Carrig

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrig, from 188 m² to 264,663 m² (26.47 ha, 65.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Carrig 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.

• 10 Feb 2026N/a

  dwelling, on site effluent treatment system, well and entrance

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660089

• 10 Apr 2025Conditional

  renovating of existing cottage along with demolition of existing shed and construction of a single storey extension to the front and side of existing dwelling and upgrading of existing septic tank to a treatment plant with soil polishing filer and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560273

• 10 Dec 2024N/a

  Dwelling, on site effluent treatment system, well and entrance

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460779

• 10 Oct 2023N/a

  Dwelling, on site effluent treatment system, well and entrance

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2360333

• 30 Nov 2022Conditional

  internal reconfiguration, installation of patio doors in place of two pairs of French Doors, changing some external doors to windows, installation of new windows and, all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 221271

• 6 Jan 2022Conditional

  demolition of existing dwelling and garage and construction of a single storey dwelling and detached garage to the rear of original dwelling along with the upgrading of the existing septic tank and percolation area to a treatment plant with soil polishing filter along with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 229

• 1 Oct 2021Conditional

  change of house type and associated site works to existing planning permission (reference 17/968) along with a single storey garage

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211184

• 16 Sept 2021N/a

  change of house type and associated site works to existing planning permission (reference 17/968)

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211137

• 30 Jun 2020Conditional

  existing agricultural shed and ancillary services including an internal slurry tank

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 20619

• 10 Oct 2019Conditional

  single storey dwelling, on site effluent treatment system and associated site works, an apiary and honey house all located adjacent to the existing farmyard

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 191106

• 29 Aug 2019N/a

  existing agricultural shed and ancillary services including an internal slurry tank

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 19959

• 16 Mar 2018Refused

  dwelling house and garage, on site treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18280

• 6 Feb 2018N/a

  dwelling house and garage, on site treatments system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18116

• 3 Oct 2017N/a

  single storey dwelling with a Oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and a bored well along with a new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 171192

• 8 Aug 2017Conditional

  demolition of existing dwelling and garage and construction of a new single storey dwelling which is to be built into the hillside to the rear of the original dwelling along with the upgrading of the existing septic tank and percolation area to a treatment plant and soil polishing filter along with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17968

• 30 Jun 2017Conditional

  (a) additional 2 no and amendment of position of velux rooflights to rear (b) 15.5 sqm single storey shed / boiler house to left side (c) 27.3 sqm single storey steel shed to the right side and (d) alteration of 2 no original velux rooflights to a single dormer window to rear of dormer storey house constructed in 1985 under Planning Reference 85/1036

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 17793

• 23 Mar 2017Unconditional

  greenway. Construct a new crushed stone track in order to create a walking & cycling greenway which will follow the edge of the Blessington Lakes together with the upgrading of the existing tracks commencing in the town of Blessington and following a route close to the shoreline through the townlands of Baltyboys Lower, Tulfarris, Rathballylong, Baltyboys Upper, Monamuck, Valleymount, Annacarney, Carrigacurra, Ballyknockan, Ballynastockan, Lackan, Sroughan, Carrig, Knockieran Upper, Knockieran Lower, Blessington and Burgage More and the villages of Valleymount, Ballyknockan and Lacken before returning to Blessington at Knockieran Bridge. Upgrading works will include widening of existing track and laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface. Construction works will involve shallow excavation, laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface, placement of apprx 100 culverts, 18 light bridges over larger streams, fencing and minor landscaping

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 17307

• 18 Jan 2017N/a

  new crushed stone track in order to create a walking and cycling Greenway which will follow the edge of the Blessington Lakes together with upgrading of existing tracks commencing in the town of Blessington and following a route close to the shoreline through the townlands of Baltyboys Lower, Tulfarris, Rathballylong, Baltyboys Upper, Monamuck, Valleymount, Annacarney, Carrigacurra, Ballyknockan, Ballynastockan, Lackan, Sroughan and the villages of Valleymount, Ballyknockan and Lacken before returning to Blessington at Knockieran Bridge. Upgarding works will include widening of existing track and laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface. Construction works will involve shallow excavation, laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface. placement of approx 100 culverts, 18 light bridges over larger streams, fencing and minor landscaping

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 1739

• 3 Jan 2017N/a

  single storey dwelling with a Oakstown treatment plant with soil polishing filter and a bored well along with a new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 171

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: Wicklow Mountains SAC 002122
• Special Protection Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA 004063
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir 000731

Recorded monuments

• WI005-053 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 25m; ext. diam. 31.5m) defined by an earth and stone bank and an external fosse visible on all sides except N where the site adjoins a marshy area. A gap (Wth 1.8m) at the SW may be the original entrance. No visible internal features. 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

• WI005-078 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on a gentle W-facing slope overlooking the Liffey valley; area now under Blessington Reservoir. Enclosure (dims. c. 25m N-S x 20m E-W defined by bank and external fosse, visible as cropmark on aerial photographs (GSIAP, N 332-3). 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: G. Conroy Date of revision: 18 January 2010

• WI005-079 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  Part of a complex of prehistoric sites (WI005-084----, WI005-081----, WI005-083----, WI005-110----, WI005-111----) on the lower western slopes of Lugnagun overlooking Blessington Reservoir. The rectangular gallery (dims. 6m x 1m) is represented by sidestones, flanked on either side by an outer wall or stone setting. There is a single fa¸ade stone at the SE and the kerb is substantially intact, particularly on the N side. The gallery is divided into a slightly wedge-shaped portico (dims. 1.8m x 1.5-1.8m) at the SW end separated from the remainder by two large jambstones with a line of smaller stones between them apparently forming a sill-like feature. A number of prostrate slabs outside the W end of the gallery may be displaced roof-slabs. The cairn (dims. 10.5m x 8.8m) is oval. The tomb is aligned WSW-ENE with the entrance facing SW down a marked slope with a gentler gradient above the site. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 140) 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

• WI005-081 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Part of a complex of prehistoric sites on the lower western slopes of Lugnagun (WI005-079----, WI005-084----, WI005-083----, WI005-110---- to WI005-111----). Circular kerbed cairn (diam. 21m) with traces of internal structures in the form of cists or compartments, defined by upright slabs. Some of the kerbs at the N and E have been displaced and the cairn has been robbed in modern times to provide field wall material. 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/2005).

• WI005-082 Enclosure
  Description

  Listed as an 'enclosure' in the SMR (1986) based on aerial photographic evidence (GSI O 73/ N 332 (1973)). Not listed in the RMP (1995). A circular cropmark enclosure not visible on later aerial photographs. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 07 December 2012

• WI005-083 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Part of a complex of prehistoric sites on the lower western slopes of Lugnagun (WI005-079----, WI005-084----, WI005-081----, WI005-110---- to WI005-111----). Circular kerbed cairn (diam. 10m; H 0.8m) surrounded by a partly waterlogged fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 0.25m). There is a disturbed area near the centre. 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

• WI005-084 Cairn - burial cairn
  Description

  Part of a complex of prehistoric sites on the lower western slopes of Lugnaguff (WI005-079----, WI005-081----, WI005-083----, WI005-110----, WI005-111----). Circular cairn (diam. 16m; H 0.45m) which covered four cists containing vases, cordoned urns and coarse pottery associated with cremation burials. Other finds include three faience beads, two bronze razors and domestic pottery. An associated cremation in a coarse pot in a pit was marked by a standing stone (WI005-111----) 15m to the N of the site. (Grogan 1990) 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

• WI005-110 Standing stone
  Description

  Part of a complex of prehistoric sites (WI005-079----, WI005-084----, WI005-081-----WI005-083----, WI005-111----) on the lower western slopes in Lugnagun overlooking Blessington Reservoir. A shale standing stone, one of two originally located near Carrig cemetery cairn (WI005-084----). (Price 1941, 50) 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

• WI005-111 Standing stone
  Description

  Part of a complex of prehistoric sites (WI005-079----, WI005-084----, WI005-081-----WI005-083----, WI005-110----) on the lower western slopes in Lugnagun overlooking Blessington Reservoir. One of two standing stones (H 1.37m), originally located approximately 15m N of Carrig cairn (WI005-084----), removed by the landowner some years ago. The standing stone marked a coarse urn pit burial. 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

• WI005-114 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture on a gentle NW-facing slope. A sub-angular boulder of finely grained granite (H 0.86m; 0.65m x 0.50m) with a long axis NE-SW. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 11 December 2012

Architectural heritage

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

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2946 (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 Carrig with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Carrig · An Charraig

Area

1,554,130 m² (155.41 ha, 384.03 acres)

Civil parish

Boystown, and its townlands

Barony

Talbotstown Lower

Electoral division

Lackan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lackan electoral division: 861 people in 293 households; 82% of households own their home; 19% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Blackrock, Boystown or Baltyboys Lower, Burgage More, Knockieran Lower, Knockieran Upper, Lugnagun Little, Rathnabo, Sroughan

Placenames

Carrig 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.