Lackareagh

14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lackareagh, from 387 m² to 299,468 m² (29.95 ha, 74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 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 Lackareagh 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.

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  for development, the development consists of the construction of a loose house for a sick animal and associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 26219

• 4 Mar 2022Conditional

  to demolish an existing ruin and build a new dwelling house with garage, install a waste treatment system upgrade the existing entrance to the public road and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22193

• 22 May 2017Conditional

  the development consists of the construction of a slatted unit and associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 17396

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

• CL010-072 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In a slight hollow in high SE-sloping pastureland, with limited views except from E to SE. Hachured and named ‘Lissaun’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Indicated as a cairn and named ‘Liosán’ on Robinson’s (1977) map. Described by Westropp (1896, 366) as ‘a small cairn “Lishaun” over-looking the narrow and cliff-girt Lough Avalla’ and listed as ‘Cairn’ in the RMP (1996). This small suboval cashel (int. dims. 22m N-S; 16.7m E-W; ext. dims. 29m N-S; 24m E-W) is defined by a stony bank or tumbled wall (Wth 2.8-3.5m; int. H 0.5-1.4m; max. ext. H 1.3m) which is most evident at the N and S. This enclosing element is cut into the hillslope at SW-NE, resulting in a greater internal height (2.3m) for the bank/wall along this part of the perimeter. The interior is mostly flat. Grass-covered field walls radiate from the cashel at the NNE and SE. The following images havae been uploaded: CL010-072----_01.jpg Aerial view from SE CL010-072----_02.jpg Aerial view from SSE Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 23 May 2023

• CL010-073 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In elevated semi-karst pastureland, with wide views from SE to SW and a cliff-face c. 107m to the NE rising up to the Slievenaglasha heights. Hachured on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Indicated and named ‘Cahermore’ on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Marked and labelled ‘Cathair Mhór – double fort’ on Robinson’s (1977) map. This well-built subcircular bivallate cashel (int. dims. 28m E-W; 24.8m N-S) is defined by two concentric walls, with traces also of a possibly contemporary outer bank. The double-faced inner wall (Wth 2.6-4.15m; int. H 1.7-1.9m; ext. H 2.3-3.1m) is finely constructed of well-cut masonry blocks, with hammer-dressing observed on some blocks by Westropp (1913, 247). This wall is best preserved from NNW to NNE and from SSE to W. The outer wall-face is battered. Much of the wall’s core has been robbed, but there are traces of a terrace (Wth c. 1.5m; H c. 1m) along the E side of the inner wall-face. Westropp (1896, 366) appears to have found this terrace (Wth 0.55-1.22m; max. H 1.22m) surviving around more of the wall circuit. Running outside and parallel to the inner wall at a distance of 6.5-8.5m, the less well-preserved outer wall (diam. c. 55m E-W; c. 50m N-S; Wth 1.9-2.4m; int. H 0.3-0.8m; ext. H 0.3-0.9m) retains traces of its outer face at the N and S. A later field wall is built over the outer wall from NE to N, and an animal pen is built in the space between the inner and outer walls. Running parallel to and outside this outer wall at a distance of c. 11m is a grass-covered concentric bank (est. Wth c. 3m), which is most clearly visible from S to W on the OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018). Between the outer wall and this outer bank there are partly grass-covered traces of three/four radial walls, at the NE, SE, S and W. The entrance to the cashel does not survive. Westropp (ibid.) described it as being situated at the SE, and damaged but with its lintel (L 1.8m) still visible. The former location of the entrance (also indicated on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map) is suggested by a stone-lined trackway running SE from this side of the inner wall. There is a souterrain (CL010-073002-) in the W of the slightly uneven interior. There are two nearby fulachtaí fia: one (CL010-150----) c. 50m to the SSE and the other (CL010-151----) c. 140m to the SE. The following images have been uploaded: CL010-073----_01.jpg Aerial view from SE (photo: Archaeological Survey) CL010-073----_02.jpg Drawing (Westropp 1896, 365) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 23 May 2023

• CL010-073002 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated in the interior of Cahermore cashel (CL010-073----). Indicated by a small rectangle in the N centre of the cashel on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, with the label ‘Cave’. This souterrain was described by Westropp (1896, 366) as orientated NW-SE, and located in the NW interior of the cashel, c. 3.66m from the wall. No clear traces of the souterrain were found during an inspection in 1999, but a low grassy hummock in the W interior of the cashel was noted as a possible archaeological feature. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 23 May 2023

• CL010-074001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On damp ground in hazel and rough pasture with a small stream flowing NNW-SSE just to the W. Marked on Robinson’s (1977) map. This well-preserved fulacht fia comprises a horseshoe-shaped mound (12m N-S; 12m E-W; int. H 0.7-1.4m; ext. H 0.6-1.5m) with an opening (5.7m N-S; 3m E-W) to the N. A semicircular area (c. 8m N-S; c. 6m E-W; H c. 1m) immediately to the E may be an extension or possibly another fulacht. A low stony subcircular hummock (3.6m E-W; 2.5m N-S; H 0.2-0.6m) on the W bank of the small stream, several metres to the WSW may possibly be another. There are three identified fulachta fia nearby 4m to the NE (CL010-074002-), c. 17m to the E (CL010-074003-) and c. 117m to the ESE (CL010-074004-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 24 May 2023

• CL010-074002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On damp ground in hazel and rough pasture with a small stream flowing NNW-SSE just to the W. Marked on Robinson’s (1977) map. This fulacht fia comprises a horseshoe-shaped mound (12m E-W; 9.5m N-S; H 0.7-1.2m) with an opening to the N (L 4m; Wth 3m; max. D 1m at W). There are three fulachta fia nearby: 4m to the SW (CL010-074001-), 12m to the ESE (CL010-074003-), and c. 115m to the ESE (CL010-074004-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 24 May 2023

• CL010-074003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On damp ground in hazel and rough pasture with a small stream flowing NNW-SSE c. 20m to the W. This fulacht fia comprises a kidney-shaped mound (8m NW-SE; 4m NE-SW; max. H 0.6-0.7m at SW and SE) which is slightly open to the NE. There are three fulachta fia nearby: 12m to the WNW (CL010-074002-), c. 17m to the W (CL010-074001-), and c. 100m to the ESE (CL010-074004-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 24 May 2023

• CL010-074004 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On damp ground in hazel and rough pasture, just to the W of a drain. This fulacht fia comprises an irregular-shaped mound (6m N-S; 4.5m E-W; H 0.4-0.8m) which is overgrown with bushes and overlaid by a later wall. There are three other fulachta fia nearby (CL010-074001-, CL010-074002- and CL010-074003-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 24 May 2023

• CL010-076 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In a slight hollow, deepening toward the E. Recorded on the first edition (1842) of the OS 6-inch map as an L-shaped structure (L c. 12m E-W; L c. 10m N-S) and labelled ‘Castle in ruins’. Labelled ‘Castle (site of)’ on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and on the Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Castle (site)’ in the RMP (1996). There is little historical information about this castle, which may have been a residence of the O’Brien family (Ua Cróinín and Breen 1997). No visible surface remains survive. There is a small network (51m E-W; c. 30m N-S) of stone walls at this location, which may have formed part of the castle complex. Within this network there are two small rectangular structures: one (int. dims. 3.5m E-W; 3.3m N-S) at the S defined by a stone wall (Wth c. 1m; H 0.3m); and another (int. dims. 7m NNE-SSW; 4.3m WNW-ESE) at the N defined by a double-faced stone wall/bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.1m), with a WNW-ESE running internal partition wall near the NNE end. A later trackway runs N-S immediately to the W of these structures. In the adjacent field to the E, c. 20m from these structures, is an L-shaped feature (12m NW-SE; 6m NE-SW) defined by a stone bank (Wth 2m; H 1m). Ua Cróinín and Breen (1997) noted several possibly related architectural fragments (hammer-dressed stones) in the out-buildings of some nearby farms. See attached document: CL010-076----_01.PDF, extract from: Ua Cróinín R. and Breen M. (1997) The castles and tower-houses of Co. Clare, 6 vols. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 26 May 2023

• CL010-077 Enclosure
  Description

  On uneven, scrub-covered ground on the SE slope of a ridge with improved pasture to E and S. Indicated on both the first edition (1842) and Cassini edition (1920). of the OS 6-inch map. Could not be accurately surveyed on inspection in 1999 due to dense overgrowth and deposited field-clearance material. This subcircular enclosure (c. 40m N-S; c. 38m E-W) is vaguely traceable in aerial and satellite imagery (Aerial 2004, 2005-2012; Aerial Premium 2013-2018), its perimeter densely overgrown by trees/bushes. A ringfort (CL010-078----) lies c. 230m to the SE and there is an enclosure (CL010-202----) c. 230m to the S Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 10 May 2023

• CL010-151 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Near the NW edge of a small pond in a recently reclaimed part of a field. Identified by Tom Coffey in c. 1994 (SMR file). This well-preserved fulacht fia comprises a horseshoe-shaped mound (9.2m NE-SW; 7m NW-SE; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) which is open to the SE, and surrounding an internal space (2.5m NW-SE; 1.8m NE-SW). There is another fulacht fia (CL010-150----) c. 90m to the NW, and a cashel (CL010-073----) c. 140m to the NW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 12 June 2023

• CL010-218 Enclosure
• CL010-296 Enclosure
  Description

  Reported by Conn Herriott. On a S-facing slope in improved pasture c. 95m SW of an unclassified castle (CL010-076----). Visible GeoHive Aerial Premium imagery (2013-2018) as a roughly circular area (diam. c. 55m) defined by a curving scarp NW-NE which is mirrored by a curving later field boundary SE-SSW, with an entrance gap at SSW. Later field walls overlie the site; running NW–SSW and NE–SE. See attached image: CL010-296----_01 JPG Snip from GeoHive Aerial Premium dated 2013-2018. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 May 2023

Architectural heritage

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

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 Lackareagh.

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

Name

Lackareagh

Area

912,010 m² (91.2 ha, 225.36 acres)

Civil parish

Killinaboy, and its townlands

Barony

Inchiquin

Electoral division

Glenroe, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Glenquin, Knockans Lower, Knockans Upper, Poulnalour, Slievenaglasha

Placenames

Lackareagh 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.