# Lauragh Upper, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Tuosist, barony of Glanarought, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Láithreach Uachtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,567,098 m² (156.71 ha, 387.24 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,883 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010
- Civil parish: Tuosist, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/tuosist.md
- Barony: Glanarought
- Electoral division: Glanmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 245 people lived in 98 households in the Glanmore electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 28% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23013
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72062
- Centre: latitude 51.752833, longitude -9.775545 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lauragh Upper, from 2,266 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres) to 286,501 m² (28.65 ha, 70.8 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1152253: 286,501 m² (28.65 ha, 70.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152253.md
- Parcel 1158293: 237,631 m² (23.76 ha, 58.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1158293.md
- Parcel 1186442: 216,006 m² (21.6 ha, 53.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1186442.md
- Parcel 1138473: 214,038 m² (21.4 ha, 52.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138473.md
- Parcel 1208739: 127,699 m² (12.77 ha, 31.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1208739.md
- Parcel 1192901: 124,778 m² (12.48 ha, 30.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192901.md
- Parcel 1197129: 107,728 m² (10.77 ha, 26.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1197129.md
- Parcel 1221982: 68,225 m² (6.82 ha, 16.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221982.md
- Parcel 1222557: 64,284 m² (6.43 ha, 15.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1222557.md
- Parcel 1242422: 5,751 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1242422.md
- Parcel 1215723: 5,072 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1215723.md
- Parcel 1231612: 4,695 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231612.md
- Parcel 1208251: 4,164 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1208251.md
- Parcel 6204781: 4,030 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204781.md
- Parcel 1206423: 3,694 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1206423.md
- Parcel 1205793: 3,639 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205793.md
- Parcel 1243027: 3,164 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1243027.md
- Parcel 3085383: 3,029 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3085383.md
- Parcel 1162391: 2,604 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162391.md
- Parcel 1214156: 2,365 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1214156.md
- Parcel 1160574: 2,348 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1160574.md
- Parcel 1220199: 2,266 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220199.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Lauragh Upper in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

1 application, newest first.

- 25 Sept 2026, Kerry County Council 2660924: N/a. Permission. change of use from residential to short-term letting use. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660924/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Kenmare River SAC, site code 002158, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002158

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- KE108-019: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE108-019----. In pasture, on top of a hillock in an undulating wooded area, overlooking Kilmakilloge Harbour to the NW. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 22m), covered with overgrowth, defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.35-1.1m; ext. H 3.2m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 2.2m) at ESE and a cattle-break at W. An intervening fosse (Wth 2.9m) is visible W-NE, SE-SSE and S-WSW. There is an outer bank (Wth 2.25m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 0.4m) W-NE, SE-SSE, S-WSW. The interior is level and wet. There is a closed-up possible souterrain (KE108-019001-) to the E of the centre. 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
- KE108-019001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE108-019001-. In a rath (KE108-019----). According to local information, there is 'an underground passage' in this rath. A depression (1.6m E-W; 1.4m N-S; D 0.8m) to the E of the centre of the rath may mark the entrance to this possible souterrain. 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
- KE108-036: Pound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE108-036----. In a rugged, gorse-covered area, on a W-facing slope overlooking Glanmore Lake. A square enclosure (c. 10m x c. 10m) is indicated and named 'pound' on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. This possible enclosure is not visible at ground level. A laneway connects this pound with the road. It is also named 'pound' on the OS Fair Plan. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE108-073: House - vernacular house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE108-073----. One-storey vernacular house on the W side of the road just N of Ahadav Br. (KE108-010---). The front (E-facing) is of three bays with a central rectangular door ope, with a tongue-and-groove door, flanked on either side by a rectangular window ope with a sheet glass sash window. The house is gable-ended with a chimney on each gable and a loft window in the N gable end. The house is rendered but random rubble is visible where the render has fallen away. There is a recent lean-to addition to the rear. A stone outhouse with a loft is close to the S end of the house and at right angles to it. The house is not marked on the 1846 OS 6-onch map although some structures are present on the site. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE108-076: Metalworking site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE108-076----. In pasture on a SW-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Croanshagh River. The partly collapsed remains of a three-sided iron-smeltin furnace built into the slope at NE. The SW side is defined by a wall (T 2.4m; ext. H 6.7m; int L 5.1m) of uncoursed rubble with large stones at its base. The NW wall consists of two sections with a short protruding return marking the break between the two. The SW end of this wall (T 2m; H 1.8m; L 2.4m) is better built than the portion to the NE which is considerably narrower (Wth 1.3m) and appears to have been rebuilt as a field boundary. The NE wall (H 1.6m; L 6m) is well built. The site is covered with overgrowth and the interior and exterior to the SW are strewn with rubble. According to local information, slag has been found in the field to the S and SE. Charcoal, produced at a hut site (KE111-020----), two enclosures (KE109-089002-, KE109-059----) and two charcoal-making sites (KE111-004003-, KE111-022----) in the locality, supplied the iron smelter. McCracken (1965, 134) listed this site as Glenmore (Derreen) and noted that it belonged to Orpens and that is was in use in the early 18th century. According to local information, the smelter is said to have been constructed in 1708. A limekiln is indicated here on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Lauragh Upper, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Lauragh Upper.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lauragh-upper.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lauragh-upper.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lauragh-upper.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Lauragh Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry: https://everytownland.com/kerry.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Clogherane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/clogherane.md
- Creeveen: https://everytownland.com/kerry/creeveen-70904.md
- Lauragh Lower: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lauragh-lower.md
- Reenkilla: https://everytownland.com/kerry/reenkilla.md
- Shronebirrane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/shronebirrane.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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