Carrowreilly

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowreilly, from 481 m² to 179,674 m² (17.97 ha, 44.4 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carrowreilly 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.

• 26 Apr 2023Conditional

  development consisting of installation of wastewater treatment system on site consisting of an effluent treatment unit and soil polishing filter on site, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2360090

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: Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs SAC 000636
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Templehouse And Cloonacleigha Loughs 000636

Recorded monuments

• SL032-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a S-facing slope. A raised oval area (32m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.85m) with a dry flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 6.7m; D 0.2m). A field boundary truncates the fosse at SSE. The rath is densely covered with overgrowth. 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

• SL032-102 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (30m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1.6m) with an external fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 0.5m). An outer earthen bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.8m) is evident NNE-E, SE-SSW and SW-WNW. The rath is densely overgrown with bushes and brambles. 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

• SL032-104 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on level ground on the lower S-facing slope of a ridge. A roughly circular area (27m N-S; 23.5m E-W) raised between 0.2m (at N) and 1m (at S) above the surrounding ground level. A hedgerow crosses the interior on an E-W axis, off-centre to N. The rath is indicated as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. 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

• SL032-105 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the lower S-facing slope of a ridge. A raised oval area (35m N-S; 28.5m E-W) enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 3m). An external dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 8.5m; D 1.1m) is evident WNW-NNE. There are numerous gaps in the bank. The NW third of the interior is separated from the remainder by a scarp (H 0.5m) and by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m) and is internally divided by earthen banks. 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

• SL032-107001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on top of the SW-facing slope of a ridge. A raised roughly circular area (24.5m N-S; 25.6m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1m on N side; 2.4m on S side) except along the W and SE arcs where the rath is destroyed by quarrying. The foundations of a drystone wall (Wth c. 0.6m; H 0.2m) mark the NW edge of the interior. An external dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 0.4m) is evident along the N and NW arcs. There is a terrace (Wth 3m; H 0.4m) at the base of the scarp along the S and SW arcs. The N half of the interior is level but from the centre there is gentle slope down to SSE. A quarry in the SE sector has removed most of the SE quadrant of the interior. There is a hut site (SL032-107002-) in the interior, situated off-centre to W. 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

• SL032-107002 Hut site
  Description

  To W of the centre of a rath (SL032-107001-). Foundations of a hut site (max. dims. 4.8m N-S; 5.8m E-W) defined on the S side by a low grassy rise (Wth c. 1m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.35m) and on the W and N sides by a low internal scarp (H 0.4m) from which a few stones protrude. It is truncated on the E side by a subrectangular quarry pit. Low sod-covered remnants of a wall (Wth 0.8m; H 0.3m) extend to WNW from the NW corner of the structure. The structure is cut into the sloping interior of the rath so that its level interior is lower than exterior ground level to N but higher than it to S. 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

• SL032-108001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a rise, with the ground falling steeply from the edge of the rath at NW to Loughanlea. A raised circular area (46m N-S) enclosed by a flat-topped inner earthen bank (Wth 8.3m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 3.6m). A dry flat-bottomed intervening fosse (Wth 8.5m) is evident SSE-SE. A flat-topped outer earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.2m) is evident SSE-NE. The inner bank, which appears to contain numerous stones, is quarried into along the W arc. There is an entrance (Wth 1.8m) through the inner bank at SE which is partly revetted by stones. There is a souterrain (SL032-108002-) in the W portion of the interior and a hut site (SL032-108003-) in the NE quadrant. Between 30 and 60m away from the edge of the outer bank along the W, S and E arcs is a curving scarp (H 0.6-2m) on the lower slope of a rise. This scarp is cut by another rath (SL032-109----) c. 50m to SSE. 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

• SL032-108002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (SL032-108001-). Flat stones visible in the W portion of the interior of the rath suggest a souterrain passage (Wth 1m; L c. 13m) aligned E-W and roofed with lintels. At the W end the passage may turn S for c. 5m. 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

• SL032-108003 Hut site
  Description

  In the NE quadrant of a rath (SL032-108001-), adjacent to the enclosing bank of the rath. The remains of a rectangular structure (c. 8m x c. 3.8m) defined by the foundations of a stone wall (Wth 1.4m; H 0.3m) and a scarp. 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

• SL032-109 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (21.5m NW-SE) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.98m) WSW-NNE and by a scarp (H 1.4m) elsewhere. A dry flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.9m) is evident NW-NNE. The interior slopes down gently to SE. The rath is terraced into the hillslope with the N portion of the interior up to 1.45m below and the S portion up to 1.4m above the external ground level. This rath cuts a curving scarp which lies between it and another rath (SL032-108001-) c. 50m to NNW. 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

• SL032-110001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the lower S-facing slope of a ridge. A raised D-shaped area (dims. 21.5m NW-SE), defined by a scarp (max. H 0.9m), with a straight NW side (L 22.3m NE-SW). There is a hut site (SL032-110002-) in the SE quadrant of the interior. The rath is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area and on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a hachured circular area (diam. c. 20m). 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

• SL032-110002 Hut site
  Description

  In the SE quadrant of a rath (SL032-110001-). Foundations of the S and W sides of a rectangular structure (4m N-S; 2m E-W) are evident. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 Carrowreilly, 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 low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Carrowreilly · Ceathrú Uí Raghaill

Area

1,576,259 m² (157.63 ha, 389.5 acres)

Civil parish

Achonry, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Streamstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

255 people lived in 99 households in the Streamstown electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Achonry, Claragh Irish, Clooncunny, Cunghill, Rinbaun, Tullyhugh

Placenames

Carrowreilly 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.