Drumrane
Drumrane is a townland in the civil parish of Killanummery, barony of Drumahaire, Co. Leitrim. Its name in Irish is Droim Raithin.
- Area
- 116.3 ha
- 287 acres
- Land parcels
- 34
- registered freehold, median 16,701 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumrane, from 343 m² to 116,357 m² (11.64 ha, 28.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Drumrane 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
4 Jun 2025Conditional
demolish existing porch and extend existing 50M2 house by 90M2
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2560141
29 Nov 2023Conditional
construction of a dwelling house, entrance, wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all ancillary site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 23101
27 Feb 2020Conditional
the construction of a new forestry access entrance to an existing mature forestry and all ancillary works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2026
3 Jul 2019Refused
the construction of a new forestry access entrance to an existing mature forestry and all ancillary works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 19152
13 Sept 2018Conditional
the upgrade of an existing farm entrance to a forestry standard entrance
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 18190
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 Drumrane.
Recorded monuments
- LE014-020 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located in a SW-NE valley, at the bottom of a N-facing slope. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 24m NE-SW; 23.6m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2m at SE, 3m at SW, 4m at NW; int. H 0.4m at NW to 1.2m at SW; ext. H 1m), which is reduced to a scarp (H 2.2m) NW-NE. There is an outer field drain W-NE but no evidence of a fosse, and the entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at SSE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
- LE014-021 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located at the base of a NW-facing slope with a small canalized WSW-ENE stream c. 30m to the N. This is a grass-covered oval area (dims 26.5m E-W; 20.7m N-S) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth 3-3.5m; int. H 0.7-1m; ext. H 1-1.6m) NE-S-SW, and by an overgrown scarp (H 1.2-1.4m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 3.2m) is at NE but there are gaps also in the bank at SSE (Wth 2.4m) and SSW (Wth 1.6m). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
- LE014-022 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located towards the top of the severe S-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass and scrub-covered oval area (dims 32m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by a slight, scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; H 0.1m) at E, a round-topped and overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.6m) SW-NW, an overgrown scarp (H 2m) SE-SW, and an internal scarp (H 1.7m) NW-NE. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
- LE014-023 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight knoll at the E side of a col between drumlins which lie to NE and SW. This is a grass-covered subcircular or D-shaped area (dims 29m E-W; 27.7m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) W-NE, and by an overgrown scarp (H 1m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 3.4m) is at E. There is no visible fosse but there is an outer drain E-SW, and the perimeter is slightly truncated by a field and road bank (L 12m) at W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
- LE014-024 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of a small drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (diam. 23.5m NE-SW; 22.8m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.3-2.7m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 0.5m) N-E-SW, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m at SE to 1.2m at SW) elsewhere. The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
- LE014-025 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located on top of a drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 24.5m N-S; 23.2m E-W) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 3.8-6m; int. H 0.1m at S to 0.4m at E; ext. H 1.2m at N and E to 1.6m at W and 2m at S-SW) which is incorporated into a field bank SW-NW, with an external fosse (Wth of base 3m; D 0.3m) NE-SE. The entrance (Wth 1.2m) is at ESE. It remains unplanted in a coniferous forest. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
- LE014-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a low E-W ridge on the floor of a valley. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (dims 36m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m at W), but the perimeter is damaged by a quarry at N and incorporated into a field bank and hedge ENE-SSE. There is an entrance (Wth 3.3m), which is probably modern, at S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
- LE014-040 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located in reclaimed pasture towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope. This is indicated as a hachured feature only on the 1907 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This is a grass-covered circular area (diam. 30m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.2-0.5m). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Drumrane.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Drumrane, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Drumrane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.
The townland
- Name
- Drumrane · Droim Raithin
- Area
- 1,163,231 m² (116.32 ha, 287.44 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killanummery, and its townlands
- Barony
- Drumahaire
- Electoral division
- Killanummery, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 366 people lived in 138 households in the Killanummery electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrowcrin, Cleighran, Derrybrisk, Drumduff, Mullaghdoo
- Placenames
- Drumrane 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.