Tawnymucklagh

177 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tawnymucklagh, from 36 m² to 113,551 m² (11.36 ha, 28.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3CF – community facilities (Community facilities)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5RV – rural village uses (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  to convert the existing derelict school building into a dwelling, upgrade the existing wastewater treatment system, together with ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2560520

• 1 May 2024Conditional

  To construct 1. A New Entrance 2. A Playground and picnic area with Car parking, footpaths, Lighting and all associated site development works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460146

• 8 Sept 2021Conditional

  Development consisting of retention of a 2-storey extension to the rear and a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 21359

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Lough Gara SPA 004048
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Gara 000587

Recorded monuments

• SL046-017 Enclosure
  Description

  In flat marshy pasture, cut by several field drains. A distinct circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) is visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP, V 227/44). It is not visible at ground 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

• SL046-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, utilizing a low natural elevation; the ground slopes down to E and S. Indicated as a circular embanked area on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as an arc of a field boundary NW-SSW on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. A roughly circular area (26m N-S) defined NW-N by a slight rise, N-ESE by a scarp (H 0.65m) and SE-SSW by a scarp (H 1.3m) which merges with the line of a field boundary following the contour of the natural rise. The scarp diminishes S-SW and is truncated at W by a concrete shed. The interior is level and grass-covered. A cottage and outhouses lie immediately 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

• SL046-031 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rocky scrubland. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by a drystone wall (T 1.6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m). The wall has a rubble core with a facing of flat slabs and is mainly robbed of stones. The cashel is heavily overgrown with thorn bushes and the interior is inaccessible. 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

• SL046-032001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, just below the summit of a ridge, on a S-facing slope. A roughly oval area (30.7m N-S; 26.4m E-W) enclosed by a roughly coursed drystone wall. From NE-S the wall (T 2.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.4m) is least modified. Elsewhere sections of it have been breached, modified or rebuilt or obscured by accumulations of field-clearance stones. At NW stones have been piled on top of the wall and a slump of loose stones has spilled into the interior, possibly a mixture of wall collapse and field-clearance stones. A section of wall (L c. 5m) at N has been breached and partially rebuilt. A field boundary extends N from the cashel wall immediately E of this breach while immediately E of the field boundary another section of the wall (L 11m) has been rebuilt and expanded into the interior to form a D-shaped structure. Immediately E of this structure is a narrow break (Wth 1.05m) in the cashel wall. A further blocked-up gap (Wth 1.8m) is evident at SSW. The interior slopes down to SSE from the fairly level N third, levelling out again in the S third. There is a souterrain (SL046-032002-) in the W half of the interior. Immediately outside the wall at S is a sod-covered stony rise (6m N-S; c. 10m E-W) defined by a low uneven scarp (H 0.5m). Stones and boulders protrude from the edge of this platform, some of which may be bedrock. A narrower (Wth 2-3m; H 0.3m) continuation of this rise is evident S-SW immediately outside the cashel wall. 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

• SL046-032002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the W half of a cashel (SL046-032001-). A low partially sod-covered stony rise (Wth c. 2m; L 6.2m) extends E into the interior from the cashel wall at W. The S side of the rise is built up to compensate for the slope of the interior of the cashel. Four in situ lintels are partially exposed on the surface and gaps between them reveal a drystone-built passage (Wth 0.65m at E, 0.9m at W; H 0.4m), largely infilled with loose stones and blocked at the W end. 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

• SL046-033 Crannog
  Description

  In a water meadow, near the present shoreline of Lough Gara. A low-cairn crannog (8.6m N-S; 7.1m E-W; H 0.64m above the meadow), the surface of which consists of well-set angular to subangular stones topped with larger angular boulders. The edge of the crannog is distinct from the surroundings. 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

• SL046-035 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  On rolling pasture about 600m W of Lough Gara. A W-facing gallery (min. L 6.7m) is divided by a septal-stone into a portico and main chamber and is surrounded by the remains of an outer-wall. The structure, which is built with quite small orthostats, stands in a low mound (10m E-W; max. 8m N-S; H 0.5m). The portico (L 1.5m) is formed by two stones at the S and another, now fallen, at the N side. The septal-stone is broken in two pieces. Between the N end of the septal-stone and the N side of the main chamber there is a small stone. The main chamber (min. L 5m; Wth 1.2m at septal-stone, 0.9m towards opposite end) is represented by six stones to the N and five to the S. At the inner end of the S side there is a partly buried stone of uncertain function. There is a displaced stone about mid-way along the main chamber. The outer-wall at the N is represented by seven stones and that at the S also by seven stones. A partly buried stone immediately outside the easternmost outer-wall stone at the S seems to be prostrate. The back of the outer-walling is represented by a single orthostat. Two facade-stones, both fallen to W, linked the southern outer-wall to the front of the portico. A single facade-stone, a thin slab, stands just forward of the northern outer-wall. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 80-81, no. 127) 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 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

• SL046-036 Crannog
  Description

  In a wet meadow, below the former shoreline, in a shallow bay on the W shore of Lough Gara. The crannog is surrounded by flat ground with views of the Curlew Mountains. It consists of a low grass-overgrown mound (15.4m N-S; 14.6m E-W; H 0.86m above the lakeshore), half of which protrudes into the water like a small peninsula. The surface is more even and overgrown with grass towards the shore making it difficult to find the edge of the site, as it blends into the meadow while the surface of the E portion is more uneven. The edge is clearer towards the water, consisting of subangular stones (diam. c. 0.3-0.4m). Some animal bones were found along the edges of this site during the site inspection. (Cross 1953, fig. 1; Fredengren 2002, KILC 011) 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

• SL046-037003 Crannog
  Description

  On an earlier shoreline of Lough Gara. Marked as a crannog site on Cross's unpublished map. A hole dug in the peat reveals an irregular placement of rounded stones and sand (2m x 3m; H 0.3m above the shoreline). Marl and mud are visible under the peat. (Fredengren 2002, KILC 005) 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

• SL046-037004 Crannog
  Description

  In peaty soil, 4m from an earlier shoreline of Lough Gara. Marked as a crannog site on Cross's unpublished map. A poorly defined area (5m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.3m) containing small irregular stones. A vertical wooden post is visible in the centre. (Fredengren 2002, KILC 006) 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

• SL046-037005 Crannog
  Description

  In a water meadow below an earlier shoreline of Lough Gara. Marked as a crannog site on Cross's unpublished map. There are no visible remains of this crannog. (Fredengren 2002, KILC 007) 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

• SL046-037006 Crannog
  Description

  In a peaty wet meadow, below an earlier shoreline of Lough Gara. Marked as a crannog site on Cross's unpublished map. A grass-covered mound (4.6m N-S; 6m E-W; H 0.3m above the meadow), with distinct edges, possibly consisting of fire-cracked stones. A possible causeway (L 7m E-W; Wth 1.4m N-S) extends from the NW edge of the mound towards a small spit of land out in the bay. (Fredengren 2002, KILC 008) 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

• SL046-037008 Crannog
  Description

  In Lough Gara, on the W side of a drain from Monasteraden bog. A small concentration of wooden piles may indicate a crannog under the peat cover. (Fredengren, KILC POST) 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

• SL046-051001 Hut site
  Description

  In pasture, at the SW end of a narrow spine of elevated ground, with views of Lough Gara to S. Densely covered with overgrowth of blackthorn, holly and ash. A roughly circular area (c. 7m NE-SW; c. 7m NW-SE) defined NNW-NE by an arc of an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.35m) with a broad internal slump, ESE-S by remnants of a linear scarp that follows the break of slope and S-W by a low stony rise. The NNW terminal is broader and higher than the remainder and incorporates some large stones, possibly from field clearance. There are breaks in the bank at NW (Wth 2m) and E (Wth 2.7m). There is a field boundary wall immediately to E. A standing stone (SL046-051002-) lies c. 30m 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

• SL046-051002 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, in a natural hollow bordered on the E side by a prominent rise on top of which is a hut site (SL046-051001-), c. 30m to E. An upright roughly triangular stone (H 1.32m; 1.55m x c. 0.5m; long axis NNW-SSE) with a tapering blunt top (c. 0.5m x c. 0.25m). 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 Tawnymucklagh.

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 20 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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Tawnymucklagh · Tamhnaigh na Muclach

Area

2,791,680 m² (279.17 ha, 689.84 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcolman, and its townlands

Barony

Coolavin

Electoral division

Coolavin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Coolavin electoral division: 461 people in 181 households; 84% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annaghbeg or Monasterredan, Clogher, Lomcloon, Monasterredan, Sroove

Placenames

Tawnymucklagh 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.