Coskeam

14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coskeam, from 110 m² to 1,223,886 m² (122.39 ha, 302.43 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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 Coskeam 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 Coskeam 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: East Burren Complex SAC 001926
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: East Burren Complex 001926

Recorded monuments

• CL006-042007 Enclosure
  Description

  On level ground just E of the Glen of Clab. Hachured as circular enclosure on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch maps and not marked on the 1915 ed. Not visible at ground level. It occurs within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL006-042001-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 14 September 2021

• CL006-061 Hut site
  Description

  At W leading edge of a wide gently sloping terrace of bare rock and rough patchy grazing and within an enclosure (CL006-207----). The ground falls away more steeply to the W of the site and Coskeam Fort (CL006-062----) is visible c. 400m to NE. A ravine, c. 100m to the W, which sometimes contains water is known as Poulaloughan. Listed as ‘Earthwork’ in the SMR (1992) and as ‘Barrow’ in the RMP (1996) and hachured on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A poorly preserved circular enclosure (int. dims. 6.3m NW–SE; 6.1m NE–SW) defined by a moss- and grass-covered stone spread (Wth 3.5–4.3m; H 0.1–0.5m) with a short horizontally coursed section of walling at S composed of thin flat flags and a slightly raised platform like area (diam. 3m; H 0.2m) in its centre. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 13 September 2021

• CL006-062 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Defensively sited on a narrow spur at the SE at S end of a high steep-sided ridge, named Dún Beag, with short but steep falls just outside the site from ENE to SW. Hachured and named ‘Coskeam fort’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch maps. A poorly preserved subcircular cashel (int. dims. 28.3m NE–SW; 26.3m NW–SE) defined by a double-faced stone wall (original Wth 2.2–3m), tumbled and rebuilt in places, and situated on partially quarried bedrock terracing, which results in the interior being an average 1.8m lower than the surrounding ground at N–NE. At NE a high, steep-sided bluff forms the enclosing element with traces of inner wall-facing near its SW foot. There is no obvious trace of an original entrance, but the easiest approach is along the terrace to the N so that is the most likely place. The inner face has a great deal of collapsed stone along its foot and the interior contains lots of loose stone. Two subcircular house sites lie close to the centre (CL006-062002- and CL006-062003-) and an adjacent cairn of stones may obscure a third. A later drystone animal shelter (3m x 3m) is built against the inner side of the cashel wall in the NW sector. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 13 September 2021

• CL006-062002 Hut site
  Description

  In the interior of a cashel (CL006-062001-), E of centre (4m W of the cashel wall). A circular hut site (int. dims. 2.7m E–W; 2m N–S) defined by a tumbled stone wall (Wth 0.9–1.3m; H 0.3–0.5m) with inner and outer facing-stones. Another hut site (CL006-062003-) lies 2m to the NW and a cairn 2m to the SW may obscure a third. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 13 September 2021

• CL006-062003 Hut site
  Description

  In the interior of a cashel (CL006-062001-), near its centre. An oval hut site (L 3.4m NNE–SSW; Wth 2m) defined by a collapsed wall with occasional facing-stones. Another hut site (CL006-062002-) lies 2m to the SE and a cairn (CL006-062004-) 3m to SSE may obscure a third. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 13 September 2021

• CL006-063 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a narrow, level terrace of rock pavement in rough grazing. A low ridge rises to the E. Listed as ‘Hut site complex’ in the SMR (1992) and in the RMP (1996) and indicated on Geological Survey maps. On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a number of relatively modern oval and subcircular paddocks (5m x 3m up to 10m x 12m), all defined by a single drystone wall comprising erect thin flags leaning against one another (av. Wth 0.7m; H 0.4-0.9m). These are, however, lying close to and sometimes on top of older mound walls forming part of an extensive field system (CL006-042001-) stretching over Doomore and Gortaclare Mountain. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 8 February 2016

• CL006-098002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated at the E end of Coolnatullagh Valley. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). Indicated c. 30m to the E as ‘Enclosure fort unrecorded’ on a map annotated by T. Coffey in 1994 (SMR file). This enclosure (diam. c. 50m) was surveyed by Olive Carey (2008) and forms part of ‘Farm C2’ in Jones et al. (2011). It is defined at W by the line of the modern field boundary, at N and E by a low curving mound wall and at S by the exposed footing of a wall having some of its internal facing stones set on edge (Carey 2008, 57). A possible burial mound (CL006-098003-) lies in the NW quadrant. Mound walls in the vicinity are too fragmentary to enable the identification of a coherent field system (Carey 2008, 54-62; Jones et al. 2011, 41). Revised by: Mary Tunney Date of revision: 12 April 2016

• CL006-098003 Cairn - burial cairn
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CL006-130 Fulacht fia
  Description

  At the foot of an E-facing slope near the N end of a short narrow N–S valley, the floor of which is wet and rushy. A pasture ridge rises at the valley mouth to the S. The W, N and E sides of the valley are enclosed by low cliffs and bluffs. A classic horseshoe-shaped burnt mound (ext. dims. 16.6m N–S; 10.3m E–W; max. H 1.9m) open to the W where a small spring emerges from the foot of a low limestone bluff. Two pairs of earthfast stones occur in the trough area (5m N–S; 4.9m E–W). The first, a pair of perpendicularly set earthfast slabs (L 1.4m; Wth 0.15m; H 0.2m and L 1.2m; Wth 0.2m; H 0.18m) which may be the remains of a trough, lie just SE of the spring. The other pair (L 1.4m; Wth 0.15m; H 0.2m and L 1.2m; Wth 0.2m; H 0.18m), which could be remnants of a second trough stand 1m apart at N just inside the mound. At ENE there is a depression in the mound (Wth 2m; D 0.4m). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL006-140001 Penitential station
  Description

  On low-lying ground that slopes gently down to N from where there is a wide view across the valley. A circular cairn (diam. 7.8m; H 1.7m) with a conical top on which stands an upright slab. This is the most westerly of an E–W line of four penitential cairns (see also CL006-140002-, CL006-140003- and CL006-140004-) 11–13m apart, with a fifth cairn offset to the south, c. 90m distant. These likely mark a route to and are associated with the penitential stations c. 400m WSW in Termon townland (CL010-026002- to CL010-026009-) surrounding the well (CL010-026001-) named ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 september 2021

• CL006-140002 Penitential station
  Description

  On low-lying ground that slopes gently down to N from where there is a wide view across the valley. A circular cairn (diam. 1.6m; H 1.6m) with a conical top. It is the second from W of an E–W line of four penitential cairns (see also CL006-140001-, CL006-140003- and CL006-140004-) 11–13m apart, with a fifth cairn offset to the south, c. 90m distant. These likely mark a route to and are associated with the penitential stations c. 400m to the WSW in Termon townland (CL010-026002- to CL010-026009-) surrounding the well (CL010-026001-) named ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL006-140003 Penitential station
  Description

  On low-lying ground that slopes gently down to the N from where there is a wide view across the valley. A partially collapsed cairn (diam. 1.3m; H 0.8m). It is the second from E of an E–W line of four penitential cairns (see also CL006-140001-, CL006-140002- and CL006-140004-) 11–13m apart, with a fifth cairn offset to the south, c. 90m distant. These likely mark a route to and are associated with the penitential stations c. 400m WSW in Termon townland (CL010-026002- to CL010-026009-) surrounding the well (CL010-026001-) named ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL006-140004 Penitential station
  Description

  On low-lying ground that slopes gently down to the N from where there is a wide view across the valley. A partially collapsed cairn (diam. 1.3m; H 0.8m). It is the most E of an E–W line of four penitential cairns (see also CL006-140001-, CL006-140002- and CL006-140003-) 11–13m apart, with a fifth cairn offset to the south, c. 90m distant. These likely mark a route to and are associated with the penitential stations c. 400m to the WSW in Termon townland (CL010-026002- to CL010-026009-) surrounding the well (CL010-026001-) named ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL006-140005 Penitential station
  Description

  On low-lying ground that slopes gently down to the N from where there is a wide view across the valley. A circular cairn (diam. 1.8m; H 1.5m). An E–W line of four further penitential cairns (CL006-140001-, CL006-140002-, CL140003- and CL006-140004), 11–13m apart, lie c. 90m to the N. These likely mark a route to and are associated with the penitential stations c. 400m to the WSW in Termon townland (CL010-026002- to CL010-026009-) surrounding the well (CL010-026001-) named ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL006-162 Enclosure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CL006-207 Enclosure
  Description

  On a W-facing slope in a valley with Termon rising to the W and Fahee North to the SE. A large enclosure (diam. c. 90m NNE-SSW) defined by a grassed-over stone wall visible on OSi Aerial Premium (2012-2018) from NW to SW and noted by Ros Ó Maoldúin. A hut site (CL006-065----) lies just S of the centre of the enclosure. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 6 December 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Coskeam.

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

Name

Coskeam

Area

2,021,658 m² (202.17 ha, 499.56 acres)

Civil parish

Carran, and its townlands

Barony

Burren

Electoral division

Carran, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carran electoral division: 146 people in 40 households; 75% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 18% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cappagh, Clab, Coolnatullagh, Fahee North, Pullagh, Termon

Placenames

Coskeam 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.