Derrynavahagh

12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrynavahagh, from 2,263 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres) to 790,144 m² (79.01 ha, 195.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Derrynavahagh 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.

• 25 Mar 2020Conditional

  to replace the fire damaged dwelling on site with a new dwelling, upgrade the existing waste water system and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20210

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: Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex SAC 000020
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex 000020

Recorded monuments

• CL005-006002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the W shoulder of a ridge in rough, rocky grazing and within an extensive field system (CL005-014001-) stretching from Formoyle at N, across Faunarooska to Lislarheen Beg at S. A heavily overgrown subcircular enclosure (diam c. 44m) defined by a spread of loose stone (Wth 2m). Indicated on the 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The townland boundary between Lisharheenmore and Derrynavahagh curves around the S extremity of the enclosure. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL005-007 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated in rough but improved pasture in the Caher valley, c. 300m to the E of the Caher River. Overlooked by karst uplands from E and W, with views along the valley to the NW. Hachured and named ‘Derrynavahagh Caher’ on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, although the hachuring on the 1840 ed. is placed c. 30m to the W. A subcircular cashel (33m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by a bank of stone and earth (Wth 2.4-3.1m; H 0.7-1.3m) with some external facing surviving at the base on the E side. A possible entrance (Wth 1.6m) is located at the SE and a possible annexe (CL005-007002-) abuts the cashel to the SW. Westropp (1901, 17) noted that on three occasions he did not succeed in finding this cashel. A small enclosure (CL005-007003-) lies c. 37m to the W. A holy well named ‘Toberlonaun’ or Tobair Lónain’ (CL005-009----) is located c. 150m to the ESE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL005-007002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in rough but improved pasture in the Caher Valley, c. 300m to the E of the Caher River. Overlooked by karst uplands from E and W, with views along the valley to the NW. On inspection in 1999 a possible annexe defined by a low earthen bank was noted against the SW exterior of a cashel (CL005-007----). It is visible on a Google Earth orthophoto taken 20 March 2020. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 22 September 2021

• CL005-007003 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in rough but improved pasture in the Caher valley, on the W. slope of a ridge. A small subcircular enclosure (int. dims. 12m E-W; 11m N-S) defined by a bank (av. Wth 2m; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m) of stone and earth with no evidence of facing or for an entrance. The interior is flat and featureless. A later field wall runs along it from SE-WSW. A cashel (CL005-007----) with a small southwestern annexe (CL005-007002-) is located 30m to the E. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL005-008 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated in hazel scrub on a small but steep knoll in the Caher valley and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-). Hachured on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map c. 20m to the SW. Depicted as a segmented field on the 1916 ed. Listed as an enclosure in the RMP (1996). Westropp (1901, 17) described this cashel as ‘a well-built caher of large blocks on a steep knoll; the garth is level with the top of the wall, which is from 5 feet to 7 feet high, but much gapped and defaced as a modern house and enclosure stand beside it’. A poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 26m) defined by an externally faced and battered uncoursed wall (Wth 2.3-2.7m) built of large undressed limestone blocks, only visible from E to W. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is located at E. A later building abuts the outer wall-face at ENE and several walls within the S half of the interior are likely to be associated with this. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL005-009 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated near the foot of a NE-facing rocky slope, on the W side of the Caher Valley in hazel scrub and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-). Named ‘Toberlonaun’ on the on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map and ‘Tobar Lonáin’ on Robinson’s (1977) map. O’Donovan and Curry (Comber 1997, 70) assign its dedication to ‘Bishop Lonan or Flannan’ and recorded stations as being performed there in 1839 there (ibid. 94). Tony Kirby (pers. comm.) has recorded testimony of veneration at the well within living memory. On inspection in 1997 a mountain rivulet was noted at this location but there were no structural remains or evidence of veneration. The rivulet emanates from under a sheer rock-face and flows to the W. Derrynavahagh cashel (CL005-007----) is located c. 150m to the WNW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Olive Alcock and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 29 September 2021

• CL005-010 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated in rough pasture on an E-facing slope on the W side of the Caher Valley with broad views from SW-N and within in a multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-). A subcircular cashel (21m N-S; 19.4m E-W) is defined by a regularly built, internally and externally faced stone wall (Wth 1.1m; int. H 0.4-1.35m; ext. H 0.6-1.15m) with a splayed entrance (int. Wth 0.7m; ext. Wth 0.9m) at ENE. A later field wall is built on the older cashel wall from W-S. A rough, vertical masonry-joint is visible in the outer wall face at W, perhaps indicating a blocked entrance or repair. Mound and slab walls extend to the W and S and a later field wall extends from the N. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 27 July 2022

• CL005-011 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  Within a large multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-), in rough grazing on a level terrace on the W side of a ridge which extends N from Gleninagh Mountain on the E side of the Caher Valley. There are extensive views over the valley and of Slieve Elva to the W. A well-preserved wedge tomb consisting of a chamber (L 3.45m; Wth at rear 1.3m; Wth at front 1.7m; H at rear 1m; H at front 1.4m) and a parallel outer wall to the S (L 8m; H at rear 0.6m; H at front 2m) built from large limestone slabs (De Valera & Ó Nualláin 1961, 1-2). Several low set stones and a sharp bank are the vestiges of an outer wall to the N. The chamber’s sides are formed by very large stones overlapped by smaller parallel slabs set against the outer face of their W ends. There is evidence for dressing on the top of both of the larger sidestones. A broken capstone covers the W end of the chamber but the E end is now uncovered. The E end is closed by tightly fitted backstone and the W end of the chamber is partially closed by a broken stone set perpendicular to the chamber at the N corner, and a low sillstone traverses the gap between this and the S sidestone. The S outer wall is set 0.5m from the S sidestone. It is parallel to and follows the pitch of the chamber. At its E end, a perpendicular stone partially closes the line between the rear of the S outer wall and the line of where the N outer wall ran, creating a wedge-shaped space to the rear of the chamber. This area is largely filled with small stones, and it is unclear whether or not it represents a rear chamber. A modern wall, 12m to the E, creates shelter for animals and two turf thuiles are perched on the leading edge of a slightly higher ridge c. 90m SSE. See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of revised upload: 27 July 2022

• CL005-244 Hut site
  Description

  On a high W-facing slope on the N-S ridge along the E side of the Caher River valley within a multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-). A hut site (diam. c. 9m) defined by a stone wall visible on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018) and on Digital Globe. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 25 May 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 Derrynavahagh, 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 Derrynavahagh.

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

Name

Derrynavahagh

Area

2,307,268 m² (230.73 ha, 570.14 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmoon, and its townlands

Barony

Burren

Electoral division

Mount Elva, the unit of the census

Census 2022

91 people lived in 37 households in the Mount Elva electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 14% of homes were built since 2001. 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caherbullog, Faunarooska, Formoyle East, Formoyle West, Lislarheenmore, Lismacsheedy

Placenames

Derrynavahagh 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.