Knockbreenagher

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbreenagher, from 693 m² to 178,033 m² (17.8 ha, 43.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Knockbreenagher 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 Knockbreenagher 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 Knockbreenagher.

Recorded monuments

• SL027-150 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, near the base of the W-facing slope of a ridge. This rath has been levelled; it is visible as an oval enclosure in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 290-89) as a cropmark of a bank and external fosse with a possible entrance at SW. It is visible at ground level as a roughly circular raised area (diam. c. 26m E-W) with a scarp along the W arc (H 1.6m) and along the E arc (0.5m). The line of the bank is marked by stunted growth of grass and to N a line of rushes (Wth c. 2m) may indicate a silted-up fosse. 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

• SL027-151001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on top of the W end of a ridge. One of two conjoined raths (SL027-151002-); an oval area (27m N-S; 17m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1m). A shallow external fosse (Wth c. 3m) is evident all round except the along E arc where a field boundary is built against the outer face of the bank. The fosse along the NE arc is shared with the conjoined rath (SL027-151002-). A field boundary respects the edge of the fosse SW-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

• SL027-151002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on top of the W end of a ridge. One of two conjoined raths (SL027-151001-); a raised circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.6m). An external fosse (Wth 4m) is marked by a dense growth of rushes. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at SE. The interior is covered in rushes and the bank is grass-covered. The fosse along the SW arc is shared with the conjoined rath (SL027-151001-). 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

• SL027-152 Cliff-edge fort
  Description

  On the N side of a deep stream gully, in an area of damp pasture overlooked to SW by a high ridge. In poor condition, obscured by overgrowth and difficult to inspect. A subcircular area (32m NW-SE; c. 28m NE-SW) defined W-SE by a scarp (H 1.15m) with a slight internal rim, modified as a field boundary, and SSE-W by the steep-sided stream gully. Outside the scarp N-SE is a field drain (Wth 1.5m; D 0.45m) that continues beyond the fort at NNW. The interior is used as a dump for old cars and farm machinery. A deeply rutted farm track (Wth 2.5m) on a NNW-SSE axis crosses the interior, slightly NE of centre and there are corresponding breaks (Wth 3-4m) in the scarp at NNW and SE where the track enters and exits. 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

• SL027-153 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on the W-facing slope of ridge just below the summit. A slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse (Wth 4m). The inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) is evident all round. The outer earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.4m) is low and eroded along the E and S arcs and incorporated into a field boundary system elsewhere. 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

• SL027-154 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, below the summit of a ridge on a S-facing slope. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 49m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.5m) and a shallow external fosse (Wth 4m). The bank is faced with stone internally along the N, E and S arcs. A short section of bank and fosse is disturbed along the E arc. The interior slopes gently down to S, is overgrown with rushes and bisected by a low E-W field boundary wall. A field boundary skirts the fosse E-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

• SL027-155 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, just below the summit of a ridge; the land to W is planted with trees. A raised circular area (int. diam. 24m) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 5m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.5m) is evident all round. The intervening fosse (Wth 3m) is infilled and marked by a dense growth of rushes. The outer bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) is incorporated into the field boundary system along the W arc. A N-S field boundary bisects the interior. 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

• SL027-174 Enclosure
  Description

  In damp rushy pasture, encircled by high ground. An oval area (15.7m N-S; c. 23m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; H 0.3-0.4m) evident as a low, gapped rise marked by high grass and thistles. There is a break (Wth 5m) in the bank at SW. At N, a field drain on an E-W axis clips the bank. A band (Wth c. 2m) of rushes, probably indicating the line of an external fosse, is evident SE-NW, between the enclosure and a gentle natural rise in ground level. The enclosure is poorly preserved, engulfed in long grass and difficult to inspect. The surrounding area has recently been planted with coniferous trees but an exclusion zone (Wth 10-15m) has been left around the perimeter of the enclosure. 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

• SL027-177 Burnt spread
  Description

  On a an E-facing slope in poorly drained structure. There is a large plantation of coniferous trees fronted by a narrow length of deciduous trees at the location indicated. There is a substantial stream N-S between c. 10m and c. 20m E of this. There is a modern road between c. 15 and c. 30 to the E of the stream. There is no evidence of burnt spreads or of any other monument now visible. However a number of drains, some quite deep, were excavated and others cleared of debris, both within and in proximity to the plantation. It is possible that burnt spreads were identified during the excavation of these drains but have since been washed away. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 27 September 2011

• SL034-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough wet pasture, near the base of the S-facing slope of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (22m N-S; 21m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.1m) with numerous gaps. A band of rushes (Wth 1m) along the N arc may indicate the line of the fosse. The interior slopes slightly to S and the S portion is raised to compensate for the hillslope. A field boundary extends to E from the rath and remnants of another extend to NE. 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

• SL034-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In forestry, in poorly drained ground on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A circular area (18m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.6m) along the S arc and cut into the hillslope along the N arc where it is defined by a rising scarp (H 1.4m). The interior slopes down to S and is covered with mature trees. 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 Knockbreenagher.

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 Knockbreenagher, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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

Name

Knockbreenagher · Cnoc Bruíonachair

Area

1,167,130 m² (116.71 ha, 288.4 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

Annaghcarthy, Cuiltydangan, Drumcolumb, Drumdoney, Glen, Rathmulpatrick

Placenames

Knockbreenagher 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.