Drumcolumb

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumcolumb, from 432 m² to 286,392 m² (28.64 ha, 70.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Drumcolumb 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 Drumcolumb 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

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Drumcolumb.

Recorded monuments

• SL027-140 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  At the NW end of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21m N-S) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.2m) and a shallow external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.2m). Numerous gaps occur in the bank on the S arc, and there is a possible entrance (Wth 2m) in the E arc where there is a more gradual slope down to the exterior. The fosse, marked by a thick ring of rushes, is truncated by a N-S field boundary on the E arc. The interior is also covered with rushes. 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

• SL027-141 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge. Sections of field boundaries to the NW, E and SE of Drumcolumb church and graveyard (SL027-141001-; SL027-141002-) may be the remains of an ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 350m E-W). They occur as a series of segments, rather than a single continuous field boundary. The field boundaries coincide NW-N with the base of the hill but NE-SE cut across the slope. The boundaries are vertical-sided earthen banks (Wth 2m; H 0.8m) scarped into the slope with accompanying drains (Wth 2m) on the upslope side. From NW-N the field boundary is topped with a hawthorn hedgerow. A segment of fence at the ESE has a noticeably more substantial external face (H 1.8m). The curving segment of the field boundary indicated to the SE of the church on the 1910-11 OS 6-inch map has been levelled but remains visible as a slight scarp. There is a small broken high cross (SL027-141003-) in the centre of the graveyard. A holy well (SL027-141004-) associated with St Columb, recorded near the church in 1836 (OSL, 254), remains unlocated. 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

• SL027-141001 Church
  Description

  Near the W end of Drumcolumb graveyard (SL027-141002-) and within the N half of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL027-141----). A rectangular church (12m E-W; 7m N-S) reduced to sod-covered foundations (H c. 0.6m) except for a section of upstanding walling (L c. 4m), built of limestone blocks, near the E end of the S wall. Remnants of a splayed window are evident at its E end. At the W end are the sod-covered foundations of a rectangular annexe (7m N-S; 6m E-W), which may have been a residence for the cleric (M. A. Timoney 2002b, 57). Running S from the SE corner are remnants of a wall, reduced to foundation level. A high cross (SL027-141003-) is 4m to E. In 1836 it was suggested that this church was probably the remains of Drumcolumb parish church (OSL, 254-5). According to local information, it was thatched within living memory and was approached by a bridle path from the S (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). 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

• SL027-141002 Graveyard
  Description

  Within the N half of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL027-141----). A roughly oval earthen platform (H c. 0.6m; 37m E-W; 27m N-S), with the ruin of a church (SL027-141001-) near its W end and a broken high cross (SL027-141003-) at its centre. There are no visible remains of any grave-markers or grave-plots. Described by O'Rorke ([1889], vol. 2, 249-50) as 'little used, if not disused'. 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

• SL027-141003 Cross - High cross
  Description

  In the centre of a graveyard (SL027-141002-), 4m E of the ruin of Drumcolumb church (SL027-141001-) and within the N half of an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL027-141----). Described by Crawford (1918, 177) as the 'head of a plain cross with solid recessed ring… broken in two places'. A sketch from 1914 shows these two breaks, one above and the other below the ring (SMR (1989) file). The cross (H 0.5m; Wth 0.45m; T 0.1m), which is set upright in a low cairn of stones, is now eroded and weathered and the projecting arm above the ring (at the old break) has broken off. The arms project beyond the ring on one side but not on the other. Harbison (1992b, vol. 1, 74) noted that the four 'depressions' between the arms and the ring which are present on one face are only pecked out on the other face. He also stated that 'the cross-head could be later than 1200' (ibid.). 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

• SL027-142001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on top of a ridge. A circular area (diam. 20m) defined along the S arc by an earthen bank evident as a low rise (Wth 4m; ext. H 0.8m). A band of rushes (Wth 3m) may indicate the line of a silted-up external fosse. The rath is visible in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 290-89) with a differential growth pattern indicating a bank on the S arc and an external fosse all round. There is another rath (SL027-142002-) in same field c. 50m 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

• SL027-142002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying rough pasture, at the base of a ridge. A circular area (diam. c. 22m) covered in rushes, defined by a low rise (Wth 6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.8m) W-E. A silted up external fosse (Wth 4m) is evident as a band of rushes W-NE. The bank is clearly visible in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 290-89) as an arc of light-coloured vegetation NE-SSW while the external fosse is evident as a band of dark-coloured vegetation WSW-E. There is another rath (SL027-142001-) in the same field c. 50m 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

• SL034-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the steep SW-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (28m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 0.8m) W-E and by a scarp (H 0.4m) E-W. A slight trace of an external fosse (Wth c. 2m) is evident along the N arc. The interior slopes down 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

• SL034-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (20m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.2m) W-E and by a scarp (H 1m) E-W. An external fosse (Wth 2m) is evident along the W arc. A recent drain cuts across the line of the fosse at NW. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at W. The S portion is raised slightly to compensate for the hillslope. The interior is bisected by a N-S field boundary. 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

• SL034-034 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Near the N bank of a stream, at the base of the S-facing slope of a ridge. There are no visible remains of this well. Another well named 'Tobar Chollum (Cille)' (SL027-141004-) which was said to be at Drumcolumb church (SL027-141001-) c. 650m to NE remains unlocated. 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 Drumcolumb.

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 Drumcolumb, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1204 (ZIP).

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

Name

Drumcolumb · Droim Cholaim

Area

1,009,973 m² (101 ha, 249.57 acres)

Civil parish

Drumcolumb, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Drumcolumb, the unit of the census

Census 2022

273 people lived in 106 households in the Drumcolumb electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 18% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cuiltydangan, Drumdoney, Emlagh, Knockaun, Knockbreenagher, Rosmore

Placenames

Drumcolumb 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.