Glantane

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glantane, from 39 m² to 217,616 m² (21.76 ha, 53.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Glantane 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.

• 1 Aug 2025Conditional

  Permission for development to construct a farm shed for housing and feeding of farm animals. The proposed shed is to include an underground slurry storage tank and including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560676

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Dingle Peninsula SPA 004153

Recorded monuments

• KE045-027 Enclosure
  Description

  A rectangular enclosure, defined by an earthen bank and external fosse, with some low mounds and an alleged souterrain in the interior. The site resembles the moated sites which functioned as the defended farmsteads of the Norman colonists who settled in Ireland in the 13th and early 14th centuries, though these are mainly concentrated in the S and E of the country (Barry 1977). However, the possible presence of a souterrain here suggests an earlier origin. The site is situated on a gentle S facing slope at the foot of Flemingstown mountain, about 100m N of a small stream which flows W towards Anascaul. It is surrounded by fair pastureland which gives way to wet, marshy ground as it approaches the stream. the site is square in plan, measuring 43m ENE-WNW and NNE-SSW internally. The bank is best-preserved along the W and N sides and attains a maximum internal height of 1.55m at the NW corner. It rises 3.45m above the base of the fosse at the same point. The bank along the S side is much eroded and averages only .4m in height internally and c. 1.5m externally. The fosse can be traced around most of the perimeter but its condition varies considerably. Along the W side it is protected by a field wall, which runs on top of its outer edge, and this section was at one time used as a laneway (local information). These factors probably contributed to its relatively good preservation in this sector. It is 1.2m deep externally, 3.45m deep below the crest of the bank and it averages 2.8m in width at base. On the other 3 sides it averages only .15 to .2m in depth and disappears completely in places. There are several breaks through the bank on the E and S sides. The best-defined, and the most likely original entrance, lies roughly midway along the S side. It is 1.6m wide and slopes upwards to the interior which is slightly raised above the external ground level. A single slab set into the E side of the gap suggests the possibility that it may formerly have been faced with stone. The fosse is only vaguely discernible in this area but there is no definite evidence of a causeway. The interior of the enclosure slopes gently downhill to S and is traversed by a series of N-S cultivation ridges. A low mound, 9.2 x 9m, is located directly S of centre. A large, flat slab, lying at its NW edge, has a centrally-positioned, circular depression, measuring .06m in diameter and .035m deep. Ashe (1954, 21-2) stated that this seals the entrance to a souterrain but it is not clear whether he was recording an old tradition or whether he was influenced by the results of an investigation carried out in 1937 by O'Connell (NMI). O'Connell probed this mound and another to N, and under both he traced 'a continuous layer of stone' about .15m below the surface; this feature was also present for c. 5m to N and S of the large slab. He also dug a pit about 3m S of the slab and about. 15m below the surface he came upon what he considered to be a deliberately-set layer of small, flat stones. Under one of the stones he discovered a small, square flint flake. He further noted that 'loose earth trickled into the prodding holes as if an outlet existed below'. A short distance W of the N mound is a very ill-defined raised area which may be the remains of a house-site but the area has been much disturbed by the cultivation ridges and definite interpretation is not possible. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1526. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE045-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This souterrain (KE045-028001-) and possible ringfort (KE045-028----) are located on the steep S slopes of Flemingstown mountain, at the boundary between the enclosed fields and the open mountain pasture. The souterain was revealed when a N-S field fence was removed in 1979, and the possible existence of a ringfort is indicated by a curve in the E-W field bank which overlies part of the souterrain. The latter was inspected by Kelly (1982-3, 5-7) shortly after its discovery. The souterrain is L-shaped in plan and is comprised of 3 chambers linked by small passages. At present, access is gained through a hole in the roof at the S end of the chamber (1). (1) This is a large rectangular chamber aligned roughly N-S. It measures 3.1m in length, 1.2m in average width and a maximum of 1.72m in height. The drystone-built walls are slightly corbelled and, at the level of the 3 roofing slabs, the passage is only .6m wide. The upper part of the N wall has collapsed inwards. A porthole slab at the E side of the S wall marks the original entrance to this chamber. The aperture measures .35m in height and .37m in width and gives access to a short creepway which opens onto the W end of the N wall of chamber (2). The creepway is 1.2m long, an average of .5m wide and a maximum of .6m high. Its walls are of drystone construction and it is roofed by 3 slabs. A low sill stone spans the S end of the passage creating a low step down into chamber (2). (2) This is a large rectangular chamber, aligned roughly ENE-WSW. The creepway opens off its N wall about .9m from its W end. The chamber measures 3.2m in length, 1m in width and up to 1.55m in height. The drystone-built walls are slightly corbelled, and the chamber is reduced to a width of .8m at the level of the 4 roofing slabs. The 2m long passage which links chambers (2) and (3) opens off the E end of the former and curves gently to N to meet the latter at an angle of c. 45 degrees. It is an average of .6m wide and is up to .65m high. The walls are almost vertical, and the passage is roofed by 5 large slabs. The original entrance to the souterrain is in the roof of this passage and large jambs are set in the walls on either side of this. (3) This is a tiny beehive-shaped chamber, constructed of corbelled drystone masonry resting on a foundation course of upright slabs. The chamber measures 1m in diameter and .7m in height and is roofed by a single slab. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 443. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE045-028001 Souterrain
  Description

  This souterrain (KE045-028001-) and possible ringfort (KE045-028----) are located on the steep S slopes of Flemingstown mountain, at the boundary between the enclosed fields and the open mountain pasture. The souterain was revealed when a N-S field fence was removed in 1979, and the possible existence of a ringfort is indicated by a curve in the E-W field bank which overlies part of the souterrain. The latter was inspected by Kelly (1982-3, 5-7) shortly after its discovery. The souterrain is L-shaped in plan and is comprised of 3 chambers linked by small passages. At present, access is gained through a hole in the roof at the S end of the chamber (1). (1) This is a large rectangular chamber aligned roughly N-S. It measures 3.1m in length, 1.2m in average width and a maximum of 1.72m in height. The drystone-built walls are slightly corbelled and, at the level of the 3 roofing slabs, the passage is only .6m wide. The upper part of the N wall has collapsed inwards. A porthole slab at the E side of the S wall marks the original entrance to this chamber. The aperture measures .35m in height and .37m in width and gives access to a short creepway which opens onto the W end of the N wall of chamber (2). The creepway is 1.2m long, an average of .5m wide and a maximum of .6m high. Its walls are of drystone construction and it is roofed by 3 slabs. A low sill stone spans the S end of the passage creating a low step down into chamber (2). (2) This is a large rectangular chamber, aligned roughly ENE-WSW. The creepway opens off its N wall about .9m from its W end. The chamber measures 3.2m in length, 1m in width and up to 1.55m in height. The drystone-built walls are slightly corbelled, and the chamber is reduced to a width of .8m at the level of the 4 roofing slabs. The 2m long passage which links chambers (2) and (3) opens off the E end of the former and curves gently to N to meet the latter at an angle of c. 45 degrees. It is an average of .6m wide and is up to .65m high. The walls are almost vertical, and the passage is roofed by 5 large slabs. The original entrance to the souterrain is in the roof of this passage and large jambs are set in the walls on either side of this. (3) This is a tiny beehive-shaped chamber, constructed of corbelled drystone masonry resting on a foundation course of upright slabs. The chamber measures 1m in diameter and .7m in height and is roofed by a single slab. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 443. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE045-058 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  There is no visible trace of the circular univallate enclosure marked on the 1st edition of the OS map. It was named 'Fort' on the Fair Plan. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 693. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 Glantane, 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.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Glantane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Glantane · Na Gleanntáin

Area

1,252,491 m² (125.25 ha, 309.5 acres)

Civil parish

Ballinvoher, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Ballinvoher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

586 people lived in 224 households in the Ballinvoher electoral division. 73% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 13% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynane, Flemingstown, Glannaheera, Gortbreagoge, Rathduff

Placenames

Glantane 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.