Loher

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loher, from 23 m² to 1,237,121 m² (123.71 ha, 305.7 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Loher 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 Jun 2026Conditional

  to decommission existing septic tank and replace with mechanical aeration unit and polishing filter

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660572

• 14 Apr 2025Conditional

  PERMISSION TO DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, INSTALL A NEW MECHANICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SAND POLISHING FILTER, CONSTRUCT PORCH TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, CONSTRUCT DOMESTIC GARAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, AND WIDEN THE ACCESS ROADWAY TO FACILITATE SAFER ACCESS/EGRESS TO THE SITE

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560287

• 8 Apr 2025Refused

  ar chead chun teach cónaithe príobháideach a thógáil le dabhach cóireála meicniúil agus limistéar síothlaithe, le bealach isteach nua don láithreán & na hoibreacha suímh go léir a bhaineann leis ar a suíomh lonnaithe

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560263

• 3 May 2024Conditional

  TO CONSTRUCT A NEW EXTENSION TO THE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALL A NEW WASTEWATER TREATEMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 24180

• 25 Jul 2023Conditional

  TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SHEEP HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23841

• 22 Mar 2021N/a

  (1) RETAIN CHANGE OF USE OF STONE FARM BYRE TO A ONE-BEDROOM DWELLING (2) TO REMOVE WOOD-FRAME EXTENSION TO REAR AND PERMISSION TO REINSTATE THE SAME IN BLOCK AND STONE CONSTRUCTION (3) TO RETAIN SEPARATE WOOD-FRAME WOOKSHOP (4) TO REMOVE WOOD-FRAME EXTENSION TO REAR OF WORKSHOP AND (5) TO RETAIN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 21291

• 24 Sept 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION AND WORKS CONSISTING OF BUILDING OF EXTENSION AT REAR OF EXISTING STUDIO ONE BED ACCOMMODATION AND FIT 3 NO FLUSH TYPE VELUX ROOF LIGHTS IN REAR ROOF AND FITTING TRADITIONAL SASH WINDOWS IN FRONT ROAD SIDE

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 19995

• 30 Apr 2019Conditional

  TO EXTEND DWELLING AT WESTERN ELEVATION

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19444

• 27 Mar 2019N/a

  EXTEND DWELLING AT WESTERN/ROADSIDE ELEVATION

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 19314

• 28 Nov 2018Refused

  1. TO RETAIN CHANGE OF USE OF STONE FARM BYRE TO A ONE-BEDROOM DWELLING. 2. TO RETAIN WOOD-FRAME EXTENSION TO REAR. 3. TO RETAIN SEPARATE WOOD-FRAME WORKSHOP AND 4. TO RETAIN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK ALL

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 181160

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: Ballinskelligs Bay and Inny Estuary SAC 000335
• Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballinskelligs Bay And Inny Estuary 000335

Recorded monuments

• KE098-063 Hut site
  Description

  On a natural terrace on the NW slopes of Farraniaragh, overlooking Balinskelligs Bay to W. A defaced square hut with an entrance at N, .7m wide. The wall, now a rubble core, has an average width of 2.8m. Clearance cairns and old cultivation ridges are visible in the near vicinity. D: 5.3m x 4.1m. 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. 1352. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE106-003001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Overall diam. 18m NW-SE This site is located on the lower W slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to W. Only a portion of the S sector of its enclosing element is extant, and elsewhere an overlying field boundary follows the line of the original enclosure. A modern trackway runs adjacent to the inner face of the enclosure at E. The surviving stretch of the enclosing feature consists of a rubble core faced internally and externally with drystone masonry, now reduced to a single course. It measures .25m high and 3.1m wide and features a well-defined entrance gap, 1m wide, at SW. Two portals, averaging 1.2m high, mark its W side, while a slab set on edge forms the opposing side. A large lintel-like slab, at least 1.35m long, lies outside the entrance. In the interior of the site at W are the possible remains of a hut (KE106-003006-), represented by a low stony mound of rectangular plan. A concentration of stone at E may be modern field clearance. O'Connell noted a 'cromlech' (KE106-003004-) and an 'Ogham' (KE106-003005-) at this location (OPW), but neither feature can now be identified. 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. 608. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-003004 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  O'Connell noted a 'cromlech' (KE106-003004-) and an 'Ogham' (KE106-003005-) at this location (OPW), but neither feature can now be identified. 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. 608. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-003005 Ogham stone
  Description

  O'Connell noted a 'cromlech' (KE106-003004-) and an 'Ogham' (KE106-003005-) at this location (OPW), but neither feature can now be identified. 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. 608. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-003006 Hut site
  Description

  In the interior of the site at W are the possible remains of a hut (KE106-003006-), represented by a low stony mound of rectangular plan. A concentration of stone at E may be modern field clearance. 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. 608. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-003007 Rock art
  Description

  A rectangular sandstone boulder measuring 1.45m E/W is incorporated into the lowest course of boulders forming the exterior wall at S of Loher Stone Fort. Measuring 1.45m EW and decreasing in height from 0.38m at its E end to 0.2m at its E end, the boulder is inscribed with a circular cupmark, diam. 0.07m, D. 8mm, which is located 0.22m in from the boulder’s E edge and 0.17m from its upper edge. Occsaoinal pickmarks, particularly W of the cupmarks, are also found on the rock surface. The boulder may form part of the original fabric of the fort as restoration work to the exterior wall of the fort in the 1980s was carried out at its W side and not at this location. The boulder is located 3.7m SW of the entrance to the fort and some 6m from rock art panel KE106-015011. Beyond the fence enclosing the fort, a cupmarked boulder is located 20m to S in a field clearance cairn and a cup-and-ring marked boulder is located in field clearance 80m to SW. Compiled by: Aoubheann Lambe Date of upload: 3 September 2018

• KE106-007001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Kildreenagh Burial Ground/Cill Draighneach or Ceallúnach an Lóthair: This site is located in rough pasture on the lower W slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay. It is enclosed by a stone wall and contains an oratory, a leacht, three cross-inscribed slabs, a circular hut, and an area of burial. The subcircular enclosure measures 31m N-S x 26m E-W internally and is defined by a poorly preserved stone wall. This measures up to 1.2m high externally, .9m high internally and varies from 2.3m to 4m in width. A series of slabs set on end flank its inner face at N, and elsewhere a number of uprights occur both internally and externally. A modem field boundary closely follows the outline of the enclosure at N. At SE there is a blocked entrance, 1.1m wide, with sides formed by upright slabs. Two opposing uprights at NW may represent a second entrance, but this is uncertain. A hut interrupts the circuit of the enclosing wall on its W side. The interior of the enclosure slopes down to W. A sub-rectangular raised area, .9m high and measuring 13.5m N-S x 8m E-W, abuts the enclosing clement in the NE quadrant of the enclosure. It is retained by a series of large upright slabs, many of them now inclining outwards, and is reached by two steps, flanked by opposing upright slabs, set .8m apart. Located on the platform is an oratory, a leacht, and three cross-inscribed stones. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-007002 Cross-slab
  Description

  This slab stands at the NW corner of the leacht (KE106-007007-) and is 1.16m high and measures .26m x .16m at base. Its W face, dressed to a smooth finish, bears a finely executed outline Latin cross with expanded arms and upper shaft. Beneath its arms are versions of the alpha and omega symbols, while two small dots occur below the base of the shaft. Henry proposed that the design on this slab was based on seventh century manuscript illustrations (1948, 177), though it has also been suggested that metal altar-crosses of Coptic type may have provided models for it (Sheehan 1990c, 164). The slab is locally referred to as an leac chaol. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-007003 Hut site
  Description

  This subcircular hut is contained within the enclosure wall at NW (KE106-007005-) and measures 4.1m NE-SW x 3.6m NW-SE internally. Its wall displays slight traces of corbelling at NE, where it stands to a maximum height of .6m and is 1.15m wide. lts base is faced with upright slabs along both faces. The entrance appears to have been at SE, where a gap now occurs. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-007004 Church
  Description

  Oratory: Located on the platform in NE of enclosure (KE106-007005-), this rectangular drystone-built structure is poorly preserved. It measures 2.25m N-S x 3.1m E-W internally. Its horizontally coursed wall, 1.1m wide, survives to an internal height of .45m; the outer face has collapsed. The .6m wide doorway is located at W, and a 1.25m long slab lying across it may be a displaced lintel. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-007005 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Kildreenagh Burial Ground/Cill Draighneach or Ceallúnach an Lóthair: This site is located in rough pasture on the lower W slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay. It is enclosed by a stone wall and contains an oratory, a leacht, three cross-inscribed slabs, a circular hut, and an area of burial. The subcircular enclosure measures 31m N-S x 26m E-W internally and is defined by a poorly preserved stone wall. This measures up to 1.2m high externally, .9m high internally and varies from 2.3m to 4m in width. A series of slabs set on end flank its inner face at N, and elsewhere a number of uprights occur both internally and externally. A modem field boundary closely follows the outline of the enclosure at N. At SE there is a blocked entrance, 1.1m wide, with sides formed by upright slabs. Two opposing uprights at NW may represent a second entrance, but this is uncertain. A hut interrupts the circuit of the enclosing wall on its W side. The interior of the enclosure slopes down to W. A sub-rectangular raised area, .9m high and measuring 13.5m N-S x 8m E-W, abuts the enclosing clement in the NE quadrant of the enclosure. It is retained by a series of large upright slabs, many of them now inclining outwards, and is reached by two steps, flanked by opposing upright slabs, set .8m apart. Located on the platform is an oratory, a leacht, and three cross-inscribed stones. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-007007 Leacht
  Description

  This poorly preserved structure occupies the S end of the platform, just above the steps which give access to it from the enclosure (KE106-007005-). Sections of its drystone-faced sides are visible at S and W, and it measures c. 4m N-S x c. 3m E-W. Its stony composition includes much quartz. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-007009 Cross-slab
  Description

  This slab stands outside the leacht (KE106-007007-) at W, and measures .68m high and .15m x .1m at base. It features a single-line Latin cross on its W face. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-007010 Cross-slab
  Description

  Located 1.8m N of another cross-slab (KE106-007009-), this slab is .57m high and measures .16m x .lm at base. It has a single-line Latin cross located low down on its W face. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 963. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 June 2013

• KE106-008 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  This site is depicted as a small circular field on the first edition of the OS map. Its poorly preserved remains are located on the W slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, in the grounds of a modern bungalow, and consist of a short arc of an earth and gravel bank 1.2m in external height and 1.6m wide. The remainder of the site appears to have been levelled and is densely overgrown. 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. 761. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-008001 Souterrain
  Description

  In a cashel (KE106-008----). A collapsed area (L c. 5m) slopes down to an entrance (Wth 1m; H 1.5m) in the NW wall of the cashel. The souterrain is of drystone construction and is roofed with lintels. When inspected, the creepway had filled with water to a depth of 0.2m. (Hegarty and Dowd, 2000) 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

• KE106-008002 Enclosure
  Description

  For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 214, no. 761). 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

• KE106-013 Enclosure
  Description

  There is no surface trace of the subcircular enclosure marked on both editions of the OS maps at this location. It was situated in an uneven field on the lower W slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, and overlooked Ballinskelligs Bay to W. 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. 831. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. Internal diam. 18.4m N-S, 19.8m E-W. Loher Fort/Cathair an Lóthair: This substantial caher is located on the lower W slopes of Farraniaragh mountain, commanding an impressive view over Ballinskelligs Bay to W. Excavations at the site, undertaken by O'Flaherty in the early 1980s, revealed that the caher wall featured a terraced inner face and enclosed the well-preserved remains of two drystone-built houses, one circular (1) and the other rectangular (2). Stratigraphic and other evidence indicated that the rectangular house post-dated the circular one, in which there is an entrance to a souterrain, and that several timber or stone structures pre-dated these two houses (O'Flaherty 1986, 26-7). Caher Wall: This consists of a rubble core faced internally and externally with random courses of well-built drystone masonry. Much of the external face, which is battered, is concealed by a substantial build-up of collapse and field-clearance material. The wall, which is up to 4m in basal thickness, varies in external height from 1m to 2.5m and internally from 2.5m to 3.3m. A lintel-covered paved entrance passage, 4m long, 1.35m wide and 1.7m high, leads into the interior of the site from SSE. A terrace, reached by means of seven inset arrangements of opposing steps, occurs on the internal face of the caher wall at an average height of 1.3m. The arrangements of steps occur at irregularly spaced intervals, and the individual sections of the terrace to which they give access average .6m wide. Traces of a short section of a second terrace, also furnished with steps, occur above the first in the N sector of the wall. Houses: (1) (KE106-015001-) This circular drystone house, 6.6m in internal diameter, occupies the NE quadrant of the site's interior where it abuts the enclosing wall. Its wall is preserved to an average height of 1.3m and an entrance, .8m wide, is located at S. The entrance to a souterrain (KE106-015002-) is located in the W half of the interior of the house. Measuring 1.1m x 1.3m, it gives access to a drystone-built lintelled passage, 1m high, which runs E-W for 3m before turning sharply to N. The excavation revealed that the construction of the souterrain post-dated that of the house, and that an earlier stone-built circular structure (KE106-015008-) in the area of the house was, in turn, pre-dated by a wooden structure constructed of driven stakes. (2) (KE106-015006-) Occupying much of the W half of the interior of the site, this rectangular house measures 7.55m N-S x 6.3m E-W internally. Its walls are preserved to an average height of 1.2m and consist of a rubble core faced internally and externally with coursed drystone masonry. An entrance, 1m wide, is located in the S end-wall from which a paved pathway leads to the caher entrance. The NE angle of this house abuts the external face of house (1). The excavation revealed that the rectangular house was preceded by a circular example constructed of driven stakes. A possible post-built structure was also identified in this area. A network of old field walls (KE106-015005-), some of which are curvilinear, occurs in the vicinity of the site and is overlain by the modern field system (Plate X). 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015001 House - early medieval
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. Houses: (1) (KE106-015001-) This circular drystone house, 6.6m in internal diameter, occupies the NE quadrant of the site's interior where it abuts the enclosing wall. Its wall is preserved to an average height of 1.3m and an entrance, .8m wide, is located at S. The entrance to a souterrain (KE106-015002-) is located in the W half of the interior of the house. 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015002 Souterrain
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. The entrance to a souterrain (KE106-015002-) is located in the W half of the interior of the house. Measuring 1.1m x 1.3m, it gives access to a drystone-built lintelled passage, 1m high, which runs E-W for 3m before turning sharply to N. The excavation revealed that the construction of the souterrain post-dated that of the house, and that an earlier stone-built circular structure (KE106-015008-) in the area of the house was, in turn, pre-dated by a wooden structure constructed of driven stakes. 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 20.6m N-S, 20.2m E-W This ruined caher is located about 200m WNW of KE106-015---- and overlooks Ballinskelligs Bay to the W. The enclosing wall is very poorly preserved and is overlain in its E sector by a field boundary. The wall appears to have been faced with drystone masonry both internally and externally, but much of the inner facing is obscured by the heavy overgrowth which occupies the site. The external facing is of large boulders and may be intermittently traced around the entire circuit. It is abutted by stone collapse, and survives up to three courses high at SW. Four upright slabs, averaging .75m high, define the angles of a 1m wide entrance feature at S. A number of upright slabs occurs within the overgrown interior of the site but do not form any coherent pattern. 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. 610. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE106-015005 Field boundary
  Description

  A network of old field walls (KE106-015005-), some of which are curvilinear, occurs in the vicinity of the site and is overlain by the modern field system (Plate X). 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015006 House - early medieval
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. (2) (KE106-015006-) Occupying much of the W half of the interior of the site, this rectangular house measures 7.55m N-S x 6.3m E-W internally. Its walls are preserved to an average height of 1.2m and consist of a rubble core faced internally and externally with coursed drystone masonry. An entrance, 1m wide, is located in the S end-wall from which a paved pathway leads to the caher entrance. The NE angle of this house abuts the external face of house (1). The excavation revealed that the rectangular house was preceded by a circular example constructed of driven stakes. A possible post-built structure was also identified in this area. 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015007 House - early medieval
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. The excavation revealed that the rectangular house was preceded by a circular example constructed of driven stakes. 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015008 House - early medieval
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. The excavation revealed that the construction of the souterrain post-dated that of the house, and that an earlier stone-built circular structure (KE106-015008-) in the area of the house was, in turn, pre-dated by a wooden structure constructed of driven stakes. 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015009 House - early medieval
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. An earlier stone-built circular structure (KE106-015008-) in the area of the house was, in turn, pre-dated by a wooden structure constructed of driven stakes. 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015010 House - early medieval
  Description

  National Monument No. 611. A possible post-built structure was also identified in this area. 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. 609. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-015011 Rock art
  Description

  On maintained landscaped grounds, c. 2.75m to SW of Loher Fort (KE106-015----), on a generally level area of ground (66m OD), of an otherwise W-facing slope. Excellent views of Ballinskelligs Bay W->NW; overlooked by Farraniaragh Mountain to E. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 0.70m NNE-SSW; 1.10m ESE-WNW; max. H 0.35m at S) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.60m NNE-SSW; 0.90m ESE-WNW) bearing very weathered motifs. A ledge (H 2.5cm) divides the stone into two distinct areas: The upper E half has three cup-and-ring motifs (overall diam. 11-17cm; ring Wth 2-2.5cm; D 4-5cm; cup diam. 6-8cm; D 5-9mm), two cupmarks (range diam. 5-8cm; D 5-16mm), five pockmarks (diam. 1.5-2cm; D 3-4mm), a number of pickmarks (diam. 1cm; D 4mm); A short curvilinear groove (L 15cm; Wth 1.5cm; D 3-4mm) is located upon the area between the three cup-and-ring motifs. The lower W half bears motifs of a similar size including a partial cup-and-ring motif, three cupmarks, two pockmarks and a number of pickmarks. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

• KE106-016 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough pasture on a W-facing slope overlooking Loher Fort (KE106-015----) and Ballinskelligs Bay. The monument is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (c. 40m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW). An arc (C c. 40m) formed by a damaged scarp (H 0.3 at NW and SE and increasing to 2m along the W arc) is evident SE-NW. On top of the scarp, SW-NW, are traces of an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.1m). An ENE-WSW field boundary truncates part of the N quadrant and grass-covered, recently excavated material has tumbled into the E quadrant. The almost level interior is uneven and stones are scattered on the surface. A partially collapsed stone field wall runs NE-SW across the SE portion of the interior. 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

• KE106-124 Hut site
  Description

  In pasture on the lower NW slopes of Farraniaragh, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to W. The sod-covered foundations of a circular hut with an entrance at S, defined by a pair of uprights. A small square annex, 1m wide, abuts at SE. D: 4.5m x 4.3m. T: .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. 1353. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE106-141 Rock art
  Description

  In improved pasture (56m OD), on E side of an oblong hillock, on a W-facing slope. Excellent views of Ballinskelligs Bay to NW and overlooked by Farraniaragh Mountain to E. A smooth and fractured, flaky sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 3.30m N-S; 2.60m E-W; max. H 1.50m at N) with an uneven surface, covered in lichens. It has a linear decorated surface (dims. 0.80m NE-SW; 0.36m NW-SE) upon its NW-face, having three possible cupmarks at SE edge of stone, including a cupmark (diam. 8cm; D 2cm) at E and a cupmark (diam. 9cm; D 2cm) at W end of decorated surface. A central cupmark (dims. 8cm x 9.5cm; D 1.5cm) is upon a slightly elevated area, having the impression of a ring (overall diam. 23cm) around it, however part of this may be a natural fracture. This stone is very prone to erosion due its exposed location and proximity to the coast, c. 900m to NW. Numerous natural solution marks and eroded holes upon its surface may suggest that the possible cupmarks are natural, however equally they could have been eroded beyond reasonable conclusion. This stone is similar in nature to possible rock art (KE106-142----). Loher Fort (KE106-015----) is c. 100m upslope to E. This monument was initially identified as rock art by A. Lambe (2013). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

• KE106-158 Rock art
  Description

  In a modern field clearance cairn immediately S of the fence enclosing Loher Fort, the upper surface of a boulder in this cairn which is inscribed with five cupmarks as well as picked lines and clusters of picking is visible some 1.2m above ground level. The flat textured upper surface of the sandstone boulder is crescent shaped at its S edge and straight along its N edge, measuring 1.8m long E/W and up to 0.63m wide N/S along its mid-point, tapering to 0.3m wide at W and 0.23m wide at E. The long axis of the upper surface slopes upwards to NE, the short axis upwards to NNW. Some 7 fine veins of quartz concentrated on the W end of the boulder run N/S across the upper surface and continue down the side of the boulder at S, the largest vein being located off-centre, some 0.95m from the E end of the boulder. The two most readily visible cupmarks are located either side of the off-centre quartz vein, the lower cupmark (#1: diam. 0.06m, D. 8mm) at E, the most symmetrically-shaped and most prominent of the features on this panel, is located 0.34m down from the N edge and 0.18m E of this vein. The second most visible cupmark (#2: diam. 0.095m, D. 11mm) at W, is located 0.2m down from the N edge and 0.15m W of this vein. Picking concentrated N of the most prominent cupmark (#1) continues towards N for approx. 0.1m to (#3) a sub-circular area of picking (diam. 0.07m, D. 2–4mm) conjoined at W with a smaller circular area of picking (diam. 0.03m, D. 2–4mm). A line of picking extends from N of the prominent cupmark to NE for 0.25m, running beyond a crack which runs diagonally NW/SE across the surface and continuing NE past a small cupmark (#4, diam 0.035m, D. 6mm), this cupmark being located E of the diagonally running crack and 0.2m NE of the prominent cupmark. Two further cupmarks are located at the E and W extents of the boulder. The cupmark (#5, diam. 0.055m, D. 9mm) at W, 0.18m in from the W edge and 0.15m down from the N edge, is located between two quartz veins. Picking extends beyond the vein at E towards the N edge of the upper surface. The cupmark (#6, diam. 0.065m, D. 8mm) at E, formed on a natural crack, is located 0.07m in from the E edge and 0.17m down from the N edge. The boulder sits on 3 or more of the approx. 30 boulders forming this cairn, the view of its S side blocked by one of the large boulders at the edge of the cairn’s S face. Viewed from S, it can appear that the S side of the boulder has a fairly flat-surfaced rectangular-shaped face (height: 0.23m x length 1.8m) at a 90 degree angle in relation to the upper surface. However, beyond this rectangular shaped area, the S side of the boulder continues downwards, its irregular surface sloping sharply inwards towards N for approx. 0.35m. The N side of the boulder is overlain by a small boulder at N. Vegetation and boulders obscure the sides at E and W. The original location of this stone is unknown and it may not necessarily have come from the same field as that in which it is currently located (pers. comm. the landowner). Rock art panel KE106-015011- is 15m to N within the fence enclosing Loher Fort. Excellent views from the cairn to Ballinskelligs bay to W, Skellig Michael being wholly visible on the horizon from this point. Compiled by: Aoibheann Lambe Date of upload: 3 September 2018

• KE106-159 Rock art
  Description

  Midway along an ENE/WSW 17m long distribution of ex-situ boulders, set down between a drystone wall and a modern field boundary, a loose sandstone boulder whose upper surface is inscribed with very weathered and faintly discernible rock art which consists of a cup-and-ring motif, a cupmark partially enclosed by picking and other faint motifs. Compiled by: Aoibheann Lambe Date of upload: 5 September 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, moderately low (inferred), 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 Loher.

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

Name

Loher · An Lóthar

Area

2,526,038 m² (252.6 ha, 624.2 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcrohane, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkerron South

Electoral division

Darrynane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Darrynane electoral division: 193 people in 82 households; 86% of households own their home; 19% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 65% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balleen, Cahernageeha, Farraniaragh, Inchee West, Rinneen, Toor

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Loher 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.