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    The document outlines three types of rural settlement patterns found in Ireland: Dispersed settlement developed after the 18th century when the common land system changed and isolated farmhouses surrounded enclosed fields. Clustered/nucleated settlement includes small clusters of houses belonging to families and small villages built for estate workers. Linear/ribbon settlement has buildings arranged in a line, often along roads, and has developed for access to services and housing demand along roads.

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    Geography Linear, Dispersed, Nucleic

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    The document outlines three types of rural settlement patterns found in Ireland: Dispersed settlement developed after the 18th century when the common land system changed and isolated farmhouses surrounded enclosed fields. Clustered/nucleated settlement includes small clusters of houses belonging to families and small villages built for estate workers. Linear/ribbon settlement has buildings arranged in a line, often along roads, and has developed for access to services and housing demand along roads.

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    The document outlines three types of rural settlement patterns found in Ireland: Dispersed settlement developed after the 18th century when the common land system changed and isolated farmhouses surrounded enclosed fields. Clustered/nucleated settlement includes small clusters of houses belonging to families and small villages built for estate workers. Linear/ribbon settlement has buildings arranged in a line, often along roads, and has developed for access to services and housing demand along roads.

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    Geography Linear, Dispersed, Nucleic

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    The document outlines three types of rural settlement patterns found in Ireland: Dispersed settlement developed after the 18th century when the common land system changed and isolated farmhouses surrounded enclosed fields. Clustered/nucleated settlement includes small clusters of houses belonging to families and small villages built for estate workers. Linear/ribbon settlement has buildings arranged in a line, often along roads, and has developed for access to services and housing demand along roads.

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    List and describe the reasons for the development of linear,

    clustered, dispersed and nucleated settlement patterns in Ireland.


    There are four types of rural settlement patterns to be found on O.S maps
    and photographs. Dispersed settlement, clustered/nucleated settlement,
    linear/ribbon settlement and absense of settlement pattern.
    1. Dispersed settlement pattern
    This settlement pattern is made up of buildings scattered over a wide area. It
    has a long tradition in Ireland. Before the 18 th century, the open field system
    of farming was practiced where farmers shared open grazing land. This was
    called common land and it usually surrounded a central settlement.
    Everybody had access to this common land and let their animals graze on it.
    After the 18th century, this land ownership system changed and the common
    land was enclosed by fences and hedges. The original farmers who shared
    the land were given an enclosed farm and built their farmhouse in this
    enclosed area. They no longer shared grazing land. Instead, they worked their
    own fields for their own benefit. As a result of this change in the land
    ownership system, a dispersed pattern developed of isolated farmhouses
    surrounded by fields.
    2. Clustered/nucleated pattern
    This settlement is made up of buildings grouped together. In the uplands of
    the west of Ireland, clusters of houses are a sign of old farming systems.
    Clachans were small clusters of houses which belonged to an extended family
    group. Another type of rural clustered settlement was built in landlord times.
    Small villages were built for estate workers. Many of these still exist today
    and have an important heritage and tourist function, e.g. Adare in County
    Limerick and Charlestown in County Mayo. The term nucleated settlement is
    generally applied to urban settlements. Here, there is a larger population and
    usually a focus of routeways. Such settlements are often found at a bridging
    point or castle.
    3. Linear/ribbon settlement pattern
    In this case, buildings are arranged in a line, usually along a road or along a
    scenic coastal route. Several factors combine to encourage this type of
    development. Many people prefer to live in rural areas close to a nearby town
    where they can access services. Roads entering a town have services along
    them as it is less expensive for the local authorities to supply them along the
    major roads rather than along each small laneway or driveway. The
    availability of these services make roadside sites valuable places in which to
    live. Farmers may often sell their more valuable road-frontage land for
    housing sites. In some cases, this has led to unsightly ribbon developments

    or 'bungalow blight' in scenic areas e.g. Spiddal in County Galway.

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