Bricklieve

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bricklieve, from 889 m² to 248,190 m² (24.82 ha, 61.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Bricklieve 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 Jul 2026Conditional

  1. Renovation and Extension of existing derelict dwelling house together with all associated ancillary site works. 2. Installation of a new on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system. 3. Construct a new shed

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660308

• 3 Oct 2024Conditional

  1. To demolish 2 number chimneys. 2. To construct a new cast Iron chimney. 3. To change the existing roof covering from slate to insulated metal sheet roof covering. 4. To carry out alterations to existing elevations and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2460336

• 15 Feb 2023Conditional

  1. Permission to join 2 existing semi-detached houses for use as one dwelling with extension to side and rear 2. Permission to upgrade existing wastewater treatment system on site and all associated site works at Cloghoge Upper, Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2360022

• 21 Mar 2019Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of a 5 Bay Slatted Shed with underground slurry storage tank along with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19102

• 3 Oct 2018Conditional

  PP - for development consisting of renovation and extension of an existing detached dwelling house and also to install a new waste water treatment system with percolation area and decommissioning of the existing septic tank on site.

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 18400

• 16 Nov 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of the retention of domestic garage including fule lean-to

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 17430

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: Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran SAC 001656
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bricklieve Mountains & Keishcorran 001656

Recorded monuments

• SL034-159 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  The Red Earl's Road, probably of medieval origin, linked the towns of Ballymote, Co. Sligo and Boyle, Co. Roscommon, by a route around the N and E sides of the Bricklieve Mountains (M. A. Timoney 1998, 155), a distance of c. 21km. It is said to have been built by Richard de Burgh, The Red Earl of Ulster, after the Norman conquest, to link his castle (SL033-092----) at Ballymote with Boyle Abbey (RO006-068005-), Co. Roscommon. The road traverses a number of townlands over a number of 6-inch sheets (OS 33: Bellanascarrow West/Roscrib East/Roscrib West/Ballinvoher; OS 34: Drumcormick/ Bricklieve/Tiraree; OS 40: Cloghoge Lower/Carrowkeel/Mullaghfarna/ Doonaveeragh/Knockroe/Cuilsheeghary More/Mountgaffeny/Ballinafad/Gortalough/ Ballaghboy/Cartron; OS 45: Ballaghboy/Cartron). Sections of the road are recorded under five records (SL033-147----; SL034-159----; SL040-023----; SL040-197----; SL040-190----) commencing at Ballymote and following the route E and then S to the county boundary with Roscommon. Only sections of the road are indicated on the 1914 and 1941 OS 6-inch maps even though it was, of course, continuous. A possible link road between Bothar an Iarla Ruaid and Bothar an Corran (SL033-145----) goes from Greenan townland, around the S side of the Bricklieve Mountains, to Ballinafad. At its nearest point, Bothar an Corran is c. 0.8km to the SW. This section (SL034-159----) (L 800m) extends NW-SE over undulating pasture and is mostly overlain by a modern road. At the SE end where the modern road curves to the S, the old road continues to SE and is visible in places as a slightly raised band of rough vegetation (L 650m; Wth c. 2m) following the contour of the hill. Bricklieve Castle (SL034-175----) is c. 200m S of the SE end of this section of the road. 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 revision: 1 June 2011

• SL034-166 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating wet pasture, midway along the top of a low elongated dry rise. A slightly raised roughly circular area (8m N-S; 9m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.05m) ENE-NNE and by a low scarp elsewhere. The bank is best preserved WNW-NNE having sharp inner and outer profiles but is more irregular elsewhere. The interior is undulating, dry and clear of overgrowth. Immediately to S is a roughly crescent-shaped annexe (12m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by the recut natural slope SSE-NNW. The interior of the annexe is undulating, dry and clear of overgrowth and c. 1m below the interior of the adjacent enclosure. A section of the 'Red' Earl's Road (see SL033-147----) is c. 60m to S and a disused quarry is 20m to N. 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

• SL034-168 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Near the base of the NE-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (22m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.9m at SW; 3.2m at NE). The interior is level, the NE portion having been raised to compensate for the hillslope. A possible fosse is indicated by a band of nettles along the N and E arcs. Mature deciduous trees grow on the rath. 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

• SL034-172 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough undulating pasture, near the top of a NE-facing slope. A raised semicircular area (25m NW-SE) on the SW side of a road. The interior is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) S-W where it is incorporated into a field boundary, by a scarp (H 1.2m) W-NW and E-S and by a NW-SE road boundary on the NE side. There are no remains of the rath visible at ground level on the NE side of road. There is a recent gap (Wth 2m) at NW. A possible fosse (Wth 2m) is evident as slight depression S-W. The rath is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 28m). 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

• SL034-173001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, at the top of an E-facing slope of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by the remains of four earthen banks with intervening and external fosses. The inner bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.7m), best preserved along the E arc, is separated from the second bank by an intervening fosse (Wth 2m). The second bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.7m) is evident all around and is separated from the third bank by an intervening fosse (Wth 3m). The remains of the third bank (Wth 3m) are evident along the S and E arcs as a low rise. The fourth bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m), c. 16m outside the third bank, curves along the S arc where it is incorporated into a field boundary; a low curved scarp (H 1.2m) is evident along the W and N arcs. The external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) is evident along the W arc outside the fourth bank. The interior is level and has a slight slope downwards on the E half. The linear depression of a possible souterrain (SL034-173002-) is in the NW quadrant of the interior. 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

• SL034-173002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL034-173001-). A linear depression (10m NW-SE; Wth 3m; D 0.5m), which extends from the bank at NW into the interior of the rath, may indicate a collapsed souterrain. 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

• SL034-174 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough undulating pasture, near the base of a NE-facing slope. A circular area (diam. c. 40m x 45m) enclosed by a heavily eroded earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.3m) with the remains of stone facing. A raised terrace in the NW quadrant of the interior is defined by a stone-faced scarp (L 8m E-W; H 0.8m) extending from the W bank to E, the line continues to E as a break in slope. The N half of the interior slopes down to N. A N-S field boundary lies adjacent to the E bank. There are trees growing along the N bank. 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

• SL034-175 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In rough pasture, on slightly raised level ground near the NW bank of a stream. The only visible remains of the castle are sod-covered foundations (Wth c. 2m; H c. 0.8m) defining two conjoined rectangular areas (at N end: 7.5m E-W; 9m N-S; at S end: 14m E-W; 6m N-S). A section of stone walling (L 2.6m; H 1m), constructed of small roughly cut blocks of mortared limestone, is exposed on the E side of the N area. The N end of this wall is splayed, indicating that this may be a doorway position. In 1512 this castle was described in the annals as a 'stronghold' of the O'Donnells (O'Dowd 1991, 21). By 1593 it was in the hands of Gilbert Green (O'Rorke [1889], vol. 2, 235), an Elizabethan soldier who took possession of land 'when it was lying waste' (O'Dowd 1991, 94). The 'Red' Earl's Road (SL033-147----) is c. 200m to the N. 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

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

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 Bricklieve, 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 the townland of Bricklieve.

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.

• Bricklieve, Castlebaldwin10 sales

Name

Bricklieve · An Bricshliabh

Area

2,201,755 m² (220.18 ha, 544.07 acres)

Civil parish

Drumcolumb, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Bricklieve, the unit of the census

Census 2022

213 people lived in 85 households in the Bricklieve electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cleavry, Cloghoge Upper, Coolboy, Coolskeagh, Drumcormick, Tiraree, Treanmacmurtagh, Treanscrabbagh

Placenames

Bricklieve 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.