Kilquane

60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilquane, from 37 m² to 454,251 m² (45.43 ha, 112.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilquane 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 2021Conditional

  RETAIN AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTIC ACCOMMODATION SERVED BY A SEPTIC TANK, ALSO TO INCLUDE A DETACHED PRIVATE STABLE BUILDING, ALL AS CONSTRUCTED AND WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21704

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 Kilquane.

Recorded monuments

• KE034-060 Standing stone
  Description

  The 'Gallaun' marked on the OS maps and described as standing '6 feet (1.8m) high' (OSNB Kilquane, 31) now lies prostrate in the flat, boggy plain drained by the Feohanagh river. It is c. 2m long, .65m wide and .45m thick. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 120. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE034-106001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Kilquane church and graveyard/ Cill Chuáin (KE034-106004-): The modern rectangular graveyard and site of the medieval parish church are located directly S of Kilquane village at the foot of the W slopes of Brandon Peak. The outline of an earlier, probably circular enclosure can be traced outside the NW wall of the graveyard and a bullaun stone lies within the former. One of the roofing slabs to a modern grave was reported to have a possible ogham inscription. The authenticity of the inscription could not be verified as the stone has been removed and could not be located on this occasion. Amongst the older gravemarkers in the graveyard are a rude stone cross, 0.68m high x 0.54m wide, and a few notched stones. Early Enclosure: This consists of a semi-circular platform abutting the NW side of the graveyard. It measures 48m NE-SW x c. 20m NW-SE a maximum of 0.75m in height and is bisected WNW-ESE by a field wall. The S portion is occupied by several barely discernible mounds and at the centre is a rectangular feature consisting of a depression, 2.8 x 1.4m, enclosed by a low stony bank up to .25m high. Bullaun Stone (KE034-106002-): An irregularly-shaped stone measuring .8 x .78m, with a large irregularly-shaped depression, 0.43 x 0.53m, on its upper surface. At the base of the larger depression are 3 circular depressions varying from 0.13 to 0.21m in diameter and from 0.14 to 0.08m in depth. Church (KE034-106003-): There appears to have been a church here by 1475 (Cal Pap Reg, 13, 460). It is not included however in the list of churches in the diocese in 1622 (TCD Ms 2158, 94) and may have fallen into disrepair before that date. In 1841 the remains of the church, 15.25 x 5.38m with walls 1.4m thick, were visible in the graveyard; the N, W and E walls were reduced to foundations, but the extant section of the S wall preserved the remains of a lintelled doorway (OSL). No trace of the church is now visible but 2 pivot stones lying loose in the graveyard may be related. One is a rectangular slab with a central perforation measuring .12m in diameter; this resembles the pivot stones preserved above the doorway in Gallarus oratory (KE042-071004-). The 2nd stone is broken but preserves a small perforation measuring 0.03m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 857. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013

• KE034-106002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Kilquane church and graveyard/ Cill Chuáin (KE034-106004-): The modern rectangular graveyard and site of the medieval parish church are located directly S of Kilquane village at the foot of the W slopes of Brandon Peak. Bullaun Stone (KE034-106002-): An irregularly-shaped stone measuring 0.8 x 0.78m, with a large irregularly-shaped depression, 0.43 x 0.53m, on its upper surface. At the base of the larger depression are 3 circular depressions varying from 0.13 to 0.21m in diameter and from 0.14 to 0.08m in depth. Church (KE034-106003-): There appears to have been a church here by 1475 (Cal Pap Reg, 13, 460). It is not included however in the list of churches in the diocese in 1622 (TCD Ms 2158, 94) and may have fallen into disrepair before that date. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 857. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013

• KE034-106003 Church
  Description

  Kilquane church and graveyard/ Cill Chuáin (KE034-106004-): The modern rectangular graveyard and site of the medieval parish church are located directly S of Kilquane village at the foot of the W slopes of Brandon Peak. Church (KE034-106003-): There appears to have been a church here by 1475 (Cal Pap Reg, 13, 460). It is not included however in the list of churches in the diocese in 1622 (TCD Ms 2158, 94) and may have fallen into disrepair before that date. In 1841 the remains of the church, 15.25 x 5.38m with walls 1.4m thick, were visible in the graveyard; the N, W and E walls were reduced to foundations, but the extant section of the S wall preserved the remains of a lintelled doorway (OSL). No trace of the church is now visible but 2 pivot stones lying loose in the graveyard may be related. One is a rectangular slab with a central perforation measuring 0.12m in diameter; this resembles the pivot stones preserved above the doorway in Gallarus oratory (KE042-071004-). The 2nd stone is broken but preserves a small perforation measuring 0.03m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 857. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013

• KE034-106004 Graveyard
  Description

  Kilquane church and graveyard/ Cill Chuáin (KE034-106004-): The modern rectangular graveyard and site of the medieval parish church are located directly S of Kilquane village at the foot of the W slopes of Brandon Peak. The outline of an earlier, probably circular enclosure can be traced outside the NW wall of the graveyard and a bullaun stone lies within the former. One of the roofing slabs to a modern grave was reported to have a possible ogham inscription. The authenticity of the inscription could not be verified as the stone has been removed and could not be located on this occasion. Amongst the older gravemarkers in the graveyard are a rude stone cross, 0.68m high x 0.54m wide, and a few notched stones. In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details: ‘Kilquane Graveyard is located within the townland of Kilquane (ED Kilquane), Co. Kerry, situated approximately 8.7 km northwest of Dingle and approximately 2.3 km southeast of the village of Feohanagh, on the Dingle Peninsula. It is overlooked to the east by Mt. Brandon, the highest peak on the Dingle Peninsula. The graveyard is located on a very slight westerly sloping area within pastureland and enjoys extensive views over the surrounding countryside to the west which breaks onto the Atlantic Ocean. The graveyard is recorded in the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) as KE034‐106004-, and contains the site of a church listed as KE034‐106003-. Also within the boundaries of the graveyard are two architectural fragments; KE034-106005‐/006-. Outside the boundaries of the graveyard and within the adjoining two fields to the northwest is the site of an Ecclesiastical Enclosure KE034‐106001- and a Bullaun Stone KE034‐106002-. The historic section of the graveyard is sub‐rectangular in plan. A more recent graveyard extension surrounds the historic graveyard to the east and south and is ‘L’ shaped in plan. The historic section of the graveyard is enclosed by both drystone and mortared rubblestone walls while roughcast rendered walls enclose the graveyard extension. The graveyard is entered via three stiles and a gated entrance which are located along the north‐eastern boundary. new rectangular graveyard has been constructed to the north‐east of this roadway with an extensive modern car parking area to the northwest. There are no visible structural remains of the church. The boundary walls surrounding the historic section of the graveyard consist of two types: those to the northeast and west are drystone walling while those to the southeast and southwest consist of mortared rubblestone with rubblestone and flagstone coping. The primary entrance which is located along the north‐eastern boundary of the graveyard extension consists of a pair of roughcast rendered square‐profile piers surmounted by render capping supporting double‐leaf wrought‐iron gates. The piers survive in good condition with occasional cracks to the external rendering. The second method of entry consists of a ‘V’‐shaped stile which is located immediately to the southeast of the main entrance. Two historic stiles are located within the north‐eastern boundary of the historic section of the graveyard. These consist of large flagstones which are positioned at perpendicular angles to the wall to create a projecting step on both elevations. A narrow stone in the centre of the step is flanked by two large rubblestone blocks. Two more entrances are located in the south‐eastern boundary of the historic section of the graveyard. These are simple in form and are represented by gaps in the wall. There are 14 named tombs present at Kilquane Graveyard which are concentrated in the southwestern half of the graveyard. Generally these tombs are modest in their construction and consist of rectangular structures, usually built from rubblestone although some have red brick detailing and are externally rendered. The oldest identified burial within the graveyard was Grave No. 8 with a date of 1921. There are approximately 58 unnamed tombs within Kilquane Graveyard. Larger portions of the central southern half of the historic graveyard were inaccessible as they were unsafe to enter. There are 11 named headstone and plots present within Kilquane Burial Ground. There were 7 unnamed or illegible headstones and plots present during the survey of Kilquane Graveyard. In total 38 unnamed gravemarkers were recorded during this survey of Kilquane Graveyard. The majority of these were concentrated in the northern area of the graveyard and usually consisted of simple locally sourced stone which was placed in an upright position, e.g. Grave No. 40. Miscellaneous No. 01: Small cross slab forming gravemarker for Grave No. 41. Miscellaneous No. 04: Small cross slab forming gravemarker for Grave No. 128. The cross is partially buried and it appears that one arm of the cross is broken off. Miscellaneous No. 02: Small portable sub‐square piece of stone with hole carved in centre, currently located on plot of Grave No. 44. Miscellaneous No. 03: Small portable sub‐square piece of stone with hole carved in centre, currently forming part of the fabric of the tomb at Grave No. 48‘ (Hanbidge 2011, 2-11). See attached plan of graveyard courtesy of Robert Hanbidge The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 857. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload:6 July 2022

• KE034-106005 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Kilquane church and graveyard/ Cill Chuáin (KE034-106004-): The modern rectangular graveyard and site of the medieval parish church are located directly S of Kilquane village at the foot of the W slopes of Brandon Peak. No trace of the church is now visible but 2 pivot stones lying loose in the graveyard may be related. One (KE034-106005-) is a rectangular slab with a central perforation measuring 0.12m in diameter; this resembles the pivot stones preserved above the doorway in Gallarus oratory (KE042-071004-). The 2nd stone is broken but preserves a small perforation measuring 0.03m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 857. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013

• KE034-106006 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Kilquane church and graveyard/ Cill Chuáin (KE034-106004-): The modern rectangular graveyard and site of the medieval parish church are located directly S of Kilquane village at the foot of the W slopes of Brandon Peak. No trace of the church is now visible but 2 pivot stones lying loose in the graveyard may be related. The 2nd stone KE034-106006- is broken but preserves a small perforation measuring 0.03m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 857. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013

• KE034-106007 Cross
  Description

  In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details about a small cross identified as Miscellaneous 01: ‘Kilquane Graveyard is located within the townland of Kilquane (ED Kilquane), Co. Kerry, situated approximately 8.7 km northwest of Dingle and approximately 2.3 km southeast of the village of Feohanagh, on the Dingle Peninsula. It is overlooked to the east by Mt. Brandon, the highest peak on the Dingle Peninsula. The graveyard is located on a very slight westerly sloping area within pastureland and enjoys extensive views over the surrounding countryside to the west which breaks onto the Atlantic Ocean. Miscellaneous No. 01: Small cross slab forming gravemarker for Grave No. 41' (Hanbidge 2011, 10). See attached graveyard plan showing location of Miscellaneous No. 01, courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 July 2022

• KE034-106008 Holed stone
  Description

  In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details about a holed stone identified as Miscellaneous 02: ‘Kilquane Graveyard is located within the townland of Kilquane (ED Kilquane), Co. Kerry, situated approximately 8.7 km northwest of Dingle and approximately 2.3 km southeast of the village of Feohanagh, on the Dingle Peninsula. It is overlooked to the east by Mt. Brandon, the highest peak on the Dingle Peninsula. The graveyard is located on a very slight westerly sloping area within pastureland and enjoys extensive views over the surrounding countryside to the west which breaks onto the Atlantic Ocean. Small portable sub‐square piece of stone with hole carved in centre, currently located on plot of Grave No. 44' (Hanbidge 2011, 11). See attached graveyard plan showing location of Miscellaneous No. 02, courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 July 2022

• KE034-106009 Holed stone
  Description

  In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details about a holed stone identified as Miscellaneous 03: ‘Kilquane Graveyard is located within the townland of Kilquane (ED Kilquane), Co. Kerry, situated approximately 8.7 km northwest of Dingle and approximately 2.3 km southeast of the village of Feohanagh, on the Dingle Peninsula. It is overlooked to the east by Mt. Brandon, the highest peak on the Dingle Peninsula. The graveyard is located on a very slight westerly sloping area within pastureland and enjoys extensive views over the surrounding countryside to the west which breaks onto the Atlantic Ocean. Small portable sub‐square piece of stone with hole carved in centre, currently forming part of the fabric of the tomb at Grave No. 48' (Hanbidge 2011, 11). See attached graveyard plan showing location of Miscellaneous No. 03, courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 July 2022

• KE034-106010 Cross
  Description

  In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details about a small cross identified as Miscellaneous 04: ‘Kilquane Graveyard is located within the townland of Kilquane (ED Kilquane), Co. Kerry, situated approximately 8.7 km northwest of Dingle and approximately 2.3 km southeast of the village of Feohanagh, on the Dingle Peninsula. It is overlooked to the east by Mt. Brandon, the highest peak on the Dingle Peninsula. The graveyard is located on a very slight westerly sloping area within pastureland and enjoys extensive views over the surrounding countryside to the west which breaks onto the Atlantic Ocean. Small cross slab forming gravemarker for Grave No. 128. The cross is partially buried and it appears that one arm of the cross is broken off' (Hanbidge 2011, 10). See attached graveyard plan showing location of Miscellaneous No. 04, courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 July 2022

• KE034-140 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 25m E-W, 12.7m N-S A semi-circular univallate rath perched on the edge of the cliff which forms the S bank of the Feohanagh river. To N it is bounded by the stone wall which skirts the cliff edge and to S it is surrounded by an earthen bank and fosse. The bank is 2.25m high internally and 4.2m wide at base. The fosse is 3.4m wide and rises 3.25m to the crest of the bank and 1.15m to the external ground level. There is a slight suggestion of a causeway across the fosse at SE, but the bank has been removed along this SE sector and the entrance gap is ill-defined. A low stony mound in the interior may consist of dump material from the removal of this bank. A 4.2m wide gap at SW has no corresponding causeway across the fosse and may be secondary. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 477. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, 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 Kilquane.

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

Name

Kilquane · Cill Chuáin

Area

1,165,525 m² (116.55 ha, 288.01 acres)

Civil parish

Kilquane, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Kilquane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilquane electoral division: 422 people in 186 households; 83% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinloghig, Ballybrack, Ballyganneen, Caherscullibeen, Moorestown

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Kilquane 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.