Carn

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carn, from 429 m² to 391,888 m² (39.19 ha, 96.84 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Carn 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.

• 2 Jul 2025Conditional

  for a single storey dwelling, (previous planning ref. no. 17/462), detached domestic garage, new entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560356

• 29 Oct 2024Conditional

  for (1) Refurbishment of existing semi-detached derelict bungalow and erection of replacement roof with habitable first floor accommodation in the roof space, (2) demolition of existing rear extension and erection of replacement single storey extension, (3) alterations to existing building layout & elevations, (4) upgrade works to existing septic tank system, (5) all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460537

• 4 May 2018Conditional

  of a two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18182

• 20 Dec 2017Conditional

  to construct single storey dwelling, (current planning ref. no. 07/2201), detached domestic garage, new entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 17543

• 1 Nov 2017Conditional

  for single storey dwelling, (current planning ref. no. 07/2203), detached domestic garage, new entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 17462

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 Carn.

Recorded monuments

• CV014-008 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  Description

  Situated on the summit of a ridge and with commanding views in all directions. A large, round cairn, some 3m high, is much denuded and greatly disturbed by field fences. Richardson, writing c. 1739, (quoted by Paterson, Gaffikin and Davies 1938), recorded the name of the site as 'Cam Dalian' and claimed that a passage was discovered in the cairn 'about twenty-five years ago' and that 'severall urns, 5 large skulls and a great deal of burnt bones' were found in one of three 'apartments' there. This account would suggest that the cairn may have covered a passage tomb. Richardson also noted, just S of the cairn, a square enclosure about twenty yards across bounded by 'large stones set deep in the ground', and 'in the circuit of the hill . . . four small plots of ground of a circular figure inclosed with large stones, all of which are old burial places.' These have not been located. (Paterson, Gaffikin and Davies 1938, 143-5) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV014-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Raised circular area (int. diam. 49m) enclosed by two substantial earthen banks with wide, deep intermediate fosse. Outer bank has been levelled from ESE-S-W and has been replaced by a low modern field boundary. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at ESE represents original entrance. Corresponding breaks in the banks with accompanying causeway at NW may represent a second original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV014-061001 Barrow - stepped barrow
  Description

  Located in improved pasture on top of a natural hillock, which is nestled in a low-lying landscape with higher drumlins all around NE-S-NW, and Carn Lough is c. 240m to the N. It is visible on the OSi series of aerial photographs (2005) and on Bing images (c. 2013), and it was first noticed by Katherine McCormack. This is a circular area (diam. 40m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by a steep scarp (at W: Wth 4.4m; H 1.25m) with a berm (at W: Wth 3m) separating it from a scarp or natural slope (at W: Wth 7.0m; H 1.4m) SW-W-NNW. The perimeter declines to low scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 0.8m) NNW-SE and merges into a natural scarped slope (Wth 17.9m; H 3.4m) SE-SW. There are ramp entrances at N (Wth 3.2m) and at NNE (Wth 3.5m), which are c. 4m apart, and there are traces of a fosse (Wth of top 5.75m; Wth of base 1.25m; D 0.1m) NW-NE. The interior slopes down slightly to the N and there is an enclosure inside the perimeter at S. This is a penannular area (dims c. 12m E-W; c. 11.5m N-S) defined by a slight scarp ENE-SE (Wth 2.2m; H 0.05m) and SW-WNW (Wth 1.9m; H 0.3m), but the perimeter is incorporated into that of the platform SE-SW and is absent elsewhere. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 24 March, 2014

• CV014-061002 Enclosure
  Description

  Located in improved pasture on top of a natural hillock, which is nestled in a low-lying landscape with higher drumlins all around NE-S-NW, and Carn Lough is c. 240m to the N. The interior of the stepped barrow (CV014-061001-) slopes down slightly to the N and there is an enclosure inside the perimeter at S. This is a penannular area (dims c. 12m E-W; c. 11.5m N-S) defined by a slight scarp ENE-SE (Wth 2.2m; H 0.05m) and SW-WNW (Wth 1.9m; H 0.3m), but the perimeter is incorporated into that of the platform SE-SW and is absent elsewhere. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 May 2015

• CV014-062 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a knoll at the bottom of the NW-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a raised subcircular, grass-covered platform (dims of top 46.7m N-S; 41m E-W) that slope down slightly from E to S and W. It is defined by scarps (Wth 4.8-5.2m normally to 7m at E; H 1.2-1.3m normally to 1.8m at E), with slight traces of a berm (Wth 2m) at the base of the scarp at E. There is no visible bank, fosse or entrance, although the perimeter is poorly defined ESE-SSE (L 18m) and an entrance may have been at this point. It is clearly visible on Bing images (2013). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 April, 2015

Architectural heritage

• Carn Cottage, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey house on elongated stepped plan, built c.1800, now disused. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, and rendered chimneystacks having yellow clay pots. Overhanging eaves to main north block with timber sheeted soffit supported on projecting timber beams. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast lime-washed walls. Timber casement windows of varying sizes with large diamond subdivisions and stone sills. Timber window shutters to interior. Yard with rubble-stone boundary, gate piers and outbuildings to south, two-storey ruined southern part of house faces yard. Large stone walled garden further south with remains of glasshouse heating.

• Carn Lodge, house, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey with dormer attic house, built c.1820, with projecting entrance porch of Italianate style added c.1850, lower recessed symmetrical wings with rear pitch extending along rear to meet central two-storey gabled return. Pitched slate roof having clay ridge tiles, oversailing main roof to front with timber sheeted soffit supported on square timber brackets, rear slope of wings forms catslide roof below main pitch, timber bargeboards of undulating design to gables of main roof, wings and rear return. Ashlar chimneystacks flanking centre bay, tall brick chimneystack to eaves of rear return, cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat roof to porch with decorative profiled stucco cornice and parapet. Roughcast render over rubble stone walls with brick dressings. Smooth rendered walls to porch with corner pilasters. One-over-one timber sash windows with stone sills. Timber sheeted entrance door with square overlight having decorative cob-web subdivisions and coloured glass. Mixture of two-over-two and one-over-one timber sash windows to rear. Internal panelled shutters to front windows. Yard to rear with rubble stone single- and two-storey outbuildings having pitched slate roofs. Recent decorative precast-concrete boundary walls and metal pedestrian gate on axis with entrance.

• Water pump, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1880. Circular-profile banded shaft, wider fluted head with gadrooned domed cap, and spike pinnacle. Spout with raised rim and projecting bucket lip, cow-tailed handle pivoted on lug projecting from one side of head. Secured on concrete slab with metal railing to three sides.

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 Carn, 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 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 Carn.

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 Carn with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.

Name

Carn · An Carn

Area

922,463 m² (92.25 ha, 227.95 acres)

Civil parish

Kildallan, and its townlands

Barony

Tullyhunco

Electoral division

Carn, the unit of the census

Census 2022

213 people lived in 83 households in the Carn electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghavoher, Ballyhugh, Breandrum, Greaghrahan, Kildallan, Killygreagh, Kilnacross, Listiernan

Placenames

Carn 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.