Aillwee

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aillwee, from 176,481 m² (17.65 ha, 43.61 acres) to 1,287,399 m² (128.74 ha, 318.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 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 Aillwee 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Aillwee in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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: Moneen Mountain SAC 000054
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Moneen Mountain 000054

Recorded monuments

• CL005-103 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  In a well-sheltered rock hollow alongside a short stretch of above-ground river, which rises to the SW and sinks to the NE, within a multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). Indicated and named ‘site of mill (flax?)’ on Robinsons (1977) map. A water mill, surviving only as a rectangular cairn (18m NNE-SSW; 8m WNW-ESE; H 1.5-2m). A cashel is locate 90m to the W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 14 February 2023

• CL005-104001 Field system
  Description

  An extensive field system (c. 4.5km NE-SW; c. 2.6km NW-SE) visible on OS Aerial Premium (2012-2018) stretching from Gleninsheen at SW, across the whole of Ailwee Hill to Kilweelran at NE. Many cairns, fulachtaí fia, cashels, enclosures and hut sites lie within. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 17 August 2021

• CL005-104002 Enclosure
  Description

  On elevated rough pasture but with restricted views, within a multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). Indicated on the 1916 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. An irregularly shaped enclosure (23m SW-NE; 18m SE-NW) defined by a loose stone wall (Wth 1.8m) of slabs set on their side. Curvilinear slab walls radiate off this enclosure at WSW and ENE and a rectangular field which appears part of the wider multiperiod field system extends off it at NW. The site has been severely truncated by a N-S orientated routeway. The following image has been uploaded: CL005-104002-_01.jpg OSi MapGenie 1995 orthophoto Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 14 February 2023

• CL005-104003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a high plateau under rough pasture, overlooking a deep ravine to the W, with views from SE to NE, but elsewhere restricted by slightly higher ground. An oval bivallate enclosure (60m SW-NE; 43.8m SE-NW) defined by widely spaced (c. 17m apart) grass-covered stone banks. The inner bank (H 0.8-1.3m; Wth 2m) encloses an oval area (23m N-S; 19m E-W) and stretches of outer wall-facing survive from N to S. A gap (Wth 1.4m) at S defined on one side by an orthostat (H 0.6m; L 2m) marks the site of the probable entrance. The outer bank (Wth c. 2.7m) is traceable on OSi Aerial Premium (2013-2018) from NW to NE and from S to SW. A mound wall radiates off this at NE. A modern fieldwall crosses the site from E to W, following the line of the inner bank at N and forming a small enclosure between the banks at S. A pen or shed is built into the inner bank at NE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 22 February 2023

• CL005-248 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a plateau on the summit of Ailwee Hill and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). An irregular or pentagonal enclosure (diam. c. 26m) defined by a stone wall and visible on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018) and on Digital Globe. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• CL005-251 Hut site
  Description

  In a hollow on the summit of Ailwee Hill and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). A D-shaped hut site (diam. c. 8m) with its straight side formed by the W side of the hollow visible on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018) and on Digital Globe. A second hut site (CL005-260---) lies c. 5m to the SE within the same hollow. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• CL005-260 Hut site
  Description

  In a hollow on the summit of Ailwee Hill and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). A circular hut site (diam. c. 6m) visible on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018) and on Digital Globe. A second hut site (CL005-251---) lies c. 5m to the SE within the same hollow. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 25 May 2021

• CL005-264 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a SW-facing slope high on Ailwee Hill and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). A subrectangular enclosure (c. 18m NE-SW; c. 10m NW-SE at N to c. 13m NW-SE at S) defined by a double-faced wall visible on OSi Aerial Premium orthophoto (2012-2018) and on Digital Globe (2011-2013). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 13 December 2021

• CL005-265 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On the NW edge of a plateau high on Ailwee Hill and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). Indicated on the 1916 OS 6-inch map. A subrectangular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by a straight stone wall at E and S and by a curved wall SW-NE visible on OSi Aerial Premium orthophoto (2012-2018) and on Digital Globe (2011-2013). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 13 December 2021

• CL005-266 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On top of Ailwee Hill and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). A wedge-shaped enclosure (c. 60m E-W; c. 24m N-S at W to c. 38m N-S at E) defined by a stone wall visible on Digital Globe (2011-2013) and on OSi Aerial Premium orthophotography (2012-2018). An irregular N-S wall c. 25m from W divides the interior. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 13 December 2021

• CL005-267 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a W-facing slope on top of Ailwee Hill and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). A wedge-shaped enclosure (c. 33m E-W; c. 21m N-S at E to c. 26m N-S at W) defined by a possibly double-faced stone wall visible on Digital Globe (2011-2013) and on OSi Aerial Premium orthophotography (2012-2018). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 20 December 2021

• CL005-303 Enclosure
  Description

  On elevated rough pasture and within an extensive field system (CL005-104001-). A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by a grassed-over stone wall and with slab walls radiating off it at E and S. A cashel (CL005-266----) lies c. 85m to the SE. Noted by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 14 February 2023

• CL005-304 Enclosure
  Description

  On elevated rough pasture and within an extensive field system (CL005-104001-). An oval enclosure (c. 20m N-S; c. 15m E-W) defined by a partially grassed-over stone wall. At SE and SW the enclosure abuts straight field walls forming a corner. Noted by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 February 2023

• CL006-009 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a narrow level terrace on the W face of a steep-sided ridge in an area of very rough and overgrown rock outcrop. Not marked on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map but indicated with a solid line on the 1915 ed. An oval cashel (int. dims. 33m N–S; 30m E–W) defined by a tumbled drystone wall (Wth 1.7–4m; H 0.2–0.9m) with inner and outer facing-stones surviving at E (original wall Wth 1.7m). Occasional outer facing-stones are visible at N and W but the inner facing-stones are largely obscured by collapse. A house of indeterminate date (CL006-009002-) occurs within the W sector. A field wall radiates off the SE, another runs concentric from SE–N outside the cashel and further field walls abut the concentric wall forming a field-system (CL006-009003-) with potentially contemporary elements. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021

• CL006-009002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In the W sector of a cashel (CL006-009----). Not marked on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map but indicated with a solid line on the 1915 ed. A rectangular building (8m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by lines of tumbled stones (Wth 1.5–2m; max. H 0.5m). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021

• CL006-009003 Field system
  Description

  On a narrow level terrace on the W face of a steep-sided ridge in an area of very rough and overgrown rock outcrop, extending from and surrounding a cashel (CL006-009----). A field system comprised of several elements likely of multiperiod origin. A tumbled field wall radiates off the SE of the cashel and joins a second tumbled field wall which encloses the cashel in a concentric line from SE–NW, but then runs in a more angular fashion from NW–SE. This wall acts as and forms a kink in the townland boundary from W–NW (H 1.6m; Wth 0.5–0.8m). It is single-walled, and drystone built, but may follow an older boundary line. To the E and the SE of this outer wall meandering single stonewalls form small irregularly shaped fields and encompass another potential enclosure (CL006-009004-) c. 60m SE of the cashel. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021

• CL006-009004 Enclosure
  Description

  On a narrow level terrace on the W face of steep sided ridge. Not marked on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map but indicated with a solid line on the 1915 ed. A subcircular enclosure (c. 26m N-S; c. 25m E-W) defined by a drystone wall SE-NE that may be built on an older wall is visible on Digital Globe (2011-13). This forms part of a field system (CL006-009003-) around a cashel (CL006-009----) c. 60m to the NW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 28 April 2021

• CL006-147 Cave
  Description

  Known as ‘Maze Hole’ or ‘Ailwee Upper Cave’ this cave has seven entrances located in the highest and largest of the closed depressions on Ailwee Mountain (Drew 1981, 172; Mullan 2003, 179), E of Ailwee show-cave. The passages (L 140m; typical H 1.5m; typical Wth 1.5m) are partially filled with clay and boulders and the walls are covered in soft white flowstone (Mullan 2003, 179). Seashells are visible embedded in the cave sediment (David Drew pers. comm.). The shells are likely to have been brought through human agency, but the date of this activity is unknown (Marion Dowd pers. comm.). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL006-169 Enclosure
  Description

  On a plateau at the NE extent of Ailwee Hill within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). An oval enclosure (c. 25m E-W; c. 21m N-S) defined by a grassed-over wall visible on OSi Aerial Premium (2012-2018). Contemporary walls extend off the perimeter at E and W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 19 October 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 Aillwee, 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 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 Aillwee.

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 Aillwee with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Aillwee · An Aill Bhuí

Area

3,250,675 m² (325.07 ha, 803.26 acres)

Civil parish

Abbey, and its townlands

Barony

Burren

Electoral division

Oughtmama, the unit of the census

Census 2022

152 people lived in 59 households in the Oughtmama electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhehan, Boloona, Dangan, Deelin More, Gleninsheen, Gortboyheen, Kilweelran

Placenames

Aillwee 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.