Gowlane

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gowlane, from 762 m² to 1,101,263 m² (110.13 ha, 272.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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 Gowlane 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.

• 25 Jun 2025Conditional

  Permission to construct an extension to an easy feed slatted cubicle house complete with extensions of slatted slurry tanks, Feed passage, ancillary concrete, external agitation points, a silage base with silage wall and associated effluent tank and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560545

• 22 Nov 2021Conditional

  RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ON SITE WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES AND PERMISSION TO BUILD AN EXTENSION TO THE NORTH SIDE OF MY DWELLING AND TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SHED

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211328

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: Mount Brandon SAC 000375
• Special Area of Conservation: Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane SAC 002070
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Tralee Bay And Magharees Peninsula, West To Cloghane 002070
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Mount Brandon 000375

Recorded monuments

• KE035-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 19m Situated on a very gentle N facing slope immediately S of the level coastal plain that borders the S side of Brandon Bay. The site consists of a D-shaped earthen platform abutting the N side of the main Tralee to Cloghane road. A low bank extends along the upper edge of the platform to W and N only; to E it has been disturbed by a N-S running field wall. The platform may originally have been circular, but the S portion has been quarried away, possibly to provide material for the construction of the road. More recently this area has been used as a dump for clearance debris from the surrounding fields. The surface of the platform is raised c. 1.8m above the level of the field. The crest of the enclosing bank lies 2.2m above the external ground level and an average of .35m above the interior. The bank is mainly earthen, but a single stone, set on edge along its inner face, and the presence of some loose stones, may indicate the former presence of internal stone facing. However, much of the bank is densely overgrown and could not be inspected in any great detail. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 448. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-015 Burial
  Description

  Two 'grave-like' structures were discovered here about 30 years ago, on the coastal strip bordering the S side of Brandon Bay. They were roughly 6 feet (1.8m) long and each was covered by 3 slabs; no bones were found inside (local information). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 205. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE035-015001 Burial
  Description

  Two 'grave-like' structures were discovered here about 30 years ago, on the coastal strip bordering the S side of Brandon Bay. They were roughly 6 feet (1.8m) long and each was covered by 3 slabs; no bones were found inside (local information). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 205. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE035-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 16.8m A semi-circular enclosure situated on a N facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. To E the site is bounded by the straight N-S running townland boundary wall and there is no trace of a continuation of the enclosure beyond this. To N the site is defined by a drop of c. 1m from the level interior to the field below, but to S the enclosing bank is preserved to a height of about 1m internally and .2m externally. There is a local tradition of a souterrain here but it has not been visible within living memory. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 449. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-016001 Souterrain
  Description

  Semi-circular enclosure KE035-016---- is situated on a N facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. There is a local tradition of a souterrain (KE035-016001-) here but it has not been visible within living memory. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 449. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-017001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Diam. c. 36m N-S, 41m E-W An Chathairín: Situated on a N to NW facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. The site consists of a level, oval platform, its S half level with the surrounding field, its N half raised between 1.5m and 3.2m above it. The S half is enclosed by a drystone field wall which, in parts, particularly on the outside, can be seen to overlie a grass-grown bank of stones. This latter is probably the collapsed remains of the original enclosing wall. The N half of the enclosure is defined by the scarp which, in the NE quadrant, is faced with roughly-constructed drystone masonry. A low stony bank skirts the edge of the platform above the latter; it is probably the remains of the field wall shown here on the 2nd edition of the OS map. A shallow depression, near the WNW edge of the platform, marks the location of a souterrain which was closed up to prevent injury to cattle (local information). The name of the site and the possible remains of an earlier wall beneath the present one suggest that this site was a cashel rather than a rath. A bullaun stone lies on top of a field wall about 16m E of the site. It measures 1.35m x 1m x c. 0.4m thick. A depression, .3m in diameter and from .05 to .2m deep, has been carved out of its upper surface. A stone cross and 3 human skulls were discovered in the field immediately to SE in Aughanna townland (CKFC 1945, 605; local information). These suggest the existence of a burial ground in the vicinity but there is no memory of this in local tradition. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 574. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-017003 Burial ground
  Description

  A stone cross and 3 human skulls were discovered in the field immediately to SE in Aughanna townland (CKFC 1945, 605; local information). These suggest the existence of a burial ground in the vicinity but there is no memory of this in local tradition. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 574. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-017004 Souterrain
  Description

  An Chathairín: KE035-017---- A shallow depression, near the WNW edge of the platform, marks the location of a souterrain which was closed up to prevent injury to cattle (local information). The name of the site and the possible remains of an earlier wall beneath the present one suggest that this site was a cashel rather than a rath. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 574. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-054 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 30m N-S, 58.5m E-W A large oval cashel situated on a N facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. The ruined remains of 4 hut-sites are traceable in the interior. The N half of the enclosure is defined by a steep scarp which falls up to 3m to the level of the field below. In the NW sector a single course of the outer face of the cashel wall is visible along the top of the scarp. The S half of the enclosure wall consists of a band of collapsed stones, lm high and 1.5m wide, now overlain by a field wall. The inner facing of large boulders can be traced intermittently for a length of 17.5m at the W end. From E to SE the line of the wall is marked by a low bank of turf-covered stones with some outer facing stones protruding above ground. As this latter wall continues downslope beyond the cashel, it may be of more recent origin, but nonetheless probably preserves the outline of the original wall. Two sloping ramps lead up the scarp at N and E; the former is modern, but the latter, c. 2m wide, may represent the entrance. A very low bank bisects the enclosure N-S. This division is noted on the 2nd edition of the OS map as the boundary between the uncultivated W section and the E section which was incorporated into the surrounding field; it may be a later feature. The hut-sites are grouped together in the W half of the enclosure. (1) A circular stone hut, internal diameter c. 4.4m, built into the cashel wall at S. Only the S arc of the wall is preserved. This stands to a maximum height of 1.9m, but the upper courses may be contemporary with the field wall which overlies it. (2) Immediately S of (1) and possibly conjoined with it, is a possible hut-site marked by a depression enclosed by a low bank of earth and stones. (3) Immediately NW of (2), and possibly conjoined with it, is a circular hut, 4m in internal diameter. The inner wall face can be traced for most of the circumference, except for a 2.5m wide gap at N; it stands up to 1.3m high. No outer facing is visible. (4) Abutting the NW side of (3) is a less well-preserved hut, c. 4.3m in internal diameter. The inner wall face can be traced for most of the circumference, except for a confused gap at N. It survives to a maximum height of .45m; the outer face is not visible. Other spreads of stone and ill-defined mounds and hollows in the immediate vicinity do not form any recognisable pattern but may indicate additional huts. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 575. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-054001 Hut site
  Description

  Large oval cashel KE035-054---- situated on a N facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. The ruined remains of 4 hut-sites are traceable in the interior. (1) A circular stone hut, internal diameter c. 4.4m, built into the cashel wall at S. Only the S arc of the wall is preserved. This stands to a maximum height of 1.9m, but the upper courses may be contemporary with the field wall which overlies it. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 575. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-054002 Hut site
  Description

  Large oval cashel KE035-054---- situated on a N facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. The ruined remains of 4 hut-sites are traceable in the interior. (2) Immediately S of (1) and possibly conjoined with it, is a possible hut-site marked by a depression enclosed by a low bank of earth and stones. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 575. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-054003 Hut site
  Description

  Large oval cashel KE035-054---- situated on a N facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. The ruined remains of 4 hut-sites are traceable in the interior. (3) Immediately NW of (2), and possibly conjoined with it, is a circular hut, 4m in internal diameter. The inner wall face can be traced for most of the circumference, except for a 2.5m wide gap at N; it stands up to 1.3m high. No outer facing is visible. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 575. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-054004 Hut site
  Description

  Large oval cashel KE035-054---- situated on a N facing slope overlooking Brandon Bay. The ruined remains of 4 hut-sites are traceable in the interior. (4) Abutting the NW side of (3) is a less well-preserved hut, c. 4.3m in internal diameter. The inner wall face can be traced for most of the circumference, except for a confused gap at N. It survives to a maximum height of .45m; the outer face is not visible. Other spreads of stone and ill-defined mounds and hollows in the immediate vicinity do not form any recognisable pattern but may indicate additional huts. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 575. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE035-151 Souterrain
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Gowlane · An Gabhlán

Area

3,624,847 m² (362.48 ha, 895.72 acres)

Civil parish

Stradbally, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Stradbally, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Stradbally electoral division: 238 people in 86 households; 89% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardbeg, Aughanna, Barrack, Cappateige, Glanteenassig, Knockacurrane, Stradbally-Mountain

Placenames

Gowlane 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.