Cahercon

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahercon, from 123 m² to 335,044 m² (33.5 ha, 82.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

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

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 23 Oct 2024Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 315 sqm (H), 55.28 sqm (G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461404

• 3 Nov 2022Conditional

  for a development consisting of (1) permission to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage/garden store (2) new sewage treatment system and (3) all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 230sqm, Garage: 60sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221153

• 9 Feb 2022N/a

  to 1) construct a dwelling house and domestic garage/garden store, 2) new sewage treatment system and 3) all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 230 sqm (house) & 60 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22149

• 21 Oct 2021Conditional

  for dwelling house, garage, on site wastewater treatment/percolation and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works:216 sqm (house) & 38.1 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211947

• 4 Jun 2020Conditional

  is sought for a new slatted shed, cattle handling facilities & ancillary concrete and a new farmyard entrance. Gross floor space of prposed works 151.10 sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained 272.68sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20691

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

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

Recorded monuments

• GA113-051 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough pastureland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a roughly subcircular hachured enclosure (c. 28m E-W; c. 25m N-S). On inspection a roughly D-shaped enclosure with a straight N side (L 25m) was noted. It was defined by a drystone field wall (Wth 0.75m) that had collapsed in places. It may mirror the line of the earlier enclosure. There is a children’s burial ground (GA113-051001-) in the interior. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 3 August 2017

• GA113-051001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In rough pastureland. Within the interior of a possible cashel (GA113-051----). Numerous small set stones, indicating graves aligned E-W, are visible as well as five slab-lined graves (L 1m; Wth 0.4m). Two of the latter are clearly visible in the centre of the interior, the other three are overgrown. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 3 August 2017

• GA113-052 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a low rise in rock outcrop. Circular cashel (diam. c. 42m), in fair condition, defined by a drystone wall best preserved from W through N to E. The enclosing element is overlain by a modern field wall at E and SW. The interior is divided by a N-S running field wall. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-053 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In level pastureland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 26m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall that is overlain by a modern field wall from N to NE. There is a gap (Wth 1.5m) at S. No visible surface trace of the enclosing element survives at W where it is cut by a field wall. A souterrain (GA113-053001-) is associated. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-053001 Souterrain
  Description

  Marked only on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map; within in the NW quadrant of a cashel (GA113-053----). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-054 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In level pastureland. Very well-preserved circular cashel (diam. 30m) defined by a drystone wall (H 2.25m; Wth 2.28m), which is faced both internally and externally with massive limestone blocks. It is partly obscured by field-clearance rubble at S. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.15m at ESE. The remains of at least four rectangular structures are visible within the interior; those at N and S are contemporary with the cashel wall and may be house sites. Those in the centre and to the W appear to have been modified and remodelled as a limekilns. (SMR file; Korff and O'Connell 1985) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-054003 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In an area of improved pastureland. This is one of five houses (see also GA113-054001- to GA113-054002- and GA113-054004- to GA113-054005-) that were recorded in the vicinity of the cashel (GA113-054----) in 1979 (SMR file). It was located c. 45m to the WSW of it. All of the houses were of similar construction to the cashel and were built of double-faced drystone limestone blocks with a rubble core. They had rounded external corners and squared internal corners, apart from House 2 (GA113-054002-) which had squared external corners. No visible surface trace of this house survives. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-054004 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In an area of improved pastureland. This is one of five houses (see also GA113-054001- to GA113-054003- and GA113-054005-) that were recorded in the vicinity of the cashel (GA113-054----) in 1979 (SMR file). It was located c. 80m to the SW of it. All of the houses were of similar construction to the cashel and were built of double-faced drystone limestone blocks with a rubble core. They had rounded external corners and squared internal corners, apart from House 2 (GA113-054002-) which had squared external corners. This house (6.6m x 4.05m int.; H 1.5m; wall Wth 0.8m) was the best preserved example. A dooway (Wth 1m) with jambstones was evident in the E wall and traces of a blocked-up doorway survived opposite it in the W wall. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-054005 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In an area of improved pastureland. This is one of five houses (see also GA113-054001- to GA113-054004-) that were recorded in the vicinity of the cashel (GA113-054----) in 1979 (SMR file). It was located c. 70m to the S of it. All of the houses were of similar construction to the cashel and were built of double-faced drystone limestone blocks with a rubble core. They had rounded external corners and squared internal corners, apart from House 2 (GA113-054002-) which had squared external corners. Only the SE section of this house survived. An internal dividing wall was evident. Not precisely located but a thorough search was made of the area to the S of the cashel and no visible surface traces were noted. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 January 2017

• GA113-055 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In level pastureland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 43m) defined by a collapsed grassed-over drystone wall. There is a souterrain (GA113-055001-) in the N half of the interior and centrally located is a possible house site (GA113-055002-). Most of the monument is densely overgrown with trees and briars. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 January 2017

• GA113-055001 Souterrain
  Description

  In the N half of a cashel (GA113-055001-). A well-preserved drystone-built souterrain (L >7.9m) consisting of a creep and chamber. Access is gained through the SW end of the creep (L 2m; Wth 0.9m; H 0.4m), which leads to the rectangular chamber (L 5.9m; max. Wth 1.8m; max. H 1.36m) running NNE-SSW. The floor of the chamber is a mixture of clay and small stones but half way along its length, towards SSW end, a natural rock ledge raises the floor level c. 0.4m. This rise is accommodated by a rise in the roof level at this point. To the NNW of the creep a possible side stone, aligned to SSW, may indicate the presence of a 2nd chamber. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 January 2017

• GA113-055002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Centrally located within a cashel (GA113-055----). A small raised rectangular stone-built structure (L 3.5m; Wth 3m; H 0.8m) may be the remains of a house site. The NE and NW corners are marked by large undressed boulders while those at SW and SE consist of thinner flagstones. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 January 2017

Architectural heritage

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

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. 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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Cahercon, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_629 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. 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.

No address of the register names Cahercon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Cahercon · Cathair Chonnaidh

Area

1,390,697 m² (139.07 ha, 343.65 acres)

Civil parish

Killinny, and its townlands

Barony

Kiltartan

Electoral division

Kinvarra, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,558 people lived in 552 households in the Kinvarra electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 49% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardnagno, Ballybuck North, Caherglassaun, Carrowkilleen, Cloonnasee, Loughcurra South, Northampton, Pollnaveagh

Placenames

Cahercon on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. 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.