Sheerevagh

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sheerevagh, from 186 m² to 132,239 m² (13.22 ha, 32.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Sheerevagh 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.

• 10 Feb 2023Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing two storey dwelling house with all associated internal and external alterations and the construction of a detached single storey garage with all associated site works and landscaping

  Permission, 2 homes · Sligo County Council, 2317

• 13 Apr 2022Conditional

  development consisting of alterations to previously approved (Planning Permission Ref: 96/693), existing two-storey dormer dwelling house with associated site entrance gates and site works

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 22134

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 Sheerevagh.

Recorded monuments

• SL034-121 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the N-facing slope of a ridge. This rath is not visible at ground level. It was indicated as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 28m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. A small overgrown earthen mound (2m x 1.5m; H 0.6m) in the N corner of the field may be associated with it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-123 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, near the top of a ridge, on a W-facing slope. An oval area (22m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by a heavily eroded earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.9m), best preserved along the E and N arcs and by a scarp (H 0.6m) along the SW arc. An external fosse (Wth 3m) is visible as a shallow depression. The interior slopes down to W. The perimeter is covered with overgrowth. A bowl-barrow (SL034-124----) lies c. 40m to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-124 Barrow - bowl-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, straddling the slightly convex summit of a drumlin ridge with the ground level falling away gently to E and W. Views are excellent in all directions. A circular flat-topped mound (diam. c. 28m at base, 5.6m at top; H 6.25m) surrounded by a broad shallow fosse (Wth 8m at base; D 0.15m) NNW-SSE; the line of the fosse is marked elsewhere by a band of dark grass. The summit of the mound slopes slightly down to NW and is clear of overgrowth while the sides are mostly overgrown with gorse and are inaccessible. Field boundaries abut the base of the mound at SSE and NNW. A rath (SL034-123----) lies c. 40m to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-125 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating rough pasture, on a low rise. A raised circular area (diam. 28m x 26m) defined by a scarp (H 1.6m) NW-SE and by a field boundary SE-NW. The low remains of an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.3m) are evident at SE. The interior is level and the perimeter is densely covered with overgrowth. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-126 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the W-facing slope of a ridge. A raised roughly circular area (26m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.7m) N-S and by a scarp ( H 0.8m) S-N. The W portion of the level interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. The SE arc is incorporated into a NE-SW field boundary. There is a faint trace of an external fosse (Wth c. 2m) along the W arc. A tractor track cuts across the interior from SE to NW. The perimeter of the rath is covered with overgrowth. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-176 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the gentle W-facing slope of a low rise. A D-shaped area (dims. c. 11m NE-SW), the E half of which is cut into the slope. The interior is defined on the straight SW side (L 22m NW-SE) by a field boundary and a road, by a short section of earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) at SE and elsewhere by a stone-faced rising scarp (H 1.5m). Described by Prof. R. A. S. Macalister in 1911, in an unpublished report, as a 'dilapidated fort cut through by the road' (SMR (1989) file). There is a semicircular hollow (diam. c. 12m) to SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-177 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at the top of the W-facing slope of a low ridge. Only faint traces of a raised roughly circular area (diam. c. 22m) are evident. This rath was indicated as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as a raised roughly circular area (diam. c. 20m) on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. Another rath (SL034-178001-) lies c. 30m to SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-178001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, at the top of the W-facing slope of a low ridge. A raised circular area (diam. 32m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 6.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m) with an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.4m) evident as a band of rough vegetation. The remains of an outer bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1m) are evident SSW-W, built along the break of slope. A ramp-like feature, between the inner and outer bank along the SW arc, may be associated with the possible entrance (Wth 2m) in the inner bank at SSW. The interior is level with rock outcrop exposed in the NW quadrant and a possible souterrain (SL034-178002-) in the SE quadrant. The interior is filled with field clearance material and overgrown with brambles. Another rath (SL034-177----) lies c. 30m to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL034-178002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (SL034-178001-). A slight hollow (dims. 6m x 2m), contiguous with the bank in the SE quadrant of the interior of the rath, may indicate a collapsed souterrain chamber. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Architectural heritage

• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-cell stone Catholic church, built c. 1860. Four-bay nave, lean-to sacristy to east end north elevation, gabled porch to west end south elevation c.1990, bellcote on west gable. Pitched slate roofs, crested clay ridge tiles, dressed limestone verges, wrought-iron crosses to gable apexes, dressed limestone gabled chimneystack with vertical slits on each side to sacristy, extruded aluminium gutters on eaves corbel. Roughly coursed rubble limestone walling, tooled quoins. Lancet window openings, tooled ashlar limestone chamfered surrounds and sills, diamond pane lights with coloured glass to north and south elevations and west gable, three stained-glass lights with circular stained-glass light over to east gable, secondary glazing. Square-headed window openings to sacristy, stop-chamfered surrounds, flush sills, painted one-over-one timber sash windows. Pointed-arch door opening to west end of north elevation, tooled ashlar limestone chamfered surround, stone holy water receptacle built-in to east side, painted vertically-sheeted timber double doors with wrought-iron decorative hinges. Square-headed door opening to porch, smooth-rendered surround, hardwood vertically-sheeted double doors c. 1990. Internally timber truss roof with trefoil piercings in webs, wrought-iron tension ties, resting on profiled stone corbels, painted timber sheeted soffit to roof slopes, painted smooth-plastered walling, painted vertically-sheeted wainscotting. Set back from road on elevated site with east gable to road, graveyard with unpainted smooth-rendered boundary walls, concrete block boundary walls to road, concrete steps up from roadside.

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 Sheerevagh, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Sheerevagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Sheerevagh · An tSí Riabhach

Area

677,797 m² (67.78 ha, 167.49 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacallan, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Lakeview, the unit of the census

Census 2022

511 people lived in 185 households in the Lakeview electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annaghcor, Bellarush, Cloongad, Cloonymeenaghan, Drumderry, Lissycoyne, Whitehill

Placenames

Sheerevagh 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.