Toanreagh

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Toanreagh, from 1,966 m² to 298,537 m² (29.85 ha, 73.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Toanreagh 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.

• 2 Nov 2024Conditional

  OUTLINE PERMISSION TO ERECT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Outline permission · Kerry County Council, 2460859

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 the townland of Toanreagh.

Recorded monuments

• KE014-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 43.4m N-S, 42m E-W Situated on a rise immediately to the W of Perriman's house, the land gently sloping to the SSE, this univallate rath consists of a circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and exterior fosse. The enclosing bank rises to a maximum of 3.6m above the fosse and 2m above the interior. The U shaped and well-defined external fosse is, on average, 3.4m wide and 1.4m deep. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land. In the W sector the bank would appear to have been stone faced for c 22m, though this is probably modern workmanship. The entrance lies to the E and is c4m wide. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 499. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE014-043 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This site is situated one field SE of KE014-028----; it too is situated on a rise and has an extensive view of the surrounding countryside. It is a univallate rath, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and exterior fosse. The external fosse, well defined and U shaped, is on average 1.6m wide and 1.1 m deep. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land and access is gained by an 8m wide entrance to the S. Contained within the interior are two mounds: the N mound measures 10.4m x 10m internally; the other, SE of this, measures 4m x 6m internally. These may be the remains of the souterrain which is marked as 'cave' (KE014-043001-) on the 1842 OS map. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 500. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE014-043001 Souterrain
  Description

  The interior [of ringfort (KE014-043----)] is at a higher level than the surrounding land and access is gained by an 8m wide entrance to the S. Contained within the interior are two mounds: the N mound measures 10.4m x 10m internally; the other, SE of this, measures 4m x 6m internally. These may be the remains of the souterrain which is marked as 'cave' (KE014-043001-) on the 1842 OS map. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 500. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 October 2013

• KE014-044 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle SSE-facing slope, c. 160m to the E of a ringfort (KE014-043----). Depicted as a circular area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by a bank on the 1st ed. (1841) OS 6-inch map. When visited in 2000, no visible surface trace of the enclosure was evident. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 19 December 2013

• KE014-072 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This circular enclosure is marked on the 1842 OS map and lies SW of the previous two sites (KE014-028----, KE014-043----). It does not appear on the later edition and no surface trace survives. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 501. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE014-072001 Souterrain
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE014-075 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Originally there was a well, known locally as 'Moldy's Well', W of this site, but no surface trace of it can be seen today. This oval-shaped mound is very overgrown, but numerous burnt stones were found. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 60. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE014-076 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This circular enclosure is marked on the 1842 OS map as being situated in the corner of a field, with a fieldbank cutting the site slightly on the E and another running along the NW side. 'Cave' (KE014-076001-) is marked on the interior of the site. On the 1916 OS map only a tiny section survives to the W to S, and today no surface trace remains. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 502. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE014-076001 Souterrain
  Description

  Circular enclosure KE014-076---- is marked on the 1842 OS map as being situated in the corner of a field, with a fieldbank cutting the site slightly on the E and another running along the NW side. 'Cave' (KE014-076001-) is marked on the interior of the site. On the 1916 OS map only a tiny section survives to the W to S, and today no surface trace remains. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 502. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE014-077 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This circular enclosure appears on the 1842 and 1916 OS maps and lies NNE of KE014-076----. No trace remains today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 503. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Toanreagh.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Toanreagh.

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.

No address of the register names Toanreagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Toanreagh · An Tóin Riabhach

Area

1,300,442 m² (130.04 ha, 321.35 acres)

Civil parish

Ballyheige, and its townlands

Barony

Clanmaurice

Electoral division

Ballynorig, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballynorig electoral division: 549 people in 196 households; 92% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinclemesig, Ballykealy, Ballyronan, Bawnmore, Caherulla, Kilmoyly North

Placenames

Toanreagh 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.