Dromthacker

152 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromthacker, from 4 m² to 211,291 m² (21.13 ha, 52.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 40 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7Education, Innovation, Research & Development (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industrial, Enterprise, Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space, Park (Open space, park)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.2Electricity
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New/Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7Education/Innovation/Research & Development (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Tralee Municipal District Settlements's Plan (Variation No. 1 of the KCDP 2022-2028), Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

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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 Dromthacker.

Recorded monuments

• KE029-094 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE029-095 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE029-096 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE029-097 Enclosure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE029-121 Enclosure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE029-226 Enclosure
  Description

  'The site was indicated on the first edition of the OS maps as a curved field boundary and was not visible in the field prior to topsoil-stripping. The site then became apparent as an enclosure, c. 56m in diameter, delimited by a ring of fragmented sandstone stones, which were interpreted as representing the levelled bank. The excavation showed that the surrounding ditch was 1.7-5.2m wide and l.l-2.4m deep. The ditch was backfilled in two stages. The upper fill was modern, while the layers below appear to have been a deliberate backfill, perhaps in antiquity. Basal silt in the ditch fill indicated that the ditch had been open for some time prior to the primary infill. The interior of the site did not contain any surviving features contemporary with the construction and use of the monument. The date of the monument is unknown. The excavator suggested that the absence of any obvious domestic remains may suggest a ritual function for the site.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

• KE029-232 Fulacht fia
  Description

  'These mounds are situated on the lower foothills of the Stacks Mountains with panoramic views to east through south to Tralee Bay to the south west. The first mound [KE029-232----] is situated in very marshy land abutting a field wall, and consists of a sub-rectangular depression and a low mound. The depression measures 12.5m in length, is 4.60m in width and has an average depth of 0.55m. The associated mound is oval in plan measuring 14m N-S, 10m E-W and 0,75m in height. Subsequent excavation (97E0022) uncovered a probable trough pit within the depression. Immediately to the west of this depression is a low mound [KE029-233----] 6.70m in diameter and has an average height of 0.50m. While not conforming to the exact morphology of the classical fulacht fiadh type, it could also be such a site. This mound had been removed prior to excavation under license 97E0022, however a spread of fire shattered stone 4m in diameter was noted.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

• KE029-233 Fulacht fia
  Description

  'These mounds are situated on the lower foothills of the Stacks Mountains with panoramic views to east through south to Tralee Bay to the south west. The first mound [KE029-232----] is situated in very marshy land abutting a field wall, and consists of a sub-rectangular depression and a low mound. The depression measures 12.5m in length, is 4.60m in width and has an average depth of 0.55m. The associated mound is oval in plan measuring 14m N-S, 10m E-W and 0,75m in height. Subsequent excavation (97E0022) uncovered a probable trough pit within the depression. Immediately to the west of this depression is a low mound [KE029-233----] 6.70m in diameter and has an average height of 0.50m. While not conforming to the exact morphology of the classical fulacht fiadh type, it could also be such a site. This mound had been removed prior to excavation under license 97E0022, however a spread of fire shattered stone 4m in diameter was noted.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

• KE029-325 Burnt mound
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Dromthacker, 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 low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_126 (ZIP).

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

Name

Dromthacker · Drom Tacair

Area

857,683 m² (85.77 ha, 211.94 acres)

Civil parish

Ratass, and its townlands

Barony

Trughanacmy

Electoral division

Ratass, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,080 people lived in 403 households in the Ratass electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybeggan, Garrane, Killeen, Knockawaddra West, Laharan, Muing East, Muing West

Placenames

Dromthacker 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.