# Milltown, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Tulla, barony of Tulla Upper, Co. Clare; in Irish Baile Uí Mhaoilín.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,885,574 m² (188.56 ha, 465.94 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 14,829 m² (1.48 ha, 3.66 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tulla, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/tulla.md
- Barony: Tulla Upper
- Electoral division: Tulla, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,138 people lived in 437 households in the Tulla electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 42% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/8036
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 31856
- Centre: latitude 52.869322, longitude -8.796181 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Milltown, from 57 m² to 222,371 m² (22.24 ha, 54.95 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1477331: 222,371 m² (22.24 ha, 54.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1477331.md
- Parcel 1480065: 163,687 m² (16.37 ha, 40.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480065.md
- Parcel 1439186: 160,705 m² (16.07 ha, 39.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439186.md
- Parcel 1439179: 128,608 m² (12.86 ha, 31.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439179.md
- Parcel 1439283: 126,218 m² (12.62 ha, 31.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439283.md
- Parcel 1439282: 122,793 m² (12.28 ha, 30.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439282.md
- Parcel 1480066: 100,291 m² (10.03 ha, 24.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480066.md
- Parcel 1436158: 94,686 m² (9.47 ha, 23.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1436158.md
- Parcel 1439183: 69,456 m² (6.95 ha, 17.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439183.md
- Parcel 1480063: 66,360 m² (6.64 ha, 16.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480063.md
- Parcel 1439182: 65,776 m² (6.58 ha, 16.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439182.md
- Parcel 1439184: 64,915 m² (6.49 ha, 16.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439184.md
- Parcel 5668741: 62,224 m² (6.22 ha, 15.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5668741.md
- Parcel 1444567: 56,154 m² (5.62 ha, 13.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1444567.md
- Parcel 1439185: 51,960 m² (5.2 ha, 12.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439185.md
- Parcel 1439180: 50,608 m² (5.06 ha, 12.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439180.md
- Parcel 1439281: 49,739 m² (4.97 ha, 12.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439281.md
- Parcel 1480064: 43,414 m² (4.34 ha, 10.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480064.md
- Parcel 1439181: 41,588 m² (4.16 ha, 10.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1439181.md
- Parcel 1514694: 31,283 m² (3.13 ha, 7.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1514694.md
- Parcel 5614581: 14,829 m² (1.48 ha, 3.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5614581.md
- Parcel 1514448: 12,205 m² (1.22 ha, 3.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1514448.md
- Parcel 1474555: 5,787 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1474555.md
- Parcel 5520661: 5,447 m² (0.54 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5520661.md
- Parcel 1488522: 4,316 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1488522.md
- Parcel 5974434: 3,794 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5974434.md
- Parcel 1515119: 3,337 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1515119.md
- Parcel 5614582: 3,329 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5614582.md
- Parcel 5397975: 3,261 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5397975.md
- Parcel 2456472: 3,209 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2456472.md
- Parcel 1517103: 3,010 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1517103.md
- Parcel 3135571: 2,990 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3135571.md
- Parcel 3884451: 2,678 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3884451.md
- Parcel 1510542: 2,489 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1510542.md
- Parcel 1431503: 2,117 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1431503.md
- Parcel 1448360: 2,063 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1448360.md
- Parcel 2691168: 1,801 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2691168.md
- Parcel 1444031: 1,665 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1444031.md
- Parcel 1513650: 1,616 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1513650.md
- Parcel 1474386: 995 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1474386.md
- Parcel 1435548: 57 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1435548.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Milltown 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)

11 applications, newest first.

- 9 Mar 2026, Clare County Council 2660139: Conditional. Permission. to alter and extend an existing agricultural shed with underground slurry storage and to extend an existing separate slurry storage tank plus all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660139/0
- 7 May 2025, Clare County Council 25145: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house and garage, with effluent treatment system, new entrance from public road, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/25145/0
- 20 Jan 2025, Clare County Council 2514: Conditional. Permission. to construct extensions to side and rear of existing dwelling house, to use part of the dwelling as a granny flat, and to install new effluent treatment system all with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2514/0
- 18 Aug 2022, Clare County Council 22742: Conditional. Permission consequent, 1 home. (Reference No. P21-953) to demolish an existing farm building and to construct a dwelling house and garage, with effluent treatment system, new entrance from public road, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22742/0
- 30 Jun 2022, Clare County Council 22577: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to replace existing sub-standard dwelling with a new dwelling house and proprietary treatment system along with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22577/0
- 25 Nov 2021, Clare County Council 211253: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a single dwelling house, garage, advanced wastewater treatment system along with ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211253/0
- 9 Sept 2021, Clare County Council 21953: Conditional. Outline permission, 1 home. to demolish an existing farm building and to construct a dwelling house and garage, with effluent treatment system, new entrance from public road, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21953/0
- 16 Sept 2020, Clare County Council 20637: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house and garage, with effluent treatment system, entrance from the public road, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20637/0
- 8 Apr 2020, Clare County Council 20238: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house and garage, with effluent treatment system, new entrance, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20238/0
- 30 Nov 2017, Clare County Council 17921: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. To construct a dwelling house & garage with effluent treatment system, new entrance from public rd, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17921/0
- 17 Feb 2017, Clare County Council 17106: Conditional. Permission. to construct a private detached garage to the side of dwelling house, along with all associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17106/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CL035-004: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-004----. This feature, named as ‘Diarmuid and Grania’s Bed’ on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map, stood in gently undulating, improved pasture with reasonable views. Some rock outcrop forms a low rise close to NE. The monument is named as ‘Site of’ on the OS 25-inch map suggesting that it was no longer extant by the late 19th century. Westropp (1902-04, 112) concurs with cartographic evidence that the monument was gone by the turn of the 20th century and describes it as having been ‘a ruined box of slabs’. On inspection in 2017 there were no visible remains of any such features at ground level. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 25 October 2017
- CL035-005002: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-005002-. On an area of outcropping rock, fenced off from improved pasture, c. 45m to SE of the Kiltanon River. A multi-storey tower house over a wicker vaulted basement. Depicted and named ‘Milltown Castle (in ruins)’ on OS historic mapping. The castle appears to survive as described by Ua Cróinín and Breen (1997, vol. 6, 189) and was built by Domhnall MacConmara c. 1490 and by 1570 had passed to the O’Brien’s. The MacNamara clan held the castle in 1618 and it was during the following 30 years that they are understood to have carried out renovations on the castle including additional fireplaces, chimneys and large windows (ibid.). One of the last recorded owners is Philip Bigoe who was granted the castle after the Cromwellian wars of the 1640s. The SE, SW and NW walls stand to full-height and are completely laden with ivy from basement to chimney level which obscures all features. According to local information, the NE-wall collapsed in 1981. It is now strewn down the side of the rock outcrop and consists of random rubble and some roughly hewn limestone protruding from a thick layer of moss. The survey of this structure is very limited due to the heavy ivy obscuring the interior and the exterior. On the exterior, all cut stone has been robbed out of the SW basement window and the surround is not visible on the NW basement window due to ivy cover. It is also inaccessible within the interior due to the collapsed NE wall which almost seals the basement just below the apex of the pointed wicker vault. A narrow gap affords a view into the basement at this point, however access is not easily gained and is not advisable. The following images have been uploaded: CL035-005002-_01 From SW. Landscape view of tower house and bawn. CL035-005002-_02 From SE. Interior of basement window, in NW wall (view only – not accessible). CL035-005002-_03 From SE. Wicker-centred vault over basement. CL035-005002-_01.pdf Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Revised by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of revision: 11 December 2017
- CL035-006: Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-006----. This feature, named as ‘Dermot and Grania’s Bed’ on the 1840 OS 6-inch map stood in gently undulating pasture, toward the top of a gentle SE-facing slope with limited views of the surrounding landscape. Westropp (1902-04, 112 (b)) drew a plan of the monument and described it as ‘a defaced little cist, 12 feet long and 4 feet 9 inches wide. The sides and ends remain; and a cover-slab, now partly buried, lies on the north-west slab. The south side lies ENE and WSW’. The monument is named as ‘Site of’ on the OS 25-inch map suggesting that it was no longer extant by the late 19th century. De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1961, 91, no. 2) describe it as the site of a probable wedge tomb. On inspection in 2017 there were no visible remains of any such features at ground level. The site of another wedge tomb (CL035-007----) is c. 55m to the S. The following document is uploaded: CL035-006----_01.pdf Details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961) Revised by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of revision: 25 October 2017
- CL035-007: Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-007----. In improved, gently undulating pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. There is a mature isolated tree within the same field, further to the NW. A field boundary with hedgerow is c. 14m to the SW. Limited views of surrounding countryside due to tree-lined field boundaries. Not depicted or named on any OS historic mapping. There is no visible surface trace of a megalithic tomb at this location. According to the Discovery Programme (2006), a number of megalithic structures are described by Westropp (1902-04, 111-14), however not all of these could be matched with the respective SMR numbers. De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1961, 92, no. 3) describe this as the site of a probable wedge tomb. The site of another wedge tomb (CL035-006----) is c. 55m to the N. The following document has been uploaded: CL035-007----_01.pdf 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: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 25 October 2017
- CL035-009: Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-009----. This feature, named ‘Dermot and Grania’s Bed’ on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map, stood in a generally level area in an otherwise gently undulating field with reasonable views of the surrounding landscape. The field has some rock outcrop close to the surface. Described in the Ordnance Survey letters (OSL, vol. 2, 285) as being ‘in the form of an ordinary grave (coffin) measuring 19 feet 6 inches in length and 4 feet 5 inches in breadth at the foot, and 6 feet 4 inches in breadth at the head, the thickness of the stones all round being included in the measurement. This was enclosed by a number of large stones placed at a few feet distance, and following the form of the grave.’ It is described by Westropp (1902, 113, No. 25i) as a ‘cist….lying in the field near the junction of the by-road and the Tulla road….’. De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1961, 98), indicate that the tomb had been destroyed before Westropp’s visit, hence his reference to a ‘cist’. They noted several almost concealed blocks, obviously ‘not in-situ’ (ibid.). On inspection in 2017 there were no visible remains of any such features at ground level. The following document has been uploaded: CL035-009---_01.pdf Details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961) Revised by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of revision: 7 November 2017
- CL035-010: Henge, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-010----. In improved pasture, at the ESE-end of a gently undulating ridge (long-axis c. E-W) with reasonable views of surrounding landscape. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Depicted as a large circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a slightly smaller enclosure (c. 40m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) on the OS 25-inch map. The enclosure is not depicted on the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map, suggesting that it had been levelled by the early 20th century. In 1997 a very broad low bank (Wth 9-13m) was noted by staff of the North Munster Project of the Discovery Programme giving an overall diam. of c. 52m. Inspection in 2017 revealed an oval area (32m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 8m; H 0.25m) NE-E-SE with very little trace SE-S-WSW. There is an internal scarp (Wth 10m; H 0.4m) WSW-N, where it falls from an area of rock outcrop on the exterior, down into the W sector of the interior which is dish-shaped. The possible remains of an entrance (Wth c. 6m) are at W. Four megalithic tombs (CL035-009---, CL035-013002-, CL035-015----, CL035-011----) are situated within a 270m radius to E, ESE, SE and NW and several other similar megalithic monuments are located within the wider vicinity. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 7 November 2017
- CL035-011: Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-011----. In improved pasture, on a very gentle ESE-facing slope with reasonable views. The monument survives as described by De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1961, vol. 1, 78, no. 101). It is depicted and named as ‘Dermot & Grania’s Bed’ on all OS historic mapping and is shown on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map within the rectangular plot of a small building. According to Curry in 1839 (OSL, vol. 2, 159), it once formed part of a pig-sty near Green’s House. A well-preserved wedge tomb (2.2m N-S; 3.15m E-W; max. H 1.3m) defined by an orthostat to N, S, E and W. The capstone is a substantial subrectangular megalith covered in sod (H 0.25m) which accentuates the height of the monument. The weight of the capstone is borne only by the N and S orthostats, which taper down slightly from W to E. A small pinning stone is lodged between the S orthostat and the underside of the capstone. The interior is a rectangular area (1.6m N-S; c. 2.26m E-W) which is open at the NE and SE corners where the orthostats do not touch. The base of the interior is flat and contains numerous loose stones, probably derived from modern field clearance. An embanked enclosure (CL035-010----) lies 80m to the NNW and the sites and scant remains of several megalithic tombs lie in the vicinity to N and E. The following documents and photos have been uploaded: CL035-011----_01.pdf Details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961) CL035-011----_01.jpg View of wedge tomb from N. CL035-011----_02.jpg From E. CL035-011----_03.jpg From S. CL035-011----_04.jpg From W. Revised by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of revision: 8 November 2017
- CL035-012: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-012----. In a gently undulating field of improved pasture with rock outcrop close to the surface. Depicted as an oval area (c. 17m NW-SE; c. 12 NE-SW) and named ‘Grave Yard’ on the 1840 edition OS 6-inch map. Named ‘Graveyard (site of)’ on the OS 25-inch map, suggesting that it had been levelled by the late 19th century. There are no visible remains at ground level at this location. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 8 November 2017
- CL035-013001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-013001-. On a generally level area of a gentle SW-facing slope, in improved pasture. Depicted as a large oval enclosure (c. 34m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW) on the 1840 OS 6-inch map and indicated on subsequent OS historic mapping. Not visible at ground level. The site of a megalithic structure (CL035-013002-) is located c. 5m to S and a standing stone (CL035-013003-) formerly stood c. 15m to SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 13 November 2017
- CL035-013002: Megalithic structure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-013002-. This feature, named ‘Cromlech’ on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map stood on a generally level area of a gentle SW-facing slope in pasture with reasonable views of the surrounding landscape. Described by Westropp (1902-04, 113, no. 25h) as having been removed which concurs with the OS 25-inch map, where it is named ‘Cromlech (site of)’. On inspection in 2017 there were no visible remains of any such feature at ground level. A levelled enclosure (CL035-013001-) is located c. 5m to N and a standing stone (CL035-013003-) formerly stood c. 22m to E. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 13 November 2017
- CL035-013003: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-013003-. In improved pasture, on a generally level area of a gentle SW-facing slope with reasonable views of the surrounding landscape. This feature is not named on any OS historic mapping. Described as, ‘a possible standing stone (limestone) …located in the field wall (running SW-NE) at the inner edge of the bank of the levelled enclosure (CL035-013001-)’ (North Munster Project, Discovery Programme 1997). On inspection in 2017 there is no extant field wall at this location and there is no such standing stone visible at ground level. A levelled enclosure (CL035-013001-) is located c. 15m to NW and a megalithic structure (CL035-013003-) formerly stood c. 22m to W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 13 November 2017
- CL035-014: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-014----. This feature, named as ‘Dermot & Grania’s Bed’ on the 1840 edition OS map, stood on a very slight NW-facing slope, in generally level pasture with reasonable views of the surrounding landscape. According to Westropp (1902-04, 112-13), he sketched the dolmen in 1883, however it was blown-up by the tenant farmer in July 1890. It consisted of ‘a small box of three slabs and a cover, and sloped towards the south; it lay east and west’ (ibid.). In a later article, he states that he found ‘the sides of the blown-up cist in a low mound, 15 feet long north and south, 9 feet east and west. It was a small cist 3 feet 6 inches wide and long to 2 feet 6 inches wide,’ (Westropp 1907, 469). Named as ‘Dermot & Grania’s Bed (site of)’ on the 25-inch OS map, suggesting that it was no longer extant by the late 19th century. De Valera and Ó Nualláin (1961, 97) describe the last potential extant record: ‘the tops of two sets of stones, one 1.2m long and 0.4m high and the other 0.4m long and 0.3m high protrude from an irregular mound 4.5m across’. On inspection in 2017 there were no visible remains of any such feature at ground level. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 8 November 2017
- CL035-015: Megalithic tomb - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-015----. This feature, named as ‘Giant’s Grave’ on the 1840 edition OS 6-inch map, stood on a gentle SW-facing slope, in improved pasture with reasonable views of the surrounding landscape. The surface of this field is uneven and gently undulating suggesting that there is limestone rock outcrop close to the surface. Named ‘Giant’s Grave (site of)’ and no longer depicted on the 25-inch OS map. The monument not seen by Westropp (1902, 113), but he suggests a dark patch of grass in a small depression may mark the site. According to Curry in 1839 (OSL, vol. 2, 159 and 285) the monument was ‘in the form of an ordinary grave (coffin) measuring 19 feet six inches in length and 4 feet 5 inches in breadth at the foot and 6 feet four inches at the head, the thickness in the stones all round being included in the measurement. This was enclosed by a number of large stones placed at a few feet distance, and following the form of the grave’. On inspection in 2017 there were no visible remains of any such features at ground level. An enclosure (CL035-013001-), a megalithic structure (CL035-013002-) and a standing stone (CL035-013003-) are c. 55m to the NW. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1961, 92, no. 4) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 8 November 2017
- CL035-016: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-016----. On a slightly elevated area overlooking a short, steep slope to SE and a gentle slope to SW, in pasture with reasonable views. There are a lot of surface undulations and rock outcrop exposed across this field. Depicted on the 1840 edition OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. 40m) truncated by a field boundary (aligned c. E-W) across the N sector. Depicted as a penannular enclosure on the 25-inch OS map, where it is truncated by a field boundary (aligned NW-SE) across the NE-sector and is abutting a field boundary to SW. Depicted on the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map truncated by field boundaries (aligned NW-SE) across NE and SW-sectors. Not visible at ground level. An enclosure (CL035-013001-), a megalithic structure (CL035-013002-) and a standing stone (CL035-013003-) are c. 68m to WSW and a megalithic tomb (CL035-015----) is c. 65m to SW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 8 November 2017
- CL035-143: Megalithic structure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-143----. At the base of the rock outcrop on which is built Ballymullen Castle (CL035-005002-), in gently undulating pasture, c. 30m to SE of the Kiltanon River. Listed as a 'Megalithic structure (possible)' in the SMR (1992). According to Westropp (1902-04, 112(a)), this feature was situated, ‘not far north of the……ivied peel-tower of Milltown…….among the crags.’ It is described as ‘a large, rugged block of limestone, supported on lesser stones. It is apparently artificial, and formed a cist of different and ruder type than the others in the townland’ (ibid.). On inspection in 2017 a number of large, irregular limestone erratics were noted around the base of the outcrop, however none of these appear to be forming a coherent structure and have been deposited in a haphazard fashion. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 November 2017
- CL035-148: Architectural fragment, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-148----. Abutting a field boundary (long-axis ESE-WNW) and forming a gatepost to a field entrance at the N side of a tertiary road. An ex situ cut limestone window sill (H 1.07m; Wth 0.36m; T 0.1m) set upright as a gatepost and identified in 1997 during the North Munster Project of the Discovery Programme. The side which faces in toward the gate has an upstand (H 0.5-2cm) where it would have been set horizontally to receive a window frame. A hole has been made in the upper portion of this face in order to receive the gate latch. The narrow face which would have formed part of the outer elevation of a building (now overlooking the road) has vertical line dressing. The finish on the opposite narrow side is rough, where it would have been incorporated into the masonry of the structure. The following image has been uploaded: CL035-148----_01.jpg View of architectural fragment from W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 15 November 2017
- CL035-166: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-166----. On a gentle W-facing slope, in improved pasture, with reasonable views of the surrounding landscape to W and N. Depicted on the 25-inch OS map as a large oval enclosure (c. 54m NW-SE; c. 37m NE-SW) which is truncated by a tertiary road (long-axis NNE-SSW) across the ESE-sector. The monument has been levelled with very little trace to W of the tertiary road. The low profile remains evident to ESE of the road are defined by a scarp (Wth 1m; H 0.1m) and a fosse (basal Wth 0.65m; overall Wth 3.25m; D 0.2m) NE-SE. A cropmark is not readily visible on modern aerial photography due to shadows cast by the adjacent tree-lined field boundaries (Digital Globe 2012). Identified during cartographic analysis of OS mapping for the Clare Archaeological Survey 2017. The following images have been uploaded: CL035-166----_01.jpg General view of remains in E field from ESE. CL035-166----_02.jpg Cross-sectional view of low-level remains from SSW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 21 November 2017

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 Milltown.

## 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 Milltown, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Milltown.
- 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/milltown.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/milltown.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/milltown.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Milltown 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)

- Ballyslattery or Newgrove: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyslattery-or-newgrove.md
- Caherloghan: https://everytownland.com/clare/caherloghan.md
- Kiltanon: https://everytownland.com/clare/kiltanon.md
- Knockdrumleague: https://everytownland.com/clare/knockdrumleague.md
- Moymore: https://everytownland.com/clare/moymore-31916.md
- Poulaforia: https://everytownland.com/clare/poulaforia.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.

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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/milltown
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/milltown