Ballynana

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynana, from 303 m² to 203,158 m² (20.32 ha, 50.2 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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 Ballynana 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.

• 8 Jul 2024Conditional

  For retention permission to (a) retain an as constructed dwelling house and detached shed and (b) all buildings within revised site boundaries

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460437

• 16 Jun 2022Conditional

  DEMOLISH AN EXISTING DERELICT CATTLE HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SLATTED CATTLE AND STRAW BEDDED CATTLE HOUSE COMPLETE WITH ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND SLURRY TANK, ANCILLARY CONCRETE YARD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 22635

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballynana.

Recorded monuments

• KE042-072 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Cashel described by Cuppage (1986, 191-2, no. 546) as follows; 'Cahernagat/Cathair na gCat: A roughly circular univallate ringfort situated on the W slopes of Reenconnell below the pass between the latter and Lateevemore. Gallarus oratory (839) is located only about 50m to W and the Saint's road passes less than 100m to E. The site is very overgrown and considerably disturbed. Much of the interior is occupied by the ruins of a pair of conjoined hut-sites and a possible souterrain which is now inaccessible. A laneway and field wall have been constructed along the S and E sides of the site respectively, and the enclosing bank, in the SE half, is marked only by a slope down from the base of these walls to the interior of the site. The NW half of the bank is c. 4 to 7m wide and c. I to 1.5m high externally. There are traces of an external fosse, c. 2.5m wide and 0.3m deep, along the N sector. It is not clear whether the stony nature of the bank indicates that it was originally a stone wall or whether it was a mainly earthen bank, revetted with drystone masonry. The name of the site would suggest the former. Hut sites: Two circular stone huts, their walls now reduced to banks of stone collapse up to 1.3m high. The NE structure is c. 5.3m in diameter internally and the SW only c. 3.8m. There is no evidence for entrances. Souterrain: A 0.5m square aperture, on the present crest of the enclosing bank at NNE, provides a restricted view of what appears to be an L-shaped, drystone-built souterrain passage. The opening is in the roof of the passage immediately above the junction of the 2 sections which are aligned NE-SW and SE-NW. The walls are c. 0.5m high and are capped by at least 2 slabs. Each section of passage extends for only 1m before being blocked'.

• KE042-072001 Hut site
  Description

  Cahernagat/Cathair na gCat: Roughly circular univallate ringfort KE042-072---- is situated on the W slopes of Reenconnell below the pass between the latter and Lateevemore. Gallarus oratory (KE042-071004-) is located only about 50m to W and the Saint's road passes less than 100m to E. Hut sites: Two circular stone huts, their walls now reduced to banks of stone collapse up to 1.3m high. The NE structure KE042-072001- is c. 5.3m in diameter internally and the SW only c. 3.8m. There is no evidence for entrances. Souterrain: A .5m square aperture, on the present crest of the enclosing bank at NNE, provides a restricted view of what appears to be an L-shaped, drystone-built souterrain passage. The opening is in the roof of the passage immediately above the junction of the 2 sections which are aligned NE-SW and SE-NW. The walls are c. 0.5m high and are capped by at least 2 slabs. Each section of passage extends for only 1m before being blocked. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 546. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE042-072002 Souterrain
  Description

  Cahernagat/Cathair na gCat: Roughly circular univallate ringfort KE042-072---- is situated on the W slopes of Reenconnell below the pass between the latter and Lateevemore. Gallarus oratory (KE042-071004-) is located only about 50m to W and the Saint's road passes less than 100m to E. Souterrain: A .5m square aperture, on the present crest of the enclosing bank at NNE, provides a restricted view of what appears to be an L-shaped, drystone-built souterrain passage. The opening is in the roof of the passage immediately above the junction of the 2 sections which are aligned NE-SW and SE-NW. The walls are c. 0.5m high and are capped by at least 2 slabs. Each section of passage extends for only 1m before being blocked. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 546. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE042-072003 Hut site
  Description

  Cahernagat/Cathair na gCat: Roughly circular univallate ringfort KE042-072---- is situated on the W slopes of Reenconnell below the pass between the latter and Lateevemore. Gallarus oratory (KE042-071004-) is located only about 50m to W and the Saint's road passes less than 100m to E. Hut sites: Two circular stone huts, their walls now reduced to banks of stone collapse up to 1.3m high. The NE structure KE042-072001- is c. 5.3m in diameter internally and the SW (KE042-072003-) only c. 3.8m. There is no evidence for entrances. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 546. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE042-074 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 34.2m N-S, 33.5m E-W Gort na Caheragh/Gort na Cathrach: A roughly circular univallate ringfort situated on the SW slopes of the SW peak of the Reenconnell ridge, just below the crest of the pass between the latter and Lateevemore. A number of mounds and low upright stones in the interior suggest that it was used as a burial ground (KE042-074001-) though no tradition of such survives. The original enclosing bank or wall is reduced, for the most part, to a low earth and stone base or footing to the later drystone-built wall which now encloses the site along all but the NE sectors. The bank enclosing this latter sector is probably original but it is now no more than .4m high and 1.5 to 1.8m wide. Elsewhere, the bank is c. 0.1m high internally, from .1 to 1.65m high externally and it extends up to 4m beyond the outer face of the overlying wall. In the W sector its outer flank is stepped, the upper step, .75m high, being faced with drystone masonry, up to .5m high. The later wall is c. 1 to 2m high and .5 to 2m wide. A 1.2m wide gap through the wall at WSW provides access to the interior. Two large flagstones create a stepped approach, and the E jamb is extended outwards by a large, neatly-faced mound of stones. A large oval hollow, c. 12m long NW-SE and up to 1m deep, lies immediately inside the entrance; it may result from quarrying. Much of the remainder of the interior, particularly the S half, is occupied by low, stony mounds and low upright stones. The largest mound measures c. 8m long ENE-WSW, c. 2 to 3m wide and c. 0.45m high; its NE end is marked by a standing stone, 1.37m high. The majority of the other uprights are less than a metre high and are often paired as if to form small graves. An Seabhac (1939, 114) mentions a clochaun here, but none of the internal features can, at present, be interpreted as such. Rather they are reminiscent of the graves and grave-markers typical of calluragh burial grounds. It seems likely that the site was, at some stage, used for such a purpose. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 337. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

• KE042-074001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Gort na Caheragh/Gort na Cathrach: Roughly circular univallate ringfort KE042-074---- is situated on the SW slopes of the SW peak of the Reenconnell ridge, just below the crest of the pass between the latter and Lateevemore. A number of mounds and low upright stones in the interior suggest that it was used as a burial ground (KE042-074001-) though no tradition of such survives. An Seabhac (1939, 114) mentions a clochaun here, but none of the internal features can, at present, be interpreted as such. Rather they are reminiscent of the graves and grave-markers typical of calluragh burial grounds. It seems likely that the site was, at some stage, used for such a purpose. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 337. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

• KE042-075 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 24.8m E-W, c. 25m N-S Reenduff: A univallate rath situated at the E end of a level pasture field, on the W slopes of the Lateevemore/Reenconnell ridge. The entire site is densely over-grown and could not be closely examined. The earthen enclosing bank varies from c. 0.8 to 1.5m in height. The external fosse is c. 2m wide and up to .4m deep along the SW sector, but elsewhere it is only faintly discernible. The interior contains much stone, and the centre appears to be raised at least 1m, but the extent of this raised area could not be determined. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 336. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballynana.

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 Ballynana with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Ballynana · Baile na nÁith

Area

1,190,817 m² (119.08 ha, 294.26 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmalkedar, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Kilmalkedar, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilmalkedar electoral division: 514 people in 216 households; 90% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 33% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caherdorgan North, Caherdorgan South, Coumgagh, Gallarus, Garrane, Lateeve More, Ullagha

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ballynana 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.