Caherdean

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherdean, from 364 m² to 855,161 m² (85.52 ha, 211.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 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 Caherdean 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.

• 23 Dec 2025Conditional

  to erect an outdoor milk silo to replace internal bulk milk tank, construct a silage base, effluent channels, aprons and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561222

• 20 Nov 2025N/a

  To erect an outdoor milk silo to replace internal bulk milk tank, construct a silage base, effluent channels, aprons and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561076

• 15 Jan 2024Conditional

  TO RETAIN (A) EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FRONT PORCH TO DWELLING, (B) REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO DWELLING, (C) ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2415

• 2 Jul 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A HOUSE FOR DAIRY ACCOMMODATION WITH AN EXTERNAL SLURRY TANK AND ANCILLARY CONCRETE FARM YARD. INSTALL AN EXTERNAL REFRIGERATED BULK MILK TANK

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 18661

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: Castlemaine Harbour SAC 000343

Recorded monuments

• KE058-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on high ground c. 40m W of Caherdean House. A circular area (32m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.65m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5m) W-E and by a scarp (H 1.4m) E-W. Trees are situated at irregular intervals along the bank and the scarp. There are some deciduous trees in the level interior which is occupied by old farm machinery. There is a possible souterrain (KE058-007001-) in the interior. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE058-007001 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (KE058-007----). In the 1940s 'an entrance' was recorded in the centre of the rath (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). There are no visible remains of this possible souterrain. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE058-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture, c. 110m to the NW of the Gweestin River. This possible rath is levelled but a low rise at W and S may indicate the line of its bank. It is indicated on the 1894 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE058-132001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at the base of a W-facing slope. The arc of the bank (min. Wth 0.9m; ext. H 0.95m) of this rath is visible W-SE but is difficult to inspect due to overgrowth. Stones are dumped in places along the bank. A N-S stream is adjacent to the W terminal of the bank. The interior of the rath is covered with overgrowth. Two large stone slabs, lying on clear ground in the N sector, may indicate the location of a possible souterrain (KE058-132002-). This rath is indicated on the 1894 OS 6-inch map as a D-shaped area (c. 20m NE-SW) with a straight SW side (L c. 30m). A well is indicated in the W sector on the 1894 OS 6-inch map. In the 1840s it was recorded that this rath was known locally as 'Lissatobbar from a spring well which is a little to the S. of it' (OSNB, Kilcredane, 17). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE058-132002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (KE058-132001-). A 'Cavern' was recorded in this rath in the 1840s (OSNB, Kilcredane, 17). The landowner pointed out two large stone slabs in a clear area in the N half of the rath which, according to him, mark the location of a possible souterrain. He recalls as a child throwing stones into a cavity under the slabs. The cavity was not visible at the time of inspection. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE058-182 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the cropmark of an enclosure. No visible surface trace of an enclosure at this location. Levelled remains of low profile, sub-circular area (dims. 12m E-W; 10m N-S) defined by gentle scarp (Wth 5.0m; H 0.5m) is located c. 40m to W. It has been levelled and incorporated into field as pasture. No potential feature evident upon historic mapping and not apparent on modern aerial photography (OSi 2010; Bing 2015). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 11 September 2015

• KE058-184 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough, level pasture, at base of a S-facing slope. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the cropmark of a bivallate enclosure. No visible surface trace of an enclosure at this location. Dense rushes (H c. 0.8m – 1m) growing in this area of the field along entire northern field boundary. Deep land drain (long-axis ENE-WSW) along this field boundary. No potential feature evident upon historic mapping. A potential circular feature is evident upon modern aerial image (Bing 2015), however this was not apparent as any form of enclosure at ground level. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 11 September 2015

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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 Caherdean.

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

Name

Caherdean · Cathair Dian

Area

983,056 m² (98.31 ha, 242.92 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcredane, and its townlands

Barony

Magunihy

Electoral division

Ballyhar, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhar electoral division: 200 people in 74 households; 86% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinillane, Cloonydonigan Upper, Gowlane, Knockanoulort, Leamnaguila, Lisheennacannina, Scart

Placenames

Caherdean 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.