Kilteasheen

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilteasheen, from 271 m² to 174,145 m² (17.41 ha, 43.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P6Zone 2 (Other primary sector uses)
  Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Zone 1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 25 Sept 2018Conditional

  Planning permission to provide single storey extension to the rear and side of existing dwelling and carry out associated alterations to the dwelling together with all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 18489

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 Kilteasheen.

Recorded monuments

• RO006-012001 Burial ground
  Description

  Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m) on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a rise on the N bank of the W-E Boyle river just as it leaves Lough Key, c. 40m from the river and c. 30m SW of the ecclesiastial residence (RO006-013002-). It may be an integral part the surrounding field system (RO006-012002-). Geophysical survey identified a rectangular platform (dims c. 20m x c. 20m; H 1-1.5m) amidst a complex of structures, and excavation conducted during 2005-2007 revealed this to be a rectangular enclosure defined by a faced drystone wall (Wth 1.2-1.5m) with an outer fosse (Wth 1.9-2.1m; D 0.45-0.6m), and a second fosse outside this. Rubble from the wall, which was probably spread in the 14th century, included five decorated Romanesque stones (RO006-012003-), originally from a doorway or window of a church which may lie at a deeper level. The enclosure contained E-W burials (RO006-012004-) in at least two levels, and at least 150 individuals were recorded. Radiocarbon dates range from c. AD 660 to AD 1275 but it is unclear if burial was continuous (Read 2010d, 48-9). A building (RO006-012005-) was discovered just W of the enclosure, clearly post-dating the abandonment of the burial ground (ibid, 60-1). Prehistoric lithic material was also recovered in disturbed contexts (ibid., 52) including a barbed and tanged flint arrowhead from a feature cut by the fosse around the enclosure at NW. (Read at al. 2005; Read 2008e; 2010c; 2011d) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20th June 2011

• RO006-012002 Field system
  Description

  Situated on high ground on the N bank of the W-E Boyle River as it leaves Lough Key. An area of c. 4 ha of pasture contains about fifteen small fields (dims c. 20m x c. 20m to c. 30m x 60m) defined by low banks, scarps or grass-covered stone spreads. The fields are largely rectangular, but triangular and D-shaped forms also occur. The fields are probably associated with the Bishop's Palace (RO006-013002-) and the burial ground (RO012001-) on the S edge of the fields. One large enclosure (diam. c. 80m) defined by an earth and stone bank with an outer fosse is centred on the burial ground and it may be an ecclesiastical enclosure (Read 2010d, 43, 54, fig. 2.4). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-012003 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Situated on a rise on the N bank of the W-E Boyle river just as it leaves Lough Key and c. 30m SW of the Bishop's palace (RO006-013002-). Rubble from the wall of burial ground (RO006-012001-) which was probably spread in the 14th century included five decorated Romanesque stones, which may have been used as grave-markers. These can be dated to the 12th century and three came originally from a doorway, one from a window, and one from the string course of a church (Moss 2010, 131-7), which remains unlocated. The stones were recovered in excavation during 2005. (Read et al. 2005; Read 2009e, 460) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-012004 Burial
  Description

  Situated on a rise on the N bank of the W-E Boyle river just as it leaves Lough Key and recovered in the excavation of the fosse around the burial ground (RO006-012001-), which had been closed by the 14th century. About 150 burials oriented E-W were recovered from two phases of activity in the enclousure, together with re-deposited prehistoric lithic material, (Read et al. 2005; Read 2009e, 460) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-012005 Building
  Description

  Situated on a rise overlooking the N bank of the W-E Boyle river, c. 50m to the S, just as it leaves Lough Key. The W-facing wall of a building was uncovered just W of the burial ground (RO006-012001-), cutting the burials. A clay-pipe stem and crockery indicates that it was abandoned in the late 18th or early 19th century, but its double-faced construction indicates a late medievel date. (Read 2010d, 51, 60-1) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-013001 Kiln
  Description

  On high ground overlooking the gorge of the W-E Boyle River c. 50m to the S as it leaves Lough Key. A circular structure (diam. c. 2.5m) defined by a stone spread and built into the slope just S of the residence (RO006-013002-) may be a kiln. The field system (RO009-012002-) around it may be contemporary. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO006-013002 Ecclesiastical residence
  Description

  Marked as the Bishop's Seat on the 1837 and 1914 eds. of the OS 6-inch map and situated on high ground overlooking the gorge of the W-E Boyle River as it leaves Lough Key c. 50m to the S. References to Cill tSesin date from 1243 (AFM vol. 3, 307-09), and in 1253 the Bishop of Elphin, Tomaltach O'Conor, had a court or palace at Kilteisin (ibid., 349), which was destroyed in 1258 by his cousin Hugh O'Conor along with the bishop's other residence at Elphin (RO016-126----) (ibid., 365). A church, listed as Kilseisyn in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. Doc. Ire. vol. 5, 224), had probably been established here in the late 12th century and is probably located on the burial ground (RO006-012001-) c. 30m to the SW, but it has yet to be found. The overgrown foundations and fragments of masonry walls (Wth 1-1.2m; H 0.2-1m), partly re-built with drystone walling, define a rectangular structure (int. dims. 12.2m E-W; 6.75m N-S). A circular structure (RO006-013001-) (int. diam. c. 2.5m) defined by a stone spread and built into the slope just to the S may be a kiln. Excavation of the interior produced evidence of a floor, later industrial activity and two inserted child burials. There is a small fore-building attached to the exterior of the N wall at the W end. Excavation and analysis during 2009 revealed that both structures had evidence of many phases of construction, and the main building was originally clay-bonded. The enclosure (RO006-012001-) c. 30m to the SW served as a burial ground, and the field system (RO006-012002-) around it may be contemporary. (Read et al. 2005, Read 2008m; 2009e; Read 2012) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 June, 2012

• RO006-017 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked similarly as 'Tober Patrick' on the 1837 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of the NW-facing slope of a low drumlin. A dry hollow (diam. 10m) opening out to the NW in pasture. There is no evidence of, or local knowledge of, veneration. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

• Riversdale House, country house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan three-bay single-storey over basement house, built c.1840, with pedimented entrance porch added and stone outbuildings to east. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and paired timber eaves brackets. Rendered walls with tooled limestone quoins and plinth course. Canted oriel windows to north and south elevations with timber sash windows and stone sills. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows and stone sills. Entrance porch with segmental-headed door opening, timber panelled door, sidelights and fanlight, accessed by granite steps. Original fanlight and sidelights survive in porch. Timber battened doors to east elevation. Elaborate wrought- and cast-iron railings, gate piers and gates give access to driveway to Riversdale House.

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 20 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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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 Kilteasheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Kilteasheen

Area

853,771 m² (85.38 ha, 210.97 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbryan, and its townlands

Barony

Boyle

Electoral division

Rockingham, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rockingham electoral division: 339 people in 134 households; 88% of households own their home; 14% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cleen, Kilfaughna, Knockadaff

Placenames

Kilteasheen 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.