# Meallis, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Knockane, barony of Dunkerron North, Co. Kerry; in Irish Maoilios. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 5,571,442 m² (557.14 ha, 1,376.73 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,263 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010 - Civil parish: Knockane, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/knockane.md - Barony: Dunkerron North - Electoral division: Churchtown, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 498 people lived in 174 households in the Churchtown electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23252 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72227 - Centre: latitude 52.013905, longitude -9.696525 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meallis, from 33 m² to 4,012,064 m² (401.21 ha, 991.4 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 3846014: 4,012,064 m² (401.21 ha, 991.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3846014.md - Parcel 1227578: 379,945 m² (37.99 ha, 93.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227578.md - Parcel 1221168: 306,452 m² (30.65 ha, 75.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221168.md - Parcel 1227579: 206,478 m² (20.65 ha, 51.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227579.md - Parcel 1227550: 199,410 m² (19.94 ha, 49.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227550.md - Parcel 1227549: 125,906 m² (12.59 ha, 31.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227549.md - Parcel 1222131: 101,435 m² (10.14 ha, 25.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1222131.md - Parcel 1184124: 76,654 m² (7.67 ha, 18.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1184124.md - Parcel 5932907: 28,322 m² (2.83 ha, 7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5932907.md - Parcel 1221133: 27,876 m² (2.79 ha, 6.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221133.md - Parcel 1227585: 20,108 m² (2.01 ha, 4.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227585.md - Parcel 4320003: 18,729 m² (1.87 ha, 4.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4320003.md - Parcel 1221173: 16,142 m² (1.61 ha, 3.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221173.md - Parcel 5454130: 5,441 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5454130.md - Parcel 1193073: 5,263 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193073.md - Parcel 1221172: 4,125 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221172.md - Parcel 1186515: 4,008 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1186515.md - Parcel 1166768: 3,157 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1166768.md - Parcel 1221134: 2,917 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1221134.md - Parcel 5568833: 2,407 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5568833.md - Parcel 1215838: 2,227 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1215838.md - Parcel 1189642: 1,626 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1189642.md - Parcel 1219035: 1,360 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219035.md - Parcel 4111282: 719 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4111282.md - Parcel 4923484: 411 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4923484.md - Parcel 5478531: 200 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5478531.md - Parcel 4923485: 194 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4923485.md - Parcel 1214238: 147 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1214238.md - Parcel 1212818: 33 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1212818.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Meallis 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. - 3 Mar 2026, Kerry County Council 2660177: N/a. Permission. permission to construct the following: a new single storey domestic extension to the North and West of the existing cottage; the installation of a new waste water treatment unit consisting of a septic tank and percolation area; and for all associated ancillary site developments. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660177/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Castlemaine Harbour SAC, site code 000343, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000343 - Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC, site code 000365, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000365 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment, site code 000365 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE073-003: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE073-003----. In rough upland pasture, on a sheltered terrace on the N-facing slopes of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 4m) defined by a well-constructed, partially collapsed, drystone wall (T 0.75m; H 1.2m). The inner face of the wall slopes gradually inwards, suggesting a corbelled roof. Rubble is scattered along the perimeter of the hut site. A break (Wth 0.9m) at SE may indicate an entrance. Another hut site (KE073-003001-) adjoins this hut site at W. A third hut site (KE073-003002-) is c. 10m to the WNW. 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 - KE073-003001: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE073-003001-. In rough upland pasture, on a terrace on the N-facing slopes of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. The remains of a roughly D-shaped hut site (2.2m E-W) with the straight E side (L 4m N-S) formed by the outer face of an adjoining hut site (KE073-003----). The upper courses of the wall (T 0.6m; H 0.8m) are collapsing. A partially obscured interior is cut into the upslope (D 0.8m) at SW. A third hut site (KE073-003002-) is c. 10m to the WNW. 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 - KE073-003002: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE073-003002-. In rough upland pasture, on a sheltered terrace on the N-facing slopes of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 2m) defined by a partially collapsed, well-constructed, drystone wall (T 0.9m; H 1m). The inner face of the wall slopes inwards, suggesting a corbelled stone roof. The entrance (Wth 0.6m) is at SE. There is another hut site (KE073-003003-) c. 2m to the WSW and two other hut sites (KE073-003----, KE073-003001-) are c. 10m to the ESE. 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 - KE073-003003: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE073-003003-. In rough upland pasture, on a sheltered terrace on the N-facing slopes of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. The remains of a circular hut site (2.2m N-S; 2m E-W) defined by a partially collapsed, roughly constructed, drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.6m) which protrudes above the surface of the bog. Outcropping rock is incorporated into the wall along the E arc. The level interior is cut into the upslope (D 0.4m) at SE. Another hut site (KE073-003002-) is c. 2m to the ENE. 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 - KE073-019: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE073-019----. This site is marked 'Meelisheen' on the OS Fair Plan and named 'Flat Fort'/Maol Lios (Lisín) in the OSNB (Knockane, 80). Part of a field boundary on the S side of a nearby house followed a semicircular outline (Ó Cíobháin 1978, 155), possibly that of an earlier circular enclosure. This was recently levelled. On its E side is a closed-in souterrain (KE073-019001-), marked 'Cave' on the second edition of the OS map. It is stone-built and consists of three separate chambers (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. 683. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013 - KE073-019001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE073-019001-. On its E side is a closed-in souterrain (KE073-019001-), marked 'Cave' on the second edition of the OS map. It is stone-built and consists of three separate chambers (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. 683. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013 - KE073-054: Rock shelter, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE073-054----. Roughly rectangular area (int. dims. 2.25 NNE-SSW; 2.25m ENE-WSW) defined by a rock-scattered hillslope to NE & SE which supports a substantial, naturally deposited roofing stone (dims. 3.0m NNE-SSW; 2.53m ENE-WSW; max. T 0.5m, at S). This naturally formed rock shelter has been modified by the construction of a man-made stone prop (H 1.46m; max. Wth 0.78m at base) which supports the angled roofing stone at SW and also by the collapsed remains of a linear wall (dims. 3.8m NNE-SSW; max. T 1.1m; max. H 0.73m) along the NW-side. The roofing stone is set at an angle (long-axis NE-SW), much like the capstone of a wedge tomb. This large flag is partially covered by sod at the base, where it rests upon the natural hillslope at NE. The load of the roofing stone is also borne by a large boulder at S, which appears to be in a naturally deposited position. This naturally formed shelter would originally have been open SW->N->NNE. A definite man-made arrangement of four relatively small, irregular sandstones are piled on top of each other and act as a crude form of pillar to further prop the roofing slab at SW. Although appearing roughly constructed, these stones have been selected to fit the space between a large basal stone at ground level and the underside of the roof slab. There is also a small pinning stone on the inner side of the upper prop stone to further secure stability. The remains of the drystone wall enclosing the NW-side are defined by a row of stones which have been deliberately placed along this axis to form an enclosing element. This wall has collapsed and is presently a single stone in height. It is possible that these stones formed part of the natural rock scatter and were subsequently rolled out from under the roof slab in order to create space within the interior and to provide a barrier from the elements on this side. The interior (min. H 0.44m to NE; max. H 1.46m at SW) is small and cramped, as is typical of such features. There is a scatter of small stones, some pressed into the ground surface, indicating use of this space. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 25 April 2017 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 Meallis. ## 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 Meallis, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Meallis. - 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/meallis.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/meallis.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/meallis.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Meallis 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) - Alohart: https://everytownland.com/kerry/alohart.md - Cloghernoosh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/cloghernoosh.md - Coomcallee: https://everytownland.com/kerry/coomcallee.md - Derrycarna: https://everytownland.com/kerry/derrycarna.md - Gortboy: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortboy.md - Lisleibane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lisleibane.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. --- 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/meallis - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/meallis