Killelan West

12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killelan West, from 7,165 m² (0.72 ha, 1.77 acres) to 1,006,952 m² (100.7 ha, 248.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Killelan West 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Killelan West in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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: Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel SAC 002262
• Special Protection Area: Iveragh Peninsula SPA 004154
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Doulus Head To Cooncrome Harbour 001350

Recorded monuments

• KE079-001 Hut site
  Description

  On the rugged W slopes of Killelan, at Doulus Head. A rectangular sheepfold overlies an earlier circular structure, possibly a hut. Fragments of two quern-stones were found c. 18m to NW (Henry 1957, 59). 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. 1310. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-002 Hut site
  Description

  On open mountain terrain, in the vicinity of old field fences, on the S slopes of Killelan overlooking Valencia Harbour. A pair of overgrown conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction, on a stone-revetted terrace. Situated adjacent at E, a rectangular hut (KE079-002003-), probably later. The larger conjoined hut KE079-002---- at E is of circular plan and measures 4.6m x 4.5m in internal diameter. The entrance may be located at E, but the fill of stone collapse makes identification uncertain. The lintelled passage at W communicates with the smaller subcircular hut at W and measures .7m wide. Rubble infill blocks its W end. The second hut measures 5.8m x 3.6m internally. The rectangular hut, abutting the external face of larger conjoined hut at E, survives as an overgrown, stony bank with an entrance at S. D: 4.35m x 3.9m. A sheepfold is located against its S side. 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. 1311. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-002001 Hut site
  Description

  On open mountain terrain, in the vicinity of old field fences, on the S slopes of Killelan overlooking Valencia Harbour. A pair of overgrown conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction, on a stone-revetted terrace. Situated adjacent at E, a rectangular hut (KE079-002003-), probably later. The larger conjoined hut KE079-002---- at E is of circular plan and measures 4.6m x 4.5m in internal diameter. The entrance may be located at E, but the fill of stone collapse makes identification uncertain. The lintelled passage at W communicates with the smaller subcircular hut at W and measures .7m wide. Rubble infill blocks its W end. The second hut KE079-002001- measures 5.8m x 3.6m internally. The rectangular hut, abutting the external face of larger conjoined hut at E, survives as an overgrown, stony bank with an entrance at S. D: 4.35m x 3.9m. A sheepfold is located against its S side. 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. 1311. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-002002 Field boundary
  Description

  On open mountain terrain, in the vicinity of old field fences KE079-002002-, on the S slopes of Killelan overlooking Valencia Harbour. A pair of overgrown conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction, on a stone-revetted terrace. Situated adjacent at E, a rectangular hut (KE079-002003-), probably later. The larger conjoined hut KE079-002---- at E is of circular plan and measures 4.6m x 4.5m in internal diameter. The entrance may be located at E, but the fill of stone collapse makes identification uncertain. The lintelled passage at W communicates with the smaller subcircular hut at W and measures .7m wide. Rubble infill blocks its W end. The second hut KE079-002001- measures 5.8m x 3.6m internally. The rectangular hut, abutting the external face of larger conjoined hut at E, survives as an overgrown, stony bank with an entrance at S. D: 4.35m x 3.9m. A sheepfold is located against its S side. 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. 1311. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-002003 Hut site
  Description

  On open mountain terrain, in the vicinity of old field fences KE079-002002-, on the S slopes of Killelan overlooking Valencia Harbour. A pair of overgrown conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction, on a stone-revetted terrace. Situated adjacent at E, a rectangular hut (KE079-002003-), probably later. The larger conjoined hut KE079-002---- at E is of circular plan and measures 4.6m x 4.5m in internal diameter. The entrance may be located at E, but the fill of stone collapse makes identification uncertain. The lintelled passage at W communicates with the smaller subcircular hut at W and measures .7m wide. Rubble infill blocks its W end. 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. 1311. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-003 Hut site
  Description

  About 70m downslope from KE079-002----, and also associated with old field fences. The collapsed foundations of a circular hut of corbelled drystone construction, situated on an artificial terrace. The entrance at E is .7m wide; nearby are a number of large slabs, possibly displaced lintels. D: 5.1m. 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. 1312. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-004 Hut site
  Description

  Downhill from KE079-003---- and adjacent to an old field wall. The collapsed foundations of a circular, corbelled drystone hut, situated on an artificial terrace. A lintelled niche occurs in the inner wall-face at NW and the entrance is obscured beneath rubble infill. D: 4.3m x 3.5m. 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. 1313. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-005 Hut site
  Description

  Close to the cliff-edge W of Coosbrista, on the S slopes of Killelan mountain. In rough pasture, a pair of conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction. The larger E hut KE079-005---- is subcircular in plan and measures 5.1m x 4.5m internally. Its wall stands to a maximum internal height of 1m and varies from 1.6m to 3.1m thick. Three lintelled drystone chambers, which may be secondary, occur in the N sector of the wall. The lintelled entrance at E measures .6m high, and is .8m wide and 3.2m long. A double lintel occurs on its inner side, the uppermost forming the base of a small wall-niche. The lintelled passage at W, communicating with the W hut, measures .65m high, .8m wide and 2.5m long. The double lintel at its E end also functions as a wall-niche. The W hut is of circular plan and measures 4m x 3.5m internally. Its wall stands to a maximum internal height of .65m and averages 1.5m thick. There is some evidence for an offset at W. Its interior has been modified for use as a sheepfold. Stone debris fills the interior of both huts. 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. 1314. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-005001 Hut site
  Description

  For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 406-7, no. 1314, 'The W hut…'). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE079-006 Hut site
  Description

  About 200m E of KE079-005----, situated on an artificial terrace revetted with drystone masonry on its S side. A pair of circular conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction. The E hut KE079-006----measures 3.9m x 3.7m internally and its wall stands to a maximum internal height of 1.2m. An entrance at SE, .8m wide, is marked by a pair of uprights at its inner end. A lintelled passage at W communicates with the W hut and measures .5m high, .5m wide and 1.3m long. This hut, larger than the first, measures 4.3m in internal diameter and has been coniderably modified and rebuilt. The basal courses of three mural chambers along the internal wall-face suggest that these features may be original and that the original entrance may have been at SE. The present entrance is through a gap at N. 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. 1315. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-006001 Hut site
  Description

  For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 407, no. 1315, '…the W hut…'). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE079-008 Hut site
  Description

  A circular and a rectangular hut on the SE slopes of Killelan mountain, overlooking Doulus Bay and Lough Kay. (1) KE079-008---- The well-preserved circular hut features a splayed, lintelled entrance at SE, .5m wide at base. Almost opposite, on the internal wall-face, is a small wall-niche. D: 3.4m. H: 2.3m. T: .8m. (2) KE079-008001- The foundations of the rectangular hut are located 7m to E. Two collapsed, corbelled sheepfolds occupy its interior. D: 5.5m x 1.6m. A number of old field fences occur in the vicinity; one contains a corbelled recess on its E side. 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. 1316. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-008001 Hut site
  Description

  A circular and a rectangular hut on the SE slopes of Killelan mountain, overlooking Doulus Bay and Lough Kay. (2) KE079-008001- The foundations of the rectangular hut are located 7m to E. Two collapsed, corbelled sheepfolds occupy its interior. D: 5.5m x 1.6m. A number of old field fences occur in the vicinity; one contains a corbelled recess on its E side. 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. 1316. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-008002 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough grazing on the lower S-facing slopes of Killelane Mountain with views across Dolus Bay to Valencia Island. A c. 30m long E-W drystone wall (T 0.9m; H 1.2m), built mainly with horizontal slabs, skirts the N side of a hut site (KE079-008----). A similarly built curvilinear wall (T 0.7m; H 1m) extends S from the hut site for c. 25m. The lower courses of this wall appear to be contemporaneous with the hut site, but the upper horizontal courses appear to be the result of rebuilding as a field boundary. (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 407, no. 1316). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE079-012 Hut site
  Description

  On the SE slopes of Killelan, the sod-covered foundations of a circular drystone hut, surviving only one to two courses high. 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. 1317. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-111 Hut site
  Description

  Midway between KE079-004- and KE079-006----, this circular hut is largely reduced to a mound of stone collapse. Drystone facing is evident beneath the collapse along its N half, giving an internal diameter of 3.8m and an average wall thickness of 1.1m. 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. 1318. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-137 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Possible promontory fort described in 2003 as follows; ‘A 28m long 22m wide southwest-facing steep sided low headland is cut off from the mainland by a slightly curving low earthen bank and external fosse. Several cattle gaps in the bank are the only traces of an entrance feature. The interior is covered by old lazybeds and a low perimeter bank has all but collapsed into the sea. The shore is accessible from within. The curvature of the bank and its location across the promontory is the only suggestion of earlier defence. The slight dimensions, although not the design, are similar to nearby field boundaries. The surrounding area consists of fertile cleared and drained pasture. A long narrow headland immediately to the north shows similar signs of defence’ (Casey 2003, 29, no. F).

• KE079-138 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Possible promontory fort described in 2003 as follows; ‘A long sloping south facing headland has the remains of a hut site at the southern tip of the promontory. This consists of a low grassed over collapsed wall foundation describing an area about 6m in diameter. A shallow depression across the neck of the headland is the only indication of an enclosure. The area is one of fertile pasture with traces of earlier cultivation visible in uncleared and undrained pockets of land. The site is overlooked by higher ground to the north. The sloping sea ricks to the south suggest the headland was once larger than the present remains imply' (Casey 2003, 30, no. G).

• KE079-140 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Possible promontory fort described in 2003 as follows; ‘Several lines of boggy earth seen from the air running across the headland correspond to a deep cleft crossing a narrow isthmus. The site has not yet been inspected at ground level. The area is one of mountainous highlands with a shallow covering of boggy land and outcropping rock' (Casey 2003, 32, no. I).

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Killelan West, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Killelan West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Killelan West

Area

1,455,944 m² (145.59 ha, 359.77 acres)

Civil parish

Caher, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Castlequin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

583 people lived in 225 households in the Castlequin electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Killelan East

Placenames

Killelan West 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.