Caherbarnagh

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherbarnagh, from 100 m² to 201,686 m² (20.17 ha, 49.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Caherbarnagh 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.

• 22 Mar 2021Conditional

  DEVELOP A 28.4M SQ EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING PRIVATE RESIDENCE TO PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND BATHROOM; RETAIN A 36M SQ EXTENSION COMPRISING A TV/GAMES ROOM

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21287

• 24 Feb 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT TANK AND POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21177

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: 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

Recorded monuments

• KE089-049001 Cross-slab
  Description

  Cross-Slab (KE089-049001-): The cross-slab stands at the W end of a raised rectangular platform that measures 4.8m N-S x 4m E-W and is defined by slabs set on end. It is largely composed of small stones, including much quartz. 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. 933. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-049002 Leacht
  Description

  Leacht (KE089-049002-) Close to its W side is another series of upright slabs, 2.4m long N-S, which may form the side of a second leacht. The cross-slab is .61m x .22m x .08m thick, and tapers to a roughly pointed base; its broken upper end features a portion of an encircled, equal-armed cross with trifid terminals. 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. 933. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-049003 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Calluragh Burial Ground (KE089-049003-): This terraced site of D-shaped plan is situated on the steep SE facing slope of Knag, and overlooks Lough Currane to S. Measuring 34.7m N-S 42.6 E-W externally, its enclosing element is poorly preserved. It is defined by modern field boundaries at NW, N and E, and traces of a low curving bank, 1.2m high externally, may represent the original enclosure at SE and S. A short stretch of external drystone facing is present at W, at the N end of which are two low uprights, .8m apart. These may mark the original entrance. Running E-W from the entrance is an artificial scarp which averages 1.2m high and divides the interior of the site into an upper and lower terrace. On the lower terrace are the remains of a hut and of a leacht, surmounted by a cross-slab. In the area between the hut and the leacht is a stony surface, approximately 14m N-S x 12m E-W, that contains a large number of upright slabs and boulders. These presumably relate to the use of the site as a ceallúnach, which continued until at least the 1840s (OSNB Drummod, 189) 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. 933. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-049004 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Calluragh Burial Ground (KE089-049003-): This terraced site of D-shaped plan is situated on the steep SE facing slope of Knag, and overlooks Lough Currane to S. Measuring 34.7m N-S 42.6 E-W externally, its enclosing element is poorly preserved. It is defined by modern field boundaries at NW, N and E, and traces of a low curving bank, 1.2m high externally, may represent the original enclosure at SE and S. A short stretch of external drystone facing is present at W, at the N end of which are two low uprights, .8m apart. These may mark the original entrance. Running E-W from the entrance is an artificial scarp which averages 1.2m high and divides the interior of the site into an upper and lower terrace. 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. 933. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-049005 Hut site
  Description

  Hut (KE089-049005-): The N side of this poorly preserved subcircular structure is built into the W end of the scarp that divides the enclosure. It measures 4.9m N-S x 6m E-W internally and, where visible, the basal course of its internal wall-face consists of large upright slabs, overlain by drystone masonry. The wall at S is 1.8m thick and a .5m wide entrance, defined by two upright slabs set on end, occurs at NE. 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. 933. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-049006 Leacht
  Description

  Close to its W side is another series of upright slabs, 2.4m long N-S, which may form the side of a second leacht. The cross-slab is .61m x .22m x .08m thick, and tapers to a roughly pointed base; its broken upper end features a portion of an encircled, equal-armed cross with trifid terminals. 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. 933. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-051 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 18.6m NE-SW, 15.2m NW-SE Barnagh Fort/An Chathair Bhearnach: This heavily overgrown caher is located in pasture on a small terrace below the saddle that joins Knag and Coomduff. The land slopes down steeply to the Cummeragh river at SE, and the site overlooks Lough Currane to S. The NW sector of its enclosing wall forms part of a modern field boundary system. The sod-covered drystone-faced wall is best preserved along the site's S sector, where it has a maximum external height of 1.7m, is .5m high internally and is 2.6m wide. At E the wall survives as low intermittent stretches of overgrown stone collapse. A number of ill-defined stony mounds (KE089-051001-) occur in the interior of the caher. These cannot be identified as the remains of hut structures with certainty. 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. 560. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE089-051001 Hut site
  Description

  A number of ill-defined stony mounds (KE089-051001-) occur in the interior of the caher. These cannot be identified as the remains of hut structures with certainty. 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. 560. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-013 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  St Finan's Well/Tobar Fhionáin: This subrectangular stone-lined well is located on the lower SE slopes of Knag, overlooking Lough Currane to S. It is capped with two lintels, over which a domed stone structure was erected around 1960. In a niche near the top of the dome, above the well-opening, is a cross-incised slab which measures 0.56m x 0.24m x 0.07m thick. A pattern was formerly held here on St Finan’s day, the 16th of March (OSNB Drummod, 9). The Pattern was described by Hayward (1987, 150) as follows; 'The pattern was one of three circuits and fifteen decades, and Patrick Carey told me that in his youth, hundreds of people would gather here, but that nowadays only a few older people make the circuits, and that on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday, against all ills or any sickness'. See attached photographs of St Finan's Well, Co. Kerry, taken 1946 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00056/057/058 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16788; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24614; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/24615. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke. 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. 1056. 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

• KE098-013001 Cross-slab
  Description

  St Finan's Well/Tobar Fhionáin (KE098-013----) is a subrectangular stone-lined well is located on the lower SE slopes of Knag, overlooking Lough Currane to S. It is capped with two lintels, over which a domed stone structure was erected around 1960. In a niche near the top of the dome, above the well-opening, is a cross-incised slab which measures 0.56m x 0.24m x 0.07m thick. See attached photograph of cross-slab standing over St Finan's Well, Co. Kerry, taken 1946 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00056 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16788. See attached colour photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke. 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. 1056. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE098-014 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 14.3m N-S, 17m E-W Situated on a level shelf on the NE side of Knag, just E of a S flowing stream, this ruined and overgrown caher affords a panoramic outlook to S. The fields in its immediate vicinity have been recently cleared, but the site itself remains largely undisturbed. Its enclosing wall consists of internal and external facing with a rubble core infill. The inner face is obscured by overgrowth and is largely flush with the level of the interior of the site. The wall is 2.3m wide and is preserved to an average external height of .7m. Collapse abuts its external face along the S sector. It is not clear where the entrance to the caher was located. An overgrown stony mound, 5.8m in diameter, occupies the SW quadrant of the site's interior. Incorporated into the mound is an upright slab, a large recumbent slab, 2.3m long, and a massive boulder. This feature may represent field clearance debris or may mark the infilled entrance to a souterrain (KE098-014001-) which is locally reputed to exist in the caher. 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. 561. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-014001 Souterrain
  Description

  An overgrown stony mound, 5.8m in diameter, occupies the SW quadrant of the site's interior. Incorporated into the mound is an upright slab, a large recumbent slab, 2.3m long, and a massive boulder. This feature may represent field clearance debris or may mark the infilled entrance to a souterrain (KE098-014001-) which is locally reputed to exist in the caher. 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. 561. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE098-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 27.3m N-S, 29.5m E-W This circular univallate rath is located on gentle S sloping land c. 350m N of Lough Currane. Coomduff ridge extends to NE and the site affords an extensive view across the lake. A field boundary overlies the N half of the earthen enclosing element, from which three field walls radiate outwards. Stones can be detected in the composition of the bank through the heavy grass-cover, and stone collapse along its inner face suggests that it may have originally been drystone-faced. The bank is best preserved at S, where it stands 2.75m high externally and .6m high internally. It measures 1.1m wide across its crest, and its outer flank splays very widely and features an abundant growth of furze bushes. Two gaps in the bank at E and W provide access to the interior but appear to be secondary features. It is not clear where the original entrance was located. The remnants of a circular hut (KE098-015001-) are located in the NW quadrant of the rath. Its sod-covered stone walls survive to an external height of .7m, and the structure has an internal diameter of 4.5m. 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. 473. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE098-015001 Hut site
  Description

  The remnants of a circular hut (KE098-015001-) are located in the NW quadrant of the rath. Its sod-covered stone walls survive to an external height of .7m, and the structure has an internal diameter of 4.5m. 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. 473. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE098-105 Rock art
  Description

  Set in cement in the boundary wall of a house at this location is a small decorated stone, .37m x .19m. The main motifs comprise a cup-and-two penannular rings with a long radial groove and two cup-and-penannular rings with curved radial grooves. Twenty-one simple cupmarks occur on the remainder of the surface. The original location of this stone is unknown, but it may be the ‘marked stone’ noted nearby by O'Malley in 1937 (OPW). See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 44 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. 264. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 On NW-facing wall (38m OD) defining access path leading to garden of bungalow. A smooth and unfractured, upright sandstone (dims. 0.33m NW-SE; 0.19m NE-SW) which is well maintained and preserved, although lower portion is obscured by concrete footpath. The decorated surface (dims. 0.33m NW-SE; 0.19m NE-SW) covers the whole face of this stone and consists of a cup-and-two-ring motif (overall diam. 11cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 4cm; cup diam. 3cm; D 5mm) with a radial groove (L 11cm; Wth 8mm; D 3mm) extending from cupmark, roughly in centre. A cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 5.5cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 4cm; cup diam. 2.5cm; D 8mm) is located at top of stone. The lower margin of the stone was not seen as it is below the concrete footpath: Only part of a cup-and-ring motif is evident above the concrete. The radial groove extending from this cup-and-ring motif and the two cupmarks as described by O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 81), were not seen. Approximately nineteen cupmarks (diam. 1.5-2cm; D 6-9mm) are densely distributed across the stone’s surface, around the other motifs. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 July 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Caherbarnagh · An Chathair Bhearnach

Area

1,202,794 m² (120.28 ha, 297.22 acres)

Civil parish

Dromod, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Loughcurrane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Loughcurrane electoral division: 343 people in 138 households; 85% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 40% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Breahig, Cooryvanaheen, Dromkeare, Garrannafulla, Spunkane, Termons

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Caherbarnagh 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.