Skehanagh

31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Skehanagh, from 196 m² to 342,863 m² (34.29 ha, 84.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 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 Skehanagh 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.

• 10 Nov 2022Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance and driveway, two storey dwelling house, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works. Planning permission is also being sought to demolish the existing substandard house on the site

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 221196

• 12 May 2022N/a

  the construction of a dwelling house, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, site boundaries, access via existing vehicular entrance & driveway, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 22521

• 20 Dec 2021Conditional

  construction of a two storey dwelling house, attached garage, wastewater treatment unit, polishing filter, entrance, driveway and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211787

• 19 Apr 2018Conditional

  the erection of a slatted cattle shed, calving boxes and fodder store

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18378

• 12 Sept 2017Conditional

  an easyfeed slatted cubicle house extension and ancillary works on lands with a protected structure

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17843

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 Skehanagh.

Recorded monuments

• LI028-108 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In marshy pasture, at base of NE-facing slope and immediately S of stream. Circular area (17.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank NNE->E (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.35m) and defined E->NNE by scarped edge (H 1.1m; Wth 2m), with external fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.3m) N->SSW. Scarp has been eroded by cattle, especially at NW. Gap at SE is covered by overgrowth. Interior, overgrown with nettles and briars, is level save for dip down in SE quadrant towards gap. Shallow drain (Wth 1.4m; D 0.2m) leads from fosse into stream at N. Field boundary, indicated on 1923 OS 6-inch map immediately S of enclosure, has been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-109 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (35m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.15m), with external fosse (Wth 1.2m; D 0.75m) SSE->NNE. Gap (Wth 4m) in bank at E. Fosse is partially infilled with earth and stone along its N arc and generally used as a dump for rubbish. Field boundary runs along outer edge of fosse SSE->SW. Interior recently levelled and de-sodded by machine leaving surface of exposed earth. Some trees grow atop bank and along outer edge of fosse. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

• LI028-111 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Oval area (34m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.3m), with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) NW->NE. Bank is highest ESE->SW, but is almost completely levelled NW->E. Externally bank is highest along SE arc (H 0.45m) and lowest (H 0.25m) at SW. Interior, under pasture, slopes gently down to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-184 Enclosure
  Description

  In level partially waterlogged pasture, on E side of stream. Enclosure, visible as circular cropmark on aerial photograph (LAS), now evident as sub-rectangular area (13m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.55m) with external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.2m). The enclosing element is barely traceable on the S side; fosse most evident at SW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI028-186 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In flat pasture abutting the townland boundary with Coolybrown. Located 290m SE of a ringfort (LI028-058----). The site is depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Not shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The site is visible on the OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Monument inspected by the ASI in 2007 and described as consisting of a roughly circular area (dims. 20m NE-SW; 18m NW-SE) defined by remains of levelled bank reduced to scarp (Wth 4.5m; H 0.4m) and shallow fosse (basal Wth 1m; overall Wth 7.5m; D 0.15m) truncated by a stream and field boundary from N-NE. Interior level and incorporated into rest of field as pasture. Sinuous gullies around exterior of monument caused by overflow from stream. A series of relic field enclosures (ext. dims. c. 27m N-S; 34m E-W) abut the SSE side of the enclosure and are visible on the aerial orthoimages. The monument is visible on the Google Earth orthoimage taken 29/03/2012 and 08/04/2015. See attached ASI sketch plan, photographs and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 24 September 2020

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch railway bridge, erected in 1867, carrying road over the Limerick to Tralee railway branch of the Great Southern and Western Railway line. Rusticated limestone walls with rusticated parapet walls having brick crenellations to south parapet. Cut limestone stringcourse. Abutment walls having roughly dressed limestone and cut limestone copings. Round-headed arch with rusticated limestone voussoirs.

• Elm Hill, country house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan six-bay two-storey over half-basement house, built c. 1790, with central gabled block to north (rear). Slate roof, hipped double pile to main block having central valley, pitched to rear block, with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks having red brick visible, cast-iron rainwater goods and cut limestone eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls to north and east elevations. Slate-hung walls to south and west elevations. Square-headed openings to south elevation with tooled limestone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-arched opening to north elevation having red brick surround and voussoirs, tooled limestone sill and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed openings to west elevation of rear block with limestone sills. Round-headed opening to west elevation of rear block having tooled limestone sill, timber framed window and cast-iron railing. Segmental-headed opening to north elevation with tooled limestone sill and timber framed window. Square-headed openings to east elevation of rear block having tooled limestone sills, three-over-three pane and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening with tooled limestone doorcase, carved timber panelled door and spoked fanlight, flanked by sidelights. Limestone steps to entrance. Square-headed opening to north elevation, having timber battened door. Cast-iron railing to basement area to front. Slate fireplaces to interior. Decorative timber staircase to rear block, interior. Decorative plasterwork to ceilings. Segmental-arched carriage arch to wall adjoining west of house with cut limestone voussoirs, carved stone belcote having cut limestone voussoirs to round-headed arch. Multiple-bay two storey outbuilding to west of house with pitched slate roof, limestone eaves course, rendered rubble stone walls and red-brick chimneystack to south gable. Square headed openings to east elevation with red brick voussoirs. Segmental-arched carriage arches with cut limestone voussoirs. Lunette openings to first floor having red brick voussoirs and tooled limestone sills. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to north-west of house. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with render copings and limestone eaves course. Rubble stone walls, having red brick dovecot to upper gable of east elevation. Square-headed opening to south elevation with cut limestone surround. Square-headed opening to south elevation having roughly dressed limestone voussoirs and timber battened door. Square-headed opening to south elevation with corrugated-iron door. Square-headed openings having limestone sills and metal railings to south and east elevations. Five-bay single-storey outbuilding to west of house having pitched slate roof and limestone eaves course. Roughly-dressed limestone walls. Segmental-arched openings with red brick voussoirs. Square-headed opening having timber battened door. Walled garden to north of site.

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).

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

Name

Skehanagh · An Sceachánach

Area

1,649,730 m² (164.97 ha, 407.66 acres)

Civil parish

Kilscannell, and its townlands

Barony

Connello Lower

Electoral division

Kilscannell, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Cahermoyle, Coolybrown, Kilscannell, Liskilleen (o'Brien), Rathreagh More

Placenames

Skehanagh on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.