Foilduff
Foilduff is a townland in the civil parish of Killinane, barony of Iveragh, Co. Kerry.
Parcel 3134025
- Area
- 517,028 m² (51.7 ha, 127.76 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- 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
- Foilduff
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 4 recorded monuments.
- KE070-014 Cairn - unclassified
Description
This small cairn is located on the flat W summit of Knocknadobar mountain, close to its S edge, from where there is an extensive view over the Ferta river valley. It measures 6.1m N-S x 6.25m E-W, and stands 1m above surrounding ground level. Some cairn collapse occurs at S and NE. The monument is mainly composed of small irregular stones. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 386. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE070-016 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Description
This monument is located on a level shoulder of rough mountain pasture, on the lower S facing slope of Knocknadobar. There is a commanding view from the site to W, over the estuary of the Ferta river. The tomb is quite well-preserved, consisting of a gallery, open at both ends, with one cap-stone still in situ. It is orientated ENE-WSW and its sides are reinforced by low buttress-stones, set immediately outside. Traces of a low cairn are discernible, particularly on its S side. In the 1930s a separate rear chamber was noted at its E end (NMI). The N side of the 4m long gallery is composed of three stones ranging in height from .7m to .38m; each is set inside the line of the forerunner to W. Four slabs represent the S side, the tallest, at W, standing .77m high; the remainder generally decrease in height towards the rear of the gallery at E. The width of the gallery decreases from 1.5m at W to just under 1m at the E end. Lines of external buttress-stones are set immediately against the side-stones of the gallery; four low orthostats occur on the N side, averaging .3m high and .35m wide, and eight similar slabs are visible on the S side, some of which are embedded in what appears to be cairn material. The cap-stone, located towards the E end of the gallery, rests directly on pad-stones and its ends oversail the sides of the chamber. It is irregularly shaped and measures 2.9m x 1.4m and .15m in average thickness. On its upper surface lies a .35m thick deposit of peaty material. Four other possible roof-stones lie in the immediate vicinity of the site; one occurs within the gallery. These may have been displaced when the tomb was partially dismantled, early in the twentieth century, to free a trapped farm animal (NMI). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 72. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013
- KE070-017 Hut site
Description
Located in rocky terrain on the steep S slopes of Knocknadobar. A circular, corbelled hut with adjoining annexes to W and NW. A cross wall divides the hut and its N sector is modified for use as a sheepfold. A lintelled entrance at E is now blocked and the wall at S and W survives largely as a mound of collapse. D: 5.25m. H: 1.9m. A low lintelled passage joins the annex NW of the hut and was interpreted as a small souterrain by O'Connell (OPW, 1939). The annex has a internal diameter of 3.5m. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1123. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013
- KE070-017001 Souterrain
Description
Located in rocky terrain on the steep S slopes of Knocknadobar. A circular, corbelled hut with adjoining annexes to W and NW. A cross wall divides the hut and its N sector is modified for use as a sheepfold. A lintelled entrance at E is now blocked and the wall at S and W survives largely as a mound of collapse. D: 5.25m. H: 1.9m. A low lintelled passage joins the annex NW of the hut and was interpreted as a small souterrain by O'Connell (OPW, 1939). The annex has a internal diameter of 3.5m. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1123. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013
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 high, moderately high, moderately 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.
- Area
- 117.5 ha
- 290 acres
- Land parcels
- 21
- registered freehold, median 18,604 m² (1.86 ha, 4.6 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Foilduff, from 788 m² to 517,028 m² (51.7 ha, 127.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Foilduff 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
27 May 2025Conditional
To construct an administration building to the rear of the existing school (Protected structure Ref No.RPS-KY-0180)
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560443
8 May 2025N/a
Invalid: (Protected structure Ref No. 70-1) A.)To construct an administration building to the rear of the existing school, (B) To construct a car park with a new entrance and exit complete with safety barriers and all associated site works
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560382
22 Apr 2025N/a
INVALID: To (A) To construct an administration building to the rear of the existing school, (B) To construct a car park with a new entrance and exit complete with safety barriers and all associated site works
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560317
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365
Recorded monuments
- KE070-015 Hut site
Description
On the steep S slopes of Knocknadobar, overlooking the lower reaches of the Ferta river valley. A well-preserved semi-subterranean hut KE070-015---- of circular plan, modified for use as a sheepfold. The walls corbel and the original entrance may have been at SW. D: 3.85m x 3.5m. H: 1.5m. T: 1m. The foundations of a second circular corbelled hut (KE070-015001-) lie 25m to S. A large jambstone flanks the 1m wide entrance at E. D: 2.8m x 2.25m. H: .7m. T: 1.2m. A number of field walls occur in the immediate vicinity. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1270. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013
- KE070-015001 Hut site
Description
On the steep S slopes of Knocknadobar, overlooking the lower reaches of the Ferta river valley. A well-preserved semi-subterranean hut KE070-015---- of circular plan, modified for use as a sheepfold. The walls corbel and the original entrance may have been at SW. D: 3.85m x 3.5m. H: 1.5m. T: 1m. The foundations of a second circular corbelled hut (KE070-015001-) lie 25m to S. A large jambstone flanks the 1m wide entrance at E. D: 2.8m x 2.25m. H: .7m. T: 1.2m. A number of field walls occur in the immediate vicinity. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1270. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013
- KE070-015002 Field boundary
Description
In rough heather and gorse-covered grazing, on the lower SE-facing slopes of Knocknadobar Mountain. The remains of collapsed stone walls (T 0.9m; H 0.4m), which protrude above the surface of the bog, occur in a roughly rectangular area (c. 105m NW-SE; c. 25m NE-SW). The partially grass-covered remains of the walls are strewn haphazardly as they extend to the NW and to the SE of two hut sites (KE070-015----, KE070-015001-). (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 402, no. 1270) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Foilduff.
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, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Foilduff, 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 high, 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 Foilduff.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Foilduff with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Foilduff
- Area
- 1,175,252 m² (117.53 ha, 290.41 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killinane, and its townlands
- Barony
- Iveragh
- Electoral division
- Castlequin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 583 people lived in 225 households in the Castlequin electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynahow More, Gortmore, Killurly Commons, Tullig
- Placenames
- Foilduff 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.