Cahernaman

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahernaman, from 1,249 m² to 354,759 m² (35.48 ha, 87.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 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 Cahernaman 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Cahernaman in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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

• KE070-007 Field boundary
  Description

  This bog-covered plateau overlooks Kells Basin to N from a W spur of Been Hill. In a small peat-cutting a wall runs NE-SW for a distance of 21m. It is composed of intermittent uprights, boulders and slabs set on edge; it averages .5m high. A shorter stretch of a similarly constructed wall runs at right angles to SE. 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. 20. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-024 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 28.3m N-S, 31m E-W This circular bivallate rath is located in pastureland on a ridge of high ground overlooking the Ferta river valley. The outer bank and intervening fosse are only extant in its SW sector, their extremities marked by modern field boundaries. The bank, composed of earth and gravel, is 4.5m wide, 1.6m high externally and falls 1.8m to the bottom of the fosse which is 4m wide. The inner bank is earthen, but features a substantial stone content. It rises 3.15m high externally, is 3m wide and is up to 1m high internally. A possible entrance, 2m wide, occurs at E and is flanked on its S side by an upright slab. Ua Riain noted the remains of several poorly preserved buildings in the interior of the rath (1927), but these are no longer visible. 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. 475. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-025001 Standing stone
  Description

  This tall standing stone is located in poorly drained land on the S side of Meelin ridge, which is a W spur of Been Hill. Regular in elevation, it tapers evenly as it rises to a height of 2.95m. It measures .8m x .4m at base; N-S. In the early part of the twentieth century land drainage operations, close to the standing stone, resulted in the removal of 'a large flag supported by a stone at each of its four corners' (Ua Riain 1927). No trace remains of this feature, which may have been a boulder-burial. 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. 138. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-025002 Boulder-burial
  Description

  In the early part of the 20th century, land drainage operations close to the standing stone (KE070-025001-), resulted in the removal of 'a large flag supported by a stone at each of its four corners' (Ua Riain 1927). No trace remains of this feature, which may have been a boulder burial. (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 59, no. 138) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE070-026 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Marked on the first edition of the OS map as an enclosure with an internal structure, this caher was levelled in the early 1980s. All that remains is a slight platform, 22m N-S, which is situated in gently sloping pasture with distant views of the Valencia river estuary at SW. Ua Riain described the site's enclosing rampart in 1927 as built of 'rough big unmortared stones' enclosing a circular space 92 feet (28m) in diameter. He also noted an 'inner ring', probably a hut-site (KE070-026001-), which measured 49 feet (14.9m) in overall diameter, and a mound, 15 yards (13.7m) from the caher, in which there was an opening to a souterrain (KE070-026002-). 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. 640. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-026001 Hut site
  Description

  He [Ua Riain] also noted an 'inner ring', probably a hut-site (KE070-026001-), which measured 49 feet (14.9m) in overall diameter, and a mound, 15 yards (13.7m) from the caher, in which there was an opening to a souterrain (KE070-026002-). 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. 640. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-026002 Souterrain
  Description

  He [Ua Riain] also noted an 'inner ring', probably a hut-site (KE070-026001-), which measured 49 feet (14.9m) in overall diameter, and a mound, 15 yards (13.7m) from the caher, in which there was an opening to a souterrain (KE070-026002-). 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. 640. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-027 Hut site
  Description

  In level, boggy pasture on lower W slopes of Been Hill. Oval, corbelled drystone structure, modified for use as a sheepfold. The lintelled entrance at SSE is .95m high and .9m wide. The present internal diameter measures 9.3m x 5m. H: 1.8m. 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. 1166. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE070-139 Rock art
  Description

  In very wet boggy ground in rough terrain which has been partially cleared by machine, the lichen encrusted upper surface of sandstone boulder (H. (up to) 1.2m high) which is squarish in plan (1.9m x 1.7m, its long axis NE/SW), is inscribed with weathered rock art motifs which are very faint and largely obscured by lichen. They include a cup-and-ring motif and lines of picking (Wth. 0.1–0.3m, D. 2– 4mm). The whole of the upper surface is marked by naturally occurring shallow NE/SW running cracks, the S half of this upper surface separated from the lower N half by a shallow step (H. c. 0.03m) running across its length. Carvings occur on either side of this step. N of the step, running perpendicular to the step, are four roughly equidistant parallel grooves c. 0.3m long and some 0.02m apart. A cup-and-ring motif having a cupmark (diam, 0.06m, D. 10mm) enclosed by a squarish ring (diam. 0.16m, D. 4mm, Wth. 0.01–0.02m) is found between the groove closest to NE and the second groove. A very shallow cupmark defined by a solidly picked circle of picking (diam. 0.05m, D. 3mm), is located between this second groove and the next groove at SW. While these grooves can be traced for c. 0.03m, photogrammetry shows that at least one of these lines (the line at the NE extente) continues from the step for a further c. 0.3m further than the initial 0.3m while the groove next to this continues to the lower section at S. Picked lines (L. c. 0.12m) run to within 0.38m of the SW edge of the upper surface. S of the central step towards the NE edge and SW of an amorphous area of picking (c. 0.35m NW/SE x 0.12m NE/SW), 4 lines conjoin a long narrow sub-rectangular shaped ‘ring’ (0.4m NW/SE x 0.08m NE/SW), the N extent of this which is partly formed by a natural crack which continues beyond the ring to the edge at NE. One of the lines extends from the crack N to the step, another extends SW (traceable for approx. 0.3m) where it partly encloses a cupmark (diam. 0.055m, D. 10mm) and a third line (a continuation of the NE side of the enclosing line) continues to within 0.08cm of the edge at E at which point it widens from 0.01m to 0.03m and continues to the edge, partly enclosing a cupmark (diam. 0.06m, D. 0.01) which is truncated by the panel’s edge. The fourth line, a continuation from the N half of the panel of the second groove from the NE edge, runs roughly parallel to the step before meeting the crack forming the N part of the sub-rectangular ring. To SW, there are two irregular shaped clusters of picking (c. 0.08m x 0.03m, D. 4mm) and curvilinear lines of picking which also extend to the edge. Towards the SW corner, two equi-sized parallel oblong-shaped depressions (0.08m x 0.03m), are 0.04m apart. 6+ pickmarks (diam. 3mm, D. 3mm) are visible around the rim of a one of two cupmarks (diam. 0.06m, D. 0.12) NE of these depressions. The level surface of a second larger boulder to S appears to be devoid of carving. Dingle Bay is visible to NNW. Compiled by: Aoibheann Lambe Date of upload/revision: 13 May 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cahernaman · Cathair na mBan

Area

2,032,874 m² (203.29 ha, 502.33 acres)

Civil parish

Killinane, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Killinane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killinane electoral division: 298 people in 121 households; 94% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 25% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boulerdah, Gortnagulla, Knockaneyouloo

Placenames

Cahernaman 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.