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Louth County Development Plan 2021–2027
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
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- Chapter 8 – Natural Heritage, Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 8-57 Map 8.21: Green Infrastructure Network in County Louth
- Chapter 9 Built Heritage and Culture “To protect, conserve and manage the archaeological and architectural heritage of the County and encourage sensitive, sustainable development to ensure its survival and maintenance for future generations”.
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- Chapter 9 – Built Heritage and Culture Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 9-1 9 - BUILT HERITAGE AND CULTURE 9.1 INTRODUCTION Louth’s built heritage, linking the past to the present, is both rich and varied and manifested in the physical traces left in the landscape by previous generations in the form of archaeological sites and monuments, townscapes, historic buildings and vernacular structures. This archaeological and architectural heritage is an intrinsic part of our identity, and of the character and attractiveness of the County. It contributes to the vibrancy and attractiveness of places where we live, work and play in addition to serving as a catalyst in attracting tourism and investment. It provides an opportunity to learn from the past, reinforce our sense of place and to serve as guardians for future generations. The Council will seek to protect the County’s built and archaeological heritage from the direct and indirect impacts from climate change. The importance of the built and cultural heritage and access thereto is acknowledged and supported in the RSES and the associated Regional Policy Objectives. The Plan in the formulation of its Policy Objectives has been in accordance with the RSES. 9.2 POLICY CONTEXT ‘Heritage’ was not formally defined by the Heritage Act, 1995 which set up the Heritage Council. However, the Act referred to the following as aspects of Ireland’s heritage: monuments, archaeological objects, heritage objects, architectural heritage, flora, fauna, wildlife habitats, landscapes, seascapes, wrecks, geology, heritage gardens and parks and inland waterways. The word ‘heritage’ therefore encompasses both natural and built resources and is extended to cover intangible and cultural heritage too. Heritage therefore surrounds us, helps to define us and contributes to the development of a strong sense of place and identity. The preparation of this chapter has had regard to relevant national legislation and guidelines, regional and local plans and policies, and the need to ensure that the Plan is compliant with all relevant EU and national legislation and regulations in relation to the protection of the built and cultural heritage of the County. A new National Heritage Plan ‘Heritage Ireland 2030' is currently being drafted by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
- Chapter 9 – Built Heritage and Culture Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 9-2 It will be a coherent, comprehensive and inspiring framework of values, principles, strategic priorities and actions to guide and inform the heritage sector over the next decade. The National Planning Framework through NSO7 and NPO60 highlights the rich qualities of our natural and cultural heritage and their conservation and enhancement, in an appropriate manner to their significance. The Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Eastern and Midland Region recognises that culture and heritage are an integral part of Irish life ranging from their intrinsic value, to their wider social benefit and economic potential. The Council will consider full legislative provisions and supporting guidance and policy documents issued to give effect to legislative provisions. There are a significant number of Section 28 and other government Guidelines which relate directly to the built heritage. The 'Architectural Heritage Protection – Guidelines for Planning Authorities' (2011), published by the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht is the main planning policy guidance document in respect of our built heritage. Other relevant guidance includes the 'Framework and Principles for the Protection of Archaeological Heritage' (1999). 9.3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE Archaeology is the study of past societies through their material remains and the evidence of their environment. It is not restricted solely to ancient periods; and includes the study of relatively recent societies. The archaeological heritage is comprised of all material remains of past societies with the potential to add to our knowledge of such societies. It therefore includes the remains of features such as settlements, monuments, burials, ships and boats and portable objects of all kinds, from the everyday to the very special. It also includes evidence of the environment in which those societies lived. Archaeological heritage occurs in all environments, urban and rural, upland and lowland, grassland, tillage and forestry, inland and coastal, dryland, wetland (including peatlands) and underwater (including watercourses, lakes and the sea). Archaeological heritage may exist in the form of upstanding or visible remains, or as subsurface features with no surface presentation. Given the above, archaeological heritage is present and as yet unidentified in all environments. In addition it helps us to understand how humans in the past interacted with the environment, to formulate an explanation for the development of cultures and to preserve the history for present and future learning. It is a finite and fragile resource, which enriches our landscapes and townscapes, but which is vulnerable to modern development and land use changes. Its preservation is a legitimate objective against which the need for development must be balanced and assessed. National policy in relation to archaeological heritage is set out in the ‘Framework and Principles for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage’ (Government of Ireland 1999). The Plan will be guided by and will seek to ensure that policies set out therein will be taken into account and implemented appropriately through the planning process.
- Chapter 9 – Built Heritage and Culture Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 9-3 The National Monuments Acts 1930-2014 is the specific national legislative code for protection of monuments, historic wrecks and archaeological objects providing legal protection for all archaeological objects, wrecks 100 or more years old and for a range of categories of monuments and places. Archaeological objects (which, in broad terms includes all moveable objects of archaeological importance) are comprehensively protected under the National Monuments Acts. The protection of archaeological heritage and other features includes the following: • Sites and monuments included in the Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) as maintained by the National Monuments Service (NMS); • Monuments and places included in the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) as established under section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994; • Historic monuments and archaeological areas included in the Register of Historic Monuments as established under Section 5 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1987; • National monuments subject to Preservation Orders under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 and national monuments which are in the ownership or guardianship of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage or a local authority; • Archaeological objects within the meaning of the National Monuments Acts; • Wrecks protected under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 or otherwise included in the Wreck Viewer maintained by the National Monuments Service; and • Archaeological features not as yet identified but which may be impacted on by development. Presently, a monument is protected in one of four ways: 1. Record of Monuments and Places (RMP): This is the most widely applicable listing of all known monuments of archaeological interest and updated as and when previously unrecorded archaeological sites are discovered. Currently, there are approximately 1,600 archaeological recorded monuments in the RMP for County Louth. The carrying out of any work at, or in relation to a Recorded Monument requires giving written notice to the Minister two months before commencing said work, to facilitate consideration of both the proposed works and the protection of the monument. The Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) for County Louth can be inspected at www.archaeology.ie. 2. Register of Historic Monuments: Historic monuments (i.e. any monument pre-dating 1700AD and any other monument of relevant interest) and archaeological areas are entered on this register. The carrying out of any work at or in relation to a Registered Monument requires giving written notice to the Minister two months before commencing said work, to facilitate consideration of both the proposed works and any measures needed to ensure the protection of the monument.
- Chapter 9 – Built Heritage and Culture Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 9-4 3. National monument in the ownership or guardianship of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media or a Local Authority: A National Monument is any monument, the preservation of, which is a matter of national importance on grounds of archaeological, architectural, historical, traditional or artistic interest. Legal protection only comes into effect if the national monument is owned/in the guardianship of the Minister or a local authority or is the subject of a Preservation Order. National monuments in State care include those in the ownership or guardianship of the Minister of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, whose maintenance and upkeep are the responsibility of the State. A list of National Monuments in County Louth, which are in State Care, is available in Table 9.1. The prior written consent of the Minister is required for any works at or in proximity to national monuments in State care. National monuments may also be in the ownership or guardianship of Local Authorities which have similar responsibilities to the DCHG. The prior written consent of the Minister is required for any works at or in proximity to national monuments in the care of the Local Authority. 4. National monument subject to a preservation order (or temporary preservation order): A list of National Monuments in County Louth subject to a Preservation Order is available in Table 9.2. The prior written consent of the Minister is required for any works at or in proximity to national monuments subject to a Preservation Order. Archaeological heritage encompasses designated and unknown archaeological heritage including; entries to the Record of Monuments and Places, underwater archaeology, entries to the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record, and Northern Ireland Areas of Significant Archaeological Interest and Archaeological Potential. Also encompassed are intervisibility and interrelationships between archaeological heritage within the wider landscape, including crossborder intervisibility and interrelationships.
- Chapter 9 – Built Heritage and Culture Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 9-5 Table 9.1 National Monuments in Louth in State Care Name Description Townland Legal Status RMP No. National Monument No. Aghnaskeagh Two Cairns Aghnaskeagh Guardianship LH004-032 LH004-033 326 Athclare Castle Castle Athclare Guardianship LH018-040 Unknown Mansfieldstown Church Bawn Guardianship LH015-004001 480 Carlingford Castle Castle Carlingford Guardianship LH005-042002 249 The Mint (Carlingford) Urban Tower House Carlingford Guardianship LH005-042008 242 Dún Dealgan Motte Castletown Guardianship LH007-118007 388 Donaghmore Souterrain Donaghmore Guardianship LH006- 060001, LH006-060002 526 St. Laurence's Gate (Drogheda) Town Gate Drogheda Guardianship LH024-020 511 Dromiskin Church & Round Tower Dromiskin Ownership LH012-046001, LH012-046003 92 Greenmount Motte Greenmount Ownership LH015-012001 144 Carlingford Abbey Friary (Dominican) Liberties Ownership LH005-042013 623 Lisnaran Fort Ringfort Linns Guardianship LH015-015001 579 Mellifont Abbey Abbey (Cistercian) Mellifont Ownership LH023-002 93 Monasterboice High Crosses, Churches & Round Tower Monasterboice Ownership LH021-062007, LH021-062003, LH021-062004, LH021-062008, LH021-062009, LH021-062006 94 St. Mochta's House Church Priorstate Guardianship LH011-115002 312 Proleek Portal Tomb & wedge Tomb Proleek Guardianship LH004-074, LH004-075 476 Clochafarmore Standing Stone Rathiddy Guardianship LH011-020 474 Ravensdale Park Cairn Ravensdale Park Ownership LH004-004 597 Castleroche Castle Castle Roche Guardianship LH003-029001 460 Rockmarshall Court Tomb Rockmarshall Ownership LH008-033 562 Roodstown Castle Castle Roodstown Ownership LH014-047 298 Termonfeckin Castle Castle Termonfeckin Ownership LH022-041012 178 Townleyhall Passage Tomb Townleyhall Ownership LH024-008002 529 Source: www.archaeology.ie accessed on 25th June 2014
- Chapter 9 – Built Heritage and Culture Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 9-6 Table 9.2 National Monuments subject to a Preservation Order PO No. Description Townland RMP No. 36/1934 Aghnaskeagh Cairns (Two) Aghnaskeagh LH004-032; LH004-032001; LH004-033-26 25/1976 Ringfort Aghnaskeagh LH004-031001; LH004-031002 3/1998 Archaeological Complex Belpatrick LH020-004001; LH020-004002; LH020-004003; LH020-004004; LH020-004005; LH020-012; LH020-013 8/1985 Souterrain Benagh LH008-051001; LH008-051002; LH008-051003 11/1973 Ringfort & Annexe Castletowncooley LH008-054001; LH008-054002 2/1971 Lisnaran Fort Linns LH015-015001; LH015-015002; LH015-015003 2/1999 Dwelling Milltown LH018-052 16/1977 Barrow Milltown LH021-037 05/1932 St. Mochta’s House, Priorstate Priorstate LH011-115002 1/2002 Ringfort Rampark LH008-070001; LH008-070002 3/1971 Rathdrumin Rath Rathdrumin LH018-045001; LH018-045002 9.3.1 Zone of Archaeological Potential Some recorded monuments are extensive in scale, covering the historic core of medieval towns in the County, whether or not they are currently urban (i.e. deserted medieval towns in addition to present day urban centres of medieval origin). In addition to noting upstanding remains, zones where likely subsurface archaeological remains exist, were also identified and included in the Record of Monuments and Places. These recorded monuments in the Plan are referred to as Zones of Archaeological Potential (ZAP), of which there are thirteen in the County. These recorded monuments are protected under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2014. These Zones of Archaeological Potential are listed in Table 9.3 and the associated maps are available in Appendix 9, Volume 3. The qualities of archaeological and architectural interest are not mutually exclusive. Certain structures may be designated as both a Recorded Monument and a Protected Structure and may therefore appear on both the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) and the Record of Protected Structures (RPS), Volume 4.
- Chapter 9 – Built Heritage and Culture Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 9-7 Table 9.3: Zone of Archaeological Potential, County Louth Reference Location ZAP 1 Drogheda ZAP 2a Dundalk (Historic Core) ZAP 2b Dundalk (Castletown) ZAP 3 Ardee ZAP 4 Carlingford ZAP 5 Castlering ZAP 6 Castle Roche ZAP 7 Collon ZAP 8 Dromiskin ZAP 9 Dunleer ZAP 10 Grange ZAP 11 Louth Village ZAP 12 Monasterboice ZAP 13 Termonfeckin 9.3.2 Maritime Archaeology Ireland’s waterways – both marine and freshwater – have been central to the development of life on this island and consequently Ireland has a longstanding maritime legacy. While a significant number of shipwrecks have been recorded from around the coast by the National Monuments Service (NMS), it is estimated that there are significantly more as yet undiscovered. Other cultural remains, such as submerged landscapes, harbours and landing places, attest to Ireland’s rich underwater cultural heritage which is found in Ireland’s designated waters, along the Irish coastline, in the rivers, canals, wetland environments etc. Underwater cultural heritage is a finite and irreplaceable resource with both manmade and natural pressures threatening its preservation. The NMS is tasked with the protection and preservation of the country’s underwater cultural heritage. It maintains the Wreck Viewer and Wreck Inventory of Ireland Database (WIID) which hold records of over 18,000 known and potential wreck sites and which serve as a tool to help manage and protect historic wrecks. Any development either above or below water, including to river banks or coastal edges, within the vicinity of a site of archaeological interest, shall not be detrimental to the character of the archaeological site or its setting. Planning applications will be referred to the National Monuments Service where relevant.
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