Carrickrathmullin
Carrickrathmullin is a townland in the civil parish of Drumrat, barony of Corran, Co. Sligo. Its name in Irish is Carraig Ráth an Mhuilinn.
Parcel 756822
- Area
- 230,271 m² (23.03 ha, 56.9 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Carrickrathmullin
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- SL039-062 Ringfort - rath
Description
In rough pasture, on the N-facing slope of a drumlin, overlooking the Dublin-Sligo railway line to NE. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21.5m N-S; 22.8m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.85m) on the N and NW arcs, with an external fosse (Wth at top 3m; D 0.3m) evident along the N arc. Most of S half and part of the E of the rath has been quarried away. The interior slopes down to E. The embankment of the railway line lies c. 40m to ENE of 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
- SL039-063 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a steep E-facing slope, near the base of a drumlin and directly above the Dublin Sligo railway line. A circular area (int. diam. 25.5m N-S; 24.3m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 0.6m) along the S, W and N arcs and by a scarp (H 0.6m) along the E arc. An external fosse (D 0.2m) is evident along the W arc. The E portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. The interior is rough and uneven and retains a slope down to E. The external fosse is visible SSE-NW as a cropmark in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 222-1). 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 on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 high, moderately low, low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 63 ha
- 156 acres
- Land parcels
- 27
- registered freehold, median 5,555 m² (0.56 ha, 1.37 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrickrathmullin, from 192 m² to 230,271 m² (23.03 ha, 56.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Carrickrathmullin 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
No planning application touches the townland of Carrickrathmullin in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrickrathmullin.
Recorded monuments
- SL039-017 Ringfort - rath
Description
At the N end of a ridge adjacent to a recently built house. A circular area (int. diam. 28.7m N-S; 27m E-W) defined along the S arc by an earthen bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.9m) and an external fosse (D 0.2m) and elsewhere by a scarp. There is a narrow berm between the bank and the fosse. There is a possible entrance (Wth 4.4m) at S. The N portion of the level interior is raised (max. H 2m) to compensate for the hillslope. 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
- SL039-059 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on top of a ridge and to S of a farmyard. A raised subcircular area (31.5m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.4-0.7m). The rath is skirted by a road to SW. A rise in the W portion of the rath may be the remains of a bank or dumped material from road construction. The interior is level. Trees grow along the perimeter. The rath is indicated as an embanked circular area on the 1838 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
- SL039-060 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on the highest part of a ridge. A raised oval area (32m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.75m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.5m) along the S arc and by a scarp (H 1.2-4m) elsewhere. The scarp is highest along the N arc. The interior slopes gently down 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
- SL039-062 Ringfort - rath
Description
In rough pasture, on the N-facing slope of a drumlin, overlooking the Dublin-Sligo railway line to NE. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21.5m N-S; 22.8m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.85m) on the N and NW arcs, with an external fosse (Wth at top 3m; D 0.3m) evident along the N arc. Most of S half and part of the E of the rath has been quarried away. The interior slopes down to E. The embankment of the railway line lies c. 40m to ENE of 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
- SL039-063 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a steep E-facing slope, near the base of a drumlin and directly above the Dublin Sligo railway line. A circular area (int. diam. 25.5m N-S; 24.3m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 0.6m) along the S, W and N arcs and by a scarp (H 0.6m) along the E arc. An external fosse (D 0.2m) is evident along the W arc. The E portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. The interior is rough and uneven and retains a slope down to E. The external fosse is visible SSE-NW as a cropmark in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 222-1). 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 Carrickrathmullin.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Carrickrathmullin, 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 Carrickrathmullin.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Carrickrathmullin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.
The townland
- Name
- Carrickrathmullin · Carraig Ráth an Mhuilinn
- Area
- 630,396 m² (63.04 ha, 155.77 acres)
- Civil parish
- Drumrat, and its townlands
- Barony
- Corran
- Electoral division
- Drumrat, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 540 people lived in 203 households in the Drumrat electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bearvaish, Cloonbannan, Knockanaher, Knockgrania, Sniggeen
- Placenames
- Carrickrathmullin 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.