Roo

123 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Roo, from 17 m² to 243,349 m² (24.33 ha, 60.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 46 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Roo 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.

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Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Roo.

Recorded monuments

• GA104-253 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a prominent rise in pastureland. While classified by McCaffrey (1952, 248, no. 11a) as a circular ‘Earthen fort’ (diam. c. 35.7m) defined by a bank, he suggests that it might have been ‘a stone fort with earthen cover’. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA104-254 Castle - tower house
  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.

• GA104-254001 Earthwork
  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.

• GA104-255 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In level grassland adjacent to the W bank of a stream. This fulacht fia is defined by a well-preserved horseshoe-shaped mound (7.5m E-W; 4m E-W; H 0.3m) opening towards the S. Burnt stone is evident. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 November 2019

• GA104-256 Souterrain
  Description

  In pastureland. On the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map the terms ‘Souterrain’ (GA104-256001-)and ‘Cave’ (GA104-256001-) are written beside two small circles, c. 15m apart. A protruding roof lintel is all that is evident at the point marked ‘Souterrain’. Of the ‘Cave’ to the N, another protruding roof lintel is evident, c. 8.4m to the W of which is a pile of collapsed stones. Possibly one souterrain but it was not possible to determine if both elements are interconnected. (McCaffrey 1952, 248, no. 9) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 15 October 2019

• GA104-256001 Souterrain
  Description

  In pastureland. On the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map the terms ‘Souterrain’ (GA104-256001-)and ‘Cave’ (GA104-256001-) are written beside two small circles, c. 15m apart. A protruding roof lintel is all that is evident at the point marked ‘Souterrain’. Of the ‘Cave’ to the N, another protruding roof lintel is evident, c. 8.4m to the W of which is a pile of collapsed stones. Possibly one souterrain but it was not possible to determine if both elements are interconnected. (McCaffrey 1952, 248, no. 9) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 15 October 2019

• GA104-257 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a hillock in undulating farmland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 40m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. There is a blocked-up souterrain (GA104-257001-) within the NW quadrant of the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 249, no. 18) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA104-257001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the NW quadrant of a cashel (GA104-257----). This drystone-built chamber (L >10.6m) running E-W is inaccessible. (McCaffrey 1952, 249, no. 18) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA104-258 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pastureland. Circular rath (diam. 41.7m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is visible all round. Traces of the fosse are evident from SSE to W to N and the outer bank survives from SW through N to NNE. From NNW to N its line is marked by upright boulders. There is a souterrain (GA104-258001-) in the SW quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA104-258001 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the SW quadrant of a rath (GA104-258----). This well-preserved drystone-built souterrain consists of a rectangular chamber (L 3.5m; Wth 1.4m) running E-W. Access is gained at its E end. There are two small recesses in the side-walls: (a) in the S wall 1.1m from its W end; (b) in the N wall just inside the entrance. A linear depression, which may possibly be associated, runs to the NNW from the entrance. (McCaffrey 1952, 249, no. 17) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA104-259 Building
  Description

  Situated at the E end of a short, steep-sided ridge in undulating pastureland. The ground falls particularly steeply from W to N. This small subrectangular building is defined by grassed-over stone walls. It 4.5m E-W and 2.9m N-S. The interior is 0.9m lower than the surrounding ground level. A gap at E is 2m wide. A house site (GA104-292----) lies c. 12m to the N. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA104-260 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In undulating pastureland, overlooking a turlough to the S. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 249, no. 16b) as an oval ‘Stone fort’ (37.2m N-S; 26.2m E-W) defined by a bank of earth and stone and a silted narrow external fosse. When inspected in December 1982 the monument was poorly preserved and the enclosing bank appeared to be more rectangular in plan. No trace of the fosse was evident. On re-inspection in October 2001 double-wall facing was evident at ESE suggesting that this was a cashel. Deep tractor ruts ran E-W just inside the N limits of the site. A possible hut site (GA104-261----) lies c. 25m to the S. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 June 2019

• GA104-261 Hut site
  Description

  Some 18m to the S of a cashel (GA104-260----). Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 248, no. 16) as a ‘hut circle (?)’ but marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map as ‘Cist Grave’. The remains comprise a circular area (diam. 4.5m int.) defined by an earthen bank with traces of an internal revetment. There is a gap at N. Possibly a hut site. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 31 July 2019

• GA104-292 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On the N foot of a ridge. This subcircular house site (2.7m E-W; 2.3m N-S) is defined by a grassed-over stone wall (Wth 0.6m; ext. H 0.5m; int. H 0.15m). An entrance gap is not evident. Another building (GA104-259----) lies c. 12m to the S. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 April 2018

• GA104-297 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.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Roo, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Roo.

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.

• Roo, Craughwell12 sales

Name

Roo · An Rú

Area

3,001,688 m² (300.17 ha, 741.73 acres)

Civil parish

Killora, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Craughwell, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,092 people lived in 690 households in the Craughwell electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 55% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aggard Beg, Aggard More, Ballynamannin, Cappanraheen, Carnanthomas, Colesgrove, Creggaun, Doonard, Killora, Kilquain, Reaskmore

Placenames

Roo 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.