Fawn

92 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fawn, from 53 m² to 214,174 m² (21.42 ha, 52.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 33 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 24 Jun 2026Conditional

  1. Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing single storey dwelling 2. Installation of a replacement wastewater treatment system in accordance with EPA Code of Practice 3. All associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2660161

• 10 Apr 2025Conditional

  renovations and alterations to an existing dwelling, the construction of a new extension to the existing dwelling and for the installation of a new waste water treatment system including all associated site works & services

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2560076

• 27 Jul 2022Conditional

  retention for conversion of the attic space into living accommodation with stair access from the 1st floor to attic level and all associated elevational changes

  Retention, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 22153

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 Fawn.

Recorded monuments

• LE015-002 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Located on a NW-facing slope with Lough Nahoo (dims c. 600m N-S; c. 100-170m E-W) c. 140m to the W and a natural spur extending NW from the monument into the lake. This is an overgrown subcircular area (diam. 22.5m E-W) defined by a stone spread (Wth 1.7-2.4m; int. H 0.8-1.2m; ext. H 1-1.2m) with the outer facing-stones intermittently visible at W. The interior slopes down to the N (ext. H 1.5m) but an original entrance could not be identified. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 1 September 2016

• LE015-003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Located on a rise towards the W end of a low E-W ridge. This is a grass-covered D-shaped area (dims 23.3m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.5m) SW-W-NE with evidence of facing-stones of a wall (Wth 1m). It is truncated by a N-S field wall at E and backs on to a severe downslope at S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE015-004 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated on a low knoll. This is a circular area (int. diam. 29.3m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone-built wall, best preserved at S (Wth including collapse 3m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.4m), but no facing-stones are visible. The monument is used as a haggard with a modern entrance (Wth 2.5m) at S, although there is another gap (Wth 1.5m), which is probably not original, at NW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE015-063 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a NW-SE drumlin ridge towards the SE end. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. 23.5m NW-SE; diam. 28m crest to crests) defined by a slight earth and stone bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4-0.8m). There is a stone-lined entrance (Wth 1.5m) at SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE015-066 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge or drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered subcircular area (int. dims 22m NW-SE; 19m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE; 23.4m NE-SW crest to crest) defined by a grass and scrub -covered earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.3m at NE to 0.8m at SE; ext. H 0.7m at NE to 1.4m at NW), with an outer fosse (Wth at base 2m; D 0.3m) SW-N-NE which is visible elsewhere as a band of rushes (Wth 2m). The entrance (Wth 3m) is at NW and the monument is overlain by a NE-SW field bank and drain towards the perimeter at S. The above description is taken from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE015-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the E end of a small E-W drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 27m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank which is best preserved at W (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m). The bank is replaced by a field wall (Wth 1.5m) E-S which is now reduced to its foundations. There are entrances at S (Wth 2m) and WNW (Wth 2.3m). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Architectural heritage

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

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 Fawn, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Fawn, Drumahaire6 sales

Name

Fawn · Fán

Area

2,499,854 m² (249.99 ha, 617.73 acres)

Civil parish

Drumlease, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Drumahaire, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,714 people lived in 639 households in the Drumahaire electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Conaghil, Corrudda, Drumahaire, Drumlease, Killaleen, Moneyduff, Mullagh, Rubbal

Placenames

Fawn 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.