Gortnaskeha

140 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortnaskeha, from 18 m² to 443,534 m² (44.35 ha, 109.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 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 Gortnaskeha 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.

• 4 Sept 2025Conditional

  Retention permission to retain house, domestic sheds and associated site works as built

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560781

• 15 Aug 2025N/a

  Retention permission to retain house, domestic sheds and associated site works as built.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560710

• 10 Mar 2025Conditional

  1) DEMOLISH UNROOFED SLURRY PIT AND 2)CONSTRUCT A SLATTED CUBICLE HOUSE ON THE SLURRY PIT'S FOOTPRINT, COMPLETE WITH ASSOCIATED SLATTED SLURRY TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2552

• 28 Feb 2025N/a

  INVALID APPLICATION

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2546

• 7 Nov 2023Conditional

  TO BUILD A HOUSE AND FOR A CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360289

• 28 Mar 2023Conditional

  (A) RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE NO. 99/3240 WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES ON PLOT REFERRED TO AS "SITE A". (B) RETAIN FIRST FLOOR ATTIC CONVERSION TO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ON "SITE A". (C) RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE NO. 08/1722 WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES ON PLOT REFERRED TO AS "SITE B". (D) PLANNING PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING SUNROOM AND CONSTRUCT A NEW SUNROOM TO A REVISED DESIGN ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ON (SITE A). (E) PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR/NORTHERN SIDE AND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING TO PROVIDE AN ENLARGED UTILITY FOR THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ON " SITE A". (F)PLANNING PERMISSION TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE REAR/NORTHERN BOUNDARY WALL OF "SITE A" FROM 1.3M HIGH APPROX TO 2.0M HIGH APPROX FOR IMPROVED PRIVACY FOR THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ON "SITE A" AND THE PROVISION OF A 2.0M CONCRETE POST AND PANEL FENCE TO FORM THE SUB-DIVISION BETWEEN "SITE A" AND "SITE B". (G) PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A 1.5M CONCRETE BLOCK AND CAPPED WALL AND PILLARS TO THE NORTHERN/ ROADSIDE BOUNDARY OF "SITE B" FOR THE IMPROVED PRIVACY FOR THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ON "SITE B" ALL WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23335

• 6 May 2022Conditional

  (A) DEMOLISH PART OF EXISTING REAR GARAGE, (B) CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF THE EXISITNG DWELLING HOUSE INTO GRANNY FLAT, (C) CONSTRUCT FRONT AND REAR EXTENSIONS ONTO THE EXISTNG DWELLING HOSUE, (D) ELEVATION CHANGES AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22476

• 18 Oct 2021Conditional

  RETAIN THEIR EXISTING STEEL STORAGE SHED AND FOR PERMISSION FOR EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THEIR DWELLING HOUSE TO BUILD A DOMESTIC STORAGE AREAS AND COVERED CLOTHES DRYING AREA, DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND REPLACE SAME WITH A TREATMENT UNIT, SAND POLISHING FILTER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ALL WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211177

• 9 Sept 2021Refused

  ERECT A DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTIONS TO FOUL AND MAINS WATER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Outline permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211038

• 26 Jul 2021N/a

  A DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTIONS TO FOUL AND MAINS WATER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Outline permission · Kerry County Council, 21861

• 31 May 2021Refused

  CONSTRUCT A SUNROOM EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21589

• 12 Apr 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCT A SUNROOM EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 21374

• 22 Jun 2020Conditional

  BUILD AN EXTENSION ON TO THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE TO INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20540

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cashen River Estuary 001340

Recorded monuments

• KE004-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This site appears as a circular enclosure in the NW corner of a large field on the 1841-42 OS map. It does not appear on the later edition and no surface trace can be seen today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 231. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE004-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Lisnasplank/Lios na Splanc - ringfort of the flashes (of lightning). Appears on the 1841-42 and 1914-15 OS maps as a circular enclosure. It was levelled about 60 years ago and no surface trace remains today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 232. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE004-041 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in the NW corner of a pastoral field, this circular enclosure appears on the 1841-42 and 1914-15 OS map. However, it was levelled about 10 years ago and no surface trace remains. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 233. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE004-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Lisnagowerduff/Lios na nGabar nDubh (ringfort of the black goats). Situated directly behind Scallon's house and marked on the 1841-42 and 1914-15 OS maps. According to the landowner, this site was levelled some time ago and no surface trace remains. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 234. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE004-051 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914-15 OS maps as a circular enclosure. On the later edition it would appear to have been cut in half by a fieldbank N-S; however, 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. 235. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE004-052 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 36m N-S, 35m E-W Lissadromeen/Lios an Droirnm (ringfort of the little ridges). This univallate rath has a small stream running along the exterior of the W sector. The site consists of a circular area enclosed by an earthen bank that is a maximum of 1.7m high externally and on average .6m above the interior. On average the width of the bank at the base measures 6m. The entrance lies to the E where it measures c 4m in width and was possibly stone lined. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 236. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE004-055 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Lisraheen/Lios an Raithm (ringfort of the little rath). Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914-15 OS maps as a circular enclosure, it has been completely levelled and no surface trace remains. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 237. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Gortnaskeha · Gort na Sceiche

Area

2,908,885 m² (290.89 ha, 718.8 acres)

Civil parish

Killehenny, and its townlands

Barony

Iraghticonnor

Electoral division

Killehenny, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killehenny electoral division: 2,064 people in 894 households; 66% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 30% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ahimma, Ballyeagh, Barnadarrig, Dromin, Dunferris, Farranpierce, Gortnaskeha Commons, Killehenny, Kilmulhane, Lahardane, Moohane, Rahoonagh, Rathroe

Placenames

Gortnaskeha 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.