# Ballymore West, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kildrum, barony of Corkaguiny, Co. Kerry; in Irish Baile Móir Thiar.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 728,995 m² (72.9 ha, 180.14 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,178 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kildrum, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kildrum.md
- Barony: Corkaguiny
- Electoral division: Glinn, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,806 people lived in 654 households in the Glinn electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/22649
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 70302
- Centre: latitude 52.127076, longitude -10.335365 (WGS 84)

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

92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymore West, from 18 m² to 104,083 m² (10.41 ha, 25.72 acres); 32 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4965641: 104,083 m² (10.41 ha, 25.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4965641.md
- Parcel 4686659: 47,852 m² (4.79 ha, 11.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4686659.md
- Parcel 1158000: 46,370 m² (4.64 ha, 11.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158000.md
- Parcel 1148038: 40,417 m² (4.04 ha, 9.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148038.md
- Parcel 1197462: 35,128 m² (3.51 ha, 8.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1197462.md
- Parcel 1165208: 33,439 m² (3.34 ha, 8.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1165208.md
- Parcel 1165225: 32,406 m² (3.24 ha, 8.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1165225.md
- Parcel 1180668: 31,853 m² (3.19 ha, 7.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1180668.md
- Parcel 1189663: 31,157 m² (3.12 ha, 7.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1189663.md
- Parcel 5063185: 30,079 m² (3.01 ha, 7.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5063185.md
- Parcel 1154545: 22,365 m² (2.24 ha, 5.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1154545.md
- Parcel 1198360: 21,241 m² (2.12 ha, 5.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198360.md
- Parcel 1238822: 19,845 m² (1.98 ha, 4.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1238822.md
- Parcel 1183576: 17,026 m² (1.7 ha, 4.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1183576.md
- Parcel 4686652: 14,862 m² (1.49 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4686652.md
- Parcel 1139714: 12,049 m² (1.2 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139714.md
- Parcel 1151164: 12,014 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1151164.md
- Parcel 1184710: 9,314 m² (0.93 ha, 2.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184710.md
- Parcel 1217270: 8,831 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217270.md
- Parcel 1138103: 8,704 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138103.md
- Parcel 1196580: 6,857 m² (0.69 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196580.md
- Parcel 1233201: 6,441 m² (0.64 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233201.md
- Parcel 1241441: 6,440 m² (0.64 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1241441.md
- Parcel 1147311: 6,159 m² (0.62 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147311.md
- Parcel 1157326: 5,366 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157326.md
- Parcel 1247303: 5,063 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247303.md
- Parcel 5018772: 4,774 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5018772.md
- Parcel 1229813: 4,668 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229813.md
- Parcel 5543355: 4,415 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5543355.md
- Parcel 1247470: 4,098 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247470.md
- Parcel 1187260: 2,919 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187260.md
- Parcel 1209042: 2,858 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1209042.md
- Parcel 1149491: 2,728 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149491.md
- Parcel 4269667: 2,714 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4269667.md
- Parcel 1153399: 2,485 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1153399.md
- Parcel 1215848: 2,484 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1215848.md
- Parcel 1231738: 2,479 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231738.md
- Parcel 1143964: 2,458 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143964.md
- Parcel 1156295: 2,427 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1156295.md
- Parcel 1138661: 2,400 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138661.md
- Parcel 1180159: 2,365 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1180159.md
- Parcel 1155967: 2,354 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155967.md
- Parcel 1140868: 2,345 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1140868.md
- Parcel 1217269: 2,341 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217269.md
- Parcel 1179475: 2,313 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179475.md
- Parcel 1152868: 2,204 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152868.md
- Parcel 1242801: 2,152 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1242801.md
- Parcel 1153127: 2,151 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1153127.md
- Parcel 1179476: 2,143 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179476.md
- Parcel 1150329: 2,112 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1150329.md
- Parcel 1157112: 2,045 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157112.md
- Parcel 1185164: 2,031 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185164.md
- Parcel 1224590: 2,017 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1224590.md
- Parcel 1151273: 1,981 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1151273.md
- Parcel 1163804: 1,981 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1163804.md
- Parcel 1155273: 1,980 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155273.md
- Parcel 1183227: 1,969 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1183227.md
- Parcel 4973176: 1,889 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4973176.md
- Parcel 1156184: 1,838 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1156184.md
- Parcel 1185228: 1,747 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185228.md
- Parcel 4686690: 1,720 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4686690.md
- Parcel 1185409: 1,685 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185409.md
- Parcel 1146507: 1,590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146507.md
- Parcel 1186138: 1,543 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1186138.md
- Parcel 1142707: 1,540 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142707.md
- Parcel 1180379: 1,487 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1180379.md
- Parcel 1207685: 1,345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1207685.md
- Parcel 1190902: 1,316 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1190902.md
- Parcel 1158485: 1,315 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158485.md
- Parcel 1211369: 1,236 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1211369.md
- Parcel 1165226: 1,225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1165226.md
- Parcel 1246954: 1,100 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246954.md
- Parcel 1184658: 991 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184658.md
- Parcel 1187209: 986 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187209.md
- Parcel 1182669: 911 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1182669.md
- Parcel 1214280: 910 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1214280.md
- Parcel 1193817: 899 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193817.md
- Parcel 1158359: 859 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158359.md
- Parcel 4733411: 831 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4733411.md
- Parcel 5633618: 707 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5633618.md
- Parcel 1144764: 580 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1144764.md
- Parcel 1237437: 568 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1237437.md
- Parcel 1192549: 510 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192549.md
- Parcel 1162125: 404 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162125.md
- Parcel 1154815: 352 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1154815.md
- Parcel 1158825: 281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158825.md
- Parcel 1155657: 199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155657.md
- Parcel 1165129: 99 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1165129.md
- Parcel 1177590: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1177590.md
- Parcel 1165496: 74 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1165496.md
- Parcel 1226297: 66 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1226297.md
- Parcel 4833366: 18 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4833366.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballymore West 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 Jul 2026, Kerry County Council 26115: Conditional. Permission. proposed elevational changes to existing dwelling consisting of proposed elevational changes to existing dwelling consisting of proposed enlarged window to rear elevation and enlarged opening for corner window sliding patio door to front elevation of dwellinghouse all in lieu of existing windows all with associated works located. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/26115/0
- 25 Mar 2024, Kerry County Council 24123: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) RENOVATE EXISTING DWELLING, (B) TO BUILD A PRIVATE TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT, SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING, (C) DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALL A NEW TERTIARY TREATMENT SYSTEM AND INFILTRATION/TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/24123/0
- 30 Mar 2023, Kerry County Council 23344: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (A) RETAIN AS CONSTRUCTED DWELLING HOUSE WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES AND (B) PERMISSION TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALL NEW SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM ADN ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/23344/0
- 13 Jan 2023, Kerry County Council 2318: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A GARAGE/SHED AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2318/0
- 7 Sept 2020, Kerry County Council 20807: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) RETAIN AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, AS CONSTRUCTED, WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES AND (B)PLANNING PERMISSIN TO (i) CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION; (ii) ADD 2 NUMBER ROOF LIGHTS AND MAKE MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES CONSISTING OF WINDOW AND DOOR OPENING ALTERATIONS AND (iii) MAKE INTERNAL FLOOR PLAN REVISIONS ALL ABOVE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED DWELLING HOUSE, ALSO TO INCLUDE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ALL. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20807/0
- 9 Sept 2019, Kerry County Council 19940: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. RETAIN AN AS CONSTRUCTED DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND A TIMBER GARDEN SHED AND TIMBER DECKING AREA TO REAR OF GARDEN. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19940/0
- 20 Feb 2018, Kerry County Council 18137: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. FULL PLANNING PERMISSION TO RENOATE AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO INCLUDE (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BEDROOM EXTENSION TO WESTERN SIDE AND FRONT PORCH TO SOUTHERN ELEVATION, (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW EXSTENSION TO WESTERN SIDE OF DWELLING AND (C) DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND INSTALL A NEW TRICEL WASTE WATER TREATMENT UNIT WITH A SANDCEL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS SERVING THE ABOVE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18137/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Protection Area: Dingle Peninsula SPA, site code 004153, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004153

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

- KE052-049: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-049----. Internal diam. c. 20 to 25m This site is located in rough mountain terrain, on a SW facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour. It is comprised of a well-preserved souterrain and 2 hut sites enclosed by the very fragmentary remains of a possible cashel wall. A modern field wall bisects the site N-S, and the souterrain is located immediately to W of this and the huts immediately to E of it. A 3rd hut is located c. 55m to SSE of the site. Only 2 short sections of the possible cashel wall are visible. A 7m long arc of large, horizontally-laid slabs may represent the outer face of its W section, while the inner face of its NE section may be represented by an arc of drystone walling, up to .4m high. The enclosure thus defined is c. 20 to 25m in diameter internally. Huts: The 2 huts are conjoined with each other and lie in a rough N-S line about 5m to ESE of the souterrain entrance. The S hut consists of a circular depression measuring 5.4m in diameter and c. 0.8m in depth. This is surrounded by a slight stony bank, 1.6m wide and .4m high externally. The entrance must have been located in the W sector where the bank is non-existent and the external ground level only slightly higher than the interior. The N hut consists of an oval hollow measuring 5.9m NW-SE x 4.9m NE-SW. The depression is up to 1.25m deep and is lined with drystone walling. It is open along the SW and W sectors i.e. from S to NW. The 3rd hut is very dilapidated but appears to have been circular in plan and c. 4m in diameter internally. The wall is reduced to a low stony bank, .8m high internally, .3m high externally and c. 0.75m wide, and a couple of short stretches of the inner wall face are visible. The S facing entrance is represented by a featureless gap. Souterrain: The souterrain is L-shaped in plan, consisting of a passage and chamber linked by a short creepway. The passage runs SE-NW for a total length of 3.5m and the creepway links its NW end to the NE corner of the oval chamber which is aligned SW-NE. The passage is in 2 parts. The 1st section is 1.35m long x .55m wide and increases from .5m in height at its SE end to .65m at its NW end; the sloping floor may be due to an accumulation of fill in this entrance area. The 1st half of this section is unroofed but 2 slabs roof the 2nd half. The walls are of dry stone construction except for one upright slab which rises the full height of the passage. The 2nd section of the passage commences with a lowering of the roof at the NW end of the 1st section. At this point the passage is only .5m wide and .45m high, but the fill on its floor gradually fades out and the 2nd section of the passage measures 2.15m in length, up to .8m in width and up to .7m in height. The walls are of dry stone construction and the passage is roofed by a series of flat slabs. The creepway which opens off the NW end of the passage measures .58m in width and up to .65m in height. Its side walls are each formed by 2 upright slabs. Two jamb stones, set between and at right angles to these slabs, reduce the width of the entrance to only .4m at its mid-point. The creepway is roofed by 3 lintels, the middle one being stepped below the other two. The chamber measures 2.5m x 1.55m x c. 1.4m in height. The walls are constructed of upright slabs, .35 to .6m high, overlain by dry stone masonry. The upper 2 courses are formed by larger stones which are corbelled inwards to support the 5 roofing slabs. The latter are stepped downwards from SW to NE and are laid in a slightly fan shape, so that, though the SW roof slab is aligned NW-SE, the NE slab is also the 1st slab of the entrance passage and is aligned NE-SW. The SW roof slab has collapsed inwards and the easiest access to the chamber is by means of the aperture this has created. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 544. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE052-049001: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-049001-. KE052-049---- is located in rough mountain terrain, on a SW facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour. It is comprised of a well-preserved souterrain and 2 hut sites enclosed by the very fragmentary remains of a possible cashel wall. Huts: The 2 huts are conjoined with each other and lie in a rough N-S line about 5m to ESE of the souterrain entrance. The S hut consists of a circular depression measuring 5.4m in diameter and c. 0.8m in depth. This is surrounded by a slight stony bank, 1.6m wide and .4m high externally. The entrance must have been located in the W sector where the bank is non-existent and the external ground level only slightly higher than the interior. The N hut consists of an oval hollow measuring 5.9m NW-SE x 4.9m NE-SW. The depression is up to 1.25m deep and is lined with drystone walling. It is open along the SW and W sectors i.e. from S to NW. Souterrain: The souterrain is L-shaped in plan, consisting of a passage and chamber linked by a short creepway. The passage runs SE-NW for a total length of 3.5m and the creepway links its NW end to the NE corner of the oval chamber which is aligned SW-NE. The passage is in 2 parts. The 1st section is 1.35m long x .55m wide and increases from .5m in height at its SE end to .65m at its NW end; the sloping floor may be due to an accumulation of fill in this entrance area. The 1st half of this section is unroofed but 2 slabs roof the 2nd half. The walls are of dry stone construction except for one upright slab which rises the full height of the passage. The 2nd section of the passage commences with a lowering of the roof at the NW end of the 1st section. At this point the passage is only .5m wide and .45m high, but the fill on its floor gradually fades out and the 2nd section of the passage measures 2.15m in length, up to .8m in width and up to .7m in height. The walls are of dry stone construction and the passage is roofed by a series of flat slabs. The creepway which opens off the NW end of the passage measures .58m in width and up to .65m in height. Its side walls are each formed by 2 upright slabs. Two jamb stones, set between and at right angles to these slabs, reduce the width of the entrance to only .4m at its mid-point. The creepway is roofed by 3 lintels, the middle one being stepped below the other two. The chamber measures 2.5m x 1.55m x c. 1.4m in height. The walls are constructed of upright slabs, .35 to .6m high, overlain by dry stone masonry. The upper 2 courses are formed by larger stones which are corbelled inwards to support the 5 roofing slabs. The latter are stepped downwards from SW to NE and are laid in a slightly fan shape, so that, though the SW roof slab is aligned NW-SE, the NE slab is also the 1st slab of the entrance passage and is aligned NE-SW. The SW roof slab has collapsed inwards and the easiest access to the chamber is by means of the aperture this has created. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 544. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE052-049002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-049002-. KE052-049---- is located in rough mountain terrain, on a SW facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour. It is comprised of a well-preserved souterrain and 2 hut sites enclosed by the very fragmentary remains of a possible cashel wall. Souterrain: The souterrain is L-shaped in plan, consisting of a passage and chamber linked by a short creepway. The passage runs SE-NW for a total length of 3.5m and the creepway links its NW end to the NE corner of the oval chamber which is aligned SW-NE. The passage is in 2 parts. The 1st section is 1.35m long x .55m wide and increases from .5m in height at its SE end to .65m at its NW end; the sloping floor may be due to an accumulation of fill in this entrance area. The 1st half of this section is unroofed but 2 slabs roof the 2nd half. The walls are of dry stone construction except for one upright slab which rises the full height of the passage. The 2nd section of the passage commences with a lowering of the roof at the NW end of the 1st section. At this point the passage is only .5m wide and .45m high, but the fill on its floor gradually fades out and the 2nd section of the passage measures 2.15m in length, up to .8m in width and up to .7m in height. The walls are of dry stone construction and the passage is roofed by a series of flat slabs. The creepway which opens off the NW end of the passage measures .58m in width and up to .65m in height. Its side walls are each formed by 2 upright slabs. Two jamb stones, set between and at right angles to these slabs, reduce the width of the entrance to only .4m at its mid-point. The creepway is roofed by 3 lintels, the middle one being stepped below the other two. The chamber measures 2.5m x 1.55m x c. 1.4m in height. The walls are constructed of upright slabs, .35 to .6m high, overlain by dry stone masonry. The upper 2 courses are formed by larger stones which are corbelled inwards to support the 5 roofing slabs. The latter are stepped downwards from SW to NE and are laid in a slightly fan shape, so that, though the SW roof slab is aligned NW-SE, the NE slab is also the 1st slab of the entrance passage and is aligned NE-SW. The SW roof slab has collapsed inwards and the easiest access to the chamber is by means of the aperture this has created. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 544. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE052-049003: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-049003-. KE052-049---- is located in rough mountain terrain, on a SW facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour. It is comprised of a well-preserved souterrain and 2 hut sites enclosed by the very fragmentary remains of a possible cashel wall. Huts: The 2 huts are conjoined with each other and lie in a rough N-S line about 5m to ESE of the souterrain entrance. The S hut consists of a circular depression measuring 5.4m in diameter and c. 0.8m in depth. This is surrounded by a slight stony bank, 1.6m wide and .4m high externally. The entrance must have been located in the W sector where the bank is non-existent and the external ground level only slightly higher than the interior. The N hut consists of an oval hollow measuring 5.9m NW-SE x 4.9m NE-SW. The depression is up to 1.25m deep and is lined with drystone walling. It is open along the SW and W sectors i.e. from S to NW. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 544. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE052-054: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-054----. Internal diam. 28m. This circular rath lies on a gentle, S facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour. The earthen enclosing bank is a maximum of 2.2m high and is partly faced with drystone walling, now largely concealed by vegetation. The fosse is present only around the SE half of the site. It is 4.75m wide and c. 2.2m deep below the outer wall or stone-faced bank. This latter formerly encircled the enclosure (2nd edition of OS map) but survives now only around the SE half of the site; it may be a later feature related to the modern field boundary system. Access to the interior is provided by gaps in the bank at W and SE. The former has recently been enlarged and is now 3.5m wide. The latter is 3m wide, and a slight causeway leads across the fosse at this point to a modern gap in the outer wall. Though the remains of stone structures are visible in the interior, their ruined and overgrown condition precludes definite interpretation. One in the NE sector appears to be D-shaped or rectangular in outline and c. 3m long, but its wall is no more than .75m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 327. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013
- KE052-055: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-055----. Internal diam. 27m. This circular rath lies on a S facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour and contains the remains of a single hut. The site straddles a N-S field boundary but the field fence breaks to respect the monument and does not traverse it. The earthen enclosing bank is a maximum of 1.5m high internally and 3.2m high externally, and there are fragmentary traces of drystone facing along its inner flank. An external fosse is present around the W half of the site only. It is 3.4m wide and 1.25m deep. Drystone facing, up to .3m high, occurs for a very short distance on the inner edge of the fosse at SW, and it is possible that the dense vegetation on the site obscures further traces of this feature. A very low outer bank is also present around the W half of the enclosure, but it is possible that this is the remains of a disused field fence. The 2m wide entrance gap faces S. The ruined remains of a clochaun lie in the centre of the enclosure. It is 4.7m in diameter and the wall is generally reduced to a band of stone collapse, .7m wide and up to .8m high. Only very short stretches of the wall faces survive. The entrance was probably at the SW point. A low platform, .2m high and c. 3m wide, abuts the inner edge of the bank at SW; its origin is not clear. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 328. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013
- KE052-055001: Clochan, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-055001-. Circular rath KE052-055---- lies on a S facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour and contains the remains of a single hut. The ruined remains of a clochaun KE052-055001- lie in the centre of the enclosure. It is 4.7m in diameter and the wall is generally reduced to a band of stone collapse, .7m wide and up to .8m high. Only very short stretches of the wall faces survive. The entrance was probably at the SW point. A low platform, .2m high and c. 3m wide, abuts the inner edge of the bank at SW; its origin is not clear. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 328. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013
- KE052-056: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-056----. A small promontory projecting southwards into Ventry Harbour is defended to N by a single bank and fosse. No local name survives for the fort but the names Fothair na Mná and Faill na Mná are applied to nearby features (An Seabhac 1939, 49), and the latter is used by Westropp (1910, 278) to identify the site. The outer fosse is 20.5m long and 3.5m wide. It slopes gently westwards so that the bottom of the fosse at E is only 1.75m below the external ground level whereas, at W, it is 3m deep. The bank of earth and stone rises from 2 to 3.8m above the fosse. Internally it is 3m high. The inner space isolated by these defences extends 20m southwards and is enclosed by a later wall with internal fosse which skirts the cliff edge. In the W sector is a level platform, about 6m in diameter and up to 1m high, with a central depression measuring at least 2m in diameter and less than .5m deep. This may be the remains of a circular hut-site. Westropp described such a feature at the SE edge of the site, but no trace of it survives there. Access to the site is by means of a path worn down the outer flank of the fosse and running around the E end of the bank. This continues down the cliff to the sea below and is not an original feature. The entrance may have been at this E edge but, if so, it has now fallen into the sea. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 263. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013
- KE052-057: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-057----. While removing a field boundary here, on the S slopes of Monaree Hill overlooking Ventry Harbour, a 'flagged passage' was exposed and subsequently covered in again (local information). No surface trace remains. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 739. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE052-289: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-289----. Ballymore Point, a fairly level NE-SW running promontory, marks the E side of the entrance to Ventry Harbour. About midway along the promontory, a low bank and external fosse extend 28m across the promontory from near the NW edge to within 16m of the SE edge. The bank is only 1m high and 2m wide and the fosse measures .5m deep and 1.25m wide. Abutting the bank at its SE end is a rectangular hut-site, 3 x 4.5m, with an enclosing bank, .5m high. A later wall with a slight internal fosse skirts the edge of the cliff isolating 2 smaller promontories to SW and S. At the W edge of the latter is a D-shaped enclosure measuring 2.2m x 2m with banks less than .3m high; the W side has fallen into the sea. This is probably a hut-site. A larger depression to E of the latter seems to result from quarrying, perhaps for material for the later walls. Although the defences are very slight, the presence of hut-sites, and the local name for the site, An Dúinín (An Seabhac 1939, 49), suggest it is a promontory fort. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 264. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013
- KE052-289001: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-289001-. KE052-289----; Ballymore Point, a fairly level NE-SW running promontory, marks the E side of the entrance to Ventry Harbour. Abutting the bank at its SE end is a rectangular hut-site, 3 x 4.5m, with an enclosing bank, .5m high. A later wall with a slight internal fosse skirts the edge of the cliff isolating 2 smaller promontories to SW and S. At the W edge of the latter is a D-shaped enclosure measuring 2.2m x 2m with banks less than .3m high; the W side has fallen into the sea. This is probably a hut-site. A larger depression to E of the latter seems to result from quarrying, perhaps for material for the later walls. Although the defences are very slight, the presence of hut-sites, and the local name for the site, An Dúinín (An Seabhac 1939, 49), suggest it is a promontory fort. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 264. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013
- KE052-301: Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-301----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- KE052-302: Burial, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-302----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- KE052-305: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE052-305----. Hut site described by Cuppage (1986, 191, no. 544) as follows; 'This site is located in rough mountain terrain, on a SW facing slope overlooking Ventry Harbour. It is comprised of a well-preserved souterrain [KE052-049002-] and 2 hut sites [KE052-049001-/003-] enclosed by the very fragmentary remains of a possible cashel wall [KE052-049----]. A modern field wall bisects the site N-S, and the souterrain is located immediately to W of this and the huts immediately to E of it. A 3rd hut is located c. 55m to SSE of the site. The 3rd hut is very dilapidated but appears to has. been circular in plan and c. 4m in diameter internally. The wall is reduced to a low stony bank, 0.8m high internally, 0.3m high externally and c. 0.75m wide, and a couple of short stretches of the inner wall face are visible. The S facing entrance is represented by a featureless gap'.
- KE053-056: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE053-056----. Tobermichael/Tobar Michíl: A spring well now surrounded by a concrete wall. A small cross-inscribed stone stands upright on the parapet of the nearby bridge. The stone is 0.32m high, 0.18m wide and 0.1m thick and its N and S faces bear plain Latin crosses. A pattern was formerly held here on Michaelmas day and rounds are still made by a few (Ó Danachair 1960, 74). Holy well described by Ó Danachair (1960, 74) as 'a good spring in a little rectangular cistern; on the bridge nearby is a small upright slab with a plain cross incised. Rounds are still made by a few on Michaelmas. Nine circuits of the well are made while reciting a rosary; pebbles are used to count the rounds; water is drunk and applied for the cure of headache, toothache, warts and other ailments, and small objects are left as offerings. Formerly, large numbers came on Michaelmas and held a pattern. Water is taken for domestic use. Legend : The fish which lives in the well was taken with some water, which would not boil until the fish was restored to the well'. See attached photographs of Tobermichael, Co. Kerry taken 1947 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00267/8/9 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16871; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24633;https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24634 and F025.18.00359/60/61 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16906; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24621; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24622. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 925. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 April 2022
- KE053-099: Ogham stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE053-099----. Discovered in 2013 in the course of excavating a pit beside a mobile home. The stone, 0.25m long, is a sandstone fragment and contains the remnants of an ogham inscription in the scholastic scribal tradition whereby the arris or stemline is drawn on the stone rather than on the edge with the letters written with respect to this line. In this instance only a few letters survive and they most likely read SIGA . . . The stone is currently in private possession. Compiled by: Fionnbarr Moore Date of upload: 5 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 Ballymore West.

## 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 Ballymore West, 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.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_9, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_9.zip (ZIP).
- 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/ballymore-west.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballymore-west.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballymore-west.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Ballymore West, Ventry: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballymore-west-ventry.md

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

- Ballyameentrant: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballyameentrant.md
- Ballymore East: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballymore-east.md
- Carhoonaphuca: https://everytownland.com/kerry/carhoonaphuca.md
- Cloghane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/cloghane-70667.md
- Monaree: https://everytownland.com/kerry/monaree.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/ballymore-west
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/ballymore-west