Cloongownagh

16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloongownagh, from 1,693 m² to 313,621 m² (31.36 ha, 77.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Cloongownagh 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.

• 5 Feb 2021Conditional

  Permission for alterations and minor changes to existing dwelling and Retention Permission for an existing log cabin & garage for domestic use along with all connections to existing services and ancillary site works at

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2167

• 30 Oct 2020Conditional

  to erect 1 no. dry sheep shed and all associated site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20450

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Drumharlow 001643

Recorded monuments

• RO007-098 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a level landscape. Discovered during 2003 in monitoring a road project. Oval pit (dims. 2m x 1m) filled with charred material and with a distinct reddenend clay edge was discovered and preserved unexcavated. It may be a corn-drying kiln. (Halliday 2006, 4; Gannon 2004 6, site 6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-099001 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a level landscape. It was identified in monitoring (03E1374) a road project in 2003 (Gannon 2004, 7, sites 8) and completely excavated (04E0375) (Carroll 2007a). This is a rectangular pit (dims 4m x 1.1m; D 0.3m) containing charred organic material, which provided a C14 date of AD 650-870, with a fire-reddened clay edge. It may be part of a corn-drying kiln. A working area (dims c. 7m x c. 4m) just to the E had shallow ditches and was covered in fragments of baked clay. When excavated the pit proved to have been re-cut once. The excavated feature (RO007-099002-) is c. 100m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-099002 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a level landscape, and identified during monitoring (03E1374) of a road project in 2003 (Gannon 2004, P 7, site 11). Part of a pit (visible dims 1.2m x 0.5m) filled with charred organic material and bordered by fire-reddened clay was exposed and preserved in situ. Further excavated features (RO007-099001-) are c. 100m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO007-100 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  Identified in monitoring (03E1374) a road project during 2003 (Haliday 2006, 424, site 4) and completely excavated (03E1770). A working floor (dims c. 5m x c. 4m) with a number of small pits was covered in charred organic material and baked clay (Quinney et al. 2004, 9, site 4). Another excavated feature (RO011-164002-) is c. 10m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a low-lying, level landscape. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 24m) which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest defined by a gapped earthen bank (Wth. 2.4m at N to 3.2m at W; int. H 0.3m at E to 0.6m at W; ext. H 1.2-1.6m). There is no visible fosse or recognisable entrance, but a drain surrounds the perimeter. The excavated rath (RO011-160001-) is c. 240m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-160001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Discovered during the field survey of a new route for the N4, and situated on a slight S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 55m N-S; 53m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.4m at W to 10.2m at S; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.7m at W to 1.5m at S) with no visible fosse or entrance. Excavation (99E0193) in 1999-2000 (Henry 2000c; Lennon and Henry 2001, 51-64; Lennon and Henry 2002) of an extensive area (dims 120m NW-SE; 55m NE-SW) included the S part of the enclosure. Excavation uncovered a rounded fosse (Wth 3m; D 1-1.5m) and entrances at SE (Wth 3m), S (Wth 4.7m) and W (Wth 3.6m), the last two of which had cobbled surfaces but no causeways, and all post-dated the use of the rath and the silting of the fosse. The interior had been damaged by ridge and furrow cultivation and little remained from its use apart from some post-holes, pits and an E-W trench (L 10m plus; Wth 1.2m; D 1.1m) which contained oak planks. C 14 dates showed that the rath was occupied in the 7th and 8th centuries but was disused by the 10th. A rectangular enclosure or annexe (RO011-160002-) (dims 25m NW-SE; 16m plus NE-W) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 1.2m; D c. 0.55m) with traces of an internal bank was attached to the SE. It post-dates the silting of the rath fosse and produced a C14 date in the late 12th or 13th century, although the sample may have been contaminated. No structures were associated with the annexe. The rath overlay an unenclosed Iron Age settlement with at least one circular hut site (RO011-160003-), a rectangular house (RO011-160008-), a fulacht fia (RO011-160004-) and three burnt mounds (RO011-160005-; RO011-160006-; RO011-160007-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-160002 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slight S-facing slope. Excavation (99E0193) in 1999-2000 (Henry 2000c; Lennon and Henry 2001, vol. 1, 64) of an extensive area (dims 120m NW-SE; c. 55m NE-SW) included the S part of rath (RO011-160001). A rectangular enclosure or annexe (dims 25m NW-SE; 16m plus NE-W) defined by a fosse (Wth c. 1.2m; D c. 0.55m) with traces of an internal bank was attached to the SE. It post-dates the silting of the rath fosse and produced a C14 date in the late 12th or 13th century, although the sample may have been contaminated. No structures were associated with the annexe. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-160003 Hut site
  Description

  -) On a slight S-facing slope. Excavation (99E0193) in 1999-2000 (Henry 2000c, Lennon and Henry 2001, vol. 1, 11-50; Lennon and Henry 2002) of an extensive area (dims 120m NW-SE; 55m NE-SW) including part of rath (RO011-160001-) discovered an unenclosed Iron Age settlement pre-dating the rath, which is one of the few complete settlements from the period (Mallory 2013, 172). The settlement consisted of eight structures, pits, post-holes and fragments of stone surfaces. Seven circular features, only four of which might have been roofed were recorded, but only one, situated inside the bank of the rath at S, was complete (diam. 6.7m). It had an entrance (Wth 2.1m) at S, but there was no hearth. Its C14 determinations range from BC 110 - 132 AD, and all the structures are defined by trenches cut in the subsoil. A complete subrectangular house-site (RO011-160008-) (dims 9.7m NE-SW; 6.2m NW-SE) was c. 40m to the SW. It had internal stake-holes, but an ash deposit against the NE wall probably marked its destruction. Fulacht fia (RO011-160004-) was within the area and burnt spread (RO011-160005-) is c. 30m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 February, 2013

• RO011-160004 Fulacht fia
  Description

  At the bottom of a S-facing slope and c. 45m SE of rath (RO011-160001-). Revealed in excavation (Henry 2000c; Lennon and Henry 2001, vol. 1, 43-6; Lennon 2002, 291). A U-shaped mound of broken and burnt stones (dims 3m E-W; 2.5m N-S; max. T 0.12m) had a hearth and trough (diam. 1m; D 0.4m) on the SW side, and a second trough (dims 1.5m x 1m; D 0.33m) was 1.8m NE of the mound. C14 dates produced a range of 240-410 AD. Prehistoric habitation (RO011-160003-) is just to the N, burnt spread (RO011-160005-) is c. 60m to the SE, and burnt spread (RO011-160006-) is c. 70m to t he E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-160005 Burnt mound
  Description

  On a gentle S-facing slope. Discovered in monitoring a road project in 2003 (Halliday 2006, 424, site 5), and completely excavated (03E1771) (Quinney et al. 2004, 10). Oval spread of broken and burnt stones (dims 6.6m N-S; 3.9m E-W; T 0.2m) which produced bones of horse, but there was no evidence of a trough. Fulacht fia (RO011-160004-) is c. 60m to the W, and burnt mound (RO011-160006-) is c. 20m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-160006 Burnt mound
  Description

  On a gentle SE-facing slope. Identified during monitoring (03E1374) for a road project in 2003. An area of burnt stone in a black matrix (dims c. 12m x c. 10m) with an area of larger stone paving at the N side, interpreted as a path. Prehistoric habitation (RO011-160003-) is c. 100m to the W and burnt mound (RO011-160005-) is c. 15m to the W. Burnt mound (RO011-160007-) is c. 13m to the NE. It was not excavated and is preserved in situ. (Gannon 2004, 6-7, site 9) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-160007 Burnt mound
  Description

  Discovered in monitoring (03E1374) of a road project during 2003 (Gannon 2004, 6, site 8). A layer of burnt material (dims c. 10m x 10m) was revealed in monitoring, and was preserved in situ. Burnt mound (RO011-160006-) is c. 13m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-160008 House - prehistoric
  Description

  On a slight S-facing slope. Excavation (99E0193) in 1999-2000 (Henry 2000c, Lennon and Henry 2001, vol. 1, 11-50; Lennon and Henry 2002) of an extensive area (dims 120m NW-SE; 55m NE-SW) including part of rath (RO011-160001-) discovered an unenclosed Iron Age settlement pre-dating the rath, which is one of the few complete settlements from the period (Mallory 2013, 172). The settlement consisted of eight structures, pits, post-holes and fragments of stone surfaces. Seven circular features, only four of which might have been roofed were recorded, but only one, situated inside the bank of the rath at S, was complete (diam. 6.7m). It had an entrance (Wth 2.1m) at S, but there was no hearth. Its C14 determinations range from BC 110 - 132 AD, and all the structures are defined by trenches cut in the subsoil. A complete subrectangular house-site (RO011-160008-) (dims 9.7m NE-SW; 6.2m NW-SE) was c. 40m to the SW. It had internal stake-holes, but an ash deposit against the NE wall probably marked its destruction. Fulacht fia (RO011-160004-) was within the area and burnt spread (RO011-160005-) is c. 30m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-164001 Burnt mound
  Description

  On a low-lying landscape. First discovered in centre-line testing (Murphy 2000c, 179, No. 562) of a road project during 1998 and also in 2003 (Halliday 2006, 424, site 2). It was excavated by J. Carroll. A small spread of burnt stone in a black matrix (dims 1.1m x 1m; T 0.15m) filled a small irregularly shaped pit. Pit (RO011-164002-) is c. 20m to the NW (Gannon 2004, 5). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO011-164002 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a low-lying landscape. Discovered in monitoring a road project during 2003 (Halliday 2006, 424, site 3), and excavated (03E1770) by J. Carroll (2006, site 3). Oblong pit (dims c. 1.5m x c. 0.7m) with a reddened clay edge but filled with charcoal and clay. It may have been part of a corn-drying kiln. Burnt spread (RO011-164001-) is c. 20m to the SE and the excavated features (RO007-100----) are c. 10m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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

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

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1422 (ZIP).

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.

No address of the register names Cloongownagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Cloongownagh

Area

964,950 m² (96.5 ha, 238.44 acres)

Civil parish

Tumna, and its townlands

Barony

Boyle

Electoral division

Killukin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killukin electoral division: 282 people in 99 households; 91% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clooneigh, Cuiltyconeen, Dorrary, Woodbrook

Placenames

Cloongownagh 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.