# Cant, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Quin, barony of Bunratty Upper, Co. Clare; in Irish Canta. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,013,560 m² (101.36 ha, 250.46 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 506,451 m² (50.65 ha, 125.15 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Quin, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/quin.md - Barony: Bunratty Upper - Electoral division: Dangan, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Dangan electoral division: 245 people in 88 households; 93% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/7824 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 30509 - Centre: latitude 52.816548, longitude -8.802962 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 2 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cant, from 97,935 m² (9.79 ha, 24.2 acres) to 914,968 m² (91.5 ha, 226.09 acres); 17 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1429180: 914,968 m² (91.5 ha, 226.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1429180.md - Parcel 1476848: 97,935 m² (9.79 ha, 24.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1476848.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Cant 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) No planning application touches the townland of Cant in the national file, which goes back to 2010. ## 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 Cant. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CL035-086: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-086----. On a gentle S-facing slope, in improved, gently undulating pasture. A circular area (diam. 20m) defined by a well-formed sod-covered wall of stone (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.15m; Wth at top 2m; overall Wth 7.25m). Thorn trees grow around top and sides of bank. There is no obvious entrance gap. The interior has a slight tilt downslope to E. An irregular heap of stones covered in vegetation is located within the centre and other loose stones are scattered around the interior. A linear limestone ridge (long-axis NE-SW) projects (L c. 55m) from exterior of monument at E and appears naturally formed. A laneway (long-axis NE-SW) flanks the exterior of the monument to N. A field fence (long-axis NW-SE) is located c. 2.5m to W and a stone wall townland boundary (long-axis NE-SW) is located c. 4m to N. The following images have been uploaded: CL035-086----_01.jpg From NW. General view across interior. CL035-086----_02.jpg From W. Cross-sectional view of bank at S. CL035-086----_03.jpg From S. General view of monument. CL035-086----_04.jpg From E. General view of monument. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 13 March 2018 - CL035-090: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-090----. On a low rise, having a steep E-facing slope where there is a small valley (long-axis N-S), in improved gently undulating pasture. Not visible at ground level. Depicted on all historic OS mapping as an oval area (34m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by a single enclosing element. A small field and settlement is shown adjoining to S. According to local information this land was intensively improved sometime prior to the 1980s. Enclosure (CL035-095----) is c. 65m to ENE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 March 2018 - CL035-095: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-095----. On a plateau on a low, gently undulating ridge, overlooking a small valley to the immediate W, in improved pasture. Depicted on all OS historic mapping as an oval area (33m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a single enclosing element. Not visible at ground level. According to local information this land was intensively improved sometime prior to the 1980s. Enclosure (CL035-090----) is c. 65m to WSW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 March 2018 - CL035-097: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL035-097----. On a low, yet distinctive knoll, in improved pasture, overlooking woodland to E and gently rolling pasture elsewhere. Depicted on the 1840 edition OS 6-inch map as a large oval area defined by a single enclosing element. The monument is shown as a sub-oval area (30m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by a single enclosing element on the 25-inch OS map and 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. This knoll was clearly used as a well-drained vantage point with land sloping down steeply to N and E. According to local information this land was intensively improved sometime prior to the 1980s. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 March 2018 - CL043-010: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL043-010----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie. 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 Cant. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 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: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_770, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_770.zip (ZIP). - 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/clare/cant.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/cant.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/cant.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Cant with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare: https://everytownland.com/clare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballyroughan North: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballyroughan-north.md - Carnmallow: https://everytownland.com/clare/carnmallow.md - Carrowgar: https://everytownland.com/clare/carrowgar-30578.md - Cloonaherna: https://everytownland.com/clare/cloonaherna.md - Cragbwee: https://everytownland.com/clare/cragbwee.md - Craggaunowen: https://everytownland.com/clare/craggaunowen.md - Cutteen: https://everytownland.com/clare/cutteen.md - Deerpark North: https://everytownland.com/clare/deerpark-north.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/clare/cant - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/cant