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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcrohane, barony of Dunkerron South, Co. Kerry; in Irish Tulaigh Chaoil.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,070,945 m² (107.09 ha, 264.64 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 318,846 m² (31.88 ha, 78.79 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcrohane, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kilcrohane.md
- Barony: Dunkerron South
- Electoral division: Sneem, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Sneem electoral division: 836 people in 272 households; 62% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 34% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/23154
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72663
- Centre: latitude 51.874111, longitude -9.889078 (WGS 84)

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

4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullakeel, from 4,846 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres) to 428,137 m² (42.81 ha, 105.79 acres); 8 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1188313: 428,137 m² (42.81 ha, 105.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1188313.md
- Parcel 1156724: 347,541 m² (34.75 ha, 85.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1156724.md
- Parcel 1188319: 290,152 m² (29.02 ha, 71.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1188319.md
- Parcel 1225842: 4,846 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225842.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Tullakeel 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)

No planning application touches the townland of Tullakeel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## 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 Tullakeel.

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

- KE091-045: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-045----. This ruinous stone enclosure, not marked on the OS maps, is located in S sloping boggy pasture on the W side of the Ardsheelhane river valley. Subcircular in outline, its N and S sectors are formed by rock outcrops. The E side is poorly preserved, marked only by some large boulders. The W half of the site is formed by a series of slabs set upright and on edge, averaging .5m high and .4m wide. The area enclosed measures 10.9m N-S x 12.8m E-W. 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. 776. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013
- KE091-046: Kerb circle, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-046----. For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 111, no. 380). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE091-046001: Boulder-burial, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-046001-. Not marked on the OS maps, this site is located in marshy land on the W side of the Ardsheelhane river valley, on the lower SE slopes of River Hill. Two examples of rock art (KE091-048---- & KE091-049----) occur in the adjacent field at S. The boulder-burial is centrally positioned within a subcircular area, c. 9m in diameter, which is defined by a setting of upright stones and stones set on edge. The stones are generally .5m apart and on average stand .5m high. The largest stone occurs at NE and is .6m high, .6m wide and .35m thick; the remainder are more blocklike in appearance and a number of them have fallen. A field wall truncates the enclosure's S side, while an intersecting field boundary abuts it at E. The boulder-burial consists of a block-like cover-stone supported on three stones that have been partly obscured by overgrowth. The cover-stone is aligned N-S on its longer axis and tilts upwards towards S. It has maximum dimensions of 1.63m x 1m and averages .66m thick. The two support stones at S have average dimensions of .65m x .42m x .1m. The stone at N is barely visible. 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. 380. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE091-048: Rock art, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-048----. This example of rock art is located in boggy land on the lower SE slopes of River Hill. Approximately 100m to the N is a boulder-burial (KE091-046001-), and a second example of rock art is located 20m to the S. The exposed portion of this earthfast rock, measuring 1.3m x 1m, bears two cup-and-rings, one of which is gapped, and eight cupmarks, four of which are rather small and occur in a linear arrangement. All motifs survive in a rather weathered condition. 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. 375. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 In rough pasture (97m OD), on an E-facing slope of low hillock, overlooking Ardsheelhane River valley N->E->S. A smooth and fractured, low profile sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.16m NNE-SSW; 1.59m ESE-WNW; max. H 0.39m at SE) with a flat, oval decorated surface (dims. 0.41m N-S; 0.97m E-W). The motifs are distributed in a linear arrangement across the centre of the rock outcrop and include a cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 11cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 5cm; D 7mm) at E end; A cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 4mm) is adjacent to SW. A cup-and-partial-ring motif (overall dims. 16cm x 10cm; ring Wth 2cm; D 4mm; cup diam. 5cm; D 7mm) is off-centre to W; A cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 8mm) is adjacent to WNW and two cupmarks are adjacent to E. There are four small pockmarks (diam. 1.5cm; D 3-4mm) forming a linear arrangement (long-axis E-W), on W side of stone. A small roofed stone building is located c. 20m to NW. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 July 2017
- KE091-049: Rock art, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE091-049----. This stone is located S of KE091-048---- and is incorporated into an E–W field fence. Both of its opposing flat faces are decorated. The more heavily decorated S face, 1.7m x .8m, features a grid-pattern formed of grooves and a natural fissure, into which various cup-and-ring and cupmark motifs are incorporated. At least eighteen individual cupmarks occur on the grooves, and in the spaces enclosed by the grid. The cup-and-ring motifs cluster towards one end of the decorated face, and include eight cup-and-rings with radial lines and one cup-and-four rings with a radial line. Adjacent to the latter motif is a circular pocked area. The N side of the stone features two cup-and-rings with radial lines (Graves 1877, 288; Finlay 1973, 67–8). See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 68 (a & b) 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. 376. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. In rough pasture (94m OD), on an E-facing slope, overlooking Ardsheelhane River valley N->E->S; views obscured by trees. Small stream is c. 5m to S. Set into drystone wall (H 1.1m; long-axis E-W) and encompassed by holly tree growing on N side of field boundary. Slightly rough and fractured, substantial boulder (dims. 1.42m N-S; 1.29m E-W; T 0.71m) with a rectangular decorated surface upon the S and NNE-facing aspects. The S-facing surface (dims. 1.42m N-S; 1.29m E-W; 0.71m) is highly decorated and includes a cup-and-four-ring motif (overall diam. 24cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 6cm; D 21mm) which is very weathered and worn around the northern arc; A radial groove (L 13cm; Wth 1cm) extends from the cupmark at SE. A cup-and-two-ring motif (overall dims. 13cm; ring Wth 1-2cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 6cm; D 18mm) and a deep cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 19mm) are located to NE. The cup-and-two ring is depicted as a cup-and-one ring motif by O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 104; Fig. 68a). A radial groove (L 5.5cm; Wth 1cm) extends from the cupmark at SE. A cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 11cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 7cm; D 15mm) is located to S; A short radial groove (L 4cm; Wth 1cm; D 3mm) extends from cupmark at SE. A large cupmark (diam. 12cm; D 17cm) adjacent to W, has possibly deepened due to weathering. Other cup-and-ring motifs (average overall Wth 12cm; ring Wth 2cm; D 5mm; cup diam. 5cm; D 10mm) are arranged around the cup-and-four-ring motif. A partial cup-and-ring element having a very weathered ring is located at N end of decorated surface. A number of cupmarks (average diam. 4-5cm; D 4-6mm) are to N of a natural fracture (long-axis NE-SW) across decorated surface. A complex network of linear grooves (average Wth 1.5-2cm; D 4mm) cover this decorated surface, in and around the other motifs. In contrast, the NNE-facing decorated surface is relatively simple and consist of a large penannular cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 13cm; ring Wth 1-3cm; D 5mm; cupmark diam. 5cm; D 10mm) which is weathered across the S arc; A radial groove (L 6cm; Wth 1cm; D 4mm) extends from the cupmark at S. A small cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 8cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 4mm; cupmark diam. 4cm; D 4mm) to SE, has a radial groove (L 3cm; Wth 1cm; D 3mm) extending to N. The top of the stone is flat (dims. 0.25m N-S; 0.60cm E-W) and bears no obvious motifs. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 July 2017

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 Tullakeel.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: 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: Susceptibility high, moderately high, 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_37, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_37.zip (ZIP).
- 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/tullakeel.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/tullakeel.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/tullakeel.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Tullakeel 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)

- Ardsheelhane East: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ardsheelhane-east.md
- Ardsheelhane West: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ardsheelhane-west.md
- Derryleagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/derryleagh.md
- Fermoyle: https://everytownland.com/kerry/fermoyle-71310.md
- Scrahanagnave: https://everytownland.com/kerry/scrahanagnave.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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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.

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