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

Townland in the civil parish of Ballinvoher, barony of Corkaguiny, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Ráth Dubh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 550,605 m² (55.06 ha, 136.06 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,303 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ballinvoher, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/ballinvoher.md
- Barony: Corkaguiny
- Electoral division: Ballinvoher, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 586 people lived in 224 households in the Ballinvoher electoral division. 73% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 13% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/22452
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72386
- Centre: latitude 52.167875, longitude -10.024442 (WGS 84)

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

8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathduff, from 618 m² to 268,416 m² (26.84 ha, 66.33 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4988641: 268,416 m² (26.84 ha, 66.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4988641.md
- Parcel 1209084: 211,374 m² (21.14 ha, 52.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1209084.md
- Parcel 1203313: 58,735 m² (5.87 ha, 14.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1203313.md
- Parcel 1217586: 3,330 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217586.md
- Parcel 2629991: 3,275 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2629991.md
- Parcel 1225469: 3,224 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225469.md
- Parcel 1202357: 1,320 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1202357.md
- Parcel 4988639: 618 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4988639.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Rathduff 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.

- 11 Apr 2025, Kerry County Council 2560283: Conditional. Permission. This Development will consist of Planning Permission for a waste facility for the importation of waste material, specifically inert waste material from construction and demolition sites comprising of soil & stone (LoW 17 05 04 & LoW 20 02 02), concrete (17 01 01), brick (17 01 02), tiles & ceramics (LoW 17 01 03) and mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics (LoW 17 01 07), for the purpose of filling and raising land to improve it for agricultural use; with all associated site works at Ballynane, Annascaul, Co. Kerry, as outlined in the documents submitted to Kerry County Council. The proposed development will require a waste facility permit from Kerry County Council to authorise the waste recovery activity. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application to the Planning Authority.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560283/0
- 23 Dec 2021, Kerry County Council 211527: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, WITH ROOFLIGHTS, EXTERNAL HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/211527/0
- 14 Aug 2017, Kerry County Council 17793: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN PARTIALLY RECLAIMED LANDS AND FOR PERMISSION FOR A WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, FOR THE RECOVERY OF INERT WASTE MATERIAL FOR THE PURPOSES OF LAND RECLAMATION FOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17793/0

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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 Rathduff.

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

- KE045-025001: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-025001-. The graveyard and site of the medieval parish church of Ballinvoher lie about a mile NE of Anascaul, on a gentle S facing slope at the W end of the low ridge that extends W from Flemingstown mountain. The church was in use in 1622 (TCD Ms 2158, 94) but was demolished in the early 19th century and the rubble utilised in the construction of tombs (OSL). An earlier origin for the site is suggested by the presence within the graveyard (KE045-025001-) of 2 ogham stones. There is, however, no trace of any earlier enclosure. (KE045-025003-) A cross-inscribed ogham stone standing upright against the W end of a modern tomb near the E side of the graveyard. It is .94m high, .27m wide and .12m thick. The ogham inscription has suffered considerable damage and many of the scores have entirely or partially disappeared. It reads: S(I)D(A)N(I) M(A)Q(I) DALA The letters in brackets are as recorded or suggested by Macalister (1945, 188-9). The present W face of the stone is inscribed with a cross-in-circle, the stem of the cross continuing below the circle to form the shaft of another cross. Directly above the circle is a 3rd plain cross, the head of which appears to have been extended to the top edge of the stone by the addition of a groove separated from the cross by only a slight ridge. It is also possible that this latter groove is earlier than the cross. (KE045-025004-) A 2nd ogham stone was discovered in the 1940's during the excavation of a new tomb (Macalister 1942, 76). It now lies prostrate against the W end of a large tomb about 14m from the W wall of the graveyard. It is a rectangular block of sandstone measuring 1.3m in length, .33m in width and .12m in thickness. Although the scores are clearly legible, 2 interpretations are possible: LLONNOCC MAQQ(...... SONNOCC MAQQ(...... The above description is derived from J. Cuppage (compiler) 'Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey.' Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne (1986), no. 873. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2013
- KE045-025002: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-025002-. The graveyard and site of the medieval parish church of Ballinvoher lie about a mile NE of Anascaul, on a gentle S facing slope at the W end of the low ridge that extends W from Flemingstown mountain. The church was in use in 1622 (TCD Ms 2158, 94) but was demolished in the early 19th century and the rubble utilised in the construction of tombs (OSL). An earlier origin for the site is suggested by the presence within the graveyard (KE045-025001-) of 2 ogham stones. There is, however, no trace of any earlier enclosure. (KE045-025003-) A cross-inscribed ogham stone standing upright against the W end of a modern tomb near the E side of the graveyard. It is .94m high, .27m wide and .12m thick. The ogham inscription has suffered considerable damage and many of the scores have entirely or partially disappeared. It reads: S(I)D(A)N(I) M(A)Q(I) DALA The letters in brackets are as recorded or suggested by Macalister (1945, 188-9). The present W face of the stone is inscribed with a cross-in-circle, the stem of the cross continuing below the circle to form the shaft of another cross. Directly above the circle is a 3rd plain cross, the head of which appears to have been extended to the top edge of the stone by the addition of a groove separated from the cross by only a slight ridge. It is also possible that this latter groove is earlier than the cross. (KE045-025004-) A 2nd ogham stone was discovered in the 1940's during the excavation of a new tomb (Macalister 1942, 76). It now lies prostrate against the W end of a large tomb about 14m from the W wall of the graveyard. It is a rectangular block of sandstone measuring 1.3m in length, .33m in width and .12m in thickness. Although the scores are clearly legible, 2 interpretations are possible: LLONNOCC MAQQ(...... SONNOCC MAQQ(...... The above description is derived from J. Cuppage (compiler) 'Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey.' Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne (1986), no. 873. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2013
- KE045-025003: Ogham stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-025003-. A cross-inscribed ogham stone standing upright against the W end of a modern tomb near the E side of the graveyard (KE045-025001-). It is .94m high, .27m wide and .12m thick. The ogham inscription has suffered considerable damage and many of the scores have entirely or partially disappeared. It reads: S(I)D(A)N(I) M(A)Q(I) DALA The letters in brackets are as recorded or suggested by Macalister (1945, 188-9). The present W face of the stone is inscribed with a cross-in-circle, the stem of the cross continuing below the circle to form the shaft of another cross. Directly above the circle is a 3rd plain cross, the head of which appears to have been extended to the top edge of the stone by the addition of a groove separated from the cross by only a slight ridge. It is also possible that this latter groove is earlier than the cross. To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/6oU6U The above description is derived from J. Cuppage (compiler) 'Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey.' Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne (1986), no. 873. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2013
- KE045-025004: Ogham stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-025004-. A 2nd ogham stone (see also KE045-025003-) was discovered in the 1940's during the excavation of a new tomb in the graveyard (KE045-025001-) (Macalister 1942, 76). It now lies prostrate against the W end of a large tomb about 14m from the W wall of the graveyard. It is a rectangular block of sandstone measuring 1.3m in length, .33m in width and .12m in thickness. Although the scores are clearly legible, 2 interpretations are possible: LLONNOCC MAQQ(...... SONNOCC MAQQ(...... To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/6oU6U The above description is derived from J. Cuppage (compiler) 'Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey.' Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne (1986), no. 873. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2013
- KE045-026: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-026----. This standing stone commands an extensive outlook from the level summit of the ridge extending W from Flemingstown mountain. It is 3.25m high and a maximum of .96m x .41m at base, the sides tapering unevenly to a point at top; E-W. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 133. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013
- KE045-051: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-051----. Internal diam. 30m This sub-circular bivallate rath is located on fairly level pastureland about 200m N of a small E-W flowing tributary of the Owenascaul river. There is a local tradition of a souterrain at the site. The inner bank survives around almost the entire perimeter, but the outer bank has been considerably disturbed by modern field fences, one of which bisects the site ENE-WSW. The outer bank reaches a maximum height of 1.4 to 1.5m at E where it is 4m wide at base. It is separated from the fosse by a c. 3.5 to 4m wide berm which is .2m high above the latter. This berm is visible along the entire N half of the site and for a short distance at S. The fosse is c. 3.5 to 5.5m wide at base and is generally very shallow. The inner bank rises a maximum of 2.2m above the fosse and 1.8m above the interior. There are a number of breaks through the inner bank but the most likely situations of the original entrance face N and SSE. The former is 2m wide but there is no gap in the berm at this point. The SSE entrance is 1.8m wide and there is a possible corresponding gap in the outer bank at this point. The latter is 3.2m wide and, though the bank has disappeared on its W side, its line is probably preserved by the field fence which encloses this section of the site. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 519. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE045-051001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-051001-. Sub-circular bivallate rath KE045-051---- is located on fairly level pastureland about 200m N of a small E-W flowing tributary of the Owenascaul river. There is a local tradition of a souterrain at the site. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 519. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE045-101: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE045-101----. The site of the circular univallate enclosure shown on the 1st edition of the OS map is marked only by a low, grass-grown mound. A small section of a low bank was visible until about 7 years ago (local information). It was located in gently sloping pastureland near the foot of the S slopes of the ridge that extends W from Flemingstown mountain. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 729. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 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 Rathduff.

## 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 Rathduff, about 1 in 10 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 Rathduff.
- 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/rathduff.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/rathduff.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/rathduff.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rathduff 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-70167.md
- Ballyandreen: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballyandreen.md
- Ballynane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballynane.md
- Flemingstown: https://everytownland.com/kerry/flemingstown-71318.md
- Glantane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/glantane.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/rathduff
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/rathduff