Carns (Duke)

80 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carns (Duke), from 41 m² to 95,119 m² (9.51 ha, 23.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2eRES – existing and infill residential use (Existing residential)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 85 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1nRES – new residential uses (New/proposed residential)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 15 Jun 2026Conditional

  demolishing the existing roof, & existing extension to the rear of the property, constructing a single storey extension to the front & rear elevations, installing a new traditional cut roof with a twenty seven degree pitch, increase the vehicular entrance to 5.5m, plus ancillary site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660227

• 28 May 2026N/a

  The Health Services Executive Capital & Estates North West, intend to apply for full planning permission for a development at Cairns Hill Sligo. The development will consist of: demolishing the existing roof, & existing extension to the rear of the property, constructing a single storey extension to the front & rear elevations, installing a new traditional cut roof with a twenty seven degree pitch, plus ancillary site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660197

• 1 Aug 2024Conditional

  change of use from montessori school to residential dwelling (previously granted under PL0270048)

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460260

• 17 May 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the retention and completion of a revised house design for the dwelling on site number 1, previously granted under PL 10/435

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17188

• 22 Mar 2017N/a

  development consisting of a revised house design for dwelling on site number 1, previously granted under PL 10/435

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 17106

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 Carns (Duke).

Recorded monuments

• SL014-231 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
  Description

  The following description of the monument has been published by Bergh (1995, 232-3): ‘Located on the flat summit of Cams Hill. The site consists of a cairn with a diameter of 45-49 m and a height of c. 5 m. The flat top is slightly hollowed. A rich vegetation of briars covers the summit of the hill, but this vegetation ceases at a distance of c. 10 m from the cairn, and this area as well as the cairn as such, is covered by grass. Extensive quarrying has been made within the site and especially on the N. and W. sides. The perimeter of the cairn is however relatively untouched, as the quarrying seems to mainly have been made from the upper edges of the cairn, which is evident from the remaining part of the flat top. Dimensions: Diameter, 45-49 m. Estimated original diameter, c. 43 m. Height, 5 m (present, as well as original). The diameter of 43 m is calculated from the about 25 kerbstones present along the perimeter of the cairn in SW. It is notable that nearly all of the visible kerbstones are found at, or very close to, the present edge of the cairn. Evidently the slip of the cairn has not been extensive. The present height is considered to coincide with the original height, as no material seems to have been removed from the dished top. Stones used within the construction: The cairn consists of locally available limestone, while gneiss has been used for kerbstones, the internal stone revetment, dry-walling, as well as within the two small cairns on the E. and W sides of the main cairn. Kerbstones: About 25 kerbstones are visible within the site, and nearly all are on the SW side of the cairn. These stones measure c. 0.8 x 0.6m, and all arc gneiss. The have been placed recumbent on the ground with their long-axis forming the perimeter of the cairn. Internal stone revetment: 15 stones have been recorded c. 3m inside the kerb in SW, describing a curved line parallel to the perimeter of the cairn. These stones measure c.0.5 x 0.4m, and all are gneiss which is in contrast with the limestone-built cairn. These 15 stones most likely represent an internal stone revetment which most likely continues all around the monument, even though it can only be traced for a length of c.15 in the SW part of the cairn. Dry-walling: On the N. side of the cairn, a drystone walling can be followed for c.5m. The stones in the dry-walling are gneiss field stoncs, with a size of c. 0.3 - 0.4m. The present height of the dry-walled section is c. 0.4m. Exterior Features Bank (?): Along the base of the cairn, mainly on its east side, there seems to be a low bank with a height of only c. 0.3m and a width of c. 4m. It cannot be stated with certainty whether this bank is a part of the original construction or if it is a result of a cairn slip. Platform (?): On the south side a low platform runs along the base of the cairn from SE to SW and its outer edge is parallel to the perimeter of the cairn. The width of the platform is about 9m and its height c. 0.3m. At its western end the outer part of the platform transforms into a bank with a width of c. 2m and a height of c. 0.4m. This bank runs for a distance of c. 10m and then ends in a U-shaped curve into the cairn. The bank is, at least in its western part, constructed by stones since the end has the appearance of a U-shaped stone packing.’ (Bergh 1995, 232-3, Fig. 31). There are four smaller stone monuments (SL014-231001-; SL014-231002-; SL014-231003-; SL014-231004-) immediately adjacent to this cairn, and another large cairn/possible passage tomb (SL014-232----) is located on a hill c. 400m to NE. See also linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989) Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of revised upload: 2 October 2018

• SL014-231001 Standing stone
  Description

  The following description of the monument has been published by Bergh (1995, 233): ‘Due N of the cairn [SL014-231----], there is a stone packing c..7m long and 3.5m wide extending northwards away from the cairn. The height of the packing is c.0.35m. On the northern part of this packing there is a gneiss boulder, measuring c..2.0 x 1.5 x 1.2m, lying on its long side. From its present position and shape it cannot be excluded that it once was set standing on its short end.’ (Bergh 1995, 233; Fig. 31, 235) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 May 2016

• SL014-231002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  The following description of the monument has been published by Bergh (1995, 233): ‘Nearly due W, and very close to the cairn [SL014-231----], there is a small, slightly irregular cairn with a largest diameter of c. 6m and a height of c. 0.6m. This cairn is mainly constructed by gneiss fieldstones with a size of 0.1-0.4m. Nearly due E. of the cairn, and 7m from base of the cairn, there is a stone packing measuring 3 x 3m. It seems to consist of only a single layer of stones with a size of 0.2-0.3m.’ (Bergh 1995, 233; Fig. 31, 235) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 May 2016

• SL014-231003 Stone row
  Description

  The following description of the monument has been published by Bergh (1995, 233): ‘About 30m NW of the main cairn [SL014-231----], there are 6 gneiss boulders set contiguous in a NW.-SE. line. The boulders are set in a stone packing and two of them are standing while the remaining are set on edge in a recumbent position with their long sides parallel to the ground. The boulders measure c. 1.1 x 0.8m with a height of 0.7m above ground.’ (Bergh 1995, 233; Fig. 31, 235) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 May 2016

• SL014-231004 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  The following description of the monument has been published by Bergh (1995, 233): ‘SW of the cairn [SL014-231----], at a distance of c. 5m from the kerb there are two parallel rows of gneiss boulders, three in each row, placed radially to the cairn. The boulders have a size of c. 0.4m and are set at intervals of 1.5m. The rows are at a distance of 3m from each other and are directed in NE/SW. The outermost pair of stones are set into the bank which is connected to the low platform S of the cairn. The bank curves and ends immediately W of the rows.’ (Bergh 1995, 233; Fig. 31, 235). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 19 May 2016

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carns (Duke).

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1133 (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 Carns (Duke) with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Carns (Duke) · Na Carna (Duke)

Area

308,544 m² (30.85 ha, 76.24 acres)

Civil parish

St. John's, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Calry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Calry electoral division: 1,792 people in 654 households; 88% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carns, Cornageeha, Tonaphubble, Tullynagracken North

Placenames

Carns (Duke) 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.