Raferagh

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Raferagh, from 105 m² to 148,294 m² (14.83 ha, 36.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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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 Raferagh.

Recorded monuments

• MO030-018001 Hilltop enclosure
  Description

  Located on a rise at the summit of a WNW-ESE drumlin ridge. This is a sub-rectangular or D-shaped grass-covered area (dims c. 50m WNW-ESE at S to 71m WNW-ESE at N; 56m NNE-SSW) defined by scarps (at W: Wth 4.2m; 2.8m; at N: Wth 7.5m; H 5m) on all sides except at the E which is the natural approach and where there is an earthen bank (Wth of base 4.4-5.7m; int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 1.2-1.7m) but no visible fosse. There is an entrance (Wth of base 4.2m) towards the S end of the bank. In the interior a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 1.9-2.2m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.4-0.6m) with a stone facing creates an inner D-shaped enclosure (dims 56m WNW-ESE at N; 34m NNE-SSW) backing on to the perimeter at N and E. This inner bank has an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at SW and another (Wth of base 2.3m) towards its E end. There were two hut-site inside the inner enclosure, and three in the outer but some of these have been damaged since 1967. There is also a platform inside the entrance to the hilltop enclosure on the N side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 17 July 2007

• MO030-018002 Hut site
  Description

  There were two hut-sites inside the inner enclosure of hilltop enclosure (MO030-018001-), and three in the outer but some of these have been damaged since 1967. A hut-site was noted inside the NW angle of the inner enclosure of the hilltop enclosure in 1967. It is now a patch of rushes. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 25 August 2017

• MO030-018003 Hut site
  Description

  There were two hut-sites inside the inner enclosure of hilltop enclosure (MO030-018001-), and three in the outer but some of these have been damaged since 1967. This hut-site is situated in the E central part of the inner enclosure of the hilltop enclosure. It is a subrectangular or D-shaped grass-covered area (int. dims 5m WNW-ESE; 4m NNE-SSW) with the straight side aligned NW-SE on the NE side. The walls (Wth 1-1.8m; H 0.3m) have a double-faced stone facing in places, but the perimeter has been damaged on the S side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 25 August 2017

• MO030-018004 Hut site
  Description

  There were two hut-sites inside the inner enclosure of hilltop enclosure (MO030-018001-), and three in the outer but some of these have been damaged since 1967. A hut-site was noted inside the NW angle of the outer enclosure in 1967, but it is now visible as a sunken, grass-covered platform (dims 6.8m NNE-SSW; 4.8m WNW-ESE) defined the scarped sides of the hilltop enclosure at W and N and by a scarp down to the interior (Wth 1.3m; H 0.4m) at S and a slight bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.1m) on the E side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 25 August 2017

• MO030-018005 Hut site
  Description

  There were two hut-sites inside the inner enclosure of hilltop enclosure (MO030-018001-), and three in the outer but some of these have been damaged since 1967. This hut-site is inside the perimeter of the hilltop enclosure at S. It is a circular area (int. diam. 2.2m), the N half of which is overgrown with furze, and it is defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth of base 2.7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m). It has an external diameter of 7.7m E-W. Hut-site (MO018-006-) is just to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 25 August 2017

• MO030-018006 Hut site
  Description

  There were two hut-sites inside the inner enclosure of hilltop enclosure (MO030-018001-), and three in the outer but some of these have been damaged since 1967. This hut-site is inside the perimeter of the hilltop enclosure at S. It is a subcircular area (int. dims 3.9m E-W), the N half of which is overgrown with furze, and it is defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth of base 2.1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.3m). It has an external diameter of 9.5m E-W. Hut-site (MO030-018005-) is just to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 25 August 2017

Architectural heritage

• Hall, 1910–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey hall, built c.1930. Now disused. Rectangular plan with projecting lean-to addition to north end of front (west) elevation. Pitched corrugated-iron roof having three gabled vents projecting from ridge. Corrugated-iron clad walls. Square-headed door openings to front elevation, one with half-glazed timber battened door with carved timber canopy over, one with timber battened door. Square-headed door opening to lean-to addition, having timber battened door. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with convex horns. Situated on roadside having wrought-iron pedestrian gate and earthen bank with hedgerow forming boundary.

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 Raferagh, about 1 in 20 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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 Raferagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Raferagh · Ráth Fiachrach

Area

2,276,605 m² (227.66 ha, 562.56 acres)

Civil parish

Magheross, and its townlands

Barony

Farney

Electoral division

Raferagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

447 people lived in 159 households in the Raferagh electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Beagh, Comertagh, Corcreeghagh, Cornalara (Co. Cavan), Cornalaragh, Cornaleen (Co. Cavan), Corvally, Lisataggart (Co. Cavan), Lisdrumturk

Placenames

Raferagh 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.