Canburrin

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Canburrin, from 2,085 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) to 659,262 m² (65.93 ha, 162.91 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Canburrin 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.

• 6 Mar 2026Conditional

  the importation of inert waste materials (site area of 6.313) and all associated works on lands at Canburrin, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry for the purpose of land reclamation for agricultural purposes. The average levels proposed at site are 1.5m. This development comprises an activity which will be subject to an application for a waste facility permit. A Natura Impact Assessment and archaeological Impact Assessment have been prepared and furnished to the planning authority.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2638

• 28 Jun 2018Conditional

  RETAIN HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18640

• 13 Sept 2017Conditional

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE EXTENSIONS TO HOUSE AND RETAIN STORAGE SHED & PERMISSION TO REPLACE SEPTIC TANK WITH AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT TANK & SAND POLISHING FILTER

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17910

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Canburrin.

Recorded monuments

• KE080-033 Megalithic structure
  Description

  O'Connell and Henry both referred to a 'dolmen' on the SE facing slope of Bentee (NMI; 1957, 75). It is situated in dense forestry, but could not be located. From a photograph by O'Connell, the site appears to be a roofed lamb shelter. 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. 94. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE080-034 Hut site
  Description

  Marked sheepfold on the second edition of the OS maps, this site is located in dense forestry and could not be identified. 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. 1427. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE080-035 Standing stone
  Description

  This standing stone is located in a forestry plantation on the lower SE slopes of Bentee mountain. It is 1.37m high, and measures .98m x .32m at base; NE-SW. A short distance to the NW, on the same slope, is a stone pair (KE080-036----). 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. 143. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE080-036 Standing stone - pair
  Description

  Two stones, one prostrate, are situated close to a modern field boundary on a SE slope of Bentee mountain. A slender block, heavily inclined towards SE, stands 1.95m high and is orientated NE-SW on its longer axis; .55m x .45m. Prostrate at its base at W, and partly concealed in the ground, is the second stone which measures c. 3.4m long and .55m wide at its S end (Ó Nualláin 1988, 253). Only one 'Gallaun' is indicated on the OS maps. 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. 117. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE080-045 Ogham stone
  Description

  Located on the S side of a rocky spur which extends E from Bentee mountain, this ogham stone stands at the edge of a forestry plantation about 530m NW of Killogrone ecclesiastical site (KE080-046001) and close to the junction of Canburrin, Killoe and Killogrone townlands. When first noted, only its upper .45m protruded from the peat-cover of the slope; the stone was subsequently dug out (The Kerryman, 20/5/1939). Of sandstone and irregular in elevation, it now stands 1.2m high and measures .27m x .18m at base. Macalister (1945, 224) read the inscription as: ANM CALUMANN MAQ[. . . The initial vowel notch is no longer apparent, nor is the third notch of the U. Only four grooves of the Q survive, and it may have been a C. 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. 910. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE080-048 Hut site
  Description

  Marked sheepfold on the OS maps, this site, along with a sheepfold in the neighbouring townland (KE080-047----), is situated within a forestry plantation and could not be located. Prior to afforestation, Henry described the rubble foundations of several round enclosures, possibly sheepfolds, and recorded the remains of old field boundaries nearby (1957, 82). 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. 1428. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE080-053 Hut site
  Description

  In gently sloping boggy pasture on the lower N slopes of Beenduff, at the head of the Carhan river valley. Set within an extensive field system, four huts and a large circular enclosure. The enclosure is roughly constructed, with a basal row of intermittent uprights along its inner wall-face. It is divided internally, and its interior is filled with stone collapse. It may have functioned as an animal pen. D: 10m x 8m. (1) A rectangular drystone hut lies directly N of the enclosure. D: 5.5m x 2.2m. H: 1m. T: .7m. (2) The rough foundations of a rectangular hut, 5m SW of the enclosure. D: 2.2m. (3) Rough foundations of a rectangular hut, directly S of the enclosure. D: 4.5m x 2.2m. (4) Further S, another rectangular hut. D: 2.7m x 1.65m. A 3m wide trackway runs E-W on the N side of the complex, its sides delimited by upright slabs and boulders. Many old field walls run to the trackway. 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. 1178. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-053001 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a bog on the lower N-facing slopes of Beenduff. This trackway (Wth c. 2.5m) is defined by two parallel rows of contiguously set stones (T 0.45m; H 0.5m) protruding above the surface of the bog. It extends (L c. 120m) in a general WSW direction from a N-flowing river. Several gaps are visible in the defining stones towards the W end. Intermittent traces of the trackway are evident for c. 200m to the E of another river to the E. There are four hut sites (KE080-053----, KE080-053003-, KE080-053004-, KE080-053005-) and an enclosure (KE080-053002-) c. 50m to the S. (For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 394-5, no. 1178). 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

• KE080-053002 Enclosure
  Description

  In gently sloping boggy pasture on the lower N slopes of Beenduff, at the head of the Carhan river valley. Set within an extensive field system, four huts and a large circular enclosure. The enclosure KE080-053002- is roughly constructed, with a basal row of intermittent uprights along its inner wall-face. It is divided internally, and its interior is filled with stone collapse. It may have functioned as an animal pen. D: 10m x 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. 1178. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-053003 Hut site
  Description

  In gently sloping boggy pasture on the lower N slopes of Beenduff, at the head of the Carhan river valley. Set within an extensive field system, four huts and a large circular enclosure. The rough foundations of a rectangular hut KE080-053003-, 5m SW of the enclosure KE080-053002-. D: 2.2m. 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. 1178. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-053004 Hut site
  Description

  In gently sloping boggy pasture on the lower N slopes of Beenduff, at the head of the Carhan river valley. Set within an extensive field system, four huts and a large circular enclosure. Rough foundations of a rectangular hut KE080-053004-, directly S of the enclosure KE080-053002-. D: 4.5m x 2.2m. 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. 1178. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-053005 Hut site
  Description

  In gently sloping boggy pasture on the lower N slopes of Beenduff, at the head of the Carhan river valley. Set within an extensive field system, four huts and a large circular enclosure. A rectangular hut KE080-053005-. D: 2.7m x 1.65m. 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. 1178. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-053006 Field boundary
  Description

  In gently sloping boggy pasture on the lower N slopes of Beenduff, at the head of the Carhan river valley. Set within an extensive field system, four huts and a large circular enclosure. 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. 1178. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-054 Hut site
  Description

  Upslope from KE080-053----, a complex of four open-ended fields. In the lowest field are six structures, two of which may be animal shelters. (1) KE080-054----; In the W half of the field, the collapsed rectangular foundations of a hut. D: 2.7m x 2m. (2) In the NE quadrant of the field, a well-built rectangular hut, its W half modified for use as a sheepfold. Large upright slabs line the inner wall-face, and a parallel row of uprights mark the entrance passage at N. D: 3m x 2.5m. T: .9m. (3) Abutting the field wall at N, a hut of roughly circular plan. Uprights flank the inner wall-face and a parallel row of orthostats define the .8m wide entrance passage at E. D: 4.2m x 3.4m. H: 1.4m. T: .8m. (4) On the line of the field wall W of (3), a lintelled structure, probably a lamb shelter. (5) Outside the field, adjecent to (3) a collapsed circular mound of stone. D: 2.1m x 1.4m. (6) Adjacent at W an overgrown lintelled structure, probably a lamb shelter. Two massive upright slaps comprise its N side. D: 2.4m x .9m. A seventh structure, noted by Henry (1957, 81), is no longer apparent. 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. 1179. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-054001 Hut site
  Description

  Upslope from KE080-053----, a complex of four open-ended fields. In the lowest field are six structures, two of which may be animal shelters. (2) KE080-054001-; In the NE quadrant of the field, a well-built rectangular hut, its W half modified for use as a sheepfold. Large upright slabs line the inner wall-face, and a parallel row of uprights mark the entrance passage at N. D: 3m x 2.5m. 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. 1179. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-054002 Hut site
  Description

  Upslope from KE080-053----, a complex of four open-ended fields. In the lowest field are six structures, two of which may be animal shelters. (3) KE080-054002-; Abutting the field wall at N, a hut of roughly circular plan. Uprights flank the inner wall-face and a parallel row of orthostats define the .8m wide entrance passage at E. D: 4.2m x 3.4m. H: 1.4m. 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. 1179. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-054004 Hut site
  Description

  Upslope from KE080-053----, a complex of four open-ended fields. In the lowest field are six structures, two of which may be animal shelters. (5) KE080-054004-; Outside the field, adjecent to (3) a collapsed circular mound of stone. D: 2.1m x 1.4m. 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. 1179. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-066 Hut site
  Description

  On a low-lying bog-covered slope at the head of the Carhan river valley. Lying within a network of fields are the collapsed foundations of two drystone circular huts. D: 2.45m and 1.85m. 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. 1180. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-066001 Hut site
  Description

  On a low-lying bog-covered slope at the head of the Carhan river valley. Lying within a network of fields are the collapsed foundations of two drystone circular huts. D: 2.45m and 1.85m. 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. 1180. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-066002 Field boundary
  Description

  On a low-lying bog-covered slope at the head of the Carhan river valley. Lying within a network of fields are the collapsed foundations of two drystone circular huts. D: 2.45m and 1.85m. 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. 1180. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE080-070001 Hut site
  Description

  In a coniferous wood, in a bog on the lower N-facing slopes of Beenduff. The remains of a roughly rectangular hut site (5.8m N-S; 2.8m E-W) defined by a heather-covered stone wall (T 0.7m; H 0.6m) which protrudes above the surface of a bog. The level interior is obscured by rushes and heather. There is another hut site (KE080-070002-) c. 2m to the N. The SW corner of an enclosure (KE080-070006-) is immediately to the N. 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

• KE080-070002 Hut site
  Description

  In a coniferous wood, in a bog on the lower N-facing slopes of Beenduff. The remains of a rectangular hut site (3.2m NW-SE; 2.3m NE-SW) defined by a roughly constructed stone wall (T 0.7m; H 0.7m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. There is an entrance (Wth 0.6m) at the SW corner. A rectangular annexe (2m NE-SW; 0.75m NW-SE; H 0.65m), which is roofed with stone slabs, is incorporated into the wall at SE. The entrance to the annexe is at NW. Two other hut sites (KE080-070001-, KE080-070003-) are c. 2m to the S and c. 25m to the ENE, respectively. The SW corner of an enclosure (KE080-070006-) is immediately to the N. 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

• KE080-070003 Hut site
  Description

  In a coniferous wood, in a bog on the lower N-facing slopes of Beenduff. The remains of an oval hut site (3.2m E-W; 2.4m N-S) defined by the roughly constructed lower courses of a drystone wall (T 0.7m; H 0.7m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. A break (Wth 0.4m) at NW may indicate an entrance. A small annexe (1.2m N-S; 1m E-W; H 0.65m), which is roofed with stone slabs, abuts the hut site externally at W. The level interior is obscured by rubble. The wall of an enclosure (KE080-070006-) abuts the hut site at SE. Another hut site (KE080-070002-) is c. 25m to the WSW. 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

• KE080-070004 Hut site
  Description

  In a coniferous wood, in a bog on the lower N-facing slopes of Beenduff. The remains of a D-shaped hut site (2m E-W) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.5m; H 0.3m) with a straight W side (L 3m N-S; H 0.9m), formed by the E wall of an enclosure (KE080-070006-). The drystone wall protrudes above the surface of the bog. 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

• KE080-070005 Hut site
  Description

  In coniferous wood, in a bog on the lower N-facing slopes of Beenduff. The remains of a square hut site (2m N-S; 2m E-W) defined by a partially obscured stone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.4m) at N and E and by the external face of the walls of an enclosure (KE080-070006-) at S and W. The stone wall at N and E protrudes above the surface of the bog. The level interior is obscured by rubble. 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

• KE080-070006 Enclosure
  Description

  In a coniferous wood, on a bog on the lower N-facing slopes of Beenduff. An irregular-shaped area (38m E-W; 36m N-S) defined by the remains of a drystone wall (T 0.65m; H 0.7m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. Short sections of the wall run on into deeper bog at intermittent intervals. Three hut sites (KE080-070003-, KE080-070004-, KE080-070005-) abut the perimeter of this enclosure and another two (KE080-070001, KE080-070002-) lie immediately S of the SW corner. 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

• KE080-071001 Field boundary
  Description

  On the lower N-facing slope of Beenduff. Three field walls were recorded here by Desmond (1999). The exposed stretches vary in length from 10m to over 75m. The walls mainly survive as low banks with some peat covering. Two other relict walls, c. 10m to the SE, are of drystone construction and lie parallel to each other. Other stretches of field walls branch off from these walls. (Desmond 1999) 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

• KE080-071002 Hut site
  Description

  On the lower N-facing slope of Beenduff. The remains of a circular drystone hut site (diam. c. 5m) which is poorly preserved and in a collapsed state. There is a possible entrance in the wall along the E arc. (Desmond 1999) 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

• KE080-072001 Field boundary
  Description

  On the lower N-facing slope of Beenduff. A stretch of field wall (L c. 10m) of drystone construction which is partially covered in blanket bog. Other relict field boundaries (KE080-072002-) are c. 80m to the NW. (Desmond 1999) 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

• KE080-072002 Field boundary
  Description

  On the lower N-facing slope of Beenduff. The remains of two, roughly parallel walls which survive as low banks with some peat covering. Other relict field boundaries (KE080-072001-) are c. 80m to the SE. (Desmond 1999) 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

• KE089-001 Hut site
  Description

  On a shelf on the upper N slopes of Beenduff, overlooking the head of the Carhan river valley. Four drystone corbelled huts, three subcircular and one rectangular in plan. Well-built, with their entrances generally facing E. Stone collapse surrounds each hut; two have collapsed internally. Shelf appears to have been revetted on its N side. (1) KE089-001---- D: 2.5m x 1.9m. H: .7m. T: 1m. (2) D: 2.4m x 1.6m. H: .5m. T: 1.2m. (3) D: 3m. H: 1m. T: 1m. (4) D: 3m x 1.3m. H: 1.2m. T: 1m. 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. 1181. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-001001 Hut site
  Description

  On a shelf on the upper N slopes of Beenduff, overlooking the head of the Carhan river valley. Four drystone corbelled huts, three subcircular and one rectangular in plan. Well-built, with their entrances generally facing E. Stone collapse surrounds each hut; two have collapsed internally. Shelf appears to have been revetted on its N side. (2) KE089-001001-; D: 2.4m x 1.6m. H: .5m. 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. 1181. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-001002 Hut site
  Description

  On a shelf on the upper N slopes of Beenduff, overlooking the head of the Carhan river valley. Four drystone corbelled huts, three subcircular and one rectangular in plan. Well-built, with their entrances generally facing E. Stone collapse surrounds each hut; two have collapsed internally. Shelf appears to have been revetted on its N side. (3) KE089-001002-; D: 3m. H: 1m. T: 1m. 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. 1181. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-001003 Hut site
  Description

  On a shelf on the upper N slopes of Beenduff, overlooking the head of the Carhan river valley. Four drystone corbelled huts, three subcircular and one rectangular in plan. Well-built, with their entrances generally facing E. Stone collapse surrounds each hut; two have collapsed internally. Shelf appears to have been revetted on its N side. (4) KE089-001003-; D: 3m x 1.3m. H: 1.2m. T: 1m. 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. 1181. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-002 Hut site
  Description

  About 70m E of KE089-001---- is an enclosed cluster of three huts, a mound of stone collapse - possibly a fourth hut - and an arc of stone walling erected as a sheepfold. (1) KE089-002----; An oval hut of corbelled drystone construction with a lintelled wall-niche in the interior at N. A collapsed entrance passage, .7m wide, at SW. D: 1.5m x 1.25m. H: 1m. T: 1.2m. (2) KE089-002001-; Subrectangular hut adjacent at S. Inner wall-face flanked with a basal row of uprights. D: 2m x 1.3m. W: .7m. (3) KE089-002002-; Rough foundations of a rectangular structure E of (2). D: 4.5m x 2.6m. 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. 1182. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-002001 Hut site
  Description

  About 70m E of KE089-001---- is an enclosed cluster of three huts, a mound of stone collapse - possibly a fourth hut - and an arc of stone walling erected as a sheepfold. (2) KE089-002001-; Subrectangular hut adjacent at S. Inner wall-face flanked with a basal row of uprights. D: 2m x 1.3m. W: .7m. 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. 1182. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-002002 Hut site
  Description

  About 70m E of KE089-001---- is an enclosed cluster of three huts, a mound of stone collapse - possibly a fourth hut - and an arc of stone walling erected as a sheepfold. (3) KE089-002002-; Rough foundations of a rectangular structure E of (2). D: 4.5m x 2.6m. 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. 1182. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-002003 Hut site
  Description

  About 70m E of KE089-001---- is an enclosed cluster of three huts, a mound of stone collapse - possibly a fourth hut - and an arc of stone walling erected as a sheepfold KE089-002003-. 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. 1182. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-003 Hut site
  Description

  On a ledge below the previous complex. Three huts and two circular clusters of stone which may represent collapsed huts. (1) KE089-003----; Collapsed and overgrown foundations of a rectangular hut. Wall revetted internally by large uprights. Wall chamber or entrance passage at E. D: 2.9m x 2m. H: .8m. T: .7m. (2) KE089-003001-; Located 7.8m E of (1), overgrown rectangular hut incorporating uprights and outcrop in its sides. Entrance at E. D: 2.8m x 2.5m. Two possible annexes at NE and SW. (3) KE089-003002-; Located 7m E of (2), an overgrown circular hut with much collapse. D: 1.8m. H: .5m. T: .6m. The ledge is revetted on its N side by a poorly preserved field wall. 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. 1183. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-003001 Hut site
  Description

  On a ledge below the previous complex. Three huts and two circular clusters of stone which may represent collapsed huts. (2) KE089-003001-; Located 7.8m E of (1), overgrown rectangular hut incorporating uprights and outcrop in its sides. Entrance at E. D: 2.8m x 2.5m. Two possible annexes at NE and SW. 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. 1183. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-003002 Hut site
  Description

  On a ledge below the previous complex. Three huts and two circular clusters of stone which may represent collapsed huts. (3) KE089-003002-; Located 7m E of (2), an overgrown circular hut with much collapse. D: 1.8m. H: .5m. T: .6m. The ledge is revetted on its N side by a poorly preserved field wall. 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. 1183. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-003003 Hut site
  Description

  On a ledge below the previous complex. Three huts and two circular clusters (KE089-003003- & KE089-003004-) of stone which may represent collapsed huts. 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. 1183. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-003004 Hut site
  Description

  On a ledge below the previous complex. Three huts and two circular clusters (KE089-003003- & KE089-003004-) of stone which may represent collapsed huts. 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. 1183. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE089-004 Hut site
  Description

  About 70m E of KE089-002---- and on the same level. The very rough foundations of a circular hut. D: 2.4m x 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. 1184. 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 Canburrin.

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 Canburrin, about 1 in 10 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 Canburrin.

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

Name

Canburrin · Ceann Boirinn

Area

5,234,776 m² (523.48 ha, 1,293.54 acres)

Civil parish

Caher, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Caher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,061 people lived in 819 households in the Caher electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloghanecarhan, Gurteen, Inchimacteige, Killoe, Killogrone, Kilmackerrin East, Kilmackerrin West, Maulin, Rehill, Tooreenmore, Turnamucka

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Canburrin 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.