# Bricklieve, Co. Sligo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Drumcolumb, barony of Tirerrill, Co. Sligo; in Irish An Bricshliabh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,201,755 m² (220.18 ha, 544.07 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,220 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Drumcolumb, https://everytownland.com/sligo/parish/drumcolumb.md
- Barony: Tirerrill
- Electoral division: Bricklieve, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 213 people lived in 85 households in the Bricklieve electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Sligo, https://everytownland.com/sligo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/45118
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 200200
- Centre: latitude 54.073894, longitude -8.404249 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bricklieve, from 889 m² to 248,190 m² (24.82 ha, 61.33 acres); 31 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 775472: 248,190 m² (24.82 ha, 61.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/775472.md
- Parcel 769681: 183,216 m² (18.32 ha, 45.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/769681.md
- Parcel 738425: 173,538 m² (17.35 ha, 42.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/738425.md
- Parcel 733479: 155,512 m² (15.55 ha, 38.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733479.md
- Parcel 727861: 152,064 m² (15.21 ha, 37.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/727861.md
- Parcel 733574: 139,585 m² (13.96 ha, 34.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733574.md
- Parcel 775470: 112,588 m² (11.26 ha, 27.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/775470.md
- Parcel 775471: 103,035 m² (10.3 ha, 25.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/775471.md
- Parcel 6206583: 101,940 m² (10.19 ha, 25.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6206583.md
- Parcel 739497: 96,742 m² (9.67 ha, 23.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/739497.md
- Parcel 733482: 75,119 m² (7.51 ha, 18.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733482.md
- Parcel 733480: 63,929 m² (6.39 ha, 15.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733480.md
- Parcel 740443: 57,241 m² (5.72 ha, 14.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/740443.md
- Parcel 733481: 56,565 m² (5.66 ha, 13.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733481.md
- Parcel 729838: 55,199 m² (5.52 ha, 13.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/729838.md
- Parcel 733483: 49,899 m² (4.99 ha, 12.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733483.md
- Parcel 734264: 45,206 m² (4.52 ha, 11.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/734264.md
- Parcel 771486: 44,395 m² (4.44 ha, 10.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/771486.md
- Parcel 726975: 43,336 m² (4.33 ha, 10.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/726975.md
- Parcel 763887: 40,819 m² (4.08 ha, 10.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/763887.md
- Parcel 746282: 32,216 m² (3.22 ha, 7.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/746282.md
- Parcel 778843: 29,330 m² (2.93 ha, 7.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/778843.md
- Parcel 727187: 27,190 m² (2.72 ha, 6.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/727187.md
- Parcel 778844: 24,572 m² (2.46 ha, 6.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/778844.md
- Parcel 731267: 5,636 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/731267.md
- Parcel 733484: 5,612 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733484.md
- Parcel 728213: 4,828 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/728213.md
- Parcel 745532: 4,701 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745532.md
- Parcel 731696: 4,612 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/731696.md
- Parcel 754420: 4,547 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/754420.md
- Parcel 777940: 4,389 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/777940.md
- Parcel 2494022: 4,386 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2494022.md
- Parcel 2636929: 4,283 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2636929.md
- Parcel 738419: 4,273 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/738419.md
- Parcel 750469: 3,984 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/750469.md
- Parcel 3318733: 3,956 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3318733.md
- Parcel 760106: 3,773 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/760106.md
- Parcel 760766: 3,534 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/760766.md
- Parcel 749908: 3,320 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/749908.md
- Parcel 2917920: 3,210 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2917920.md
- Parcel 6150548: 3,153 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6150548.md
- Parcel 2990280: 3,101 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2990280.md
- Parcel 776284: 2,903 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/776284.md
- Parcel 732198: 2,505 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/732198.md
- Parcel 774138: 2,450 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/774138.md
- Parcel 770357: 2,379 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/770357.md
- Parcel 733017: 2,134 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/733017.md
- Parcel 760762: 1,491 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/760762.md
- Parcel 736192: 1,197 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/736192.md
- Parcel 6122172: 1,141 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6122172.md
- Parcel 738909: 1,094 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/738909.md
- Parcel 6122071: 889 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6122071.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Bricklieve in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

6 applications, newest first.

- 28 Jul 2026, Sligo County Council 2660308: Conditional. Permission. 1. Renovation and Extension of existing derelict dwelling house together with all associated ancillary site works. 2. Installation of a new on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system. 3. Construct a new shed. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660308/0
- 3 Oct 2024, Sligo County Council 2460336: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 1. To demolish 2 number chimneys. 2. To construct a new cast Iron chimney. 3. To change the existing roof covering from slate to insulated metal sheet roof covering. 4. To carry out alterations to existing elevations and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460336/0
- 15 Feb 2023, Sligo County Council 2360022: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 1. Permission to join 2 existing semi-detached houses for use as one dwelling with extension to side and rear 2. Permission to upgrade existing wastewater treatment system on site and all associated site works at Cloghoge Upper, Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360022/0
- 21 Mar 2019, Sligo County Council 19102: Conditional. Permission. for development consisting of the construction of a 5 Bay Slatted Shed with underground slurry storage tank along with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/19102/0
- 3 Oct 2018, Sligo County Council 18400: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. PP - for development consisting of renovation and extension of an existing detached dwelling house and also to install a new waste water treatment system with percolation area and decommissioning of the existing septic tank on site.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/18400/0
- 16 Nov 2017, Sligo County Council 17430: Conditional. Retention. for development consisting of the retention of domestic garage including fule lean-to. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/17430/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran SAC, site code 001656, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001656
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bricklieve Mountains & Keishcorran, site code 001656

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- SL034-159: Road - road/trackway, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-159----. The Red Earl's Road, probably of medieval origin, linked the towns of Ballymote, Co. Sligo and Boyle, Co. Roscommon, by a route around the N and E sides of the Bricklieve Mountains (M. A. Timoney 1998, 155), a distance of c. 21km. It is said to have been built by Richard de Burgh, The Red Earl of Ulster, after the Norman conquest, to link his castle (SL033-092----) at Ballymote with Boyle Abbey (RO006-068005-), Co. Roscommon. The road traverses a number of townlands over a number of 6-inch sheets (OS 33: Bellanascarrow West/Roscrib East/Roscrib West/Ballinvoher; OS 34: Drumcormick/ Bricklieve/Tiraree; OS 40: Cloghoge Lower/Carrowkeel/Mullaghfarna/ Doonaveeragh/Knockroe/Cuilsheeghary More/Mountgaffeny/Ballinafad/Gortalough/ Ballaghboy/Cartron; OS 45: Ballaghboy/Cartron). Sections of the road are recorded under five records (SL033-147----; SL034-159----; SL040-023----; SL040-197----; SL040-190----) commencing at Ballymote and following the route E and then S to the county boundary with Roscommon. Only sections of the road are indicated on the 1914 and 1941 OS 6-inch maps even though it was, of course, continuous. A possible link road between Bothar an Iarla Ruaid and Bothar an Corran (SL033-145----) goes from Greenan townland, around the S side of the Bricklieve Mountains, to Ballinafad. At its nearest point, Bothar an Corran is c. 0.8km to the SW. This section (SL034-159----) (L 800m) extends NW-SE over undulating pasture and is mostly overlain by a modern road. At the SE end where the modern road curves to the S, the old road continues to SE and is visible in places as a slightly raised band of rough vegetation (L 650m; Wth c. 2m) following the contour of the hill. Bricklieve Castle (SL034-175----) is c. 200m S of the SE end of this section of the road. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of revision: 1 June 2011
- SL034-166: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-166----. In undulating wet pasture, midway along the top of a low elongated dry rise. A slightly raised roughly circular area (8m N-S; 9m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.05m) ENE-NNE and by a low scarp elsewhere. The bank is best preserved WNW-NNE having sharp inner and outer profiles but is more irregular elsewhere. The interior is undulating, dry and clear of overgrowth. Immediately to S is a roughly crescent-shaped annexe (12m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by the recut natural slope SSE-NNW. The interior of the annexe is undulating, dry and clear of overgrowth and c. 1m below the interior of the adjacent enclosure. A section of the 'Red' Earl's Road (see SL033-147----) is c. 60m to S and a disused quarry is 20m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL034-168: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-168----. Near the base of the NE-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (22m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.9m at SW; 3.2m at NE). The interior is level, the NE portion having been raised to compensate for the hillslope. A possible fosse is indicated by a band of nettles along the N and E arcs. Mature deciduous trees grow on the rath. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL034-172: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-172----. In rough undulating pasture, near the top of a NE-facing slope. A raised semicircular area (25m NW-SE) on the SW side of a road. The interior is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) S-W where it is incorporated into a field boundary, by a scarp (H 1.2m) W-NW and E-S and by a NW-SE road boundary on the NE side. There are no remains of the rath visible at ground level on the NE side of road. There is a recent gap (Wth 2m) at NW. A possible fosse (Wth 2m) is evident as slight depression S-W. The rath is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 28m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL034-173001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-173001-. In rough pasture, at the top of an E-facing slope of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by the remains of four earthen banks with intervening and external fosses. The inner bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.7m), best preserved along the E arc, is separated from the second bank by an intervening fosse (Wth 2m). The second bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.7m) is evident all around and is separated from the third bank by an intervening fosse (Wth 3m). The remains of the third bank (Wth 3m) are evident along the S and E arcs as a low rise. The fourth bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m), c. 16m outside the third bank, curves along the S arc where it is incorporated into a field boundary; a low curved scarp (H 1.2m) is evident along the W and N arcs. The external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) is evident along the W arc outside the fourth bank. The interior is level and has a slight slope downwards on the E half. The linear depression of a possible souterrain (SL034-173002-) is in the NW quadrant of the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL034-173002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-173002-. In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL034-173001-). A linear depression (10m NW-SE; Wth 3m; D 0.5m), which extends from the bank at NW into the interior of the rath, may indicate a collapsed souterrain. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL034-174: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-174----. In rough undulating pasture, near the base of a NE-facing slope. A circular area (diam. c. 40m x 45m) enclosed by a heavily eroded earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.3m) with the remains of stone facing. A raised terrace in the NW quadrant of the interior is defined by a stone-faced scarp (L 8m E-W; H 0.8m) extending from the W bank to E, the line continues to E as a break in slope. The N half of the interior slopes down to N. A N-S field boundary lies adjacent to the E bank. There are trees growing along the N bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL034-175: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL034-175----. In rough pasture, on slightly raised level ground near the NW bank of a stream. The only visible remains of the castle are sod-covered foundations (Wth c. 2m; H c. 0.8m) defining two conjoined rectangular areas (at N end: 7.5m E-W; 9m N-S; at S end: 14m E-W; 6m N-S). A section of stone walling (L 2.6m; H 1m), constructed of small roughly cut blocks of mortared limestone, is exposed on the E side of the N area. The N end of this wall is splayed, indicating that this may be a doorway position. In 1512 this castle was described in the annals as a 'stronghold' of the O'Donnells (O'Dowd 1991, 21). By 1593 it was in the hands of Gilbert Green (O'Rorke [1889], vol. 2, 235), an Elizabethan soldier who took possession of land 'when it was lying waste' (O'Dowd 1991, 94). The 'Red' Earl's Road (SL033-147----) is c. 200m to the N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Bricklieve, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Bricklieve.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/sligo/bricklieve.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/sligo/bricklieve.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/sligo/bricklieve.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Bricklieve, Castlebaldwin: 10 sales, https://everytownland.com/sligo/bricklieve-castlebaldwin.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Cleavry: https://everytownland.com/sligo/cleavry.md
- Cloghoge Upper: https://everytownland.com/sligo/cloghoge-upper.md
- Coolboy: https://everytownland.com/sligo/coolboy.md
- Coolskeagh: https://everytownland.com/sligo/coolskeagh.md
- Drumcormick: https://everytownland.com/sligo/drumcormick.md
- Tiraree: https://everytownland.com/sligo/tiraree.md
- Treanmacmurtagh: https://everytownland.com/sligo/treanmacmurtagh.md
- Treanscrabbagh: https://everytownland.com/sligo/treanscrabbagh.md

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