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

Townland in the civil parish of Knockane, barony of Dunkerron North, Co. Kerry; in Irish Baile Leidir.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 4,671,805 m² (467.18 ha, 1,154.43 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,595 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Knockane, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/knockane.md
- Barony: Dunkerron North
- Electoral division: Curraghmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 382 people lived in 134 households in the Curraghmore electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23308
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 70275
- Centre: latitude 52.037148, longitude -9.744914 (WGS 84)

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

75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyledder, from 59 m² to 2,245,037 m² (224.5 ha, 554.76 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1246700: 2,245,037 m² (224.5 ha, 554.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246700.md
- Parcel 1203805: 560,787 m² (56.08 ha, 138.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1203805.md
- Parcel 1244204: 130,239 m² (13.02 ha, 32.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1244204.md
- Parcel 1195594: 116,939 m² (11.69 ha, 28.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195594.md
- Parcel 1212012: 108,978 m² (10.9 ha, 26.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1212012.md
- Parcel 1196198: 105,888 m² (10.59 ha, 26.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196198.md
- Parcel 1225695: 103,649 m² (10.36 ha, 25.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225695.md
- Parcel 5167479: 102,796 m² (10.28 ha, 25.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5167479.md
- Parcel 1143993: 100,348 m² (10.03 ha, 24.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143993.md
- Parcel 6182911: 85,656 m² (8.57 ha, 21.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6182911.md
- Parcel 1232575: 60,935 m² (6.09 ha, 15.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232575.md
- Parcel 1198577: 57,577 m² (5.76 ha, 14.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198577.md
- Parcel 1144347: 55,779 m² (5.58 ha, 13.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1144347.md
- Parcel 1143629: 53,911 m² (5.39 ha, 13.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143629.md
- Parcel 1195951: 51,855 m² (5.19 ha, 12.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195951.md
- Parcel 1232574: 49,285 m² (4.93 ha, 12.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232574.md
- Parcel 1152976: 46,043 m² (4.6 ha, 11.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152976.md
- Parcel 1232573: 45,821 m² (4.58 ha, 11.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232573.md
- Parcel 1148210: 44,840 m² (4.48 ha, 11.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148210.md
- Parcel 1232588: 43,220 m² (4.32 ha, 10.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232588.md
- Parcel 1199108: 43,184 m² (4.32 ha, 10.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1199108.md
- Parcel 1216480: 43,103 m² (4.31 ha, 10.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216480.md
- Parcel 1152718: 42,079 m² (4.21 ha, 10.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152718.md
- Parcel 1246514: 37,798 m² (3.78 ha, 9.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246514.md
- Parcel 1152004: 37,266 m² (3.73 ha, 9.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152004.md
- Parcel 1203801: 28,876 m² (2.89 ha, 7.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1203801.md
- Parcel 1216395: 28,270 m² (2.83 ha, 6.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216395.md
- Parcel 1140909: 27,621 m² (2.76 ha, 6.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1140909.md
- Parcel 1198755: 24,052 m² (2.41 ha, 5.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198755.md
- Parcel 1141383: 23,059 m² (2.31 ha, 5.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141383.md
- Parcel 5042776: 22,247 m² (2.22 ha, 5.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5042776.md
- Parcel 1216394: 20,582 m² (2.06 ha, 5.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216394.md
- Parcel 1216489: 19,784 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216489.md
- Parcel 1139239: 9,398 m² (0.94 ha, 2.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139239.md
- Parcel 1224618: 8,086 m² (0.81 ha, 2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1224618.md
- Parcel 1216385: 7,405 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216385.md
- Parcel 1139751: 6,991 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139751.md
- Parcel 1216386: 6,595 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216386.md
- Parcel 4864667: 5,991 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4864667.md
- Parcel 1233342: 4,456 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233342.md
- Parcel 1179952: 4,443 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179952.md
- Parcel 1216491: 4,349 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216491.md
- Parcel 1145902: 4,312 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145902.md
- Parcel 1232576: 4,287 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1232576.md
- Parcel 1152453: 3,820 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152453.md
- Parcel 1148620: 3,703 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148620.md
- Parcel 1216390: 3,563 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216390.md
- Parcel 6051228: 3,555 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6051228.md
- Parcel 1194860: 3,528 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1194860.md
- Parcel 1201751: 3,359 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1201751.md
- Parcel 1216478: 2,565 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216478.md
- Parcel 1140136: 2,543 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1140136.md
- Parcel 1188672: 2,459 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1188672.md
- Parcel 1149219: 1,980 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149219.md
- Parcel 1216387: 1,694 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216387.md
- Parcel 1149427: 1,352 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149427.md
- Parcel 1234136: 1,299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1234136.md
- Parcel 1146621: 1,259 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146621.md
- Parcel 1216479: 1,180 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216479.md
- Parcel 6182922: 882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6182922.md
- Parcel 6182929: 724 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6182929.md
- Parcel 6183296: 724 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6183296.md
- Parcel 1184084: 506 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184084.md
- Parcel 6183300: 442 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6183300.md
- Parcel 6183303: 442 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6183303.md
- Parcel 6129544: 380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6129544.md
- Parcel 6129556: 380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6129556.md
- Parcel 2593550: 344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2593550.md
- Parcel 6138577: 311 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6138577.md
- Parcel 6183321: 311 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6183321.md
- Parcel 6183325: 311 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6183325.md
- Parcel 1148908: 276 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148908.md
- Parcel 1216388: 242 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216388.md
- Parcel 6038334: 190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6038334.md
- Parcel 6138544: 59 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6138544.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyledder 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)

7 applications, newest first.

- 10 Sept 2025, Kerry County Council 2560801: Conditional. Retention. Retention permission to retain existing ground works, including foundations, substructure and basement, together with Full Planning Permission to construct a new dormer bungalow (previously granted planning under reference 07/3387, groundworks commenced but not completed), together with a new sewage treatment system, site entrance and ancillary site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560801/0
- 29 Aug 2025, Kerry County Council 25225: Conditional. Permission. ADDITIONAL ROOFING OVER THE MILKING PARLOUR AND THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT FARM SHED (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REG. NO. 23/67 AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND PARTICULARS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/25225/0
- 27 Jan 2023, Kerry County Council 2367: Conditional. Permission. (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING FARM SHED (FLOOR AREA 422 SQ.M), SAVE FOR FRONT (WEST) RETAINING WALL OF SHED. (B) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW REPLACEMENT FARM SHED (FLOOR AREA 1264 SQ.M) INCLUDING A UNDERGROUND SLURRY STORAGE TANK (844 CU.M CAPACITY) AND ALL ASSOICATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND PARTICULARS SUBMITTED. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2367/0
- 27 Jan 2023, Kerry County Council 2370: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE, SHED/GARAGE AND SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM CONSISTING OF SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2370/0
- 4 Feb 2020, Kerry County Council 2079: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A TWO-STOREY DWELLING, TOGETHER WITH A DETACHED GARAGE, NEW ENTRANCE, SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2079/0
- 27 Sept 2019, Kerry County Council 191010: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/191010/0
- 20 May 2019, Kerry County Council 19519: Conditional. Retention. (A) RETAIN AN AGRICULTURAL SHED COMPRISING 78.50 SQ.M FLOOR AREA AS CONSTRUCTED (B) PERMISISON TO CONSTRUCT A NEW WINTER CALF HOUSING SHED COMPRISING 205.3 SQM. FLOOR AREA AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19519/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Castlemaine Harbour SAC, site code 000343, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000343
- Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC, site code 000365, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000365
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment, site code 000365

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

- KE065-032: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE065-032----. Internal diam. 35.4m N-S, 35.2m E-W This somewhat overgrown circular univallate rath is situated in pastureland on a slightly elevated tract of level ground, overlooking the Finglas river a short distance to W. The site affords broad views across low-lying pastureland to N and E. The well-preserved enclosing bank reaches a maximum external height of 3.1m at NE, but elsewhere it averages 2.5m high and 5m in basal width. It measures .85m in average height above the level interior, in the SW sector of which is an upright slab; 1.3m x .7m x .25m thick. A slight depression outside the site at SW may indicate the former existence of a fosse here. A 10m wide modern gap in the disturbed SE sector may represent the location of the original entrance. A number of farm buildings occur close to this point, one of which abuts the bank at SSE. Almost centrally located within the interior of the rath is an exposed section of a souterrain (KE065-032001-) which is part of a labyrinth of earth-tunnelled passages extending to a point outside the enclosing bank at E. The souterrain is about 58m in total extent. The exposed section consists of the entrance, two drystone-built passageways from which some of the stone, including the lintels, has been removed, and a portion of a collapsed, tunnelled passageway. The first stone-built passageway is aligned NE-SW and opens off a short, 1.5m deep, entrance area. The passageway is 4.3m long, up to 1m wide and its side-walls measure 1.2m high. The lintels, when in situ, would have lain at an average depth of .6m below the level of the rath's interior. The NE end of the passageway is of earth. A short, poorly preserved creepway, .5m wide, located at the end of the SE side-wall, gives access to the second stone-built passageway. This is 4.6m long and is aligned NW-SE. It increases in width from an average of 1m to 1.3m at its SE end, where it is largely earth-cut. Near the base of its SE end-wall is an earth-tunnelled creepway, .4m in diameter, through which access is gained to the N angle of the first earth-tunnelled chamber, while at a slightly higher level in its NE side-wall are the remains of a similar creepway, .5m wide. The latter communicates with the S side of a short, angled, downward sloping, earth-tunnelled passageway which also leads to the first of the earth-tunnelled chambers. The roof of the rounded N end of this passageway has collapsed, but traces of drystone walling at a high level on its NW side may indicate that another entrance to the souterrain existed here. The first chamber in the earth-tunnelled section of the souterrain is aligned NW-SE; it measures 4m long and 1.75m wide. Its arched roof is 1.5m high and occurs at a depth of about 1.75m below the level of the rath's interior. The floor of the chamber slopes down towards the ESE end-wall, at the base of which is a 1m wide area of drystone facing. A 1.1m long creepway, .45m high and up to .6m wide, leads from the S angle of this chamber to the N end of the second chamber. The latter is aligned N-S and measures 5m long and 1.7m in maximum width. Its arched roof is 1.6m high. At the NNE end of the chamber is a .7m wide area of drystone facing, and .5m S of this, in the E wall of the chamber, is a 1m long creepway, .5m high and .4m wide, through which access is gained to the third chamber. The third chamber is aligned NW-SE and measures 6.1m long and 1.8m in maximum width. Its arched roof is 1.8m high. Its SE end underlies the position of the enclosing bank of the rath, which is disturbed in this sector. A 2m long sloping passageway, 1.2m high and .65m wide, extends up from this end of the chamber and terminates in a ground opening in a modern turf-shed just outside the rath. This opening appears to be an original feature. Two creepways communicate from the NE end of the third chamber with the W end of the fourth through its S side-wall; the creepway at W is 1.3m long and .55m wide, while that at E, up to .7m wide, features a 1.3m wide curved area of drystone facing on its E side. This, and the similarly faced areas at the SE end of the first chamber and the NE end of the second chamber, presumably represent blockings of the points from where these chambers were tunnelled from the base of an adjoining construction shaft. The fourth chamber is aligned E-W and measures 7.1m long and 1.65m in maximum width. Its arched roof is 1.7m high. At the E end of its N side-wall is a creepway, .3m x .4m x .7m long, through which access is gained to the small antechamber of the fifth chamber. This is rectangular in plan, measuring 1.15m NW-SE x 1m NE-SW, and features a domed roof. Its NE end opens onto the SW side of the fifth chamber, which is irregular in plan. Its maximum dimensions are 2.8m NW-SE x 1.25m NE-SW. At the W end of its NE side-wall is a 1.2m wide area of drystone facing, while close to its E end is a creepway, .35m wide x .3m high, which gives access to the sixth and last chamber in the souterrain. This is aligned NW-SE and measures 7.2m long. Its NW half averages 1.3m wide and a .8m wide area of drystone facing occurs at the end-wall. Both the floor and roof level of the SE half of the chamber slope downwards sharply, and the width of the chamber tapers to .6m. This portion of the chamber is frequently flooded. The drystone-faced areas at the NW end of this chamber and at the N angle of the fifth chamber presumably represent blockings of the points from which these chambers were tunnelled from the base of an adjoining construction shaft. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE065-032001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE065-032001-. Almost centrally located within the interior of the rath is an exposed section of a souterrain (KE065-032001-) which is part of a labyrinth of earth-tunnelled passages extending to a point outside the enclosing bank at E. The souterrain is about 58m in total extent. The exposed section consists of the entrance, two drystone-built passageways from which some of the stone, including the lintels, has been removed, and a portion of a collapsed, tunnelled passageway. The first stone-built passageway is aligned NE-SW and opens off a short, 1.5m deep, entrance area. The passageway is 4.3m long, up to 1m wide and its side-walls measure 1.2m high. The lintels, when in situ, would have lain at an average depth of .6m below the level of the rath's interior. The NE end of the passageway is of earth. A short, poorly preserved creepway, .5m wide, located at the end of the SE side-wall, gives access to the second stone-built passageway. This is 4.6m long and is aligned NW-SE. It increases in width from an average of 1m to 1.3m at its SE end, where it is largely earth-cut. Near the base of its SE end-wall is an earth-tunnelled creepway, .4m in diameter, through which access is gained to the N angle of the first earth-tunnelled chamber, while at a slightly higher level in its NE side-wall are the remains of a similar creepway, .5m wide. The latter communicates with the S side of a short, angled, downward sloping, earth-tunnelled passageway which also leads to the first of the earth-tunnelled chambers. The roof of the rounded N end of this passageway has collapsed, but traces of drystone walling at a high level on its NW side may indicate that another entrance to the souterrain existed here. The first chamber in the earth-tunnelled section of the souterrain is aligned NW-SE; it measures 4m long and 1.75m wide. Its arched roof is 1.5m high and occurs at a depth of about 1.75m below the level of the rath's interior. The floor of the chamber slopes down towards the ESE end-wall, at the base of which is a 1m wide area of drystone facing. A 1.1m long creepway, .45m high and up to .6m wide, leads from the S angle of this chamber to the N end of the second chamber. The latter is aligned N-S and measures 5m long and 1.7m in maximum width. Its arched roof is 1.6m high. At the NNE end of the chamber is a .7m wide area of drystone facing, and .5m S of this, in the E wall of the chamber, is a 1m long creepway, .5m high and .4m wide, through which access is gained to the third chamber. The third chamber is aligned NW-SE and measures 6.1m long and 1.8m in maximum width. Its arched roof is 1.8m high. Its SE end underlies the position of the enclosing bank of the rath, which is disturbed in this sector. A 2m long sloping passageway, 1.2m high and .65m wide, extends up from this end of the chamber and terminates in a ground opening in a modern turf-shed just outside the rath. This opening appears to be an original feature. Two creepways communicate from the NE end of the third chamber with the W end of the fourth through its S side-wall; the creepway at W is 1.3m long and .55m wide, while that at E, up to .7m wide, features a 1.3m wide curved area of drystone facing on its E side. This, and the similarly faced areas at the SE end of the first chamber and the NE end of the second chamber, presumably represent blockings of the points from where these chambers were tunnelled from the base of an adjoining construction shaft. The fourth chamber is aligned E-W and measures 7.1m long and 1.65m in maximum width. Its arched roof is 1.7m high. At the E end of its N side-wall is a creepway, .3m x .4m x .7m long, through which access is gained to the small antechamber of the fifth chamber. This is rectangular in plan, measuring 1.15m NW-SE x 1m NE-SW, and features a domed roof. Its NE end opens onto the SW side of the fifth chamber, which is irregular in plan. Its maximum dimensions are 2.8m NW-SE x 1.25m NE-SW. At the W end of its NE side-wall is a 1.2m wide area of drystone facing, while close to its E end is a creepway, .35m wide x .3m high, which gives access to the sixth and last chamber in the souterrain. This is aligned NW-SE and measures 7.2m long. Its NW half averages 1.3m wide and a .8m wide area of drystone facing occurs at the end-wall. Both the floor and roof level of the SE half of the chamber slope downwards sharply, and the width of the chamber tapers to .6m. This portion of the chamber is frequently flooded. The drystone-faced areas at the NW end of this chamber and at the N angle of the fifth chamber presumably represent blockings of the points from which these chambers were tunnelled from the base of an adjoining construction shaft. 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. 459. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE065-082: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE065-082----. Internal diam. 27.2m N-S, 23.7m E-W This site is depicted on the second edition of the OS map as a curving bank bounded by modern field boundaries at S and W, and is probably the Lisspaderrickeecusaune (Lios Phádraig Ui Chiosáin) noted in the OSNB (Knockane, 10). It is located on a natural rise just N of the lower slopes of Knockbrack mountain, a short distance S of the Finglas river. The field boundaries have obliterated the enclosing element at S and W, and the surviving earthen bank is best preserved at NE, where it stands 2.8m in external height and falls 1.5m to the interior. It is 4.1m wide here, and elsewhere it averages 2.4m in external height and 3.6m in basal width. An entrance gap, 2.7m wide, is located at E. A concentric band of dark grass outside the bank, 2.3m in average width, may mark the location of an infilled fosse. Old cultivation ridges occupy the interior of the fort, where, near the gap at E, a grass-covered stony mound occurs which may represent modern field clearance. 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. 460. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE065-084: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE065-084----. The circular enclosure marked at this location on the second edition of the OS maps was levelled in the 1950s (local information). Its W half survives as a raised platform, standing 1.6m above external ground level. This, combined with slight surface indications of an enclosing bank elsewhere, suggests that the enclosure measured approximately 31m N-S x 34m E-W. The site was located on a low natural rise just N of Knockbrack mountain. Lispadrickmore (KE065-085----), a rath, lies about 120m to ESE. 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. 631. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE065-085: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE065-085----. Internal diam. 31m N-S, 30m E-W Lispadrickmore/Lios Phádraig Mhóir: This site is also recorded as Lissbaunbalia/Lios Bhun an Bhaile in the OSNB (Knockane, 10). It is indicated on the OS maps as a bivallate circular enclosure and is located on the N foothills of Cloghfaunaglibbaun mountain, affording broad views over the low-lying plains S of the Laune river. Cooke described both banks as 'defaced'. The outer bank then stood up to 5 feet (1.5m) high externally (1906, 5), but has since been levelled. The intervening flat-bottomed fosse is best preserved at S and SW, where it measures 1.5m wide and .8m deep; slight traces of it are also visible from N to E. The largely earthen inner bank is disturbed at N and a modern fence follows its outline along the S half of the site. At SW it reaches a height of 3.1m above the base of the fosse and it falls 1.95m to the interior; here it averages 4m in basal width. The interior of the site slopes down gently towards SE. A disturbed gap at NW, 7.45m wide, may represent the location of the original entrance. Cooke described a stone-built souterrain (KE065-085001-) in this rath, accessible through an opening near its centre (ibid. 6). In the late 1970s another opening to a souterrain was noted near the entrance gap (local information). Neither of the openings are now apparent. Cooke described a linear arrangement of four chambers, linked by narrow creepways, which extended 57 feet (17.4m) from the centre of the site towards ENE. The corbelled side-walls of each chamber were of drystone construction, and they supported roofing lintels. The chambers varied from 1.8m to 4.3m long and were on average 1.2m wide and 1.7m high. The three creepways averaged .92m long, .38m wide and .49m high. 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. 461. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE065-085001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE065-085001-. Cooke described a stone-built souterrain (KE065-085001-) in this rath, accessible through an opening near its centre (ibid. 6). In the late 1970s another opening to a souterrain was noted near the entrance gap (local information). Neither of the openings are now apparent. Cooke described a linear arrangement of four chambers, linked by narrow creepways, which extended 57 feet (17.4m) from the centre of the site towards ENE. The corbelled side-walls of each chamber were of drystone construction, and they supported roofing lintels. The chambers varied from 1.8m to 4.3m long and were on average 1.2m wide and 1.7m high. The three creepways averaged .92m long, .38m wide and .49m high. 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. 461. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

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 Ballyledder.

## 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 Ballyledder, 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.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyledder.
- 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/ballyledder.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballyledder.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballyledder.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyledder 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)

- Breanlee: https://everytownland.com/kerry/breanlee.md
- Cappagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/cappagh-70565.md
- Coolroe: https://everytownland.com/kerry/coolroe-70825.md
- Kill: https://everytownland.com/kerry/kill-71774.md
- Shannera Upper: https://everytownland.com/kerry/shannera-upper.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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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/ballyledder
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/ballyledder