Carricknahorna West

3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carricknahorna West, from 2,488 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres) to 2,589,762 m² (258.98 ha, 639.94 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carricknahorna West 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 Carricknahorna West 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

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

Recorded monuments

• SL040-105 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In heather-covered rough grazing, in the centre of a circular flat-topped spur of a ridge in the Bricklieve Mountains. The ground drops steeply into an upland valley to N and E and a narrow ravine separates the spur from rising ground to W where a cashel (SL040-154----) is located c. 50m to WSW. Breaks in the surrounding high ridges give views ENE to Lough Arrow, to S and on a distant ridge to N, two of the Carrowkeel passage tombs are visible. A roughly circular cairn of stones (7.5m N-S; 9.6m E-W; H 1.25m) located off-centre to N within a circular enclosure (SL040-105001-). The cairn is largely sod-covered and very dilapidated. It has been partially quarried out at NW and as a result presents an irregular, slumped profile. A ruined field boundary wall (Wth 1.5m; H 0.25m), visible as a linear heather-covered rise, bisects the enclosure on an E-W axis and clips the S edge of the cairn. From the base of the cairn the ground slopes down gently to the edge of the enclosure N-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

• SL040-105001 Enclosure
  Description

  In heather-covered rough grazing, at the centre of a flat-topped spur in the Bricklieve Mountains. Breaks in the surrounding high ridges give views ENE to Lough Arrow, N to Carrowkeel as well as to the S. A circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a low stone wall (Wth c. 1.8m; H 0.5m), overgrown with heather. There is a cairn (SL040-105----) in the interior, off-centre to N. A ruined field boundary wall (Wth 1.5m; H 0.25m), visible as a linear heather-covered rise, bisects the interior on an E-W axis and clips the S edge of the cairn. The ground drops steeply into an upland valley to N and E and a narrow ravine separates the spur from rising ground to W where a cashel (SL040-154----) is located c. 50m to WSW. 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

• SL040-107 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough, heather-covered upland pasture in the Bricklieve Mountains, located in a shallow natural hollow on the E side of a broad plateau on top of a NNE−SSW ridge. The stone stands close to the break of slope on the E side of the ridge where ground falls away steeply into a narrow valley. It is overlooked immediately to S by a higher level of the ridge top. Upright block of limestone (H c. 2m; L 1.73m NE−SW at base; T max. c. 1.05m at base) which narrows from a broad base to a pointed top, giving the stone a pronounced triangular shape. The stone has a rough surface, partly colonised by lichen, moss and grass. There are two passage tombs (SL040-101----; SL040-102----) on a parallel ridge to E; it is possible that these were visible in the past from the stone but they are now low, heather-covered mounds and cannot be seen. Two other passage tombs (SL040-095----; SL040-096----) are located on ridge tops c. 440m to NNW and 340m to NW respectively, but are not visible from the standing stone. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Revised upload: 2 September 2016

• SL040-154 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough upland grazing, on a gently sloping terrace at the base of an E-facing slope in the Bricklieve Mountains. The SE side of the terrace is defined by a small rocky ravine linking two upland valleys. An oval area (31.4m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by a substantial sod-covered stony bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.25m). The interior is grass-covered and slopes gently down to E. Abutting the wall at NW, a level semicircular area (4m NW-SE; 3m NE-SW), open to SW, is defined N-SE by a low stony scarp (H 0.45m). A gapped line of sod-covered stones, probably a ruined wall, extends from the cashel wall at ESE for c. 9.6m to NW towards the centre of the interior. Towards its NW end is a perpendicular wall extending to S. A cairn (SL040-105---) lies c. 50m to ENE. 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

• SL040-186001 Religious house - unclassified
  Description

  Incorporated into a farmyard, on an E-facing upland terrace overlooking Lough Arrow to the NE. Two discrete sections of walling survive which appear to be the end-walls of a rectangular building (ext. L 17.5m N-S). Both sections (T 1.1m) are similar in construction; mortared limestone rubble laid in intermittant courses. The N section (L 5.5m; H 2.25m) contains the NW corner of the building, with a short return of the W wall (L 1.25m). Through the N wall is a blocked-up opening (Wth 1m; H 1.55m) which may have been a doorway. This wall forms the end-wall of a small shed. The S section (L 2.2m; H 2.3m) is very fragmentary and has also been used as the wall of a small shed. On the internal wall-face, 0.65m above ground level, is a wall-press (Wth 0.65m; H 0.55m; D 0.5m). Extending E from this section, and apparently a continuation of it, are low fragmentary wall-footings (H c. 0.3m; L c. 4.5m) ending in a jumble of stones at the foot of a cedar tree. This suggests that the original structure was at least 7m in width. According to local information, human bones (SL040-186002-) were found on the N side of the structure during construction works. Described in 1836 as 'the remains of old walls called by the people Teach na gCaileachaidh Dúbha [the house of the Black Nuns], which they say was a nunnery' (OSL, 157). Wood-Martin (1882, 66) noted the doorway in the N wall, and also mentioned that the greater portion of the building had fallen down the precipice where its ruins lay strewn (this area is occupied by the farmyard). Listed by Gwynn and Hadcock (1970, 375) as the site of a Patrician monastery. However, surviving remains are unlikely to be earlier than the late medieval period. 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

• SL040-186002 Graveyard
  Description

  According to local information, human bones were found within Carricknahorna West nunnery (SL040-186001-) during the construction of an outbuilding. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

• SL040-187 Hut site
  Description

  On a steep SE-facing slope. The remains of a circular stone-built structure (int. diam. 8m) with a ruinous stone wall (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.5m). The SE portion of the interior is raised somewhat to compensate for the hillslope though there is still a slope down to SE. The perimeter is densely overgrown with trees and nettles. 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

• SL040-244 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough, upland karstic pasture, located on a terrace on the NW edge of a narrow N-S ravine. The ravine forms a passage linking broad boggy valleys to N and S. Immediately to SW of the enclosure, the ground rises abruptly to a rocky plateau on the SE slope of which, c. 160m to S, there is a cashel (SL040-154----). On the ridge top on the opposite side of the ravine there is a cairn (SL040-105----) c. 150m to SSE. A ruined, vernacular stone cottage is located c. 50m to NNW. Sub-circular area (diam. c. 22m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by remnants of a sod-covered stone bank/wall which coincides at N-E with the rocky edge of the ravine. The curving arc of the enclosing wall (Wth c. 1.5-2m; H 0.3m) can be easily traced at SE-W where is appears as a low moss-covered rise from which large stones protrude. At SW-W it is built against rising ground and as a consequence has a more pronounced internal slump (H 0.4m). The wall peters out at W-N, and is also difficult to trace at NNE-ESE where it coincides with the break of slope at the edge of the ravine, and is overlain by a later linear field wall. The interior of the enclosure is not noticeably raised, and is marked by a growth of rushes. The surface is occasionally broken by stones. The entrance is not clearly defined but is most likely to be at NW. Attached images: SL040-244----_01.JPG Enclosure viewed from ESE SL040-244----_01.JPG Enclosure viewed from SW SL040-244----_01.JPG Enclosure viewed from WSW SL040-244----_01.JPG Enclosing wall at W Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 May 2011

• SL040-246 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough pasture, in the Bricklieve mountains, located at the SE end on top of a limestone ridge. The ridge forms a flat topped, roughly oval island of raised ground (c. 200m NW–SE; c. 90m NE–SW), rising several meters above an undulating valley of rough pasture and bog. The ridge is defined on its perimeter by a vertical escarpment of exposed limestone, which is several meters high and relatively sheer at the E-S and W sides, but in parts at SW and at N-NE forms an easily accessible terraced slope. It is overlooked 50m to N, 100m to E, and 200m to SW by much larger, higher ridges defined by steep, limestone cliffs. There are excellent views in all directions from the enclosure, in particular, to N along a narrow valley which provides a routeway between the ridges, and immediately to SE to a broad gap which provides a natural routeway out of the mountains to lowlying grassland at S. This consists of an oval area (21m NE–SW; 16m NW–SE) defined by a stone bank/wall. The stone bank is evident evident as a low, moss and sod-covered stony rise (Wth 1.8-2m; H 0.2-0.3m). The interior is flat and not raised above exterior ground level, and the surface is uneven and broken by low moss-covered hummocks of limestone bedrock. The outline of the enclosure is not easily discerned amidst the proliferation of irregular, moss-covered hummocks of limestone bedrock which cover the plateau surface. Immediately to SW is the barely discernible outline of a possible enclosure (SL040-246001-) defined by a gapped line of moss-covered stones, and distinguished by its relatively stone-free interior. The two enclosures are not conjoined; there is appears to be a slight gap of less than a meter between their respective enclosing walls. Attached images: SL040-246----_01.JPG: viewed from W SL040-246----_02.JPG: viewed from N Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 26 October 2015

• SL040-246001 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough pasture, in the Bricklieve mountains, located at the S end of a limestone ridge. The ridge forms a flat topped, roughly oval island of elevated ground (c. 200m NW–SE; c. 90m NE–SW) rising several meters above an undulating valley of rough pasture and bog. The ridge is defined on its perimeter by a vertical escarpment of exposed limestone which is several meters high and relatively sheer at the E-S and W sides of the ridge, but in parts at SW and at N-NE forms an easily accessible terraced slope. The ridge is overlooked at N, E, and SW by much larger, higher ridges defined by steep, limestone cliffs. There are excellent views in all directions from the enclosure, in particular, to N along a narrow valley which provides a routeway to N between the ridges, and immediately to SE over a broad gap which provides a natural routeway out of the mountains to lowlying grassland at S. Broadly oval area (25m NE–SW; c. 20m NW–SE), which is flat and not raised above surrounding ground level, defined on the perimeter at NW−N and E by a gapped line of moss-covered stones. At SE–W the perimeter coincides with the break of slope at the edge of the plateau: at SE this consists of a low drop to a small terrace, and at SW–W the perimeter coincides with a cliff edge. It is uncertain to what extent this is an enclosure; its outline is distinguished mainly as a relatively stone-free space, which contrasts with the proliferation of irregular, moss-covered hummocks of limestone bedrock breaking the surface throughout the rest of the plateau. It may be associated with the more clearly defined, oval enclosure (SL040-246----) which lies immediately to NE, the interior of which is marked by a similar density of low stony hummocks to the rest of the plateau. It may represent an area cleared for cultivation rather than an enclosure per se, although no cultivation ridges are visible. It could, for instance, be a small field plot associated with two 18th/19th century rectangular houses, which are shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map at the base of the W side of the ridge. Attached images: SL040-246001-_01.JPG: viewed from E, with stone bank of another enclosure (SL040-246----) visible in the foreground. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 28 May 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Carricknahorna West, 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 Carricknahorna West.

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

Name

Carricknahorna West · Carraig na hEorna Thiar

Area

2,596,188 m² (259.62 ha, 641.53 acres)

Civil parish

Aghanagh, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Aghanagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

391 people lived in 143 households in the Aghanagh electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brougher, Carrickhawna, Carricknahorna East, Carrowkeel, Corradoo East, Corradoo West, Treanscrabbagh, Tully

Placenames

Carricknahorna West 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.