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

Townland in the civil parish of Crosserlough, barony of Castlerahan, Co. Cavan.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 739,849 m² (73.98 ha, 182.82 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,513 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Crosserlough, https://everytownland.com/cavan/parish/crosserlough.md
- Barony: Castlerahan
- Electoral division: Graddum, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 589 people lived in 206 households in the Graddum electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cavan, https://everytownland.com/cavan.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/4980
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 21046
- Centre: latitude 53.876431, longitude -7.279168 (WGS 84)

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

24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Duffcastle, from 1,012 m² to 130,805 m² (13.08 ha, 32.32 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 474511: 130,805 m² (13.08 ha, 32.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/474511.md
- Parcel 448807: 111,364 m² (11.14 ha, 27.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/448807.md
- Parcel 490712: 86,602 m² (8.66 ha, 21.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/490712.md
- Parcel 487578: 84,354 m² (8.44 ha, 20.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/487578.md
- Parcel 472565: 65,574 m² (6.56 ha, 16.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/472565.md
- Parcel 436315: 58,256 m² (5.83 ha, 14.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/436315.md
- Parcel 474182: 38,395 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/474182.md
- Parcel 476566: 38,122 m² (3.81 ha, 9.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/476566.md
- Parcel 475361: 33,990 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/475361.md
- Parcel 461492: 21,672 m² (2.17 ha, 5.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/461492.md
- Parcel 491922: 20,863 m² (2.09 ha, 5.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/491922.md
- Parcel 488699: 8,923 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/488699.md
- Parcel 3037940: 6,103 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3037940.md
- Parcel 3037485: 5,028 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3037485.md
- Parcel 3078820: 4,770 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3078820.md
- Parcel 3038420: 4,201 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3038420.md
- Parcel 433983: 4,196 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/433983.md
- Parcel 2579001: 4,115 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2579001.md
- Parcel 488409: 3,537 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/488409.md
- Parcel 442998: 2,412 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/442998.md
- Parcel 434987: 2,107 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/434987.md
- Parcel 485346: 1,694 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/485346.md
- Parcel 441037: 1,494 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/441037.md
- Parcel 478255: 1,012 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/478255.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Duffcastle 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)

10 applications, newest first.

- 8 Jun 2026, Cavan County Council 2660319: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. of domestic green house/garden shed and alterations to plans, elevations & roof of existing dormer dwelling & garage, site layout and boundaries. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660319/0
- 29 Sept 2024, Cavan County Council 2460458: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to RETAIN demolitions to an existing single storey dwelling comprising porch and external wall openings. Also, PERMISSION sought for the erection of single storey extensions and alterations to existing dwelling elevations, associated site services upgrades and development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460458/0
- 21 Sept 2024, Cavan County Council 2460448: N/a. Retention. to retain demolitions to an existing single storey dwelling comprising porch and external wall openings. Also, permission sought for the erection of single storey extensions and alterations to existing dwelling elevations, associated site services upgrades and development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460448/0
- 25 Jun 2024, Cavan County Council 2460288: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for a single storey extensions to a single storey dwelling and associated site services upgrades and development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460288/0
- 12 Dec 2022, Cavan County Council 22514: Refused. Permission. for (a) change of use of agricultural land for use for field archery (b) construction of a detached dormer style archery club room building (c) to form new vehicular entrance, driveway and associated car park (d) together with all associated site works including the installation of foul water storage tank. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22514/0
- 27 May 2021, Cavan County Council 21320: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development consisting of a kitchen/diner extension (25sqm) to the side of our existing dwelling and a utility room extension (7.4sqm) to the rear and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/21320/0
- 13 Mar 2019, Cavan County Council 1987: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development consisting of (1) install proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, (2) decommission existing septic tank and percolation area and (3) complete all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/1987/0
- 16 Aug 2017, Cavan County Council 17359: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. to retain (1) one storey extension to rear of existing one storey type dwelling incorporating sanitary and living accommodation (2) domestic storage shed to rear of site (3) revised site layout and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/17359/0
- 28 Apr 2017, Cavan County Council 17172: Conditional. Permission. to a) decommission 1 no. existing pig house and construct 2 no. replacement pig houses, and, b) retain 2 no. existing pig houses, 2 no. general purpose stores and 1 no. office, together with all ancillary structures and all associated site works arising from the above development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/17172/0
- 12 Jan 2017, Cavan County Council 178: N/a. Permission. to (a) decommission 1 no. existing pig house and construct 2 no. replacement pig houses, and (b) retain 2 no. existing pig houses, 2 no. general purpose stores and 1 no. office, together with all ancillary structures and all associated site works arising from the above development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/178/0

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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 Duffcastle.

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

- CV032-021: Megalithic tomb - portal tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV032-021----. Situated on the side of a ridge. This E-facing chamber is 2m long. The southern of two large stones at the entrance is a portal-stone, 1.8m high. The other, 1.4m high, appears to be a doorstone. The northern portal-stone is missing. Single stones form the sides of the chamber. The northern is 1m high and the southern, now collapsed inwards, was of like height. The backstone, 1.5m high, leans inwards. The front end of a great roofstone rests on the portal-stone but its opposite end has tilted into the chamber. Two stones at the inner end of the collapsed sidestone are of uncertain origin. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 134, No. 36) 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 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).
- CV032-022: Bawn, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCV032-022----. A castle at Doncaslan (Duffcastle) in Crosserlough parish is marked on the Down Survey (1656-8) map of County Cavan. for which see this web-page accessed on 18/04/2016 http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#c=Cavan This location is depicted as a subrectangular area (dims c. 30m N-S; c. 25m E-W) and described as a 'Fort' on OS Fair Plan and the OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on E shoulder of a natural scarp. No feature is 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 revision: 18 April 2016

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 Duffcastle.

## 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 Duffcastle, 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Duffcastle.
- 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/duffcastle.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cavan/duffcastle.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cavan/duffcastle.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Duffcastle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan: https://everytownland.com/cavan.md

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

- Crosserlough: https://everytownland.com/cavan/crosserlough.md
- Cullow: https://everytownland.com/cavan/cullow.md
- Drumscruddan: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drumscruddan.md
- Kiffagh: https://everytownland.com/cavan/kiffagh.md
- Latnadronagh: https://everytownland.com/cavan/latnadronagh.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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