Scrallaghbeg

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Scrallaghbeg, from 32 m² to 213,429 m² (21.34 ha, 52.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Scrallaghbeg 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.

• 24 Jan 2022Conditional

  OPEN A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND LAY A HARDCORE ACCESS ROAD TO ALLOW ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2244

• 23 Nov 2021N/a

  OPEN A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND LAY A HARDCORE ACCESS ROAD TO ALLOW ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 211332

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 Scrallaghbeg.

Recorded monuments

• KE036-035 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 25.6m A much ruined and overgrown cashel situated on a W facing slope at the entrance to Gleann na nGealt. The enclosing wall is reduced to a band of collapsed debris averaging 1.3m in height internally, .3m in height externally and c. 4m in width. There is no clear evidence for an entrance. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 588. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-036 Enclosure
  Description

  This site consists of a small irregularly-shaped area defined partly by a stony bank, possibly a collapsed wall, and partly by a low scarp, the interior being raised c. 0.15m above the external ground level. The feature measures 12.2m N-S x 14m E-W externally and the stony bank is 1 to 1.5m wide and up to .5m high. In the W part of the interior is a slight hollow measuring 4.2m in diameter, and in the E part are the very ruined foundations of a rectangular or square hut measuring 2.5m N-S internally. This site may have consisted of a small enclosure and hut but its function and context are not known. It is located on the E slopes of Gleann na nGealt, near the entrance to the valley. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1547. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE036-036001 Hut site
  Description

  This site consists of a small irregularly-shaped area defined partly by a stony bank, possibly a collapsed wall, and partly by a low scarp, the interior being raised c. 0.15m above the external ground level. The feature measures 12.2m N-S x 14m E-W externally and the stony bank is 1 to 1.5m wide and up to .5m high. In the W part of the interior is a slight hollow measuring 4.2m in diameter, and in the E part are the very ruined foundations of a rectangular or square hut KE036-036001- measuring 2.5m N-S internally. This site may have consisted of a small enclosure and hut but its function and context are not known. It is located on the E slopes of Gleann na nGealt, near the entrance to the valley. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1547. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE036-037 Enclosure
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the E side of the entrance to Gleann na nGealt, on a fairly steep slope c. 200m from the river. A laneway now traverses the centre of the site which is largely destroyed. The only indication of its former presence occurs on the W side of the lane where a semi-circular level space, 28m in maximum diameter, is defined to W by a curving scarp which falls 1.9m to the external ground level. Its condition appears to have been little better in the early 19th century when it was described as 'the ruin of some fortress now nearly defaced and partly cultivated with an old road leading through the centre' (OSNB Kilgobban, 41). Some possible graves were also noted at that time and it was reputedly used as a children's burial ground. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 731. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-037002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the E side of the entrance to Gleann na nGealt, on a fairly steep slope c. 200m from the river. A laneway now traverses the centre of the site which is largely destroyed. Some possible graves were also noted at that time and it was reputedly used as a children's burial ground. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 731. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-057 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Tobernagalt/Tobar na nGealt [Well of the Lunatics/Well of the Naked: Gleann na nGealt has been the traditional resort of mad people since at least the 17th century (De Brún 1973, 197-9). They came to drink the water from 2 wells in the valley and to eat the watercress. This well is situated in an area of dense wood and its location could not be identified on this occasion but it was apparently a natural spring with a rivulet flowing from it (OSNB Kilgobban, 41). Joyce (1869, 161) recorded the following details about this well; 'There are two wells [KE036-071----] in the glen, called Tobernagalt, the lunatics’ well, to which the madmen direct their way, crossing the little stream that flows through the valley, at a spot called Ahagaltaun, the madman’s ford, and passing by Cloghnagalt [KE036-058----], the standing stone of the lunatics; and they drink of the healing waters, and eat some of the tresses that grow on the margin—the water and the cress, and the secret virtue of the valley, will restore the poor wanderers to sanity'. Ó Danachair (1960, 77) recorded the following details about this well; ‘called "Tobar na nGealt", "Tobar na Geilte" or " Madman's Well" locally. Neither is regarded as a holy well but both held a cure for the lunatics who flocked to Gleann na nGealt, in which they are situated, to drink the water and eat the water-cresses. There are many tales of cures’. (See also KE036-071---- and KE036-058----) See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 960. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 16 May 2022

• KE036-064 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A semi-circular platform located in the E corner of a field about 130m E of the Glannagalt river. It measures 25m SSE-NNW and 13m E-W across its upper surface and is raised c. 0.5m above the external ground level. This is probably the remains of a ringfort. A 'cave' was formerly visible at the site (local information). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 732. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-064001 Souterrain
  Description

  A semi-circular platform KE036-064---- is located in the E corner of a field about 130m E of the Glannagalt river. It measures 25m SSE-NNW and 13m E-W across its upper surface and is raised c. 0.5m above the external ground level. This is probably the remains of a ringfort. A 'cave' was formerly visible at the site (local information). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 732. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-065 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 20.7m E-W, 23m N-S Lisroe/An Lios Rua: Situated on a gentle slope on the E side of Gleann na nGealt, this univallate rath contains traces of a hut site and souterrain. The earthen bank varies from .3 to lm in height internally and rises 1.6m above the base of the fosse which is 2.5m wide and only a few cms deep below the surrounding field. A field bank runs very close to the site at SE and obscures any trace of the fosse in this sector. A couple of large stones set along the inner edge of the bank at E suggest that there may have been a revetment wall in this sector. The entrance gap at ENE is 5.2m wide and preserves possible traces of stone facing on its S side. There is no evidence for a corresponding causeway across the fosse at this point. Other less well-defined gaps at NNE, SSE and W appear to be secondary. A possible hut, built against the bank at W, is reduced to a low band of collapse enclosing an area 4.1m x 4.3m in diameter. A 2.9m wide gap at E marks the location of the entrance. A blocked-up opening in the inner face of the ringfort bank at N probably marks the entrance to a souterrain. A dry stone-faced, lintelled air-vent leads to this from the outer face of the bank. A short distance NE of the ringfort are the foundations of a rectangular house measuring 12.3m ENE-WSW x 5.2m NNW-SSE internally. This is probably post-medieval in origin. The Co. Kerry Field Club (1946, 670) recorded a large circular stone hut to W of the ringfort but no visible trace of this survives. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 527. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-065001 Hut site
  Description

  Lisroe/An Lios Rua: Situated on a gentle slope on the E side of Gleann na nGealt, univallate rath KE036-065---- contains traces of a hut site (KE036-065001-) and souterrain (KE036-065002-). A possible hut (KE036-065001-), built against the bank at W, is reduced to a low band of collapse enclosing an area 4.1m x 4.3m in diameter. A 2.9m wide gap at E marks the location of the entrance. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 527. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-065002 Souterrain
  Description

  Lisroe/An Lios Rua: Situated on a gentle slope on the E side of Gleann na nGealt, univallate rath KE036-065---- contains traces of a hut site (KE036-065001-) and souterrain (KE036-065002-). A blocked-up opening in the inner face of the ringfort bank at N probably marks the entrance to a souterrain KE036-065002-. A dry stone-faced, lintelled air-vent leads to this from the outer face of the bank. A short distance NE of the ringfort are the foundations of a rectangular house measuring 12.3m ENE-WSW x 5.2m NNW-SSE internally. This is probably post-medieval in origin. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 527. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Scrallaghbeg, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, 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 Scrallaghbeg.

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 Scrallaghbeg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Scrallaghbeg · An Screallach Bheag

Area

626,434 m² (62.64 ha, 154.8 acres)

Civil parish

Kilgobban, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Kilgobban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

297 people lived in 119 households in the Kilgobban electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cappaclogh West, Doonore North, Foilatrisnig, Glannagalt, Mountoven

Placenames

Scrallaghbeg 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.