Cahersavane

17 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahersavane, from 382 m² to 1,160,909 m² (116.09 ha, 286.87 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cahersavane 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 Cahersavane 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

• KE089-056 Standing stone
  Description

  This boulder-like standing stone is located in an area of level bogland S of the Cummeragh river, overlooking Lough Currane to SW. Standing 1.55m high, it measures 1.35m x .85m at base and gradually tapers towards a rounded point at top; NNE-SSW. It inclines slightly to ESE, and at its E side are several packing stones and a small upright slab. 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. 139. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE089-057 Standing stone
  Description

  This stone is not marked on the OS maps. Standing about 100m S of KE089-056----, this low irregularly shaped upright is also located in flat bogland. Its N side tapers as the stone rises to a height of 1.05m. It measures 1.02m wide and .59m thick at base; NW-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. 140. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-058 Children's burial ground
  Description

  This site is located in NW sloping upland pasture and overlooks the Cummeragh river valley to N and W. It survives as a heavily overgrown, roughly rectangular area and measures 20.4m NW-SE x 12.7m NE-SW. Numerous grave-markers, most of which occur in an apparently random manner, occupy its uneven upper surface. In the SW sector, four slabs delineate one side of a low, rectangular, stony mound, which measures 6.3m x 2.3m and .5m high. 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. 986. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE089-059 Hut site
  Description

  Cloghaun/Clochán: Located about 25m NW of Cahersavane caher (KE089-060----), in rough W sloping pasture. The drystone foundations of a square hut with rounded corners. A 2.05m wide gap at SE may indicate the location of the entrance. The overgrown interior is filled with collapse. D: 4.8m x 4.4m. H: .9m. T: 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. 1167. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-060 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 23m Cahersavane/Cathair Sabháin: This impressive caher is located on a gentle W facing slope in rough pastureland on the E side of the Cummeragh river valley. It affords a lengthy view across Lough Currane to Ballinskelligs Bay at W. Surrounded by the remains of a fosse and external bank, the caher rampart features internal terracing. The circular enclosing rampart consists of a substantial rubble core faced internally and externally with unhewn blocks set in well-built courses. The inner face rises in three terraces to the top of the wall, increasing to four for a short stretch at E. A large section of the wall-face has collapsed at SE, where only the lowest terrace can now be discerned. This is .3m high on average above the internal ground level of the caher, though this varies considerably because of the spread of collapse at the base of the inner wall-face; it is c. .35m wide. The second terrace rises .7m above the first and is .4m wide; the third rises .8m above the second and is .45m wide; the fourth, which survives only at E, rises .3m above the third. The external wall-face features an inward batter of c. .4m, and collapse has accumulated against its base at N and SW. The wall averages 2.5m high, but is preserved to a maximum external height of 3.9m at SE. Internally it varies in height from 1m to 2m, and it has an average basal width of 3.6m. A blocked entrance gap, 3.6m wide, is located at WNW. Three later field boundaries radiate out from the enclosing wall, one at the entrance, one at NE and the third at SE. The level interior of the site is featureless apart from scatters of stone which are especially concentrated along the base of the wall. A clear area extending from the entrance towards the centre of the site may be the result of the removal of stone for fence-building. A fosse and external bank, separated from the caher by a wide berm, are preserved from NE to SW. The bank is up to 6m wide, averages .5m high above external ground level and is composed of earth and some large stones. It falls 1.3m on average to the base of the fosse, which is flat-bottomed and measures up to 4m wide. The inner face of the fosse is revetted by roughly coursed drystone masonry, 1m high, which is preserved almost continuously from E to WNW; a further short stretch is preserved at N. The berm between the fosse and the caher averages 10m wide and is featureless except at E, where a short curving fosse occurs between two of the modern field walls which radiate out from the caher wall. This is flat-bottomed, measuring .7m deep and 1.8m wide at base. 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. 567. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE089-065 Hut site
  Description

  Located c. 50m NE of a caher (KE089-066----) and immediately below the terrace on which it is situated. A circular hut of corbelled drystone construction, built into a W facing slope overlooking Lough Currane. The stone-filled entrance at S measures .75m wide. A lintelled wall-niche, located in the interior at NE. D: 3.6m x 3.3m. H: 1.3m. T: 1.2m. A subcircular structure abuts the hut at SE that was probably used as an animal shelter. D: 1m x .9m. 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. 1168. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-066 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 19.7m N-S, 18.8m E-W This circular caher is located on the edge of a natural terrace on a high S facing slope which overlooks Lough Currane. The area outside the enclosing wall at W is scarped and faced with rough drystone masonry. A spread of collapse covers this area, and is particularly dense close to the base of the enclosing element. This consists of a rubble core faced externally and internally with coursed drystone masonry. Heavy rectangular boulders were used in the construction of its lower courses, and it survives to an average height of .9m and a width of 1.5m. Regular stone facing defines the sides of the 1m wide entrance, located at SSE. A subcircular stone hut (KE089-066001-), 5.25m x 3.85m internally, is almost centrally located in the interior of the caher. Its wall varies in height from .3m to 1.6m, and it is 1.3m in average width. There is an entrance gap, .8m wide, at E. Adjacent to the caher wall at W are two conjoined subcircular structures, which may be of relatively recent origin. They survive as bands of stone collapse. 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. 568. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE089-066001 Hut site
  Description

  A subcircular stone hut (KE089-066001-), 5.25m x 3.85m internally, is almost centrally located in the interior of the caher. Its wall varies in height from .3m to 1.6m, and it is 1.3m in average width. There is an entrance gap, .8m wide, at E. Adjacent to the caher wall at W are two conjoined subcircular structures, which may be of relatively recent origin. They survive as bands of stone collapse. 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. 568. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE089-071 Hut site
  Description

  On a W facing slope, overlooking Lough Currane to SW and 100m SW of Cahersavane caher (KE089-060----). Two structures located at the E end of a level area, revetted at its W and N sides with rough stone facing. (1) KE089-071----; Crudely built circular foundations of a possible hut. D: 7.7m. H: 1m. T: 1.6m. (2) An oval enclosure with collapsed walls. Three shallow stone-lined depressions, 1.2m in average diameter, form a linear arrangement within its, interior; their purpose is unclear. D: 10.4m x 6.7m. H: .6m. T: 1.2m. 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. 1169. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-071001 Enclosure
  Description

  On a W facing slope, overlooking Lough Currane to SW and 100m SW of Cahersavane caher (KE089-060----). Two structures located at the E end of a level area, revetted at its W and N sides with rough stone facing. (1) KE089-071----; Crudely built circular foundations of a possible hut. D: 7.7m. H: 1m. T: 1.6m. (2) KE089-071001-; An oval enclosure with collapsed walls. Three shallow stone-lined depressions, 1.2m in average diameter, form a linear arrangement within its, interior; their purpose is unclear. D: 10.4m x 6.7m. H: .6m. T: 1.2m. 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. 1169. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-072 Rock art
  Description

  This upright slab, measuring .85m x .5m x .15m thick, is incorporated into an E-W field wall 67m S of Cahersavane caher (KE089-060----). The exposed S face bears at least twelve simple cupmarks, three cup-and-rings with radial grooves, a weathered cup-and-ring and a number of linear grooves. No carving is visible on the partially exposed N face. The stone may not be in its original location. See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 46 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. 267. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 In pasture (100m OD), on a W-facing slope, having improved pasture to N and rough pasture to S; Reasonable views over low lying landscape toward Waterville and the sea. According to O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 80), this stone is ‘incorporated into an E-W field wall 67m S of Cahersavane caher (KE089-060----)’ and motifs are seen upon the ‘exposed S-face’. Relatively modern gap (Wth 4m) in drystone field boundary (long-axis E-W) at this location. Numerous field clearance stones piled upon boundary and obscure it. Also stones from modern breach have been piled to the side, against the boundary. Rock art stone is potentially still in this vicinity, albeit covered over. It was described by O’Sullivan & Sheehan (ibid), as an ‘upright slab, measuring .85m x .5m x .15m thick…….The exposed S face bears at least twelve simple cupmarks, three cup-and-rings with radial grooves, a weathered cup-and-ring and a number of linear grooves. No carving is visible on the partially exposed N face. The stone may not be in its original location.’ Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 July 2017

• KE089-073 Hut site
  Description

  In a level field with clearance cairns, about 80m S of KE089-071----. A roughly built circular hut with stone collapse abutting its exterior. D: 5.5m x 5.4m. H: .7m. T: 1.05m. 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. 1170. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-074 Hut site
  Description

  In a level, overgrown field about 120m E of KE089-073----. A drystone, pear-shaped hut. D: 3.9m x 1.1m. H: .5m. T: .9m. 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. 1171. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-075 Hut site
  Description

  About 30m S of KE089-074----. A drystone, rectangular hut with a stone-filled entrance at NW, .6m wide. D: 2.5m x 1.8m. H: 1.2m. T: .9m. 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. 1172. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-076 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture about 110m SE of Cahersavane caher (KE089-060----), overlooking Lough Currane to SW. A collapsed drystone hut of subrectangular plan. Traces of corbelling evident externally. Entrance at W, .8m wide with threshold slab in situ. D: 2.7m x 2.4m. H: 1m. W: .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. 1173. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-077 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Located at the foot of the W facing slopes of Coomcallee mountain, this fulacht fiadh is situated in rocky land 18m N of a spring well and 6m N of a hut (KE079-047----). It survives as a well-preserved horseshoe-shaped mound, measuring 12.4m N-S x 15.2m E-W and 1.3m high. At its S edge, facing the spring, is a crescent-shaped depression, 3.9m x 3m x .9m deep. Disturbance of the mound's surface at W and N reveals that is is composed of fire-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. 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. 407. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE089-078 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture immediately S of a fulacht fiadh (KE089-077----). A drystone rectangular hut with a possible entrance at W. Possible external offset at E. D: 2.6m x 1.6m. H: .6m. T: .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. 1174. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

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

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cahersavane · Cathair Samháin

Area

2,515,820 m² (251.58 ha, 621.67 acres)

Civil parish

Dromod, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Mastergeehy, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Derrineden, Dromod, Glanbeg, Killagurteen, Lislonane, Oughtiv

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Cahersavane 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.