Camus Eighter

111 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Camus Eighter, from 122 m² to 2,418,760 m² (241.88 ha, 597.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 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 Camus Eighter 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.

• 21 Nov 2025Conditional

  chun teach conaithe, garáiste/seid agus seirbhis searachais a thógáil

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561709

• 11 Jul 2025Refused

  teach conaithe, garáiste/seid agus seirbhis searachais a thógáil. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 195.90 sqm(H), 24.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560938

• 19 Mar 2025Refused

  chun teach conaithe, garáiste/seid agus seirbhis searachais a thógáil. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 195.90 sqm(H), 24.00 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560291

• 30 Oct 2024Refused

  chun teach cónaithe, garáiste/seid agus seirbhis searachais a thógail. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 195.90 sqm (H), 24 sqm (G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461454

• 9 Oct 2024Conditional

  chun teach cónaithe, garáiste agus córas séarachais a thógail, chomh maith le gach obair eile a bhaineann leis an fhorbait a dhéanamh. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 136 sqm (House) & 60 sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24292

• 15 May 2023Conditional

  for the development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360503

• 10 Feb 2017Conditional

  to carry out essential repairs to its existing 38kv line from Screeb 110kv Station to Carraroe 38kv station through the townlands of Doire an Fheich (Derrynea), Caorán an Chosáin (Keeraunacussaun), Leitir Mucu (Lettermuckoo), Cinn Mhara (Kinvara), Camus Iochtair (Camus Eighter), Camus Uachtair (Camas Oughter). These works will include replacing existing double wood poles, stays and headgear. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17157

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Connemara Bog Complex SAC 002034
• Special Area of Conservation: Kilkieran Bay and Islands SAC 002111
• Special Protection Area: Connemara Bog Complex SPA 004181
• Special Protection Area: Connemara Islands SPA 004159
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Connemara Bog Complex 002034

Recorded monuments

• GA065-001 Chapel
  Description

  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.

• GA065-002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On a small coastal promontory on inner reaches of Cuan Chamais. Known locally as Aill na bPáistí, it consists of a small rocky knoll on which small set stones are visible (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. (Robinson 1985, 46) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Camus Eighter, about 1 in 20 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 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 Camus Eighter.

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 Camus Eighter with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Camus Eighter · Camas Íochtair

Area

7,398,592 m² (739.86 ha, 1,828.23 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcummin, and its townlands

Barony

Moycullen

Electoral division

Camus, the unit of the census

Census 2022

332 people lived in 126 households in the Camus electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Camus Oughter, Derryvrisk, Kinvarra, Knocknagarrivhan, Lettermuckoo

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Camus Eighter 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.