Roxborough
Townland in the civil parish of Molahiffe, barony of Magunihy, Co. Kerry
Parcel 4735762
- Area
- 926,569 m² (92.66 ha, 228.96 acres)
- Buildings
- 10 buildings touch it, 3,283 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Roxborough
Planning applications on this parcel
21 Mar 2023Conditional
(I) CONSTRUCT A SLATTED CUBICLE HOUSE ADJACENT TO EXISTING FARM BUILDINGS. PROPOSED SLATTED CUBICLE HOUSE TO INCORPORATE UNDERGROUND SLURRY STORAGE TANK WITH EXTERNAL AGITATION POINTS, EASY FEED, SCRAPER AND ANCILLARY EXTERNAL CONCRETE, (II) CONSTRUCT A WALLED SILAGE SLAB AND CONCRETE APRON
Permission · Kerry County Council, 23298
2 Jul 2018Conditional
MINOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DAIRY INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF AN EXTERNAL BULK MILK STORAGE SILO, ASSOCIATED ALCOVE AND COMPRESSOR AND REPLACEMENT OF A SLIDING DOOR WITH A PEDESTRIAN DOOR
Permission · Kerry County Council, 18656
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 7 recorded monuments.
- KE048-001 Enclosure
Description
In level pasture. A circular feature, on the N side of an E-W field boundary, is visible in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, Q 203). This possible enclosure is not visible at ground level. (Castleisland District Archaeological Survey) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
- KE048-035001 Castle - unclassified
Description
On top of an elevated limestone outcrop partially covered by deciduous trees and strewn by loose moss-covered stones. The top edge of the outcrop is defined intermittently along its N (L c. 25m) and W (L c. 40m) sides by a linear bank (Wth c. 1.5m; H 0.5m) (KE048-035002-); the site is depicted by a dotted line enclosing a roughly rectangular area (c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. In the centre of the area defined by the bank is the remains of a rectangular structure (8.8m N-S; 8.4m E-W) defined by the basal courses of a random-rubble wall (T 0.85m; H 0.5m) bonded by a lime mortar. The exact nature of the monument is unclear but the name 'Court' suggests it may be the remains of a late-16th/early 17th-century fortified residence. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 41/1976).
- KE048-035002 Earthwork
Description
On the sides of a large elevated limestone outcrop with views restricted by a copse of deciduous trees. Occasional traces of the remains of a linear bank (Wth c. 1.5m; H 0.5m) with considerable stone inclusions are evident outside the N (L c. 25m) and W (L c. 40m) sides of a possible tower house (KE048-035001-). The earthwork is obscured by large quantities of moss-covered rubble, which is strewn down the slopes. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 41/1976).
- KE048-037 Ringfort - rath
Description
In a farmyard. The possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on the 1897 OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
- KE048-038 Castle - ringwork
Description
On a local rise, in an otherwise lowlying level area. A roughly oval platform (c. 40m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW; H c. 1.8m), now incorporated into the garden immediately in front of Molahiffe Castle, now known as Castlefarm, a 19th-century country house (Barry 1994, 68). A curving random rubble wall (H c. 1.8m) along the SW arc of the platform may be associated with the country house. The surface of the platform forms a garden lawn. Probably the remains of an earthwork castle built by Thomas Fitzmaurice, who was granted these lands by King John in the late 12th century (ibid., 184). The remains of Molahiffe Castle (KE048-039----), a late-medieval towerhouse, stand in the SW quadrant of the platform. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
- KE048-039 Castle - tower house
Description
In the SW quadrant of a possible ringwork (KE048-038----). Only the SE corner of the tower now stands, the remainder having been demolished in 1809 during the construction of the adjacent Castlefarm House (OSNB, Molahiffy 1, 44). The corner has dressed limestone quoins, and the wall (thickness c. 2.6m) has a base batter. Most of the structure, which stands to at least second-floor level, is heavily encased by ivy. There appears to be a window in the E wall at second-floor level and the side of a window is evident in the S wall at the same height. Molahiff Castle belonged to the Coshmang branch of the MacCarthy More (Bary 1994, 184). After the Desmond Rebellion it was repaired by Valentine Browne (MacCarthy-Morrogh 1986, 127). In the 1840s it was estimated that the surviving SE corner of the castle stood to a height of at least 55ft. [16.76m] (OSL, 202). Molahiffe graveyard (KE048-036----) and church (KE048-03601-) are c. 100m to the S. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
- KE048-108 Country house
Description
An occupied three-storey gable-ended house built of random rubble limestone, T-shaped in ground plan. The front elevation (E-facing) is of five bays and has a central doorway with a rectangular overlight. Some of the rectangular window opes retain sash frames with glazing bars. There is a chimney on each gable. The S gable is weather slated. The front elevation is prolonged to the N by a two-storey five bay structure. There is an enclosed yard to the rear with a range of two-storey outhouses on its N side. Bary (1994, 68) states that the house was built in c. 1769 by Michael Mahony. The house is now known as 'Castlefarm'. In the 1840s it was recorded that stones from Molahiffe Castle (KE048-039---) were used in the construction of Castlefarm House in 1809 (OSNB). (Castleisland District Archaeological Survey) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_166 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 101.2 ha
- 250 acres
- Land parcels
- 18
- registered freehold, median 19,590 m² (1.96 ha, 4.84 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 2
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Roxborough, from 1,561 m² to 926,569 m² (92.66 ha, 228.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Roxborough 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Jul 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE SERVED BY A PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND LANDSCAPING
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21849
9 Jul 2018Conditional
CONSTRUCT AN EASY FEED SLATED CUBICLE SHED FOR DAIRY COWS, AN EASY FEED CATTLE HOUSE FOR CATTLE COMPRISING A CREEP AREA FOR SMALLER CATTLE, TO APPLY FOR RETENTION FOR A SHED AND INSTALL A NEW MILKING PARLOUR AND DAIRY IN THE SAME, COMPLETE WITH COLLECTING YARD, TO DEMOLISH OLD DWELLING HOUSE ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention · Kerry County Council, 18690
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Roxborough.
Recorded monuments
- KE048-111 Country house
Description
An occupied two-storey house, L-shaped in plan. The front elevation (S-facing) is of three bays and has a central doorway with a rectangular overlight. The rectangular window opes have recent frames. The roof is hipped and has a central well and two off-centre chimneys to the front and a single central chimney to the rear. There is a two-storey hipped projection at the E end of the rear elevation. The front and the E side are rendered while the other elevations have exposed random rubble with cut limestone quoins. Part of house may date to the mid/late 18th-century. In the 1840s, it was recorded that it had been 'rebuilt' in 1813 (OSNB, Molahiffe, 37). (Castleisland District Archaeological Survey) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
- KE048-279 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
In undulating pasture to the NW of Fieries. O'Hare (2000, 93-4) identified a possible enclosure (diam. c. 500m) defined by a curving field fence, which forms the south-west portion of the townland boundary of Roxborough. The possible enclosure is bisected by a NE-SW road. Its enclosing elements are generally similar to the other field boundaries in this area with trees, bushes and briars growing on many of them. Duplicate site with KE036-036002-. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Roxborough.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_166 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Roxborough with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Roxborough
- Area
- 1,011,826 m² (101.18 ha, 250.03 acres)
- Civil parish
- Molahiffe, and its townlands
- Barony
- Magunihy
- Electoral division
- Molahiffe, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Molahiffe electoral division: 1,718 people in 611 households; 79% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinvarrig, Castlefarm, Connigar, Gortavullin, Knockaneacoolteen
- Placenames
- Roxborough on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, 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.