Caherpierce

33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherpierce, from 14 m² to 1,333,043 m² (133.3 ha, 329.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Caherpierce 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.

• 9 May 2025Conditional

  Permission for development to: (A) Demolish existing sheds. (B) Construct a dwelling house with a septic tank & percolation area including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560384

• 8 Mar 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A SHEEP FENCE ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDE OF SLIEVE WEST, A STYLE FOR TOUIST/WALKER AND AN ACCESS GATE AND ALL ACHILLARY SITES WORKS.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 19225

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: Slieve Mish Mountains SAC 002185
• Special Area of Conservation: Castlemaine Harbour SAC 000343
• Special Protection Area: Castlemaine Harbour SPA 004029
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castlemaine Harbour 000343

Recorded monuments

• KE045-069001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Tobar na Croise [Well of the Cross]: Located on the E side of a steep-sided glen through which a mountain stream flows S towards Castlemaine harbour. A small streamlet issues from under a rock here and forms a pool which is considered to be a holy well. One of the large rocks beside the well is apparently inscribed with 4 crosses (An Seabhac 1939, 203; Ó Danachair 1960, 76-7) but only 1 possible cross-like marking is now visible. However, there is a small modern crucifix cemented onto the rock face. Both Ó Danachair and An Seabhac noted that rounds were no longer made here, but local information indicates that it has been visited in very recent times and that it was associated with St. Brendan's day in particular. 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. 929. 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: 1 November 2022

• KE045-069002 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  Tobar na Croise: One of the large rocks beside the well is apparently inscribed with 4 crosses (An Seabhac 1939, 203; Ó Danachair 1960, 76-7) but only 1 possible cross-like marking is now visible. However, there is a small modern crucifix cemented onto the rock face. Both Ó Danachair and An Seabhac noted that rounds were no longer made here, but local information indicates that it has been visited in very recent times and that it was associated with St. Brendan's day in particular. 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. 929. 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: 1 November 2022

• KE045-070 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in rough pastureland about 200m N of KE045-076----, this is a small sub-circular enclosure measuring 8.7m N-S x 9.4m E-W internally. The enclosing wall averages c. 0.5m high and c. 2m wide, but only a few short sections of the wall faces are visible, the remainder being either collapsed or concealed by vegetation and peat. There is a c. 1m wide entrance gap at SE. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1534. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE045-071 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated in rough mountain terrain on an ESE facing slope overlooking Castlemaine Harbour. The souterrain is not associated with any visible monument but the foundations of a circular stone hut (KE045-074----) are located 100m to S, 2 small enclosures (KE045-076---- and KE045-070----) occur in the adjacent field to W, and disused field walls, some not noted on the OS maps, are evident to E in Killeenagh townland. The structure consists of a roughly L-shaped passage which runs 1.9m SSW (passage 1) from the well entrance and then angles sharply to run WNW for a further 3.65m (passage 2). Entrance: The opening measures 1 x 1.1m and the drystone walling, which probably originally lined the pit, is retained along the NW side only. A lintel in the side of the pit at E marks an apparently stone-lined opening now blocked after c. 0.5m. The entrance to the accessible passage is housed in the SW side of the pit; it is .38m wide and .5m high and is roofed by a single slab set a few cms lower than those roofing the passage. The N jamb consists of a single upright projecting .22m out from the passage wall; the upright forming the S jamb continues the line of the passage wall. Passage: The walls of both sections of passage are of drystone construction throughout, with the exception of a single upright slab, .31m high, at the base of the WNW end wall of passage 2. The SW wall of passage 2 rises vertically, but the other walls incline slightly inwards towards the roof. This latter consists of a series of large, flat slabs, any intervening gaps being closed by smaller stones, and occasionally the roof stones rest on a large projecting corbel; the 2nd last slab from the WNW end of passage 2 has partly collapsed, restricting access to this area. 1m from this end, portion of the side wall has collapsed and an apparently deliberately excavated hollow, outside this to SW, now provides the easiest access to the souterrain. The wall E of this opening appears to be partly rebuilt but whether in antiquity or more recent times is not known. Due to an accumulation of debris, particularly in the vicinity of the openings, the passage height varies from .5m at the entrance to a maximum of 1.1m. The passage varies in width from .65 to 1m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 747. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE045-074 Hut site
  Description

  In rough wet pasture, on S slopes of Mullaghmore mountain. A circular hut foundation only a single course high. D: 3.6m. T: 1.65m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1165. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE045-076 Enclosure
  Description

  A small sub-circular enclosure situated on the S slopes of Mullaghmore mountain, overlooking Castlemaine Harbour. It measures 7 to 8m NW-SE x 5.8m NE-SW internally, and the earthen enclosing bank averages .9m in height internally and .7m externally. The entrance at SE is lined on its S side by a stone set on edge. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1533. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE045-097 Standing stone - pair
  Description

  A pair of standing stones was shown untitled on the 1st edition of the OS map, on a gentle slope overlooking Castlemaine Harbour. No visible trace survives. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 67. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE045-098 Standing stone
  Description

  No trace survives of the standing stone shown untitled on the 1st edition of the OS map. It was located on a gentle slope overlooking Castlemaine Harbour c. 200m to S. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 144. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE045-099 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  This site was described in the OSNB (Ballinvoher, 46) as a 'Caher... having a circular wall round it', but no trace of it was to be seen at that time, the area being in use as a kitchen garden. An Seabhac (1939, 58) mentions a lios and reputed souterrain as well as the remains of the cashel, and this seems to suggest that there were 2 ringforts here. However, there are now no visible remains of either. The site is adjacent to the old clachan of Caherpierce, on a S facing slope overlooking Castlemaine Harbour. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 643. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Caherpierce, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Caherpierce with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Caherpierce · Cathair Phiarais

Area

2,032,004 m² (203.2 ha, 502.12 acres)

Civil parish

Ballinvoher, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Lack, the unit of the census

Census 2022

273 people lived in 111 households in the Lack electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caheracruttera, Glanmore, Killeenagh, Slieve East, Slieve West

Placenames

Caherpierce 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.