Kilcolman
Townland in the civil parish of Aghavallen, barony of Iraghticonnor, Co. Kerry; in Irish Cill Cholmáin
- Area
- 148.4 ha
- 367 acres
- Land parcels
- 82
- registered freehold, median 4,399 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcolman, from 154 m² to 293,226 m² (29.32 ha, 72.46 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Kilcolman 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
4 Mar 2026N/a
Permission to construct an easy feed slatted house for cattle, complete with underground slatted slurry tanks, barriers, canopy, cattle crush, penning, ancillary concrete and all associated ancillary site works.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660185
15 Nov 2023N/a
Invalid- To Retain his domestic garage as constructed
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2360323
15 Nov 2023Conditional
to retain his craft workshop as constructed
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360324
30 Jan 2023Conditional
RETAIN HIS TWO DOMESTIC SHEDS AS CONSTRUCTED
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2395
9 Dec 2022Conditional
RENOVATE AND EXTEND HIS DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH A TREATMENT UNIT AND RAISED SAND POLISHING FILTER, TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING SHOP AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 221285
6 Dec 2022N/a
RETAIN HIS TWO DOMESTIC SHEDS AS CONSTRUCTED
Retention · Kerry County Council, 221265
25 Aug 2021N/a
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A 5MW SOLAR FARM TO INCLUDE PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS WITH MOUNTING FRAMES ON SCREW PILE FOUNDATIONS, INVERTERS, TRANSFORMERS, SUBSTATION, DNO BUILDING , COMMUNICATION BUILDING, SECURITY FENCING POLE MOUNTED SECURITY CAMERAS, MINOR UPGRADES TO EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL OTHER ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PROPOSED OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE PROJECT IS 30 YEARS.
Extension of duration · Kerry County Council, 159772
4 May 2021Conditional
CLOSE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO HIS LAND HOLDING AND TO CREATE A NEW ENTRANCE TO SAME LAND HOLDING AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION
Permission · Kerry County Council, 21477
20 Mar 2020Conditional
TO CONSTRUCT AN EASY FEED SLATTED HOUSE FOR CATTLE, COMPLETE WITH UNDERGROUND SLATTED SLURRY TANKS, CALF PENS AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 20276
11 Dec 2018Conditional
CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS, AND TO INSTALL AN IRL 8 TRICEL NOVO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PUMPED UNIT AND SANDCELL TERTIARY TREATMENT SYSTEM ALL
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 181212
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilcolman.
Recorded monuments
- KE002-025 Ringfort - rath
Description
Internal diameter 28m This circular univallate rath is situated on gently sloping land, and the view from the site is extensive in all directions. The enclosing earthen bank is a maximum of 2m high externally and 1.6m high internally. Access to the interior is gained by three gaps in the N, S and E sector, measuring 3m, 3m and 4m respectively. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 168. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013
- KE002-026 Ringfort - rath
Description
Internal diameter 32m N-S, 31m E-W This roughly circular univallate rath is situated in gently sloping, boggy land and excellent views are afforded in all directions. The site is enclosed by an earthen bank and fosse, the fosse being visible for most of the site. The enclosing bank is well-defined and measures 2.5m high externally, 1.5m high internally and on average 6m wide at the base. The fosse is visible except to the S-SW; it measures between 2m-3.5m in width and .6m below the height of the surrounding land. A 3m wide gap exists to the N. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 169. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013
- KE002-048001 Burial ground
Description
This site is situated in a pastoral field where the land is gently sloping in a N-S direction. It consists of a rough circular area (KE002-048002-) enclosed by an earthen bank and measures 42m N-S, 38m E-W internally, and 46m N-S, 42m E-W externally. The bank measures 3m-4.6m in width at the base and has a maximum height of c 1m externally and .4m-1.2m externally. There is a slight trace of an exterior fosse In the N to W which measures c 1m wide and .4m deep. This site is marked on the 1841-42 OS map as 'Old burial ground' and on the 1914 edition as 'burial ground (disused)'. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013
- KE002-048002 Ringfort - rath
Description
KE002-048001- is situated in a pastoral field where the land is gently sloping in a N-S direction. It consists of a rough circular area (KE002-048002-) enclosed by an earthen bank and measures 42m N-S, 38m E-W internally, and 46m N-S, 42m E-W externally. The bank measures 3m-4.6m in width at the base and has a maximum height of c 1m externally and .4m-1.2m externally. There is a slight trace of an exterior fosse In the N to W which measures c 1m wide and .4m deep. This site is marked on the 1841-42 OS map as 'Old burial ground' and on the 1914 edition as 'burial ground (disused)'. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 844. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilcolman.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilcolman.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Kilcolman, Asdee6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Kilcolman · Cill Cholmáin
- Area
- 1,483,958 m² (148.4 ha, 366.69 acres)
- Civil parish
- Aghavallen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Iraghticonnor
- Electoral division
- Astee, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Astee electoral division: 496 people in 187 households; 92% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Acres, Curraghderrig, Glanawillin, Gullane East, Kylatallin, Sliss
- Placenames
- Kilcolman 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.