Caltragh

149 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caltragh, from 45 m² to 2,067,007 m² (206.7 ha, 510.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 95 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 Caltragh 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.

• 22 Jan 2026Conditional

  to construct new agricultural entrance to lands, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660019

• 15 Apr 2019Conditional

  for development consisting of the construction of an extension to the side of the existing dwelling house along with alterations to the existing dwelling house and the upgrading of the existing wastewater treatment system along with all ncessary site works and ancillaries

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 19148

• 9 Mar 2018Conditional

  Development consisting of the construction of a new dwelling house, garage, waste water treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 1866

• 6 Dec 2017Conditional

  Development consisting of construction of new agricultural entrance to lands, together with all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17455

• 18 Apr 2017Conditional

  change of house type granted under planning permission reference no. PL 09/92 including all other ancillary site work and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17148

• 1 Mar 2017Conditional

  change of house design to that previously granted under PL09/92

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 10397

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: Ox Mountains Bogs SAC 002006
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ox Mountains Bogs 002006

Recorded monuments

• SL011-066 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on level ground in low-lying wet pasture. Raised, roughly rectangular area (dims. 14m E-W; 10m N-S) enclosed by an earthen scarp (ext. H 0.3m). There is no trace of a fosse at ground level. From NE-E-SE the scarp is low and irregular. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL011-067 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on level ground in gently undulating pasture. Raised rectangular area (dims. 40m NW-SE; 32m NE-SW) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.1m; int. H 0.9m) with an external fosse. A break (Wth 7m) in the bank at NE marks the position of the original entrance. There are modern breaks in the bank at ENE, SSE and WSW. The fosse in infilled but is visible on all sides as a band (Wth 6m) of darker grass. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL011-068 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on level ground in gently undulating pasture. Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Raised roughly circular area (diam. 18m) enclosed by a scarp of earth and stone (ext. H 0.55m). There is no visible trace of a fosse at ground level. From WSW-W- NNW the scarp is mostly levelled and only a low scarp (H 0.3m) survives. From NNW-NE-E the line of the removed scarp is visible as a low inward facing scarp (int. H 0.2m). From E-SE the scarp is entirely absent. The original entrance is not recognisable. A SW-NE drystone wall divides the site lying to SE of centre across the interior. The site has been levelled to the NW of this wall. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL011-138 Burial
  Description

  A narrow, oblong or slightly wedge-shaped mound (4.8m WNW–ESE; 1.8m NNE-SSW at W end, 1-1.2m at E end; H 0.6m), largely sod-covered, with rounded or irregular-shaped stones and boulders protruding along the sides and top. The boulders along the two long sides of the mound are close-set and occur in a single course. The broader W end of the mound incorporates a greater concentration of stones. A shallow depression (Wth c. 0.3m), denuded of sod, which encircles the mound, was probably caused by farm stock. According to local tradition, the mound marks the site of a burial. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 February 2014

• SL011-139 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle E-facing slope on the W side of a shallow valley. Exposed in section on the slope is the entrance to a souterrain passage which extends W into the slope. The opening (Wth 0.6m N–S; H 0.35m) is flanked by two upright rounded stones (Wth 0.3-0.35m N–S; H 0.35m) which support a massive lintel boulder (L 1.25m N–S; Wth 0.45m E–W; H 0.48m). The back or W edge of the lintel is partly embedded in the slope but otherwise the lintel is largely exposed and projects from the hill slope. The two side stones extend for 0.5m to W into the passage. Beyond this point, the walls of the passage are constructed of rough drystone walling, 2-3 courses in height, topped with stone lintels. The passage extends W for at least 2m into the body of the slope. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 September 2013

• SL011-140 Burial ground
  Description

  In improved pasture, in the valley bottom of the Owenykeevan River, on the E bank of the river. According to local tradition, there was a burial ground in this field, from which the townland derived its name. The stones marking the graves were removed during land reclamation, and were incorporated into a long rock pile which forms a substantial roughly N-S field division at the E of the field. There is no visible trace of the burial ground, and has not been possible to identify any of the displaced grave-markers. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 3 April 2014

• SL011-146 Burnt mound
  Description

  In pasture, located on the E bank of the Owenykeevan River. A slight, roughly circular grass-covered rise (diam. 5-6m) can be discerned, bordered on its W edge by the stream. Exposed in section in the bank of the stream is a band (L 1m N-S; D 0.1m) of dark, charcoal-rich soil incorporating fragments of burnt stone. It directly underlies a thin layer of sod and overlies peaty soil. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 December 2013

• SL011-148 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture/grazing, in the valley bottom of the Owenykeevan River, 12m W of the river bank. The fulacht fia is located on a low elevation around which the course of the river bends. It appears as a roughly oval, grass-covered mound (c. 15m N–S by c. 10m E–W) composed of angular stone fragments in black soil. At its N end is a pronounced circular rise (diam. c. 9m; H 0.4m; 0.7m at NW), which represents a relatively intact portion of the mound. This merges at S with a more irregular-shaped rise, which appears also to be part of the fulacht fia, but has an uneven, rather disturbed surface, and poorly defined limits. There is a hollow or depression (c. 3.6m E–W; c. 2m N–S) at E which may mark the location of the trough. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 April 2014

• SL011-149 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In the SW corner of a pasture field, located in lowlying, damp ground in the valley bottom of the Owenykeevan River, 8m E of the river bank. This fulacht fia appears as a low profile, sod-covered kidney-shaped mound (10.4m NNW–SSE; 7m ENE–WSW; H 0.4-0.45m) enclosing a shallow depression (Wth 1.4m NNW–SSE) on the WSW side. Beneath a covering layer of sod and brown soil, the mound is composed of gritty, black soil incorporating angular stones and charcoal fragments. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 April 2014

• SL017-016 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on gently-sloping reclaimed bog. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Subcircular feature identified from aerial photography (GSI G106-7, Roll 157, Pr. 27). No remains visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL017-037 Enclosure
  Description

  In an area of regenerating cutaway bog, located on the edge of a steep E-facing slope which falls to the Owenykeevan River. Included in the SMR (1989) on the basis of a circular feature visible in an aerial photograph (GSI G 106-7; Roll 157, pr. 24). Field investigation in 1993 suggested that it might be the remains of a quarry, and it was not listed in the RMP (1995). It consists of a roughly circular area (c. 15m E–W; c. 14m N–S) defined by a low bank with a rounded crest and concave slopes. It is entirely covered by bog and it is not possible to determine its exact nature. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Dat of upload: 18 June 2013

• SL017-044 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) Date of upload: 9 January 2012

• SL017-045 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) Date of upload: 9 January 2012

• SL017-093 Field boundary
  Description

  In a level expanse of heather- and sedge-covered cutaway blanket bog. This record refers to a field boundary which was noted in this area in the early 1990’s. It was listed in the RMP (1995) as ‘field wall’ at IG 137180 329010 (equating to ITM 537145 829017)): the source of this record is unknown and there is no field report from the 1990’s on file. The location as depicted on the 1913 OS 6-inch map is largely featureless and it is likely that the co-ordinates recorded in the RMP (1995) were approximate only. The area was inspected in2014. No trace of the field boundary was found at the co-ordinates listed in the RMP (1995). However, c. 70m to SE a loose cluster of seven stones was noted in the N side of an old E–W turf cutting/trench (Wth 2m). The stones are of various sizes (max. dims. 0.2-0.6m), scattered over a length of 2m and occurr at various depths in the section face (H 0.5m). This may be the feature recorded as a field wall in the 1990's. It is possible that it is the disturbed remnant of a wall. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 September 2014

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-span road-over-river limestone bridge, built c. 1820. Coursed squared rubble walling, tooled ashlar impost and carriageway platbands, tooled parapet copings. Round-headed arch, tooled ashlar voussoirs, flanking pilasters. Raking abutments from parapet to river bank, roughly-tooled ashlar raking copings curving down at bottom to meet terminal piers. Double bitmac carriageway, narrow grass verges. Spans east-west over Owenykeevan River.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Caltragh · An Chealtrach

Area

7,981,714 m² (798.17 ha, 1,972.32 acres)

Civil parish

Easky, and its townlands

Barony

Tireragh

Electoral division

Rathmacurkey, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathmacurkey electoral division: 598 people in 218 households; 91% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycummin, Ballyogan, Carrownrod, Cooga, Culleens, Oghil, Owenbeg, Owenykeevan or Tawnamaddoo, Tawnalaghta, Tawnamore

Placenames

Caltragh 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.