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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcrohane, barony of Dunkerron South, Co. Kerry; in Irish Páirc na Rátha.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 581,639 m² (58.16 ha, 143.73 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,126 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcrohane, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kilcrohane.md
- Barony: Dunkerron South
- Electoral division: Caherdaniel, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 316 people lived in 138 households in the Caherdaniel electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 58% 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/22128
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72388
- Centre: latitude 51.761727, longitude -10.093544 (WGS 84)

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

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathfield, from 16 m² to 168,418 m² (16.84 ha, 41.62 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1148961: 168,418 m² (16.84 ha, 41.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148961.md
- Parcel 1148964: 38,126 m² (3.81 ha, 9.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148964.md
- Parcel 1148965: 37,326 m² (3.73 ha, 9.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148965.md
- Parcel 1148963: 34,177 m² (3.42 ha, 8.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148963.md
- Parcel 5992721: 34,089 m² (3.41 ha, 8.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992721.md
- Parcel 1148968: 33,876 m² (3.39 ha, 8.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148968.md
- Parcel 1192434: 31,180 m² (3.12 ha, 7.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192434.md
- Parcel 1148972: 29,044 m² (2.9 ha, 7.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148972.md
- Parcel 1192442: 26,626 m² (2.66 ha, 6.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192442.md
- Parcel 4672149: 24,544 m² (2.45 ha, 6.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4672149.md
- Parcel 1192436: 16,533 m² (1.65 ha, 4.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192436.md
- Parcel 1192437: 15,417 m² (1.54 ha, 3.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192437.md
- Parcel 5992729: 8,999 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992729.md
- Parcel 5992730: 6,790 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992730.md
- Parcel 5992719: 6,592 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992719.md
- Parcel 5992687: 6,458 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992687.md
- Parcel 4838759: 5,888 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4838759.md
- Parcel 1225916: 5,864 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225916.md
- Parcel 1148969: 5,311 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148969.md
- Parcel 1148967: 5,186 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148967.md
- Parcel 1192435: 5,126 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192435.md
- Parcel 1192439: 4,762 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192439.md
- Parcel 4838751: 4,412 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4838751.md
- Parcel 4067203: 4,235 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4067203.md
- Parcel 1148973: 3,188 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148973.md
- Parcel 4667021: 2,674 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4667021.md
- Parcel 1148962: 2,461 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148962.md
- Parcel 1192438: 1,532 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1192438.md
- Parcel 1148966: 1,373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148966.md
- Parcel 2694126: 1,293 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2694126.md
- Parcel 3845866: 986 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3845866.md
- Parcel 5992886: 557 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992886.md
- Parcel 5992914: 557 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992914.md
- Parcel 5992838: 445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992838.md
- Parcel 5992917: 445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992917.md
- Parcel 5992843: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992843.md
- Parcel 5992892: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992892.md
- Parcel 5992822: 398 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992822.md
- Parcel 5992815: 189 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992815.md
- Parcel 5992909: 189 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5992909.md
- Parcel 4879231: 16 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4879231.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Rathfield 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.

- 21 Feb 2022, Kerry County Council 22183: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. RETAIN EXISTING LEAN TO EXTENSION. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR BEDROOM EXTENSION , TO INSTALL NEW MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT , INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/22183/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Kenmare River SAC, site code 002158, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002158

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

- KE106-088001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE106-088001-. Not marked on the OS maps, there is no surface trace of the 'blocked souterrain and habitation site' noted by O'Connell at this location (KAS). Situated in a S sloping field of pasture, close to the N shore of Kenmare Bay, O'Connell reported the finding of 'remains' in the souterrain; it is not clear to what he was referring. It is possible that this and the following site are the same souterrain. 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. 898. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE106-090: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE106-090----. A souterrain, not marked on the OS maps, was discovered at this location in 1980 during the digging of the foundations for a house. It was inspected by Sweetman (OPW) prior to being closed up, and the following description is based on his report. The stone-built souterrain consists of three chambers and three passages, including an entrance passage. The latter is located at the W end of the structure and is 1.6m long. Aligned NE-SW, its drystone-built side-walls are capped with large lintels. Both its roof and floor levels rise upwards to SW, and at NE it leads into the S end of the first chamber. Both the N and S end-walls of this 3.1m long chamber are constructed of upright slabs overlain by drystone walling. It narrows towards its N end where it measures .7m wide. From here a passage extends E for 2m to provide access to the W end of the larger, second chamber. This passage is .5m wide, and its sides are revetted with upright stones overlain by drystone walling. The second chamber, which is aligned E-W, is 3.5m long, 1.25m wide and almost 1m high. Its lintelled roof was disturbed when the souterrain was discovered. At the E end of its S wall is the entrance into the final chamber which is 2.4m long and 1m wide. A low, narrow passage curves to NE from the NE angle of the second chamber. It is 5m long and varies in width from .4m to .7m. Constructed of upright slabs with overlying drystone masonry, it is blocked with clay at its NE end. 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. 899. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE106-090001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE106-090001-. A stone enclosure is reputed to have existed at this location (local information) but no apparent surface trace of it now remains. 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. 899. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 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 Rathfield.

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

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rathfield 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)

- Ballycarnahan: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballycarnahan.md
- Brackaharagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/brackaharagh.md
- Glanbeg: https://everytownland.com/kerry/glanbeg-71395.md
- Gortnakilly: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortnakilly.md
- Rath: https://everytownland.com/kerry/rath-72383.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/rathfield
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