# Ardea, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Tuosist, barony of Glanarought, Co. Kerry; in Irish Ard Aodha.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,474,850 m² (247.49 ha, 611.55 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 127 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,161 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tuosist, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/tuosist.md
- Barony: Glanarought
- Electoral division: Ardea, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 193 people lived in 85 households in the Ardea electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 31% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/22809
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 70073
- Centre: latitude 51.805122, longitude -9.760109 (WGS 84)

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

127 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardea, from 29 m² to 205,554 m² (20.56 ha, 50.79 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1181826: 205,554 m² (20.56 ha, 50.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1181826.md
- Parcel 1246427: 141,086 m² (14.11 ha, 34.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246427.md
- Parcel 1199370: 136,470 m² (13.65 ha, 33.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1199370.md
- Parcel 1199766: 114,887 m² (11.49 ha, 28.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1199766.md
- Parcel 1184017: 113,159 m² (11.32 ha, 27.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184017.md
- Parcel 1201171: 91,859 m² (9.19 ha, 22.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1201171.md
- Parcel 1198506: 90,330 m² (9.03 ha, 22.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198506.md
- Parcel 1241113: 81,070 m² (8.11 ha, 20.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1241113.md
- Parcel 1243635: 80,016 m² (8 ha, 19.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1243635.md
- Parcel 1143698: 79,778 m² (7.98 ha, 19.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143698.md
- Parcel 1217475: 63,625 m² (6.36 ha, 15.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217475.md
- Parcel 1245891: 63,326 m² (6.33 ha, 15.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245891.md
- Parcel 1222647: 58,761 m² (5.88 ha, 14.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1222647.md
- Parcel 2580521: 54,585 m² (5.46 ha, 13.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2580521.md
- Parcel 1139805: 53,156 m² (5.32 ha, 13.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139805.md
- Parcel 1152324: 48,508 m² (4.85 ha, 11.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152324.md
- Parcel 1205236: 46,780 m² (4.68 ha, 11.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205236.md
- Parcel 1207506: 45,186 m² (4.52 ha, 11.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1207506.md
- Parcel 1192981: 44,321 m² (4.43 ha, 10.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192981.md
- Parcel 1190645: 42,398 m² (4.24 ha, 10.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1190645.md
- Parcel 1228450: 41,126 m² (4.11 ha, 10.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1228450.md
- Parcel 1218855: 41,009 m² (4.1 ha, 10.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1218855.md
- Parcel 2558909: 33,398 m² (3.34 ha, 8.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2558909.md
- Parcel 5966765: 28,580 m² (2.86 ha, 7.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5966765.md
- Parcel 1246753: 28,347 m² (2.83 ha, 7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246753.md
- Parcel 1159598: 27,540 m² (2.75 ha, 6.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1159598.md
- Parcel 1146255: 27,491 m² (2.75 ha, 6.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146255.md
- Parcel 1233446: 24,375 m² (2.44 ha, 6.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233446.md
- Parcel 1198693: 23,715 m² (2.37 ha, 5.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198693.md
- Parcel 1210558: 23,079 m² (2.31 ha, 5.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210558.md
- Parcel 1146023: 21,823 m² (2.18 ha, 5.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146023.md
- Parcel 1205774: 21,170 m² (2.12 ha, 5.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205774.md
- Parcel 1185754: 21,026 m² (2.1 ha, 5.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185754.md
- Parcel 1204760: 19,331 m² (1.93 ha, 4.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1204760.md
- Parcel 1144741: 18,471 m² (1.85 ha, 4.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1144741.md
- Parcel 1159277: 9,675 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1159277.md
- Parcel 1218470: 9,091 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1218470.md
- Parcel 4392879: 8,860 m² (0.89 ha, 2.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4392879.md
- Parcel 1138863: 6,355 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138863.md
- Parcel 3004396: 6,139 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3004396.md
- Parcel 4912741: 6,087 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4912741.md
- Parcel 4921657: 5,966 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4921657.md
- Parcel 1224010: 5,677 m² (0.57 ha, 1.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1224010.md
- Parcel 1162117: 5,650 m² (0.57 ha, 1.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162117.md
- Parcel 1229286: 5,451 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229286.md
- Parcel 1148644: 4,989 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148644.md
- Parcel 4269588: 4,870 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4269588.md
- Parcel 1221851: 4,763 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221851.md
- Parcel 1221746: 4,557 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221746.md
- Parcel 1231751: 4,072 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231751.md
- Parcel 5187631: 3,907 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5187631.md
- Parcel 1187932: 3,900 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187932.md
- Parcel 1221544: 3,897 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221544.md
- Parcel 2997553: 3,663 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2997553.md
- Parcel 1184922: 3,660 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184922.md
- Parcel 2718490: 3,590 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2718490.md
- Parcel 1232002: 3,334 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232002.md
- Parcel 1218727: 3,298 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1218727.md
- Parcel 1195524: 3,287 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195524.md
- Parcel 1185338: 3,285 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185338.md
- Parcel 1233965: 3,269 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233965.md
- Parcel 2843302: 3,220 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2843302.md
- Parcel 1217306: 3,190 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217306.md
- Parcel 1192137: 3,161 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192137.md
- Parcel 1162017: 3,133 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162017.md
- Parcel 1159068: 3,025 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1159068.md
- Parcel 2580654: 3,024 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2580654.md
- Parcel 5470041: 2,940 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5470041.md
- Parcel 1215660: 2,915 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1215660.md
- Parcel 1219754: 2,906 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219754.md
- Parcel 5463020: 2,794 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5463020.md
- Parcel 1219654: 2,772 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219654.md
- Parcel 1218677: 2,729 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1218677.md
- Parcel 1218248: 2,710 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1218248.md
- Parcel 1230430: 2,632 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1230430.md
- Parcel 1230344: 2,624 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1230344.md
- Parcel 1228871: 2,440 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1228871.md
- Parcel 1199054: 2,396 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1199054.md
- Parcel 4450388: 2,352 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4450388.md
- Parcel 1233729: 2,323 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233729.md
- Parcel 5463035: 2,201 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5463035.md
- Parcel 1215542: 2,175 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1215542.md
- Parcel 1230573: 2,104 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1230573.md
- Parcel 1218100: 2,088 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1218100.md
- Parcel 1228817: 2,026 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1228817.md
- Parcel 1229105: 1,937 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229105.md
- Parcel 1217201: 1,894 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217201.md
- Parcel 1162155: 1,882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162155.md
- Parcel 1230509: 1,861 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1230509.md
- Parcel 1179559: 1,802 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179559.md
- Parcel 1139372: 1,797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139372.md
- Parcel 1219531: 1,701 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219531.md
- Parcel 1181142: 1,640 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1181142.md
- Parcel 1218127: 1,634 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1218127.md
- Parcel 1232819: 1,618 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232819.md
- Parcel 1159445: 1,556 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1159445.md
- Parcel 1228666: 1,542 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1228666.md
- Parcel 1155692: 1,539 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155692.md
- Parcel 1187723: 1,527 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187723.md
- Parcel 1219895: 1,520 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219895.md
- Parcel 1161063: 1,441 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1161063.md
- Parcel 1220151: 1,424 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220151.md
- Parcel 5429860: 1,183 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5429860.md
- Parcel 1153436: 1,183 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1153436.md
- Parcel 5100042: 1,179 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5100042.md
- Parcel 1182713: 1,142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1182713.md
- Parcel 1154346: 1,132 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1154346.md
- Parcel 1159755: 1,078 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1159755.md
- Parcel 4537595: 1,026 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4537595.md
- Parcel 1232050: 931 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232050.md
- Parcel 1233807: 889 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233807.md
- Parcel 1152397: 849 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152397.md
- Parcel 2717521: 834 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2717521.md
- Parcel 1232653: 822 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232653.md
- Parcel 4392928: 655 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4392928.md
- Parcel 1191954: 590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191954.md
- Parcel 1232169: 510 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232169.md
- Parcel 1160734: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1160734.md
- Parcel 1196878: 385 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196878.md
- Parcel 5100050: 319 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5100050.md
- Parcel 1216657: 305 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216657.md
- Parcel 4537593: 305 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4537593.md
- Parcel 4537618: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4537618.md
- Parcel 1232482: 89 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232482.md
- Parcel 5650095: 49 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5650095.md
- Parcel 6040516: 44 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6040516.md
- Parcel 1192512: 29 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192512.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ardea 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)

12 applications, newest first.

- 20 Aug 2026, Kerry County Council 2660781: N/a. Permission. Permission to demolish an existing 1.5 storey dwelling house and detached garden shed to the west of the existing house and to construct a new 2 storey dwelling house in place of same with new detached garage to the east of the proposed dwelling house. The application includes the removal of the existing septic tank and the installation of a new waste water treatment system with sand polishing filter and all necessary ancillary site development works and services works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660781/0
- 18 Jun 2026, Kerry County Council 2660555: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct a detached domestic boat store with an office on the ground floor and part-mezzanine floor for storage, ancillary to his dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660555/0
- 11 Dec 2024, Kerry County Council 2460963: Conditional. Permission. Retention Permission to: retain dwelling house, septic tank and all associated site works and landscaping all within revised site boundaries. Planning Permission to alter and extend their existing dwelling with a series of single storey extensions to the side, front and rear and all associated site works and servicing and landscaping. Planning Permission to decommission existing septic tank. Planning Permission to install a new wastewater treatment system all at 3A Kenmare River Holiday Cottages, Ardea, Tuosist, Co. Kerry.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460963/0
- 7 Aug 2024, Kerry County Council 24323: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 1. Demolition of the roof of the existing dwelling, 2. construction of single storey extensions to the sides, front and rear of existing dwelling, and a new roof, 3. alterations to the existing elevations, to include 1 no. rooflight and 4. permission to decommission the existing septic tank and replace with a wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and 5. all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/24323/0
- 6 Jun 2024, Kerry County Council 2460361: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. The development consists of (a) permission to construct a domestic garage with a home office on the first floor and all associated site works, and (b) retention planning permission to retain a wooden shed as constructed.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460361/0
- 25 May 2023, Kerry County Council 23602: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THEIR EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (B) CONVERT EXISTING ATTIC STORAGE AREA AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO NEW BEDROOM AREA WITH ASSOCIATED NEW DORMER TYPE ROOF, NEW FOLDING DOORS TO EXTERIOR AND NEW ROOF WINDOW, (C) MAKE ALTERATIONS TO THEIR EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING CHANGES TO WINDOWS, NEW DORMER WINDOW TO REAR AT FRIST FLOOR LEVEL AND CHANGES TO SOME EXTERIOR FINISHES, (D) CONSTRUCT A GARAGE ON THEIR SITE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/23602/0
- 20 Feb 2023, Kerry County Council 23175: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. DEVELOP A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING RESIDENCE, MINOR ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING RESIDENCE, AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/23175/0
- 11 Jul 2022, Kerry County Council 22739: Conditional. Permission. (A) CONSTRUCT AN 80M X 130M ALL WEATHER PLAYING PITCH INCLUDING ANCILLARY TEAM DUGOUT/SHELTERS AND 1.20 M HIGH PITCH PERIMETER FENCING (B) CONSTRUCT 12M HIGH X 25M WIDE BALL RETENTION NETTING (C) PERMISSION TO INSTALL 6 NO. FLOODLIGHTS TO THE PLAYING PITCH (D) 2M WIDE AMENITY WALKWAY AROUND THE PLAYING PITCH AND GROUNDS (E) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT RETAINING WALLS;RETAINING WALL NO. 1 3M HIGH X 45M LONG X 300MM DEEP AT THE NORTH EASTERN CORNER OF THE PITCH, RETAINING WALL NO. 2 1.5M HIGH X 29M LONG X 300MM DEEP AT THE SOUTH WESTERN CORNER OF THE PITCH (F)PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW ENTRANCE FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD INCLUDING ON SITE SITE WORKS ANCILLARY TO THE GAA CLUB (G) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COMMUNITY HALL FOR CLUB CHANGING ROOMS, STORE AND MEETING ROOM (H) PERMISSION TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING DRAINAGE BY INSTALLATION OF A NEW PACKAGED WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA ALL ON THE GROUNDS OF THE EXISTING COMMUNITY HALL AND ADJOINING AGRUCULTURAL LANDS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/22739/0
- 25 Feb 2020, Kerry County Council 20176: Refused. Permission, 1 home. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO INCLUDE DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE . THE NEW DWELLING HOUSE SHALL BE SERVICED BY A SECONDARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED POLISHING FILTER.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20176/0
- 22 Oct 2019, Kerry County Council 191087: Conditional. Permission. (A) CHANGE THE USE OF THE EXISTING FARM STORAGE SHED TO A CHEESE DAIRY (B)PERMISSION TO MAKE ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO THE EXISTING FARM STORAGE SHED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED CHEESE DAIRY (C) CONSTRUCT A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A MECHANICAL AERATION UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER, AND (D) PERMISSION FOR ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/191087/0
- 22 Oct 2018, Kerry County Council 181009: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. RETAIN THE HOUSE, DRIVEWAY, SITE ENTRANCE AND SEPTIC TANK WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/181009/0
- 27 Apr 2017, Kerry County Council 17386: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AS CONSTRUCTED ALL ON REVISED SITE LAYOUT WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES AT PROPERTY KNOWN AS 'KNOCKATEE HOUSE'. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17386/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC, site code 001342, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001342
- Special Area of Conservation: Kenmare River SAC, site code 002158, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002158
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cloonee And Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood, site code 001342
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lehid Harbour, site code 001364

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

- KE100-022001: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE100-022001-. On top of a cliff, overlooking Kenmare Bay to the NW. A roughly D-shaped area (c. 30m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW) enclosed by a curtain wall from NE to SW and elsewhere defined by the cliff-edge (see plan Salter 2004, 94). The curtain wall is poorly preserved, surviving to varying height and thickness, and covered by a dense overgrowth of thorns, briars and ivy. From the cliff-edge at the NW, it continues around to the cliff-edge to the SW in five straight sections of varying lengths. There are fragmentary remains of a tower at the S corner, projecting out from the curtain wall, and a collapsed tower at the E corner, projecting from the inside of the wall. The ground, covered by thorn bushes, slopes down steeply in front of the curtain wall. Large chunks of bonded masonry lie on the slope below the S tower. The interior is level but covered by rough grass and hawthorn saplings. In the SW portion there are the remains of a rectangular structure and a sunken feature lies near the cliff-edge, mid-way along. From the cliff-edge at NE, the curtain wall runs 11m in a SE direction; this section is c. 1m thick and has an external base-batter. It then turns S for 7m to a gateway. This latter section is also c. 1m thick and very fragmentary. The gateway (Wth 1.75m), buried to more that half its height by rubble, is covered by a pointed arch of rough voussoirs. There is a very broken drawbar-socket on its S side. Beyond the gateway the curtain wall runs a further 7.65m to the S but is now c. 2m in thickness, with an external base-batter. This section is pierced by a wide broken opening (Wth c. 3.8m). The curtain wall then turns and continues SW for a further 7.7m. This section of the wall (T c. 2m) is c. 4.5m high, whereas former sections are c. 2m in height. The wall then changes angle again and continues W for 7m; this section is also c. 4.5m in height but c. 2.7m in thickness. Against the outside of this section are the remains of the S tower. Beyond this latter section the curtain wall is much reduced in height (H c. 2m) and is missing most of its facing-stones; it runs a further c. 7m to the cliff-face. On the inside face, on the same line as the W wall of the S tower, is a rectangular door ope (Wth 0.95m), missing its side edges but covered by a lintel. This gives access to the base of a mural stairway (Wth 1.05m) which rises up through the curtain wall to the E; the stairway is now largely blocked by rubble. Near its base is a slit window facing into the interior of the castle. At the top of the stairs is a short passage with a doorway in its S wall leading into the first-floor chamber of the S tower (see below). At this level is a passageway (Wth 1.35m) running at least 4m to the E along the top of the curtain wall; this area is very ruinous but the passage appears to have been roofed by lintels. The S tower is largely reduced to a mound of rubble, overgrown by hawthorn bushes. Still standing to two storeys is the N wall, which is part of the curtain wall; from this project short returns of the E and W walls. The W wall (L 3m; T 1.6m) butts onto the curtain wall, but the E wall, which projects at an obtuse angle to the SE, is the same build as the curtain wall. This wall has lost all of its facing-stones. At first-floor level are the broken remains of a doorway, at the E end of the N wall, leading to a landing at the top of the mural stairs in the curtain wall (see above). On the inside face of the N wall are slight remains of the springing of a vault over the first-floor chamber. The E tower is largely reduced to a sod-covered mound (H c. 5m). Projecting from the top of the mound are parts of the N and E walls; the N wall has very fragmentary remains of a mural stairs lit by a slit window. Just inside the curtain wall to the SW is the sod-covered foundation of a rectangular structure (13.5m NW-SE; 6m NE-SW) with an opening (Wth 1.3m) midway along its NE side. Midway along and just inside the NW cliff-edge, is a circular flat-bottomed depression (diam. 2m; D 1.5m). Extending out from this to the S is a sunken passage (L 1m; Wth 1.3m; D 0.85m), covered by lintels, which ends at a vertical earthen face. The exact nature of this feature is unclear but it is very unlikely to be a souterrain though it was recorded as such in the 1930s by Capt. D. B. O'Connell (KAS). Ardea Castle has been in its present condition since at least the 1840s (OSL, 177). It was a castle of O'Sullivan Beare and 'home of the tanist of the family' (Barrington 1976, 299-300). In 1601 it was the site of a landing of money and ammunition by a Spanish ship (Smith 1756, 158). According to tradition, it was sacked by Cromwellians (Lansdowne 1937, 155-6); this may explain the ruined state of the S tower where 'the solid masses of masonry which have been blown far from their original position' (ibid.). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE100-023: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE100-023----. In woodland, on a S-facing slope. The remains of a rectangular hut site (3.8m E-W; 1.8m N-S) defined by a poorly preserved, drystone wall (T c. 0.65m; H 0.5m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 0.6m) at the NE corner. This hut site may be associated with a roofless rectangular stone building which lies in the immediate vicinity to the SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE100-025: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE100-025----. In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope. A rath was recorded in this townland in the 1940s (SMCK). According to local information, it was levelled many years ago and it is not visible at ground level but a souterrain (KE100-025001-) marks its location. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE100-025001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE100-025001-. In a levelled rath (KE100-025----). An opening (L c. 1.5m; Wth c. 0.7m) in the ground leads NW to an earth-cut chamber (3.5m NW-SE; 1.8m NE-SW; H 1.3m) with a curved roof, 0.5m below the ground level. At the centre of the SW side there is a creep-hole (Wth 0.6m; H 0.4m) which extends c. 2m to the SW. Blind offshoots of the chamber were noted at E and SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE100-026: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE100-026----. In pasture, on a N-facing slope with views N over Kenmare Bay. In the 1930s Capt. D. B. O'Connell recorded this spring well as a holy well known as 'Tobarín Mhuire' and noted that its water cured ills, particularly toothache (KAS). It is no longer in use. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE100-045: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE100-045----. In pasture, on a N-facing slope overlooking Kenmare Bay. This burial ground occupies a triangular area (36m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by an earth and stone field boundary on its W side, by a low wall, covered by overgrowth, on its S side and by a low intermittent bank on its NE side. The graves are marked by low upright stones which are largely obscured by a dense overgrowth of ferns and briars. A grave-marker (H 0.55m; Wth 0.4m) in the S part of the burial ground is inscribed with a small cross and the date '1766' on its E face. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE101-128: Bridge, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE101-128----. Humpback road bridge (Wth 5.6m; long axis NW-SE) spanning the Cloonee River. Entire central section of bridge has been rebuilt or encased in concrete. Abuttments and base of pier of random rubble. Two semi-circular arches with low pointed cutwater on upstream (NE) side of central pier (Wth 1.25m). Small overflow arch on floodplain a short distance to NW; very overgrown but appears to have a semicircular arch on NE side and a horizontal arch on SW side. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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 Ardea.

## 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 Ardea, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardea.
- 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/kerry/ardea.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ardea.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ardea.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ardea with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry: https://everytownland.com/kerry.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Cloonee: https://everytownland.com/kerry/cloonee.md
- Derrylough: https://everytownland.com/kerry/derrylough.md
- Drombohilly Lower: https://everytownland.com/kerry/drombohilly-lower.md
- Lehid: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lehid-72078.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.

---

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/kerry/ardea
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/ardea