# Gortmore, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Drumcliff, barony of Islands, Co. Clare; in Irish An Gort Mór.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,726,267 m² (172.63 ha, 426.57 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 22,363 m² (2.24 ha, 5.53 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Drumcliff, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/drumcliff.md
- Barony: Islands
- Electoral division: Kilnamona, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 959 people lived in 318 households in the Kilnamona electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/6378
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 31321
- Centre: latitude 52.853663, longitude -9.060367 (WGS 84)

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

60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortmore, from 638 m² to 136,067 m² (13.61 ha, 33.62 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1489019: 136,067 m² (13.61 ha, 33.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1489019.md
- Parcel 1514120: 104,673 m² (10.47 ha, 25.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1514120.md
- Parcel 1496270: 98,869 m² (9.89 ha, 24.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496270.md
- Parcel 1445833: 73,684 m² (7.37 ha, 18.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1445833.md
- Parcel 1463768: 69,742 m² (6.97 ha, 17.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1463768.md
- Parcel 1495002: 60,766 m² (6.08 ha, 15.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1495002.md
- Parcel 1432324: 53,526 m² (5.35 ha, 13.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1432324.md
- Parcel 1488914: 52,644 m² (5.26 ha, 13.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1488914.md
- Parcel 1505549: 51,526 m² (5.15 ha, 12.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1505549.md
- Parcel 1435588: 48,789 m² (4.88 ha, 12.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1435588.md
- Parcel 1496055: 48,119 m² (4.81 ha, 11.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496055.md
- Parcel 1495005: 45,694 m² (4.57 ha, 11.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1495005.md
- Parcel 1494098: 45,372 m² (4.54 ha, 11.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1494098.md
- Parcel 1432605: 42,940 m² (4.29 ha, 10.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1432605.md
- Parcel 1499153: 39,921 m² (3.99 ha, 9.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1499153.md
- Parcel 1466571: 39,897 m² (3.99 ha, 9.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1466571.md
- Parcel 4973360: 39,710 m² (3.97 ha, 9.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4973360.md
- Parcel 1461363: 36,699 m² (3.67 ha, 9.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1461363.md
- Parcel 1518663: 34,633 m² (3.46 ha, 8.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1518663.md
- Parcel 1493046: 34,001 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1493046.md
- Parcel 1521314: 29,315 m² (2.93 ha, 7.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1521314.md
- Parcel 1463723: 29,097 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1463723.md
- Parcel 1496015: 28,260 m² (2.83 ha, 6.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496015.md
- Parcel 1463854: 27,492 m² (2.75 ha, 6.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1463854.md
- Parcel 1463811: 25,876 m² (2.59 ha, 6.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1463811.md
- Parcel 1496155: 25,793 m² (2.58 ha, 6.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496155.md
- Parcel 1468232: 25,719 m² (2.57 ha, 6.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1468232.md
- Parcel 1496179: 24,355 m² (2.44 ha, 6.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496179.md
- Parcel 1463879: 24,130 m² (2.41 ha, 5.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1463879.md
- Parcel 1483430: 22,380 m² (2.24 ha, 5.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1483430.md
- Parcel 1494926: 22,346 m² (2.23 ha, 5.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1494926.md
- Parcel 1458682: 21,593 m² (2.16 ha, 5.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1458682.md
- Parcel 1468084: 19,782 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1468084.md
- Parcel 1507783: 19,703 m² (1.97 ha, 4.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1507783.md
- Parcel 1492671: 18,693 m² (1.87 ha, 4.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1492671.md
- Parcel 1494527: 16,333 m² (1.63 ha, 4.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1494527.md
- Parcel 1496213: 15,135 m² (1.51 ha, 3.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1496213.md
- Parcel 1448191: 14,971 m² (1.5 ha, 3.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1448191.md
- Parcel 1442754: 12,125 m² (1.21 ha, 3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1442754.md
- Parcel 2733950: 11,903 m² (1.19 ha, 2.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2733950.md
- Parcel 1502975: 11,106 m² (1.11 ha, 2.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1502975.md
- Parcel 2733975: 4,746 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2733975.md
- Parcel 1511290: 4,590 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1511290.md
- Parcel 1443977: 4,457 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1443977.md
- Parcel 1519748: 3,841 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1519748.md
- Parcel 5120688: 3,288 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5120688.md
- Parcel 1464802: 3,081 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1464802.md
- Parcel 1447405: 3,014 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1447405.md
- Parcel 1447992: 2,756 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1447992.md
- Parcel 1509623: 2,647 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1509623.md
- Parcel 2753327: 2,634 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2753327.md
- Parcel 1447666: 2,590 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1447666.md
- Parcel 1448488: 2,445 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1448488.md
- Parcel 4268881: 2,367 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4268881.md
- Parcel 1508297: 2,292 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1508297.md
- Parcel 1494860: 2,007 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1494860.md
- Parcel 1448791: 1,965 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1448791.md
- Parcel 1471745: 779 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1471745.md
- Parcel 1494917: 675 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1494917.md
- Parcel 1518804: 638 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1518804.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Gortmore 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)

2 applications, newest first.

- 27 May 2025, Clare County Council 25168: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a detached ancillary living unit to the rear of the existing dwelling and to install a replacement effluent treatment system, all with associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/25168/0
- 21 Jul 2023, Clare County Council 2360266: Conditional. Permission. for development which will consist of alterations including stone cladding to part of the front elevation, lime mortar to original stonework, and a rear extension to ground floor and basement total Area 62.5sqM, with site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360266/0

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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 Gortmore.

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

- CL033-060001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL033-060001-. On a SSW-facing slope, in rough pasture with excellent views E-SW, although obscured by a high drystone wall (H 1.5-1.7m) NE-ESE. It is depicted on all OS historic mapping as an oval enclosure. It consists of an oval area (31m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) defined by a stone wall (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.2m; Wth at top 4.3m; overall Wth 7.25m) except at SW where there is a scarp (Wth 1.4m; H 0.6m). A stone kerb faces the exterior (H 0.5m) and interior (H 0.2m) NW-SE. The kerbstones on the exterior are large (L 1.2m; Wth 0.25m; H 0.5m) and well arranged, whereas the stones on the interior are smaller (L 0.6m; Wth 0.15m; H 0.2m) and less clearly defined. The wall is sod-covered WNW-NW. The interior is grass-covered and is generally level, except where there is a notable step-down (D 0.5m) as a result of quarrying. A pile of loose stone is located outside the monument at SW, adjacent to the scarp. An entrance gap (Wth 2m) at WNW may be modern. A low sinuous field boundary (long-axis WNW-ESE; Wth 1m) extends from NW. A high stone wall field boundary (long-axis NNE-SSW) is located 1m to E of the monument. An enclosure (CL033-192----) is located c. 47m to NE. The following images have been uploaded: CL033-060001-_01.jpg From N. General view of monument. CL033-060001-_02.jpg From W. General view of interior. CL033-060001-_03.jpg From WNW. Cross-section view of quarrying within interior of monument. CL033-060001-_04.jpg From N. N-facing elevation of kerbstones on exterior of monument. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 18 December 2018
- CL033-060002: Headstone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL033-060002-. Situated in flat karst landscape. Listed in the RMP (1996) as ‘Church site’. A church site was indicated on the margins of a map annotated by T. Coffey (SMR file) but on inspection in 2000 no church site was found. There is a rectangular limestone slab (2.4m x 1.18m; T 0.18-0.23m) at this location, tilted to one side with an inscription that reads ‘This tomb was erected by Andw Hehir in memory of his father Michl. Hehir who depd this life November the 11th 1891, aged 60. For him and posterity may he rest in peace. Amen.’ Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 12 July 2016
- CL033-192: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL033-192----. On a SSW-facing slope, in rough pasture with frequent outcropping rock and loose moss-covered boulders. A circular area (15m N-S; 14m E-W) defined by a stone wall (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.4-0.8m; Wth at top 4-5m; overall Wth 5.7m) NW-SW which is reduced to scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.4m) SW-NW. All stones are moss covered. The interior is level and grass covered. A farm trackway is located c. 5m to W. A cashel (CL033-060001-) is located c. 47m to SW. The following images have been uploaded: CL033-192----_01.jpg From N. General view of monument. CL033-192----_02.jpg From E. General view of monument. CL033-192----_03.jpg From NE. Cross-section view of bank at SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 December 2018

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 Gortmore.

## 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 Gortmore, 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: 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 Gortmore.
- 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/gortmore.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/gortmore.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/gortmore.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Gortmore 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)

- Bushypark: https://everytownland.com/clare/bushypark.md
- Cloonfeagh: https://everytownland.com/clare/cloonfeagh.md
- Cragleagh: https://everytownland.com/clare/cragleagh.md
- Croaghaun: https://everytownland.com/clare/croaghaun-30905.md
- Croaghaun: https://everytownland.com/clare/croaghaun-30904.md
- Shallee: https://everytownland.com/clare/shallee.md
- Tullagh: https://everytownland.com/clare/tullagh.md
- Tullassa: https://everytownland.com/clare/tullassa.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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