Moheraroon

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moheraroon, from 1,992 m² to 373,463 m² (37.35 ha, 92.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 9 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Moheraroon 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 Feb 2018Unconditional

  to Extend the Appropriate period of Planning Permission P13-47 for the construction of a dwelling house, garage and wastewater treatment plant

  Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 18123

• 4 Sept 2017Unconditional

  to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P12-539 for the construction of new additions to main cottage, an addition to guest cottage, a new studio, installation of a proprietary water treatment system and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 17676

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: Moneen Mountain SAC 000054
• Special Area of Conservation: East Burren Complex SAC 001926
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: East Burren Complex 001926
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Moneen Mountain 000054

Recorded monuments

• CL009-115 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In hazel wood and pasture at the edge of a plateau sloping gently to the S. Indicated on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Hachured on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Westropp (1911, 361) described this as ‘a very coarse and badly built’ caher and noted a low narrow terrace (H 0.54m; Wth 0.48m) on the inside of the wall. The cashel (diam. c. 30m), roughly circular in plan, is now defined by a much-collapsed stone wall. The outer wall-face (int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.8-2m) survives virtually all the way around. It rises above the stone spread (Wth 2-4m; int. H 0.5-0.8m) immediately inside it. This spread probably incorporates the terrace noted by Westropp. A ‘defaced gateway’ also recorded by Westropp (ibid.) was not visible; its small lintel (L 1.22m; Wth 0.46m; H 0.2m) suggested that it was a narrow entranceway. The interior is completely overgrown with hazel. Two other cashels (CL009-114---- and CL009-116----) lie c. 95m to the SW and c. 105m to the N respectively. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 14 June 2022

• CL009-116 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In hazel wood and pasture at the edge of a plateau that slopes gently to the E and S. Hachured on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Described by Westropp (1911, 361) as a coarsely built fort with a terraced wall; an internal flight of steps rose from a recess in the terrace platform. At E a lintelled gateway and associated passage had been ‘recently overthrown’ but on the basis of the remains, Westropp (ibid., 360, fig. 5) based a plan and elevation. This subcircular cashel (ext. dims. c. 33.5m NE-SW) is now defined mainly by a stone spread (Wth c. 6m; int. H 0.4-1m; ext. H 0.2-1.2m) but the original wall (Wth 2m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.6-2.4m) is best preserved at N. The stone spread probably marks the level of the terrace. The outer wall skin survives virtually all the way round and rises up to 0.8m above the stone spread. A later drystone wall overlies it from NW to NE. The S side of the entrance is clearly visible at E but the N side is not as well defined and is obscured by tumble. Two fallen lintels are visible in the passageway. The flight of steps noted by Westropp (ibid.) was not visible. The interior of cashel was completely overgrown with hazel and blackthorn bushes and there was also heavy growth on the enclosing wall from N to E to S; the W half was clear. Two other cashels (CL009-0117---- and CL009-115----) lie c. 140m to the NE and c. 105m to the SSW respectively. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 June 2022

• CL009-120 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated at the S edge of a fairly low plateau in an area of limestone pavement with thin grass cover. Listed as ‘ Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Visible on an aerial photograph (GSIAP R 12/11). On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a modern drystone wall. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 21 March 2016

• CL009-122 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a knoll of rock outcrop on the W side of a small N-S valley. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Visible on an aerial photograph (GSIAP R 12/11). On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a small, oval field defined by a drystone wall (H c. 1m) of modern construction. A grass-covered, L-shaped cairn of material occupies the centre of the enclosure. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 21 March 2016

• CL010-047002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in an area of rocky grazing within a large field system (CL009-084001-/CL010-047001*. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). On inspection in 1999 this was found to be a subrectangular enclosure (diam. c. 28m) defined by a loose, narrow, drystone wall of modern construction. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 21 March 2016

Architectural heritage

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

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 Moheraroon, 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 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 Moheraroon.

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

Name

Moheraroon

Area

559,795 m² (55.98 ha, 138.33 acres)

Civil parish

Carran, and its townlands

Barony

Burren

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyline, Fanygalvan, Moygowna, Sheshodonnell West, Sheshymore

Placenames

Moheraroon 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.