Rath East

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rath East, from 9 m² to 171,114 m² (17.11 ha, 42.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Rath East 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.

• 9 Mar 2023Refused

  1) retention for building I used for storage 2) retention for building D used for timber product manufacturing 3) retention for change of use for building E from timber storage to concrete product production facility & retention for cement silo 4) retention for extension to the rear for building G 5) retention for extensions to building K to the front & side elevation also retention for existing roof 6) permission for demolition of part of building H office space & permission to construct replacement office space 7) permission for demolition of building J 8) permission to erect building L(2) to be used for storage 9) permission to upgrade existing effluent treatment system to comply with current EPA requirements 10) permission for new road layout drainage car parking facilities and associated works

  Retention · Wicklow County Council, 23231

• 1 Dec 2021Conditional

  construction of a pig finishing shed with roof mounted solar/PV panels on south facing rake and connections to existing storm water drainage system and slurry management network and all associated site works. The site is subject to an IPPC Licence. The proposed development is located within the attendant grounds of Rath House Protected Structure Ref: 37-07

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 211436

• 11 May 2021Conditional

  the installation of a new photovoltaic solar module system on two existing south facing single storey roofs at Rathwood Garden Centre, comprising of 295 photovoltaic modules

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 21537

• 7 Oct 2020Conditional

  single storey dwelling, bored well, septic tank and percolation area, relocation of existing entrance to facilitate shared access laneway for existing, adjacent dwelling (family home) and proposed new dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 201017

• 30 Sept 2020N/a

  single storey dwelling, bored well, septic tank and percolation area, relocation of existing entrance to facilitate shared access laneway for existing, adjacent dwelling (family home) and proposed new dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20956

• 19 May 2020Refused

  single storey residence, installation of a septic tank and wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 20460

• 11 Sept 2017Conditional

  single storey extension including double garage to the side and front of existing dormer style dwelling, use of existing on site services and all associated site works

  Permission · Wicklow County Council, 171102

• 13 Feb 2017Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 17151

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 Rath East.

Recorded monuments

• WI037-013 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a low ridge on a gentle SE-facing slope. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m) marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, and visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP, S 121-2). Not visible at ground level. 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

• WI037-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a small natural platform on the summit of a low hill. Circular area (diam. 25m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.8-2.2m; H 0.7-0.9m) with a boulder revetment surviving in places to two courses. There is a slab-lined entrance (Wth 2.4m) at the NE. No indication of a fosse or 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

• WI037-016 Hillfort
  Description

  National Monument in state ownership No. 422. Large circular site consisting of four concentric ramparts (max. diam. c. 320m) enclosing c. 7.3 hectares, on the W edge of a ridge. The site was excavated by Raftery (1970, 51-4). At the centre is a very well-preserved central stone enclosure (diam. c. 45m) defined by a massive drystone rampart (Wth c. 4m) which is medieval in date. The second and third stone ramparts are close together (max. dims. c. 140m and 180m E-W; H of both c. 5m) and lie some 30m outside the inner enclosure. The outermost rampart, of earth and stone, lies a further 50m from this, and is partly preserved in field boundaries. Evidence for metalworking, a cemetery (WI037-016001-) and a round house, all dating to the Late Bronze Age found within the central enclosure. (GSIAP, S 121-2; CUCAP AHK073; CUCAP AHK075 -076; CUCAP AYL 031-035; CUCAP BD050-051) (Orpen 1911, 138-50; 1930, 31-5; Raftery 1970, 51-4; 200-11; Raftery 1972-42-46, 55; Raftery 1976, 339) This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 146/1940). The hillfort was recently described in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland as following; 'Circular multiple enclosure positioned surrounding the flat summit of hilltop at the end of a prominent east-west shoulder of upland and overlooking tributary of Derreen River to immediate W (Raftery 1976, 339). The large multiple enclosure of Knockeen situated 300m to N (Atlas No.0722). The site has a total footprint of approximately 6.1ha and consists of four concentric enclosing elements. The inner enclosing element is likely to be an Early Medieval ringfort and the remaining three ramparts are possibly Late Bronze Age. These consist of two closely spaced banks with an intervening ditch and an outer enclosing element positioned approximately 50m away. Two gaps through inner enclosing elements of hillfort (not the Early Medieval ringfort). One possible original entrance at W consisting of a simple gap through the banks and causeway over the ditch. Excavation has revealed a large number of artifacts, pits, structures and four burials within the interior. A metalworking area was identified. This produced a large number of artifacts associated with the manufacturing of bronze objects. Occupation structures dated to the Late Bronze Age were excavated immediately outside the hillfort to the S. The ramparts survive well throughout their circuits and have recently been stripped of scrub and overgrowth. The outer enclosing element has been levelled at the NE. Interior is under pasture. First map depiction in 1842 in first edition Ordnance Survey six inch mapping. Survey by Orpen in 1911. Excavation by Raftery in the late 1960's and early 70's. Late Bronze Age dates, possible Iron Age re-use. ENE section of outer enclosing elements forms the townland boundary between Rath East and Knockeen. A recent listing of 55 radiocarbon dates from Rathgall includes 47 of Late Bronze Age date (Chapple 2013, https://sites.google.com/site/chapplearchaeology/irish-radiocarbon-dendrochronological-dates). Evidence for metalworking and a cemetery within the interior are Late Bronze Age in date. An Iron Age enclosure is concentric with and lies immediately within the central Early Medieval ringfort (Grogan and Kilfeather 1997, 43). Large number of pits and post-holes outside inner enclosure are Late Bronze Age (Raftery 1976, 342). Six hearths within inner enclosure (Raftery 1976, 343). Over 5000 sherds of coarse ware pottery (Raftery 1976, 344). Metal working area and four human burials identified immediately outside the inner Early Medieval enclosure (Raftery 1976, 345).' (http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/IR0723.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. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

• WI037-016001 Burial
  Description

  Three burials containing coarse Late Bronze Age pottery and cremations. Discovered during the excavation of Rathgall hillfort (WI037-016----). (Raftery 1973, 293-5) 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

• WI037-020 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a gentle NE-facing slope. Bivallate enclosure (est. max. diam. c. 30m) visible as a cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AHK 80). Not visible at ground level. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 Rath East, about 1 in 5 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2773 (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 Rath East with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.

Name

Rath East · An Ráth Thoir

Area

1,567,005 m² (156.7 ha, 387.22 acres)

Civil parish

Liscolman, 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

Killinure, Knockeen, Knockloe, Rath

Placenames

Rath East 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.