Knockbrack

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbrack, from 76 m² to 111,722 m² (11.17 ha, 27.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Knockbrack 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.

• 25 Jan 2024Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house, effluent treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 244

• 5 Jun 2020Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a slatted shed, manure pit and handling yard including ancillary works (i.e. concrete yards, gates and fencing), also improvement of existing farmyard entrance, all for agricultural purposes only

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 20170

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 Knockbrack.

Recorded monuments

• SL039-070 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In pasture, in the NE corner of a field at the base of a W-facing slope. The well has been infilled and its location is marked only by an area of uneven ground covered by a clump of irises. This corner of the field is neglected and covered by long grass. No enclosing structure could be discerned. On a previous site inspection in 1994 the well was described as enclosed by rectangular stone setting (1.2m N-S; 0.8m E-W) (SMR (1989) file). According to local information, the well was probably covered over during field-clearance activity in recent years. A few people in the locality know of this holy well though in 1942-4 it was recorded that no pilgrimages had been made to it in the memory of the oldest resident (ITA). In 1836 it was recorded as 'Tobar Bearaigh (Barry) surrounded by a turret of stone work (as the inhabitants call it) which is now greatly injured' (OSL, 147). It was also recorded that the well was closed and that only a little water was then running from it (ibid.). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-071 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  On the W-facing slope of a drumlin. A circular mound (9.5m N-S; 9.8m E-W) with a max. H of 1.5m on the downslope side and a min. H of 0.4m on the upslope side. The top of the mound is uneven with some stones protruding and at the centre the surface has either collapsed or been dug into. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074001 Church
  Description

  In pasture, on the SE-facing slope of a drumlin and c. 50m NW of a crossroads; in the N half of the older part of Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-) and within a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL039-0740010-). The outline of a rectangular church (int. c. 9.5m E-W; 5.5m N-S) is evident as grass-covered wall foundations (T c. 0.85m) on the N, E and much of the S sides. The centre of the S wall survives to a height of c. 2m and is built of rough blocks of limestone bonded with lime mortar. There are a number of grave-plots in the interior. Four cross-inscribed slabs (SL039-074006-; SL039-074011-; SL039-074012-; SL039-074013-) were located to the SE and S of the church. A fragment of a horizontal millstone (SL039-074007-) is embedded in a tomb adjacent to the external S wall. According to local tradition, this is the site of a church founded by St Feichin (OSL, 146) but the present ruin is probably that of the medieval parish church of Drumrat. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074002 Graveyard
  Description

  Known locally as Drumrat graveyard after the parish in which it is located. A trapezoidal area (50m N-S; 40m E-W at N end; 55m E-W at S end) enclosed by a stone wall, with modern vertical stone-coping, on the E and S sides; the wall dates to 1831 (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). The W and N boundaries were removed when the graveyard was extended. There is a disused entrance gate at the SE corner and a modern entrance at the W end of the S wall. Headstones date from the mid-18th century to the present day and there are a few chest-tombs and numerous low uninscribed grave-markers, many of which were re-set in 1987 (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). The graveyard is still in use. The remains of the late medieval parish church of Drumrat (SL039-074001-) lie in the N half. Four cross-slabs (SL039-074006-; SL039-074011-; SL039-074012-; SL039-074013-), only one of which is in situ, were located to the SE and S of the church. A fragment of a horizontal millstone (SL039-074007-) is embedded in concrete on top of a pile of stones on the W side of a chest-tomb adjacent to the external S wall. A bullaun stone (SL039-074009-) from Killined townland c. 2.3km to the S, reused as a stoup, is fixed adjacent to the modern entrance. Portions of quernstones (SL039-074004-; SL039-074005-) which were found in this graveyard are all in the NMI (M. B. Timoney 2001b, 50-54). This graveyard may be within an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL039-074010-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074006 Cross-slab
  Description

  In Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-), c. 12m SE of a church (SL039-074001-). A rectangular lichen-covered upright stone (H 0.57m; Wth 0.21m; T 0.35-0.75m) with a plain Greek cross (H 0.18m; arms Wth 0.19m) incised on the top of the NE face and a similar cross incised on the top of the SW face. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074009 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-), adjacent to a recently-built entrance. A square block of red sandstone (0.8m x 0.8m; T 0.33m) set on top of a brick and concrete stand. A circular water-filled depression (diam. 0.33m; D 0.15m) is cut into a corner of the flat upper surface. It is now used as a stoup and the bowl contains some coins. According to local information, this bullaun stone is said to have come from Killined townland c. 2.3km to S (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074010 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Occupying the same site as Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-). M. B. Timoney (2001b, 50) has noted that the curve of the grave-memorials within the graveyard as well as a slight drop in ground level along the NE sector (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney) indicate the presence of a circular ecclesiastical enclosure here. Within the enclosure is the scant ruin of the late medieval parish church of Drumrat (SL039-074001-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074011 Cross-slab
  Description

  In Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-), 7m S of the church (SL039-074001-). An upright sandstone slab (H 0.4m; Wth 0.3m; T 0.06m) with a cross (H 0.18m; Wth 0.18m) on its E face. The grooves of the cross are 0.025m wide and 0.015m deep and the T-terminals are 0.04m in length but are slightly separated from the shaft and transom. (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074012 Cross-inscribed pillar
  Description

  In Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074006-). A loose sandstone pillar (H 0.5m; Wth 0.1m; T 0.06m), the head of which is inscised with a poorly cut simple cross (H 0.09m; Wth 0.065m), was found to SE of the church (SL039-074001-) (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). This stone is now in the NMI. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-074013 Cross-slab
  Description

  In Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-). The upper part of a broken sandstone slab (H c. 0.27m; Wth 0.17m; T c. 0.07m), inscised with a simple cross (H 0.13m; Wth 0.13m) extending almost the full width of the slab, was found to the SE of the church (SL039-074001-) (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). This slab is now in the NMI (DU018-224----). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 13 September 2010

• SL039-106 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a level strip of ground on the NE bank of a stream. Indicated as an embanked circular enclosure on the 1838 OS 6-inch map on the E bank of a stream. The course of the stream was altered on the 1914 OS 6-inch map and indicated as forming the straight side of a D-shaped raised area with a mound at the centre. The enclosure has been levelled and a slightly raised D-shaped area (c. 34m NW-SE; c. 28m NE-SW) is evident, defined by a slight rise NNW-SSE with an infilled external fosse (Wth 1.5-2m) E-SSE. The stream (recut to serve as a drain) forms the straight side at SW. The interior is slightly domed, sloping down from the centre to the perimeter where it merges with the surrounding field. The interior surface is poached by cattle, uneven and covered with rough grass. There is an oval quarry pit (6m NW-SE; 4.6m NE-SW; D 0.95m) S of centre. A few metres SW of the pit is an electricity pylon. A shallow pit dug on the edge of the stream has slightly truncated the NNW edge of the enclosure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-159 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, to W of a bend in a stream. According to local information, there was a levelled fulacht fia here of which there are now no visible remains (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL039-168 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, located on terrace on the S-facing slope of a ridge. The location provides extensive views in a broad sweep from ESE–NW; in the immediate foreground at S–SW, the slope drops into a valley backed by an arc of hills. Views are blocked N–NE where the slope rises to the summit of the ridge. This enclosure is not indicated on the 1838 and 1914 OS 6-inch maps. It has been levelled in the relatively distant past, but is evident in current aerial views and at ground level as a circular area (diam. c. 20-21m) outlined by low undulations. At ground level the enclosure is most clearly defined at SSE–SW, where a broad, low curving scarp (ext. H 1.2m at S) is cut into the hill slope, coinciding with the contour of the natural terrace, and at NW where there is a low rise or undulation, representing an arc of levelled bank. At N–E the barely discernible outline of a levelled field boundary skirts the enclosure, respecting its curve and continuing in a straight line to N and S beyond the enclosure: this is evident at N-NNE as curving inward-facing scarp (H 0.8m), which diminishes and peters out towards the E. A slight depression/gap (Wth 2-2.5m) intervenes between the enclosure and this skirting field boundary suggesting that the enclosure may have an enclosing fosse. An extant N–S field fence truncates the W edge of the enclosure, and a short length of a roughly E-W field bank skirts the SW arc. The interior of the enclosure is relatively level in the N half, with a slight slope down in the S half, mirroring the natural terrace. Attached image: SL039-168----_01.JPG viewed from E Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 9 July 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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 Knockbrack, 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 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 Knockbrack.

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 Knockbrack with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Knockbrack · An Cnoc Breac

Area

1,153,991 m² (115.4 ha, 285.16 acres)

Civil parish

Drumrat, and its townlands

Barony

Corran

Electoral division

Toomour, the unit of the census

Census 2022

227 people lived in 95 households in the Toomour electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Binganagh, Bunnamuck, Daghloonagh, Drumaneel, Feenaghmore, Kilsallagh, Listrush, Lurgan

Placenames

Knockbrack 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.