Carricknagat

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carricknagat, from 73 m² to 202,783 m² (20.28 ha, 50.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Carricknagat 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 Feb 2020Conditional

  development consisting of the proposed construction of a loose house along with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2036

• 24 Feb 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the construction of a dormer type domestic house, domestic garage, upgrading of an existing access and access lane, construction of a domestic waste water treatment system to current EPA Code of Practice standards together with all associated ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1768

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 Carricknagat.

Recorded monuments

• SL021-062 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  On a rocky rise, in rush-grown pasture. This unclassified megalithic tomb is a National Monument in State ownership (no. 277). An orthostat (L 1.3m; T 0.3m; H 1.3m if upright) aligned SW-NE and leaning to the S is the only set stone here. In addition four large slabs lie at the site. One (max. dim. 2.7m) adjoins the NE end of the orthostat and beyond this is another slab of similar size. Immediately S of the orthostat there is a large slab (max. dim. 2m) and alongside this to the SW there is another. There are also seven smaller prostrate stones at the site. The stones seem to represent the remains of a megalithic tomb or perhaps an abandoned attempt to build one (Ó Nualláin 1989, 53, no. 83). The presence of two large slabs one resting above the other some 15m to the S is cited as support for the view that construction of the monument may not have been completed. A court tomb (SL021-104----) 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 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

• SL021-063 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on top of the W-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (diam. 25m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by the remains of a low bank NE-SE. A stone field boundary wall curves along the line of the bank along the S and W arcs. An E-W field boundary truncates the N arc 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

• SL021-064001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On the top of a SE-facing slope of a ridge. An circular area (diam. c. 20m), covered with overgrowth, enclosed by a stone wall (T 2.7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.2m). The wall survives best along the N arc and consists of internal and external facing of large limestone blocks with a rubble core. The entrance (Wth c. 1.8m) is at E and is covered with overgrowth. The interior is uneven with numerous stones protruding from the sod; the shallow depression of a possible souterrain (SL021-064002-) is evident at S. There is a terrace (c. 25m E-W; c. 12m N-S) immediately down slope to E, defined by a curved scarp (H 1.4m) along the N arc (which is revetted with a single large slab at the E end), and by a linear NE-SW field boundary to SE. There is a rectangular arrangement of upright and prostrate stone slabs (c. 8m E-W; 3m N-S) at the N end of the terrace. An enclosure (SL021-065----) lies c. 50m 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

• SL021-064002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a cashel (SL021-064001-). A shallow depression (L 4m NW-SE; Wth 2m; D 0.3m) which extends from the SE enclosing wall of the cashel into the interior may indicate a collapsed 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

• SL021-065 Enclosure
  Description

  At the top of the S-facing slope of a ridge. A D-shaped area (diam. 20m E-W) enclosed by the low remains of an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) SW-SE and by a linear natural scarp (H c. 2m) on the S side; large stone slabs line the top of the scarp. The interior slopes down to S and there is a crescent-shaped raised terrace (H 1m) in the N half. A level semicircular terrace (Wth 9m N-S) abuts the base of the natural scarp on the S side, the edge delimited by large stone slabs. A cashel (SL021-064001-) lies c. 50m 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

• SL021-066001 Sweathouse
  Description

  In pasture, recessed into the N-facing slope of a natural rise, immediately S of a stream. Not marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Remains comprise a roughly D-shaped drystone chamber (int. dims: 1.2m N-S; 1.75m E-W; H 1.7m) with a corbelled roof. The exterior surface of the roof is sod-covered. There is a low lintelled doorway (Wth 0.41m; H 0.77m) in the straight N facade (H 1m) opening into the NW side of the chamber which is recessed into rising ground. The basal course of the internal walls incorporates a series of upright slabs interspersed with roughly coursed masonry. The floor is flat and gravelly but strewn with stones. In front of the doorway is a courtyard (SL021-066002-). It is small (2.24m N-S; 1.5m E-W) and is defined on W, E and N sides by upright contiguous slabs that were considered by Weir (1979, 196) to form part of a megalithic tomb but this is most unlikely. There are three slabs on the W side, four on the E side and a single large slab defining the N side with an entrance gap (Wth 0.8m) at NE. According to the landowner, a fire was lit in the structure and allowed to smoulder for several days until the stone walls had absorbed sufficient heat. Then the fire was removed and the sweathouse was ready for use. The doorway was covered and if desired water could be sprayed on the walls to create steam. A small air vent built into the internal wall of the structure prevented suffocation during use. The adjacent stream could be used to cool down. (Weir 1979, 196) Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

• SL021-066002 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In front of the doorway of the sweathouse (SL021-066001-) is a small courtyard type feature (2.24m N-S; 1.5m E-W) defined on W, E and N sides by upright contiguous slabs that were considered by Weir (1979, 196) to form part of a megalithic tomb but this is most unlikely. There are three slabs on the W side, four on the E side and a single large slab defining the N side with an entrance gap (Wth 0.8m) at NE. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

• SL021-067 Enclosure
  Description

  In low-lying wet pasture. A raised oval area (diam. c. 20m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m) E-W and poorly defined W-E. A linear E-W field drain bisects the interior. A linear N-S field boundary cuts across the E edge of the scarp. This earthwork is indicated only on the 1913 OS 6-inch map by a curving line S-W on the S side of a drain. 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

• SL021-104 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  On a poorly drained low-lying patch of ground about 50m ENE of an unclassified megalithic tomb (SL021-062----). This court tomb is a National Monument in State ownership (no. 277). The inner end of a SSE-facing gallery (L 4m; max. Wth 2.6m) is divided by segmenting jambs inset in the gallery walls into a well-preserved rear chamber (L c. 2m) and an outer chamber now represented by two opposed sidestones. The status of an upright stone between these two sidestones and crossing the gallery is unclear. Some 2m to the W of the gallery there is a lone kerbstone and 2-3m E of the gallery there are three others. The alignment of these kerbstones suggest that the structure stood in a cairn of trapezoidal plan. There is some cairn fill in the gallery and between it and the kerbstones. There are a number of displaced stones at the site including a group of four large examples just S of the surviving gallery structure. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 53-4, no. 84) 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)

Architectural heritage

• House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey rendered house, built c. 1840. Single-storey gable-fronted central entrance porch on west (front) elevation. Currently vacant. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, one brick chimneystack, one smooth-rendered, half-round cast-iron gutters on eaves corbel course. Unpainted roughcast walling. Square-headed window openings, smooth-rendered reveals, limestone sills, painted six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed door openings to entrance porch and east elevation, timber frames set on dressed limestone plinth blocks, painted vertically-sheeted timber doors. Four-bay single-storey rendered outbuilding to south-east, pitched slate roof, painted two-over-two timber sash windows. Single-storey rubble stone outbuilding to east, pitched corrugated-iron sheeted roof. Concrete paved yard, cut limestone water trough to yard. House set back from road, surrounded by mature farmland, squared limestone boundary walls and gate piers.

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 Carricknagat, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Carricknagat · Carraig na gCat

Area

548,925 m² (54.89 ha, 135.64 acres)

Civil parish

Ballysumaghan, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Ballynakill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

462 people lived in 163 households in the Ballynakill electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballysumaghan, Cartrontaylor, Falnashammer, Kilross, Knockatober, Knocknageeha, Lissergloon

Placenames

Carricknagat 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.