Rougham

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rougham, from 310 m² to 1,509,734 m² (150.97 ha, 373.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 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 Rougham 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.

• 23 Oct 2025Awaiting decision

  Restoration of an existing old famine cottage along with the construction of a single storey extension, Permission also sought for the installation of a new WWTP and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6267

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: Caha Mountains SAC 000093
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Caha Mountains 000093

Recorded monuments

• CO090-015001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On an overgrown flat-topped hillock overlooking the Kerry River valley to the SE and surrounded by steep-sided mountains elsewhere. A semicircular area (diam. c. 28m SE-NW) enclosed by intermittent traces of an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 2.6m to the base of the fosse) SE-NW and by an external overgrown fosse (Wth 2.5m; ext. H c. 0.5m) SE-NW on top of which a more recent earth and stone field boundary has been erected. A linear roadside boundary cuts through the N arc of the rath and a N-S field boundary roughly bisects the interior. The enclosing element NW-SE is largely gone except for traces of the bank and fosse at ESE. A souterrain (CO090-015002-) is located within the rath. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-015002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (CO090-015001-). According to local information, there is a souterrain here but it has been closed up for safety reasons. There are no visible remains of this possible souterrain at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-016001 Boulder-burial
  Description

  In rough pasture on cutaway bog, in a level area to the S of the Kerry River. A large sandstone boulder (1.75m N-S; 1.6m E-W; H 0.85m) rests on five support-stones which, augmented by two pad-stones, elevate it (0.15-0.2m) above the ground. According to local tradition, the field in which it stands was known as 'páirc an aonaigh', a place where a large fair took place in 'ancient times', with payments made and deals sealed on this boulder. Field boundaries (CO090-016002-) are c. 50m to the W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-016002 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough pasture, on cutaway bog, in a level area to the S of the Kerry River. Turf- cutting has exposed a curvilinear stretch of a collapsed, relict, stone field boundary (T 0.8-1.4m; H 0.5m) which extends in a general E-W direction for a distance of c. 130m. Similar short stretches of wall branch off the main wall in a general N direction at irregular intervals. Some of the stone from these walls appear to have been used to build the more recent field boundaries in the general area. A boulder-burial (CO090-016001-) is c. 50m to the E. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-017 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough fern-covered grazing at the foot of a steep N-facing hillslope in the S side of the valley of the Kerry River. A circular area (diam. 7m) is enclosed by the moss-covered remains of a drystone wall (T 0.5m; H 0.4m) protruding above the surface of shallow bog. Rubble is scattered in the interior, which slopes down to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO104-043 Hut site
  Description

  This monument was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller. He describes it as follows: "A D-shaped hut site partially dug into a 2m high bank along its western side. It measures c. 3.3m E-W; c. 4.8m N-S and c. 0.8m H. The walls are c. 1.2m in width. There are two possible entrances, both c. 0.8m W, to the N and S. This hut site is an area of rough mountain grazing and only c. 2m south of a fast flowing stream." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 9 April 2014

• CO104-044 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  This monument was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller who describes it as follows: "Immediately on the other side of the stream from the hut site (CO104-043----) are the remains of two conjoined rectangular houses. They are quite unusual for being sited in such an out of the way place, a long walk from any other inhabited areas. There are also faint signs that the eastern part might have been built over a previous hut site, but this is unclear. These buildings have been built only c. 2m from the stream and roughly parallel to it. The eastern half is the oldest part and its eternal measurements are c. 3.6m E-W and c. 2.6m N-S with a centrally placed doorway in the south wall c. 0.8m W. It is well built of a dry stone construction and the collapsed wall material is very overgrown with turf and heather. The western half was built on to the previous building at a later date. It is also remarkably well built of dry stone walling with a max. H of c. 1.6m. The entrance is on the east side of the south wall against the earlier building and measures c. 1m W. Its external measurements are c. 3.8m E-W and c. 3.1m N-S. At some point after the western gable of this dwelling collapsed a rough dividing wall was built across it to create an enclosed area, presumably for animals." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 9 April 2014

• CO104-045 Hut site
  Description

  This monument was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller who describes it as: "three hut sites are located in an area of rough mountain grazing within a bend in the stream. They are all next to each other, running along the base of a steep, north facing slope. All are in a very ruinous state and incomplete. 1: This is c. 2m E-W; c. 2m E-W and c. 0.4m H. 2: About 2m east of 1. c. 2.1m E-W; c. 0.7m H. 3: About c. 2.1m E-W; c. 3m N-S (with an entrance to SE) & c. 0.8m W. There are the partial remains of a smaller hut site on the N side of this one. It is either an annexe or a separate hut site." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 9 April 2014

• CO104-046 Hut site
  Description

  This monument was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller who describes it as follows: "A circular hut site with a c. 2m internal diameter and collapsed walls remaining to a height of c. 1m. It is in an area of rough grazing on a small plateau some 15m above a stream to the south. It is partially built into a steep south facing slope. Part of the foundations are missing making it impossible to see where the entrance might have been." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 9 April 2014

• CO104-047 Enclosure
  Description

  This monument was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller who describes it as follows: "This enclosure is sited in an area of rough grazing on a level terrace some 15m above the stream to the south. It is close to the eastern end of the valley near where it drops almost vertically into the broad valley surrounding the Kerry River and Glengarriff forest. It is broadly rectangular in shape with rounded ends and surrounds a low knoll of dry ground. At the centre the ground is effectively higher than the surrounding dry stone walls. There is no sign of an entrance to this enclosure. Some overgrown stones at the south western end might indicate the remains of an internal feature. It measures c. 8m SW-NE; c. 5m SE-NW with walls of a maximum height of c. 0.8m and c. 0.6m wide." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 9 April 2014

• CO104-049 Hut site
  Description

  This monument was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller who describes it as follows: "Small hut site partially dug into a steep south facing slope and close to the northern bank of a stream. Immediately upstream of, that is west of, a house (CO104-044) and hut site previously recorded. It measures c. 2m N-S; c.1.6m E-W with walls of dry stone build surviving to maximum height of c. 0.8m. Possible entrance at southern end c. 0.5m in width. The slope above the northern end has a small level area cut into it which could have provided a shelf area for storage." Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 9 May 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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, moderately low (inferred), low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rougham.

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.

• Rougham, Glengarriff5 sales

Name

Rougham · Rocham

Area

4,302,797 m² (430.28 ha, 1,063.24 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcaskan, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Kilcaskan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilcaskan electoral division: 895 people in 373 households; 80% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baurearagh (Co. Kerry), Crossterry West, Derreenavroonig, Glanrastel (Co. Kerry), Glenlough

Placenames

Rougham 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.