# Rossmore, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Molahiffe, barony of Magunihy, Co. Kerry. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,104,987 m² (110.5 ha, 273.05 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 85 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,138 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010 - Civil parish: Molahiffe, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/molahiffe.md - Barony: Magunihy - Electoral division: Molahiffe, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,718 people lived in 611 households in the Molahiffe electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 45% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23690 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72454 - Centre: latitude 52.151358, longitude -9.585044 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 85 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rossmore, from 16 m² to 90,643 m² (9.06 ha, 22.4 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1210197: 90,643 m² (9.06 ha, 22.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210197.md - Parcel 1203329: 90,489 m² (9.05 ha, 22.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1203329.md - Parcel 1219486: 69,659 m² (6.97 ha, 17.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219486.md - Parcel 1146596: 66,706 m² (6.67 ha, 16.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146596.md - Parcel 1227889: 63,316 m² (6.33 ha, 15.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227889.md - Parcel 1215930: 56,105 m² (5.61 ha, 13.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1215930.md - Parcel 1187362: 50,649 m² (5.06 ha, 12.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187362.md - Parcel 1142698: 47,701 m² (4.77 ha, 11.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142698.md - Parcel 1142452: 47,576 m² (4.76 ha, 11.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142452.md - Parcel 1147304: 47,198 m² (4.72 ha, 11.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147304.md - Parcel 1147326: 46,937 m² (4.69 ha, 11.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147326.md - Parcel 1154629: 43,545 m² (4.35 ha, 10.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1154629.md - Parcel 1157404: 38,050 m² (3.8 ha, 9.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157404.md - Parcel 1231361: 37,376 m² (3.74 ha, 9.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1231361.md - Parcel 1157320: 37,092 m² (3.71 ha, 9.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157320.md - Parcel 1219044: 28,703 m² (2.87 ha, 7.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219044.md - Parcel 1227930: 28,331 m² (2.83 ha, 7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1227930.md - Parcel 1146279: 21,838 m² (2.18 ha, 5.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146279.md - Parcel 1142765: 15,801 m² (1.58 ha, 3.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142765.md - Parcel 1157451: 15,551 m² (1.56 ha, 3.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157451.md - Parcel 1219472: 14,040 m² (1.4 ha, 3.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219472.md - Parcel 1193671: 11,643 m² (1.16 ha, 2.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193671.md - Parcel 1196977: 10,983 m² (1.1 ha, 2.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196977.md - Parcel 1193782: 5,918 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193782.md - Parcel 1245689: 4,760 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245689.md - Parcel 1229359: 4,720 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229359.md - Parcel 1229444: 4,155 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229444.md - Parcel 1247364: 3,918 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247364.md - Parcel 1239864: 3,750 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1239864.md - Parcel 1247499: 3,596 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247499.md - Parcel 1142915: 3,421 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142915.md - Parcel 1240035: 3,308 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1240035.md - Parcel 1212143: 3,146 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1212143.md - Parcel 1194447: 3,087 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1194447.md - Parcel 1234943: 2,968 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1234943.md - Parcel 1236482: 2,941 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1236482.md - Parcel 1149980: 2,883 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149980.md - Parcel 1155958: 2,724 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155958.md - Parcel 5743198: 2,686 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5743198.md - Parcel 1191001: 2,414 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191001.md - Parcel 1145874: 2,305 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1145874.md - Parcel 1203640: 2,215 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1203640.md - Parcel 1220757: 2,138 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220757.md - Parcel 1153392: 2,043 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1153392.md - Parcel 1139699: 2,021 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139699.md - Parcel 1147520: 1,937 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147520.md - Parcel 1197924: 1,915 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1197924.md - Parcel 1193651: 1,778 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193651.md - Parcel 1220764: 1,764 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220764.md - Parcel 1240061: 1,603 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1240061.md - Parcel 1247400: 1,480 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247400.md - Parcel 1153122: 1,475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1153122.md - Parcel 1148590: 1,427 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148590.md - Parcel 3847219: 1,380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3847219.md - Parcel 1194234: 1,317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1194234.md - Parcel 1220751: 1,276 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220751.md - Parcel 1155776: 1,217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155776.md - Parcel 1149485: 1,192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1149485.md - Parcel 1238079: 1,135 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1238079.md - Parcel 1147556: 1,125 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1147556.md - Parcel 1226716: 1,124 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1226716.md - Parcel 1150890: 1,078 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1150890.md - Parcel 1188873: 962 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1188873.md - Parcel 1197951: 957 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1197951.md - Parcel 1219426: 938 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1219426.md - Parcel 1239906: 817 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1239906.md - Parcel 1148884: 799 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148884.md - Parcel 1247299: 799 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1247299.md - Parcel 1200540: 751 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1200540.md - Parcel 1152435: 670 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152435.md - Parcel 1239700: 626 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1239700.md - Parcel 1245246: 399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245246.md - Parcel 1220719: 269 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220719.md - Parcel 1205409: 268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205409.md - Parcel 1220766: 234 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220766.md - Parcel 2875005: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2875005.md - Parcel 1209863: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1209863.md - Parcel 1157573: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157573.md - Parcel 1207771: 219 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1207771.md - Parcel 5743217: 219 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5743217.md - Parcel 1190557: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1190557.md - Parcel 1152605: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152605.md - Parcel 5743205: 51 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5743205.md - Parcel 1162436: 48 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162436.md - Parcel 1220768: 16 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220768.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Rossmore 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. - 11 Dec 2018, Kerry County Council 181211: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, INSTALL A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/181211/0 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 Rossmore. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE048-119: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE048-119----. In pasture, on an elevated area with a view over the surrounding countryside in all directions. This upright stone (H 1.8m; 1.3m x 0.9m) is rectangular in plan and narrows slightly towards its top. It is orientated NNE-SSW. It displays one cup-mark on top and at least seven cup-marks (diam. 0.04-0.05m; D 0.02-0.03m) on its SSW face. (Dunne and Dennehy 1999, 45) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011 - KE048-119001: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE048-119001-. In pasture, on a gentle NNW-facing slope, just below crown of hill. Upright stone (dims. 1.35m NE-SW; 0.9m NW-SE; H 1.75m) of limestone; long-axis NE-SW. The SE-elevation is rectangular in shape and has a smoother surface in contrast with the other elevations. The SW-elevation has four possible cup-marks and a similar feature on the top of the stone. Natural striations, weathering marks and lichens on all elevations. The Gap of Dunloe & MacGillycuddy’s Reeks are to SW and The Paps are to S. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 5 September 2014 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 Rossmore. ## 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 Rossmore, 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 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 Rossmore. - 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/rossmore.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/rossmore.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/rossmore.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Rossmore 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) - Ballybane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballybane.md - Boolasallagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/boolasallagh.md - Gortalassa: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortalassa-71489.md - Gortdromerillagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gortdromerillagh.md - Gowlane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gowlane-71585.md - Rusheen: https://everytownland.com/kerry/rusheen-72463.md - Skahies: https://everytownland.com/kerry/skahies.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/rossmore - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/rossmore