Gowlane Beg

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gowlane Beg, from 52 m² to 1,999,498 m² (199.95 ha, 494.09 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 Gowlane Beg 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.

• 10 Apr 2019Refused

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19366

• 25 Jan 2018N/a

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 1840

• 11 Aug 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A PROPRIETARY WASTE WATER TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER ALL WITH ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SERVICES / SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17789

• 17 Jan 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DOUBLE PEN SHEEP HOUSE, WITH ANCILLARY EXTERNAL HANDLING FACILITIES, INCORPORATING A DIPPING TANK FOOTBATH AND HOLDING PENS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 1726

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
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Mount Brandon 000375

Recorded monuments

• KE044-029 Field system
  Description

  A very extensive system of old field boundaries occupies the lower S slopes of the central mountain ridge to N of Lispole village, on the open moorland directly N and upslope of the modern field system. The walls can be traced from the E side of Boherbrack townland, through the townlands of Gowlane Beg, Gowlaneard and Gowlane East, to the W side of Puckisland townland, an area measuring about 2 kilometres E-W x 1 kilometre N-S, and some of the walls can be followed to the tops of the mountains. The peat cover in the general area is not deep but it is exploited for local use and it has been almost completely cut-away over most of the area where the walls have been recorded. However, local information indicates that the walls were formerly buried beneath the peat and in a few instances they can be seen to disappear under uncut bog. It was not possible on this occasion to survey the entire area in detail, but a sample area, measuring 780m E-W x 570m N-S, in the townlands of Gowlane Beg and Gowlaneard, was planned. The size of the fields defined by the walls varies considerably, but, in general, the system consists of a series of long parallel N-S walls, some of the long strips thus formed being divided into smaller areas by cross-walls. However, the system is by no means regular. The boundaries themselves consist either of lines of orthostats, .5m high or less, with smaller stones in between, or of a bank c. 1 to 1.5m wide. Both types of construction can occur along the same wall, but the banks are more common in the S part of the system. Larger orthostats also occasionally occur, often at the junction of two walls, and some occur in pairs as if defining entrances. Two stretches of trackway, defined by 2 closely-spaced, parallel walls, occur at the E and SE edge of the area surveyed. A number of other features of archaeological interest occur within the field system, including a standing stone (a), a cup-and-circle marked stone (b), a cairn (c), and enclosures and hut sites; a 2nd standing stone occurs near the E extremity of the system (KE044-036----), outside the limits of the accompanying plan. Other examples of rock art have previously been recorded in Gowlane East townland (KE044-130----) but their precise location has not been identified. The presence of the standing stones and rock art indicates Early Bronze Age activity in the area, but the date of the field system is not known and its relationship with the enclosures and huts is not clear. (d) Enclosure: A semi-circular arc of low, barely discernible walling, c. 15m in diameter, may be the remains of a circular enclosure. (e) Hut: The wall of this oval hut, 7m E-W x 4.8m N-S internally, survives as a ring of upright slabs which average .7m in height. The probable entrance at SE is defined on one side by a collapsed upright and on the other by drystone walling. The interior lies .35m below the external ground level. (f) Enclosure: A circular, stone walled enclosure measuring 10.5m in diameter internally. The wall is for the most part reduced to a band of stone collapse, .5m high, but some short sections of both the inner and outer faces remain to a height of .3m; it is .95m wide. It is not clear where the original entrance lay. (g) Hut: A circular drystone-built foundation measuring 4.7m in diameter internally with a 1.15m wide entrance at SE. The wall is 1.15m to 1.7m thick and survives to a maximum height of .6m. (h) Huts: Three poorly-preserved circular foundations are incorporated into field walls at the SW extremity of the surveyed area. They average 3.5m in diameter internally. (i) Possible huts: This site is marked by a raised stony area measuring 14m N-S x 8m E-W overall, with one short stretch of external drystone facing surviving to a height of .4m. This may represent the remains of a rectangular house, or of a pair of conjoined huts, but too little survives to allow definite classification. (j) Hut: A short distance to E of the latter site are the ruined foundations of a probably circular hut measuring 3.5m in diameter internally with a .95m wide entrance at ESE defined by 2 upright slabs. This feature is not marked on the accompanying plan. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029001 Standing stone
  Description

  (a) Standing stone: Stands 2.95m high and measures .96m wide x .88m thick at base; E-W. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029004 Enclosure
  Description

  (d) Enclosure: A semi-circular arc of low, barely discernible walling, c. 15m in diameter, may be the remains of a circular enclosure. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029005 Hut site
  Description

  (e) Hut: The wall of this oval hut, 7m E-W x 4.8m N-S internally, survives as a ring of upright slabs which average .7m in height. The probable entrance at SE is defined on one side by a collapsed upright and on the other by drystone walling. The interior lies .35m below the external ground level. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029006 Enclosure
  Description

  (f) Enclosure: A circular, stone walled enclosure measuring 10.5m in diameter internally. The wall is for the most part reduced to a band of stone collapse, .5m high, but some short sections of both the inner and outer faces remain to a height of .3m; it is .95m wide. It is not clear where the original entrance lay. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029007 Hut site
  Description

  (g) Hut: A circular drystone-built foundation measuring 4.7m in diameter internally with a 1.15m wide entrance at SE. The wall is 1.15m to 1.7m thick and survives to a maximum height of .6m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029008 Hut site
  Description

  (h) Huts: Three poorly-preserved circular foundations are incorporated into field walls at the SW extremity of the surveyed area. They average 3.5m in diameter internally. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029009 Hut site
  Description

  (h) Huts: Three poorly-preserved circular foundations are incorporated into field walls at the SW extremity of the surveyed area. They average 3.5m in diameter internally. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029010 Hut site
  Description

  (h) Huts: Three poorly-preserved circular foundations are incorporated into field walls at the SW extremity of the surveyed area. They average 3.5m in diameter internally. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029011 Hut site
  Description

  (i) Possible huts: This site is marked by a raised stony area measuring 14m N-S x 8m E-W overall, with one short stretch of external drystone facing surviving to a height of .4m. This may represent the remains of a rectangular house, or of a pair of conjoined huts, but too little survives to allow definite classification. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029012 Hut site
  Description

  (j) Hut: A short distance to E of the latter site are the ruined foundations of a probably circular hut measuring 3.5m in diameter internally with a .95m wide entrance at ESE defined by 2 upright slabs. This feature is not marked on the accompanying plan. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 29. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE044-029013 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This fulacht fia, no. 33 in Clare McMorran's thesis (U.C.G.), abuts the S side of hut site (KE044-029005-) in the Dingle Survey.

• KE044-029014 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This is fulacht fia no. 34 in Clare McMorran's thesis (U.C.G.).

• KE044-029015 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This is possible fulacht fia no 37 in Clare McMorran's thesis (U.C.G.).

• KE044-029016 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This is fulacht fia no 38 in Clare McMorran's thesis (U.C.G.).

• KE044-029017 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing on a hillside and on the E side of a stream. A D-shaped mound (c. 6m N-S; 4m E-W; H c. 1m) of burnt material, partially covered with gorse and heather. The straight side of the mound is W-facing and burnt material is exposed at W and SW, where the mound is being eroded by the stream.

• KE044-077 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 26m A roughly circular univallate rath situated on an ESE facing slope overlooking the Owenalondrig river. The remains of 3 hut sites are visible in the interior and a souterrain (KE044-077004-), mentioned briefly by Curran (No.3), may have been located within this site. The earthen enclosing bank is a maximum of 1.25m high externally and 1m high internally and is 3 to 3.5m wide at base. The inner face along the SW sector is revetted with large stones. The stone-facing along the N sector may be related to the use of the bank as a field boundary. The bank has been levelled along the SE sector and the enclosure is here defined by a 1.5m high drop from the interior to the external ground level. The gap at SW is a secondary feature. The original entrance faces SSE and is defined on its W side by 2 slabs. (1) (KE044-077001-),A roughly circular hut located in the SW sector. It is c. 4m in diameter and the wall is reduced to low grass-grown foundations. The entrance is defined by 2 upright slabs. (2) (KE044-077002-),A possible hut-site to N of (KE044-077001- is marked by a depression which measures 4m N-S x 5m E-W. The NE sector is defined by a bank of stones, .6m high and .9m wide. (3) (KE044-077003-),A shallow circular depression, located to E of (KE044-077001-), may mark the site of a 3rd hut, c. 5m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 450. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE044-077001 Hut site
  Description

  Roughly circular univallate rath KE044-077---- situated on an ESE facing slope overlooking the Owenalondrig river. The remains of 3 hut sites are visible in the interior and a souterrain (KE044-077004-), mentioned briefly by Curran (No.3), may have been located within this site. (1) (KE044-077001-),A roughly circular hut located in the SW sector. It is c. 4m in diameter and the wall is reduced to low grass-grown foundations. The entrance is defined by 2 upright slabs. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 450. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE044-077002 Hut site
  Description

  Roughly circular univallate rath KE044-077---- situated on an ESE facing slope overlooking the Owenalondrig river. The remains of 3 hut sites are visible in the interior and a souterrain (KE044-077004-), mentioned briefly by Curran (No.3), may have been located within this site. (2) (KE044-077002-),A possible hut-site to N of (KE044-077001- is marked by a depression which measures 4m N-S x 5m E-W. The NE sector is defined by a bank of stones, .6m high and .9m wide. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 450. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE044-077003 Hut site
  Description

  Roughly circular univallate rath KE044-077---- situated on an ESE facing slope overlooking the Owenalondrig river. The remains of 3 hut sites are visible in the interior and a souterrain (KE044-077004-), mentioned briefly by Curran (No.3), may have been located within this site. (3) (KE044-077003-),A shallow circular depression, located to E of (KE044-077001-), may mark the site of a 3rd hut, c. 5m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 450. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE044-077004 Souterrain
  Description

  Roughly circular univallate rath KE044-077---- situated on an ESE facing slope overlooking the Owenalondrig river. The remains of 3 hut sites are visible in the interior and a souterrain (KE044-077004-), mentioned briefly by Curran (No.3), may have been located within this site. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 450. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE044-133 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 Beg.

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 Beg.

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

Name

Gowlane Beg · An Gabhlán Beag

Area

2,714,853 m² (271.49 ha, 670.85 acres)

Civil parish

Kinard, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Kinard, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kinard electoral division: 330 people in 135 households; 89% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boherbrack, Coumanare, Deerpark, Gowlaneard

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Gowlane Beg 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.