# Eightercua, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcrohane, barony of Dunkerron South, Co. Kerry; in Irish Íochtar Cua.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,026,705 m² (202.67 ha, 500.81 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,812 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcrohane, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kilcrohane.md
- Barony: Dunkerron South
- Electoral division: Ballybrack, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 102 people lived in 41 households in the Ballybrack electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 29% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/22081
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 71225
- Centre: latitude 51.813704, longitude -10.144468 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Eightercua, from 17 m² to 352,185 m² (35.22 ha, 87.03 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1148688: 352,185 m² (35.22 ha, 87.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148688.md
- Parcel 1217389: 262,848 m² (26.28 ha, 64.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217389.md
- Parcel 1192725: 192,724 m² (19.27 ha, 47.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192725.md
- Parcel 1148687: 126,757 m² (12.68 ha, 31.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148687.md
- Parcel 1192625: 108,564 m² (10.86 ha, 26.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192625.md
- Parcel 1192624: 107,519 m² (10.75 ha, 26.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192624.md
- Parcel 1192626: 106,790 m² (10.68 ha, 26.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192626.md
- Parcel 1148850: 99,865 m² (9.99 ha, 24.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148850.md
- Parcel 1145553: 80,555 m² (8.06 ha, 19.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145553.md
- Parcel 1206944: 75,422 m² (7.54 ha, 18.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1206944.md
- Parcel 1149798: 64,646 m² (6.46 ha, 15.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149798.md
- Parcel 1149800: 60,634 m² (6.06 ha, 14.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149800.md
- Parcel 1224404: 35,832 m² (3.58 ha, 8.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1224404.md
- Parcel 1242323: 35,255 m² (3.53 ha, 8.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1242323.md
- Parcel 1192629: 32,904 m² (3.29 ha, 8.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192629.md
- Parcel 1192727: 32,201 m² (3.22 ha, 7.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192727.md
- Parcel 5711253: 30,675 m² (3.07 ha, 7.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5711253.md
- Parcel 1148689: 29,700 m² (2.97 ha, 7.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148689.md
- Parcel 1186406: 27,057 m² (2.71 ha, 6.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1186406.md
- Parcel 5997711: 19,309 m² (1.93 ha, 4.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5997711.md
- Parcel 1192627: 16,701 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192627.md
- Parcel 6028163: 15,581 m² (1.56 ha, 3.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6028163.md
- Parcel 1191654: 10,991 m² (1.1 ha, 2.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191654.md
- Parcel 4930253: 8,652 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4930253.md
- Parcel 1191951: 7,858 m² (0.79 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191951.md
- Parcel 4868265: 6,059 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4868265.md
- Parcel 4964522: 4,333 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4964522.md
- Parcel 5833442: 4,279 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5833442.md
- Parcel 1149799: 3,829 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149799.md
- Parcel 3964600: 3,753 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3964600.md
- Parcel 1235203: 3,522 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1235203.md
- Parcel 1220274: 3,333 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220274.md
- Parcel 4850422: 3,242 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4850422.md
- Parcel 1145150: 3,195 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145150.md
- Parcel 1198239: 3,103 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198239.md
- Parcel 3021307: 3,062 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3021307.md
- Parcel 1192242: 2,849 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192242.md
- Parcel 1148690: 2,846 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148690.md
- Parcel 1158171: 2,812 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158171.md
- Parcel 1205338: 2,739 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205338.md
- Parcel 1164485: 2,736 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1164485.md
- Parcel 4868303: 2,733 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4868303.md
- Parcel 1212706: 2,582 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1212706.md
- Parcel 2651884: 2,554 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2651884.md
- Parcel 1138953: 2,268 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138953.md
- Parcel 5633173: 2,108 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5633173.md
- Parcel 1198503: 2,008 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198503.md
- Parcel 1200824: 1,973 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1200824.md
- Parcel 1179676: 1,971 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179676.md
- Parcel 1150370: 1,853 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1150370.md
- Parcel 1243631: 1,842 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1243631.md
- Parcel 1192692: 1,779 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192692.md
- Parcel 1140956: 1,694 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1140956.md
- Parcel 5997701: 1,548 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5997701.md
- Parcel 1196548: 1,404 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196548.md
- Parcel 5305846: 1,230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5305846.md
- Parcel 1141422: 1,108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141422.md
- Parcel 1245884: 1,094 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245884.md
- Parcel 1141785: 1,036 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141785.md
- Parcel 4930249: 905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4930249.md
- Parcel 1210555: 857 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210555.md
- Parcel 1191470: 785 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191470.md
- Parcel 1189477: 508 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1189477.md
- Parcel 5305804: 506 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5305804.md
- Parcel 2487639: 475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2487639.md
- Parcel 1222625: 372 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1222625.md
- Parcel 2487641: 345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2487641.md
- Parcel 1241590: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1241590.md
- Parcel 5305806: 213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5305806.md
- Parcel 1179677: 142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1179677.md
- Parcel 5305851: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5305851.md
- Parcel 6028176: 113 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6028176.md
- Parcel 5379658: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5379658.md
- Parcel 5379655: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5379655.md
- Parcel 5379640: 69 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5379640.md
- Parcel 5285437: 62 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5285437.md
- Parcel 5305844: 17 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5305844.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Eightercua in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

9 applications, newest first.

- 24 Nov 2025, Kerry County Council 2561084: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561084/0
- 30 Aug 2024, Kerry County Council 2460632: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Retention Permission to Retain the Following (i) Conversion of Garage to Living Accommodation (ii) Construction of Two Storage Buildings used for Domestic Storage and Planning Permission to decommission septic tank and install new waste water treatment system and polishing filter at Ballybrack, Waterville, Co. Kerry. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460632/0
- 22 Mar 2024, Kerry County Council 2460174: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Construction of a Garage. Workshop to rear of dwelling house.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460174/0
- 1 Jun 2023, Kerry County Council 23638: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) CONSTRUCT A SERIES OF EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING, INCLUDING A CHANGE IN RIDGE HEIGHT, (B) ALTER AND EXTEND THE EXISTNG OUTBUILDING TO THE REAR AND SIDES, DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING WASTEWATER TANK AND INSTALL A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT WITH NEW POLISHING FILTER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, (D) AND FOR A SERIES OF MATERIAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/23638/0
- 22 Jan 2020, Kerry County Council 2037: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND TO INSTALL A MECHANICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PUMPED UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER, TO FORM A NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND TO FORM A NEW ACCESS ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2037/0
- 8 May 2019, Kerry County Council 19482: Refused. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND TO INSTALL A MECHANICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PUMPED UNIT , INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER TO FORM A NEW ENTRANCE AND TO FORM A NEW ACCESS ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19482/0
- 3 Apr 2019, Kerry County Council 19342: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCT A TWO STOREY DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND TO INSTALL A MECHANICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PUMPED UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER, TO WIDEN AN EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND TO FORM A NEW ACCESS ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/19342/0
- 19 Dec 2017, Kerry County Council 171263: Refused. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING AND MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER, NEW ENTRANCE AND ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/171263/0
- 17 May 2017, Kerry County Council 17445: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING (B) CONSTRUCT DWELLING AND REPLACE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT SERVED BY A SAND POLISHING FILTER PERCOLATION AREA (C) RETAIN EXISTING SHED ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17445/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC, site code 000365, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000365
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment, site code 000365

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- KE098-043: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-043----. Located on the N side of a low ridge which borders the SW edge of Lough Currane, this site is marked as a circular enclosure on the first edition of the OS map. It was levelled during land improvement operations in the early 1990s. 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. 812. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE098-047001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-047001-. For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 51, no. 109). 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
- KE098-047002: Stone row, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-047002-. This four-stone row is situated in a prominent position on the crest of a ridge running between Lough Currane and Ballinskelligs Bay, and commands extensive views in all directions. The field in which the site is located has recently been reclaimed, and an enclosure incorporates the monument on its NW side. The stone row is aligned ENE-WSW and is 8.6m long. The orthostat at ENE inclines heavily to N, and measures 1.7m x 1.55m x .3m; between it and the second stone is a prostrate slab. The second stone, 1.28m to WSW, stands 1.9m high and measures .85m x .65m at base. Disposed at right angles to its SE face is a slab set on edge which measures .88m high, 1.17m wide and .25m thick. The third stone, .95m to WSW, stands 2.72m high and measures 1.52m x .52m at base. A further .5m to WSW is the fourth stone, which is irregular in elevation, particularly along its NE edge; it stands 2.8m high and its basal dimensions are 2.1m x .32m. Lying against its SE face is a large slab, the function of which is unclear. The remains of an old wall occur between the orthostats and spill downslope to NW. Analysing the significance of the stone row's orientation, Lynch concluded that it was aligned on the setting sun at the winter solstice (1981b, 26). Ó Nualláin, however, expressed doubt about the status of this monument because of its location on the perimeter of the enclosure (1988, 200). It is reputed to mark the burial place of Sceine, the wife of Amergin, the Milesian leader (Barrington 1976, 284). The enclosure, suboval in plan, incorporates the stone row on its NW side. Internally it measures 15.5m NW-SE x 13.8m NE-SW. The bank, which has been greatly denuded since Lynch's description of it (1902b, 331), appears to be composed of earth intermixed with stone. It is 1.3m high externally at W, and its top is almost flush with the interior. Lynch excavated a portion of it and found it to be constructed of stone; he recorded it as four feet (1.2m) wide and three feet (.9m) high (1902b, 331). A 1m wide entrance-like gap occurs at E and is flanked on its N side by a large upright, 1.12m high. A slab set on edge defines its S side. Two other slabs lying nearby may have formed part of the entrance. 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. 109. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE098-048001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-048001-. Templenakilla / Teampall na Cille: This church and burial ground are located in sloping pasture on the SW side of the ridge on which the Eightercua stone row stands (KE098-047002-). The first edition of the OS map depicts the church at the intersection of three field boundaries, two of which enclose a burial ground on its S side. Recent land improvement operations have resulted in the removal of these boundaries and the levelling of the burial area. The rectangular church, of rubble construction, is orientated E-W and measures 9.7m x 4.5m internally. Its walls average .95m thick and survive to a maximum external height of 2.1m at W. They average .7m high, except at S, where only the foundation courses remain. The entrance may have been located here. The interior of the church is filled with rubble and field clearance debris, which obscure the grave-markers noted by Henry within its W half. Henry also recorded ‘extensive but confused foundations of buildings’ surrounding the church (1957, 140). These are no longer apparent. There is now no visible trace of the burial ground (KE098-048002-) which abutted the S side of the church and was used as a place for the interment of children (OSM). It had become disused by the late nineteenth century (OSRNB). Land improvement operations in 1990 revealed a spread of human bone, marine shells and stone close to the SW corner of the church. A second, thin spread of shells, occupying an area about 4m square, was noted c. 16m S of the church. 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. 1090. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013
- KE098-048002: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-048002-. Templenakilla / Teampall na Cille: The church (KE098-048001-) and burial ground (KE098-048002-) are located in sloping pasture on the SW side of the ridge on which the Eightercua stone row stands (KE098-047002-). The first edition of the OS map depicts the church at the intersection of three field boundaries, two of which enclose a burial ground on its S side. Recent land improvement operations have resulted in the removal of these boundaries and the levelling of the burial area. There is now no visible trace of the burial ground (KE098-048002-) which abutted the S side of the church and was used as a place for the interment of children (OSM). It had become disused by the late nineteenth century (OSRNB). Land improvement operations in 1990 revealed a spread of human bone, marine shells and stone close to the SW corner of the church. A second, thin spread of shells, occupying an area about 4m square, was noted c. 16m S of the church. 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. 1090. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013
- KE098-052: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-052----. The very dilapidated remains of this small circular enclosure, marked on the first edition of the OS map, are located in elevated pasture overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay and Lough Currane to NW and NE respectively. Only the foundation courses of the enclosing element survive, averaging .5m high and 1.7m wide. Internal and external drystone facing is visible through the grass-cover but it is not clear where the entrance was located. Loose stones are scattered in the interior of the site, which measures 13m N-S x 9m E-W, but no structures are identifiable. 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. 743. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE098-053: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-053----. This standing stone is situated on a small rise in marshy land, about 200m from the S shore of Lough Currane. Regular in elevation, it stands 2m high and measures 1m x .62m at base; N-S. It is broken, and what appears to be its upper portion lies at its base. 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. 179. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE098-054: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-054----. A holly tree marks the location of this site, which is located about 120m S of the shores of Lough Currane. It survives as a subcircular stony spread which averages 8m in diameter. It was no longer in use by the late nineteenth century. 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. 1000. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013
- KE098-055: Sheepfold, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-055----. In rough pasture, on a ridge overlooking Lough Currane to the N. The remains of a rectangular structure (4.9m E-W; 4m N-S) defined by the roughly constructed lower courses of a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.7m; H 0.9m). The entrance (Wth 0.55m) is at N. The level interior is obscured by rubble. A low rectangular annexe (1.4m N-S; 1.1m E-W), roofed with stone slabs (H 0.5m), abuts the structure at NE with a lintelled opening in the wall (Wth 0.4m) leading to the structure. It appears to be a sheepfold of 19th-century date. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE098-056: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-056----. This circular enclosure, marked on the first edition of the OS map, is located on the crest of a ridge overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to NW. A collapsed drystone wall encloses a subcircular area measuring 14m N-S x 12.2m E-W. The wall survives .75m high and is 1.3m wide. A very small rectangular structure, measuring 1.2m x 1.65m internally, abuts the enclosure at N. 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. 744. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE098-117: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-117----. The subcircular enclosure (KE098-117----) occurs near the centre of the complex and measures 9.8m E-W x 8.8m N-S internally. Its wall stands to a maximum height of .5m and is faced both externally and internally with horizontally laid slabs which enclose a rubble core. A possible annex, in ruined condition, abuts the N side of the enclosure. 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. 43. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE098-117001: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-117001-. An enclosure and a number of walls are located in an area of level ground, partially covered by blanket peat, between the Finglas river and Lough Currane. Up to twelve stretches of walling occur, mostly extending N-S and averaging 30m long. Some portions are overlain by peat, but elsewhere they stand up to .35m high. They consist of lines of boulders with intermittently spaced upright slabs. The subcircular enclosure (KE098-117----) occurs near the centre of the complex and measures 9.8m E-W x 8.8m N-S internally. Its wall stands to a maximum height of .5m and is faced both externally and internally with horizontally laid slabs which enclose a rubble core. A possible annex, in ruined condition, abuts the N side of the enclosure. 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. 43. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE098-129: Kiln - corn-drying, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE098-129----. No trace is now apparent of the 'irregular mound of stones' recorded by O'Connell at this location on the S side of Lough Currane. It measured 18 feet (5.5m) in diameter and 2 feet (.6m) high, and a spread of stone extended downslope from its N side. There was a lintelled 'chamber', 10 feet (3m) long x 2 feet (.6m) wide x 2 feet (.6m) high, at the centre of the mound. Its sides were constructed of slabs set on edge and one large stone occurred at its 'apsidal' S end. A layer of greasy black earth, 6 inches (.15m) thick, overlay its covering lintels (KAS). This site may have been a corn-drying kiln. 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. 1458. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Eightercua, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Eightercua.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kerry/eightercua.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/eightercua.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/eightercua.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Eightercua with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry: https://everytownland.com/kerry.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballybrack: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballybrack-70200.md
- Baslickane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/baslickane.md
- Raheen: https://everytownland.com/kerry/raheen-72362.md
- Shanaknock: https://everytownland.com/kerry/shanaknock-72498.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/kerry/eightercua
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/eightercua