# Brusselstown, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore, barony of Talbotstown Upper, Co. Wicklow; in Irish Baile an Bhrioscmhálaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,458,942 m² (145.89 ha, 360.51 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,814 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Donaghmore, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/donaghmore.md
- Barony: Talbotstown Upper
- Electoral division: Donaghmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 463 people lived in 148 households in the Donaghmore electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54660
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250429
- Centre: latitude 52.964589, longitude -6.609994 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Brusselstown, from 1,746 m² to 237,276 m² (23.73 ha, 58.63 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1250732: 237,276 m² (23.73 ha, 58.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1250732.md
- Parcel 1279036: 221,110 m² (22.11 ha, 54.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1279036.md
- Parcel 1285824: 212,923 m² (21.29 ha, 52.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285824.md
- Parcel 5152890: 212,053 m² (21.21 ha, 52.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5152890.md
- Parcel 1271094: 95,521 m² (9.55 ha, 23.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271094.md
- Parcel 5670661: 86,835 m² (8.68 ha, 21.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5670661.md
- Parcel 1270286: 77,680 m² (7.77 ha, 19.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1270286.md
- Parcel 1285826: 66,789 m² (6.68 ha, 16.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285826.md
- Parcel 1285825: 47,238 m² (4.72 ha, 11.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285825.md
- Parcel 1271095: 46,147 m² (4.61 ha, 11.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271095.md
- Parcel 1286468: 38,927 m² (3.89 ha, 9.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286468.md
- Parcel 1269406: 26,814 m² (2.68 ha, 6.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269406.md
- Parcel 1285827: 19,798 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285827.md
- Parcel 1274980: 7,814 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274980.md
- Parcel 1285828: 6,486 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285828.md
- Parcel 1272683: 6,345 m² (0.63 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1272683.md
- Parcel 1287484: 6,127 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1287484.md
- Parcel 1269098: 5,932 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1269098.md
- Parcel 1288418: 5,828 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1288418.md
- Parcel 1283523: 5,350 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1283523.md
- Parcel 1257886: 4,555 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1257886.md
- Parcel 1271297: 4,502 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271297.md
- Parcel 2411989: 4,218 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2411989.md
- Parcel 3319171: 2,992 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3319171.md
- Parcel 1282458: 2,417 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282458.md
- Parcel 2656646: 1,846 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2656646.md
- Parcel 1286475: 1,746 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1286475.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Brusselstown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

8 applications, newest first.

- 4 Apr 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560246: Conditional. Permission. retention permission for dwelling as built, new driveway and parking area and groundworks and permission for removal of existing septic tank, installation of new wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, upgrading existing entrance onto the public road and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560246/0
- 2 Apr 2025, Wicklow County Council 2560238: N/a. Retention. dwelling as built, new driveway and parking area and groundworks and permission for removal of existing septic tank, installation of new wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, upgrading existing entrance onto the public road and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560238/0
- 25 Sept 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460581: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for permission for the construction of a new dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, new entrance onto public road and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460581/0
- 7 Feb 2024, Wicklow County Council 2460065: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment unit and polishing filter, new well, new entrance onto existing driveway which leads to public road, upgrade works to existing driveway and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460065/0
- 29 Sept 2022, Wicklow County Council 221048: Conditional. Permission. new dwelling attached garage, new entrance on to public road, blocking up existing entrance, wastewater treatment unit, soil polishing filter, new well and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221048/0
- 14 Sept 2022, Wicklow County Council 22996: N/a. Permission. new dwelling attached garage, new entrance on to public road, blocking up existing entrance, wastewater treatment unit, soil polishing filter, new well and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22996/0
- 7 Apr 2022, Wicklow County Council 22351: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. new dwelling, garage, installing a new entrance on a public road, wastewater treatment unit, soil polishing filter, new well and associate works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22351/0
- 4 Nov 2019, Wicklow County Council 191190: Refused. Permission. demolition of remnants of existing original c.95m2 derelict cottage, construction of new150m2 split-level house, new wastewater treatment plant, amendments to existing site entrance and associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/191190/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WI027-018: Hillfort, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI027-018----. A very extensive hillfort complex occupying the whole of the Spinans Hill-Brusselstown hilltop, 6.4km NE of Baltinglass. The hillfort on Brusselstown Hill (known as 'Brusselstown Ring') (dims. c. 320m NW-SE; c. 200m NE-SW) is enclosed by a collapsed rampart (Wth 5-12m) composed of limestone boulders and is surmounted by a modern field wall. The interior rises towards several high points (the highest is OD 1327) marked by limestone outcrops. A number of hut sites (WI027-018001-, WI027-018002-, WI027-019---- have been identified within Brusselstown Ring.The Spinans Hill hillfort (OD 1346) (dims. 550m N-S; 320m E-W), about 1.5km to the NW, comprises an irregularly shaped area enclosed by a peat-covered earthen bank, best preserved at N and E arid largely levelled over the remainder of its course. A large cairn and five smaller ones (WI027-017001) lie within the hillfort. At a lower level (OD c. 1000-1100), another outer rampart has been identified which encloses a roughly L-shaped area and encompasses both Spinans Hill and Brusselstown Hill (dims. c. 1500m NW-SE; c. 350-500m NE-SW; 130 hectares). The enclosing element consists in part of a double rampart with intervening fosse (av. total Wth 15m) faced with stone in some areas and is best preserved at E and W. Three gaps at N may represent original entranceways. Other features occurring within the complex are ancient field walls, a circular enclosure (diam. 17m) situated some 400m NW of Brusselstown Ring, and a circular platform of stones (diam. 10m) 50m SW of the enclosure. Outside the rampart to the N there is some evidence of settlement comprising enclosures, hut sites and field walls. (Price 1949, 162-5 and 1967, 508; Condit 1992, 16-20) (CUCAP, AHK048-049; AYP032-034) The hillfort was recently described in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland as following; 'Multiple enclosure surrounding the SE flat-topped summit of Spinans Hill at SW edge of Wicklow mountains, with panoramic views. Brusselstown Ring is one of nine hillforts comprising the Baltinglass hillfort cluster. It has a total footprint of 32.43ha making it one of the largest hillforts in Ireland. The inner enclosing elements forms a complete circuit. The outer has been damaged at the SW but likely formed a complete circuit. The are four possible original entrances comprising simple breaks in the inner bank at the N, E, S and W. There are no apparent entrance features in the outer enclosing elements. Two structures have been recorded within the inner enclosure. Twenty three structures immediately outside the inner enclosing feature have also been identified (Grogan and Kilfeather 1997, 41). Internal enclosing elements survives almost intact. The outer has been damaged at SW and is covered by grass and heather for much of its circuit. Interior under grassland. Earliest identified map depiction in first edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch mapping. Monument survey by Condit (1992). Monument survey by Grogan and Kilfeather (1996, 25). Aerial photographs by the Cambridge aerial survey unit and GSI. Woodland abutting the outer enclosing elements at the N, NE and W and partially under woodland at NW. Interior heavily overgrown with scrub and bracken. The interior of Brusselstown Ring is characterized by large rock outcrops. The largest of these is located at the center of the monument and forms a substantial plateau overlooking the majority of the interior. S section of the enclosing elements form the boundary between Brusselstown and Castlequater townlands. Stone axe found on Spinans Hill indicating Neolithic activity on the hill, however, it is unknown if this was discovered within the hillfort (Condit 1992 20). There are two recorded hut structures within the interior of the hillfort (Grogan and Kilfeather 1997, 41). Twenty three hut structures have been recorded immediately outside of the inner enclosing elements at the S. A settlement cluster is recorded abutting the NW section of the outer enclosing elements. Four possible original entrance features at the N, E, S and W of the inner enclosing elements. These comprise simple breaks in the stone bank approximately 1 - 2 m in width.' (http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/IR0718.html) 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. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 7 February 2020
- WI027-018001: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI027-018001-. On a S-facing slope c. 40m SE of the centre of Brusselstown hillfort (WI027-018---- / WI027-078001- / WI021-080001-). A roughly oval level area (overall dims. 8m x 9m; int. diam. c. 5.5m N-S; 7.4m E-W) defined by boulders (some grass covered) except in the S quadrant where there is a slight denuded bank (H 0.13m; Wth c. 1m) with boulders on the outer face. There is a possible entrance (Wth 2m) at SE. The level interior is 0.4m below outer ground level at N and drops 0.46m to the exterior at S. There is a smaller circular platform (diam. 6m) adjoining it. 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. Revised by: Mary Tunney Date of revision: 22 November 2012
- WI027-018002: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI027-018002-. Situated 4m inside the rampart at the SE side of Brusselstown hillfort (WI027-018---- / WI027-078001- / WI021-080001-). A small circular platform (diam. 3.75m) defined by a low wall of roughly laid stones (Wth 0.8m). 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
- WI027-019003: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI027-019003-. On a break in an E-facing slope c. 100 SE of the stone rampart of the hillfort on Brusselstown Hill (WI027-018----), within the larger Spinans Hill hillfort complex (WI027-078001- / WI021-080001-). A circular hut site (diam. 6.7m N-S; 7.6m E-W) defined by boulders. The land rises immediately to the W forming a higher terrace. A field boundary (double-walled in places) composed of large boulders (Wth c. 0.7-1m) (part of field system WI027-078006-) extends NNE-SSW 18.4m to the W of the hut site. Another hut site lies c. 8m to the N. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 26 November 2012
- WI027-019004: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI027-019004-. On a break in an E-facing slope c. 100 SE of the stone rampart of the hillfort on Brusselstown Hill (WI027-018----), within the larger Spinans Hill hillfort complex (WI027-078001- / WI021-080001-). An oval hut site (diam. 9.6m N-S; 7.5m E-W) defined by boulders. The interior slopes slightly to the E with the natural slope of the hill. A field boundary (Wth 0.6m) (part of field system WI027-078006-) extends NNE from the N side. Another hut site lies c. 8m to the S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 26 November 2012
- WI027-078003: Settlement cluster, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWI027-078003-. On the N-facing slopes of Spinans Hill, outside the N rampart of the large contour fort (WI027-078001-/WI021-080001-). Settlement comprising enclosures, hut sites and field walls are evident on aerial photography covering an area c. 320m x 145m. (Condit 1992, 16-20) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 11 December 2012

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Brusselstown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Brusselstown.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/brusselstown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/brusselstown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/brusselstown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Brusselstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Castlequarter: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/castlequarter.md
- Coolamaddra: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/coolamaddra.md
- Killybeg: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/killybeg.md
- Knockaderry: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/knockaderry.md
- Moorstown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/moorstown-251068.md
- Spinans Hill: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/spinans-hill.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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