Larkhill

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Larkhill, from 88 m² to 318,152 m² (31.82 ha, 78.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Larkhill 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.

• 15 Jan 2026Conditional

  Construct stone plinth and base with the erection of a sculpture along with associated access, walls, landscaping and to carry out all ancillary site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660008

• 11 Apr 2024Conditional

  development consisting of the following: to construct stone plinth and base with the erection of a sculpture along with associated access, walls, landscaping and to carry out all ancillary site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460110

• 16 Apr 2019Conditional

  for development consisting of retention for a natural slate roof finish in lieu of a non-original thatched roof finish and the installation of 4 no. roof windows (two on the front elevation and two on the rear elevation)

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 19150

• 31 Jul 2017Conditional

  for development consisting of 10-year permission for a mountain bike trail recreational development in the townlands, Seevness, Altnavelick, Carrowgaveen, Gortakeeran, Lismacbryan, Lugbaun, Lugnadeffa, Mullanashee, Rathosey, and Tullaghan, Coolaney, Co. Sligo. The proposed development includes 80km of bike trails, approximately 0.6m wide (within a corridor of 100m) including boundary treatments, signage, and all associated works. The proposed development will also include a new building containing changing and washing facilities, a cafe, bicycle hire facilities, the construction of parking areas, a bike wash, the installation of a wastewater treatment plant and percolation area and all associated works, water connection/supply from a public main and associated services

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 17294

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: Ballysadare Bay SAC 000622
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballysadare Bay 000622

Recorded monuments

• SL019-142 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on top of a roughly circular hillock. A roughly circular area (c. 20m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by remnants of a sod-covered stony bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.35m) W-N and by a scarp (H 1.55m) N-SE. Elsewhere the scarp merges with the hillock. The interior is level. 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

• SL019-143 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on a small terrace on a NE-facing slope. An oval enclosure, incorporated along its W arc into a NNE-SSW field boundary, is visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP, V 203/151-0). The enclosure and the field boundaries are now levelled. The enclosure is now evident as a slightly raised level area (diam. c. 25m) roughly defined NW-SE by a broadly sloping scarp (H 1.8m) which merges with the natural slope. A faint scarp crosses the interior NE-SW. The ground rises immediately to the 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

• SL019-158 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough grazing, on a rise. Visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP, V 203/151) as a faint circular enclosure. Evident as a roughly circular area (diam. c. 11m) densely overgrown with ferns 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

• SL019-159 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on top of a hillock. A raised oval area (20.4m NW-SE; 24m NE-SW) defined by the remnants of a low stony bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) outside of which is a broad sloping terrace (Wth c. 10m) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m). The external slope S-W is obscured by gorse bushes. A NNE-SSW field boundary wall overlies the external terrace along the W and NW arcs. The interior is level with a pile of stones, covered with brambles, against the bank at E. 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

• SL019-160001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on top of a knoll which is surrounded by marshy ground E-W. A level oval area (26.7m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by a broad steep scarp (H 2m) S-N with a ramp-like extension (L c. 50m E-W) tapering towards E. The scarp is most pronounced along the S arc where it merges with the broad natural slope of the knoll (H c. 4.5m). A raised oval area (Wth 4m), flanked to E and W by natural depressions, projects northwards from the NE end of the extension. The base of the knoll is defined by a steep scarp separating it from the surrounding marshy ground. There is a souterrain (SL019-16002-) in the S half of the interior. Described by O'Rorke (1878, 275-6) as '...a beautiful sod fort, with three lines of circumvallation, the innermost circle being ten yards[9.14m] in diameter, the next thirty-two [29.26m], and the outer one sixty [54.86m]'. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area with a trackway leading to it from S and on the 1913 OS 6-inch map only by an arc of hachures S-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

• SL019-160002 Souterrain
  Description

  Located in the interior of a rath (SL019-160001-), close to the enclosing scarp at S. This souterrain was recorded by O'Rorke (1878, 275-6) as '...a cave ten or twelve feet [3.66m] long and four or five feet [1.22-1.52m] wide; roofed with flags resting on sidewalls of uncemented stones'. The accessible remains consists of two intact, interconnecting chambers (chambers 1 and 2) on a roughly N–S axis, and a ruined, roofless chamber/passage (chamber 3), c. 3-4m to W of these. The current access is at surface level through an opening (max. dim. c. 0.45-0.5m) in the roof of chamber 1, the southernmost of the two intact chambers. The opening is the result of the collapse of a roof lintel. Chamber 1 (L 5.2m NNE–SSW; Wth 1.45m; H 2m) is oblong in plan. The walls are constructed of random rubble incorporating large, irregular-shaped stones and boulders. They incline inwards towards the top to support a roof of massive overlapping slabs. An air vent was noted in the SW wall(pers. comm. M.A. Timoney 2003). Two lintel-roofed creeps open off the chamber at ground level. A creep (L 2.2 N−S; H 0.9-0.95m) at the NNE end of the chamber opens into the S end of chamber 2. In chamber 1, the opening to this creep forms a short lobby (L 0.7m NNE–SSW; Wth 0.76m) roofed by a massive boulder. Beyond this, the creep narrows (Wth 0.54m), before widening and rising in height (Wth 0.8m; H 1.6m) at the point where it merges with the S wall of the chamber 2. Chamber 2 (max. Wth 1.6m; H 2.2m) is of similar construction to chamber 1, but is considerably longer, extending to N for at least 10m. It appears to narrow towards its N end, where it is blocked by a sloping heap of stone rubble. The lintelled opening (Wth 0.71m; H 0.62m) to the second creep in Chamber 1 is located at the SW end of the chamber. This creep extends for at least 2m to NW but is blocked by collapsed soil. It may lead to the ruined chamber 3 which is exposed at surface level to W of chamber 1. Chamber 3 consists of a sub-rectangular depression (L c. 3.6m E–W; Wth 1.7m N–S; D c. 0.9m at E end) with drystone walling on the N, E and S sides, and one in situ lintel at its E end. It may be the original entrance passage/chamber to the souterrain. It is engulfed in overgrowth, and partly filled with soil and stones, which may obscure a creep leading to chamber 1. During an inspection in 1994 a large stone slab was noted protruding from the ground c. 3m E of the chamber 3 possibly indicating another chamber or passage. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of revised upload: 12 December 2016

• SL019-161001 Enclosure
  Description

  Listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified as 'Enclosure'. In rocky pasture, on the lower N-facing slopes of the Ox Mountains and within the N half of an 18th/19th-century field system (SL019-161004-). Oval area (16m N-S; 21.7m E-W) enclosed by a roughly-built wall (Wth 1.5m; H 0.5m) of stones and boulders. The interior and surrounding land is planted with coniferous trees. Upon inspection in 1994 it was concluded that this was an animal holding enclosure dating to the post-1700 AD period. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC. Date of upload: 21 November 2011

• SL019-161002 Enclosure
  Description

  Listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified as 'Enclosure'. In rocky pasture, on the lower N-facing slopes of the Ox Mountains and within the N half of an 18th/19th-century field system (SL019-161004-). Subrectangular area (10m N-S; 5.7m E-W) defined by a roughly built stone wall (Wth 0.7m; H 1.5m). The interior and surrounding land is planted with coniferous trees. Upon inspection in 1994 it was concluded that this was probably an enclosure for holding animals dating to the post-1700 AD period. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 21 November 2011

• SL019-161003 Enclosure
  Description

  Listed in both the SMR (1989) and the RMP (1995) and classified 'Enclosure'. In rocky pasture, on the lower N-facing slopes of the Ox mountains and within a field system (SL019-161004-). Roughly circular area (13m N-S; 14.2m E-W) enclosed by a roughly built drystone wall (Wth 1.3m; H 1.2m). Upon inspection in 1994 it was concluded that this was probably an enclosure for holding animals dating to the post-1700 AD period. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 21 November 2011

• SL019-161004 Field system
  Description

  Listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified as 'Field System'. A number of roughly parallel walls which extend upslope on a roughly N-S axis (as indicated on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map) are crossed on an E-W axis by numerous drystone walls and form small rectangular fields (as indicated on the 1913 edition of the OS 6-inch map). The fields are associated with a number of ruined rectangular stone-built huts and houses. Many of the fields are laid out to conform with the natural terraces of the mountain slope. Two passageways, flanked by stone walls, follow a curving roughly N-S line through the fields. There are three enclosures for holding animals (SL019-161001-, SL019-161002-, SL019-161003-) and a rath (SL019-162----) within the field system. Upon inspection in 1994 it was concluded that the field system and the enclosures for holding animals noted above, date to the post-1700 period. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 21 November 2011

• SL019-162 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rocky pasture, on the lower N-facing slopes of the Ox Mountains and straddling a narrow terrace with a steep N-facing slope. A roughly circular area (23.3m N-S; 26m E-W) defined NE-NW by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse (Wth 3.8m) and NW-NE by a steep curving scarp (H 3.7m). The inner bank is substantial (Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2.8m) apart from along the S arc and an internal revetment of drystone walling (H 0.6m) is evident at SSE. The entrance (Wth 3m) is at S, partially obscured by a pile of field clearance stones, with a causeway (Wth 1.8m) across the fosse. The outer bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.5m) has an entrance at S blocked with stones. Both banks are capped by the low remains of a wall (Wth 1.2m) along the W arc. The interior slopes slightly down to N and S from the centre. A low N-S field boundary crosses the interior just W of the centre. This field boundary forms the W side of a roughly square structure (6m E-W; 7.3m N-S) which is defined by low sod-covered wall footings (Wth 1.1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.55m) on its N, E and S sides. A narrow terrace (Wth 1.7m), the outer edge of which is marked by stones, skirts the base of the scarp NW-NE. An E-W field boundary lies immediately to S of the rath. The surrounding slopes have recently been planted with 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

• SL019-176001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a slight rise, on a broad undulating shelf on the lower N-facing slopes of the Ox Mountains. The immediate vicinity is heather-covered and broken by rock outcrops while further to W and E there are coniferous plantations. A circular area (int. diam. 25m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by a substantial inner drystone wall (Wth 4m) and encircled at a distance of 10m by the remains of an outer stone wall. The inner wall consists of internal and external stone facing with a rubble core. Its external face (H 1.3m) incorporates large roughly rectangular blocks of stone while the upper courses have collapsed outwards and spreads of stone tumble obscure the wall face around much of the circuit. The internal wall face (H 1.6m) is better preserved though it is partially rebuilt. In the interior, at the base of the internal face of the wall SW-NNE is a sod-covered terrace (Wth 2m; H 0.6m), probably the result of wall collapse. The internal face of the cashel wall rises to a height of 2m above this terrace but this is the result of rebuilding when the W arc of the cashel was incorporated into a property boundary. At ground level in the inner wall face at ENE there is a low opening (Wth 1m; H 0.4m) giving access to a niche (1m N-S; 1.5m E-W; H 0.7-0.75m) built into the thickness of the wall. The entrance (Wth c. 1m) is a dilapidated break at ESE. The outer enclosing wall (Wth 2.5m) consists of a low pile of rubble covered with heather and ferns. From N-E where it coincides with a natural break of slope it has an external height of c. 1m and from SSE-SSW it is incorporated into a field boundary wall that extends to E of the cashel. A ruined townland boundary wall bisects the interior on a N-S axis and crosses both cashel walls. In the intervening space between the two cashel walls at SSE is a ruined 18th/19th-century stone-built gable-ended house (int. dims.: 8.8m E-W; 3.5m N-S). A more ruinous but similar structure lies a short distance to W. Several small divisions of the space between the cashel walls are probably fields associated with these structures. 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

• SL019-218 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On the SE side of a large marshy pool, bordered by a small knoll. A mound (L c. 6m; H c. 1m) of burnt stone and charcoal is evident on the W side of the knoll. The burnt material is exposed due to erosion by cattle. A possible fulacht fia (SL019-218001-) lies c. 10m to WSW and another (SL019-236----) lies c. 40m to E. 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

• SL019-218001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On the SE side of a large marshy pool. A low dry oval mound (c. 7m NE-SW; 12.4m NW-SE; H 0.7m) surrounded by marshy ground. A possible fulacht fia (SL019-218----) lies c. 10m to ENE and another (SL019-236----) c. 40m to E. 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). p. 72, no. 375 Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL019-219 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on the W edge of marshy ground. A low roughly circular sod-covered rise of burnt stone and charcoal (diam. c. 8m; H 0.4m). 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). p. 72, no. 376 Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL019-236 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In marshy ground bordered at S by a steep N-facing slope and adjacent to a small pool. An oval mound (9m NNW-SSE; 7m ENE-WSW; H 0.8m) of burnt stones and charcoal-rich soil. Two possible fulachtaí fia (SL019-218----; SL019-218001-) lie c. 40m 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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 water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Larkhill · Cnocán na Fuiseoige

Area

1,480,830 m² (148.08 ha, 365.92 acres)

Civil parish

Ballysadare, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Ballysadare West, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballysadare West electoral division: 361 people in 131 households; 87% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barnabrack, Crockacullion, Lugbaun, Rathosey, Tanrego East or Carrowmore, Tanrego Intake

Placenames

Larkhill 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.