Killoe

55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killoe, from 296 m² to 234,852 m² (23.49 ha, 58.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Killoe 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.

• 23 Nov 2022Conditional

  UNDERTAKE EXTENSIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF CONCRETE ROOF TILES WITH SLATE FINISH TO SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING AND REPLACE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH MECHANICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 221210

• 31 Aug 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A MECHANICAL TREATMENT PLANT AND POLISHING FILTER, ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22915

• 10 Sept 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE AND PRIVATE GARAGE/STORE SERVED BY AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT TANK AND POLISHING FILTER AND TO UPGRADE AND ALTER EXISTING ACCESS ROAD

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20823

• 11 Mar 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE AND PRIVATE GARAGE/STORE, SERVED BY AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT TANK AND POLISHING FILTER, AND TO UPGRADE AND ALTER EXISTING ACCESS ROAD.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19230

• 20 Nov 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING REVISION TO SITE BOUNDARIES

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 171155

• 29 Sept 2017N/a

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 17973

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Killoe.

Recorded monuments

• KE079-070 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Gortlissaline: This circular rath is located in upland pasture on the S slopes of Bentee, overlooking the Oghermong river valley. It is bounded along its NW sector by a ravine through which a tributary of the Oghermong flows, and elsewhere it is enclosed by a bank, an external fosse and possibly an outer bank. The latter is extant only at NE, where it rises .9m above the base of the fosse. The flat-bottomed fosse is best preserved from N to SE and measures 3.8m wide. The inner bank rises a maximum of 2.4m above the fosse at S, and varies in height from .45m to 1.1m above the interior. It has an average basal width of 3.6m and is composed of earth and gravel. Its inner flank is faced with a series of upright slabs at S, and some drystone masonry is preserved on either side of the eroded, 3.8m wide, entrance gap at SE. A causeway crosses the fosse at this point. The uneven interior of the rath features scatterings of loose stone. A low stony mound located in the NW quadrant may be the remains of a collapsed hut (KE079-070001-), with a possible entrance at E. It measures 8m in overall diameter. 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. 525. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-070001 Hut site
  Description

  The uneven interior of the rath features scatterings of loose stone. A low stony mound located in the NW quadrant may be the remains of a collapsed hut (KE079-070001-), with a possible entrance at E. It measures 8m in overall diameter. 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. 525. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-071 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture on the S slopes of Bentee. Sometime during the 1960s the stones of this circular hut were removed for use in construction. There is a closed-up souterrain at the site (local information). 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. 1444. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-071001 Souterrain
  Description

  In rough pasture on the S slopes of Bentee. There is a closed-up souterrain at the site (local information). 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. 1444. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-087001 Church
  Description

  This site, which is not marked on the OS maps, is located on the lower S slopes of Bentee mountain at the head of the Oghermong river valley. Its situation affords an extensive outlook to W, towards Portmagee Channel. The site consists of the poorly preserved remains of an oratory with a decorated lintel, a bullaun stone, and, formerly, traces of other buildings. Oratory (KE079-087001-): The remains of this rectangular building are located just above a natural scarp, 1.4m high, which is roughly revetted at S with large stones. Only its S sidewall, a portion of its W end-wall, and slight traces of its E end-wall are preserved. These walls are faced horizontally with large slabs which are carefully laid along the slightly corbelled inner face. A number of slabs which cross the SW internal angle are cut to the form of this corner. The walls stand to a maximum height of .95m and average 1.6m in basal width. A short stretch of a .4m wide offset, coped with large slabs laid end-to-end, is preserved on the outer face of the S wall. This is interrupted by traces of the W jamb of a window ope, only two courses of which remain. The N and E wall foundations may be detected by probing. The oratory measured c. 6m E-W x c. 4m N-S internally. The lintelled doorway is located in the W wall and is largely obscured by collapse. It inclines in elevation from the present basal width of .6m to .65m in height. The outer face of its external lintel, now slightly displaced, is decorated with a series of motifs which is dominated by two somewhat irregular, shallow Maltese crosses. Between these, at the centre of the decorated face, are two motifs, one located above the other; the upper is a shallow trapezoid, and below it are two concentric, subcircular rings, formed with grooves. At left, close to the upper edge of the stone, is a subrectangle formed with broad grooves. Near the opposite end of the stone is a plain rectangle formed with broad grooves. Bullaun Stone (KE079-087003-): This small bullaun lies outside the oratory doorway. It was found in the 1930s in a ploughed field nearby (IFC Schools' Collection). Triangular in form, it measures .45m x .28m and features a hemispherical depression, .24m in diameter. Buildings (KE079-087002-): The foundations of buildings, 'probably beehive cells', were noted at the site in the 1930s (OPW). Henry recorded indistinct traces of buildings N of the oratory (1957, 73). No surface trace of these is now apparent. 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. 958. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE079-087002 Clochan
  Description

  This site (KE079-087001-), which is not marked on the OS maps, is located on the lower S slopes of Bentee mountain at the head of the Oghermong river valley. Its situation affords an extensive outlook to W, towards Portmagee Channel. The site consists of the poorly preserved remains of an oratory with a decorated lintel, a bullaun stone, and, formerly, traces of other buildings. Buildings (KE079-087002-): The foundations of buildings, 'probably beehive cells', were noted at the site in the 1930s (OPW). Henry recorded indistinct traces of buildings N of the oratory (1957, 73). No surface trace of these is now apparent. 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. 958. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE079-087003 Bullaun stone
  Description

  This site (KE079-087001-), which is not marked on the OS maps, is located on the lower S slopes of Bentee mountain at the head of the Oghermong river valley. Its situation affords an extensive outlook to W, towards Portmagee Channel. The site consists of the poorly preserved remains of an oratory with a decorated lintel, a bullaun stone, and, formerly, traces of other buildings. Bullaun Stone (KE079-087003-): This small bullaun lies outside the oratory (KE079-087001-) doorway. It was found in the 1930s in a ploughed field nearby (IFC Schools' Collection). Triangular in form, it measures .45m x .28m and features a hemispherical depression, .24m in diameter. 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. 958. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE079-088001 Hut site
  Description

  Located 3m N of a wedge-tomb (KE079-129----), on the N side of the valley between Bentee and Aghatubrid mountains. A subcircular setting of upright slabs, encircled intermittently by a mound of peat. Entrance at NE is flanked by two uprights. A possible sheepfold occurs in its interior at SW. D: 4.1m x 3.7m. 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. 1319. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-089 Hut site
  Description

  On a level area in rough pasture, on the lower SE slopes of Bentee. A roughly circular setting of upright slabs with a possible entrance at NE. D: 3.9m x 3.6m. 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. 1320. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-090001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 11.6m N-S, 16.3m E-W Caher/An Chathair: This oval-shaped site is located on the S facing slopes of Bentee mountain, overlooking the valley of the Oghermong river to W. The enclosing element is severely denuded and overgrown, and is best preserved along its N sector. Exposed portions reveal that the bank is of stony composition, with large boulders forming the lower courses. At its uphill, N side it measures 1.1m high externally, 1.5m high internally and 4.3m in basal width. Much overgrown stone collapse abuts the barely traceable wall in the site's S sector. The remnants of an oval-shaped drystone hut (KE079-090002-), marked 'Cloghaun (site of)' on the second edition of the OS map, are located in the S half of the site's interior. It measures 5.3m x 4.2m internally, and its walls average 1m thick. Just SE of the hut is an 8m long trench, aligned NW-SW, which probably represents a dug-out section of the souterrain (KE079-090003-) marked 'Cave' on the OS maps. A short stretch of well-preserved drystone masonry is preserved at the NE side of the trench. 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. 600. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-090002 Hut site
  Description

  The remnants of an oval-shaped drystone hut (KE079-090002-), marked 'Cloghaun (site of)' on the second edition of the OS map, are located in the S half of the site's interior. It measures 5.3m x 4.2m internally, and its walls average 1m thick. 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. 600. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-090003 Souterrain
  Description

  Just SE of the hut is an 8m long trench, aligned NW-SW, which probably represents a dug-out section of the souterrain (KE079-090003-) marked 'Cave' on the OS maps. A short stretch of well-preserved drystone masonry is preserved at the NE side of the trench. 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. 600. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-091001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 20.8m N-S This site is located in rough upland pasture at the head of the Oghermong river valley, overlooking Valencia Harbour to W. A roadway cuts through it and has levelled its NE sector. Elsewhere the site is defined by a gently sloping platform of roughly circular plan which is enclosed by a low bank surviving up to .7m high. Intermittent stretches of drystone facing, sections of which have collapsed, revet the bank. Two possible entrances to the monument survive at ESE and SW. A number of low amorphous mounds occur in the N half of its interior. There is no trace of the 'Gallaun' (KE079-091002-) depicted on the OS maps in the rath's interior at E. 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. 526. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-091002 Standing stone
  Description

  There is no trace of the 'Gallaun' (KE079-091002-) depicted on the OS maps in the rath's interior at E. 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. 526. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-127 Hut site
  Description

  On lower SE slopes of Bentee. A rectangular drystone hut, built against the S side of a large outcrop. The inner wall-face is flanked by a series of upright slabs, and a possible entrance is located at E. D: 4m x 2.9m. H: .7m. T: .8m. A chamber, inserted in the NE corner of the hut, constructed of one corbelled wall and a roof of sloping slabs, may be an animal shelter. 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. 1321. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-128 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture on the SE slopes of Bentee, close to a modern track. A sod-covered, drystone hut of subrectangular plan. D: 3.6m x 2.5m. H: .85m. T: 1m. On a terrace 11m to N, two conjoined structures of contiguous uprights; that at N is of rectangular plan, 4m x 3.6m, while the adjoining structure at S is of triangular plan 6.3m 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. 1322. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-128001 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture on the SE slopes of Bentee, close to a modern track. A sod-covered, drystone hut of subrectangular plan. D: 3.6m x 2.5m. H: .85m. T: 1m. On a terrace 11m to N, two conjoined structures of contiguous uprights; that at N KE079-128001- is of rectangular plan, 4m x 3.6m, while the adjoining structure at S is of triangular plan 6.3m 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. 1322. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-128002 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture on the SE slopes of Bentee, close to a modern track. A sod-covered, drystone hut of subrectangular plan. D: 3.6m x 2.5m. H: .85m. T: 1m. On a terrace 11m to N, two conjoined structures of contiguous uprights; that at S KE079-128002- is of triangular plan 6.3m 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. 1322. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-129 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  Deeply buried in rough boggy ground, this fairly well-preserved wedge-tomb is located on a small platform on the N side of the valley between Bentee and Aghatubrid mountains. It commands a wide outlook to W, over the basin of the Oghermong river to Valencia Island and the sea beyond. The field in which it is located is known locally as 'Gortaleaca'. It consists of a chamber, roofed with two slabs, with the remains of aportico at its W end. Faint traces of a mound are visible on its S side. The chamber measures at least 2.9m in overall length and is aligned ENE-WSW. A markedly inclined septal-stone and an orthostat representing the N side of the portico are exposed at its W end. Two orthostats, decreasing in height towards E, form the S side of the chamber, while a collapsed side-stone is partly visible at N. Resting on the septal-stone is the high-pitched W roof-stone; it is slightly displaced and its E end is concealed by an overgrowth of peat which also overlies the adjacent E roof-stone. 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. 81. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982) Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE079-129001 Field boundary
  Description

  An old field wall abuts the tomb at SE, while a slab-built structure (KE079-088001-), probably a hut site, is located 3m to N (de Valera and 6 Nualláin 1982, 62-3). 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. 81. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE079-130 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture on the SE slopes of Bentee. An overgrown subtriangular hut with low upright slabs forming the base of the inner wall-face. A possible entrance at N, 1m wide. D: 3.7m. W: .9m. 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. 1323. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-131 Hut site
  Description

  Cloghaun/Clochán: On a slight rise in rough pasture on the SE slopes of Bentee, c. 20m SW of a caher (KE079-090001-). The overgrown foundations of a pair of circular, conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction. A basal row of thin slabs flanks the inner face. The hut at S KE079-131----, 5m x 4.2m, has an independent entrance, 1.3m wide, at E; an upright in its N wall indicates the probable location of the communicating passage. The N hut KE079-131001-measures 4.8m x 3.7m internally. 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. 1324. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-131001 Hut site
  Description

  Cloghaun/Clochán: On a slight rise in rough pasture on the SE slopes of Bentee, c. 20m SW of a caher (KE079-090001-). The overgrown foundations of a pair of circular, conjoined huts of corbelled drystone construction. A basal row of thin slabs flanks the inner face. The hut at S KE079-131----, 5m x 4.2m, has an independent entrance, 1.3m wide, at E; an upright in its N wall indicates the probable location of the communicating passage. The N hut KE079-131001-measures 4.8m x 3.7m internally. 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. 1324. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE079-132 Hut site
  Description

  On a level area on the lower SE slopes of Bentee. The collapsed foundations of a roughly circular hut with a possible lintelled niche in the inner wall-face. Possible entrance at W, marked by an upright. D: 3.7m x 3.3m. Remnants of possible enclosing wall, 20m to 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. 1325. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Killoe

Area

2,477,280 m² (247.73 ha, 612.15 acres)

Civil parish

Caher, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Caher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Caher electoral division: 2,061 people in 819 households; 72% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Canburrin, Carhan Upper, Gurteen, Killogrone, Laharan South, Letter

Placenames

Killoe 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.