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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcaragh, barony of Clanmaurice, Co. Kerry.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 420,989 m² (42.1 ha, 104.03 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,263 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): M2 Village Centre, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcaragh, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kilcaragh.md
- Barony: Clanmaurice
- Electoral division: Lixnaw, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,134 people lived in 424 households in the Lixnaw electoral division. 67% of households owned their home. 56% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/24117
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72264
- Centre: latitude 52.407464, longitude -9.609862 (WGS 84)

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

12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monument, from 36 m² to 254,379 m² (25.44 ha, 62.86 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1223363: 254,379 m² (25.44 ha, 62.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1223363.md
- Parcel 1210321: 93,309 m² (9.33 ha, 23.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210321.md
- Parcel 1161952: 16,476 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1161952.md
- Parcel 1247712: 10,833 m² (1.08 ha, 2.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247712.md
- Parcel 1186907: 9,119 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1186907.md
- Parcel 1217361: 9,103 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217361.md
- Parcel 1143133: 7,423 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143133.md
- Parcel 1145244: 3,012 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145244.md
- Parcel 1209379: 2,610 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1209379.md
- Parcel 1163012: 1,464 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1163012.md
- Parcel 1222466: 1,052 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1222466.md
- Parcel 1147731: 36 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147731.md

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

- M2 Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/listowel-municipal-district-plan-2020-2026/
- M4 Built up area: Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/listowel-municipal-district-plan-2020-2026/
- G1 Open Space, Park (Open space, park): Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/listowel-municipal-district-plan-2020-2026/

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

2 applications, newest first.

- 28 Apr 2026, Kerry County Council 2660363: Refused. Retention. Retention Permission to (a) retain existing elevation changes to existing dwelling , also Full Planning Permission to (a) remove existing roof and replace with new 'A' roof (b) Permission for new 1st floor living accommodation and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660363/0
- 1 Dec 2021, Kerry County Council 211376: Refused. Permission. ERECT A 24M HIGH LATTICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAE, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, ALL ENCLOSED IN SECURITY FENCING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/211376/0

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## 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 Monument.

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

- KE016-012: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE016-012----. Internal diameter 24m N-S This site is situated in the field behind the Presentation Convent in Lixnaw. This univallate rath is marked on the 1841-42 and 1914-15 OS maps; on the earlier edition a fieldbank runs along the W sector in a NNW-SSE direction. This rath has been almost ploughed out and all that remains is a low, wide earthen bank which can be traced from the N through E to S. The bank is 8m-12m wide at the base and .4m high. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 646. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013
- KE016-014001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE016-014001-. Kilbinane Church (site of). The church of St Benignus originally occupied the summit of a round hill and the townland was called after it. However, no trace of this church survives. In 1690 William Fitzmaurice (1663-1697), 20th Lord Kerry, erected an imposing mausoleum on this site as a burial monument for his family. The tower (KE016-014002-) was 12m high and 30m in circumference and the walls 1m thick. The tower contained four semi-circular windows. The tomb was circular in shape, c 4.5m in diameter and had a flat stone roof. The tomb lay directly under the tower, so the tomb's roof was the tower's floor. The tower was protected by a wall 3.5m high. William died in 1697 and according to tradition was buried here, as were his father and son. The coffin was made of lead and was desecrated by 'Moonlighters for the making of ammunition during the land war. It was demolished by the County Council for quarrying purposes in 1962 and no surface trace of it can be seen today' (O'Ruane). This townland was originally called Kilbinane but was renamed after Fitzmaurice's burial monument. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 955. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013
- KE016-014002: Monumental structure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE016-014002-. The tower (KE016-014002-) was 12m high and 30m in circumference and the walls 1m thick. The tower contained four semi-circular windows. The tomb was circular in shape, c 4.5m in diameter and had a flat stone roof. The tomb lay directly under the tower, so the tomb's roof was the tower's floor. The tower was protected by a wall 3.5m high. William died in 1697 and according to tradition was buried here, as were his father and son. The coffin was made of lead and was desecrated by 'Moonlighters for the making of ammunition during the land war. It was demolished by the County Council for quarrying purposes in 1962 and no surface trace of it can be seen today' (O'Ruane). This townland was originally called Kilbinane but was renamed after Fitzmaurice's burial monument. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 955. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

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)

- Saint Michael's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1860–1870, Regional interest, registry number 21301601, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KE&regno=21301601. Freestanding ten-bay single- and double-height Romanesque style Roman Catholic church, dated 1865, designed by J.J. McCarthy. Comprising ten-bay double-height nave with ten-bay single-storey lean-to aisles to north and to south elevations, single-bay single-storey sacristy to south elevation, rose window over entrance bay to west gable end and single-bay single-stage engaged circular turret to south-west corner on a square base having needle spire. Renovated and extended to south-west in 1963 with single-bay single-storey limestone-built chapel. Pitched artificial slate roofs, with gable parapets to sacristy, and cast-iron gutters and downpipes. Rock-faced random limestone walls with smooth limestone dressings. Corbel table to base of circular tower having ashlar conical roof. Round-headed openings, limestone surrounds to clerestory windows and to west rose window, replacement concrete surrounds to aisle windows with exposed aggregate. Door surround with columns, carving of St Michael in tympanum and double-leaf boarded doors. Nave and two aisles separated by round-headed arcades to interior with limestone archivolts on limestone columns with foliate capitals. Exposed trusses and compartmented ceilings. Mosaic tiling to chancel walls at low level. West gallery. Chancel reordered. Burial ground to site with group of cut-stone Celtic Cross style grave markers, c. 1900. Gateway, built c. 1865, to west comprising four limestone ashlar circular piers with cast-iron gates and railings. Lych gate, built c. 1865, to west comprising limestone ashlar piers with round-headed opening to centre having gable over with Celtic Cross style finial to apex. Four circular limestone ashlar gateposts flanked by curved rubble walls with cast-iron gates and railings, partly replaced in steel.
- FitzMaurice Monument, monument, 1690–1695, Regional interest, registry number 21301602, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KE&regno=21301602. Site of freestanding single-bay two-stage tower, built 1692, on a circular plan. Demolished, 1962, retaining trigonometrical point.

## 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 Monument, 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 Monument.
- 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/monument.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/monument.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/monument.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Monument 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)

- Ballintogher: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballintogher.md
- Ballynageragh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballynageragh.md
- Clogher: https://everytownland.com/kerry/clogher-70683.md
- Farrandeen: https://everytownland.com/kerry/farrandeen.md
- Lixnaw: https://everytownland.com/kerry/lixnaw.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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