Derryvorahig

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Derryvorahig, from 1,084,533 m² (108.45 ha, 267.99 acres) to 1,084,533 m² (108.45 ha, 267.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 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 Derryvorahig 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 Derryvorahig 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
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Maulagowna Bog 001881

Recorded monuments

• KE101-015002 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on an E-facing slope, commanding extensive views over Kenmare Bay and valley of the Dromoghty River and within a network of relict field boundaries (KE101-015001-). This standing stone (1.25m x 0.28m; H 1.15m), set in bog (D 0.3m), is subrectangular 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

• KE101-015004 Standing stone - pair
  Description

  In rough pasture, on a bog and within a network of relict field boundaries (KE101-015001-). Two upright stones, aligned NE-SW, protrude above the surface of the bog (D c. 1m). The NE stone (L 0.95m; T 0.4m; H 0.57m) is subrectangular in plan and is 1.25m from the SW stone (L 1m; T 0.35m; H 0.71m). 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

• KE101-015005 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on an E-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Dromoghty River. A roughly oval area (9.2m N-S; max. 5.4m E-W) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.7m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. The wall is best preserved at W where it is incorporated into a N-S field wall which forms part of a network of relict field boundaries (KE101-015001-). 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

• KE101-052 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on an E-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Dromoghty River and Dromoghty Lake. An oval mound (7m E-W; 3.4m N-S; H 1.1m) of burnt material, partly covered with gorse bushes. 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

• KE101-055 Megalithic structure
  Description

  In rough pasture, on a NE-facing boggy slope overlooking the valley of the Dromoghty River. A cluster of three prostrate, roughly rectangular stone slabs, partially obscured by peat. The S end of the middle stone (1.4m x 0.9m) rests on an upright stone (H 0.4m; 0.45m x 0.4m). Stones immediately to the E (L 1.55m) and W (L 1.15m) are largely hidden in bog. Immediately to the S is an upright stone (H 0.7m; 1.2m x 0.4m). 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

• KE101-082008 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on the N bank of a river, on an E-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Dromoghty River. The remains of an oval hut site (5m E-W; 2.2m N-S) defined by a grass-covered bank (Wth 1.2m) of earth and stone. The SE portion of the interior is raised (H 1m) and the W portion is cut (D 0.4m) into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. The interior is level and obscured by ferns. 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

• KE101-092001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a NE-facing slope, on the W bank of a stream. A roughly trapezoidal grass-covered mound (L 6.5m E-W; Wth 3.8m N-S at the E end; Wth 1.5m N-S at the W end; H 0.7m) of burnt material. 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

• KE102-129 Country house
  Description

  Indicated and named as 'Dromoghty Ho.' on the first (1846) and second edition OS 6-inch maps. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Derryvorahig · Doirín Mhuireadhaigh

Area

1,111,997 m² (111.2 ha, 274.78 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

Coornacaragh, Cooryeen, Derrysallagh, Drombane, Dromroe, Inchicloon

Placenames

Derryvorahig 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.