Cloghcor

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloghcor, from 1,418 m² to 178,575 m² (17.86 ha, 44.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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 Cloghcor 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Cloghcor in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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: Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) SAC 000627
• Special Protection Area: Drumcliff Bay SPA 004013
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) 000627

Recorded monuments

• SL007-026 Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
  Description

  In pasture, located on the broad, level top of a ridge on the fertile Maugherow peninsula, with panoramic views, encompassing sea, mountains and undulating hills. At E−S the tomb overlooks the broad sweep of Drumcliff Bay, backed by a dramatic line of mountains: Benbulbin, King’s Mountain and Cope’s mountain at E−ESE, the Ballygawley Mountains at SE, the long undulating spine of the Ox Mountain’s at SE−SW, and the squat bulk of Knocknarae at S. The low outline of the Belmullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo is visible across the sea to W, and the Donegal Mountains, Slieve League and the Blue Stacks are visible in the far distance at N−NNE. This portal tomb, named ‘Druid’s Altar’ on the OS 6-inch maps, is ruined, but remains an impressive monument. A special and unusual feature of the tomb is that one of its stones bears rock art (SL007-026001-). The tomb is of relatively simple design. A single large portal slab defines the E side. The W side is formed of three stones, the portal stone and two much smaller stones, one of which appears to be displaced. The capstone has collapsed and overlies a prostrate slab which bears the rock art. The long axis of the tomb is oriented NNE−SSW, with the entrance at NNE marked by the two portal-stones. The two massive upright portal-stones each have a roughly lozenge-shaped cross-section and a sloping top, and are well matched in bulk and height. They are notably different, however, in surface appearance. The E portal-stone (H 2.4m; L 2.5m; T 0.9-1.1m) is a heavily quartzite-bearing, white-speckled gneiss, with a rough, seamed surface; its top comes to a peak at the NE end and slopes markedly down from there towards the back of the tomb. The W portal-stone (H 2.6m; L 1-1.1m: T 1.1.) appears to have been deliberately split, giving it relatively smooth, flat angular surfaces. The positioning of the portal-stones is such that the gap between them narrows from the exterior (Wth 1.3m) to the interior (Wth 0.6m), creating a funnel-like access to the tomb interior. The long E portal is the only stone on the E side of the tomb. The W side, however, is defined by the tall portal-stone and a squat, upright boulder (H 0.7m; L 0.7m; T 0.5m) which abuts its S side, with another stone (L 0.9m; Wth 0.55m; T 0.2), probably displaced, immediately to S. The latter underlies a large prostrate slab (L c. 1.7m E−W; c. 1.3m; T 0.5-0.55m), which bears rock art (SL007-026001-) in the form of a series of cupmarks on its NE side. The original position of this stone is uncertain. It now underlies the massive capstone, and one possibility is that it originally served as a back stone to support the capstone. The capstone (L 3.4m NE-SW) is an angular sandstone slab, with a rough, corroded surface. It narrows markedly from its NE end (Wth 0.85m) towards a broad mid-section and SW end (Wth 2m). It has slipped from its original position and tilts to W, with its SW end slumped heavily onto the ground. Ground surface in the tomb interior forms a low earth and stone mound, rising 0.3-0.5m above surrounding field level. Two loose boulders at the SW end of the tomb appear to be field clearance stones. The entrance of the tomb faces NE, where the sun can be seen rising above low hills on the Summer solstice. Across the Bay, directly E of the tomb, the deep glacial valley of Glencar dips between King’s Mountain and Cope’s Mountain; viewed from the tomb, sunrise at the spring and autumn equinoxes emerges at the base of the silhouetted valley, and golden light fills the valley bowl from base to top (pers. comm. Leo Leydon). Attached images: SL007-026----_01.JPG: Two portal-stones at NNE-facing entrance SL007-026----_02.JPG: E side of tomb SL007-026----_03.JPG: Capstone at SSW end of tomb SL007-026----_04.JPG: W side of tomb; Glencar valley visible in background SL007-026----_01.pdf: 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 Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 August 2021

• SL007-026001 Rock art
  Description

  At Cloghcor portal tomb (SL007-026----). This very rare example of rock art found at a portal tomb consists of a series of cupmarks on the surface of one of the stones that form the tomb. The stone bearing the cupmarks is a large, subrectangular-shaped slab (c. 1.8m E−W; c. 1.3m N−S; T 0.35-0.5m) which lies prostrate and partly embedded in the ground towards the rear (SW end) of the tomb. It is now overlain by the collapsed capstone, and it is possible that it originally served as an end stone to support the capstone. The cupmarks occur on one of the narrower sides of the stone, which presents a relatively flat, smooth surface (L 1.3m E−W; D 0.5m at W end, 0.57m at W end) and currently faces NE toward the entrance of the tomb. The cupmarks are evident as small, shallow circular dimples (max. diam. 0.04m; D 0.01m) in the stone surface. They are not sharply defined and are barely discernible in normal light conditions. Photographic images taken at night under strong artificial illumination reveal two clusters, each of about 8-10 cupmarks, with a shallow linear feature/motif (L c. 0.1m) merging with the W cluster (see: SL007-026001-_01.JPG; SL007-026002-_01.JPG, provided courtesy of Ciaran McHugh). A shallow, natural ‘step’ or change of level in the surface of the stone divides the two clusters. More cupmarks may be concealed at the E end of the panel, where the stone is embedded in the ground. A 3-D photogrammetry image also highlights these details (courtesy of Martin Duffy). The purpose and meaning of the cupmarks remain enigmatic. The original position of the decorated stone within the tomb is uncertain, and therefore so too are the original orientation of the decorated panel and how visible it would have been in the past to visitors to the tomb. It is also uncertain whether the rock art is contemporary with the construction of the tomb or was added at a later date in prehistory. Notified to the National Monuments Service by Tamlyn McHugh. Attached images: SL007-026001-_01.JPG Illuminated image, courtesy of Ciaran McHugh SL007-026001-_02.JPG Illuminated image, courtesy of Ciaran McHugh SL007-026001-_03.JPG 3-D photogrammetry image, courtesy of Martin Duffy SL007-026001-_04.JPG Ranging rod marks location of decorated stone, viewed from tomb entrance at NE SL007-026001-_05.JPG Cupmarked stone SL007-026001-_06.JPG Cupmarked stone Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 August 2021

• SL007-056 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, located on the top of a ridge. Ground falls away in a steep slope to E and more gradually to SE−S. Ground rises again further S to a ridge top on which a portal tomb (SL007-026----) is located 275m to SSW. Views are good to N over undulating terrain, and extensive to E, where a rath (SL007-021001-) is visible on a ridge c. 600m to E, with Drumcliff Bay beyond. Gently rising ground restricts views to W. There is a farmyard at the base of the slope immediately to S. According to local information, this is the site of an enclosure, and the location was traditionally known as the ‘fort field’. It is not indicated on OS 6-inch maps. Little remains of the enclosure. A shallow arc of field fence/bank is extant, merging at its SW and NE ends with straight field fences, and coinciding with the boundary between Cloghcor and Cloghboley townlands. It may preserve the W half of a roughly circular enclosure (diam. 15-20m). It is engulfed in overgrowth and difficult to examine. It appears to consist of a curving bank (Wth c. 2-3m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H 1.6m) of earth and stone with a broad slump on the W side. The E face is cut to the vertical and faced with stones. Although clearly been modified to serve as a boundary fence, it is noticeably more substantial than the adjoining straight field fences. The E half of the enclosure probably coincided with the natural coutour/break of slope of the hill, but no trace of an enclosing element is now visible on that side. In the early 1990’s, a rectangular hearth-like feature (L c 2m; Wth c.1m) was exposed in the interior area of the enclosure during ground works to create a farm track. It was defined by a setting of low rectilinear stones, and containing black soil. Three fragments representing approximately three-quarters of a rotary quern stone were found in the hearth-like feature. One fragment had a small, rough cross incised on it. The whereabouts of the quern fragments are now unknown (pers. comm. Leo Leydon). Notified to NMS by Leo Leydon. Attached images: SL007-056----_01.JPG: Location viewed from S SL007-056----_02.JPG: Arc of bank viewed from W SL007-056----_03.JPG: Arc of bank viewed from WNW Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 August 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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 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 Cloghcor.

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

Name

Cloghcor · An Chloch Chorr

Area

460,839 m² (46.08 ha, 113.88 acres)

Civil parish

Drumcliff, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Lissadill West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lissadill West electoral division: 639 people in 246 households; 80% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 17% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardtermon, Cloghboley, Kilmacannon

Placenames

Cloghcor 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.