Cloonkeen

152 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonkeen, from 383 m² to 756,186 m² (75.62 ha, 186.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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 Cloonkeen 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.

• 17 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for the following; (a) demolition of an existing domestic shed (b) internal renovations and elevational changes of an existing dwelling house including raising the roof level, together with the construction of an extension to the side with a first floor and a storey and a half extension to the rear of the existing dwelling (c) the construction of a domestic garage (d) upgrade of the existing wastewater treatment system with the installation of a new sewerage treatment unit and percolation area (e) along with connections to all site services and all other associated site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660171

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  Permission to: 1. Demolish existing rear extension / chimneys on existing dwelling house; 2. Construct new side extension along with replacing existing front door with window; 3. Construct new agricultural farm shed along with all ancillary site development works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 22120

• 17 Feb 2022N/a

  1. Permission to demolish existing rear extension / chimneys on existing dwelling house; 2. Permission to construct new side extension along with replacing existing front door with window; 3. Permission to construct new agricultural farm shed along with all ancillary site development works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2286

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: Cloonchambers Bog SAC 000600
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cloonchambers Bog 000600

Recorded monuments

• RO026-009001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked faintly as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Described as a D-shaped area defined by a semicircular bank W-N-E cut by an E-W field wall at S with a hut-site (RO026-009002-) against the inside of the bank at N (Gannon 1972). It is not now visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Rath (RO026-011001-) is c. 90m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-009002 Hut site
  Description

  Described as small semi-circular setting against the interior of the bank of rath (RO026-009001-) at N (Gannon 1972). It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked as an oval embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 30m N-S; c. 20m E-W) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle E-facing slope in a low-lying landscape. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 20m E-W; 18m N-S) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.1-0.4m) which is truncated slightly by a NW-SE road wall at NE. It is probably a rath Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-011001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  At the crest of the S-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 36.4m E-W; 32.2m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 4-4.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8-1.3m) with intermittently visible facing-stones, on which a field wall was built WNW-ENE. There is a grass-covered cairn (RO026-011002-) (dims 8.1m N-S; 5.3m E-W; H 0.5m) at the centre, which is probably a clearance cairn, and a depression (RO026-011003-) (dims 8m N-S; 1.8m E-W; D 0.5m) inside the perimeter at W may be a destroyed souterrain or a quarry. Rath (RO026-009001-) is c. 90m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 27 September 2017

• RO026-011002 Cairn - clearance cairn
  Description

  At the crest of the S-facing slope of a low NW-SE ridge, and at the centre of cashel (RO026-011001-). This is a grass-covered cairn (dims 8.1m N-S; 5.3m E-W; H 0.5m) which may be a clearance cairn. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 27 September 2017

• RO026-011003 Souterrain
  Description

  At the crest of the S-facing slope of a low NW-SE ridge, and inside the perimeter of cashel (RO026-011001-) at W. A depression (dims 8m N-S; 1.8m E-W; D 0.5m) may be a destroyed souterrain or a quarry. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-012 Standing stone
  Description

  Marked only on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is designated 'Cloghnamecroge', and it is situated towards the W end of the crest of a WNW-ESE ridge. This is a limestone upright with a rectangular cross-section (dims 1.1m NW-SE; 0.4m NE-SW; H 1.55m) which has a rounded crest and some solution holes or cup-marks on its SW face. See the attached view from the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the crest of a low E-W ridge which is at the N base of a WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 48m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-3.7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.9-1.1m) and outer fosse (Wth of base 2.1m; D 0.2m) N-SE, and by a scarp (H 0.4m) SW-N while the perimeter is replaced by a field wall SE-SW. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) and causeway (Wth 3.5m) are at NE, and the interior is bisected by a NNE-SSW field wall. Rath (RO026-014----) is c. 30m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the crest of the E end of a low E-W ridge which is at the N foot of a WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4-4.8m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.8-1.1m) NNW-E-S which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) with a field wall outside it elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO-026-013----) is c. 30m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Towards the bottom of a gentle SW-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass and fern-covered area (diam. 26m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a low and gapped grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 0.9-1.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4-0.6m), which is overlain by a field wall SE-SW. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. It was removed by c. 2015 (digitalglobe image). The church (RO026-016001-) is c. 200m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 15 May 2018

• RO026-016001 Church
  Description

  On a shelf at the bottom of a gentle SW-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge and c. 50m from a NW-SE stream. This is a rectangular structure (int. dims c. 11.5m E-W; 6.4m N-S) with ivy-covered walls (T 0.9m) obscured by rubble, but the E wall is missing. The N wall (H 0.5m), S wall (max. H 1.75m at W) and W wall (H 2.2m) are featureless. There is no enclosure, but there are a few plain grave markers of childrens' graves (RO026-016002-) in the interior. Toberwingan (RO026-016003-), a dry oval well (dims 2m x 1.5m; D 0.6m) enclosed by a drystone wall is c. 50m SW of the church. There was a whitethorn rag tree (RO026-016004-) at the well (Gannon 1972), and while the tree is present there are no offernings. Rath (RO026-015----) is c. 200m to the NNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-016002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  There is no enclosure, but there are a few plain grave-markers of childrens' graves in the interior of church (RO026-016001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-016003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Toberwingan, a dry oval well (dims 2m x 1.5m; D 0.6m) enclosed by a drystone wall, is c. 50m SW of the church (RO026-016001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-016004 Ritual site - holy tree/bush
  Description

  Toberwingan (RO026-016003-) has a whitethorn tree near it that had rags (Gannon 1972), and while the tree is still present there are no offerings. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Towards the bottom of a steep SW-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass and fern-covered area (diam. 32m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.6-1.9m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m) NW-NE and by a scarp (max. H 1.6m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. A field bank is built on the perimeter NNW-NNE. Rath (RO026-044----) is c. 190m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-044 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35-40m) only on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle S-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30m E-W; c. 27m N-S) defined by a slight bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3m) NW-NE, and a curving field wall ESE-SW. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, and the perimeter is slightly truncated by a NNE-SSW field wall at E. Rath (RO026-017----) is c. 190m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-045001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Just off the crest of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 23.1m E-W; 18.6m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stony bank (Wth 3.1-4.7m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.1-0.3m). There is no visible fosse but the entrance (Wth 1.2m) is at NE where rath (RO026-045002-) is 5m distant, while rath (RO026-046----) is c. 90m to the SE on the other side of the NE-SW Castlerea - Dunmore road. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-045002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Just off the crest of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 18.3m E-W; 15.7m N-S) defined by a stony bank (Wth 3.9-4.3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3-0.7m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO026-045001-) is 5m to the SW, and rath (RO026-046----) is c. 90m to the SSE, on the other side of the NE-SW Castlerea - Dunmore road. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-046 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Just off the crest of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a WNW-ESE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered but poached area (dims 27.1m N-S; 22.4m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.3-5m; int. H 0.1-0.6m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m) SW-N-E and by a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Raths (RO026-045001; RO026-045002-) are c. 90m to the NW and NNW, on the other side of the Castlerea - Dunmore road. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO026-069 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Located towards the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge in an area of rock outcrop and rough pasture. A circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 30-35m) is depicted on a Longfield map (MS 21 F. 44 (60)) dated 1770-1840 in NLI where it is described as a ‘Fort’. It was first reported by Edward O’Riordan. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 28 March 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1046 (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 Cloonkeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Cloonkeen · Cluain Caoin

Area

4,779,572 m² (477.96 ha, 1,181.06 acres)

Civil parish

Kilkeevin, and its townlands

Barony

Castlereagh

Electoral division

Coolougher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Coolougher electoral division: 509 people in 196 households; 93% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Arm, Caher, Cloonchambers, Cloonconra, Clooncran, Cloontrask, Coolougher, Creggaslin, Fortaugustus, Leveelick, Meelickaduff

Placenames

Cloonkeen 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.