# Portlongfield, Co. Cavan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Killashandra, barony of Tullyhunco, Co. Cavan. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,099,406 m² (309.94 ha, 765.88 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 10,632 m² (1.06 ha, 2.63 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Killashandra, https://everytownland.com/cavan/parish/killashandra.md - Barony: Tullyhunco - Electoral division: Springfield, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 173 people lived in 72 households in the Springfield electoral division. 96% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cavan, https://everytownland.com/cavan.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/5368 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 21716 - Centre: latitude 53.99256, longitude -7.585685 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Portlongfield, from 172 m² to 251,195 m² (25.12 ha, 62.07 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 482746: 251,195 m² (25.12 ha, 62.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482746.md - Parcel 482750: 188,257 m² (18.83 ha, 46.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482750.md - Parcel 482749: 174,332 m² (17.43 ha, 43.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482749.md - Parcel 6154133: 163,458 m² (16.35 ha, 40.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6154133.md - Parcel 439010: 157,564 m² (15.76 ha, 38.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/439010.md - Parcel 482753: 155,854 m² (15.59 ha, 38.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482753.md - Parcel 473116: 153,754 m² (15.38 ha, 37.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/473116.md - Parcel 439004: 146,016 m² (14.6 ha, 36.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/439004.md - Parcel 482160: 145,698 m² (14.57 ha, 36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482160.md - Parcel 438496: 112,753 m² (11.28 ha, 27.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/438496.md - Parcel 482751: 112,560 m² (11.26 ha, 27.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482751.md - Parcel 439005: 85,740 m² (8.57 ha, 21.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/439005.md - Parcel 482752: 77,621 m² (7.76 ha, 19.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482752.md - Parcel 483332: 73,497 m² (7.35 ha, 18.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/483332.md - Parcel 439015: 72,379 m² (7.24 ha, 17.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/439015.md - Parcel 440103: 72,035 m² (7.2 ha, 17.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/440103.md - Parcel 439007: 70,912 m² (7.09 ha, 17.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/439007.md - Parcel 447629: 62,039 m² (6.2 ha, 15.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/447629.md - Parcel 469755: 51,414 m² (5.14 ha, 12.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/469755.md - Parcel 478914: 48,417 m² (4.84 ha, 11.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/478914.md - Parcel 439009: 46,003 m² (4.6 ha, 11.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/439009.md - Parcel 443593: 41,589 m² (4.16 ha, 10.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/443593.md - Parcel 438494: 37,643 m² (3.76 ha, 9.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/438494.md - Parcel 443253: 30,054 m² (3.01 ha, 7.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/443253.md - Parcel 478912: 26,269 m² (2.63 ha, 6.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/478912.md - Parcel 439012: 24,784 m² (2.48 ha, 6.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/439012.md - Parcel 480921: 22,404 m² (2.24 ha, 5.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/480921.md - Parcel 433747: 13,617 m² (1.36 ha, 3.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/433747.md - Parcel 3604093: 11,480 m² (1.15 ha, 2.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3604093.md - Parcel 491231: 10,632 m² (1.06 ha, 2.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/491231.md - Parcel 480113: 8,076 m² (0.81 ha, 2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/480113.md - Parcel 491041: 7,271 m² (0.73 ha, 1.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/491041.md - Parcel 447830: 6,778 m² (0.68 ha, 1.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/447830.md - Parcel 482747: 5,613 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/482747.md - Parcel 5429454: 5,199 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5429454.md - Parcel 3098588: 3,381 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3098588.md - Parcel 3604613: 3,286 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3604613.md - Parcel 3098603: 3,134 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3098603.md - Parcel 434969: 3,061 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/434969.md - Parcel 491302: 3,027 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/491302.md - Parcel 446602: 2,938 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/446602.md - Parcel 466708: 2,604 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/466708.md - Parcel 461018: 2,544 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/461018.md - Parcel 475708: 2,444 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/475708.md - Parcel 455883: 2,390 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/455883.md - Parcel 455884: 2,386 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/455884.md - Parcel 474585: 2,233 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/474585.md - Parcel 4963790: 2,218 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4963790.md - Parcel 445411: 2,182 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/445411.md - Parcel 438495: 2,019 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/438495.md - Parcel 468161: 1,666 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/468161.md - Parcel 445136: 1,546 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/445136.md - Parcel 449427: 1,412 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/449427.md - Parcel 4656470: 1,162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4656470.md - Parcel 480176: 1,126 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/480176.md - Parcel 467435: 664 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/467435.md - Parcel 465632: 632 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/465632.md - Parcel 463193: 311 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/463193.md - Parcel 466104: 172 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/466104.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Portlongfield 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) 3 applications, newest first. - 12 Aug 2024, Cavan County Council 2460370: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a Bungalow Type Dwelling House, Detached Garage, Entrance, Boundary Fence/Wall, Suitable Onsite Treatment System With Polishing Filter And All Ancillary Site Works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460370/0 - 6 Jun 2018, Cavan County Council 18229: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to erect fully serviced two storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, entrance, sewerage treatment facilities and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18229/0 - 30 May 2018, Cavan County Council 18223: Conditional. Permission. to demolish existing sheds and replace them with a slatted tank with slurry holding tank underneath. Also construct a four bay shed which will consist of a milking parlour, dairy and a slatted collection yard with slurry holding tank underneath and all associated site works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/18223/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Glasshouse Lake, site code 000983 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Portlongfield. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Killegar House, gate lodge, 1835–1855, Regional interest, registry number 40401909, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40401909. Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1845, with lean-to return. Now disused. Hipped slate roof with paired eaves brackets, off-centre rendered chimney stack, replacement rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth-rendered plinth. Windows openings with smooth render channel-jointed surrounds below hood mouldings and cut stone sills. Lattice paned cast-iron windows in timber frames to front elevation, replacement uPVC elsewhere. Central doorway with channel-jointed surround and sheeted double leaf doors. Set back from road with replacement gate, demesne entrance leading north-west from lodge. - Portlongfield Orange Hall, hall, 1870–1910, Regional interest, registry number 40401910, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40401910. Detached four-bay single-storey Orange hall, built c.1890, with single-storey extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with raised render barge copings, recent rendered chimneystack to rear, replacement rainwater goods. Smooth rendered wall with smooth raised plinth. Two-over-two timber sash windows with stone sills. Replacement timber sheeted door to rear. Setback from the road with low concrete block boundary wall. - Seipeal Naomh Treasa, Scoil Naisiunta Port Leamhchoille, school, 1820–1840, Regional interest, registry number 40401911, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40401911. Detached five-bay two-storey school, built c.1830, with recessed full-height entrance bay to east gable and single-storey flat-roofed porch to west gable. Now also in use as church. Hipped replacement slate roof, hip carried down over entrance bay, rendered chimneystack with projecting cut-stone bands, replacement rainwater goods. Cut-stone cross to east gable facing road. Roughcast rendered walls. Cast-iron lattice windows set in timber frames with stone sills. Six-over-six timber sliding sash window to north gable over porch. Replacement sheeted timber door with replacement lattice-style overlight. Set back and orientated perpendicular to road. Single-storey rubble-stone former toilet block to west. Freestanding cast-iron belfry, manufactured 1868, with cast-iron bell to east and inscribed ‘Sheridan Dublin maker 1868’. - Post box, 1880–1900, Regional interest, registry number 40401912, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CV®no=40401912. Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1890, with 'VR' royal cypher. Curved top and 'LETTERS ONLY' in raised lettering above letter slot with display panel over cypher in intertwined letters beneath. Set in rendered masonry gate pier adjacent to rural crossroads. ## 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 Portlongfield, about 1 in 20 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. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Portlongfield. - 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/portlongfield.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cavan/portlongfield.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cavan/portlongfield.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Portlongfield 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) - Aghavore (Co. Leitrim): https://everytownland.com/leitrim/aghavore.md - Drumergoole (Co. Leitrim): https://everytownland.com/leitrim/drumergoole.md - Drummany: https://everytownland.com/cavan/drummany-20976.md - Dunaweel: https://everytownland.com/cavan/dunaweel.md - Kilbrackan (Co. Leitrim): https://everytownland.com/leitrim/kilbrackan.md - Loughnafin or Rockfield: https://everytownland.com/cavan/loughnafin-or-rockfield.md - Sallaghan: https://everytownland.com/cavan/sallaghan-21799.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/cavan/portlongfield - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cavan/portlongfield