Moves on two sites expected to add to the protection of 5,500-year-old Glendruid Dolmen
Glendruid House comes with 7.78 hectares which the council intends to use for the development of social and affordable housing. The house is a protected structure and is expected to be restored
The council has also said it has reached a “sale agreed” position on the purchase of a further 4 hectares on a an adjacent site. This site is believed to be the south side of the Carrickmines river which also borders the Glendruid House site. The Glendruid site, known as Lot 1, includes the Georgian Glendruid House, a protected structure and part of the Glendruid Valley.
In relation to the housing element of the plan the council said: “” We are currently at sale agreed stage on land adjacent within the Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone , that will facilitate further homes, the delivery of part of the Cherrywood Green Routes Network, to include a woodland path along the Druid’s Glen area, and part of the Druid’s Glen Road to include a sensitively designed bridge feature.
“As result of these lands now being in public ownership the potential for development and protection now rests with the democratic control of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. It is a huge leap forward for the safeguarding of our heritage and the delivery of desperately needed housing,” he said.
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