Sranalaghta South

Area

281,957 m² (28.2 ha, 69.67 acres)

Buildings

10 buildings touch it, 765 m² on the ground

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

Sranalaghta South

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 11 recorded monuments.

• MA038-082 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a ridge, close to the break of slope on the SE where the slope falls to an area of wet, boggy ground. The townland boundary is c. 30m to S. Named ‘Rathnaguppan’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps, this rath consists of a raised circular area (25.2m NE–SW; c. 25m NW–SE) defined by a bank (W 5-5.5m; int. H 0.4-0.45m; ext. H 1.7m) of gravelly earth. A few stones protrude randomly from the inner face of the bank, possibly remnants of a kerb or facing. The interior is level and featureless. A gap (Wth 3m) in the bank at SSE may indicate the original entrance. The perimeter id ringed with hazel, blackthorn and hawthorn. There is another rath (MA038-083----) c. 90m to SSW, and a standing stone (MA038-150----) 80m to W. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 August 2019

• MA038-083 Enclosure
  Description

  In average pasture, adjacent to the townland boundaries at the NW corner of the townland, located on a ridge, with extensive views especially to SE and to W where there is a natural fall of ground. This rath is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (diam. 25-30m), incorporated into a field boundary on its NE arc. It has been levelled, but the NE half of its original circuit is preserved in a curving, overgrowth-covered scarp (H 1.2m), which now serving as a property fence. A barely discernible undulation curving S–NW is all that is evident of the SW half of the rath. There is a rath (MA038-082----) c. 90m to NNE, and a possible rath (MA038-084----) c. 150m to SSW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 August 2019

• MA038-084 Enclosure
  Description

  In average pasture, adjacent to the townland boundary at the W of the townland, located on gently elevated ground. This possible rath is shown on the 1838 as a circular ringfort-sized enclosure, and on the 1922 edition as a broadly oval hachured enclosure (diam. 35m NE–SW; 40m NW–SE). It has been levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level. There is a rath (MA038-083----) c. 150m to NE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 August 2019

• MA038-085 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on top of a small knoll, named ‘Knockcahill’ on the 1838 and 922 OS 6-inch maps. The knoll has a pronounced slope to S and E. It overlooks areas of wettish ground to N and S–SW. This enclosure encompasses the summit of the knoll. It consists of a roughly circular raised area (12.8m ENE–WSW; c. 10m NNW–SSE) defined WSW–NE by an earthen scarp (H 1.5-1.7m), quite vertically cut, and topped in parts with a low internal rim (Wth 1.7m) of earth and stone; elsewhere the scarp is levelled, merging seamlessly with the sloping sides of the knoll. Hawthorn trees grow on the scarp at N. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 August 2019

• MA038-150 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, in undulating terrain with Nephin Mountain dominating the skyline at SSW. This standing stone has split into two. It now consists of two close-set, upright stone slabs, with their long axes parallel and oriented NW–SE. The NW slab (H 1.7m; Wth 1.9m; T 0.3m) is vertical, with a gap of 0.2m separating it from the SE slab (H 1.25m; Wth 2.02m; T 0.35m at base), which leans slightly to SE. The intervening gap is partly infilled with soil and stones. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 August 2019

• MA038-186 Burnt mound
  Description

  In damp pasture, located adjacent to a natural spring, named ‘Tobernagawna’ on 1922 OS map. A low, irregular rise (diam. c. 6m), with an uneven sod and moss-covered surface, lies on the N side of a NNE-SSW field ditch/drain (D 0.4m). The mound is truncated on its S edge by the drain, and appears to incorporate upcast from the drain, making it difficult to determine its original plan and dimensions. A layer of shattered stone in a charcoal-rich matrix is visible at the base of both section faces of the drain. A low field bank, topped with a post and wire field fence, borders the N side of the field drain. Another burnt mound (MA038-187----) is 20m to SSE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 20 August 2019

• MA038-187 Burnt mound
  Description

  In lowlying damp pasture. A layer (L c. 5m; D. 0.45m) of heat-shattered stone fragments in a charcoal-rich matrix is visible in both section faces of a NW-SE field drain (Wth 1.20m). A layer (D 0.3-0.5m) of peaty soil and sod overlies the burnt layer. At its SE end the burnt layer can be traced extending for c. 1m along the section face of a second drain, which branches to the NNE. An old grassed-over farm track (Wth 4m) borders the SW side of the NW-SE drain. Another burnt mound (MA038-186----) is located 20m to NNW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 20 August 2019

• MA038-192 Burnt mound
  Description

  In an expanse of flat, damp pasture bordering the N bank of the Fiddaunglass stream. A discontinuous layer (L c. 6m) of burnt stones and charcoal is visible incorporated into a degraded field NE-SW bank, topped with a post and wire fenced and lined with ash trees. At the time of inspection in 1996, the parallel field drain, on the NW side of the fence, showed evidence of having been recently recut; upcast soil, which was spread in the adjoining field, included burnt material. One of a linear cluster of fulachtaí fia/burnt mounds located along the course of the stream. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

• MA038-195 Burnt mound
  Description

  In flat, damp pasture bordering the N bank of the Fiddaunglass stream. Heaps of field clearance material lie 12m to E. When discovered in 1996, reclamation works had recently been carried out in the field, and this possible burnt mound was evident as a surface spread (Diam. c. 4m) of burnt material on the river bank. One of a linear cluster of fulachtai fía/burnt mounds located along the course of the stream. There is a burnt mound (MA038-192---) 25m to SE, and another (MA038-196----) 50m to N. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

• MA038-196 Burnt mound
  Description

  In flat, damp pasture bordering the N bank of the Fiddaunglass stream. When discovered in 1996, reclamation works had recently been carried out in the field, and this possible burnt mound was evident as a surface spread (Diam. c. 4m) of burnt material on the river bank. Two slabs, set on edge, protruded from the sod on the S limit of the spread. The spread was truncated on the N side by a sunken track cut into river bank to allow farm stock access to the water. It is one of a linear cluster of fulachtaí fia/burnt mounds located along the course of the stream. A burnt mound (MA038-195----) is 50m to S and another (MA038-197----) is 30m to N. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

And 1 more.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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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