Faherlaghroe

Area

290,706 m² (29.07 ha, 71.84 acres)

Buildings

4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 821 m².

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

Faherlaghroe

Planning applications on this parcel

• 2 Aug 2026Conditional

  to construct a two storey extension to the existing dormer dwelling and an upgrade to the treatment plant / septic tank with percolation area and all associated site services and landscaping. Permission sought includes the retention of an existing detached garage building and a change of use of part of same to a granny flat including amendments to the existing building which includes a proposed pitched roof

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660500

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 this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 152 recorded monuments.

• CL005-160001 Field system
  Description

  An extensive field system (c. 4km NW-SE; c. 2.2km SW-NE) on the uplands immediately W of the Carran Valley and stretching from Poulbaun at N to Rannagh West at S. The field system is visible on OS Aerial Premium (2012-2018) as series of meandering walls associated with the many cashels, enclosures and hut sites and wedge tombs that lie within. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 August 2021

• CL005-160002 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough elevated pasture with clear views in all directions, centrally placed within an oval enclosure (CL005-306----) that forms part of a broader field system (CL005-160001-). Hachured the 1839 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Called ‘Caher-Poulgrom’ by Westropp (1911, 357), and described as a ‘ring-wall of good masonry, over 9 feet thick’ (1899, 374). Westropp noted that the walls exhibited variable thickness and masonry style, suggesting that ‘built in two sections, the outer six feet thick with two faces; the inner (perhaps a terrace) three feet wide’ (1911, 358). A subcircular cashel (41m N-S; 36.7m E-W) defined by a drystone wall (Wth 1.8-2.4m; H 0.6-1.7m), tallest to the N, decreasing in height to the S. The inner wall-face has collapsed in places with a fallen stone around the perimeter. The location of the original entrance is unclear, but there is a modern entrance gap to the E. The interior is bisected by a drystone wall (0.8-1m) aligned E-W, with an attached sheep fold. The grass-covered foundation of a house (CL005-160040-) is located in the SE quadrant. A cashel (CL005-160003-) lies c. 50m to the NE. The following image has been uploaded: CL005-160002-_01.jpg Aerial view from NW (photo: Archaeological Survey of Ireland) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-160003 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough elevated pasture on a narrow ridge aligned N-S flanked by deep hollows to the E and W, with extensive views. Within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-) and immediately adjacent to an oval enclosure (CL005-306----) within which is a subcircular cashel (CL005-160002-). Indicated on the 1839 OS 6-inch map. Hachured on the 1916 OS 6-inch map. Listed as a ‘rectangular enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). Described by Westropp (1911, 358) as a ‘remarkable straight sided “moher” … built of long slabs’. Westropp noted that, in contrast to other straight sided cashels, the corners were angled, potentially indicating a later date. A rectangular cashel (33m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.5-5m; H 0.5-1.6m) with wall-facing evident on all external faces, and in the interior to the N and E. The original width of the wall is legible at the E (1.7m) and the N (2.7m). The original position of the entrance is unclear, but it may have been in the S wall. The interior has grass-covered divisions which form part of a later field system. The walls of the cashel are surmounted by more recent drystone walling on the N, E and S sides. A farm track flanks the E of the monument, truncating its NE corner. An oval enclosure (CL005-308----) abuts the cashel at SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2022

• CL005-160004 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough elevated pasture on a S-facing ridge with sharply falling ground to the S and E, and commanding views from E to SW. Within a large field system (CL005-160001-). Indicated only on the 1916 OS 6-inch map as an enclosure. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A suboval cashel (33m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a poorly preserved stone wall (Wth 2m; H 1.5-2m), that has collapsed to form a spread to the NE (Wth 1.8-2.8m) and W (Wth 4m). A stretch of inner facing is present at the E (L 4m; H 0.6m). Outer facing survives intermittently from SSE to W (H 0.5-1.5m). The position of the entrance is unclear. The interior (24m N-S; 19m E-W) slopes down to the S. A large natural depression is present in the NE quadrant. A recent drystone wall overlies the cashel wall to the N. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-160005 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slightly raised area in rocky grassland with good views in all directions. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). On inspection in 1999 this was found to be a circular enclosure (28m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a loosely built wall comprising irregular limestone blocks and apparently of modern construction. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 2 February 2016

• CL005-160006 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough elevated S-facing pasture on a small limestone platform (H 2-2.5m) with falling ground to the NW and S and commanding views to NW. Within a large field system (CL005-160001-). Hachured and labelled ‘Garracloon Caher’ on the 1839 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Westropp (1911, 355) recorded the ‘slight remains’ of the monument, noting its prominent position. A subcircular cashel (26m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a partially collapsed stone wall (Wth 1.15m; int. 0.8-1.2m; ext. H 0.6-1.7m). The external stone facing survives in part from NNE to E (H 0.6-1m), and a portion of inner wall-facing survives at the S (H 0.8m) and NNE (H 1.2m). The location of the entrance is unclear and the interior is uneven. Some stones set within the SE quadrant may represent the remnants of an internal feature. A drystone field wall is built over the cashel wall from SE to SW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-160008 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a rocky spur in low-lying scrub with areas of cleared pasture to E and W, overlooked by higher ground on all sides with restricted views. Within a field system (CL005-160001-). Hachured on the 1839 OS 6-inch map. The site was noted by Westropp (1899, 373) ‘a small ring-wall lies on a projecting spur; its walls much gapped, and it only contains a modern sheep-fold’. A subcircular cashel (int. 22m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a heavily overgrown stone wall (H 0.8-1.9m; Wth c. 2m) only the outer face of which is visible. No inner wall-facing survives. The wall is composed of roughly coursed masonry with very large blocks present towards the base. The location of the entrance is unclear. The interior is flat and covered in blackthorn bushes. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-160009 Enclosure
  Description

  In elevated rocky pasture within with commanding views from E to N. Within a field system (CL005-160001-). Indicated on the 1916 OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A subcircular drystone enclosure (28m N-S; 24m E-W) with a flat interior and no visible entrance. A house site (CL005-309----) occupies the centre of the enclosure. A cashel (CL005-160015-) is located c. 80m to the ENE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 22 August 2023

• CL005-160010 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In elevated rocky pasture with clear views over lower ground to SW and W. Within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-). Hachured on the 1840 OS 6-inch map and indicated as an enclosure on the 1916 edition. Listed as a rectangular enclosure in the RMP (1996). A rectangular cashel (30.7m E-W; 29.7m N-S) defined by a battered stone wall (Wth 0.9-1.2m; int. H 1-1.9m; ext. H 1.5-2.35m). The wall is highest at the NW reducing in height toward the SE. A gap (Wth 1.2m) at the N end of the E wall is probably the original entrance and there is a cattle gap in the S wall. The interior (28m E-W; 26m N-S) is uneven. A recent drystone animal pen abuts the interior of the N wall. A souterrain (CL005-160041-) is located close to the centre of the monument. A cashel (CL005-160015-) is located c. 95m to the SE.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 23 September 2025

• CL005-160011 Cross
  Description

  In improved stony pasture immediately SE of a dwelling and farmyard and within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-). This is the original location of one of two crosses named on the 1916 OS 6-inch map (see also CL005-160013-). Westropp (1899, 373) noted the crosses as follows: ‘in Ballymihil, is a craggy field, set with upraised slabs, small stone "piers," and heaps; a slab, rudely shaped like a cross, is set in one wall; another rude cross, of greater size, lies southward down the slope’. On inspection in 1998 neither of the crosses was visible. The cross ‘set in one wall’ as noted by Westropp was possibly located at an adjacent mass rock (CL005-160042-) named simply ‘Monument’ on the OS 1842 6-inch map.    Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 23 September 2025

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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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

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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