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

Townland in the civil parish of Carran, barony of Burren, Co. Clare.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 559,795 m² (55.98 ha, 138.33 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,732 m² (0.87 ha, 2.16 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Carran, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/carran.md
- Barony: Burren
- Electoral division: Castletown, the unit of the census
- County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/5724
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 31870
- Centre: latitude 53.009126, longitude -9.111549 (WGS 84)

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

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moheraroon, from 1,992 m² to 373,463 m² (37.35 ha, 92.28 acres); 9 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1441908: 373,463 m² (37.35 ha, 92.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1441908.md
- Parcel 5167073: 74,450 m² (7.44 ha, 18.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5167073.md
- Parcel 1505347: 55,616 m² (5.56 ha, 13.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1505347.md
- Parcel 1456456: 13,443 m² (1.34 ha, 3.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1456456.md
- Parcel 1471148: 11,757 m² (1.18 ha, 2.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1471148.md
- Parcel 1518747: 8,732 m² (0.87 ha, 2.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1518747.md
- Parcel 1461977: 7,568 m² (0.76 ha, 1.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1461977.md
- Parcel 3549920: 4,797 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3549920.md
- Parcel 1450560: 4,312 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1450560.md
- Parcel 5380066: 2,530 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5380066.md
- Parcel 2750638: 1,992 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2750638.md

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

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.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

2 applications, newest first.

- 20 Feb 2018, Clare County Council 18123: Unconditional. Extension of duration. to Extend the Appropriate period of Planning Permission P13-47 for the construction of a dwelling house, garage and wastewater treatment plant. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18123/0
- 4 Sept 2017, Clare County Council 17676: Unconditional. Extension of duration. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17676/0

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## 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
- Special Area of Conservation: East Burren Complex SAC, site code 001926, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001926
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: East Burren Complex, site code 001926
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Moneen Mountain, site code 000054

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

- CL009-115: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL009-115----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL009-116----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL009-120----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL009-122----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL010-047002-. 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

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 Moheraroon.

## 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 Moheraroon, 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 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 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/moheraroon.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/moheraroon.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/moheraroon.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Moheraroon 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)

- Ballyline: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyline-30218.md
- Fanygalvan: https://everytownland.com/clare/fanygalvan.md
- Moygowna: https://everytownland.com/clare/moygowna.md
- Sheshodonnell West: https://everytownland.com/clare/sheshodonnell-west.md
- Sheshymore: https://everytownland.com/clare/sheshymore.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.

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