# Cahercon, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Killinny, barony of Kiltartan, Co. Galway; in Irish Cathair Chonnaidh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,390,697 m² (139.07 ha, 343.65 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,124 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killinny, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/killinny.md
- Barony: Kiltartan
- Electoral division: Kinvarra, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/19511
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 60738
- Centre: latitude 53.115474, longitude -8.913929 (WGS 84)

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

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahercon, from 123 m² to 335,044 m² (33.5 ha, 82.79 acres); 39 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 6073711: 335,044 m² (33.5 ha, 82.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6073711.md
- Parcel 2012345: 333,776 m² (33.38 ha, 82.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012345.md
- Parcel 2012354: 80,245 m² (8.02 ha, 19.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012354.md
- Parcel 2012343: 61,528 m² (6.15 ha, 15.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012343.md
- Parcel 2012357: 57,879 m² (5.79 ha, 14.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012357.md
- Parcel 2012361: 57,043 m² (5.7 ha, 14.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012361.md
- Parcel 2012356: 53,813 m² (5.38 ha, 13.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012356.md
- Parcel 1939849: 42,003 m² (4.2 ha, 10.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939849.md
- Parcel 1939858: 40,746 m² (4.07 ha, 10.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939858.md
- Parcel 1939861: 39,516 m² (3.95 ha, 9.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939861.md
- Parcel 2012344: 39,504 m² (3.95 ha, 9.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012344.md
- Parcel 2012358: 33,866 m² (3.39 ha, 8.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012358.md
- Parcel 2012338: 30,320 m² (3.03 ha, 7.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012338.md
- Parcel 2012342: 22,169 m² (2.22 ha, 5.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012342.md
- Parcel 2012359: 21,608 m² (2.16 ha, 5.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012359.md
- Parcel 2012347: 18,658 m² (1.87 ha, 4.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012347.md
- Parcel 2012346: 17,567 m² (1.76 ha, 4.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012346.md
- Parcel 2012360: 12,937 m² (1.29 ha, 3.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012360.md
- Parcel 2012340: 6,656 m² (0.67 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012340.md
- Parcel 1939859: 6,356 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939859.md
- Parcel 2012341: 4,869 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012341.md
- Parcel 2012351: 4,400 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012351.md
- Parcel 4880401: 4,317 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4880401.md
- Parcel 1939854: 4,272 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939854.md
- Parcel 1939852: 4,124 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939852.md
- Parcel 1939850: 3,884 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939850.md
- Parcel 1939855: 3,841 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939855.md
- Parcel 2012349: 3,765 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012349.md
- Parcel 2012350: 3,457 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012350.md
- Parcel 5177149: 3,456 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5177149.md
- Parcel 2012348: 3,420 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012348.md
- Parcel 5262674: 3,394 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5262674.md
- Parcel 1939856: 3,289 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939856.md
- Parcel 1939851: 3,120 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939851.md
- Parcel 5337412: 3,022 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5337412.md
- Parcel 1939860: 2,882 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939860.md
- Parcel 2012355: 2,598 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012355.md
- Parcel 1939862: 2,475 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939862.md
- Parcel 5152799: 2,472 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5152799.md
- Parcel 1939857: 2,364 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939857.md
- Parcel 4655956: 2,361 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4655956.md
- Parcel 1939863: 2,291 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939863.md
- Parcel 3796547: 2,200 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3796547.md
- Parcel 1939853: 1,032 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1939853.md
- Parcel 2012353: 889 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012353.md
- Parcel 2012339: 745 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012339.md
- Parcel 6073713: 678 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6073713.md
- Parcel 2112368: 285 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112368.md
- Parcel 2012352: 123 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2012352.md

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

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.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

5 applications, newest first.

- 23 Oct 2024, Galway County Council 2461404: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 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). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461404/0
- 3 Nov 2022, Galway County Council 221153: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/221153/0
- 9 Feb 2022, Galway County Council 22149: N/a. Permission, 1 home. 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). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22149/0
- 21 Oct 2021, Galway County Council 211947: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 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). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211947/0
- 4 Jun 2020, Galway County Council 20691: Conditional. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20691/0

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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 Cahercon.

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

- GA113-051: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-051----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-051001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-052----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-053----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-053001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-054----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-054003-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-054004-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-054005-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-055----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-055001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA113-055002-. 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

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 Cahercon.

## 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 Cahercon, 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 low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_629, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_629.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/galway/cahercon.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/cahercon.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/cahercon.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

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

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

- Ardnagno: https://everytownland.com/galway/ardnagno.md
- Ballybuck North: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballybuck-north.md
- Caherglassaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/caherglassaun.md
- Carrowkilleen: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrowkilleen.md
- Cloonnasee: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloonnasee.md
- Loughcurra South: https://everytownland.com/galway/loughcurra-south.md
- Northampton: https://everytownland.com/galway/northampton.md
- Pollnaveagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/pollnaveagh.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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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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