Ardkearagh

38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardkearagh, from 951 m² to 253,324 m² (25.33 ha, 62.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 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 Ardkearagh 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.

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  Retain Sunroom and Garage as constructed.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560589

• 17 Sept 2024Conditional

  (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING SUNROOM TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (B) PLANNING PERMISSION TO BUILD EXTENSION ONTO THE FRONT REAR AND SIDE MODIFY ALTER AND EXTEND THE EXISTING SITTING/DINING ROOM INCORPORATING SAME, (C) DEMOLISH THE FRONT PORCH AND PROPOSED NEW PORCH ENTRANCE, (D) PLANNING PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING WARDROBE AT REAR AND PROPOSED A NEW ENSUITE, (E) PLANNING PERMISSION TO EXTEND THE EXISTING BEDROOM AT THE REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 24368

• 4 Sept 2019Conditional

  RETAIN (A) GLAZED PATIO DOORS IN PLACE OF GARAGE DOORS AND (B) RETAIN CONVERSION OF GARAGE SPACE TO LOUNGE / STUDY AND RETAIN SHED TO REAR OF PROPERTY

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19921

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: Ballinskelligs Bay and Inny Estuary SAC 000335
• Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballinskelligs Bay And Inny Estuary 000335

Recorded monuments

• KE098-064 Standing stone
  Description

  This irregularly shaped standing stone is located in rocky pastureland on the lower NE slopes of Trusk mountain. Standing 1.7m high, it is .63m wide at base, increasing to .85m at its flat sloping top; N-S. Two packing stones are exposed at its base, which is .45m thick. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 130. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE098-074 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a break on the heather-clad NW-facing slopes of Trusk Mountain. The remains of a circular hut site (4m E-W; 3.8m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.65m; H 0.8m) with rubble scattered internally and externally. 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

• KE098-088 Children's burial ground
  Description

  The site is locally referred to as a ceallúnach (KE098-088----), and was used for burying unbaptised children up to the 1940s (local information). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 925. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-088001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  This site, not marked on the OS maps, is located on a level terrace on the lower NW slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to W. It comprises a small, poorly preserved enclosure. Enclosure: The area enclosed is of subcircular plan and measures 19m N-S x 14m EW internally. The enclosing wall does not survive at N and is partly overlain by a field boundary at S. Elsewhere its stony core is faced both internally and externally with uprightslabs set on edge. Some large boulders are included in the external facing. At E, in its best preserved section, it averages 1.6m wide and stands up to 1m high. No feature resembling an entrance is identifiable. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 925. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-088002 Hut site
  Description

  Hut (KE098-088002-): Centrally located in the interior of the enclosure arc the low foundations of a subcircular hut which measure 6m N-S x 5.6m E-W internally. The wall averages 2.1m thick and features external drystone facing. The entrance, .6m wide, is located at NE and is defined by two parallel rows of upright slabs. The interior of the hut is filled with stones and it apparently contained an opening to a now blocked souterrain (local information). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 925. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-088003 Souterrain
  Description

  The interior of the hut is filled with stones and it apparently contained an opening to a now blocked souterrain (local information). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 925. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-088004 Cross-slab
  Description

  Cross-slab (KE098-088004-) and Leacht (KE098-088005-): The cross-slab stands at the NE corner of low, overgrown, stony mound, located c. 8m E of the enclosure. This possible leacht is poorly defined, measuring c. 3.2m N-S x c. 4.4m E-W. It is composed mainly of small stones, but a number of large slabs lie on its surface. The cross-slab stands .56m high and measures 11m wide x .15m thick at base; its extensively pitted W face features a neatly executed, encircled, linear cross. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 925. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-088005 Leacht
  Description

  A cross-slab and possible leacht occur just outside the enclosure at E. This possible leacht is poorly defined, measuring c. 3.2m N-S x c. 4.4m E-W. It is composed mainly of small stones, but a number of large slabs lie on its surface. The cross-slab stands .56m high and measures 11m wide x .15m thick at base; its extensively pitted W face features a neatly executed, encircled, linear cross. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 925. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-120 Enclosure
  Description

  Not marked on the OS maps this oval enclosure, 7m N-S x 12m E-W, is located on a terrace overlooking the Finglas river to N. Incorporated in its circuit are the foundations of a circular hut at E. The blocked opening to a souterrain is located adjacent to the enclosing bank at NNE. Intermittent stone facing of coursed slabs revets the enclosing element and some uprights flank its external face. The sod-covered wall is on average 1.8m wide and 1.25m high externally. The well-built hut (KE098-120001-) measures 3.75m N-S x 2.6m E-W internally, and its walls are composed of an inner and outer facing enclosing an infill of small stone. The wall survives .25m high and is 1.5m wide. The interior of the hut is occupied by much stone collapse. Large slabs block the opening to the souterrain, the passage of which appears to run N-S. The souterrain (KE098-120002-) is drystone-built and is roofed with lintels. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 699. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-120001 Hut site
  Description

  Incorporated in its circuit are the foundations of a circular hut at E. The well-built hut (KE098-120001-) measures 3.75m N-S x 2.6m E-W internally, and its walls are composed of an inner and outer facing enclosing an infill of small stone. The wall survives .25m high and is 1.5m wide. The interior of the hut is occupied by much stone collapse. Large slabs block the opening to the souterrain. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 699. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-120002 Souterrain
  Description

  The blocked opening to a souterrain is located adjacent to the enclosing bank at NNE. Large slabs block the opening to the souterrain, the passage of which appears to run N-S. The souterrain (KE098-120002-) is drystone-built and is roofed with lintels. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 699. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-133 Enclosure
  Description

  This poorly preserved subcircular enclosure, not marked on the OS maps, is located in rough pasture on a NE facing slope overlooking the Finnihy river valley to E. The flanks of its earth and stone bank have no clear definition except at the downslope E side where the bank measures 1.1m wide and .8m high externally. The bank was originally constructed of stone, much of which was robbed in the 1940s for use in the building of the Waterville-Caherdaniel road (local information). The overgrown interior of the site is uneven and bumpy and measures roughly 20m in diameter. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 700. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Ardkearagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Ardkearagh · Ard Caorach

Area

1,462,543 m² (146.25 ha, 361.4 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcrohane, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkerron South

Electoral division

Darrynane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Darrynane electoral division: 193 people in 82 households; 86% of households own their home; 19% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 65% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baslickane, Inchee West, Toor

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ardkearagh 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.