Cloon West

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloon West, from 1,259 m² to 6,847,123 m² (684.71 ha, 1,691.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cloon West 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 Cloon West 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

• KE082-020001 Cross-inscribed pillar (present location)
  Description

  Cross-Inscribed Pillar Stones: (2) (KE082-020001-): This pillar formerly stood in the NW quadrant of KE079-020007- and was moved to its present position, adjacent to the leacht, by the OPW in 1989. It measures .94m long and now stands .63m high above ground level. It tapers gradually in width from .19m to .14m at the top, and averages .08m thick. The greater portion of one face is occupied by a single-line Latin cross with expanded terminals. This surmounts an outline roundel that contains a fret-pattern formed with interlocking T-shapes. At the centre of the design is a small ringed depression. Above the cross is a debased triquetra-knot. On the opposite face is a simple Latin linear cross with expanded terminals. The upper end of each side of the pillar bears a swastika with grooves alternating between the arms, and on its upper surface is a small equal-armed cross. 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. 938. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1976).

• KE082-020002 Leacht
  Description

  Leacht (KE082-020002-) is located close to the enclosing element in the SE quadrant of KE079-020007-. It measures approximately 2.75m N-S x 2.3m E-W and is defined at N and W by upright slabs. The mound is composed of rough stone infill and includes much quartz. Lying on its surface are two bullauns (KE082-020003- & KE082-020008-). 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. 938. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1976).

• KE082-020003 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Lying on the surface of Leacht KE079-020002- are two bullauns. The first (KE082-020003-) of these irregular boulders measures .45m x .4m; its upper surface has a circular depression, .32m in diameter and .1m deep. 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. 938. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1976).

• KE082-020004 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Killeen Burial Ground (KE082-020004-): Located towards the inner end of the broad floor of Cloon valley are the remains of a circular enclosure in the SE quadrant of which are a leacht, two bullaun stones and a cross-inscribed pillar stone. The enclosed area measures approximately 35m N-S x 37m E-W and is defined from N to SSW by a low, overgrown bank which averages .3m high externally and .5m internally. It has a maximum basal width of 1.6m at the well-defined entrance, 1.1m wide, which is located at NNE. From the entrance the internal face of the bank exhibits well-preserved stone-facing which is virtually continuous as far as SSW. From here to N through W only vague traces of the bank are preserved. The interior of the site, particularly the W half, is rushy and overgrown and a modern wire fence crosses it at S. 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. 938. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1976).

• KE082-020007 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Killeen Burial Ground (KE082-020004-): Located towards the inner end of the broad floor of Cloon valley are the remains of a circular enclosure in the SE quadrant of which are a leacht, two bullaun stones and a cross-inscribed pillar stone. A second pillar stone from the site is now in the care of the OPW. Enclosure: The enclosed area measures approximately 35m N-S x 37m E-W and is defined from N to SSW by a low, overgrown bank which averages .3m high externally and .5m internally. It has a maximum basal width of 1.6m at the well-defined entrance, 1.1m wide, which is located at NNE. From the entrance the internal face of the bank exhibits well-preserved stone-facing which is virtually continuous as far as SSW. From here to N through W only vague traces of the bank are preserved. The interior of the site, particularly the W half, is rushy and overgrown and a modern wire fence crosses it at S. Leacht and Bullauns: The leacht (KE082-020002-) is located close to the enclosing element in the SE quadrant of the site. It measures approximately 2.75m N-S x 2.3m E-W and is defined at N and W by upright slabs. The mound is composed of rough stone infill and includes much quartz. Lying on its surface are two bullauns. The first (KE082-020003-) of these irregular boulders measures .45m x .4m; its upper surface has a circular depression, .32m in diameter and .lm deep. The second (KE082-020008-) measures .63m x .6m; a large spall has broken from its lower portion, and the circular depression, .32m in diameter, measured at least .09m deep. Immediately W of the leacht the foundations of a stone wall, 1m wide, run WNW-ESE for approximately 6.7m. A substantial spread of stones occurs on its N side. These are possibly the remnants of a building. Cross-Inscribed Pillar Stones: (1) (KE082-020006-) This sandstone pillar, which had been broken into several pieces, was removed from the site in the 1960s and is now in the care of the OPW. Its original location is unknown and a replica of it was erected adjacent to the leacht in 1989. The original pillar is .94m long, measuring .22m in maximum width and .09m in average thickness. Both its faces and sides bear ornamentation, as does its top surface. The first face features an equal-armed cross contained within a circular fret-pattern that is formed with interlocking T-shapes. This roundel surmounts a single-line shaft which rises from a square base enclosing a large swastika. Beneath this is a tetraskelion in a curvilinear frame. The opposite face bears a Latin cross with expanded terminals that rises from an angular base enclosed within a curvilinear frame. Beneath this is a large tetraskelion. Both sides of the pillar feature a rectilinear panel of frets formed with groups of interlocking H-, L- and T-shapes. Its upper surface bears a small, equal-armed cross with T-shaped terminals. (2) (KE082-020001-): This pillar formerly stood in the NW quadrant of the site and was moved to its present position, adjacent to the leacht, by the OPW in 1989. It measures .94m long and now stands .63m high above ground level. It tapers gradually in width from .19m to .14m at the top, and averages .08m thick. The greater portion of one face is occupied by a single-line Latin cross with expanded terminals. This surmounts an outline roundel that contains a fret-pattern formed with interlocking T-shapes. At the centre of the design is a small ringed depression. Above the cross is a debased triquetra-knot. On the opposite face is a simple Latin linear cross with expanded terminals. The upper end of each side of the pillar bears a swastika with grooves alternating between the arms, and on its upper surface is a small equal-armed cross. 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. 938. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1976).

• KE082-020008 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Lying on the surface of Leacht KE079-020002- are two bullauns. The second (KE082-020008-) measures .63m x .6m; a large spall has broken from its lower portion, and the circular depression, .32m in diameter, measured at least .09m deep. 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. 938. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1976).

• KE082-021 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Tobercolman/Tobar Colmáin: This well is located in poor upland pasture on the S side of Cloon valley. An early ecclesiastical site (KE082-020007-) occurs 650m to W and a bullaun stone is located on the wall of a hut 40m to E (KE082-081----). A paving of slabs is laid in front of the overgrown well, which consists of a spring-fed natural hollow. A legend involving a pink fish is associated with the site (local information). 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. 1060. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE082-105 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  The cashel ringfort is located on sloping hill pasture approximately 260m above sea level, circa 0.8km to the north-east of Lough Reagh and 1.2km to the south-east of Cloon Lough. The ground immediately south of the cashel is covered by blanket peat, with more extensive blanket peat lying to the east, i.e. upslope of the cashel. Around the other sides of the cashel the ground is a patchwork of blanket peat and rough stony pasture. The monument is not obscured by any trees, although there is some western gorse growing on its walls. Some of the associated relict walls in the surrounding field system are covered by blanket peat. The sheep grazing this hillslope do not appear to be causing damage to the monument at the monument. This cashel ringfort is oval in plan, oriented NW to SE. Its maximum diameter is 30m (NW to SE) and 24m (SW to NE). It is defined by a substantial stone wall which measures 2m to 3m in thickness and 0.8m to 1.6m in height. Much of it is quite collapsed, making it difficult to tell how it was originally constructed. However, a few stretches of the wall’s external face survive on the west, looking downslope. These faces were constructed using medium- to large-sized rubble stones gathered from the surrounding landscape, with the largest stones, boulders and even some bedrock forming the base of the wall. Very rough coursing is evident in these faces. The core and inner face of the cashel wall seem to have slightly smaller stones, but it is difficult to be sure due to the build-up of sod material on the interior of the cashel. There is one very clear entrance-way into the cashel on the NE. It is 2m wide and flanked on the west side by an orthostat which is 1.25m long, 0.8m high and 0.4m wide. Inside the cashel are the remains of at least three drystone huts. The biggest and clearest is a sub-rectangular shaped hut found 3m inside the entrance to the cashel. It measures 2.2m by 1.7m internally. Lying between this sub-rectangular hut and the orthostat which flanks the cashel entrance is another smaller oval-shaped hut or ancillary structure measuring 1.2m in internal diameter. A third hut abuts the inside of the south of the cashel. It is sub-circular in shape with a cairn on the east of it, abutting the cashel wall. There is a possible fourth hut in the west of the cashel’s interior, where a linear cairn runs parallel to a stretch of exposed bedrock. The cashel forms part of a complex system of relict field walls which covers the approximately 0.5km2 of hillslope which lies between the townland boundary on the north, Coom Lough in the north east and a stream in the south which flows into Lough Reagh. The relict walls in question are very low, typically 0.2m to 0.4m in height and 0.3m to 0.6m in thickness. In wet patches they tend lie under or in blanket peat. At least two of the relict walls start at the cashel itself, radiating out from either side of the cashel’s northern entrance. Another appears to emerge from the south of the cashel, joining up with a relict wall that lies partly under blanket peat. What is more, there are at least four additional hut sites in the wider field system, three of which abut relict walls. Compiled by: Dr Eugene Costello Date of upload/revision: 9 November

• KE082-105001 Field system
  Description

  The cashel (KE082-105----) forms part of a complex system of relict field walls which covers the approximately 0.5km2 of hillslope which lies between the townland boundary on the north, Coom Lough in the north east and a stream in the south which flows into Lough Reagh. The relict walls in question are very low, typically 0.2m to 0.4m in height and 0.3m to 0.6m in thickness. In wet patches they tend lie under or in blanket peat. At least two of the relict walls start at the cashel itself, radiating out from either side of the cashel’s northern entrance. Another appears to emerge from the south of the cashel, joining up with a relict wall that lies partly under blanket peat. What is more, there are at least four additional hut sites in the wider field system, three of which abut relict walls. Compiled by: Dr Eugene Costello Date of upload/revision: 9 November

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cloon West, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cloon West · An Chluain Thiar

Area

7,292,616 m² (729.26 ha, 1,802.04 acres)

Civil parish

Knockane, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkerron North

Electoral division

Cloon, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Cloon East, Curravoola, Derryleagh, Lettergarriv

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Cloon West 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.