Derrylough

39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrylough, from 470 m² to 666,281 m² (66.63 ha, 164.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 9 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Derrylough 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.

• 18 Jun 2026Conditional

  THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FRONT, REAR, AND SIDE EXTENSIONS; (B) CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT, REAR, AND SIDE EXTENSION; (C) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND; (D) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING LANDSCAPING AND PARKING AREA.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660558

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: Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC 001342
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cloonee And Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood 001342

Recorded monuments

• KE101-019 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, at the foot of a ridge, broken by outcropping rock. A rectangular area (6.1m E-W; 4m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.8m) on the E, S and W sides and by a WNW-ESE field wall on the N side. Large stones form the lower courses of the wall with smaller stones on top. Loose stones are scattered within the interior and around the exterior. The remains of cultivation ridges (Wth 2.2-2.6m) are visible in the field 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

• KE101-019001 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, at the foot of a ridge, broken by outcropping rock. The remains of a rectangular hut site (4m NE-SW; 2.1m NW-SE) enclosed by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.9m) which is partly covered in moss and grass. The entrance (Wth 0.5m) is at NE. The remains of an internal dividing wall is visible in the W half of the hut site. The remains of cultivation ridges (Wth 2.2-2.6m) were noted in the field 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

• KE101-019002 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture broken by outcropping rock, at the foot of an E-W ridge. The remains of a D-shaped hut site (1.5m SE-NW) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.8m) and by a straight SE side (L 3.1m NE-SW) formed by a field boundary. There is an entrance at NE. 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

• KE101-060 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on the highest point of a rocky ridge, overlooking Cloonee Lakes and Kenmare Bay. A partially sod-covered oval cairn (4.8m E-W; 3.3m N-S; H 0.9m) of stones of various sizes. The S edge is the least well-defined and stones have spilled downslope at this point. 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

• KE101-061 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a level terrace, overlooking Cloonee Lakes and Kenmare Bay. A circular area (diam. 8.5m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.3m) SW-NW and along the NE arc. Traces of stones protrude intermittently E-SW 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

• KE101-061001 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a N-facing slope, overlooking Cloonee Lakes and Kenmare Bay. A collapsed drystone field wall (T 0.7m; H 0.5m) protrudes above the surface of the bog and comprises upright stones set at right angles to the line of the wall. The wall (L 45m) extends downslope to the N, turns sharply to the SE, continues for a distance of 28m before it turns E across the hillslope (L 45m) and peters out. Loose stones are scattered on the downslope. 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

• KE101-111 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a level terrace, overlooking Kenmare Bay and Cloonee Lakes. This standing stone (0.62m x 0.24m; H 0.91m) is rectangular in plan and section and is orientated NE-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

• KE101-112001 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough heather-clad hill pasture, on a N-facing slope, overlooking Kenmare Bay and Cloonee Lakes. A section of wall (T 0.6m; H 0.7m) extends (L c. 12m) downslope to the NE from a hut site (KE101-112002-) at the SW, then meanders c. 32m to the E. From here it swings upslope to the SE for c. 33m before disappearing into deeper bog. The wall protrudes above the surface of the bog with stones set at right angles to the line of the wall. 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

• KE101-112002 Hut site
  Description

  In rough heather-clad hill pasture, on a N-facing slope, overlooking Kenmare Bay and Cloonee Lakes. The remains of a rectangular hut site (7m E-W; 3.1m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.65m; H 0.55m). The N portion of the interior is raised (H 0.2m) and the S portion is cut (D 0.5m) into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. There is a relict field boundary (KE101-112001-) in the immediate vicinity. 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

• KE101-116 Mass-rock
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on an E-facing slope. A section of outcropping rock forms a stepped arrangement of three tiers (2.7m N-S; 1.5m E-W; H 1.35m) which decrease in size from top to bottom. Another section of the outcropping rock abuts at W. According to local information, mass was celebrated on the uppermost step during Penal times. There is an adjacent footpath 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

• KE101-117 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on the E bank of a river, on a N-facing slope, overlooking Cloonee Lakes and Kenmare Bay. A kidney-shaped mound (9m N-S; 9m E-W; H 1.9m) of burnt material surrounded by a layer of blanket bog; the opening faces S. The mound is denuded at 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

• KE101-138 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough hill grazing with occasional rock outcrops on a NW-facing slope overlooking Clonee Lough, Kenmare Bay and the Iveragh Peninsula. The horseshoe-shaped mound is up to .55m H and 2.3m wide internally. It has a 1.2m wide entrance at S. Heat-shattered burnt stones are visible intermittently on the internal side of the mound. Compiled by: Connie Murphy Date of upload: 9 February 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 Derrylough, 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 Derrylough.

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.

• Derrylough, Tousist5 sales

Name

Derrylough · Doire Locha

Area

3,458,250 m² (345.83 ha, 854.55 acres)

Civil parish

Tuosist, and its townlands

Barony

Glanarought

Electoral division

Ardea, the unit of the census

Census 2022

193 people lived in 85 households in the Ardea electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 31% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardea, Cloonee, Derrinknow, Derrynabrack, Drombohilly Lower, Uragh

Placenames

Derrylough 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.