Faha

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Faha, from 50 m² to 282,864 m² (28.29 ha, 69.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 6 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 Faha 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.

• 7 May 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DAIRY COW MILKING AREA COMPLETE WITH SLATTED TANK AND A STRAW BEDDED CALF AREA. ALSO THE ERECTION OF A MILK SILO AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 19475

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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

• KE001-035 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  Lickbebune Castle - or Leek Castle, as it is popularly known - belonged to the Fitzgeralds, a branch of the Desmond family. It was built by a member of the Clan Richard of Leac Beibhionn around 1380. The headland, which is about 111m long, was joined by a natural arch to the castle. When this arch collapsed it left a chasm 6.4m wide; the collapsed rock filled up the gully, and entrance is now gained by a narrow path. It was probably once gained by a drawbridge, but no trace of this can be seen today. The ruins now consist of the S wall, which rises to a height of 10.6m and is 2.4m thick. This wall is part of the tower, which originally contained three storeys (Westropp, 1909). There is now a long gap or breach in the wall which has an arch over the top, suggesting a window. About 2.5m below this arch are the remains of another one, also suggesting a window arch. There are various fragments of other walls scattered around. In the NNW sector of the headland there is a limestone block, 2.5m x .8m, with a splayed keyholeshaped opening which may have been a musket loop. John, son of Garret Fitzgerald and heir to Leek, was killed in the seige of Lord Kerry's castle at Lixnaw in 1568. By 1641 the castle was demolished and its demesne granted to Trinity College, Dublin. As part of his study of the promontory forts of Ireland, Casey (2002, 45, NK 987) checked out a 'faint curving bank across the neck of the of the headland' in order to see if it 'might be the remains of an earlier defence'. However, not enough remained to be certain. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 987. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 23 January 2015

• KE001-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This site was situated at the edge of a cliff just S of Leek Castle (KE001-035----). It has been lost due to erosion of the cliff face. According to Westropp (1909) the site consisted of 'a low earthwork 105 feet to 84 feet, by 60 feet to 66 feet wide, with a lesser mound, 57 feet long inside to the south-west, partly defaced by the modern ditch and fence along the cliff. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 126. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-037 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 33m N-S, 33m E-W Lissard/Lios Ard (high ringfort). This possible bivallate rath is situated SW of the main Faha concentration of ringforts. It consists of a subcircular area surrounded by a bank, fosse and outer bank. The outer bank is only traceable for 27m N-W. It measures .8m externally and .9m above the fosse. The fosse is observable at most sections of the site, though in various degrees of preservation. It is best preserved to the NW where it is round bottomed and measures c3m in width. The inner bank measures 1.6m above the fosse and .5m above the interior. Two gaps are to be noticed, one, a modern addition to the N, is 7m wide; another SSW is 6m wide. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 127. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-038 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 28m N-S, 29m E-W This univallate rath is situated within the Faha concentration of ringforts; (KE001-037----) lies to the W while (KE001-039----) and (KE001-040----) lie to the NE. The earthen enclosing bank measures 1.4m externally, 1m internally and c5m in width. A fosse is evident for most of the site, except to the E where a fieldbank running in a NNW-SSE direction cuts through it. The fosse measures on average 1.5m in width and is .5m below the height of the surrounding land. Two gaps measuring c3m and c5m are located in the NNW and SSE sectors respectively. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 128. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 20m N-S, 21m E-W Lissahope/Lios a Cóig (fort of the host). This circular univallate rath is situated immediately W of (KE001-040----) and NE of (KE001-038----). The enclosing earthen bank is low and wide, measuring 1.3m externally, .6m internally and 5m in width. To the N and SE the bank only appears as a slight rise above the surrounding land. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 129. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter c 45m N-S, 42m E-W This possible univallate rath is situated E of (KE001-039----). It is now much levelled and the enclosing earthen bank rises to a maximum of .5m above the surrounding land and .4m above the interior. In the S sector there is no trace of the enclosing bank for c30m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 130. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-041 Enclosure
  Description

  This site appears on the 1841-42 OS map as a roughly circular enclosure that has been cut slightly to the NE by a fieldbank running in a NW-SE direction. It does not appear on the later edition map and no surface trace of this site could be found. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 131. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 33m N-S, 34m E-W This univallate ringfort is the furthest E of the Faha concentration of ringforts. Today, it has been cut in half by a fieldbank running in an E-W direction. The enclosing earthen bank has a maximum external height of 2m, an internal height of 2m, and an average width at the base of 5m. The fosse is not visible for the entire site; S of the fieldbank it has been completely ploughed out and no surface trace remains; N of the fieldbank it appears as a somewhat shallow, though clearly definable depression. The width of the fosse measures 2m and its depth below the surrounding land measures .8m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 132. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-047001 Hut site
  Description

  Cropmark of three possible hut sites (KE001-047001/002/003-) located between two enclosures (KE001-037/038---) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 23/03/2003 . No surface remains visible on OSi orthoimages or on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/04/2021. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Lar Dunne Date of upload: 30 December 2021

• KE001-047002 Hut site
  Description

  Cropmark of three possible hut sites (KE001-047001/002/003-) located between two enclosures (KE001-037/038---) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 23/03/2003 . No surface remains visible on OSi orthoimages or on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/04/2021. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Lar Dunne Date of upload: 30 December 2021

• KE001-047003 Hut site
  Description

  Cropmark of three possible hut sites (KE001-047001/002/003-) located between two enclosures (KE001-037/038---) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 23/03/2003 . No surface remains visible on OSi orthoimages or on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/04/2021. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Lar Dunne Date of upload: 30 December 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Faha · An Fhaiche

Area

1,096,069 m² (109.61 ha, 270.84 acres)

Civil parish

Kilconly, and its townlands

Barony

Iraghticonnor

Electoral division

Gullane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Gullane electoral division: 278 people in 112 households; 88% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bromore East, Drom, Kilconly South, Leansaghane

Placenames

Faha 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.