# Lough, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Garfinny, barony of Corkaguiny, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Loch.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 501,864 m² (50.19 ha, 124.01 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 389 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Garfinny, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/garfinny.md
- Barony: Corkaguiny
- Electoral division: Glinn, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,806 people lived in 654 households in the Glinn electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/22645
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72166
- Centre: latitude 52.126589, longitude -10.25668 (WGS 84)

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

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lough, from 11 m² to 474,844 m² (47.48 ha, 117.34 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1222955: 474,844 m² (47.48 ha, 117.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1222955.md
- Parcel 1187735: 14,865 m² (1.49 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187735.md
- Parcel 5681102: 6,316 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5681102.md
- Parcel 5782507: 2,329 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5782507.md
- Parcel 1197471: 890 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1197471.md
- Parcel 5720969: 389 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5720969.md
- Parcel 1240749: 344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1240749.md
- Parcel 1148047: 250 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148047.md
- Parcel 5720900: 139 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5720900.md
- Parcel 5682687: 130 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5682687.md
- Parcel 5720882: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5720882.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Lough 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)

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

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

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

- KE053-020: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE053-020----. Black Point is a small promontory on the E side of the entrance to Dingle Harbour. A wide fosse runs N-S across the landward side, and the upcast sand has been deposited on either side. Where least disturbed the fosse is 4m wide at base and rises 5m to the exterior and 2m to the interior. Towards the centre it widens out considerably, but this may be due to more recent disturbance. Sections of 2 stone walls and a pit are visible in the cliff face that bounds the interior. This may have been a promontory fort, or it may possibly have formed part of the 'small fort or block-house' which formely defended the harbour according to Smith (1756, 177). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 276. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013
- KE053-029: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE053-029----. Lewis (1837, 649) recorded the discovery, in the vicinity of Ballintaggart burial ground (KE053-033003-), of 'several small circular cells ... constructed of stone work and communicating with each other'. They were entered by means of a descent of several steps and were 'supposed to have formed an ancient reservoir'. The 'cave' marked in Lough townland on the 1st edition of the OS map was closed up when visited by the OS, but, on the basis of local information, it was taken to be the structures referred to by Lewis (OSM). However, about three-quarters of a mile to NE, in 'the well field' in Ballintaggart townland, is a disused well which may alternatively be that recorded by Lewis. If so, it is uncertain whether or not there was another well, or perhaps a souterrain, in Lough townland at the above co-ordinates. The well in Ballintaggart consists of a large, underground, drystone-built chamber roofed by large flags. Access is by means of a flight of stone steps. The floor of the chamber is filled in with loose stones and is flooded at present. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 780. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE053-070: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE053-070----. Internal diam. 24m A circular univallate rath with the ruins of a circular hut centrally positioned in the interior. It is located about 100m from the E side of the entrance to Dingle Harbour. The bank, composed of earth and small stones, rises to a maximum height of 2m externally and 1.25m internally. There are faint traces of an external fosse along the SW and SE sectors. Part of the bank has been replaced with drystone walling. There are 4 entrance gaps at present but it is not clear where the original entrance lay. The hut measures 8m in diameter internally and the ruined wall is 1m wide and up to .4m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 500. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE053-070001: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE053-070001-. Circular univallate rath KE053-070---- with the ruins of a circular hut (KE053-070001-) centrally positioned in the interior. The hut measures 8m in diameter internally and the ruined wall is 1m wide and up to .4m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 500. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE053-097: Building, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE053-097----. Possible building associated with Tralee Dominican friary (KE029-236001-) described by Cuppage (1986, 383) as follows; 'In 1584 the possessions of the Dominican Friary in Tralee included 'a house with 2 acres near the town of Dingle' (Archdall 1873, 2, 248). A field E of Dingle known as 'Garranabraher' has been identified as the location of this property (Hickson 1888, 445). There is no trace of any feature at the site and it seems likely that the foundation was not very extensive'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload; 7 April 2022

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)

- Hussey's Folly, folly, 1840–1850, Regional interest, registry number 21305302, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KE&regno=21305302. Freestanding square-plan single-bay single-storey over raised basement folly tower, built c.1845, now in ruins. Stepped castellations to parapet wall with fragments of original slate-hanging to inner face of parapet. Red sandstone rubble walls with ashlar quoins, corbelled parapet on ashlar string course having corner skewbacks, red brick castellations to parapet wall and ashlar copings. Four round-headed openings at first floor with red brick arches and reveals, sills removed. Similar arched doorway now blocked up. Small window at ground floor also blocked up. Corner chimney breasts to two corners and plastered walls to interior. Set on An Scoth [Black Point] overlooking Cuan an Daingin [Dingle Harbour].
- Lough House, house, 1840–1845, Regional interest, registry number 21305303, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KE&regno=21305303. Detached L-plan six-bay two-storey house, built 1844, set about a courtyard originally intended as stable complex. Single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to left and six-bay two-storey return to rear to south-west. Hipped artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Coursed rubble stone walls with ashlar quoins. Red brick flat arches and reveals to openings with limestone sills, some retaining six-over-six pane sliding sash windows, some c. 1900 two-over-two pane sliding sash windows and some replacement timber windows. Attached seven-bay two-storey rubble stone-built outbuilding, built 1844, to north-west on an L-shaped plan completing quadrangle with segmental-headed integral carriage arch to west elevation having dovecote over and flights of steps to entrances to first floor. Set within its own grounds.

## 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 Lough, about 1 in 5 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 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 Lough.
- 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/lough.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lough.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lough.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Lough 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)

- Ballintaggart: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballintaggart-70168.md
- Ballinvownig: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballinvownig.md
- Beenbane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/beenbane-70423.md
- Farraneesteenig: https://everytownland.com/kerry/farraneesteenig.md
- Kilnaglearagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/kilnaglearagh.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lough
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/lough