Magheraweeleen

Area

2,596 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres)

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 162 m².

Zoning

No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.

Townland

Magheraweeleen

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 66 recorded monuments.

• CL009-018 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a gentle rise on a plateau, within a large multiperiod field system (CL009-021001-). Hachured on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and named ‘Caher’ on the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A small subcircular cashel (18.6m E–W; 18.3m N–S) defined by a double-faced stone wall (Wth 1.3–2.2m; int. H 0–0.3m; est. max. ext. H 0.45m). The outer face of the wall comprises coursed, horizontally laid stones. The entrance is discernible (est. Wth 1.2m) at SE, although its N side is unclear. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 27 October 2021

• CL009-021001 Field system
  Description

  An extensive irregular field system (c. 1.9km E-W; c. 1km N-S) situated on a plateau S of Kilcorney Valley and visible on Digital Globe (2011-13) and on OSi Aerial Premium orthophotographs (2012-2018). The area includes many prehistoric and medieval monuments including settlement enclosures (CL009-021025-), a burial cairn (CL009-021020-) with an early medieval cist burial (CL009-021015-) inserted, a ring-cairn (CL009-021008-), a megalithic structure (CL009-021012-), a standing stone (CL009-009-218----), three unclassified cairns (CL009-021006-, CL009-021009- and CL009-021013-), 3 cashels (CL009-018----, CL009-021002- and CL009-021012-) and several enclosures. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2021

• CL009-021002 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a rise on a plateau within a multiperiod field system (CL009-021001-). This circular cashel (ext. diam. 30m) is reduced to a stone spread. A townland boundary (H 1.3m) wall overlies it from SW to N. Beneath it the spread is 1.3-1.6m wide and is generally flush with the interior, though in some places it is 0.5m high. From N to E to S the spread is more substantial (Wth at E 4.9m; max. int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.4-0.7m). An L-shaped souterrain (CL009-021014-) is almost centrally located within the centre of the interior and its shorter arm runs E-W inside/under the spread at S where there is a marked bulge. Outer wall-facing is visible all round. The foundations of the original entrance (Wth 1.3m) are visible at ESE. The N edge is defined by single horizontally laid piece of limestone (L 1.9m; H 0.18m; T 0.23m), while on the S edge three stones (L 2.1m) are visible. Another possible souterrain (CL009-021056-) lay outside the cashel at W (Robinson 1977). An unclassified cairn lies c. 85m to the SSE. (Grant 2010, 46-8) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 November 2021

• CL009-021003 Enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle N-facing slope on a plateau, within a multiperiod field system (CL009-021001-). Hachured on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. A subrectangular enclosure (int. dims. 13.9m E–W; 11.7m N–S) defined by a collapsed moss-covered stone spread (Wth 2.8–4.9m; int. H 0.3–0.5m; ext. H 0.4–0.8m). Outer wall-facing is visible from SW–NNE. No entrance or internal features are visible. A drystone wall (H 1.5m) is built on the line of the enclosure wall from SW–N, and remnants of another drystone wall overlying it survive from SE to S. The outer wall-facing suggests that this may be a cashel but with evidence for prehistoric activity in the area it may be earlier in date. An enclosure (CL009-021049-) lies c. 19m to the SE, two house sites lie c. 42m to the SE (CL009-021045-) and c. 53m to the SSW (CL009-021046-) and there is a hut site c. 38m to the SSE. (Grant 2010, 47) Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 11 November 20221

• CL009-021004 Enclosure
  Description

  Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). This is a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 36m) defined by a drystone wall (H 1.2m) built directly on the ground. The interior slopes down severely to E and SE with a natural mound to the W of centre, the top of which is flush with the base of the W wall. At W the wall is built on an old mound wall that probably forms part of an older field system (CL009-021001-). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 February 2016

• CL009-021005 Enclosure
  Description

  Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A ‘small enclosure, fort or habitation site’ was reported at ITM 521807, 699464 in 1994 (pers. comm. T. Coffey, SMR file). On inspection in 1998 no monument was apparent at this precise location. A number of enclosures have been identified in this area. It is unclear to which of them this refers. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 February 2016

• CL009-021006 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This grass-covered mound (17.4m NW-SE; 9.5m NE-SW; max. H 1.4m) appears to have been originally horseshoe-shaped in plan with a central depression and trough opening to the SW. The SW end of both arms were levelled some years ago and the mound appears to have extended a further 6.5m in that direction. A NW-SE running field wall overlies the surviving remains and NE of it the mound is revetted by a line of large boulders. Within the central depression (4.5m NW–SE; c. 3m NE-SW), the rectangular trough (dims. 0.9-1m by 0.7m) is aligned ESE. It is well defined on the W, N and E sides by stones with straight edges but the S side is not clear and is occupied by a jumble of stones. The fill comprised hard clay and stones with no evidence of burning. The mound itself is composed of a mix of very friable small limestones and some larger unburnt stones in a black clay matrix. An enclosure (CL009-021024-) lies c. 20m to the SW. There is a dense concentration of enclosures, houses, hut sites, cairns and associated field boundaries of probable prehistoric date in this area (Grant 2010, 47). Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 11 November 2021

• CL009-021007 Hut site
  Description

  In rough pasture on a plateau, within a multiperiod field system (CL009-021001-). A circular hut site (int. diam. 4.4m) defined by a grass-covered stone wall (Wth 1.4–2m; H 0.3–0.4m). The wall is made of large stones, with a fairly well-defined outer edge, especially at the NW and SE. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 1m) at E. Two enclosures lie c. 37m to the NNW and c. 23m to the NNE (CL009-021003-) and two house sites lie c. 39m to the NE (CL009-021045-) and c. 22m to the SW (CL009-021046-). (Grant 2010, 47) Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 11 November 2021

• CL009-021008 Cairn - ring-cairn
  Description

  In rough pasture on a plateau, within a multiperiod field system (CL009-021001-). A subcircular ring-cairn (int. dims. 7.55m N–S; 7.1m E–W) defined by a well-preserved, grass-covered, flat-topped bank (Wth at top 1.25–1.9m; H 0.3–0.5m), which is lined internally and externally with kerbstones (L c. 0.6–0.8; max. H 0.4m; T 0.2m). The kerbstones are generally larger externally between S and W (L 1.5–1.7m). A gap (Wth 2m) at SE is partially filled with field-clearance stones. Within the interior a cairn (dims. 6m N-S; 4.1m E-W; H 0.3-0.5m) is located slightly off-centre at N. Its centre is slightly dipped (diam. 1.5m; D 0.2-0.3m). A drain or gryke is visible outside the bank at N. An unclassified cairn (CL009-021009-) lies c. 55m to the NE. (Grant 2010, 47) The following images have been uploaded: CL009-021008- from S.jpg CL009-021008- S part of ring-cairn from E.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 11 November 2021

• CL009-021009 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  On a rise on a plateau, with wide views from W to SSE, within a multiperiod field system (CL009-021001-). This small grass-covered cairn (5.5m N–S; 5m E–W; H 0.8–1m) is a prominent feature of the area. Numerous monuments are visible in its vicinity, including a ring-cairn (CL009-021008-) c. 55m to the SW, an enclosure (CL009-021010-) c. 60m to the E and a house site (CL009-021007-) c. 98m to the WNW. (Grant 2010, 47) Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 17 November 2021

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Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

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).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 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 moderately high, low.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

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.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.