Carrowkeel
Carrowkeel is a townland in the civil parish of Kilmacowen, barony of Carbury, Co. Sligo. Its name in Irish is An Cheathrú Chaol.
Parcel 4993900
- Area
- 3,925 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 21 m².
- Zoning
- G3 GB – green belt (Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030) The objective
- Townland
- Carrowkeel
Planning applications on this parcel
14 Dec 2017Conditional
construction of a new 2 storey dwelling house with a detached garage, together with a mechanical aeration system and associated percolation area, associated landscaping, boundary treatments, site works and services at Hill View
Extension of duration, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 13121
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1101 (ZIP).
- 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
- 187.3 ha
- 463 acres
- Land parcels
- 120
- registered freehold, median 4,192 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- GB – green belt
- Planning
- 17
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
120 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowkeel, from 27 m² to 137,303 m² (13.73 ha, 33.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 53 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
3 Jun 2026Conditional
(a) Retain Existing Dwelling House as built on site (b) Amend site boundaries, previously granted Planning Permission under PL21/157
Retention · Sligo County Council, 2660207
12 May 2026Conditional
Retention Permission for 1) The installation of 2 No. rooflights to the front elevation of my existing house and 2) The Retention of a block plastered wall, incorporating wing walls and piers, to the front boundary of my property
Retention · Sligo County Council, 2660179
21 Nov 2024Conditional
installation of a new waste water treatment system and associated percolation area
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460426
14 Nov 2024N/a
Installation of a new waste water treatment system and associated percolation area
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460409
22 Oct 2024Conditional
to demolish delapidated dwelling and erect a new dwelling and proprietary effluent treatment system and polishing filter and all other siteworks and services
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460374
16 Jul 2024N/a
(1)Retention for part of the existing house (2) Significant Alterations to front elevation, (3) Proposed extension to the rear and all associated site works at Carrowkeel, Co. Sligo.
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460236
15 May 2024N/a
Renovation and extension of existing house to include: (1) Significant Alterations to front elevations, (2) Proposed extension to the rear and all associated site works at Carrowkeel, Co. Sligo.
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460170
7 Sept 2023Conditional
development consisting of a new 237m2 dwelling and a 40m2 garage, dwelling consisting of 4 bedrooms, 1 en-suite, a walk in wardrobe, plant room, office, open living space, living, dining and kitchen area, a utility and bathroom, drainage and a foul water treatment system with raised bed percolation system, a new entrance and all other associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2388
17 Apr 2023Conditional
1. Alterations to an existing dwelling and demolition of existing rear flat roof structure. 2. The construction of a new single storey rear and side extension. 3. The installation of a new waste water treatment system and percolation area along with associated site development works all within the confines of the site
Permission, 2 homes · Sligo County Council, 2360080
14 Sept 2022Conditional
development consisting of construction of a new dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, together with all associated landscaping and site works
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22306
31 May 2022Refused
development consisting of the construction of a new dwelling house and new secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter along with ancillary works, previous planning Ref No: PL06/190
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22191
4 May 2021Conditional
Single storey dwelling house & garage, provision of a new packaged wastewater treatment system & soil polishing system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21157
12 Sept 2018Conditional
for development consisting of the building of a new storey and a half dwelling along with garage, septic tank and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 18370
14 Dec 2017Conditional
construction of a new 2 storey dwelling house with a detached garage, together with a mechanical aeration system and associated percolation area, associated landscaping, boundary treatments, site works and services at Hill View
Extension of duration, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 13121
7 Jul 2017Conditional
for the development consisting of 1. The demolition of existing cottage, shed and barn cluster and the construction of a new dwelling comprising of similar traditional building form at the same location. The proposed new dwelling consists of two single storey cottage style elements and a storey and a half style barn element linked together to form one dwelling house, connected to existing septic tank as previously granted planning permission under PL 10/260. 2. On the adjoining site Planning permission for retention for a temporary period of two years for mobile home with adjoining utility shed, widening of existing access road and entrance and connection to existing septic tank. All of the above will be carried out together with all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17266
16 May 2017N/a
development consisting of the demolition of existing cottage, shed and barn cluster and the construction of a new dwelling comprising of similar traditional building form at the same location. The proposed new dwelling consists of two single storey cottage style elements and a storey and half barn style element linked together to form one dwelling house connected to existing septic tank as previously granted planning permission under PL 10/260, together with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17187
3 Mar 2017Conditional
development consisting of the following: (a) construction of an extension to the west of existing dwelling incorporating existing single storey structure on site, all necessary interior alterations and dormer accommodation to new roof (b) replacement of the existing septic tank and percolation area with new proprietary effluent treatment unit and tertiary treatment system (c) all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1783
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrowkeel.
Recorded monuments
- SL014-219 Crannog
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- SL014-220 Ringfort - cashel
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- SL020-059 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located on the edge of a ridge in flat to undulating pasture with views onto Lough Gill, The Ox mountains and Knocknarea. Comprises a circular area (int. diam. 29m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 5.80m, H 1.60m) and external ditch (Wth 4m, D 1.20m). There is an entrance in the NW (Wth 2.70m) with a corresponding causeway through the ditch. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 14 August 2013
- SL020-060 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on top of a ridge in flat to undulating ground with good views in all directions. Comprises a circular area (int. diam. 19m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.50m, H 0.95m). In the NE is a gap ( Wth 1.15m) with stones protruding from the bank which may be an original entrance. No indication of a ditch. The W part of the site has been removed by the construction of a field boundary. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 15 August 2013
- SL020-061 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on top of a ridge in flat to undulating ground with good views in all directions. Comprises a circular raised area (int. diam. 18m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.40m, H 0.50m) with an entrance gap on the S (Wth 1.15m). No indication of a ditch. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 15 August 2013
- SL020-062 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located on the edge of a ridge in undulating countryside with open views. Shown on the 1st edition and current edition )S 6-inch map as hachured enclosure. Comprises a circular raised area (int. diam. 18.50m) enclosed by a bank. No indication of a ditch or entrance. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 22 October 2013
- SL020-064 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on the N edge of a ridge in undulating drumlin pasture with views of Knocknarea, the Ox Mountains and Keshcorran. Comprises an oval raised area (Diam 22.05m) which is enclosed by a stony bank (Wth 2.80m, H 1.05m). There is no indication of an entrance or enclosing fosse. The interior of the site is level if slightly uneven. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 15 August 2013
- SL020-103 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located on a natural rise in undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Comprises a circular raised area (int. diam. 23.70m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.50m, H 1.25m). The entrance is in the SW (Wth 2.50m). There is no indication of a ditch. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 23 October 2013
- SL020-104 Ringfort - cashel
Description
Located on a high point in undulating ground with good views in all directions. Comprises a roughly circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by a ruined stone wall (Wth 2.60m, H 0.60m) which is mostly soil and grass covered. There is no indication of a ditch or entrance. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 23 October 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carrowkeel.
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 Carrowkeel, 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. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1068 (ZIP).
- 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 Carrowkeel with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.
The townland
- Name
- Carrowkeel · An Cheathrú Chaol
- Area
- 1,873,133 m² (187.31 ha, 462.86 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmacowen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbury
- Electoral division
- Kilmacowen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 2,347 people lived in 830 households in the Kilmacowen electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyfree, Carrickhenry, Carrowgobbadagh, Graigue, Kilmacowen, Knocknahur South, Knocknashammer or Cloverhill, Tonafortes
- Placenames
- Carrowkeel 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.