Cool East

54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cool East, from 23 m² to 408,939 m² (40.89 ha, 101.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cool East 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.

• 5 Nov 2025Conditional

  Retention Permission to Retain House as Being Constructed and Permission for the following 1) To complete house 2) To install two Velux type roof lights in the front elevation 3) To install an effluent treatment tank and polishing filter

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2561025

• 2 Feb 2018Refused

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE DWELLING HOUSE AS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND PERMISSION TO INSTALL AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT TANK AND SAND POLISHING FILTER

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 1870

• 19 Dec 2017N/a

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE DWELLING HOUSE AS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND PERMISSION TO INSTALL AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT TANK AND SAND POLISHING FILTER

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 171268

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Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Iveragh Peninsula SPA 004154
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Valencia Island Cliffs 001382

Recorded monuments

• KE078-007 Ogham stone
  Description

  Marked on the OS maps as 'Gallaun', this ogham stone is located on a natural terrace on the lower SW slopes of Geokaun hill, Valencia Island, from which commanding views may be had to S and W. A second ogham stone (KE078-009003-) stands 400m to NE in Kildreenagh ecclesiastical site (KE078-009004-). Of irregular elevation, this large stone rises to a maximum height of 2.4m, measures 0.77m x 0.45m at base and is aligned NNW-SSE. It inclines somewhat to NE and carries the inscription along its SE angle. Macalister's revised reading (1945, 226-7) of this is: . . . ]ERRLONNA MAQI R[U]T[E]N[I] / -]ERR[L]ON[N]M MAQ[I] [RUTE]N[I The very weathered and uneven surface of the stone detracts from the general clarity of the inscription. The first stroke of the L is unclear, as is the final stroke of the second N. The next character appears to be M rather than A. Only two notches of the first I are discernible, and the first stroke of the third R is incomplete. The first stroke of the T and the final E and I are doubtful. Visit https://skfb.ly/6SULz to see 3D model of Ogham Stone 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. 912. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE078-008 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  This well-preserved wedge-tomb is situated on a level terrace, towards the end of an elevated ridge which extends SW from Feaghmann mountain, Valencia Island. The site commands an extensive view of the Portmagee Channel to S. The monument consists of a short, unusually broad chamber covered by a single roof-stone. It is aligned ENE-WSW and is set in a low mound which rises to a height of .5m at W. The chamber measures 3.5m long, 2m wide, and decreases from 1.25m in height at W to 1.1m at E. The sides of the tomb are each formed of a single slab, though a small orthostat is set inside the N side-stone at its E end. The roof-stone rests on all three stones and on a pad-stone. Leaning against the W end of the structure are three slabs, and another three slabs block its E end. None of the slabs appear to be original and they may have been employed to facilitate the use of the tomb as an animal shelter (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 61-2). Local tradition suggests that the monument was altered for use as a shelter by an evicted family in the nineteenth century. To see a 3D model of this monument visit: https://skfb.ly/67PJx 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. 75. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982) Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE078-009001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Kildreenagh Burial Ground / Cill Draighneach: This large, roughly oval enclosure (KE078-009004-) is located towards the centre of Valencia Island on a S facing slope that overlooks Portmagee Channel. The original enclosing element survives only in the S and W quadrants, where a steep sided earthen bank, surmounted by a modern wall, reaches a maximum external height of 2.3m. There is an entrance gap, .5m wide, at SW, and a possible second at SSE, where a disturbed gap in the bank is marked on its E side by an upright stone, 1.1m high. Elsewhere the site is delimited by modern stone walls and by a 6m wide area at E that was planted with conifers in the early 1980’s. The enclosed area, which measures 47m N-S x 42m E-W, slopes gently towards S and contains the foundations of five huts, an ogham stone, a shrine and a holed stone. Numerous un-inscribed grave-markers occur in the SE and S portions of the site, and relate to its use as a ceallúnach burial ground. Brash recorded that the site ‘is at present and in memory and tradition, used only for the burial of unbaptised children and suicides, the only adult internment recorded is that of an old woman, about 70 years ago’ (1879, 241). The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009002 Hut site
  Description

  The foundations of the subcircular hut lie a short distance NE of the modern entrance gap of enclosure (KE078-009004-). The hut measures 3m N-S x 4.25m E-W internally and features a corbelled wall up to .35m high and 1.4m thick. The N half is well-defined internally, and the external wall facing is intermittently visible from N through E to SW. The entrance may have been located in the now disturbed S section. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009003 Ogham stone
  Description

  Standing in the SE quadrant of is a tall slate pillar, 1.92m high and .48m x .13m at base; NNW-SSE. Its NW edge bears an ogham inscription and a cross occurs on both faces. Macalister (1945, 224) read the inscription as: LOGITTI MAQI ERPENN The first four letters and the initial stroke of the first T are now buried, but the remaining characters are well-preserved. The P is represented by the I-forfid cut on the face of the same stone. The final strokes of the second N appear to have been abbreviated by the addition of a cross to the WSW face, which is of Latin type with large, bulbous terminals. On the other face of the stone is a roughly equal-armed cross with expanded terminals. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009004 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Kildreenagh Burial Ground / Cill Draighneach: This large, roughly oval enclosure (KE078-009004-) is located towards the centre of Valencia Island on a S facing slope that overlooks Portmagee Channel. The original enclosing element survives only in the S and W quadrants, where a steep sided earthen bank, surmounted by a modern wall, reaches a maximum external height of 2.3m. There is an entrance gap, .5m wide, at SW, and a possible second at SSE, where a disturbed gap in the bank is marked on its E side by an upright stone, 1.1m high. Elsewhere the site is delimited by modern stone walls and by a 6m wide area at E that was planted with conifers in the early 1980’s. The enclosed area, which measures 47m N-S x 42m E-W, slopes gently towards S and contains the foundations of five huts, an ogham stone, a shrine and a holed stone. Numerous un-inscribed grave-markers occur in the SE and S portions of the site, and relate to its use as a ceallúnach burial ground. Brash recorded that the site ‘is at present and in memory and tradition, used only for the burial of unbaptised children and suicides, the only adult internment recorded is that of an old woman, about 70 years ago’ (1879, 241). The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009005 Shrine
  Description

  Located near the centre of the site, this poorly preserved shrine survives as a low, rectangular stony area which is partially defined by upright slabs. The mound averages .4m high and includes some quartz pebbles. The Delaps noted four slotted stones in situ at its corners, and a fifth example just N of the ogham stone (1910, 191). Only the latter stone is now visible. It is a sandstone conglomerate with an off-centre broad notch, .18m long x .1m wide. The shrine appears, from the Delaps illustration of it, to have been of the corner-post variety. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009006 Holed stone
  Description

  This slate slab stands 5.5m NE of the ogham stone (KE078-009003-). It measures .4m high and its upper E angle is perforated. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009007 Hut site
  Description

  Located a short distance N of hut site KE078-009002- is a poorly preserved circular hut, measuring 4.6m E-W internally. The inner facing is partly visible and internally the wall measures .25m in maximum height. It is formed of horizontally coursed stone and is about 1.2m thick. No entrance is apparent within the extant portion. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009008 Hut site
  Description

  Located close to the N limit of the enclosure (KE078-009004-), the sod-covered foundations of this rectangular structure measure c. 4.2m N-S x 2.7m E-W internally. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009009 Hut site
  Description

  Located in the NE quadrant of ecclesiastical enclosure KE078-009004-, are the foundations of a roughly square building. Some external and internal wall facing survives and the structure measures c. 4.4m N-S x 4.2m E-W internally, with walls up to .95m thick. An entrance gap, 1.55m wide, occurs midway along the W wall and within the N wall are the remains of a possible wall-niche. About 1m outside the S wall is a parallel revetment, 4.7m long and about .7m high, formed of large slab set on edge. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009010 Hut site
  Description

  Located S of centre of ecclesiastical enclosure KE078-009004-, the poorly preserved foundations of the S and W walls of a building of rectangular plan, 6.4m E-W x 5.2m N-S externally. These stand to an average height of .2m and are of drystone construction The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-009011 Leacht
  Description

  Located near the centre of the site, this poorly preserved shrine survives as a low, rectangular stony area which is partially defined by upright slabs. The mound averages .4m high and includes some quartz pebbles. The Delaps noted four slotted stones in situ at its corners, and a fifth example just N of the ogham stone (1910, 191). Only the latter stone is now visible. It is a sandstone conglomerate with an off-centre broad notch, .18m long x .1m wide. The shrine appears, from the Delaps illustration of it, to have been of the corner-post variety. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

• KE078-014 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  This broad promontory, known locally as Doonroe/An Dún Rua, is located on sheer cliffs at the N side of Valencia Island. D-shaped in plan, it measures 74m wide at its landward end and is 58m long. It is defended by an arrangement of two banks and rock-cut fosses that are traversed by a causeway (Westropp 1912, 302-4). The level of the interior of the fort rises gradually from its landward end towards its centre, where it drops sharply towards the N edge. A pair of conjoined huts occurs in its interior. The landward defences curve from WSW to ENE and are in a better state of preservation W of the entrance, which is located close to the ENE cliff-edge terminal. The outer fosse is 76m long and averages 4.1m wide. Though Westropp recorded it as 5 feet (1.52m) deep, it now varies between 1m and .45m in depth. It rises 1m to the crest of the outer bank, which measures 2.1m in maximum width. This bank falls 1m to the base of the inner fosse, which varies from 2.4m to 4.5m wide. The inner bank rises to a maximum height of 2.6m above this, and falls .6m internally. It averages 4.8m in basal width and, according to Westropp, was surmounted by the remains of a drystone wall. No indication of this wall is preserved today. The entrance causeway is 12.8m long and 2m wide. At its inner end are at least six prostrate slabs, whose average dimensions are 1.5m x .5m x .3m. According to Westropp these slabs originally stood upright, forming the sides of an entrance passage or gateway. One large slab, set on edge, occurs in the inner fosse. 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. 445. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE078-014001 Hut site
  Description

  Located c. 33m NW of the entrance is a conjoined pair of huts of drystone construction, now heavily overgrown. The roughly square E example measures 4.4m x 4m internally, and upright slabs revet the base of its inner wall-face, which stands to a maximum height of .78m. 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. 445. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE078-014002 Hut site
  Description

  Located c. 33m NW of the entrance is a conjoined pair of huts of drystone construction, now heavily overgrown. Access to the second hut was through a 2.1m long communicating passage, now collapsed. The internal diameter of this hut is 3.7m. The interiors of both huts are largely filled with collapse, and both appear to be of semi-subterranean construction. 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. 445. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE078-019 Hut site
  Description

  Close to a peat-covered cliff-edge on Valencia Island, a field wall, running roughly N-S, divides a cluster of six houses and a possible souterrain; the houses on the W side appear to predate the two at E. The rectangular foundations of a nineteenth-century house occur on the N side of the group and appear to be associated with the present field system, which overlies an earlier one. (1) KE078-019----; The S end of the complex is marked by a large square hut, divided internally by the field boundary. The corbelled drystone walls are carefully built, though largely buried by collapse. D: 7.7m x 7m. H: .75m. T: 2m. (2) KE078-019002-; Immediately N of (1) and possibly conjoined. Corbelled drystone foundations of a carefully constructed rectangular hut with a possible entrance at NW. The field boundaries overlies its S wall. D: 6m x 5.3m. H: .6m. T: .55m. (3) KE078-019003-; Immediately N of (2), and possibly conjoined. Sod-cover obscures its S wall. Well-built, corbelled rectangular hut. D: 4.3m x 3.4m. H: .55m. T: 1.7m. (4) KE078-019004-; The ruined, sod-covered foundations of a rectangular hut measuring 7.6m x 3.5m in overall diameter. (5) KE078-019005-; E of the field boundary, the stone and earth foundations of a rectangular hut. D: 4.5 x 4.1. H: .5m. T: 1.5m. (6) KE078-019006-; Conjoined with (5). D: 5.9m x 3.5m. H: .5m. T: 1.5m. The lintelled entrance, .5m wide x .3m high, to an inaccessible souterrain (KE078-019001-) is located NW of (KE078-019003-). 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. 1204. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-019001 Souterrain
  Description

  Close to a peat-covered cliff-edge on Valencia Island, a field wall, running roughly N-S, divides a cluster of six houses and a possible souterrain; the houses on the W side appear to predate the two at E. The rectangular foundations of a nineteenth-century house occur on the N side of the group and appear to be associated with the present field system, which overlies an earlier one. The lintelled entrance, .5m wide x .3m high, to an inaccessible souterrain (KE078-019001-) is located NW of (KE078-019003-). 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. 1204. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-019002 Hut site
  Description

  Close to a peat-covered cliff-edge on Valencia Island, a field wall, running roughly N-S, divides a cluster of six houses and a possible souterrain; the houses on the W side appear to predate the two at E. The rectangular foundations of a nineteenth-century house occur on the N side of the group and appear to be associated with the present field system, which overlies an earlier one. (2) KE078-019002-; Immediately N of (1) and possibly conjoined. Corbelled drystone foundations of a carefully constructed rectangular hut with a possible entrance at NW. The field boundaries overlies its S wall. D: 6m x 5.3m. H: .6m. T: .55m. 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. 1204. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-019003 Hut site
  Description

  Close to a peat-covered cliff-edge on Valencia Island, a field wall, running roughly N-S, divides a cluster of six houses and a possible souterrain; the houses on the W side appear to predate the two at E. The rectangular foundations of a nineteenth-century house occur on the N side of the group and appear to be associated with the present field system, which overlies an earlier one. (3) KE078-019003-; Immediately N of (2), and possibly conjoined. Sod-cover obscures its S wall. Well-built, corbelled rectangular hut. D: 4.3m x 3.4m. H: .55m. T: 1.7m. 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. 1204. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-019004 Hut site
  Description

  Close to a peat-covered cliff-edge on Valencia Island, a field wall, running roughly N-S, divides a cluster of six houses and a possible souterrain; the houses on the W side appear to predate the two at E. The rectangular foundations of a nineteenth-century house occur on the N side of the group and appear to be associated with the present field system, which overlies an earlier one. (4) KE078-019004-; The ruined, sod-covered foundations of a rectangular hut measuring 7.6m x 3.5m in overall diameter. 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. 1204. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-019005 Hut site
  Description

  Close to a peat-covered cliff-edge on Valencia Island, a field wall, running roughly N-S, divides a cluster of six houses and a possible souterrain; the houses on the W side appear to predate the two at E. The rectangular foundations of a nineteenth-century house occur on the N side of the group and appear to be associated with the present field system, which overlies an earlier one. (5) KE078-019005-; E of the field boundary, the stone and earth foundations of a rectangular hut. D: 4.5 x 4.1. H: .5m. T: 1.5m. 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. 1204. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-019006 Hut site
  Description

  Close to a peat-covered cliff-edge on Valencia Island, a field wall, running roughly N-S, divides a cluster of six houses and a possible souterrain; the houses on the W side appear to predate the two at E. The rectangular foundations of a nineteenth-century house occur on the N side of the group and appear to be associated with the present field system, which overlies an earlier one. (6) KE078-019006-; Conjoined with (5). D: 5.9m x 3.5m. H: .5m. T: 1.5m. The lintelled entrance, .5m wide x .3m high, to an inaccessible souterrain (KE078-019001-) is located NW of (KE078-019003-). 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. 1204. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-026 Hut site
  Description

  About 100m W of KE078-019----. A circular hut foundation built on a level terrace which is .5m high and is revetted with large slabs on its S side. Upright slabs define the hut circle. D: 6.85m x 6.3m. A drystone-built souterrain opens just off the S side of the hut at the base of the terrace. The opening, too small to allow access, is .5m wide x .35m high and leads into a passage which extends to NE. The coursed side-walls corbel inwards towards the roofing lintels. This is perhaps the site of the 'fort' referred to by Westropp, situated on the 'flank of Cool Hill' (1912, 298). 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. 1205. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-026001 Souterrain
  Description

  About 100m W of KE078-019----. A circular hut foundation KE078-026---- built on a level terrace which is .5m high and is revetted with large slabs on its S side. Upright slabs define the hut circle. D: 6.85m x 6.3m. A drystone-built souterrain opens just off the S side of the hut at the base of the terrace. The opening, too small to allow access, is .5m wide x .35m high and leads into a passage which extends to NE. The coursed side-walls corbel inwards towards the roofing lintels. This is perhaps the site of the 'fort' referred to by Westropp, situated on the 'flank of Cool Hill' (1912, 298). 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. 1205. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-027 Hut site
  Description

  Located above Foilnanean cliffs and W of Geokaun, Valencia Island. The ruined foundations of two huts are located within an old field system of linear and, possibly earlier, curvilinear field walls (Mitchell 1989, 37-40). Other possible structures nearby may be outhouses or animal shelters. (1) KE078-027----; A roughly oval-shaped accumulation of stone, with coursing evident beneath the collapse. Overall diameter: 7m x 6m. (2) KE078-027002-; Toward the N end of the complex, a slab-lined oval hut with an entrance at NE, .8m wide. D: 2.7m x 1.7m. H: .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. 1206. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-027001 Field system
  Description

  Located above Foilnanean cliffs and W of Geokaun, Valencia Island. The ruined foundations of two huts are located within an old field system (KE078-027001-) of linear and, possibly earlier, curvilinear field walls (Mitchell 1989, 37-40). Other possible structures nearby may be outhouses or animal shelters. 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. 1206. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE078-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The ruined remains of this subcircular enclosure, which is not marked on the OS maps, are located in rough, sloping land on the NW side of Valencia Island. Remnants of stone walling, .5m high, can be traced for a distance of 8.6m at S, defined on its inner edge by a series of upright slabs set at right angles to the line of the wall. A low bank outlines the N and W sectors. The interior of the site is featureless. This may be the partly destroyed 'fort', with a souterrain, which was noted by Westropp on the 'flank of Cool hill' (1912, 298). 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. 656. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

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

Name

Cool East · An Chúil Thoir

Area

1,489,377 m² (148.94 ha, 368.03 acres)

Civil parish

Valencia, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Valencia, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Valencia electoral division: 658 people in 264 households; 76% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 53% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Coarha More, Cool West, Tinnies Lower West, Tinnies Upper

Placenames

Cool East 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.