Ardabrone

33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardabrone, from 327 m² to 142,701 m² (14.27 ha, 35.26 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ardabrone 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.

• 29 Jun 2026N/a

  Conversion of existing outbuildings to living accommodation and construction of a porch between the existing dwelling and the outbuildings to form one residential unit, construction of a bedroom extension, general internal reordering of the existing dwelling, conservation repairs and building fabric upgrades including replacement of windows and doors and all associated drainage and site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660256

• 19 Dec 2024Conditional

  to construct new detached single storey dwelling house, domestic garage, on-site sewerage treatment system, percolation area, including all other ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460493

• 11 Apr 2022Conditional

  development consisting of construction of a new dwelling house as a replacement for previously demolished fire-damaged dwelling. Works will include the upgrade of existing septic tank and percolation area and the carrying out of all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22128

• 15 Jul 2019Conditional

  Development consisting of the construction of Proprietary Wastewater Treatment System and Percolation area (PL09/556 refers)

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 19289

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 Ardabrone.

Recorded monuments

• SL013-048001 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  On a slight rise in good, rough pasture, E of Ardnaglass bridge and N of the main Ballysadare-Easky road with excellent views. Named 'Ardnaglass Castle' on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. Apparently built by the O'Dowds, the Lords of Tireragh. Rectangular castle, (int. dims. c. 32m NW-SE; 21m W-E) aligned NW-SE of which only the SE wall (L 15.3m; H 8-10m) and a corner portion of the NW wall survive. The SE wall has a neatly angular corner champfer on the SW end and on the W end of the wall framing the corner is a solid machicolation projection supported by massy brackets, with an intact gun loop at W. The walls are slightly battered (T 1.35m), the basal plinth acting as a supporting buttress and have an ashlar finish covering a fabric of random rubble and lime mortar. Over the plinth batter is a central window with ashlar surround with a gun loop to E. The ground rises to the NE where the sod-covered remains of the wall may indicate the remains of a bastion-type entrance. The N corner of the NW wall survives, with precisely cut quoins and a similar machicolated projection facing N. To the W are a series of earthworks (SL013-048002-), to the S is a house site (SL013-048003-), to SW is a moated site (SL013-048005-). The castle was the original location of a stone sculpture (DU018-221---- ) which is now in the National Museum of Ireland . It consists of a bas-relief of two intertwined animals, interpreted as a dog killing a wolf (Wood-Martin 1882, 57, fig. 5A; Kilgannon 1926, 293; 292-3). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-048003 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In rough pasture S of Ardabrone Castle (SL013-048001-). The foundation of a 3 roomed house. The rooms are set in line, aligned N-S, and defined by banks. The N room is subrectangular (int. dims. 7.2m E-W; 5.5m N-S). The middle room is rectangular (int. dims. 4.5m N-S) and the S room is L-shaped and open at S. A number of banks run off the site. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-048005 Moated site
  Description

  In rough pasture W of Ardabrone Castle (SL013-048001-). Rectangular raised area (29.7m E-W; 39.4m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank with characteristic high corners, which has been completely removed at S and W, a low counterscarp, which survives at E and an intervening fosse which can be seen at E. The moated site is bisected at N by an E-W field wall. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1994).

• SL013-049001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on slight SSW facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised, subrectangular area (20m N-S; 17m E-W) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.3m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. A break (Wth 4m) in the bank at NW marks the position of the original entrance. A slightly curved length of a low NW-SE orientated earth and stone bank (L 6m; Wth 3.6m; H 0.3m) extends from the outer face of the enclosure bank immediately to the S of the entrance. In the NE corner of the interior against the internal face of the bank is a quarry hole (4m square; D 0.2m). Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-051 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on slight SE facing slope in pasture. The site has largely been levelled. Remains comprise roughly circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The original entrance is not recognisable. The majority of the bank has been levelled and what remains is preserved beneath a drystone field wall NE-SE. The surviving bank is revetted with large limestone boulders on the interior. The line of the levelled bank is visible as a slight broad inward facing scarp (int. H 0.3m) SW-NW and the enclosing element is not visible SE-SW. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-052 Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
  Description

  On gentle S sloping ground in rolling pasture. A chamber (int. dims. 2.53m N-S; 1.52m E-W) with 6 surviving stones, but lacking a backstone and roofstone (Ó Nualláin 1983, 100, No. 3; Ó Nualláin 1989, 28-9). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

• SL013-055001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated on slight S-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 1.6m; int. H 0.4m). The original entrance is not recognisable. There is no fosse visible at ground level. The bank is made of rubble limestone with frequent larger boulders throughout. No extant portions of walling are visible and the bank is denuded and spread out in all areas. A souterrain (SL013-055002-) runs under the bank at NW. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-055002 Souterrain
  Description

  Located under the bank on NW side of Ardabrone cashel (SL013-055001-). Immediately outside the souterrain entrance, within cashel bank is a roughly semi-circular (2m NE-SW; 1.6m NW-SE; H 1.3m) walled area with the opening facing SE. The unmortared rubble limestone walling arches gently inwards at the top and is covered by a large limestone capstone (dims. 1.7m2; T 0.4m). The lintelled entrance (Wth 1.1m; H 0.3m) to the souterrain is located at the base of the wall on the SW side. The passage is orientated E-W and extends for 1.7m behind the entrance and is then blocked by what appears to be collapsed material. The sides of the passage are lined with unmortared limestone rubble walling. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-056 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Situated on a slight SW-facing slope in gently rolling pasture. Circular mound of earth and stone (diam. of base; 13m; diam. top 1.6m; H 1.7m). The mound is roughly conical in shape. There is no fosse visible at ground level Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-057001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on slight S-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised, circular area (dims. 39m N-S; 40 E-W) enclosed by an internal bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.15m; int. H 0.4m). From SSE-S-W and at E there is an external bank of earth and stone (Wth1.8m; H 0.4m). From SSE-S-W and at E, a fosse (Wth 2.8m) survives between internal and external bank. A break (Wth 3.5m) in the internal bank at SE with a partial causeway across the fosse marks the position of the original entrance. The site is divided into two portions by a gently curving E-W orientated drystone field wall that crosses the internal bank at W and ESE. A small quarry lies to S of centre in the interior with another within internal bank at NE. A souterrain (SL013-057003-) is located immediately to S of centre in the interior within the quarried area on the N side of the dividing wall. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-057003 Souterrain
  Description

  Located to S of centre in the interior of Ardnabrone rath (SL013-057001-) within a small quarried out area (dims. 6m N-S; 8m E-W; D 0.8m). A large lintel consisting a rectangular limestone slab (L 2.65m E-W; Wth 1m; T 0.25m) has been exposed. The first entrance (Wth 1.2m; H 0.2m) to the souterrain faces S and lies 0.7m to the N of the mid point of the exposed lintel. The second entrance (Wth 1.2m; H 0.15m) to the souterrain faces E and lies under the W end of the exposed lintel. Both entrances are too narrow to allow access to the passage. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL013-058 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a slight S-facing slope in pasture. Slightly raised, roughly circular area (diam. 11m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.45m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. At ESE there is a wide break in the bank (Wth 5m). Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Architectural heritage

• Stand House, house, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multi-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830. Flat-roofed single-storey porch projects to west side of front elevation, single-storey extension to west. Steeply pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, unpainted smooth-rendered chimneystack rising from south elevation, half-round cast-iron gutters, cast-iron downpipe. Unpainted roughcast walling, smooth-rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings, smooth-rendered reveals, limestone sills, hardwood casement windows c. 1990. Square-headed door opening to porch, painted timber door c. 1990. Road fronted on corner site. Barn with external stone steps on gable to south-east corner of site.

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 Ardabrone, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Ardabrone · Ard na Brón

Area

835,273 m² (83.53 ha, 206.4 acres)

Civil parish

Skreen, and its townlands

Barony

Tireragh

Electoral division

Toberpatrick West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

306 people lived in 115 households in the Toberpatrick West electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrowgilhooly, Carrownaboll, Carrownree, Carrowreagh, Gerrib Little, Sheeanmore, Soodry, Toberpatrick

Placenames

Ardabrone 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.