Muckross

0 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Muckross. The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 3 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Muckross 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.

• 15 Dec 2025Conditional

  Permission to repair and refurbish the Malone Glasshouse situated within the curtilage of Muckross House a protected structure (and therefore the Malone Glasshouse is also a protected structure)

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561172

• 24 Sept 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A COVERED OUTDOOR DINING AREA WITH A RETRACTABLE ROOF LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CONSERVATORY AREA OF THE GARDEN RESTAURANT INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SERVICES AND AREAS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211088

• 9 Apr 2019Conditional

  CARRY OUT ALTERATIONS AND REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR AREAS OF THE EXISTING STABLE BUILDING, WHICH CURRENTLY CONTAINS THE HOUSE TOUR FACILITIES (TICKET OFFICE, PUBLIC TOILETS, EXHIBITION AREA, TOUR RECEPTION AND TOUR OPERATIONS OFFICES). THE PROPOSED WORKS WILL CONSIST OF 1) THE REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING INTERNAL STAIRS, PUBLIC TOILETS, INTERNAL PARTITION WALLS AT BOTH GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. 2) THE BLOCKING UP OF INTERNAL OPENINGS, 3) THE FORMING OF A NEW OPENING IN THE FIRST FLOOR 4) REMOVAL OF 1 NO. EXTERNAL GLAZED SCREEN, TOGETHER WITH THE REMOVAL AND BLOCKING OF 2 NO. EXTERNAL DOORS OPENINGS, ALL OF WHICH TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED REFURBISHMENT WORKS CONSISTING OF A) THE PROVISION OF 2 NO. NEW INTERNAL ACCESS STAIRS B) THE PROVISION OF NEW INTERNAL WALLS AND DOORS. C) THE PROVISION OF NEW PUBLIC TOILETS. D) THE PROVISION OF NEW EXTERNAL GLAZED SCREEN AND DOOR. E) THE REFURBISHMENT AND ALTERATIONS TO FIRST FLOOR STAFF OFFICES AND TOILETS. F) THE PROVISION OF MANIFESTATION ON THE INTERNAL SIDE TO 5 NO. EXTERNAL WINDOWS, AND G) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 19360

• 24 Apr 2018Conditional

  EXTEND THE EXISTING BUS PARKING AREA, UPGRADE/EXTEND EXISTING OVERFLOW CAR PARK, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAR PARK LIGHTING. REMOVE/TRANSLOCATION OF LANDSCAPING TREES, INCLUSIVE OF ALL ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 18377

• 25 Jul 2017Conditional

  CARRY OUT INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE BASEMENT/LOWER GROUND FLOOR LEVEL OF MUCKROSS HOUSE TO CHANGE THE USE OF SOME OF THE EXISTING ROOMS AS FOLLOWS (1) CHANGE THE USE OF THE EXISTING CONTEMPORARY AUDIO VISUAL ROOM TO REINSTATE THE ORIGINAL LAUNDRY ROOM (11) CHANGE THE USE OF THE EXISTING CONTEMPORARY WEAVERS SHOP TO REINSTATE THE ORIGINAL SERVANTS DINING HALL (111) CHANGE THE USE OF EXISTING CONTEMPORARY INFORMATION AND DISPLAY ROOMS TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION / RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING WEAVERS SHOP AND STORE. ( THESE WORKS RELATE TO A BUILDING WHICH IS A STATE PROTECTED STRUCTURE)

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17717

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: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
• Special Protection Area: Killarney National Park SPA 004038
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365

Recorded monuments

• KE066-081001 Religious house - Franciscan friars
  Description

  National Monument No. 311. On the E side of a graveyard (KE066-081002-), in rolling parkland, c. 300m from the E shore of Lough Leane. The well-preserved ruin of a 'compactly planned friary of moderate size' (Leask 1960, vol. 3, 104). The friary is a National Monument in State ownership, located within Killarney National Park; in the 1930s the OPW cleared the ruin of overgrowth and carried out extensive repair when 'the dormitories were concreted over and some excavations were made to expose the full original height of the cloister arcades and all the wall tops were secured and weathered and extensive pointing done' (OPW files). The complex consists of a rectangular church divided into a chancel and nave by an inserted tower, with a transept projecting from the S wall of the nave and a sacristy attached to the N side of the chancel; three ranges of domestic buildings are arranged around a square cloister attached to the N side of the nave (see plan in Leask ibid., 105). According to Leask (ibid., 97), the chancel is the earliest part of the complex and dates to c. 1450, with the rest built 'on a preconceived plan … in successive and continuous stages' (Leask no date, 2) and completed c. 1475, however, the transept 'may be so late as c. 1500' (ibid.). The chancel is lit by a large central window in the E gable and by three similar windows in the S wall. The E window has three mullions rising to simple switch-line tracery. The windows in the S wall have 'segmental-pointed rear arches' (ibid., 3); the easternmost pair have double lights whilst the third has three lights, all with pointed arches. Beneath the easternmost window is a double piscina framed by two squat ogee-arches rising from a central pillar and respond pilasters on either side; both basins are quatrefoil in plan and damaged on the inside edge. Immediately to W is a single sedilia with a single cusped rounded arch rising from a pair of pilasters similarly moulded to those on the piscina. Again immediately to the W is a larger plain round-arched recess, into the base of which a mid 18th-century tomb has been inserted. At the E end of the N wall are two tomb recesses, neither well preserved; the easternmost one is set into the corner and has a pointed-arch recess below a square frame with finials, inside which is inserted a stone plaque with a date of 1631. The westernmost recess has a rounded arch and is blocked by a chest-tomb. In the centre of the N wall is a doorway from the sacristy and above it a single light window looking into the chancel from the first-floor of the sacristy. Also at this level is a doorway from the dormitory in the E range, which Leask (ibid.) suggests gave access to 'a wooden floor or gallery' at the W end of the chancel. The W end of the chancel is blocked by a tower with a tall narrow central archway (see below), directly above which is a window light looking into the chancel from the lowest compartment within the tower, and above this again is stone flashing showing the pitch of the chancel roof. The nave is entered through a central door in the W gable; the surround has a two-centred pointed arch with an elaborate edge moulding continued on the hood moulding (ibid., fig. 5). Directly overhead is a window with a double ogee-headed light and hood moulding. Directly over this wall-face is brought forward 'by two courses of stone wrought as a plain splay' (ibid., 5); this allows space above for a wall-walk in front of the gable. The N wall of the nave is featureless save for a window light at first-floor level near the W end. There is a tall window, with a single ogee-headed light, at the E end of the S wall; this is splayed to respect the tower and transept and may therefore be a secondary insertion. Otherwise the S wall of the nave is pierced by an archway and doorway leading to the transept (see below). The E end of the nave is blocked by a tower with a tall narrow central archway (see below), directly above which is a window light looking into the nave from the lowest compartment within the tower. Directly above the latter is a larger rectangular opening which may have given access to the attic in the nave roof. Above this again is stone flashing showing the pitch of the chancel roof. Positioned just below mid-height of the central archway are three corbels, whilst there is a fourth higher up on the S side; these are probably part of the support for a rood screen. The tower straddles the full width of the church and stands to full height save for its battlements, which are largely gone. It rises from four solid piers pierced by narrow plain open archways facing E and W; these are identical pointed arches with a central dropped arch. The central area is roofed by rib vaulting, flanked by plain groin vaults to the N and S; there are two round openings for bell-ropes between the rib vaulting. On the N side is a doorway giving access to a cloister walkway, whilst on the S side is a window with a single light that has a stepped head; the pier of the tower partially blocks the inside E edge of the window. The tower has three floors above the vault (ibid., figs. 3, 4 and 5), the top two separated by a string course on the exterior elevations. The lowest floor is entered via a lintelled passage from the dormitory of the E range. Each floor is lit by a single-light window in the centre of each wall, except the N wall at the lowest level and the S wall at the highest level. The archway into the transept has a pointed arch with a central drop-arch; on its W side is a small doorway facing into the transept. A central window in the S gable has a light with two mullions rising to round arches and then continuing as switch-line tracery; the upper frame of the light fits very awkwardly with the round head of the inside embrasure which Leask (ibid., 5) described as 'plainly a sign of debasement in the architectural style'. The E wall is occupied by two side altars, each set in a shallow round-arched recess; above each altar is a window with a double ogee-headed light- the altars themselves appear to be recent reconstructions. Between the two larger recesses are two smaller round-arched niches, at window level. These contain some of their original plaster finish on which is evident some painted black patterning. Between the latter is a vertical groove which probably housed a wooden screen or parclose (ibid.). The sacristy is two storeys high with an attic. It is linked at ground-floor level by a doorway to the chancel, and connected via a mural passage in the W wall to the cloister walkway. It is lit by a window in the E wall with a double flat-headed light; there is a wall-press at either end of the N wall. The first-floor chamber is accessed from the dormitory in the E range via a short stairway passage (there are steps down to the sacristy) and it is lit by a central window in the E and N walls; the former has a double flat-headed light; the latter has a single flat-headed light. A third window in the S wall overlooks the E end of the chancel (see above). At either end of the S wall is a wall-press with a central ledge. Near the W end of the N wall is a projecting fireplace with a recent concrete lintel. The upper floor is lit by a central window in the E and N walls, both with a single flat-headed light. A line of stone flashing on the W face indicates that there was an earlier lean-to structure in this position. The square cloister has an ambulatory on each side but these are not roofed by a lean-to in the usual fashion but vaulted and contained within the ranges (ibid., fig. 6). Three of the ambulatories are covered by groin vaulting but the W side has a continuous pointed vault. The arcades open into the garth. The arches rise from piers formed of engaged columns at either end; the face looking into the garth is extended to a sloping buttress. The arcades on the E and N sides are higher and wider than those on the other two sides; the former have pointed arches whi

• KE066-081002 Graveyard
  Description

  Within Muckross Abbey (friary KE066-081001-) grounds. The graveyard (c. 85m N-S; c. 55m E-W) is enclosed by a rubble stone wall (T 0.6m; H 2.6m) and occupies an irregular-shaped area adjacent to the S, W and N sides of Muckross Abbey (friary KE066-081001-). Older grave-markers, dating to the 18th century, are to the W. Some graves are marked with low uninscribed stones. De Latocnaye, writing in 1796-7, noted that interment at Muckross was confined to the S and E sides of the church while the W side was 'reserved for children dying without baptism, and for soldiers and strangers' (Stevenson 1984, 101). De Latocnaye also recorded 'penitences' performed here which 'consist in making the tour of the buildings a certain number of times while reciting prayers' (ibid.). According to the Muckross Newsletter (2001, 7), the graveyard was extended in 1858 and in 1881, the latter addition was probably to the SW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE066-081003 Graveslab
  Description

  Graveslabs, some of which are 18th-century in date, are evident on chest-tombs and graves within the abbey (KE066-081001-) and in older parts of the graveyard (KE066-081002-). However, no graveslabs dating to pre-1700 AD were identified. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-081004 Wall monument
  Description

  Against the internal N wall of the choir, to the W of the sacristy doorway, in Muckross Abbey (KE066-081001-). The limestone armorial stone (H c. 1.68m; Wth 0.68m; T 0.08m) is rectangular in plan with chamfered upper right and left-hand corners. The stone rests on a chamfered cut-limestone base and is secured to the wall. The stone is split horizontally across the centre and has been reassembled. The upper half is repaired with cement along the top and sides. A coat-of-arms occurs on the upper section of the slab. It is enclosed within a square frame whose upper corners are chamfered. The lower section of the coat-of-arms consists of a shield which is crossed by two diagonal bands; the upper section consists of a symmetrical design. Quartz veins run through the stone, especially to left of the coat-of-arms. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE066-081005 Ritual site - holy tree/bush
  Description

  In the centre of and overshadowing the cloister of Muckross Abbey (KE066-081001-). A tall yew tree, whose branches extend over and beyond the cloister arcade, is surrounded by a metal railing. There is a local legend that a miraculous statue is buried beneath it (Moriarity, 1948, 19) and it is also believed locally that that anyone who touches the tree will die shortly afterwards. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-081006 Church
  Description

  According to Barrington (1976, 206), Muckross Abbey (KE066-081001-) was built on the site of a church which was 'destroyed by fire in the 12th century'. There are no visible remains of this church. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-081007 Memorial stone
  Description

  Built into the N wall of the chancel of the church of Muckross abbey (KE066-081001-). This 17th-century memorial stone (H 0.66m; Wth 0.48m) records the restoration of the church in 1626. It is inscribed in relief as follows: 'Orate pro felicitate fratris Thadei Nolani qui hunc sacrum Conventum de novo renovare Curavit anno domini milessimo Sexcentesimo vicessimo sexto' Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-081008 Memorial stone
  Description

  Over a recess in the N wall of the chancel of the church of Muckross abbey (KE066-081001-). This is a 17th-century memorial stone (H 19ins; L 36ins). It is inscribed in relief as follows: 'ORATE PRO DONA LDO MAC FINE ET ELIZAB ETHA STEPHESO ANO DN 1631. Q.S.H.F.F. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE066-081009 Sundial
  Description

  National Monument No. 311. 15th century Franciscan Friary (KE066-081001-) on the E side of a graveyard (KE066-081002-), in rolling parkland, c. 300m from the E shore of Lough Leane. The well-preserved ruin of a 'compactly planned friary of moderate size' (Leask 1960, vol. 3, 104). The friary is a National Monument in State ownership, located within Killarney National Park; in the 1930s the OPW cleared the ruin of overgrowth and carried out extensive repair when 'the dormitories were concreted over and some excavations were made to expose the full original height of the cloister arcades and all the wall tops were secured and weathered and extensive pointing done' (OPW files). Medieval sundial identified by Brian Thomas McElherron who described this feature as; 'carved on the cill of one of the cloister openings at the Franciscan Friary at Muckross. It has a deep hole for a gnomon and 24 hour lines' (https://www.sundials-ireland.com/amedieval/medmuckross.htm). See attached photograph taken by Brian T McElherron Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 May 2022

• KE066-132 Metalworking site
  Description

  On the E bank of a stream in woodland to the W of Muckross village. The remains of the ironworking site consist of a heavily overgrown free-standing blast furnace (H c. 6.2m; c. 8m NW-SE; c. 6.8m NE-SW) built of random rubble sandstone. A semicircular casting arch (H 1.7m; Wth 4m; D 2.35m), with undressed voussoirs, is centrally placed in the NE side. A vaulted recess splays both inwards and downwards towards the ope at rear (Wth 1.54m). A flat-headed bellows arch (Wth c. 0.6m; H c. 0.5m) with roughly dressed, sandstone voussoirs is evident at the base of the ???? wall and is partially obscured by rubble. A tuyere hole, consisting of two inwardly sloped stones, survive in situ in the centre of the bellows arch opening. Putlog holes across NE face of furnace above the casting arch suggest the former presence of a lean-to or of a support for a gangway. A flying buttress is built up against the S end of the SW wall of the furnace. The furnace may have been charged from a gangway leading from the sloping earthen embankment, which is 10m to the E. Evidence of a channel from the nearby river is not visible. The whole area is now covered by forest debris.The furnace probably dates to the second half of the 17th-century (Rynne 2001, 118). When Sir William Petty's Glanaroughty iron works (KE093-079----) closed down in the 1670s due to lack of charcoal for fuel, his smelting operations were compelled to move to Muckross where wood for charcoal manufacture was still readily available (ibid. 116). (McCracken 1957, 130) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-004 Mine - copper
  Description

  On the N shoreline of Muckross Lake, Killarney. Documentary sources confirm at least six phases of mining here, beginning around 1749 and concluding in 1818 (O'Brien 2000). This mining is spread across three separate locations adjacent to the lakeshore where mine shafts are visible today. The central mine area has a series of partly infilled vertical shafts with surface spoil deposits. The ruins of three stone buildings survive in this area. These include a powder magazine, a small, single storey, stone house and a larger stone building (KE074-035----) marked as an 'Old Furnace' on the OS 6-inch maps. The powder magazine was certainly connected to mining, however the functions of the other two structure are unknown. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-011 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On level ground, in a yew forest to the N of Muckross Lake, in Killarney National Park. A circular area (22m NE-SW; 21m NW-SE) defined by a partially slumped moss-covered stone bank (Wth 5.8m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m). Trees grow in the interior which slopes gently down to the NE. There is a souterrain (KE074-011001-) in the SE half of the interior. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-011001 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (KE074-011----). A lintelled opening (Wth 0.5m) in the SE half of the rath leads into an inaccessible underground passage (Wth c. 0.5m; H 0.85m) extending 0.6m to the SE and then turning to the WSW for 2.6m. Here a slumped circular, opening (diam. 0.5m) reveals a corbelled passage (L 3m), with roughly hewn limestone lintels, which lead on to the WSW to an oval chamber (1.4m x 1.2m). From here the passage appears to continue to the WSW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-012 Souterrain
  Description

  In woodland, just S of a precipice edge, c. 170m to the E of Dundag Point, overlooking Muckross Lake, in Killarney National Park. Two separate sections of a collapsed souterrain are at right angle to each other. A section (L 4.8m; Wth 0.25m; H 0.4m) of a roofless passage (long axis NE-SW), with limestone corbelled walls, is exposed. This passage widens to an oval area (Wth 0.8m) before being truncated by a path at the SW end. The base of the passage is silted up. At right angles, c. 0.5m from the NE end, is the second passage (L 3m; Wth 0.6m; D 0.45m) of similar construction. This passage narrows to a lintelled entrance (L 0.46m; Wth 0.3m; H 0.7m) at the SE end which opens out into an oval corbelled stone-built chamber (H 1m; 1.5m NE-SW; 1.4m NW-SE), roofed with lintels. See plan by Rose Cleary which has been added to the file and revise this description. U. Egan, 10/08/2007. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-020 Hut site
  Description

  On level ground in woodland, in the Killarney National Park. The remains of a possible oval hut (5.2m E-W; 4m N-S) defined by a moss-covered drystone wall (T 2.4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.8m) with some stones slumped to the base of the wall, both internally and externally. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at E. A tree grows within the level interior. A track, known as George's Way, lies adjacent to the possible hut site at W. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-023 Mine - copper
  Description

  In woodland, on a small peninsula on the N shore of Muckross Lake. A single vertical shaft was seen, but is inaccessible. It probably dates to the second half of the 18th-century or early 19th-century (O'Brien 2000, 20). An extensive mining complex (KE074-024---) is c. 200m to the W. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-024 Mine - copper
  Description

  In woodland, on the N shore of Muckross Lake. A complex of infilled mineshafts. An overgrown ruined rectangular structure (ext. 5m E-W; 4.8m N-S) with a wide entrance ope at the E end. It probably dates to the second half of the 18th-century or early 19th-century (O' Brien 2000, 20). A second copper mine (KE074-023---) is c. 200m to the E. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-027 Country house
  Description

  On the edge of woodland, c. 1km W of the present Muckross House (KE074-030---). The possible site of a house dating to the early 18th-century (Bary 1994, 188). According to local information, bricks and mortar were found in this area. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-028 Country house
  Description

  Near a small area of woodland c. 450m N of the present Muckross House (KE074-030----). Some undulations and ruins are evident among the undergrowth. According to J. Larner (pers. comm.), this is the site of a house built c. 1770 to replace an early 18th-century house (KE074-027----), the site of which may lie c. 1km to the WSW. Bary (1994, 188), basing her description on a sketch in Muckross House, states that it was 'a typical eighteenth century habitation of three storeys over a basement with seven bays and dormer windows on the third storey...It was gable-ended, with numerous chimneys. It had a strange, square addition at the eastern end , which appeared attached to the house...' Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-030 Country house
  Description

  Within Muckross Demesne. Present house built in 1839-43 for Col Rt Hon H.A. Herbert, MP. Bence-Jones (1990, 220) describes it as 'large cut-stone Elizabethan-Revival mansion by William Burn ...Stepped gables with pointed finials; mullioned windows, many oriels; tall chimneys. A porte-cochere was added ca 1870...' A walled garden lies adjacent to the E. Also within the Demesne are the sites of three earlier houses: the first (KE074-027---), dating to the early 18th-century, c. 1km to the W; the second (KE074-028---), dating to c. 1770, c. 450m to the N; the third (KE074-029---), Torc Cottage, c. 1.5km to the SSW. A possible former estate manager's house, known as Arthur Vincent House, stands c. 500m to the NW; two-storey three-bay house with hipped roof, of early 19th-century appearance. Immediately to the E of this are the overgrown ruins of a stable yard associted with the 1770s house. Other features on the demesne include gate lodges, boathouses, estate cottages, quays (KE074-043----, KE074-042----) and bridges (including KE074-040----). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-035 Metalworking site
  Description

  In woodland, on the N side of a pedestrian road and a short distance to the N of a copper mine (KE074-004---). Named 'Old Furnace' on the 1846 and 1895 OS 6-inch maps. The extant structure is a ruined circular building (diam. 4.9m) with four short rectangular gabled projections at the cardinal points. This structure appears to be a gazebo or summer house (C. Rynne, pers. comm.). Documentary sources confirm at least six phases of mining here, beginning around 1749 and concluding in 1818 (O'Brien 2000). This mining is spread across three separate locations adjacent to the lake shore where mine shafts are visible today. The central mine area has a series of partly infilled vertical shafts with surface spoil deposits. The ruins of three stone buildings survive in this area. These include a powder magazine, a small, single storey, stone house and a larger stone building marked as an 'Old Furnace' on the OS 6-inch maps. The powder magazine was certainly connected to mining, however the functions of the other two structure are unknown. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE074-043 Quay
  Description

  On a rock outcrop on the SE shore of Castlelough Bay. A stone-built platform (1.9m E-W; 1.5m N-S) with a flagstone surface. Approached from above by a flight of twelve stone steps. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. 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).

• Muckross, Killarney5 sales

Name

Muckross · Mucros

Area

3,065,972 m² (306.6 ha, 757.62 acres)

Civil parish

Killarney, and its townlands

Barony

Magunihy

Electoral division

Muckross, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Brickeen Island, Carrigafreaghane, Cloghereen Lower, Dromyrourk, Killegy Lower, Rossnahowgarry

Placenames

Muckross on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.