Shanid Upper

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanid Upper, from 1,035 m² to 202,439 m² (20.24 ha, 50.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Shanid Upper 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.

• 28 May 2021Conditional

  demolition of existing dwelling house and construction of a two-storey style replacement dwelling, garage, entrance, driveway, waste water treatment system with soil filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21751

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 Shanid Upper.

Recorded monuments

• LI019-081001 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  On summit of Shanid motte (LI019-081002-). Circular keep (int. diam. 7.5m) whose wall stands to near full height, but only SE->WNW (H c. 9m; T c. 3m). Built of uncoursed limestone facing with pinnings, with rubble core in a lime mortar. Internal face is smooth but external face is built is short straight sections of which seven survive. The external base of the wall was battered but this has been entirely removed so that lower face of wall (H c. 3.5m) is now rough vertical face. Ground level inside tower lower than outer surface (c. 1.5m) suggesting it may have contained semi-basement below first floor. One joist hole survives, near SE end of wall, showing level of wooden floor. Part of only one embrasure survives: side of large window ope evident where wall breaks off at WNW end; this at first-floor level. This is tall square-set ingoing covered by segmental arch, the springing of which survives. Just above and below level of this window ope are straight horizontal courses, indication that tower built in three stages. Wall walk now sod covered but lower part of parapet survives. In centre of each straight section is narrow vertical opening, flanked on outside face by two square joist holes; these indicate presence of wooden hourd around top of keep. Just below this level is narrow vertical slit opening on the angle of the straight faces; these probably simple arrow slits. Tower occupies SW corner of mound summit; otherwise top of mound enclosed by curtain wall but only short section of this survives on S side (L c. 13.5m; H c. 1.2m); all facing stones missing from this wall; early photograph shows this standing 'almost 5m high ... with crenellations and loop-holes remaining' (Sweetman 1999, 85). Two large fragments of the tower lie on summit of mound. More northerly block has part of window ingoing matching that of surviving window on tower; note impression of plank centring on underside of covering arch. Shanid was originally occupied by William de Burgh c. 1198 but had become a Geralding possession by mid-13th century (Empey 1981, 12) and remained so until late 16th century (Westropp 1906-7, 243). Whilst the earthwork element of Shanid (LI019-08101-) was built in the initial stage of conquest c. 1198, the keep is probably slightly later in date (Leask 1941, 42). In 1583 the castle was already in ruins when described as 'situated on top of a high mound, and is girded by a barbican, which, with the castle, lately fell' (Westropp ibid.). LI019-081001_01.jpg Aerial view taken in 1985 of Shannid Castle, motte and bailey (LI019-081002-) and ringfort (LI019-082----) (Photograph: J. Danaher). LI019-081001_02.jpg View of Shannid Castle from the east (July 2013; photograph: J. Danaher) LI019-081001_03.jpg View of the keep interior from the north (July 2013; photograph: J. Danaher) Images uploaded courtesy of John Danaher. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 10/1957).

• LI019-081002 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  At NE end of hill on E fringe of upland area, with extensive view NE over Shannon estuary and E over plain of Limerick. Large ringfort (LI019-082---) occupies opposite end of ridge c. 60m to SW. Conical earthen mound (75m SW-NE; 70m NW-SE) with flat top (25.5m SW-NE; 20m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (ext. H 7.5m; int. H 6.5m) (see Sweetman 1999, fig. 16). Attached to NE side is trapezoidal area (int.: 30m SW-NE; 45m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 4.5m) with external fosse (Wth 4.5m) and counterscarp bank (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2m). Interior slopes down steeply to NE (fall of c. 7.5m) but has terrace at its upper and lower ends. Enclosing element of bailey overgrown with bushes as, partially, is bank surrounding mound, but otherwise site under grass. Steep-sides of mound stepped due to soil slippage; cattle accessing summit have worn path ascending on E side of mound; base of path corresponds with gap in enclosing bank. Atop mound are remains of shell keep (LI019-08101-). Shanid was originally occupied by William de Burgh c. 1198 but had become a Geralding possession by mid-13th century (Empey 1981, 12) and remained so until late 16th century (Westropp 1906-7, 243). The earthwork element of Shanid was probably built in the initial stage of conquest c. 1198. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 LI019-081002_01.jpg Aerial view taken in 1985 of Shannid Castle, motte and bailey (LI019-081002-) and ringfort (LI019-082----) (Photograph: J. Danaher). LI019-081002_02.jpg View of Shannid Castle from the east (July 2013; photograph: J. Danaher) LI019-081002_03.jpg View of the keep interior from the north (July 2013; photograph: J. Danaher) Images uploaded courtesy of John Danaher.

• LI019-082 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, at south-east end of hilltop; opposite end occupied by Shanid Castle (LI019-081001-). Circular area (28m NNW-SSE; 30m ENE-WSW) enclosed by three earthen banks: inner bank (int. H O.8m; ext. H 4.5m; Wth 10.95m); inner intervening fosse (basal Wth 2m; total Wth 12.75m); middle bank (Wth 7.4m; int. H 2m; ext. H 2.25m); outer intervening fosse (basal Wth 1.4m; total Wth 6.65m); outer bank (int. H 1.25m; ext. H 1.4; Wth 7.35m). The enclosing element is covered by a dense overgrowth of thorn, gorse and trees. Entrance at E (Wth c. 4m). Interior, clear of overgrowth, is divided into quadrants by a level cruciform area (Wth c. 3m) defined by sub-triangular depression in each quarter; the purpose of this feature is not clearly evident by it may be a pillow mound associated with a rabbit warren (pers. comm. Brian Hodkinson). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 3 August 2012 LI019-082----_01.jpg Aerial view taken in 1985 of Shannid Castle, motte and bailey (LI019-081002-) and ringfort (LI019-082----) (Photograph: J. Danaher). LI019-082----_02.jpg View of Shannid Castle from the east (July 2013; photograph: J. Danaher) LI019-082----_03.jpg View of the keep interior from the north (July 2013; photograph: J. Danaher) Images uploaded courtesy of John Danaher.

• LI019-084 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope into valley. Sub-rectangular area (31m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (Wth 0.9m; D 0.15m) NE->SSE. Bank (int. H 1.47m; ext. H 1.65m), best preserved SSW->WNW, incorporated into linear N field boundary NNW->NE. Bank lowers and becomes scarp-like WNW->NW, ESE->SSW with gap (Wth 3.3m) at S. Interior under pasture, has a very gentle slope down to the N. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Shanid House, house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1790, having two-bay single-storey return and single-bay single-storey extension to rear (west) elevation. Hipped slate roof with cut limestone chimneystacks. Pitched slate roof to return having limestone chimneystack. Single-pitched slate roof to extension. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Elliptical-headed opening having spoked fanlight over double-leaf timber panelled doors with flanking three-pane sidelights. Square-headed opening to return having timber battened door. Detached nine-bay single-storey outbuilding to north having pitched slate roof and limestone chimneystack. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed door and window openings. Segmental-headed carriage arch with cut limestone voussoirs. Two-bay single-storey outbuilding to west with pitched slate roof. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed door openings. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to south having pitched corrugated-iron roof. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed door openings.

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Shanid Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Shanid Upper · Seanaid Uachtarach

Area

688,004 m² (68.8 ha, 170.01 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmoylan, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Shanid, the unit of the census

Census 2022

542 people lived in 208 households in the Shanid electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Briskagh, Dooncaha, Moig, Shanid Lower

Placenames

Shanid Upper 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.