# Moorestown, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilquane, barony of Corkaguiny, Co. Kerry; in Irish Baile an Mhúraigh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,077,172 m² (107.72 ha, 266.17 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,141 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilquane, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kilquane.md - Barony: Corkaguiny - Electoral division: Kilquane, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 422 people lived in 186 households in the Kilquane electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% 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/22705 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72266 - Centre: latitude 52.2138, longitude -10.338265 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moorestown, from 35 m² to 174,858 m² (17.49 ha, 43.21 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1210248: 174,858 m² (17.49 ha, 43.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210248.md - Parcel 4927132: 93,899 m² (9.39 ha, 23.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4927132.md - Parcel 1225367: 79,560 m² (7.96 ha, 19.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225367.md - Parcel 1242119: 73,921 m² (7.39 ha, 18.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1242119.md - Parcel 5537475: 71,396 m² (7.14 ha, 17.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5537475.md - Parcel 1202487: 63,886 m² (6.39 ha, 15.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1202487.md - Parcel 1217257: 52,961 m² (5.3 ha, 13.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217257.md - Parcel 1182228: 47,397 m² (4.74 ha, 11.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1182228.md - Parcel 1231782: 34,928 m² (3.49 ha, 8.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231782.md - Parcel 1217255: 30,989 m² (3.1 ha, 7.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217255.md - Parcel 1139149: 28,241 m² (2.82 ha, 6.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139149.md - Parcel 4917014: 26,384 m² (2.64 ha, 6.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4917014.md - Parcel 1217254: 23,302 m² (2.33 ha, 5.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217254.md - Parcel 1217241: 22,516 m² (2.25 ha, 5.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217241.md - Parcel 5185056: 20,723 m² (2.07 ha, 5.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5185056.md - Parcel 1529670: 20,619 m² (2.06 ha, 5.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1529670.md - Parcel 1231785: 18,561 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231785.md - Parcel 1186795: 15,513 m² (1.55 ha, 3.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1186795.md - Parcel 1204981: 14,455 m² (1.45 ha, 3.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1204981.md - Parcel 1242813: 13,893 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1242813.md - Parcel 1231784: 13,454 m² (1.35 ha, 3.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231784.md - Parcel 1231783: 11,736 m² (1.17 ha, 2.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231783.md - Parcel 1201822: 11,346 m² (1.13 ha, 2.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1201822.md - Parcel 1244088: 9,922 m² (0.99 ha, 2.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1244088.md - Parcel 1231781: 9,834 m² (0.98 ha, 2.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231781.md - Parcel 1245636: 8,805 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245636.md - Parcel 1151815: 8,275 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1151815.md - Parcel 1163626: 7,373 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1163626.md - Parcel 1228196: 6,779 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1228196.md - Parcel 1205544: 6,757 m² (0.68 ha, 1.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205544.md - Parcel 1208490: 5,959 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1208490.md - Parcel 1146158: 5,039 m² (0.5 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146158.md - Parcel 1231780: 4,907 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231780.md - Parcel 1231287: 4,308 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231287.md - Parcel 1529671: 3,930 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1529671.md - Parcel 5537521: 3,891 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5537521.md - Parcel 1216043: 3,404 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1216043.md - Parcel 1194202: 3,283 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1194202.md - Parcel 1200967: 3,000 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1200967.md - Parcel 4645374: 2,920 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4645374.md - Parcel 1209188: 2,855 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1209188.md - Parcel 1176277: 2,712 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1176277.md - Parcel 1213062: 2,167 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1213062.md - Parcel 1143235: 2,153 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143235.md - Parcel 1206628: 2,067 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1206628.md - Parcel 1147920: 1,996 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147920.md - Parcel 1146652: 1,939 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146652.md - Parcel 1196627: 1,852 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196627.md - Parcel 3022111: 1,740 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3022111.md - Parcel 5185057: 1,635 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5185057.md - Parcel 4750303: 1,604 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4750303.md - Parcel 1195328: 1,593 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195328.md - Parcel 1143901: 1,541 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143901.md - Parcel 1217118: 1,523 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217118.md - Parcel 1141578: 1,349 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141578.md - Parcel 1246088: 736 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246088.md - Parcel 5537497: 712 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5537497.md - Parcel 1237342: 699 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1237342.md - Parcel 1229635: 686 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229635.md - Parcel 1141909: 683 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141909.md - Parcel 5591860: 663 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5591860.md - Parcel 1198605: 631 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1198605.md - Parcel 1192618: 624 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192618.md - Parcel 4167325: 557 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4167325.md - Parcel 1144713: 477 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1144713.md - Parcel 1195973: 319 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195973.md - Parcel 5422314: 215 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5422314.md - Parcel 1141198: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141198.md - Parcel 1214469: 190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1214469.md - Parcel 1217256: 188 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217256.md - Parcel 1194728: 140 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1194728.md - Parcel 1145464: 79 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145464.md - Parcel 5422291: 57 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5422291.md - Parcel 1148460: 51 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148460.md - Parcel 5411115: 37 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5411115.md - Parcel 1222341: 35 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1222341.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Moorestown 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) 3 applications, newest first. - 21 Nov 2018, Kerry County Council 181135: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN AND COMPLETE SHED AS BUILT (CEAD COINNEALA A CRIOCHNU BHOTHAIN FAOI MAR ATA SE). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/181135/0 - 13 Mar 2018, Kerry County Council 18235: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. (TIGH CONAITHE A BHEADH CEANGAILTE LEIS AN SEARACHAS POIBLI A THOGAINT CHOMH MAITH LE PE OBAIR SUIMHE A BHEADH I GCEIST). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18235/0 - 3 Mar 2017, Kerry County Council 119706: Conditional. Extension of duration. SHEANA TIGH A ATHCHOIRÚ AGUS A MEADÚ LE CÓRAS MEICNIÚL UM AERÚ AGUS AONAD AERÚ A THÓGAINT AGUS BHEADH OBAIR SUIMHE I GCEIST LEIS SEO CHOMH MAITH (RENOVATE AND EXTEND OLD HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/119706/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Moorestown. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE033-009: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE033-009----. Moorestown Castle: Tradition attributes the building of this castle both to the FitzGeralds and the Moores (OSNB Kilquane, 29; Smith 1756, 196). The latter family appear to have been firmly in possession in 1550 when the castle is marked on a contemporary map as 'Castle Moore' (O'Sullivan 1931, 131). The building is known locally as 'Caisleán na gCúig gCúinne' (the five-cornered castle); though a substantial section of it stood in 1841 its plan could not be determined (OSL). The greater part of the remains of the castle were knocked in 1921 owing to their perilous condition (O'Sullivan 1931, 473). The surviving remnant of the castle consists of section of the SW wall, 5.15m in length x 1.6m thick, and preserved to a height of 3.4m; it incorporates a narrow loop, set in an embrasure with widely splayed ingoings and a lintelled rear arch. At the S end of this wall, a featureless and largely defaced section of walling runs at right angles for a distance of 2.29m. The interior is confused by the foundations of disused dwellings. The castle stood in the old village of Moorestown, on elevated land overlooking the Feohanagh river. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1010. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Moorestown. ## 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 Moorestown, 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Moorestown. - 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/moorestown.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/moorestown.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/moorestown.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Moorestown 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) - Ballyganneen: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballyganneen.md - Ballynabuck: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballynabuck.md - Caherscullibeen: https://everytownland.com/kerry/caherscullibeen.md - Feohanagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/feohanagh.md - Kilcooly: https://everytownland.com/kerry/kilcooly.md - Kilquane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/kilquane-71857.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/moorestown - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/moorestown