Poulgorm

2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Poulgorm, from 4,184 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres) to 1,400,914 m² (140.09 ha, 346.17 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 Poulgorm 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Poulgorm in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Moneen Mountain 000054

Recorded monuments

• CL005-144 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on slightly raised rocky grazing with higher ground to the E. Listed as ‘Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). On inspection in 1998 this was found to be an enclosure (int. diam. 20m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by an apparently modern, drystone wall with some loose stone at the base and a number of gaps in the circumference. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• CL005-145 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on very exposed high rocky area with good views in all directions. Listed as ‘Enclosure in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). On inspection in 1998 this was found to be an enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by an apparently modern, drystone wall with the stones leaning against one another. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• CL005-147 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In elevated rocky pasture c. 20m NW of the edge of a steep ravine aligned NE-SW which separates the site from higher ground to the S. Within a multiperiod field system (CL005-160001-). Hachured on the 1839 6-inch OS map. Described as a ‘cliff fort’ by Westropp (1899, 378). A circular cashel (18m N-S; 18.5m E-W) defined by a partially collapsed stone wall (Wth 2-3.2m). The outer wall-facing varies in height (H 0.4-1.65m), being highest at the SSE. No inner wall-facing survives. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is located at NNW with a smaller cattle gap at E. The interior of the cashel slopes gently to the E and is full of grassy hummocks. A low wall foundation extends NE from the SW wall of the cashel and may be the remnants of an internal structure or division. A subcircular enclosure (CL005-147002-) extends E from the cashel encompassing a possible clochan (CL005-147003-). A radial field system extends from W to E around the cashel and enclosure.     Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 21 October 2025

• CL005-147002 Enclosure
  Description

  In elevated rocky pasture close to the edge of a steep ravine aligned NE-SW which separates the site from higher ground to the S. Within a multiperiod field system (CL005-160001-). Depicted as an enclosure on the 1916 OS 6-inch map. A large subcircular enclosure (53m N-S; 55m E-W) extending E from a cashel (CL005-147----) and defined by a stone wall (max. H 1.8m; Wth 1.2-1.5m) with inner (H 0.4-0.9m) and outer (H 0.15-0.8m) wall-facing surmounted by later stonework. Cattle gaps are evident at N (Wth 0.4m) and SSW (Wth 0.5m). The location of the original entrance is unclear. The interior of the enclosure is rocky and uneven in places, and it encompasses a possible clochan (CL005-147003-) in its SE quadran. Curving walls form inner enclosures abutting the interior at NW (c. 9.5m NE-SW; c. 7m NW-SE) and NE (15m NW-SE; 10m NE-SW). That at NE is defined by a broad grassed-over wall (Wth c. 2m) with gaps at NW and SE (Wth 1.6m). Its interior is level. A radial field system extends from W to E around the circular cashel and large enclosure.   Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell    Date of upload:  21 October 2025

• CL005-147003 Hut site
  Description

  In the SE quadrant of an enclosure (CL005-147002-) that also encompasses a cashel (CL005-147----), c. 20m to the W. A partially collapsed clochan (ext. diam. 3.8m; int. 2.3m N-S; 2.4m E-W) defined by a slightly corbelled drystone wall (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.2m). A gap (Wth 1m) at NE is filled with rubble. A subcircular area (5m N-S; 4.4m E-W) defined by a collapsed wall with some internal facing (H 0.6m) immediately N of the gap may be associated.   Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 21 October 2025

• CL005-150 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In elevated rocky pasture on a SW-facing slope with clear views from S to N and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-227004-). Indicated as an enclosure on the 1839 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Listed as ‘Rectangular enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). Noted by Westropp, who described it as ‘probably a mediæval bawn’ (1899, 379). A subrectangular or trapezoidal cashel (36m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE) defined by partially collapsed stone walls (Wth 1-1.7m), concealed in places by scrub. Inner (max. H 1.5m) and outer (max. H 1.7m) wall-facing survives intermittently. A partially faced gap (Wth 0.6m) which is located near the S end of the SE wall may be the original entrance. Further gaps are found near the centre of the NE wall (Wth 1.8m) and the near centre of NW wall, the former being blocked up. The interior contains no visible features. Field walls extend from the N, E and S corners of the monument. An enclosure (CL005-151----) is located c. 95m to the N.     Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 21 October 2025

• CL005-151 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a high, flat, rocky area with good views in all directions. Listed as ‘Enclosure in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). On inspection in 1998 this was found to be a rectangular enclosure (int. diam. 21m NW-SE; 28m NNE-SSW) defined by an apparently modern, drystone wall (max. T 0.8m) with the stones leaning against one another. The interior is flat and full of sheets of rock. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 1 February 2016

• CL005-154 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In elevated flat scrub-covered pasture close to the edge of a ravine to the SE. Overlooked by higher ground from W to NNE with clear views from NE to SW. Within a multiperiod field system (CL005-227004-). Hachured and named ‘Cahernamweela’ on the 1839 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. A circular cashel (20m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a partially collapsed stone wall (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1-1.5m; Wth 1.15-1.2m) partially surrounded by a rock-cut fosse from N to S and from WSW to W. Inner and outer wall-facing survives intermittently. The outer wall-facing is largely extant between the N and SE and between SSW and W, but has significantly collapsed from W to NNW. A small section of inner wall-facing survives at the N. A faced entrance gap with a collapsed lintel is present at ESE. There are recent breaks in the wall at NNE and NE. The interior is flat with the low foundations of a building (CL005-154001-) along its SSE edge, which was described by Westropp as a ‘well-marked hut-site, a semicircle, inside the wall and adjoining the gateway’ (1896-1901, 674).    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 21 October 2025

• CL005-154001 Hut site
  Description

  Abutting the interior SE wall of a cashel (CL005-154----). Noted by Westropp (1896-1901, 674) as a ‘well-marked hut-site, a semicircle, inside the wall and adjoining the gateway’.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney   Date of upload: 22 October 2025

• CL005-155 Enclosure
  Description

  On a SW-facing rocky promontory in elevated flat scrub-covered pasture with steep ravines to the NW and S and excellent views on all sides. Within a multiperiod field system (CL005-227004-). Depicted as an enclosure on the 1916 OS 6-inch map. A heavily overgrown suboval enclosure (c. 17m NE-SW; c. 14m NW-SE) defined by a stone wall (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.6-1.4m; Wth 0.8-1.2m) which is largely concealed by scrub. The wall is built on a natural limestone ledge (H 1.4-1.6m) from W to N. It has intermittently surviving inner and outer wall-facing with rebuilt sections of masonry. The interior is completely covered in scrub. An attached area defined by a stone wall (Wth 1m; H 0.4-0.6m) was noted at NE but was completely overgrown and is not visible on available aerial images.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 21 October 2025

• CL005-160002 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough elevated pasture with clear views in all directions, centrally placed within an oval enclosure (CL005-306----) that forms part of a broader field system (CL005-160001-). Hachured the 1839 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Called ‘Caher-Poulgrom’ by Westropp (1911, 357), and described as a ‘ring-wall of good masonry, over 9 feet thick’ (1899, 374). Westropp noted that the walls exhibited variable thickness and masonry style, suggesting that ‘built in two sections, the outer six feet thick with two faces; the inner (perhaps a terrace) three feet wide’ (1911, 358). A subcircular cashel (41m N-S; 36.7m E-W) defined by a drystone wall (Wth 1.8-2.4m; H 0.6-1.7m), tallest to the N, decreasing in height to the S. The inner wall-face has collapsed in places with a fallen stone around the perimeter. The location of the original entrance is unclear, but there is a modern entrance gap to the E. The interior is bisected by a drystone wall (0.8-1m) aligned E-W, with an attached sheep fold. The grass-covered foundation of a house (CL005-160040-) is located in the SE quadrant. A cashel (CL005-160003-) lies c. 50m to the NE. The following image has been uploaded: CL005-160002-_01.jpg Aerial view from NW (photo: Archaeological Survey of Ireland) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-160003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough elevated pasture on a narrow ridge aligned N-S flanked by deep hollows to the E and W, with extensive views. Within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-) and immediately adjacent to an oval enclosure (CL005-306----) within which is a subcircular cashel (CL005-160002-). Indicated on the 1839 OS 6-inch map. Hachured on the 1916 OS 6-inch map. Listed as a ‘rectangular enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). Described by Westropp (1911, 358) as a ‘remarkable straight sided “moher” … built of long slabs’. Westropp noted that, in contrast to other straight sided cashels, the corners were angled, potentially indicating a later date. A rectangular cashel (33m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.5-5m; H 0.5-1.6m) with wall-facing evident on all external faces, and in the interior to the N and E. The original width of the wall is legible at the E (1.7m) and the N (2.7m). The original position of the entrance is unclear, but it may have been in the S wall. The interior has grass-covered divisions which form part of a later field system. The walls of the cashel are surmounted by more recent drystone walling on the N, E and S sides. A farm track flanks the E of the monument, truncating its NE corner. An oval enclosure (CL005-308----) abuts the cashel at SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2022

• CL005-160037 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In exposed elevated rocky pasture within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL005-160001-). A fulacht fia comprising two parallel grass-covered hummocks (overall dims. 18m N-S; 13m E-W) with an intervening trench aligned NE-SW. A wall extends N-S over the W part of the monument. The fulacht is clearly visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018). A second fulacht fia is located c. 60m to the WNW.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 30 September 2025

• CL005-160040 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the SE quadrant of a cashel (CL005-160002-) located in rough elevated pasture with clear views in all directions and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL005-160001-). The cashel is hachured on the 1839 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps, but the house is not marked on either map. Westropp (1911, 358) noted the ‘foundations of late houses’ within the garth, opining that the cashel ‘was evidently inhabited down to the eighteenth or even the nineteenth century’.    The foundations of a house orientated NW-SE (int. 8m E-W; 4.8m N-S) almost abutting the interior cashel wall at the SE. The house is defined by grass-covered walls (Wth 0.6-1m; H 0.5m) and is divided into two rooms with an entrance (Wth 0.8m) in its W wall. A second more extant drystone house is located c. 10m to the NW in the W half of the cashel. The houses are named ‘Sheepfolds’ on the 25-inch OS map.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 30 September 2025

• CL005-199001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In elevated pasture, adjacent to the Poulgorm-Garracloon townland boundary and part of a multiperiod field system (CL005-227004-). A fulacht fia comprising a grass-covered mound of burnt stone and ash (4m NE-SW; 4m NW-SE; H 0.6m) noted during fieldwork in 1998. A raised area (Wth 3.5m; H 0.2m) extending c. 4m to the NW may be part of the same monument. No clear water source was identified but meadowsweet in the vicinity is indicative of damp ground. A fulacht fia (CL005-199002-) is located c. 32m to the NE.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 14 October 2025

• CL005-199002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In elevated pasture, adjacent to the Poulgorm-Garracloon townland boundary and part of a multiperiod field system (CL005-227004-). A fulacht fia (c. 15.2m N-S; c. 8m E-W) comprising a pair of grass-covered mounds of burnt stone separated by a linear depression (Wth 1.2m), noted on fieldwork in 1998. The N mound (7m N-S; 8m E-W; H 1.1-1.3m) is slightly taller than the S mound (7m N-S; 8m E-W; H 0.7-1.1m), and there is a small hollow (Wth 3.2m; D 0.5m) in the S mound. Some unburnt stone is visible in both mounds. A second burnt mound (CL005-199001-) lies c. 35m to the SW.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 14 October 2025

• CL005-237 Hut site
  Description

  Within a field system (CL005-160001-). An oval hut site (c. 9m N-S; c. 8m E-W) defined by a stone wall visible at ITM 523903, 700819 on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018). The following image has been attached: CL005-237----_01.jpg Ordnance survey orthophoto 2013-2018 Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 24 May 2021

• CL005-238 Hut site
  Description

  Within a field system (CL005-160001-). An oval hut site (c. 9m NW-SE; c. 8m NE-SW) defined by a stony bank visible at ITM 523974, 700898 on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018). The following image has been uploaded: CL005-238----_01.jpg Ordnance survey ortho image 2013-2018 Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 24 May 2021

• CL005-306 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough elevated pasture with clear views in all directions and within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-). An oval enclosure (c. 140m N-S; c. 180m E-W) defined by a bank from S to W and elsewhere by a stone wall that skirts along a rough limestone shelf at N. Visible on OSi orthophotograph MapGenie 2013-2018 and noted by Eve Campbell. A cashel (CL005-160002-) with an internal house (CL005-160040-) lies E of centre within the enclosure and another house site (CL005-307----) lies c. 10m S of the cashel. A number of later walls divide the space between the cashel and the oval enclosure. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-307 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In elevated pasture within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-) and c. 10m S of a cashel (CL005-160002-) that lies within an oval enclosure (CL005-306----). A rectangular house site (c. 7m NW-SE; c. 4m NE-SW) defined by grassed-over stone foundations. Grassed-over clearance cairns occupy most of the field to the SW of the house site. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-308 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough elevated pasture and abutting the SE corner of a rectangular cashel (CL005-160003-). An oval enclosure (c. 26m N-S; c. 17m E-W) defined from N to SE by a double-faced stone wall (Wth 1.5m; H 1-1.5m). The W side of the enclosure is formed by a quarry face (H c. 2m) which is probably the source for the cashel material. A roofless, rectangular, modern drystone built structure lies in the interior. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL009-035 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a shelf near the SE foot of a steep ridge overlooking a narrow valley to the E, and a nearby pond on lower ground to the W. Hachured and labelled ‘Lishaghaun’ on both the first (1842) and Cassini (1920) editions of the OS 6-inch map. Labelled ‘Liosachán’ on Robinson’s map of the Burren (1977). Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This circular cashel (diams. 25.8m E–W; 25.5m N–S) is defined by a double-faced dry-stone wall (Wth at N 3m; int. H 0.3–0.9m; ext. H 0.3–1m) with a possible clay core. The outer wall-face is visible intermittently while the inner wall-face is traceable from NW–N. A later wall is built over the cashel wall from SSE–S-SW. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1m) at ESE. Another cashel (CL005-160002-) lies c. 175m to N.   Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott   Date of upload: 30-9-2025

Architectural heritage

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

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 Poulgorm, 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 high, 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 Poulgorm.

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

Name

Poulgorm

Area

1,404,957 m² (140.5 ha, 347.17 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcorney, and its townlands

Barony

Burren

Electoral division

Noughaval, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymihil, Faherlaghroe, Garracloon, Gleninsheen, Glensleade, Poulbaun, Poulnabrone

Placenames

Poulgorm 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.