023

• WI047-031 Enclosure
  Description

  Located in a relatively flat location in a large tillage field (c. 91m OD) close to the centre of the modern field. Sited c. 400m SSE of an enclosure (WI042-001----), and c. 504m NNE of a ruinous church (WI042-003001-) and an associated graveyard (WI042-003002-), that are located within the same townland of Ardoyne close to the border with County Carlow. This enclosure, one of a number of cropmarks located within the same large field including a ring-ditch (WI047-029----) located c. 100m to the W\WNW, is clearly visible on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (July 2021). It consists of a subcircular\oval feature (ext. dims c. 12.5m N-S E-W x c. 14.8m N-S) defined by a continuous ditch (Wth c. 1.5m) that can be traced along the entire circuit in the above aerial photograph. No evidence for an entrance gap. Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Uploaded on: 29/06/2023

• WI047-032 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a relatively flat location in a large tillage field (c. 90m OD) to the SE side of the centre of the modern field. Sited c. 512m S\SSE of an enclosure (WI042-001----), and c. 492m N\NNE of a ruinous church (WI042-003001-) and an associated graveyard (WI042-003002-), that are located within the same townland of Ardoyne close to the border with County Carlow. The ring-ditch, one of a number within the same large field including a larger and more clearly visible ring-ditch (WI047-029----) located c. 207m to the WNW, is faintly visible on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (July 2021). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 7.8m E-W x c. 7.7m N-S) defined by a continuous ditch (Wth <1m) that can be generally traced along the entire circuit in the above aerial photograph. No evidence for an entrance gap. Site bisected to the N third by a later field boundary (evident on the Ordnance Survey third ed. six-inch map of c. 1910) that has been subsequently removed. Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Uploaded on: 29/06/2023

• WI047-033 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a relatively flat location in a large tillage field (c. 92m OD) close to the centre of the modern field (in 2021). Sited c. 295m SE\SSE of an enclosure (WI042-001----), and c. 616m NNE of a ruinous church (WI042-003001-) and an associated graveyard (WI042-003002-), that are located within the same townland of Ardoyne close to the border with County Carlow. The ring-ditch, one of a number within the same large field including a ring-ditch (WI047-028----) located c. 91m to the W, is visible on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (July 2021). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 11.9m N-S x c. 11.1m E-W) defined by a continuous ditch (Wth c. 1.4m) that can be generally traced along the entire circuit in the above aerial photograph but is most clearly evident along an arc running from NW to the NE. No evidence for an entrance gap. Interestingly, the ring-ditch is located neatly within a linear feature (ext. dims c. 349m E-W x c. 9.5-11.1m N-S) that runs roughly E to W across the entire Wth of the modern field, and is characterised by two roughly parallel ditches or features (Wth c. 1.5 to c. 2.1m). This may represent an earlier routeway, field boundaries\ditches etc. Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Uploaded on: 29/06/2023

• WI047-034 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Faintly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery (14-7-2018) in level pasture c. 130m ESE of the meandering, SW-flowing Derreen River: a small circular area (diam. c. 6m) defined by the cropmark of a fosse. This is the northernmost of three, closely associated ring-ditches, orientated on a N-S line; a second (WI047-035----) lies c. 6m to the S and a third (WI-47-036----) lies c. 50m to the S. See attached image: WI047-034----_01 Snip of Google Earth aerial imagery (14-7-2018). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère. Date of upload: 2 August 2023

• WI047-035 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Faintly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery (14-7-2018) in level pasture c. 135m ESE of the meandering, SW-flowing Derreen River: a small circular area (diam. c. 8m) defined by the cropmark of a fosse. This is one of three, closely associated ring-ditches, orientated on a N-S line; a second (WI047-034----) lies c. 6m to the N and a third (WI-47-036----) lies c. 44m to the S. See attached image: WI047-035----_01 Snip of Google Earth aerial imagery (14-7-2018). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère. Date of upload: 2 August 2023

• WI047-036 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Faintly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery (14-7-2018) in level pasture c. 160m SE of the meandering, SW-flowing Derreen River: a small circular area (diam. c. 9m) defined by the cropmark of a fosse. This is the southernmost of three, closely associated ring-ditches, orientated on a N-S line; a second (WI047-035----) lies c. 44m to the N and a third (WI-47-034----) lies c. 50m to the N. See attached image: WI047-036----_01 Snip of Google Earth aerial imagery (14-7-2018). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère. Date of upload: 2 August 2023

Architectural heritage

• Holy Trinity Church (Ardoyne), church/chapel, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey Church of Ireland church, built 1833. The church is constructed in squared rubble with ashlar dressings. To the west side is a central three-stage tower with a castellated parapet and tall pinnacles; to either side is a single storey room with castellated parapet. To the east side there is a gabled chancel projection. The panelled front door has a blind fanlight and is set within a Tudor-arched opening. Window openings are pointed-arched lancets; the east window has panel tracery. The pitched roof is finished with natural slate and cast-iron rainwater goods. The church is slightly set back from a granite wall with square gate pillars and a wrought-iron gate; it is within a small graveyard.

• Ardoyne House, farm house, 1740–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse built c.1750. The east elevation is finished mainly in vertical hung slate while the remainder is finished in render. The front door is obscured by a 1990s glazed lean-to porch. The window openings are mainly flat-headed with replacement top-hung frames. The pitched roof is finished with natural slate and has uPVC rainwater goods. To the rear is a range of mid 19th-century outbuildings. The farmhouse is set within farmland.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ardoyne, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2774 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ardoyne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Ardoyne · Ard Dúin

Area

3,935,304 m² (393.53 ha, 972.43 acres)

Civil parish

Ardoyne, and its townlands

Barony

Shillelagh

Electoral division

Rath, the unit of the census

Census 2022

287 people lived in 106 households in the Rath electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyvangour (Co. Carlow), Craans (Co. Carlow), Knockloe, Money Lower, Mountwolseley or Crosslow (Co. Carlow), Newstown (Co. Carlow), Rath, Rathglass (Co. Carlow), Rathvarrin (Co. Carlow), Tullowclay

Placenames

Ardoyne 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.