# Castletown, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilflyn, barony of Clanmaurice, Co. Kerry. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 744,267 m² (74.43 ha, 183.91 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,242 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilflyn, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kilflyn.md - Barony: Clanmaurice - Electoral division: Kilfeighny, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 993 people lived in 372 households in the Kilfeighny electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23994 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 70635 - Centre: latitude 52.355017, longitude -9.624312 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletown, from 25 m² to 246,717 m² (24.67 ha, 60.97 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1187409: 246,717 m² (24.67 ha, 60.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187409.md - Parcel 1247167: 165,996 m² (16.6 ha, 41.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247167.md - Parcel 4920153: 97,374 m² (9.74 ha, 24.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4920153.md - Parcel 4920092: 63,763 m² (6.38 ha, 15.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4920092.md - Parcel 1189884: 28,632 m² (2.86 ha, 7.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1189884.md - Parcel 4021176: 11,047 m² (1.1 ha, 2.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4021176.md - Parcel 1198689: 6,665 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198689.md - Parcel 1195823: 5,448 m² (0.54 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195823.md - Parcel 4021191: 5,206 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4021191.md - Parcel 4021195: 4,983 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4021195.md - Parcel 4021211: 4,660 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4021211.md - Parcel 4021198: 4,601 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4021198.md - Parcel 1147861: 4,382 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147861.md - Parcel 1226043: 4,311 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1226043.md - Parcel 1242688: 3,878 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1242688.md - Parcel 4656022: 3,483 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4656022.md - Parcel 5569317: 3,179 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5569317.md - Parcel 3024431: 3,081 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3024431.md - Parcel 1195305: 3,062 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195305.md - Parcel 1239667: 3,033 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1239667.md - Parcel 1163381: 2,985 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1163381.md - Parcel 3024435: 2,829 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3024435.md - Parcel 4920147: 2,740 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4920147.md - Parcel 4166531: 2,597 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4166531.md - Parcel 5338353: 2,587 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5338353.md - Parcel 1246855: 2,534 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246855.md - Parcel 3024441: 2,500 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3024441.md - Parcel 4438029: 2,453 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4438029.md - Parcel 3024444: 2,361 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3024444.md - Parcel 3071375: 2,330 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3071375.md - Parcel 1155018: 2,321 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155018.md - Parcel 3052815: 2,275 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3052815.md - Parcel 1157842: 2,211 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157842.md - Parcel 1179710: 2,206 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179710.md - Parcel 1199876: 2,142 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1199876.md - Parcel 1225207: 1,909 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225207.md - Parcel 1145356: 1,757 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145356.md - Parcel 1240432: 1,657 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1240432.md - Parcel 1138651: 1,345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138651.md - Parcel 1160035: 1,271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1160035.md - Parcel 1143269: 1,242 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143269.md - Parcel 1147862: 1,237 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147862.md - Parcel 1224003: 1,227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1224003.md - Parcel 4021471: 1,140 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4021471.md - Parcel 1196392: 1,082 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196392.md - Parcel 1201038: 1,073 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1201038.md - Parcel 1198864: 1,055 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198864.md - Parcel 1179898: 1,039 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179898.md - Parcel 2760646: 991 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760646.md - Parcel 2760699: 934 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760699.md - Parcel 1162607: 870 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162607.md - Parcel 1196706: 853 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196706.md - Parcel 1139931: 799 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139931.md - Parcel 1241223: 776 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1241223.md - Parcel 4257490: 751 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4257490.md - Parcel 4420615: 692 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4420615.md - Parcel 1197098: 686 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1197098.md - Parcel 3024070: 596 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3024070.md - Parcel 1214526: 568 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1214526.md - Parcel 2760725: 567 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760725.md - Parcel 1210224: 520 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210224.md - Parcel 1144948: 480 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1144948.md - Parcel 1206076: 386 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1206076.md - Parcel 3946236: 373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3946236.md - Parcel 5234600: 347 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5234600.md - Parcel 3946232: 333 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3946232.md - Parcel 1204254: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1204254.md - Parcel 2760636: 257 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760636.md - Parcel 1229587: 250 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229587.md - Parcel 4257590: 227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4257590.md - Parcel 3006373: 205 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3006373.md - Parcel 5731605: 190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5731605.md - Parcel 2760712: 156 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760712.md - Parcel 2760549: 126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760549.md - Parcel 1233069: 81 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1233069.md - Parcel 2760550: 56 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760550.md - Parcel 2760680: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2760680.md - Parcel 1147168: 41 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147168.md - Parcel 4420612: 39 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4420612.md - Parcel 1530441: 34 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1530441.md - Parcel 1194963: 25 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1194963.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry; 14 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/listowel-municipal-district-plan-2020-2026/ - M2 Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry; 9 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/listowel-municipal-district-plan-2020-2026/ - G1 Open Space, Park (Open space, park): Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/listowel-municipal-district-plan-2020-2026/ - P1 Agriculture: Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/listowel-municipal-district-plan-2020-2026/ ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 13 applications, newest first. - 5 Sept 2024, Kerry County Council 2460668: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Retention Permission to a) Retain elevation changes to the existing dwelling b) Retain existing domestic shed as constructed And Planning Permission to c) construct an extension to the existing shed, to include a carport. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460668/0 - 4 Sept 2024, Kerry County Council 2460659: Conditional. Permission, 6 homes. Permission for Change of use of existing ground floor retail units No. 3 and 4 to residential apartment use; change of use of two first floor office units and store to residential apartment use; fit out undeveloped residential area on first floor to create three residential apartments; carry out alterations to external elevations (door and window opes; six No. balconies) and all associated site works at Castletown, Kilflynn, Co. Kerry.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460659/0 - 30 Jul 2024, Kerry County Council 2460504: N/a. Retention. Retention Permission to a) Retain elevation changes to the existing dwelling b) Retain existing domestic shed as constructed And Planning Permission to c) construct an extension to the existing shed, to include a carport. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460504/0 - 19 Oct 2021, Kerry County Council 211188: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. RETAIN EXISTING STRUCTURES AS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES AND PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING FLAT ROOF ANNEX TO REAR (B) RENOVATE AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING THE EXTENSIONS WILL CONSIST OF (1) PORCH TO FRONT (11)A FLAT ROOF ANNEX TO REAR (C) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES (D) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS, INCLUDING CLOSING UP ONE ROADSIDE ENTRANCE AND INCREASING WIDTH OF OTHER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/211188/0 - 2 Sept 2020, Kerry County Council 20789: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. BUILD A PRIVATE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AND RENOVATE EXISTING PORCH AT FRONT OF DWELLING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20789/0 - 8 May 2020, Kerry County Council 20421: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (1) RETENTION AND COMPLETE PARTIALLY BUILT KITCHEN EXTENSION (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION 02/1556) AND (2) RETAIN GARAGE/ SHED ON NORTH SIDE OF MY DWELLING HOUSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20421/0 - 27 Nov 2018, Kerry County Council 181159: Conditional. Permission, 5 homes. CHANGE THE USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNITS NO. 3 AND 4 TO RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT USE; CHANGE OF USE OF TWO FIRST FLOOR OFFICE UNITS AND STORE TO RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT USE; FIT OUT UNDEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL AREA ON FIRST FLOOR TO CREATE THREE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS; CARRY OUT ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS (DOOR AND WINDOW OPES; SIX NO. BALCONIES) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/181159/0 - 7 Sept 2018, Kerry County Council 18873: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECT A NEW BUNGALOW COMPLETE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER AND FOR ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH SAME INCLUDING WIDENING EXISTING GATE TO FORM A NEW ENTRANCE ON TO SITE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC ROAK. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18873/0 - 28 May 2018, Kerry County Council 18506: Conditional. Permission. ERECT A STEEL SLURRY TOWER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18506/0 - 26 Mar 2018, Kerry County Council 18269: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN EXISTING PRE-SCHOOL AND ALSO FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES AND NEW FIXED SIGNAGE FOR ADVERTISEMENT PURPOSES ONLY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18269/0 - 21 Aug 2017, Kerry County Council 17817: Refused. Permission. BUILD A PRIVATE SHED AT SIDE OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17817/0 - 21 Jun 2017, Kerry County Council 17579: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND OUTBUILDING, (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE, (C) DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONNECT TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17579/0 - 6 Mar 2017, Kerry County Council 17192: Refused. Retention. RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, BOUNDARY WALL, ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO BUILD A NEW SHED AT SIDE OF EXISTING GARAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17192/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Castletown. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE021-036: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE021-036----. This circular enclosure appears on the 1841-42 and 1898 OS maps. However, on the later edition it has been incorporated into fieldbanks on all sides except to the W. This site also shows up on the Geological Survey of Ireland's aerial photographs (1977), but no surface trace survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 736. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013 - KE021-064: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE021-064----. Marked as a circular enclosure on the 1841-42 and 1898 OS maps, no visible trace of this site survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 737. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013 - KE021-065: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE021-065----. This circular enclosure is situated E of KE021-064----. It is marked on the 1841-42 and 1898 OS maps, and shows up clearly on the Geological Survey of Ireland's aerial photographs (1977). No surface trace survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 738. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013 - KE021-066: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE021-066----. Situated SW of KE021-065---- in the same field, this circular enclosure is marked on the 1841-42 and 1898 OS maps. No surface trace survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 739. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013 - KE021-067: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE021-067----. Skenapisha Fort/Sceich na Pise (thorn-bush of the peas). This circular enclosure is marked on the 1841-42 OS map. On the later edition map of 1898 only a tiny section N-NW is faintly marked. No surface trace survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 740. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1845–1850, Regional interest, registry number 21302102, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KE®no=21302102. Freestanding cruciform-plan five-bay double-height Roman Catholic church, dated 1849, originally single-cell barn style. Comprising four-bay double-height nave with, two-bay single-storey sacristy to north elevation and having bellcote to west gable. Renovated and extended, 1935, with single-bay double-height transepts added to north and to south elevations. Renovated, 1979, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch added to west gable end. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, gable parapets and having cast-iron gutters, decorative hoppers and downpipes. Painted rendered walls with projecting eaves band. Pointed arch openings with hood mouldings, trefoil heads to some openings with painted rusticated surrounds. Leaded coloured glass panels. Rose window above entrance. Single and paired timber one-over-one pane sliding sash windows to sacristy, glazed with leaded panels of coloured glass. Cruciform-plan interior with shallow chancel. Open trussed roof with timber vault at crossing. Plastered walls with beading at dado level. Chancel reordered, retaining altar, reredos and lectern. Distinctive altar carved with high-relief figures. Concrete flagged steps and podium to front. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Castletown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Castletown. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kerry/castletown.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/castletown.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/castletown.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Castletown, Kilflynn: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/kerry/castletown-kilflynn.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballyconnell: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballyconnell.md - Cloonnafinneela: https://everytownland.com/kerry/cloonnafinneela.md - Crotta: https://everytownland.com/kerry/crotta.md - Drommakee: https://everytownland.com/kerry/drommakee.md - Fahavane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/fahavane.md - Glanballyma: https://everytownland.com/kerry/glanballyma.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kerry/castletown - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/castletown