Carns

85 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carns, from 11 m² to 191,410 m² (19.14 ha, 47.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 42 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.

• G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RV – rural village uses (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 23 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6TU – transport and utilities-related infrastructure (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 Sept 2025Conditional

  to extend and refurbish the existing McGuinness Townhouse No. 1, by adding an 8 sq.m extension to the rear and incorporating the existing side alley into the development, together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2560373

• 24 Jul 2024Conditional

  change of house design from that previously granted planning permission under planning reference PL22/205 with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2430

• 13 Jun 2022Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a new dwelling house complete with access onto public road, domestic garage, on-site sewage treatment system associated percolation area, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22205

• 21 Feb 2022N/a

  Development consisting of the construction of a new dwelling house complete with access onto public road, domestic garage, on-site sewage treatment system, associated percolation area, hard and soft landscaping all other associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2265

• 8 Apr 2021Conditional

  development consisting of the removal of an existing telecommunications pole and replacement with a new 30 metres monopole carrying antennas, a relocated dish, associated equipment, ground based equipment cabinets and all associated site development works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 21121

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC 002298

Recorded monuments

• SL036-053 Hut site
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on a low rise. This possible hut site is not visible at ground level. It was indicated as a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 8m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Small-scale quarrying has occurred in the vicinity. The area is named 'Carns Hill' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. 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

• SL036-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the S-facing slope of a low rise. A circular area (31.5m N-S; 29.5m E-W) terraced into the hillside with the N arc up to 0.5m below and S arc up to 1.2m above the external ground level. The interior is defined by a flat-topped, earthen bank (at N: Wth 4.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1m) W-S and by a scarp (H 1.2m) S-W. The remains of a wide flat-bottomed dry fosse (Wth 6m; max. D 0.4m) are evident NE-S. A field boundary which skirts the bank NE-SW has been built in the fosse NE-S. Large boulders have been dumped against the external face of the N bank during the course of farm development. Quarrying is evident along the SW arc. 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

• SL036-055 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In flat dry pasture, above a gentle S-facing slope down to bog. A raised circular area (31m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a scarp (max. H 1m). The interior is slightly concave. According to local information, the interior has been ploughed in the past. A field boundary skirts the scarp E-WSW. The interior is grass-covered and poached by cattle. 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

• SL037-058 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. This possible rath is not visible at ground level and an ESB station has been built on part of it. It was indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 32m). It is not indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map where the area is indicated as a quarry. 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

• Bridge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Five-span limestone road-over-river bridge, built c. 1850. Three arches to east functioning, two arches to west infilled and river bank re-aligned to south. Tooled coursed ashlar limestone walling, ashlar string course at deck level, coursed rubble stone parapets, 'as found' stone parapet copings. Segmental arches, tooled ashlar voussoirs, coursed tooled ashlar piers between arches curving at north and south to form pointed cutwaters, ashlar impost string course, domed ashlar caps to cutwaters. Metal lamp standards with lanterns mounted on parapets, twin carriageway bitmac road surface. Located at west end of Aclare village, spaning east-west over Lough Talt River.

• Garda station/constabulary barracks, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey rendered former constabulary barracks, built c. 1830, now derelict. Gabled single-storey porch c. 1950 in centre of north (front) elevation. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, concrete verge cappings, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course, cast-iron downpipe. Painted timber bargeboards to porch roof, uPVC rainwater goods. Unpainted roughcast walling, smooth-rendered to porch. Square-headed window openings, stone sills, painted two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening in porch, painted vertically-sheeted door. Street fronted, rubble stone boundary wall extending to rear from south-west corner.

• Shooting Lodge, hunting/fishing lodge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-storey three-bay rendered house, built c. 1850. Rectangular main block with gabled breakfronts to north and south sides of east end. Hip-roofed porch with central enclosed section and open verandah to west, single-storey canted bay window to west gable, two-storey half-hipped return to north, single-storey lean-to in angle between east side of return and rear of main block. Pitched slate roofs, clay roll-top ridge and hip tiles, squared and coursed limestone chimneystacks, painted timber projecting bargeboards with carved details to south, profiled extruded aluminium gutters on painted timber fascias on exposed rafter ends. Painted smooth-rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, stone sills, uPVC casement windows. Painted square timber posts with stop-chamfers set on stone pedestals with profiled timber brackets carrying verandah roof. Square-headed entrance doorway to east end of verandah, painted vertically-sheeted timber double doors c. 1960. Gardens to south and east, yard to north. Four-bay two-storey roughcast outbuilding to north side of yard, pitched slate roof with slates in each course spaced apart from each other, painted six-over-six timber sash windows, corbelled sill to east gable. Rubble stone boundary wall with segmental rock-faced stone coping, rock-faced stone gate pillars with pyramidal caps.

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 Carns, 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Carns · An Carn

Area

1,341,474 m² (134.15 ha, 331.49 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacteige, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Aclare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

233 people lived in 105 households in the Aclare electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 18% of homes were built since 2001. 24% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Claddagh, Coolrecuill, Kilmacteige, Lislea

Placenames

Carns 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.