Highwood

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Highwood, from 21 m² to 237,118 m² (23.71 ha, 58.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Highwood 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Highwood 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 the townland of Highwood.

Recorded monuments

• SL035-082 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a slight E-facing slope. A triangular slightly raised area (max. Wth 8.3m; max. L 11.5m) defined by an earthen bank with a stone at each corner. The S and NW sides are defined by an earthen bank (H 0.3m and 0.4m respectively) while the NE side is defined by a scarp (H 0.35m). The SW and SE corners are marked by limestone glacial erratics (1.2m x 1.9m x 1.65m and 1.75m x 2.2m x 1.2m), that at SW standing on a natural limestone pedestal (H 0.45m). These stones are probably natural depositions. The N corner is marked by a prostrate limestone pillar (L 3.1m; Wth 1.4m; T 0.8m), which may have originally been upright, and which projects into the interior. There is an upright slab (H 1m; 0.8m x 1.6m) at the SW end of the S side. There is a gap (Wth 1m) in the bank at SW. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth and slightly raised to compensate for the hillslope. Noted by Wood-Martin (1883-4, 456) as 'a very peculiar structure'. Though named 'Giant's Grave' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map, this is not a megalithic tomb. 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

• SL035-084 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on a W-facing slope, surrounded by field boundaries. A raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 16.3m x 17.3m) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening and external fosses. A sod-covered inner bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.9m) drops 1.2m to the base of the intervening fosse (Wth 2m). An outer bank (Wth 3.9m; ext. H 1.35m), which drops 0.55m to the base of the intervening fosse, has numerous gaps and a possible entrance (Wth 3m) at SW, with a causeway across the fosse. The external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.4m) is silt-filled and is best evident along the W arc. A field boundary has been built against the external side of the outer bank along the E 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

• SL035-088 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 19.8m x 18.2m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank and an external fosse. The bank (Wth 2.7m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.15m) has numerous gaps and is eroded along the E arc. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at N with a corresponding causeway across the fosse. The fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.7m) is best evident along on the N (upslope) arc. The interior is overgrown with bushes and strewn with sod-covered stones. This is possibly the 'circular earthwork which seems to be sepulchral' mentioned by Wood-Martin (1883-4, 458). 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

• SL035-089 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, in a slight hollow on a N-facing slope. This barrow is not visible at ground level. It was described in 1974 as a 'circular mound, probably sepulchral' (Raftery 1974, 73). 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

• SL035-090 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on the summit of a low narrow ridge. A low circular convex mound (10.6m N-S; 9.8m E-W) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.6m) and an external bank (Wth 1.3m; ext. H 0.6m). The fosse is 0.75m below the mound and 0.5m below the bank. The mound is uneven, possibly as a result of digging, and overgrown with nettles and three blackthorn bushes. The mound and bank are both stony; the bank is burrowed into on the E side. 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

• SL041-007001 Church
  Description

  In the SW quadrant of a cashel (SL041-007002-). A rectangular structure (int. 6.06m E-W; 3.8m N-S) defined by sod-covered walls (Wth 1.2m; max. H 0.75m) of large limestone blocks with a rubble core. There is a doorway near the W end of the S wall. Though marked as 'Friary' on the 1838 and 1914 OS 6-inch maps there is no known record of such a foundation (see Gwynn and Hadcock 1970). A possible burial ground (SL041-008----) lies c. 80m to the NE. 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

• SL041-007002 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rocky pasture, on a cliff edge overlooking Black Lough to S. An oval area (int. diam. 24m x 21m) enclosed by a stone wall (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.85m; T 2.2m) of limestone slabs and rubble. There is a possible entrance (Wth 0.9m) at SW and a possible church (SL041-007001-) in the SW quadrant. A possible burial ground (SL041-008----) lies c. 70m to NE. 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

• SL041-008 Burial ground
  Description

  On a sloping plateau, c. 350m SE of Highwood. Not visible at ground level. Recorded in 1836 as an 'old burial ground in the East side of the townland' (OSNB vol. 2, 201). There is a possible church (SL041-007001-) c. 80m to SW and a cashel (SL041-007002-) c. 70m to SW. 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

• SL041-009 Hut site
  Description

  In rocky gorse-covered pasture, on level ground at the base of, and built against a 10m high W-facing cliff. The ground slopes down gently to the W. The remains of a rectangular structure (8.55m N-S; 2.4m E-W) with earth and stone walls (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m) on the S, W and N sides; the E side is formed by the cliff. The internal face of each wall is revetted with limestone slabs. The entrance (Wth 1m) is in the W wall, off-centre to S, revetted on both sides with courses of unmortared rubble limestone. The interior is slightly sunken. Though named 'Giant's Grave' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map, this is not a megalithic tomb but rather, as suggested by Ó Nualláin (1989, 99, no. 28), the foundations of a building. It was noted by Wood-Martin (1883-4, 456). 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

• SL041-012 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Raftery (1974, 73) recorded a 'tumulus' (diam. c. 21m) on a rise surrounded by an earthen bank, 1.6km N of Kilmactranny. This is not visible at ground level. There is a ring-barrow (SL035-090----) c. 100m to NW which was named 'tumulus' 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 Highwood, 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 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 Highwood.

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

Name

Highwood · An Choill Uachtarach

Area

995,861 m² (99.59 ha, 246.08 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmactranny, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Kilmactranny, the unit of the census

Census 2022

360 people lived in 133 households in the Kilmactranny electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinlig, Cloghmine, Dromore, Kilkere, Moytirra East

Placenames

Highwood 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.