Carrowreagh

152 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowreagh, from 458 m² to 235,432 m² (23.54 ha, 58.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carrowreagh 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.

• 18 Feb 2020Conditional

  development consisting of the retention of extension to dwelling house, retention of domestic shed and upgrade septic tank system to proprietary effluent treatment system

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 2048

• 13 Apr 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a new access road facilitating access to existing forestry plantation. The proposed access road shall have an internal turn table, together with all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17142

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
• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Hoe Bog SAC 000633
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Hoe Bog 000633

Recorded monuments

• SL036-001001 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  Description

  In a small sub-circular sinkhole (E-W 26m; N-S 23m; D 2.5m along N; which presumably formed after the monument was constructed) in an area of numerous sinkholes on the bog-grown S-facing slope of the Ox Mountains (Slieve Gamph). This is a grass-grown circular cairn (diam. 11.5m to 12.5m; H c. 2m) at the top of which the upper part of the N side of a well-built drystone wall is exposed. A C-shaped arc of walling (SL036-001002-) survives and outlines a space measuring 1.7m E-W and 1m N-S. Up to four courses of walling (H 0.8m) are exposed. The wall is built of small stones laid in corbel fashion so that it inclines inwardly as it rises. The wall is part of a burial chamber the design and nature of which is uncertain. The elevated location of the site and the presence of a circular cairn suggest it might belong in the passage tomb tradition. (Aldridge 1960-1, 89-90) 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

• SL036-002 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  On the bog-covered plateau below the higher slopes of the Ox Mountains and commanding an extensive view S and E across the basin of the River Moy. The tomb, in an oval bog-grown cairn (20.5m E-W; max. 13m N-S; H 1.5m), consists of a gallery (L 6m; Wth 1.5-3.3m) preceded at the E by the N side of a court. Two of the courtstones adjoin the gallery entrance and four others are 1.5m to the E. The outer two of these four may represent the side of an entrance passage leading to the court which may have been quite small. The well-preserved gallery narrows to both front and rear and its sides are doubled in places. Two jambs set at an angle to each other form the entrance to the gallery and another pair, the northern of the two split into three pieces, divide it into two chambers. The site is littered with displaced stones, some of them quite large. There is a low wall around the tomb probably built with stones taken from the cairn. Another court tomb (SL036-003----) c. 300m to S and a possible megalithic tomb (SL036-002001-) c. 30m to SW. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 70-1, no. 112) 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 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

• SL036-002001 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  On a bog-grown plateau below the higher slopes of the Ox Mountains and 30m SW of a court tomb (SL036-002----). Some eight stones remain of what may be a ruined gallery aligned NE-SW, possibly c. 8m long. It is exposed in a grassy hollow (c. 8m x 7m) surrounded by bog. The stones are of generally slight proportions. At the NE there is a set stone (0.4m x 0.4m; H 0.2m). Some 0.8m to the SW there is a possible sidestone (L 1m; H 0.3m) leaning against which there is another stone, possibly a displaced corbel. Immediately SW of these there is a jamb-like stone (0.55m x 0.55m; H 0.5m). Some 0.6m further to the SW a partly buried stone, possibly a split boulder (1.4m x 0.35m; H 1m), may not be in situ. Just SW of the last a thin firmly set stone (0.8m x 0.15m; H 0.6m) stands at right angles to the alignment of the structure. It could be a jamb. A set stone (0.8m x 0.1m; H 0.7m) lies 0.4m to the SW and 0.8m beyond this there is another (0.7m x 0.2m; H 0.2m). 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

• SL036-003 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  A National Monument (No. 479) in state guardianship. On a bog-grown plateau below the higher slopes of the Ox Mountains and c. 300m S of another court tomb (SL036-002----) and on the same bog-covered plateau. The rear chamber (L 3.3m; max. Wth 2.2m) of a NE-facing court tomb is exposed at about mid-length in a bog-grown mound (L 34.5m; Wth 12m NE end, 7m SW end; H 3m). At the front of the chamber there are two jambs either side of a sill-stone. The sides, each of three orthostats, and backstone of the chamber support well-preserved corbelling which seems to extend beyond the jambs and sill into the concealed front part of the gallery. A largely concealed roofstone covers the back of the chamber. The peat cover above this is 0.6m thick. A slight depression in the mound, c. 5m from its NE end, may indicate the presence of a buried court. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 71-2, no. 113) 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 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 196/1954).

• SL036-013 Field system
  Description

  Listed in both the the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified as 'Settlement' and 'Field System' respectively . Not shown on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map. On the lower S slopes of the Ox Mountains. This field system (GSIAP, G 234) relates to the hamlet of Monalea. It Any kinks and irregularities in these fields, which have remains of lazy-bed cultivation within them, is due to a desire by their builders to include natural rock outcrops in the stone walls. This is probably post-1700 AD in date. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 13 January 2012

• SL036-018 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the lower S slopes of the Ox Mountains. A circular area (diam. 25m) terraced into hillside, with the N portion c. 1.4m below and S portion c. 1.5m above the external ground level. The interior slopes gently down to S and is defined by a bank along the W, N and E arcs and by a scarp (H 1.5m) along the S arc. The original composition of the bank was not visible due to turves dumped on the bank; dumping is minimal on the E arc where the original defences appear to be formed by a stone wall (Wth 2m; H 0.5m). A field boundary crosses the S portion of the interior. There is a cashel (SL036-019----) c. 80m to S. 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

• SL036-019 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In boggy ground, on the southern slopes of the Ox Mountains and c. 80m NE of the Lenane River; there is a natural hollow immediately to the S. An oval area (25m NE-SW; 20m NW-SE) enclosed by foundations of a drystone wall (Wth 2.2m; max. H 0.7m), topped by a stone field boundary built from collapsed stone. On the S side of the cashel the ground drops c. 2m from the base of the cashel wall to the base of the natural hollow. The cashel is densely overgrown with bushes and brambles. A rath (SL036-018----) lies c. 80m 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

• SL036-022001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On the southern slopes of the Ox Mountains, with streams to N and E. A circular area (diam. c. 24m) terraced into the hillslope, with the N half c. 1m below and the S half c. 1m above the external ground level. The edge of the interior along the W and N arcs is defined by a drystone wall (Wth 1.8m; int. H c. 1.25m; ext. H c. 0.9m). The cashel is densely overgrown with bushes and brambles. There is a possible souterrain (SL036-022002-) in the W half 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

• SL036-022002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the W half of a cashel (SL036-022001-). The cashel interior is covered with overgrowth and there are no visible remains of the possible 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

• SL036-023 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, on the lower southern slopes of the Ox Mountains. The area has been extensively reclaimed and there are no visible remains of the feature named 'Cave' 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

• SL036-024 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On the southern slopes of the Ox Mountains. A circular area (diam. c. 27m) defined by the remains of a collapsed grass-covered stone wall (Wth c. 3m; int. H 1m) along the W, NE and S arcs and by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1.2m) along the NW arc. The interior is terraced into the hillside, with the N half up to 1m below and the S half up to 1m above the external ground level. The interior is densely covered with overgrowth. Material from agricultural development has been dumped around the outer edge of the cashel. 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

• SL036-067 Souterrain
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the lower southern slopes of the Ox Mountains. A rectangular depression (c. 3m N-S; 1.2m E-W; D 0.7m), the edges of which are defined by drystone-walling. 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

• SL036-069001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, on the southern slopes of the Ox Mountains. A circular area (diam. 25m) terraced into the hillside, with the N half up to 1.2m below and the S half up to 0.6m above the external ground level. The interior is defined by the remains of a drystone wall (Wth 1-2m; H 0.2-0.7m) except along the SW arc where only a scarp is evident. A field boundary bisects the cashel on a NW-SE axis. The interior slopes gently down to SE and is crossed by the remains of cultivation ridges. There is a possible souterrain (SL036-069002-) in the N half. The N half of the cashel is indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a small semicircular field. 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

• SL036-069002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a cashel (SL036-069001-). According to local information, a 'cave' in the N portion of the interior was blocked up c. 1900. 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 Carrowreagh.

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 Carrowreagh, about 1 in 20 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Carrowreagh · An Cheathrú Riabhach

Area

5,267,050 m² (526.71 ha, 1,301.52 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacteige, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Kilmacteige, the unit of the census

Census 2022

226 people lived in 83 households in the Kilmacteige electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Glennawoo, Killure, Kilmacteige, Kincuillew, Lislea

Placenames

Carrowreagh 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.