Kiltoghert

147 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kiltoghert, from 9 m² to 250,027 m² (25 ha, 61.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kiltoghert 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.

• 5 Mar 2025Conditional

  existing dwelling house within revised site boundaries from the previously granted.

  Retention · Leitrim County Council, 2560041

• 19 Oct 2021Conditional

  new dwelling house, part single storey, part two storey, a single domestic garage, widening of an existing entrance onto the public road, onsite waste water treatment system to comply with EPA code of practice, connection to services, landscaping works, and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 21217

• 3 Aug 2021Conditional

  1. Construct a two storey type domestic dwelling with a single storey to the rear 2. To construct a domestic garage 3. To construct a new site entrance 4. To construct a Waste Water Treatment System to current EPA Code of Practice and all ancillary works.

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 21156

• 17 Sept 2020Conditional

  development consisting of Change of Use of an existing Authorised Treatment Facility for recovery of end of life vehicles to a Biomass Renewable Energy Processing facility consisting of the following: (a) proposed 2 bay shed attached to the north east of the existing shed to be used for the intake and drying process of Biomass; (b) The existing shed to be used for Biomass pellet production; (c) Proposed 2 bay storage shed attached to the south western elevation of the existing shed to be used for storage of finished pellet product; (d) The existing oil depollution shed to be used for the storage of Biomass; (e) The demolition and removal of the existing bunded oil area / shed , including all ancillary works as per document lodged to Leitrim County Council

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 20151

• 10 Jul 2019Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance onto public road, onsite wastewater treatment system with connections to services and associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 19155

• 25 Sept 2017Conditional

  (1) retain and complete hardcore area, (2) to retain domestic storage area attached to garage and (3) construct private machinery storage shed to include new entrance from public road and any alterations necessary to the existing site layout including all ancillary works necessary to complete the development in lieu of Permission to construct private machinery storage shed to include new entrance from public road and any alterations necessary to the existing site layout including all ancillary works necessary to complete the development

  Retention · Leitrim County Council, 17175

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 Kiltoghert.

Recorded monuments

• LE027-078 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying landscape. Visible as a circular feature bisected by a N-S field bank on aerial photographs (GSIAP: G 157-6). This is a grass-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 25m N-S; 14m E-W) defined by a straight field drain at E and a fosse (Wth 2.5-3m; D 0.25m) or a band of lush vegetation (Wth 3m) S-W-N. It is not visible E of the field bank, and an original entrance is not identified, but it is probably a rath. Rath (LE027-141----) is c. 20m to the NW. 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

• LE027-079001 Church
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of a N-facing slope with Mong Hill rising over it to the NE and there is a low spur extending off to the SW. The medieval parish church of Kiltoghert is inside the N wall of a rectangular graveyard (dims 85m E-W; 70m N-S) defined by a limestone masonry walls, which has been extended up the slope to the S. The church is listed as ‘Cill Tachuir’ in the 'Register of Clonmacnoise' (O'Donovan 1857, 451) where it is probably a later insertion. The church and parish are named after St Tochomhracht, a female saint of the Conmaicne, whose feast was celebrated on 11 June (Ó Riain 2011, 575), and Kiltoghert featured in a celebration of Lughnasa (MacNeill 1962, 606-07). The church is firmly attested from 1412 (Pinkman 1942, 34-6), and possession was disputed later in the century when the church of Kiltrennan (LE031-082004) was attached to it as a chapel-of-ease (Scully 2019, 135-6). The church is an undivided rectangular structure (ext. dims 15.5m plus E-W; 8.6m N-S) whose N and E ivy-covered walls survive almost complete (H c. 3.6m) together with the E end of the S wall, but the W wall is absent. The E wall has an external base-batter and a large pointed opening, probably for a lancet window, indicating a thirteenth century date. A carved bishop's head on a window moulding is probably from a fifteenth century redevelopment of the church, and a there is a graveslab (dims 2.2m x 0.65-0.95m) (Butler 1932) also in the graveyard. The holy well to the N is circular (diam. 1.7m) and had a pattern, transferred from Toberreendoney Well (LE027-136---), at the end of July from the 1860s until c. 1910 (MacNeill 1962, 606-07). 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 revised upload: 19 September 2017

• LE027-079002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of a N-facing slope with Mong Hill rising over it to the NE and there is a low spur extending off to the SW. The medieval parish church of Kiltoghert (LE027-079001-) is inside the N wall of a rectangular graveyard (dims 85m E-W; 70m N-S) defined by a limestone masonry walls, which has been extended up the slope to the S. The stone head (LE027-079007-) and graveslab (LE027-079006-) are in the graveyard, and the holy well (LE027-079003-) is c. 60m to the N on the other side of the N-S public road. Date of revised upload: 19 September, 2017

• LE027-079003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated on the SE side of a NE-SW stream on the E side of a N-S public road c. 60m N of Kiltoghert graveyard (LE027-079002-). It is described as ‘Big Well’ on the 1835 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map, but was properly known as St Toccomhracht’s Well (Blaney 1944). The well is circular (int. diam. 1.7m) with a stone surround and had a pattern at the end of July until c. 1910 (MacNeill 1962, 606-7), but it is now disused in a farmyard. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 September, 2017

• LE027-079006 Graveslab
  Description

  A carved bishop's head (LE027-079007-) is set up over a shouldered graveslab (L 2.17m; Wth 0.65-0.95m; T 0.1m) with no inscription but with a carving in relief that is thought to represent a candle, a pat of butter and a loaf of bread, relating it to the folktales about the hospital or hostel for pilgrims (LE027-079005-) on Mong Hill (Butler 1932). A central raised circle, probably representing the Host is surrounded by radiating raised ribs. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 September, 2017

• LE027-079007 Stone head
  Description

  A carved bishop's head with his mitre (H 0.33cm; Wth 18cm; D 15cm) at the apex of a window moulding from a flat-arched window, probably dating from a fifteenth century redevelopment of Kiltoghert parish church (LE027-079001-), is set up in the graveyard beside the graveslab (LE027-079001-). There is a tale that at one of the first battles of the Nine Years War in 1593 at Tulsk, Co. Roscommon, Edmond Magauran, (McGowen or Moran), the Archbishop of Armagh, was killed. In order to prevent identification of the body, the head was removed and interred at Kiltoghert (Butler 1932, 74-5). While the death of Magauran is recorded (AFM 1593, 4), the aftermath is not. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 19 September 2017

• LE027-090 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on the S-facing slope of Mong Hill. It is described in 1991 as an overgrown D-shaped area (int. dims c. 25m E-W; c. 25m N-S) defined by intermittently visible traces of an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; H 0.3m). It is truncated by a field bank at W. Since then it appears to have been cleared of dense vegetation and is now grass-covered (Bing 2013). 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 revised upload: 22 March 2017

• LE027-116 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the crest of the N-facing slope of a NNE-SSW drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 20.5m E-W; 19.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.25m at NW to 1.1m at E), and an external band of rushes (Wth 1-2m) E-S. The monument is bisected by a NE-SW field wall. The original entrance is not identified. Rath (LE027-117----) is c. 35m to the S and rath (LE027-118----) is c. 60m to the SW. 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

• LE027-117 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated towards the top of the SE-facing slope of a NNE-SSW drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (int. dims 30.5m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-3.5m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.35m) SW-N which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.8-1.2m) elsewhere, and a fosse represented by an external band of rushes (Wth 2m) at NW. The original entrance is not identified. Rath (LE027-116----) is c. 35m to the N and rath (LE027-118----) is c. 30m to the 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

• LE027-118 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on top of a NNE-SSW drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 32m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.2m; max. ext. H 1.55m) which is separated by a fosse (at N: Wth of base 1.65m) from an outer bank (at N: Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.35m). There is an entrance and causeway (Wth 2m) at NNE. Rath (LE027-116----) is c. 60m to the NNE and rath (LE027-117----) is c. 30m to the E. 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

• LE027-121001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a rise at the S foot of Mong Hill. This is a grass-covered circular platform (diam. 31m E-W; 30.5m N-S; H 0.7m) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.7m) at SSW which is reduced to a scarp elsewhere and a fosse represented by an external band of reeds (Wth 2-3m) which is most clearly visible W-N. A possible house site consisting of a subrectangular area (dims 4m x 4m) defined by earthen banks (Wth 0.9m; H 0.2m) is outside the perimeter 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

• LE027-121002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  A possible house-site consisting of a subrectangular area (dims 4m x 4m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth0.9m; H 0.2m) is outside the perimeter of rath (LE027-121001-) at S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 March, 2017

• LE027-123 Enclosure
  Description

  Located on the NW-facing slope of a small drumlin. This is depicted as a small hachured feature only on the 1911 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is an overgrown subcircular area (dims 18.6m N-S; 15.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank which is best preserved at S (Wth 1.2m; H 0.2m). An 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

• LE027-124 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In a low-lying position on the S-facing slope of a low drumlin. Grass-covered subcircular platform (dim. 28m N-S; H 0.6-1.2m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank which is best preserved NW-N (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.65m) but reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m) overlain by a field bank at S, and an external fosse (Wth 2.5-3m; D 0.5-1.2m). 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

• LE027-125 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the crest of the SE-facing slope of a small drumlin. It is described as Lisroderry fort, from Lios Ridere - the knignt's fort - in gothic lettering on the 1835 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map (OSNB, No. 84, 267). This is a grass and scrub-covered circular area (diam. c. 35m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth 5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.6m) and slight traces of an external fosse (at N: Wth 2-3m). 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

• LE027-126 Crannog
  Description

  Situated towards the S end of Costre Lough (dims c. 280m NE-SW; c. 180m NW-SE). A small island is depicted on the 1835 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 20m) with a raised central mound (diam. 3m). There may be a causeway visible as a line of reeds to the shore at SE, and three light timbers (diam. c. 0.05m; L c. 1m) are visible beneath the water at NW. 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

• LE027-141 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a level area of improved pasture in a poorly drained, low-lying basin, with a small NE-SW stream to the N and W c. 15-20m distant. There is higher ground within 300-500m in all directions, except to the S. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 56m E-W; 36m N-S) defined by the remains of an earthen bank NE-ESE and SSW-WSW (at SW: Wth of base 5.1m; Wth of top 1.6m; int. H 0.25; ext. H 0.4m), which is reduced to scarp (at SE: Wth 1.4m; H 0.25m) elsewhere. A NNE-SSW farm track bisects the interior. There is no visible fosse or original entrance. Rath (LE027-078----) is c. 20m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 May, 2015

• LE027-142 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on level, poorly drained, low-lying rough pasture, c. 150m NW of Kilmaddaroe Lough. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 28m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a low earthen bank (at E: Wth of base 7.1m; Wth of top 3.0m; int. H 0.05; ext. H 0.1m) NNW-E-SW, which is incorporated in a tree-lined field bank (at NW: Wth of base 3.1m; Wth of top 1.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.1m) and outer drain (at NW: Wth of top 2.8m; ext. D 0.5m) W-NNW. From a point at W the field bank runs SE over the SW arc of the enclosure. There are modern gaps through the field bank at SSW and W, but three is no evidence of an original entrance or fosse. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 May, 2015

• LE027-144 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying landscape with an E-W section of a NE-SW stream immediately to the S. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 24m E-W; 20m N-S) defined by a scarp (at NW: Wth 1.7m; H 0.25m) SW-W-NE, which is best preserved (at WSW: Wth 2m; H 0.4m) and accompanied by a fosse (at WSW: Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.2m) and traces of an outer bank (at WSW: Wth of base 9.3m; Wth of top 2.3m; ext. H 1m) SW-W. The perimeter is truncated by a N-S field bank and hedge at E and by the stream at S. There is no evidence of an original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 May, 2015

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1481 (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.

• Kiltoghert, Carrick on shannon6 sales

Name

Kiltoghert · Cill Tachúrc

Area

3,290,485 m² (329.05 ha, 813.1 acres)

Civil parish

Kiltoghert, and its townlands

Barony

Leitrim

Electoral division

Gowel, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Gowel electoral division: 360 people in 132 households; 93% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrickslavan, Corlona, Drumnadober, Fahymore, Farnagh, Fawn, Finisklin, Gowel, Killasanowl, Kilmaddaroe, Lismakeegan, Mong, Tonnagh

Placenames

Kiltoghert 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.