Fawnlion

36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fawnlion, from 193 m² to 239,239 m² (23.92 ha, 59.12 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 Fawnlion 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.

• 13 Dec 2024Conditional

  1.Construction of a two storey type domestic dwelling, 2. Construction of a new domestic garage, 3. Construction of a new domestic site entrance, 4. Construction of a new Waste Water Treatment System to current EPA Code of Practice and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2460259

• 29 Jan 2020Refused

  construct a slatted/dry bedded agricultural building, an all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2011

• 1 Aug 2019Refused

  to construct a slatted/dry bedded agricultural building, and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 19167

• 14 Jun 2019N/a

  construct a slatted / dry bedded agricultural building and all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 19135

• 20 Feb 2017Conditional

  construct a new access road to facilitate access to existing forestry plantation. The proposed access road shall have a bell mouth entrance at public road and external turn table, together with all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 1724

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: Lough Gill SAC 001976
• Natural Heritage Area: Crockauns/Keelogyboy Bogs NHA 002435
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Gill 001976

Recorded monuments

• LE010-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a knoll of a steep N-facing slope. Grass-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 20m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-4m) intermittently visible S-W-NE and backing (L 12m) on to the ravine (D 3m) of a S-N stream at E. The entrance (Wth 2.6m) is at N but there is no visible fosse. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE010-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked only on the 1910 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle S and E-facing slope. This is a grass-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 27m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.35m), outer fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 0.5m) and external bank (Wth 4m; H 0.5m). There is no identifiable original entrance. The monument is truncated slightly by a NE-SW roadway at SE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE010-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a shelf on an E-facing slope and overlooking the junction of two small streams c. 70m to the E. Grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 32m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) with some bushes, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) N-NE. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but there is a local tradition of an underground passage, possibly a souterrain, located c. 45m to the NE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE010-063 Promontory fort - inland
  Description

  Situated on a plug of rock outcrop rising from a S-facing slope. Grass-covered triangular area (dims 40m NE-SW; 25m NW-SE at SW to c. 10m at NE) with naturally defensive cliffs (H 2-6m) on all sides except at NE, where a fosse (L c. 10m; Wth of top c. 8m; Wth of base 3.5m; ext. D 1m; int. D 2.4m) has been dug at the narrowest point. Within the enclosure a rectangular platform (dims 13m NE-SW; 7m NW-SE) is defined by a slight fosse (Wth 4-6m; max. D 0.5m) on all sides except at NW, where it abuts the cliff-edge. The perimeter of the promontory has stone field walls built on it. See the attached aerial view from the NE _1, and a view of the fosse looking SE _2 The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE010-085001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated within a hilltop enclosure (LE010-085005-) on a plateau of outcropping rock with panoramic views in all directions. It consists of a small roughly circular hollow depression (dims 7.1m N-S; 6.1m E-W; ext. D 0.5m) defined by natural rock outcrop which appears to form a partially enclosing element around the hollow depression from S through W to N only. There is no enclosing element on the E side which would suggest that this is a quarry rather than an archaeological monument of prehistoric date. This unusual earthwork may be the result of nineteenth century quarrying in such a fashion as to create a circular hollow. However the close proximity of two circular hut sites (LE010-085002-; LE010-085003-) 13m to the NE may suggest that this is an archaeological feature rather than the result of nineteenth century quarrying. Further archaeological investigation is required in order to ascertain the dating of this feature. (Kytmannow, Kahlert and Hunt 2010) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 November 2012

• LE010-085002 Hut site
  Description

  Situated within a hillfort (LE010-085005-) on a plateau of outcropping rock with panoramic views in all directions. This consists of a roughly circular area (int. diam. 6.3m N-S; 5.6m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 0.2m) with no clear entrance feature visible. A second possible adjoining hut-site (LE010-085003-) is located just to the SE. A sunken circular quarry-like feature (LE010-085001-) is located 13m to the SSW. The lack of a clearly defined entrance feature along with its hilltop location may suggest that this was a barrow or some other form of burial monument rather than a hut site. (Kytmannow, Kahlert and Hunt 2010) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 November 2012

• LE010-085003 Hut site
  Description

  Situated within a hillfort (LE010-085005-) on a plateau of outcropping rock with panoramic views in all directions. This is a poorly preserved hut site consisting of a circular sunken interior (int. diam. 6.3m N-S; 6.5m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 0.1m) with no clear entrance feature visible. A second possible adjoining hut-site (LE010-085002-) is located just to the NW and a sunken circular quarry like feature (LE010-085001-) is 13m to the SSW. The lack of a clearly defined entrance feature along with its hilltop location may suggest that this was a barrow or some other form of burial monument rather than a hut site. (Kytmannow, Kahlert and Hunt 2010) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 November 2012

• LE010-085004 Kerb circle
  Description

  Situated within a hillfort (LE010-085005-) on a plateau of outcropping rock with panoramic views in all directions. It is located immediately inside the S rampart on the edge of the summit of this plateau. This is a possible kerb circle consisting of 22 contiguous orthostats (H 0.2m) defining a circular area (int. diam. 6.8m), the interior of which today appears as a low turf covered mound. The interior of this monument forms a perfect circle which is too regular to be the result of quarrying. Two hut sites (LE010-085002-/003-) are located 30m to the N while a circular quarry feature (LE010-085001-) is 23m to the NNE. (Kytmannow, Kahlert and Hunt 2010) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 November 2012

• LE010-085005 Hillfort
  Description

  Situated on top of the more easterly of two hills known as ‘The Doons’ and named as such on the 1910 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The hills rise to c. 255m OD and are steep sided. Discovered in 2012 the remains comprise a double rampart enclosing the top of the hill. The inner rampart encloses a very flat summit plateau c. 80m by c. 100m with traces of a probable outer enclosing element visible to the E and N. Inside the inner rampart at the S is a possible kerb-circle (LE010-085004-) and towards the centre of the plateau is a possible enclosure defined as a sunken hollow (LE010-085001-) while 13m NE of these are two hut-sites (LE010-085002-; LE010-085003-). (Kytmannow, Kahlert and Hunt 2010) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 November 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 Fawnlion, 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Fawnlion with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Fawnlion · Fán Laíáin

Area

2,915,067 m² (291.51 ha, 720.33 acres)

Civil parish

Drumlease, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Sramore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

406 people lived in 144 households in the Sramore electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrickanurroo, Carrickfad, Doonkelly, Gleneige, Leean, Sramore

Placenames

Fawnlion 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.