Ballynabarny

110 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynabarny, from 28 m² to 658,366 m² (65.84 ha, 162.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C2.1Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community & Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Natural Areas (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Wicklow Town - Rathnew Local Area Plan, Wicklow · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 31 Aug 2026N/a

  to construct a roofed manure store with all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660781

• 25 Sept 2025Conditional

  RED III Category 3 Development - Construction of a solar PV energy development with an operational life of 40 years on three land parcels totalling approximately 203.5 hectares comprising the installation of approximately 806,630 sq. m. of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames and associated ancillary development including: 23 no. transformers stations, 2 no. Ring Main Unit buildings, string-inverters attached to panel frames, CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles, deer-proof perimeter security fencing (2 metres high) raised 150mm to allow for the movement of small mammals, 3 no. site entrances utilising existing entrances including upgrade to entrance on L1111 to facilitate construction and operational phase access, internal access tracks between the solar arrays and the site entrances, 2 no. clear span bridges over existing watercourses, 1 no. primary temporary construction compound and 2 no. satellite temporary construction compounds, all associated ancillary development works including landscaping; and the installation of a total of ca. 6.1 kilometres of 33Kv double circuit underground cable, of which ca. 2.4 kilometres will be beneath public (L1111, L1113, L5113, L51132 and L5112) and private roads in an excavated trench including underground ducting and joint bays and all associated site development and reinstatement works to connect the proposed Ring Main Units on two of the land parcels of the solar PV energy development and extending to the site of a proposed 110kv substation to be the subject of a separate planning permission under the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006.

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560764

• 25 Aug 2025Refused

  195m storage shed to rear of dwelling along with all associated site works and services

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25236

• 12 Aug 2025Conditional

  proposed housing development of 57 dwelling units consisting of 2 semi-detached three bedroom dwellings, 31 x three bedroom terraced dwellings, 4 x four bedroom terraced dwellings, 20 x two bedroom apartments, with connection to services and all associated works including link road to proposed new GAA field, levelling and profiling of field to facilitate sports pitch and car parking with toilet block, roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatments, pubic lighting, open spaces and landscaping attenuation system, entrance through existing development at Brookfield Park. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission, 38 homes · Wicklow County Council, 25223

• 7 Aug 2025N/a

  proposed housing development of 57 dwelling units consisting of 2 semi-detached three bedroom dwellings, 31 x three bedroom terraced dwellings, 4 x four bedroom terraced dwellings, 20 x two bedroom apartments, with connection to services and all associated works including link road to proposed new GAA field, levelling and profiling of field to facilitate sports pitch and car parking with toilet block, roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatments, pubic lighting, open spaces and landscaping attenuation system, entrance through existing development at Brookfield Park. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 25219

• 24 Apr 2025Conditional

  the development of grid connection infrastructure comprising the laying of ca. 3.3 kilometres (3,300 metres) of Medium Voltage underground electricity cables and associated infrastructure substantially under public roads and private lands to connect the solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) energy development on lands at Ballinaclough, Rathnew, Country Wicklow (approved under Register Reference 161380) to a new Medium Voltage electricity substation and to a new joint slab box on private land near L95113 road in, or in the vicinity of the townlands of Ballinaclogh, Ballynabarny and Ballybeg, County Wicklow

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560311

• 27 Feb 2025N/a

  development of grid connection infrastructure comprising the laying of ca. 3.3 kilometres (3,300 metres) of medium voltage underground electricity cables and associated infrastructure substantially under public roads and private lands to connect the solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) energy development on lands at Ballinaclough, Rathnew, County Wicklow (approved under register reference 161380) to a new medium voltage electricity substation and to a new joint slab box on private land near L95113 road in, or in the vicinity of the townlands of Ballinaclogh, Ballynabarny and Ballybeg, County Wicklow

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560126

• 22 Oct 2024Refused

  proposed creche with connection to services, car parking, service road, footpath, set down area and all associated works. Creche to serve proposed new residential development at Brookfield Park

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24422

• 17 Oct 2024N/a

  housing development of 97 dwelling units consisting of 18 semi-detached dwellings, 58 terraced dwellings, 20 apartments, 1 detached dwelling, with connection to services and all associated works including roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatments, public lighting, open spaces and landscaping, attenuation system, entrance through existing development at Brookfield Park. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24414

• 15 Oct 2024N/a

  proposed housing development of 97 dwelling units consisting of 18 semi-detached dwellings, 58 terraced dwellings, 20 apartments, 1 detached dwelling, with connection to services and all associated works including roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatments, public lighting, open spaces and landscaping attenuation system, entrance through existing development at Brookfield Park

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 24410

• 9 Oct 2024Refused

  existing small double “Shepherds Huts” which are two existing mobile single storey huts on wheels (c.27sqm) to be used as a home office. Retention permission is also sought for the service connection to the existing BioCycle and BioCycle Soakaway, and other ancillary site works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 2460615

• 11 Sept 2024Unconditional

  Part 8 to carry our Road Widening works along Rocky Road, Wicklow Town from Carrig Beag Housing Development to M11 Junction to increase the carriageway width to between 5.5m and 6m throughout along with the introduction of New Pedestrian Footpath along the Roadside of the existing Rockey Road between Carrig Beag Housing Development at the Junction with Ashtown Lane. Public Lighting will be installed along the footpath section. Works include new roadside drainage for surface water. Boundary treatments and accommodation works will be required in certain locations. ( For submission/ observation details please see the development site notice)

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 24365

• 2 Jun 2023Conditional

  proposed revised creche design to previously granted creche as part of planning Ref. No. 22/37 and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23505

• 5 May 2023Conditional

  proposed front driveways to dwelling nos. 67-74 to provide off street parking in lieu of previously granted on-street parking, relocation of turning bay, and associated works to previously granted development under planning ref. no. 22/37

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23433

• 9 Mar 2023Conditional

  revisions to previously granted duplex units nos 1-18 granted under planning ref no 22/37 to include replacement of box windows at first floor level with double doors and balconets, replacement of box windows at second floor level with standards windows, and replacement of pitched roofs of entrance porches with flat roofs, and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 23234

• 18 Jan 2023Conditional

  proposed revised house type on site no. 34 from that granted under planning ref. no. 22/37 and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2357

• 29 Nov 2022Conditional

  development of an Enterprise Park comprising a total of 42 industrial/warehouse/distribution units, each with two-storey office element together with roads, paving, car parking, open spaces, landscaping, public lighting and provision of all services associated with the development. The permission sought is for a 10 year duration

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221269

• 8 Nov 2022N/a

  temporary (5 year) Planning Permission for, the change of use of an existing site from agricultural storage to a steel container self-storage facility along with associated site development works including security fencing

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 221183

• 21 Jan 2022Conditional

  housing development of 93 dwelling units consisting of 18 duplex units, 44 semi detached dwellings, 25 terraced dwellings, 4 apartments, 2 detached dwellings, and a creche, with connection to services and all associated works including roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatments, public lighting, open spaces and landscaping, attenuation system and new entrance from Saunders Lane Road, and relocation of attenuation system previously granted under ref. no 18/50 to be located on these lands

  Permission, 90 homes · Wicklow County Council, 2237

• 15 Jul 2021Refused

  Section 254 - roadside directional - location 1 map WH1

  N/a · Wicklow County Council, 21850

• 26 Mar 2021Refused

  housing development consisting of 73 dwellings with connection to services and all associated works including roads, footpaths, boundaries and boundary treatments, public lighting, open spaces and landscaping, attenuation system and new entrance from saunders lane road, and relocation of attenuation system previously granted under ref. no. 18/50 to be located on these lands

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 21325

• 4 Dec 2019N/a

  roadside boundary wall

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 191304

• 2 Apr 2019Conditional

  dwelling with covered carport, proposed new secondary treatment system to current EPA guidelines, new percolation area, well, entrance off public road and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19353

• 25 Jan 2019N/a

  riding arena and use of premises for equi-tourism facility and associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 1972

• 3 Jul 2018Conditional

  dwelling, waste water treatment system to EPA 2009 standards, garage, entrance and associated works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18748

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

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballynabarny.

Recorded monuments

• WI025-040 Fulacht fia
  Description

  A large spread of burnt mound material (diam. c. 26m) was discovered during N11 re-alignment road scheme in 2002. The bunrt mound material is situated in a long narrow hollow on the N facing slope of Ballynabarney Hill. This field was filled with material in conjunction with the N11 road works. Prior to this filling the monument was covered over with geo-textile in order to protect the site (SMR File). Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-049 Burnt mound
  Description

  Archaeological excavation (Licence No. 02E0170) revealed three burnt spreads: Area 1 contained a semi-circular mound (dims. 8.7m E-W; 5.6m N-S) which overlay a number of depressions, interpreted as possible sockets for stones. A partially timber-lined, rectangular trough (dims. L 2.2m; Wth 1.2m; D 0.38m) lay 1.5m to the SW. Area 2, upslope from Area 1, contained a sub-rectangular mound (dims. L 10.15m E-W; Wth 4.7m) and two troughs lay immediately to the SW; the larger (dims. L 2.8m; Wth 1.8m; D 0.5m) was partially surrounded by large granite boulders and the smaller trough measured 1.74m by 1.08m and was 0.25m deep. Area 3 contained a mound (dims. L 8.15m E-W; Wth 1.7m) (Bennett 2004, 527-28). Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-054 Habitation site
  Description

  Ballynabarney, Sites 8 (WI025-054----) and 9 (WI025-056----). Excavation of an area of c.80m by 40m by Audrey Gahan (02E0547) revealed numerous pits, post-holes, stake-holes, a 'house structure' (diam c.10m), 'several ring-ditches', an open-ended rectangular structure and large amounts of Bronze Age pottery (Bennett 2004, 531-2) Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-055 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Excavation by Audrey Gahan (02E0856) revealed a trough (dims. L 1.84m E-W; Wth 1.8m; D 0.45m) containing 'layers of burnt mound material' with a hearth located c.20m to the NW, together with a randomly scattered series of pits and post-holes (Bennett 2004, 532) Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-056 Habitation site
  Description

  Ballynabarney, Sites 8 (WI025-054----) and 9 (WI025-056----). Excavation of an area of c.80m by 40m by Audrey Gahan (02E0547) revealed numerous pits, post-holes, stake-holes, a 'house structure' (diam c.10m), 'several ring-ditches', an open-ended rectangular structure and large amounts of Bronze Age pottery (Bennett 2004, 531-2) Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-057 Kiln - corn-drying
  Description

  An excavation was conducted from 2 to 14 May 2002 as part of the full resolution of archaeological sites found during the N11 Newtownmountkennedy– Ballynabarny Road Scheme. The site consisted of open pasture on a hillside overlooking Rathnew. Two sites, 1 and 4, were excavated by hand. The sites had been revealed during monitoring works. Site 4 consisted mainly of relatively recent lazy-beds and field boundaries. However, a small pit consistent with prehistoric activities was excavated in the northern part of the site. It consisted of two overlying fills of charcoal-rich and fire-reddened soil. No artefacts were recovered. Site 1 represented more intensive prehistoric activity. This Bronze Age industrial site consisted of a horseshoe-shaped enclosure open to the south-east. A furnace/corn-drying kiln was in the centre of the interior. It comprised an area of 10m2 excavated into an irregular oval hollow, with a projection tapering in all aspects to the east-south-east. Its fill comprised thin layers of charcoal-rich and fire-reddened soil, with a collapsed overlying clay-bonded stone structure. Sherds of pottery were recovered from this feature and the base of the enclosing ditch. Three small vertical pits were situated within the enclosing ditch and around the kiln. Fragments of deliberately broken saddle querns had been deposited in them in a manner consistent with votive offerings. Some reasonably sized pieces of charcoal were recovered that retained signature toolmarks (Bennett 2004, 528). Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-060 Fulacht fia
  Description

  A rescue excavation was conducted at Ballynabarny between 5 December 2001 and 20 February 2002 on the route of the N11 Newtownmountkennedy– Ballynabarny Road Scheme. Areas 1 and 2 were at an interchange of the proposed dual carriageway, and Area 3 was c. 1km to the south. Post-excavation research and analysis are in progress, and the following conclusions are preliminary. Area 1 Area 1 was in a field locally referred to as the ‘Long Field’. This name was most likely applied after 1839, as the field is shown divided in two on the OS map of that year. On the 1904 edition this field boundary has been removed and the field has the long, triangular shape it has retained to the present day. Two phases of activity were represented in the area. The first, probably Bronze Age, was a fulacht fiadh, and the second represented post-medieval farming-related activity. The burnt spread was next to a natural spring, and, during the Bronze Age period, it appears that fresh water constantly filled a hollow in this area and flowed downhill to the north-east. A large trough lay 4m south-east of the spring and would have filled naturally with water. This was subrectangular, measuring 2.3m by 2m, and was up to 0.48m deep. The lower fills were composed of charcoal-enriched soil with inclusions of burnt stone, and the remainder of the cut filled naturally with silt from the spring. Numerous pits, post-holes and stake-holes containing charcoal-rich soil and burnt stone were excavated in the area east and north-east of the trough. The structural significance of the post- and stake-holes is being assessed, but it appears that the existent structures were deliberately dismantled when their function had been completed, suggesting temporary or possibly seasonal activity. A large pit central to these features may have been used to heat stones on the site. This was oval, measuring 1.4m by 0.96m, and was 0.35m deep. There was in situ burning at the base of the cut, and the features surrounding it suggest that there may have been a superstructure or windbreak associated with it. The burnt spread itself (c. 15m2 and 0.25m deep) was roughly horseshoe shaped in plan but had been greatly disturbed and depleted by later ploughing activity. Although the water in the area was an amenity during the Bronze Age, all subsequent activity was primarily concerned with farming, and every effort was made to drain the land. A field boundary cut through the northern extent of the burnt spread and ran north-west/south-east across the field. This comprised two parallel linear ditches, 3m apart, and was the remains of the field boundary that had been removed between 1839 and 1904. The northern ditch was 1.25m wide and 0.4m deep. The southern ditch was much larger, however, particularly in the area closest to the spring, where it was 1.6m wide and 0.9m deep. It appeared to have been designed to drain the spring water downhill to an area known as The Hollow in a field on the far side of the N11. Both ditches were deliberately backfilled during the removal of the field boundary, and the spring reasserted itself as an impediment to farming. This time a linear stone drain was constructed, running from the highest point of Area 1 (central to the burnt spread) toward the hollow and cutting the larger field boundary ditch to the north of the site. In conjunction with this, a second stone drain was constructed directly over the source of the spring, curving to follow the natural course of the water and feed it into the linear drain. Area 2 Area 2 was also in the Long Field, c. 30m north-west of Area 1, and it contained a second, smaller fulacht fiadh. This was adjacent to what appeared to have been a small natural pond, and ranged around this were three troughs. These were all subrectangular; the largest measured 4.2m by 2m and was 0.54m in maximum depth. In addition to the troughs, three pits and more than ten stake-holes were excavated in the area. The burnt spread had suffered severe damage from later ploughing activity and, comparable to Area 1, was overlain by a network of stone drains. It survived to an extent of 6m by 4m with a maximum depth of 0.2m. It was also bisected by the third ditch on the site. This crossed the field in a winding north to north-west orientation. It was 1.8m wide and 0.4m deep and may have been an earlier field boundary. Area 3 Area 3 was in a field known locally as the ‘Well Field’ and comprised two ditches and four pits. The ditches, at opposite ends of the field, were oriented north–south. They were c. 2m wide and 0.6m deep and are the remains of two field boundaries that are shown on the 1839 edition OS map but were removed before the second edition in 1904. The four pits were widely dispersed throughout the field. Three of them were similar in morphology, yielding evidence of in situ burning, and two appeared to have been cut into the natural bedrock. This suggests that they may be associated or coeval, but this will be determined only when radiocarbon dates have been obtained. The fourth pit was roughly circular, measuring 1.5m by 1.36m. The sides descended gradually to an uneven concave base at a depth of 0.3m. Contained in the two fills of the pit were 83 pieces of flint (most of which were struck) and 28 sherds of probable Bronze Age pottery (Bennett 2004, 526-7) Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-061 Fulacht fia
  Description

  A rescue excavation was conducted at Ballynabarny between 5 December 2001 and 20 February 2002 on the route of the N11 Newtownmountkennedy– Ballynabarny Road Scheme. Areas 1 and 2 were at an interchange of the proposed dual carriageway, and Area 3 was c. 1km to the south. Post-excavation research and analysis are in progress, and the following conclusions are preliminary. Area 1 Area 1 was in a field locally referred to as the ‘Long Field’. This name was most likely applied after 1839, as the field is shown divided in two on the OS map of that year. On the 1904 edition this field boundary has been removed and the field has the long, triangular shape it has retained to the present day. Two phases of activity were represented in the area. The first, probably Bronze Age, was a fulacht fiadh, and the second represented post-medieval farming-related activity. The burnt spread was next to a natural spring, and, during the Bronze Age period, it appears that fresh water constantly filled a hollow in this area and flowed downhill to the north-east. A large trough lay 4m south-east of the spring and would have filled naturally with water. This was subrectangular, measuring 2.3m by 2m, and was up to 0.48m deep. The lower fills were composed of charcoal-enriched soil with inclusions of burnt stone, and the remainder of the cut filled naturally with silt from the spring. Numerous pits, post-holes and stake-holes containing charcoal-rich soil and burnt stone were excavated in the area east and north-east of the trough. The structural significance of the post- and stake-holes is being assessed, but it appears that the existent structures were deliberately dismantled when their function had been completed, suggesting temporary or possibly seasonal activity. A large pit central to these features may have been used to heat stones on the site. This was oval, measuring 1.4m by 0.96m, and was 0.35m deep. There was in situ burning at the base of the cut, and the features surrounding it suggest that there may have been a superstructure or windbreak associated with it. The burnt spread itself (c. 15m2 and 0.25m deep) was roughly horseshoe shaped in plan but had been greatly disturbed and depleted by later ploughing activity. Although the water in the area was an amenity during the Bronze Age, all subsequent activity was primarily concerned with farming, and every effort was made to drain the land. A field boundary cut through the northern extent of the burnt spread and ran north-west/south-east across the field. This comprised two parallel linear ditches, 3m apart, and was the remains of the field boundary that had been removed between 1839 and 1904. The northern ditch was 1.25m wide and 0.4m deep. The southern ditch was much larger, however, particularly in the area closest to the spring, where it was 1.6m wide and 0.9m deep. It appeared to have been designed to drain the spring water downhill to an area known as The Hollow in a field on the far side of the N11. Both ditches were deliberately backfilled during the removal of the field boundary, and the spring reasserted itself as an impediment to farming. This time a linear stone drain was constructed, running from the highest point of Area 1 (central to the burnt spread) toward the hollow and cutting the larger field boundary ditch to the north of the site. In conjunction with this, a second stone drain was constructed directly over the source of the spring, curving to follow the natural course of the water and feed it into the linear drain. Area 2 Area 2 was also in the Long Field, c. 30m north-west of Area 1, and it contained a second, smaller fulacht fiadh. This was adjacent to what appeared to have been a small natural pond, and ranged around this were three troughs. These were all subrectangular; the largest measured 4.2m by 2m and was 0.54m in maximum depth. In addition to the troughs, three pits and more than ten stake-holes were excavated in the area. The burnt spread had suffered severe damage from later ploughing activity and, comparable to Area 1, was overlain by a network of stone drains. It survived to an extent of 6m by 4m with a maximum depth of 0.2m. It was also bisected by the third ditch on the site. This crossed the field in a winding north to north-west orientation. It was 1.8m wide and 0.4m deep and may have been an earlier field boundary. Area 3 Area 3 was in a field known locally as the ‘Well Field’ and comprised two ditches and four pits. The ditches, at opposite ends of the field, were oriented north–south. They were c. 2m wide and 0.6m deep and are the remains of two field boundaries that are shown on the 1839 edition OS map but were removed before the second edition in 1904. The four pits were widely dispersed throughout the field. Three of them were similar in morphology, yielding evidence of in situ burning, and two appeared to have been cut into the natural bedrock. This suggests that they may be associated or coeval, but this will be determined only when radiocarbon dates have been obtained. The fourth pit was roughly circular, measuring 1.5m by 1.36m. The sides descended gradually to an uneven concave base at a depth of 0.3m. Contained in the two fills of the pit were 83 pieces of flint (most of which were struck) and 28 sherds of probable Bronze Age pottery (Bennett 2004, 526-7) Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-062 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  A rescue excavation was conducted at Ballynabarny between 5 December 2001 and 20 February 2002 on the route of the N11 Newtownmountkennedy– Ballynabarny Road Scheme. Areas 1 and 2 were at an interchange of the proposed dual carriageway, and Area 3 was c. 1km to the south. Post-excavation research and analysis are in progress, and the following conclusions are preliminary. Area 3 Area 3 was in a field known locally as the ‘Well Field’ and comprised two ditches and four pits. The ditches, at opposite ends of the field, were oriented north–south. They were c. 2m wide and 0.6m deep and are the remains of two field boundaries that are shown on the 1839 edition OS map but were removed before the second edition in 1904. The four pits were widely dispersed throughout the field. Three of them were similar in morphology, yielding evidence of in situ burning, and two appeared to have been cut into the natural bedrock. This suggests that they may be associated or coeval, but this will be determined only when radiocarbon dates have been obtained. The fourth pit was roughly circular, measuring 1.5m by 1.36m. The sides descended gradually to an uneven concave base at a depth of 0.3m. Contained in the two fills of the pit were 83 pieces of flint (most of which were struck) and 28 sherds of probable Bronze Age pottery (Bennett 2004, 526-7) Date of upload: 23 October 2012

• WI025-063 Habitation site
  Description

  Testing was carried out at Ballynabarny between 8 and 12 October 2001 as part of advance archaeological works for the N11 Newtownmountkennedy to Ballynabarny dual carriageway scheme. Five fields were tested within the southern part of the land-take in this townland. Within Field 1 (to the south of the junction between the existing N11 and the Wicklow road) only two stray finds of natural flint were uncovered (Bennett 2004, 527). Date of upload: 24 October 2012

• WI025-064 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This report concerns the excavation of archaeological remains and deposits in Ballynabarny townland, in areas to be affected by the proposed route of the N11 Road Scheme between Newtownmountkennedy and Ballynabarny. Testing carried out by Ruth Elliot in October 2001 (Excavations 2001, No. 1331, 01E0968) identified several areas of archaeological potential. These features all lay to the south of the existing route of the N11 and are grouped in this report in three areas, the eastern and western (02E0425) and south-western Areas (02E0609). All areas lay on the north- and north-east-facing slopes of a hill overlooking Rathnew and were contained within boundaries defined on the south by a minor road heading west toward Glenealy from Wicklow and on the north by the N11. Work in the eastern area involved the excavation and recording of two fulachta fiadh (WI025-064----; WI025-064001-) on the highest part of the slope, at 105–110m OD. Both extended beyond the road construction zone, but the southern fulacht fiadh (WI025-064----) was at least 13m in diameter, and the northern one (WI025-064001-) was at least 10m. The southern fulacht fiadh had one possible trough beneath it, and the northern one had three probable troughs beneath it and another probable trough and a smaller pit immediately beside it. The northern mound partially overlay what appeared to be four agricultural furrows, with possible associated stray ard-marks, running parallel to each other at 1.5–2m intervals down the slope, one of which was cut by one of the troughs. The fulachta fiadh lay 18m apart, and several other, minor archaeological cut features, some containing burnt material, were investigated, all lying within 30m of the mounds. A piece of pottery provisionally dated to the Bronze Age was recovered from one of these outlying features, and this is considered to be the most likely date for the whole group of features, including the burnt mounds. The western area lay beyond a large pond (investigated under licence 02R081) and a small former stream channel running downslope from it to the north. Various cut features on the upper part of the hill slope and the western slope of the stream channel were investigated, which proved to be of minimal or no archaeological significance, with the exception of a group of up to twelve possible small pits or post-holes, in no obvious pattern, at the top of the slope (107–108m OD), which may have been of prehistoric date (Bennett 2004, 530). Date of upload: 24 October 2012

• WI025-064001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This report concerns the excavation of archaeological remains and deposits in Ballynabarny townland, in areas to be affected by the proposed route of the N11 Road Scheme between Newtownmountkennedy and Ballynabarny. Testing carried out by Ruth Elliot in October 2001 (Excavations 2001, No. 1331, 01E0968) identified several areas of archaeological potential. These features all lay to the south of the existing route of the N11 and are grouped in this report in three areas, the eastern and western (02E0425) and south-western Areas (02E0609). All areas lay on the north- and north-east-facing slopes of a hill overlooking Rathnew and were contained within boundaries defined on the south by a minor road heading west toward Glenealy from Wicklow and on the north by the N11. Work in the eastern area involved the excavation and recording of two fulachta fiadh (WI025-064----; WI025-064001-) on the highest part of the slope, at 105–110m OD. Both extended beyond the road construction zone, but the southern fulacht fiadh (WI025-064----) was at least 13m in diameter, and the northern one (WI025-064001-) was at least 10m. The southern fulacht fiadh had one possible trough beneath it, and the northern one had three probable troughs beneath it and another probable trough and a smaller pit immediately beside it. The northern mound partially overlay what appeared to be four agricultural furrows, with possible associated stray ard-marks, running parallel to each other at 1.5–2m intervals down the slope, one of which was cut by one of the troughs. The fulachta fiadh lay 18m apart, and several other, minor archaeological cut features, some containing burnt material, were investigated, all lying within 30m of the mounds. A piece of pottery provisionally dated to the Bronze Age was recovered from one of these outlying features, and this is considered to be the most likely date for the whole group of features, including the burnt mounds. The western area lay beyond a large pond (investigated under licence 02R081) and a small former stream channel running downslope from it to the north. Various cut features on the upper part of the hill slope and the western slope of the stream channel were investigated, which proved to be of minimal or no archaeological significance, with the exception of a group of up to twelve possible small pits or post-holes, in no obvious pattern, at the top of the slope (107–108m OD), which may have been of prehistoric date (Bennett 2004, 530). Date of upload: 24 October 2012

• WI025-073 Kiln - pottery
  Description

  This report concerns the excavation of archaeological remains and deposits in Ballynabarny townland, in areas to be affected by the proposed route of the N11 Road Scheme between Newtownmountkennedy and Ballynabarny. Testing carried out by Ruth Elliot in October 2001 (Excavations 2001, No. 1331, 01E0968) identified several areas of archaeological potential. These features all lay to the south of the existing route of the N11 and are grouped in this report in three areas, the eastern and western (02E0425) and south-western Areas (02E0609). All areas lay on the north- and north-east-facing slopes of a hill overlooking Rathnew and were contained within boundaries defined on the south by a minor road heading west toward Glenealy from Wicklow and on the north by the N11. Work in the eastern area involved the excavation and recording of two fulachta fiadh (WI025-064----; WI025-064001-) on the highest part of the slope, at 105–110m OD. The main feature of interest in the western area lay c. 60m down the slope at 99–101m OD. This was a medieval ditched enclosure, roughly rectangular with rounded corners, measuring c. 12m by 19m externally. This ditch formed a complete circuit. It had a maximum depth of c. 0.6m but was generally 0.3–0.4m deep, notably shallower on the downslope side (which may have allowed an entrance), and varied from 0.5m to 1m wide but was generally close to 1m. The ditch appeared to have been intended for drainage and a similarly profiled, straight, run-off channel was cut at the south-east corner, running down the slope. In the ditch fills were several patches of very dark, apparently heavily organic material, as well as more sterile backfill deposits. Such deposits were found elsewhere within the enclosure, sometimes in shallow cuts, and may be evidence of features constructed with turf foundations. The most conspicuous feature in the enclosure was an oval area of very heavily burnt, red, clayey sand that measured 2m by 1.5m, representing a hearth or kiln, with a narrow extension 1m long to one side, possibly representing a flue. This feature was surrounded by shallow occupation spreads with a high ash content, generally thinning away from the ‘hearth’ feature. The occupation spreads and other enclosure features contained around 2700 sherds of pottery, provisionally dated to the late 13th and early 14th centuries, several metal objects, and several hundred small stones apparently chosen away from the site for their shape and size, Brazil-nut shaped and 10–30mm long, possibly for some industrial purpose connected with pottery production. Obvious structural features such as post-holes were conspicuously absent from the enclosure, although there were two groups of small stake-holes, 60 in total, associated with the hearth. The quantities of pottery suggest that this enclosure may have been the site of a small rural pottery kiln. Several wide, shallow agricultural furrows of at least medieval and probably later date, cutting the enclosure features, suggest that this part of the site may have been heavily truncated by ploughing (Bennett 2004, 530). Date of upload: 24 October 2012

• WI025-074 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  This report concerns the excavation of archaeological remains and deposits in Ballynabarny townland, in areas to be affected by the proposed route of the N11 Road Scheme between Newtownmountkennedy and Ballynabarny. Testing carried out by Ruth Elliot in October 2001 (Excavations 2001, No. 1331, 01E0968) identified several areas of archaeological potential. These features all lay to the south of the existing route of the N11 and are grouped in this report in three areas, the eastern and western (02E0425) and south-western Areas (02E0609). All areas lay on the north- and north-east-facing slopes of a hill overlooking Rathnew and were contained within boundaries defined on the south by a minor road heading west toward Glenealy from Wicklow and on the north by the N11. Work in the eastern area involved the excavation and recording of two fulachta fiadh (WI025-064----; WI025-064001-) on the highest part of the slope, at 105–110m OD. The main feature of interest in the western area lay c. 60m down the slope at 99–101m OD. This was a medieval ditched enclosure (WI025-073---), roughly rectangular with rounded corners, measuring c. 12m by 19m externally. The south-western area of the site lay c. 250m to the west of the western area in a triangular area measuring c. 70m east–west (along the Wicklow– Glenealy Road) by 130m (along the N11) by 100m (between them). This area sloped down conspicuously to the north at c. 110–102m OD. Features investigated included a large ditch crossing the site, interpreted from finds as a redundant modern field boundary; eleven small, scattered possible pits, of which three were possible post-holes (all near the N11 but unrelated to each other); four possible stake-holes; and eleven features interpreted as geological anomalies, tree-root holes or the result of similar, non-archaeological disturbance. The only other feature of any apparent archaeological significance was a large cut pit measuring 3.2m by 1.7m by 0.25m deep, with a fill of burnt material, including ash and charcoal, in the middle of the slope. No finds were recovered from these features, so they remain undated. Dating of the unstratified finds recovered during testing may suggest that these features indicate peripheral activity associated with the more clearly defined sites to the east and west, provisionally dated to the medieval period and the Bronze Age. Post-excavation work is continuing (Bennett 2004, 530). Date of upload: 24 October 2012

• WI025-076 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In 2002, archaeological monitoring (Licence No. 02E0474) of topsoil- stripping along the proposed route of the N11 Newtownmountkennedy-Ballynabarny Road Scheme uncovered 'Site 6'. It comprised a large, shallow, oval pit, measuring 1.8m by 1.16m by 0.15m deep. The pit was bowl shaped in section and was filled primarily with a mottled, orange/grey, soft, sandy silt, containing a moderate amount of charcoal flecking, in its western half and a friable, grey, silty clay in its eastern half. A charcoal lens was noted, extending along the base of both of these fills, which overlay an orange burnt clay. In the western half of the pit, along its western edge, the remains of what appeared to be a small post-hole were uncovered beneath a layer of redeposited subsoil. This post-hole was 0.25m in diameter and 0.15m deep, containing dark brown/black, charcoal-rich, silty clay. The charcoal-rich nature of these fills and the burnt soil along the base of the pit suggest that this may be the remains of a hearth pit, with the remnants of a possible pot stand in the form of a post-hole in the western edge of the pit (Bennett 2004, 531). Date of upload: 30 October 2012

• WI025-077 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In 2002, archaeological monitoring (Licence No. 02E0474) of topsoil- stripping along the proposed route of the N11 Newtownmountkennedy-Ballynabarny Road Scheme uncovered 'Site 7'. It comprised four small circular patches of charcoal-rich soil and burnt clay. Excavation revealed that two were merely the result of localised burning, being little more than 0.05m deep, and the third appeared to be the result of root activity. The fourth feature appeared to be the remains of a small pit, 0.6m in diameter and 0.13m deep, filled with a moderately compact, dark brown/black, silty clay with moderate charcoal flecking (Bennett 2004, 531). Date of upload: 30 October 2012

• WI025-078 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In 2002, archaeological monitoring (Licence No. 02E0474) of topsoil- stripping along the proposed route of the N11 Newtownmountkennedy-Ballynabarny Road Scheme uncovered 'Site 10'. It comprised a large oval pit, measuring 1.6m by 1.4m, filled with a compact, dark grey/black, silty clay with heavy charcoal flecking and numerous heat-shattered stones. Excavation of this fill revealed that the pit was 0.18m deep, with shallow sides and an undulating base. Beneath this fill, along the northern half of the pit, a series of stake-holes was excavated, 0.1-0.15m in diameter and 0.1-0.8m deep. All of these were filled with a similar deposit of soft, grey, sandy clay with light charcoal flecking. The pit appeared to be the result of either habitation or industrial activity. It is possible that the remains represent an above-ground heating structure, as evidenced by the location of stake-holes at the base of an otherwise charcoal-rich soil-filled pit. In the absence of pottery and other finds, it is not possible to place this activity in any particular period or indeed to suggest a precise function for the pit (Bennett 2004, 531). Date of upload: 30 October 2012

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballynabarny.

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3373 (ZIP).

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 Ballynabarny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Ballynabarny · Baile na Bearna

Area

3,019,395 m² (301.94 ha, 746.11 acres)

Civil parish

Glenealy, and its townlands

Barony

Newcastle

Electoral division

Glenealy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Glenealy electoral division: 2,861 people in 1,004 households; 76% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ashtown, Ballinaclogh, Ballybeg, Ballykillavane, Ballymerrigan, Broomhall, Hawkstown Lower, Hawkstown Upper, Merrymeeting, Milltown South

Placenames

Ballynabarny 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.