Garries

14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garries, from 95 m² to 274,298 m² (27.43 ha, 67.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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 Garries 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 Garries 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: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365

Recorded monuments

• KE075-019 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on an E-facing peaty slope, in a sheltered hollow overlooking the valley of the Flesk River. A horseshoe-shaped mound (11m E-W; 7.2m N-S; H 1.1m) of burnt material with an opening (2.4m N-S; 2m E-W) facing W. The mound material is exposed at SW and at the base along the E arc, where a stream skirts the mound. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE075-054 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture, on an E-sloping rocky hollow, overlooking the valley of the Flesk River. The remains of a rectangular hut (6.5m N-S; 3.7m E-W) defined by a partially collapsed, rubble stone wall (T 0.6m; H 1.7m) with larger stones visible along the base. The SE corner and parts of the W and N walls have collapsed inwards, obscuring the interior with rubble. There is an entrance (Wth 1m) at the centre of the E wall. The remains of an annexe (2.9m E-W; 2.3m N-S), defined by a grass-covered wall (T 0.6m; H 0.3m), externally abuts the N wall. A rectangular stone structure (2m N-S; 0.9m E-W; H 1m), roofed with stone slabs, is adjacent to the external SW corner. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible on nearby terraces to the E. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE075-055 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a SE-facing slope at the base of a rocky ridge, overlooking the valley of the Flesk River to the SE. The remains of an oval hut (4.5m E-W; 3.2m N-S) defined by the lower courses of a roughly constructed drystone wall (T 0.55m; H 1.1m). There is an entrance (Wth 0.6m) at W. The N portion of the interior is cut (D 0.5m) into the upslope. A large boulder forms the N side of the entrance and a line of stones extends (L 1.5m) to the W from the S side of the entrance. The S wall has collapsed outwards. Rubble from the collapsed upper courses is scattered along the perimeter. The level interior is obscured by ferns. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE075-056001 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, with occasional rock outcrops and surface boulders and with views SE to the valley of the Flesk River. The poorly preserved remains of a circular hut (diam. 3m) visible as a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.7m; H 0.6m) which is partially obscured by grass and ferns. The S portion of the interior is raised (H 0.2m) to compensate for the hillslope. The level interior is strewn with rubble. There is another hut site (KE075-056002-) c. 10m to the N. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE075-056002 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, with occasional rock outcrops and surface boulders, and with views SE to the valley of the Flesk River. The remains of a circular hut (diam. 2.1m) defined by the well-preserved, lower courses of a stone wall (T 0.75m; H 0.8m) which is covered in heather. A boulder is incorporated into the wall at NW. There is an entrance (Wth 0.4m) at N. Two other hut sites (KE075-056001-, KE075-056003-) are c. 10m to the S and c. 5m to the NE, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE075-056003 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, with occasional rock outcrops and surface boulders, and with views SE to the valley of the Flesk. The remains of a roughly oval hut (3.55m N-S; 2.4m E-W) defined by the well-constructed, lower courses of a stone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.7m) which is obscured by heather and moss. There is a collapsed entrance (Wth c. 0.5m) at E. The N portion of the interior is cut (D 0.3m) into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. The level interior is obscured by ferns. Rubble is scattered along the perimeter. Two other hut sites (KE075-056004-, KE075-056002-) are c. 20m to the E and c. 5m to the SW, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE075-056004 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a S-facing slope, with occasional rock outcrops and surface boulders, and with views SE to the valley of the Flesk. The remains of a poorly preserved, roughly oval hut (3m E-W; 2.1m N-S) defined by the roughly-constructed lower courses of a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.65m; H 1m). Boulders are incorporated into the wall at N, S and SE. The E wall is totally collapsed. The N portion of the interior is cut (D 0.9m) into the upslope creating a level interior that is obscured by rubble. Another hut site (KE075-056003-) is c. 20m to the W. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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, moderately low (inferred), low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_300 (ZIP).

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

Name

Garries · Na Garraithe

Area

2,522,568 m² (252.26 ha, 623.34 acres)

Civil parish

Killaha, and its townlands

Barony

Magunihy

Electoral division

Flesk, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Flesk electoral division: 426 people in 157 households; 90% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Crohane, Drominaharee, Foiladuane, Islandmore, Rusheen More, Shronaboy

Placenames

Garries 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.