Cooryeen

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cooryeen, from 3,529 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres) to 1,692,813 m² (169.28 ha, 418.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Cooryeen 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 Cooryeen 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: Maulagowna Bog SAC 001881
• Special Area of Conservation: Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC 001342
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cloonee And Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood 001342
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Maulagowna Bog 001881

Recorded monuments

• KE101-026001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Access to this possible ecclesiastical enclosure was not gained. It was indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as an oval area (c. 85m E-W; c. 55m N-S) defined by a broken line and with a N-S field boundary crossing its E half, a townland boundary and a small stream crossing its W half and a rectangular burial ground (KE101-026002-) in its NE quadrant. Only the burial ground is indicated on the 1895-7 OS 6-inch map. The cropmark of the levelled bank of the enclosure is visible E-W in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, V 49-50) taken in 1973. The burial ground, covered with overgrowth, is also visible in the aerial photograph. 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

• KE101-026002 Burial ground
  Description

  In the NE quadrant of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (KE101-026001-). Access to this burial ground was not gained. It is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a rectangular burial ground (c. 30m NE-SW; c. 15m NW-SE) with a N-S field boundary crossing its E half. Only the portion to the W of the field boundary is indicated on the 1895-7 OS 6-inch map. An aerial photograph (GSIAP, V 49-50), taken in 1973, shows the burial ground covered with overgrowth. 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

• KE101-059001 Boulder-burial
  Description

  In rough pasture, on top of a ridge of outcropping rock on a SW-facing slope overlooking Lough Inchiquin. This, the E of two boulder-burials, consists of a flat-topped boulder (1.6m x 1.15m; T 0.8m) resting on three support-stones. The second boulder-burial (KE101-059002-) stands 2m to the W and a standing stone (KE101-059003-) is c. 4m to the SW. 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

• KE101-059002 Boulder-burial
  Description

  In rough pasture, on top of a ridge of outcropping rock on a SW-facing slope overlooking Lough Inchiquin. This, the W of two boulder-burials, consists of a flat-topped boulder (1.8m x 1.3m; T 0.8m) resting on four support-stones and two pad-stones. The second boulder-burial (KE101-059001-) stands c. 2m to the E and a standing stone (KE101-059003-) is 2m to the S. 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

• KE101-059003 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on top of a ridge, on a W-facing slope, overlooking Lough Inchiquin. This standing stone (0.8m x 0.6m; H 1.07m) is rectangular in plan and section and is orientated WNW-ESE. Boulder burials (KE101-059001-, KE101-059002-) lie 4m to the NE and 2m to the N, respectively. 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

• KE101-110001 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, overlooking Lough Inchiquin. A circular area (diam. 9m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.3m) NE-SW and by a scarp cut into the upslope W-NE. The SE portion of the interior is raised (H 0.4m) and the NW portion is cut (D 0.5m) into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. There is a hut site (KE101-110002-) in the interior. 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

• KE101-110002 Hut site
  Description

  In the W half of an enclosure (KE101-110001-). The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 2m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.2m) visible S-N. Loose stones are scattered N-S. 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

• KE101-110003 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, overlooking Lough Inchiquin. An ESE-WNW section of a collapsed drystone wall extends c. 10m upslope, turning to the NNW for c. 52m and twisting gently to the W for c. 16m. The wall (T 0.7m; H 0.1-0.4m) protrudes above the surface of the bog. A hut site (KE101-110004-) abuts the W side of the relict wall and another hut site (KE101-110005-) is 7m to the W. 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

• KE101-110004 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, overlooking Lough Inchiquin. The remains of a D-shaped hut site (2m E-W) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.5m; H 0.2m) with a straight E side (L 2.6m N-S) formed by a relict field boundary (KE101-110003-). 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

• KE101-110005 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, overlooking the valley of Lough Inchiquin. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 3.5m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.3m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. Loose stones are scattered around the interior. There is a relict field boundary (KE101-110003-) 7m to the E. 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

• KE101-110006 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on the NE bank of a stream, on a S-facing slope, overlooking Lough Inchiquin. A horseshoe-shaped mound (8.3m N-S; 7.5m E-W; H 1.2m) of burnt material with the opening (2.2m N-S; 2.1m E-W) facing W. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cooryeen · Cuar Uí Dhuinn

Area

2,562,632 m² (256.26 ha, 633.24 acres)

Civil parish

Tuosist, and its townlands

Barony

Glanarought

Electoral division

Dawros, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dawros electoral division: 611 people in 226 households; 88% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 23% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carks, Coornacaragh, Derrynamucklagh, Derryvorahig, Dromroe, Feorus East, Inchinlough, Muckera, Uragh

Placenames

Cooryeen 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.