Kilcornan Settlement

The deserted settlement of Kilcornan was re-discovered in 1970 by aerial reconnaissance. Clearly laid out walls and fields were captured. Eight rectangular plots on either side of a street covers an area of c.110m by 100m. A street runs through this area, east to west. The overall area is 300m by 275m. The eight rectangular plots were found to have up to two houses per plot, giving rise to the local moniker for the area being ‘the sixteen tenants.’ In 1862 the recorded owner of these lands was Mr. Clarke, with Kilcornan recorded to have been made up of 416 acres; 1 rood; 26 square perches. Kilcornan was, in the 1860’s, mainly cultivated land, but one-quarter was bog. Kilcornan deserted settlement is described to be in poorly drained land, bounded by two streams. Experts believe that Kilcornan settlement dates to the 17^th/18^th century. It is accepted that the settlement was abandoned by the 19^th century due to the natural environment.

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This national monument is protected in accordance with the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014