# Castlepoles, Co. Cavan: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Killashandra, barony of Tullyhunco, Co. Cavan.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,043,492 m² (204.35 ha, 504.96 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,887 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killashandra, https://everytownland.com/cavan/parish/killashandra.md
- Barony: Tullyhunco
- Electoral division: Arvagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 967 people lived in 385 households in the Arvagh electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cavan, https://everytownland.com/cavan.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/4351
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 20292
- Centre: latitude 53.920112, longitude -7.539501 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castlepoles, from 192 m² to 216,751 m² (21.68 ha, 53.56 acres); 40 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 446395: 216,751 m² (21.68 ha, 53.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446395.md
- Parcel 487696: 187,488 m² (18.75 ha, 46.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/487696.md
- Parcel 464385: 169,041 m² (16.9 ha, 41.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/464385.md
- Parcel 446397: 115,921 m² (11.59 ha, 28.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446397.md
- Parcel 465957: 108,711 m² (10.87 ha, 26.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/465957.md
- Parcel 468554: 95,219 m² (9.52 ha, 23.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468554.md
- Parcel 468442: 90,222 m² (9.02 ha, 22.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468442.md
- Parcel 468551: 69,193 m² (6.92 ha, 17.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468551.md
- Parcel 469127: 57,943 m² (5.79 ha, 14.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/469127.md
- Parcel 468417: 57,216 m² (5.72 ha, 14.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468417.md
- Parcel 474278: 57,206 m² (5.72 ha, 14.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/474278.md
- Parcel 446396: 55,430 m² (5.54 ha, 13.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446396.md
- Parcel 434788: 55,063 m² (5.51 ha, 13.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/434788.md
- Parcel 446297: 50,241 m² (5.02 ha, 12.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446297.md
- Parcel 442106: 48,592 m² (4.86 ha, 12.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/442106.md
- Parcel 448352: 43,968 m² (4.4 ha, 10.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/448352.md
- Parcel 446398: 43,804 m² (4.38 ha, 10.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446398.md
- Parcel 469295: 42,656 m² (4.27 ha, 10.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/469295.md
- Parcel 450688: 36,655 m² (3.67 ha, 9.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/450688.md
- Parcel 442382: 32,606 m² (3.26 ha, 8.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/442382.md
- Parcel 468553: 31,891 m² (3.19 ha, 7.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468553.md
- Parcel 3896029: 29,492 m² (2.95 ha, 7.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3896029.md
- Parcel 3895690: 28,596 m² (2.86 ha, 7.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3895690.md
- Parcel 3895809: 16,411 m² (1.64 ha, 4.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3895809.md
- Parcel 446359: 14,257 m² (1.43 ha, 3.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446359.md
- Parcel 437883: 11,662 m² (1.17 ha, 2.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/437883.md
- Parcel 469703: 10,338 m² (1.03 ha, 2.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/469703.md
- Parcel 468305: 10,213 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468305.md
- Parcel 468416: 9,188 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468416.md
- Parcel 2672521: 8,988 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2672521.md
- Parcel 468365: 8,965 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468365.md
- Parcel 3174481: 8,887 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3174481.md
- Parcel 447182: 8,710 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/447182.md
- Parcel 481042: 7,663 m² (0.77 ha, 1.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/481042.md
- Parcel 5663410: 5,940 m² (0.59 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5663410.md
- Parcel 5016363: 5,637 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5016363.md
- Parcel 468552: 5,037 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468552.md
- Parcel 2672519: 3,580 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2672519.md
- Parcel 455521: 3,302 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/455521.md
- Parcel 4990798: 3,206 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4990798.md
- Parcel 2435509: 3,175 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2435509.md
- Parcel 443186: 3,113 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/443186.md
- Parcel 470237: 2,632 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/470237.md
- Parcel 2435511: 2,607 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2435511.md
- Parcel 457406: 2,536 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/457406.md
- Parcel 491119: 2,479 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/491119.md
- Parcel 2414662: 2,457 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2414662.md
- Parcel 2434886: 2,425 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2434886.md
- Parcel 468015: 2,410 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/468015.md
- Parcel 4357205: 2,291 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4357205.md
- Parcel 483214: 2,254 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/483214.md
- Parcel 492826: 2,074 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/492826.md
- Parcel 446120: 1,924 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/446120.md
- Parcel 446399: 1,873 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/446399.md
- Parcel 445597: 932 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/445597.md
- Parcel 490043: 856 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/490043.md
- Parcel 2996482: 812 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2996482.md
- Parcel 469096: 779 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/469096.md
- Parcel 3895469: 640 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3895469.md
- Parcel 446298: 355 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/446298.md
- Parcel 3895569: 278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3895569.md
- Parcel 4357265: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4357265.md
- Parcel 3226691: 192 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3226691.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Castlepoles in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

4 applications, newest first.

- 25 Aug 2022, Cavan County Council 22345: Conditional. Retention. to retain an existing surfaced yard for storage & sale of Christmas Trees and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22345/0
- 20 Apr 2022, Cavan County Council 22153: Conditional. Permission. to construct an agricultural shed which will consist of a milking parlour, cow drafting yard, dairy, plant room and a slatted collection yard with slurry holding tank underneath. Also construct new agricultural machinery entrance and erect meal bin and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22153/0
- 19 Oct 2021, Cavan County Council 21637: Refused. Permission, 1 home. construct specific split level dwelling house and detached domestic garage, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/21637/0
- 20 Jan 2021, Cavan County Council 2113: Conditional. Retention. to retain existing underground slatted slurry holding tank and PERMISSION to construct a new five bay shed over existing slatted tank and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2113/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Castlepoles.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CV030-003: Ringfort - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV030-003----. Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on a small natural spur on the NW slope of a steep rocky hill. Overlooked by higher ground to the E, S and SW. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV030-004001: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV030-004001-. A bawn wall of the Plantation period, constructed of stone and clay was, according to Davies, (1948a, 124-5) situated on an old road a little below the summit of Castlepoles hill. However, local tradition identifies the site of the castle as being c. 85m WSW of this (local information). There are no visible surface remains at either location. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
- CV030-004002: Bawn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV030-004002-. A bawn wall of the Plantation period, constructed of stone and clay was, according to Davies, (1948a, 124-5) situated on an old road a little below the summit of Castlepoles hill. However, local tradition identifies the site of the castle as being c. 85m WSW of this (local information). There are no visible surface remains at either location. Date of upload: 12 April, 2016
- CV030-005: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV030-005----. Raised almost circular area (int. dims. 28.3m N-S; 31.6m E-W) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and vague traces of a fosse. At the outer lip of the fosse at W there is a short stretch of counterscarp bank. From WNW-N a modern field bank has been erected along the outer lip of the fosse. Original entrance at SSE represented by a break in the bank with accompanying causeway. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Castlepoles, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Castlepoles.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cavan/castlepoles.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cavan/castlepoles.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cavan/castlepoles.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Castlepoles, Arva: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/cavan/castlepoles-arva.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Behy: https://everytownland.com/cavan/behy.md
- Cordonaghy: https://everytownland.com/cavan/cordonaghy.md
- Corduff or Cormore: https://everytownland.com/cavan/corduff-or-cormore.md
- Corradownan: https://everytownland.com/cavan/corradownan.md
- Drumshinny: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumshinny.md
- Forthill: https://everytownland.com/cavan/forthill.md
- Gorteen or Gorteenaterriff: https://everytownland.com/cavan/gorteen-or-gorteenaterriff.md
- Lackan: https://everytownland.com/cavan/lackan.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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