Kilparteen

16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilparteen, from 218 m² to 243,489 m² (24.35 ha, 60.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilparteen 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.

• 28 May 2020Conditional

  construction of an additional 6 metre top section extension on existing 24 meter lattice telecommunications tower with associated equipment and cabinets enclosed within an existing 2.4m palisade fence compound

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 20525

• 23 Apr 2020N/a

  to construct and additional 6 metre top section extension on existing 24 meter lattice telecommunications tower with associated equipment and cabinets enclosed within an existing 2.4m palisade fence compound

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 20406

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 Kilparteen.

Recorded monuments

• TN019-027001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a NW-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A large circular-shaped area (diam. 74m N-S; 74m E-W) enclosed by a low barely discernible bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) with an external fosse (Wth 4m). There is a smaller square-shaped platform (TN-019-027003-), possibly a burial ground in the S quadrant which may have contained the site of a church (TN019-027002-) (OPW Field Report 19/09/1957). Small upright stones protruding above the surface of the platform may be grave markers associated with a possible /children's burial ground (TN019-027003). A possible cup-marked stone (TN019-027004-) lies on the NE edge of this platform. See attached sketch plan of enclosure drawn in 1957 The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 March 2019

• TN019-027002 Church
  Description

  No surface remains visible or any indication of a church site inside large circular-shaped enclosure (TN019-027001-) known locally as 'Kyle'. Possible church site identified by Wheeler without any supporting evidence (OPW Field Report 1957). The monument was described in 1957 as 'a very large ringfort, almost levelled, with a possible early church site (TN019-027002-) or burial-ground (TN019-027003-) inside it' (OPW Field Report 19/09/1957). The townland name Kilparteen is derived from Cill Phairtín which could be Parteen's Church, however the Irish word Feirtín can be used to a describe a little grave which may be a reference to the presence of a possible children's burial ground (TN019-027003-) (www.logainm.ie). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 March 2019

• TN019-027003 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Situated on NW-facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Small roughly square-shaped platform (approx. dims. 20m E-W x 16m N-S) defined by a low bank mainly reduced to a scarp standing in SSE quadrant of a large possible ecclesiastical enclosure (TN019-027001-) known locally as 'Kyle'. A number of low stone uprights visible in N quadrant of earthwork could represent the remains of grave markers. A single thorn tree stands on the SE edge of the platform and a possible cup-marked stone (TN019-027004-) is visible in NE corner of platform. The earthwork was described in 1957 as 'a very large ringfort, almost levelled, with a possible early church site (TN019-027002-) or burial-ground inside it' (OPW Field Report 19/09/1957). According to the OPW Report the alternate name for this site is 'Kyle', a common name for a children's burial ground and the low stones protruding from the surface of this platform are possibly the remains of grave markers. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Letters recorded for Castletown Parish that the townland name 'Kilparteen (Cill Feartin) [was] said to have taken its name from a burial ground for children situated in it and said to be still in existence' (O'Flanagan 1930 Vol. 3, 23). See attached sketch plan drawn in 1957 Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 March 2019

• TN019-027004 Cupmarked stone
  Description

  Situated on NW-facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Irregular shaped recumbent stone (dims. 0.75m x 0.75m x 0.4m; H 0.35m), the upper surface of which has several cup-marks (avg. diam. 0.05m; D 0.01m) standing on NE edge of small roughly platform representing the remains of a possible children's burial ground standing in SSE quadrant of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (TN019-027001-) known locally as 'Kyle'. The monument was described in 1957 as 'a very large ringfort, almost levelled, with a possible early church site (TN019-027002-) or burial-ground inside it' (OPW Field Report 19/09/1957). The edges of the cupmarks are very irregular with signs of erosion causing the irregular shape of the hollows. One cupmark has been partially eroded by water with channel running off this hollow. Along the W edge of the stone there are a line of cup-marks which run into each other. There is evidence of pitting on the surface of the stone probably caused by weathering. A series of lines can also be seen running across the surface of the stone. The antiquity of these cupmarks is uncertain along and there irregularity in shape may suggest that they have ben caused by erosion. Alternatively if they are the product of human activity the dating of the hollows is uncertain. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on information provided by Derek Ryan Date of revised upload: 14 March 2019

• TN019-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on high ground overlooking a river to the W. A circular area (diam. 28m approx.) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.7m) and wide flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.5m) with entrance gap (Wth 2m) at ENE. An old stone-lined laneway from a farmhouse intersects the fosse at E. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN019-029 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on high ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN019-028) to the NW. Unable to examine enclosure due to dense cover of vegetation and scrub in the area. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN020-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a ringfort (TN020-014) to the S. A large impressive bivallate ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 24.5m NW-SE) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with narrow deep intervening fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 2m) and causewayed entrance (Wth 2.2m) at SE. The inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5-1.5m; ext. H 3m) and outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.5-1.5m) are both well preserved. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilparteen.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Kilparteen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Kilparteen · Cill Phairtín

Area

902,529 m² (90.25 ha, 223.02 acres)

Civil parish

Castletownarra, and its townlands

Barony

Owney and Arra

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castletown electoral division: 1,497 people in 560 households; 79% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinamoe, Ballycarridoge, Ballymoylin, Curragh, Faha, Garrymacteige, Lackamore

Placenames

Kilparteen 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.