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

Townland in the civil parish of Templenoe, barony of Dunkerron South, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Gort Breac.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,744,331 m² (174.43 ha, 431.03 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 211,227 m² (21.12 ha, 52.2 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010
- Civil parish: Templenoe, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/templenoe.md
- Barony: Dunkerron South
- Electoral division: Loughbrin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 136 people lived in 54 households in the Loughbrin electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 19% of homes were built since 2001. 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23109
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 71511
- Centre: latitude 51.895167, longitude -9.795008 (WGS 84)

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

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortbrack, from 885 m² to 838,215 m² (83.82 ha, 207.13 acres); 7 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1221441: 838,215 m² (83.82 ha, 207.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221441.md
- Parcel 1227276: 429,733 m² (42.97 ha, 106.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227276.md
- Parcel 1227275: 418,018 m² (41.8 ha, 103.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227275.md
- Parcel 1208767: 4,436 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1208767.md
- Parcel 4256489: 2,400 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4256489.md
- Parcel 1225841: 885 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225841.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Gortbrack 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)

1 application, newest first.

- 1 Jul 2026, Kerry County Council 2660610: N/a. Permission. (a) to construct a single storey dwelling house, (b) permission to upgrade the existing agricultural entrance and track, (c) permission for the installation of a wastewater treatment tank and polishing filter to serve the proposed dwelling house, and (d) permission for all other associated site works and services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660610/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Kerry) SAC, site code 002173, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002173
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dromlusk Bog, site code 000352

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

- KE091-020: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-020----. Marked sheepfold on the second edition of the OS maps, no trace of this site survives. It was located in an area of cut bog a short distance W of the Kealduff river. 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. 1442. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013
- KE091-034: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-034----. Knockbathanawagga Fort/Cnoc an tSeanmhacha: A large circular enclosure is marked at this location, on the E bank of the Blackwater river, on the first edition of the OS map. It is depicted as an irregular outline on the second edition. All that now occurs at this location is a small, steep-sided hillock with a rectangular summit which measures 22.7m N-S by 7.7m E-W. A U-shaped structure, measuring 3.7m x 3.8m internally, occurs at its N end and appears to be of relatively modern origin. There is no indication that there ever was an enclosure at this location. 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. 817. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE091-035: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-035----. This site is noted in the OSNB as 'a burial place for children only' (Templeno, 19), and was no longer in use by the late nineteenth century. It survives as a rectangular platform, located on a slight eminence on the E side of the Blackwater river. It measures 8.6m N-S x 17.2m E-W and its surface is densely cluttered with N-S rows of upright, uninscribed grave-markers. These slabs average .55m high. Small piles of stone, including quartz, are evident throughout the site. 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. 1015. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013
- KE091-098: Rock art, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-098----. Located in low-lying land just N of the confluence of the Blackwater and Kealduff rivers, this slab measures .9m x .65m x .35m high. It now lies outside a farmhouse, but was originally located some 300m further N. It is decorated with a cupmark and a cup-and-two rings with a radial line. 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. 328. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 This is an ex-situ rock art stone, having been moved from a nearby field to a private dwelling plot. Currently located on a grassy margin and defining NE side of driveway to private dwelling house (93m OD). A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 0.65m NE-SW; 0.83m NW-SE; max. H 0.33m) having a flat, subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.50m N-S; 0.50m E-W). The motifs consist of a cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 12cm; ring Wth 1-1.5cm; D 1-2mm; cup diam. 6cm; D 10mm) located at SW edge of stone. The ring is extremely faint and is incomplete, where it abuts edge of stone. A cup-and-two-ring motif (overall diam. 17cm; ring Wth 1-2cm; D 4mm; cup diam. 7cm; D 18mm) is 11m to E; A short groove (L 7cm; Wth 1.5cm; D 4mm) extends from cupmark at SW. A post and wire fence is adjacent to N and an undecorated boulder is adjacent to NW. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 July 2017
- KE091-120: Rock art, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-120----. In low lying blanket bog and heath (59m OD), at the base of a short S-facing slope, at the base of the Blackwater River valley. The intended views of the surrounding mountains are obscured by forestry to SW, SE and NE. This is a slightly rough and unfractured earthfast sandstone boulder (3.05m NE-SW; 2.1m NW-SE; H 0.85m at NW) which has a subrectangular decorated surface (1.6m NE-SW; 0.45m NW-SE) that is convex and NW-facing. The decorated surface bears seven motifs including a cluster of three inverted cupmarks (overall dims. 15cm NE-SW; 10cm NW-SE) arranged in a triangular format are located off-centre to SW. This cluster consists of two well-preserved inverted cupmarks (dims. 5cm x 4.5cm) which are egg-like and a third similar, yet very weathered example that may have been damaged by freeze-thaw action. These inverted cupmarks are each defined by a deeply incised circular margin (Wth 1.5cm; D 9mm). It is feasible that the inverted cupmarks are mimicking two natural erosion features toward the base of the stone. A radial groove (L 10cm; Wth 1.5cm; D 4mm) extends from the SW most of these cupmarks at SSE. A regular cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 3mm) is adjacent to the cluster at NE. A meandering groove (overall L 0.9m; Wth 1cm; D 1-2mm) originates from a penannular ring (dims. 9cm x 5cm) at the top of the stone (directly above the cluster) and extends diagonally across the decorated surface, terminating at a medial glacial striation. A second meandering groove which is narrow and faint, is adjacent to W of the cluster. There are four pock marks at its S end. Two semi-circular grooves (C 11cm; Wth 3cm; D 3mm) are located at the NE end of the decorated surface. There are potentially other motifs on the surface of this stone, however it is too weathered to decipher. This rock art site was initially discovered in 2018 by Paul Phelan of the KerryLIFE Project, Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 13 July 2018

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 Gortbrack.

## 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 Gortbrack, 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.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gortbrack.
- 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/gortbrack.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortbrack.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortbrack.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Gortbrack 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)

- Dromlusk: https://everytownland.com/kerry/dromlusk.md
- Gearha North: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gearha-north.md
- Gortacloghane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortacloghane-71469.md
- Gortfadda: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortfadda.md
- Tooreennafersha: https://everytownland.com/kerry/tooreennafersha.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.

---

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