Knockroe

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockroe, from 48 m² to 170,245 m² (17.02 ha, 42.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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 Knockroe 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.

• 20 Jul 2026N/a

  to build a new dwelling house, install a waste treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 26195

• 21 May 2026Conditional

  to construct a dwellinghouse, garage, entrance, wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter together with all associated site development works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660328

• 6 Dec 2024Conditional

  of the dwelling house, shed, septic tank and percolation area

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 24412

• 1 Jun 2023Conditional

  to renovate and alter the appearance of a disused dwelling including provision of wastewater treatment and associated ground works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360187

• 2 Nov 2020Conditional

  for development which will consist of the construction of a dwelling house, garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20799

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockroe.

Recorded monuments

• CL016-084001 Crannog
  Description

  In marshy pastureland. This crannog, which was discovered in 1964 in an area that appears to a dried-up lake, was described by Ó Riordáin (1966-7, 71; Pl. II 1) as a raised grassed-over circular mound (diam. 18.5m; H c. 1.5m) with some stones visible at a few points along its perimeter. Along the S extent, three spaced wooden posts (diam. 0.1m; H 0.2-0.3m) were probably the remains of a row of piles. A fragment of the upper portion of a rotary quern was found on it a few years earlier and a wooden vessel containing bog butter was also previously found on or near it. Unfortunately, the latter was allowed to dry out and subsequently disintegrated (ibid.). The crannog was not located on a site inspection in May 1999. However, its outline is clearly visible on current aerial imagery (OSi digitalglobe 2011-2013). Ó Riordáin (1966-7, 71) also noted another possible crannog (CL016-084002-) c. 70m to its E. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 10 May 2022

• CL016-084002 Crannog
  Description

  In marshy pastureland. According to Ó Riordáin (1966-7, 71), this possible crannog was located c. 70m to the E of another crannog (CL016-084001-). It consisted of a raised mound (diam. 24.5m; H c. 2m) that was overgrown with briars and other vegetation. On inspection in May 1999 it was not located and no visible surface trace of it is visible on any available aerial imagery. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 10 May 2022

• CL016-086001 Church
  Description

  On a SW-facing slope in coarse pasture, immediately to the S of a public road and overlooked by higher ground to the WSW and ENE. Named ‘Kiltoraght Church (in ruins)’ on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. It is recorded as being ‘ruyned’ by 1615 and was systematically removed by the local authority around 1900 (Swinfen 1992, 88). According to Westropp (1900-02, 138), it was a parish church that was known locally as ‘Kiltorachtagh’. All that now survives are the grassed-over foundations of a rectangular building (c. 14m NW-SE; 5.6m NE-SW; H c. 0.2m) defined by grassed-over stone and earthen banks (Wth 1.4m). An internal wall subdivides it, with a smaller room (5.6m N-S; c. 4m E-W) to the NW. A narrow gap in the SE side may mark a doorway. Grass-over rubble to the NE may be associated with it. The following image has been uploaded: CL016-086001-_01.jpg View from E Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 11 May 2022

• CL016-087 Enclosure
  Description

  On low-lying partly cleared and drained boggy pasture overlooked by hillock to the N and S. Hachured as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 19m) on the 1842 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No located on inspection in May 1999 and aerial imagery suggests that that it has been levelled. However, its outline is clearly visible on Aerial Premium (2013-2018) imagery. A later NNW-SSE field boundary cuts across it from N to SSE. The following image has been uploaded: CL016-087----.pdf Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 12 May 2022

• CL016-089 Enclosure
  Description

  Near the E-facing slope of a reclaimed E-W running ridge in an area of otherwise undrained marshy pasture, overlooked by high ground to the W but with good views otherwise. Limestone erratics are visible in nearby fields to the E and S and an old dish-shaped quarry is located downhill to the S. Hachured as a roughly subcircular enclosure on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. On the 1916 ed., it is depicted as being more rectangular in plan and a line of hachures indicate its S, W and N sides. A subrectangular enclosure (29.5m N-S; 28.2m E-W crest to crest) defined along the S and W sides by a low earthen bank (Wth 3m at base; H 0.7m), which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) along the N side. No visible trace of the E side survives. A low wide earthen mound (Wth 3m; H 0.2m) extends off the E end of the N side and runs downhill to the N, it may be an old field boundary. Current aerial imagery (OSi digitalglobe 2011-2013) shows another field boundary extending off the E end of the S side; it runs SW-NE (L c. 82m) and then veers towards the SW. There are two wide gaps in the bank on the W side, one to the S (Wth 2.8m) and one to the N (Wth 2.1m). Two cattle gaps are visible in the S side. The interior slopes to the N and near its centre there is an enormous limestone boulder, now piled with field-clearance rubble on top of and around it. A low grassed-over and collapsed stone wall extends from it to the S side of the enclosure. A disused and grass-covered pit lies c. 26m to the S.

• CL016-178 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  At the base of a W-facing slope, in improved rough pasture, immediately SE of a stream with moderate views to W, N and E, and obscured by a forestry plantation to S. This monument was identified on Bing satellite imagery (https://binged.it/2qT1TAO, taken in 2012 and accessed on 6 June 2017). It consists of a circular area (18m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by a fosse (basal Wth 3m; overall Wth 7m; D 0.2m) N-WSW. There is a very wide intervening berm (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.1m; Wth at top 5.5m; overall Wth 9.55m) ENE-SW of which there is a faint trace N-E. An outer fosse (basal Wth 2.8m; overall Wth 5.2m; D 0.15m) is present NE-SW. The enclosing elements are largely levelled SW-NW, however it is clear from the Bing and Google satellite photographs that they continued in a full circle with the outer fosse directly abutting the stream to NW (max. overall diam. 61m). The outer enclosing elements of the monument appear to have been disturbed across the NE sector by a field boundary (long-axis NW-SE) which is depicted on all OS historic mapping. There is a causewayed entrance (Wth at top 3.5m; overall Wth 5m; L 21m) at ESE, which extends across the inner fosse to the intervening berm and appears to have been disturbed in the vicinity of the outer fosse, where it is difficult to trace. The interior is generally level and there is a slight depression in the NE sector. Kiltoraght church (CL016-086001-) lies 120m to the NE. The following images have been uploaded: CL016-178----_01.jpg From S. General view of monument. CL016-178----_02.jpg From W. Cross-section view of fosse (inner) and intervening bank at S. CL016-178----_03.jpg From W. Causewayed entrance at E. CL016-178----_04.jpg From W. General view of monument. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 21 May 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Knockroe.

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

Name

Knockroe

Area

2,487,868 m² (248.79 ha, 614.77 acres)

Civil parish

Kiltoraght, and its townlands

Barony

Corcomroe

Electoral division

Kiltoraght, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kiltoraght electoral division: 194 people in 74 households; 80% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybaun, Ballyclancahill, Ballynacarhagh, Caherblonick North, Caherblonick South, Cahermacon, Clogher, Clooneen, Leamaneh South, Toormore

Placenames

Knockroe 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.