# Kilweelran, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Oughtmama, barony of Burren, Co. Clare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,641,546 m² (264.15 ha, 652.74 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,717 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Oughtmama, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/oughtmama.md - Barony: Burren - Electoral division: Oughtmama, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/5852 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 31556 - Centre: latitude 53.102649, longitude -9.10353 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilweelran, from 427 m² to 1,038,540 m² (103.85 ha, 256.63 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1462587: 1,038,540 m² (103.85 ha, 256.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1462587.md - Parcel 1460956: 601,870 m² (60.19 ha, 148.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1460956.md - Parcel 1498704: 543,470 m² (54.35 ha, 134.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1498704.md - Parcel 1460957: 230,348 m² (23.03 ha, 56.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1460957.md - Parcel 1498703: 193,773 m² (19.38 ha, 47.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1498703.md - Parcel 1497171: 11,031 m² (1.1 ha, 2.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1497171.md - Parcel 2408617: 6,402 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2408617.md - Parcel 3184206: 5,595 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3184206.md - Parcel 4931442: 5,006 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4931442.md - Parcel 5456104: 2,009 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5456104.md - Parcel 5789238: 1,823 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5789238.md - Parcel 2611200: 427 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2611200.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Kilweelran in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 2 applications, newest first. - 3 Nov 2023, Clare County Council 2360463: Conditional. Permission. to construct an extension and alterations to existing dwelling house, construct a new storage shed, upgrade existing waste water treatment system and construct a new entrance and all associated services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360463/0 - 12 Jul 2018, Clare County Council 18566: Conditional. Permission. for a) Demolition of existing derelict sheds; b) part demolition, renovation and extension of existing single storey cottage; c) construction of new two storey extension with a single storey link to cottage; d) construction of a new single store stables with covered walkway link to cottage; e) upgrading of existing sewage treatment system to treatment unit with percolation area, and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18566/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Moneen Mountain SAC, site code 000054, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000054 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Moneen Mountain, site code 000054 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CL005-060002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-060002-. On an elevated ridge, just south of the Dangan and Kilweelran townland boundary. Listed as a ‘Potential Site Air Photo’ in the RMP. A large irregularly shaped enclosure (160m E-W; 120m N-S) defined by a mound wall. Its northern half forms an arc, but its southern half follows the local topography. A modern wall is built on its line from S to W. A possible house site (CL005-060003-) lies just N of centre. A large cairn (CL005-060001-) overlooks it from c. 30m to the W. A smaller enclosure (CL005-061----) is located c. 100m to the E. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 6 July 2022 - CL005-060003: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-060003-. A subrectangular house site (c. 9m N-S; c. 7m E-W) defined by low grassed-over walls just N of the centre of a large enclosure (CL005-060002-). Noted by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 6 July 2022 - CL005-061: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-061----. On an elevated ridge of rough pasture within a large multiperiod field system (CL005-104001-). A roughly circular enclosure (diam. 65m) defined by a partially grassed-over stone bank (Wth 2.2m; H 0.2-0.7m). A smaller, more recent, enclosure (diam. c. 15) is built in the SE sector and runs up onto the bank at SE. Later parallel strip field walls, orientated WSW-ENE, extend across the enclosure and a modern trackway cuts through the N sector. A large irregularly shaped enclosure (CL005-060002-) lies c. 100m to the W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 6 July 2022 - CL005-062: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-062----. On a steep rocky E-facing slope overlooking a small fertile valley in which lie a mound (CL006-006001-), a children’s burial ground (CL006-003001-), a ‘holy tree’ (CL006-006002-) and several enclosures (CL006-003002-, CL006-004---- and CL006-007----). Within an extensive field system (CL005-104001-) extending across Ailwee Hill. A roughly circular cairn (15m N-S; 13m E-W; max. H 2.3m at E) comprised of large and smaller stones. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 6 July 2022 - CL005-210: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL005-210----. On a steep NE-facing slope in elevated pasture just S of a col between Moneen Mountain to the N and Ailwee to the S with clear views to the E. An irregular enclosure (c. 120m NW-SE; 55m NE-SW) defined by a stone wall with internal and external vertical slab facing surviving intermittently and later drystone walling in places. An enclosure of similar form is located immediately NW (CL005-209----). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 14 October 2025 - CL006-003001: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL006-003001-. On level and improved pastureland. Indicated and named ‘Killeen’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A poorly preserved rectangular enclosure (L 15.5m N–S; Wth 11.7m ext.) defined only along its E side and at the E end of its S side by a low overgrown scarp (H 0.6–0.9m). Burials are concentrated along the W side, marked by small unworked flat flags and a few small erect marker stones. The remains of an enclosure (CL006-003002-) are located c. 30m to the SSE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021 - CL006-003002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL006-003002-. On level improved and cleared pastureland c. 60m SE of a children’s burial ground (CL006-003001-). Hachured as a complete enclosure on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a partial enclosure on the 1915 ed. The only potentially associated surface expression is a low arcing scarp. The OS parish namebooks for Kilweelran in 1839 (Placenames database of Ireland) list four ancient forts in the townland ‘standing in a direct line from east towards N. west about 8 chains [c. 160m] apart’. A mound (CL006-006001-) is located c. 150m to the N and an enclosure (CL006-004----) is located c. 60m to the S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021 - CL006-004: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL006-004----. On level improved pastureland. Hachured on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map but not marked on the 1915 ed. However, the field boundary on the 1915 ed. does curve along the line of the NW sector. Not visible at ground level. The OS parish namebooks for Kilweelran in 1839 (Placenames database of Ireland) list four ancient forts in the townland ‘standing in a direct line from east towards N. west about 8 chains [c. 160m] apart’. Another enclosure (CL006-003002-) with no visible surface trace is located c. 90m to the N. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021 - CL006-005: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL006-005----. 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. - CL006-006001: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL006-006001-. On a gentle S-facing downslope at the S foot of a steep rise in improved pasture. A poorly preserved circular mound (diam. at base 20.6m; max. H 1.4m) with a flat top (8.2m E–W; 1m N–S) and gently sloping sides. A drystone-walled enclosure (L 7m N–S; Wth 6m ext.) is built into the E end. It contains a concrete water tank off which two channels run. The channel to the S reveals the mound composition to include earth and small stones. The OS parish namebooks for Kilweelran in 1839 (Placenames database of Ireland) list four ancient forts in the townland ‘standing in a direct line from east towards N. west about 8 chains [c. 160m] apart’. Enclosures are located c. 150m to the S (CL006-003002-), 90m to the S (CL006-004----) and c. 130m NNE (CL006-007----). A ‘holy tree’ (CL006-006002-) lies c. 30m to the N and a children’s burial ground (CL006-003001-) c. 130m to the SSW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021 - CL006-006002: Ritual site - holy tree/bush, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL006-006002-. In a small copse of ash trees and fenced off. Indicated and named ‘Blessed Bush’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. An old ivy-clad blackthorn tree, just S of which a spring emerges. The spring now feeds a small concrete water tank and a dry stream bed runs along the W side. A mound (CL006-006001-) is located c. 30m to the S, a children’s burial ground (CL006-003001-) c. 180m to the SSW and an enclosure (CL006-007----) c. 100m to the NNE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021 - CL006-007: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL006-007----. On a moderately steep S-facing downslope in improved and extensively cleared pastureland. A circular enclosure, not marked on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map but hachured on the 1915 ed. Not visible at ground level. A potential scarp visible on OS orthophotography (2013–18) extending in an arc from E to SW may represent the southern limit of the monument. The following image has been uploaded: CL006-007----_01.jpg OS orthophotograph (2013-2018) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 28 April 2021 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilweelran. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Kilweelran, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - 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 Kilweelran. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/clare/kilweelran.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/kilweelran.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/kilweelran.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Kilweelran with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare: https://everytownland.com/clare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Acres: https://everytownland.com/clare/acres-30003.md - Aillwee: https://everytownland.com/clare/aillwee.md - Ballyhehan: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyhehan.md - Dangan: https://everytownland.com/clare/dangan-30944.md - Killoghil: https://everytownland.com/clare/killoghil.md - Moneen: https://everytownland.com/clare/moneen-31879.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/clare/kilweelran - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/kilweelran