Esker

93 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Esker, from 202 m² to 352,982 m² (35.3 ha, 87.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Esker 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.

• 8 Dec 2022Conditional

  for the alterations to existing dwelling to include a rear and side extension, alterations to existing elevations, outbuilding consisting of prefabricated single storey unit for use as a home arts and craft space and all ancillary works.Gross floor space of proposed works 63.75sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261218

• 19 May 2021Conditional

  for a new dwelling house, domestic garage, on-site sewage treatment system, along with all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 236 sqm, Garage: 45 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21847

• 15 Mar 2021Conditional

  for (a) change of house plans to that previously permitted under Pl. Ref 20/11, including an additional area of 7 sqm; change to house elevations incorporating the additional area; change to the garage on one elevation and a change to the location of the house and garage on the site layout; (b) for the retention and completion of the dwelling as commenced. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 260.14 sqm, Garage: 19.25 sqm. Works as commenced on site to be retained

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21365

• 18 Dec 2020N/a

  for retention of a detached dwelling house with revised floor area with an additional 7.00 msq [floor area of house 260.14 msq] revised floor plans and elevations, retention of a garage with one revised elevation and retention of a revised location of the house and garage on the site, to that approved under planning reference 20-11. gross floor space to be retained 260.74 msq

  Retention · Galway County Council, 201978

• 6 Jul 2020Conditional

  to construct a three bay single slatted cattle shed with creep area. Gross floor space of proposed development: 168 msq.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20875

• 9 Jan 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a new part single storey part 2-storey detached dwelling house (floor area of house 253.17 m2) and garage including waste water treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 253.17 sqm, Garage - 19.25 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2011

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 Esker.

Recorded monuments

• GA060-063 Enclosure
  Description

  On level pastureland. Marked on 1st ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA060-064 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On E-facing slope of a rise. Very poorly preserved, almost levelled, subcircular rath (N-S 34m, E-W 31m) defined by a scarp, intervening fosse and faint traces of an outer bank. A field wall cuts the monument at ENE and WSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA060-065 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pastureland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) as a large roughly circular enclosure (D c. 90m). No visible surface trace survives. A similar enclosure (GA060-069----) lay 325m to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA060-066 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In flat grassland. Poorly preserved and partially tree-covered subcircular rath (N-S 72m, E-W 68m: crest to crest outer bank) defined by three banks and three fosses. The inner bank and inner fosse survive clearly from NW through N to SE but have been almost levelled elsewhere. The middle bank survives only from NW through N to E, while the middle fosse is clearly visible only from NW to NE. In contrast, the outer bank and outer fosse are traceable for almost their full circumference. Though a number of gaps are visible, none appear to be original. The interior is heavily disturbed, especially in N half where a large pit has been dug. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA060-067 Quarry
  Description

  In pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1932 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 to be an oval hollow, probably a disused sand or gravel pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 July 2014

• GA060-068 Quarry
  Description

  In pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1932 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 a subcircular hollow, probably a disused sand or gravel pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 July 2014

• GA060-070 Country house
  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.

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Esker.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Esker with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Esker · An Eiscir

Area

3,277,428 m² (327.74 ha, 809.87 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymacward, and its townlands

Barony

Tiaquin

Electoral division

Annagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Annagh electoral division: 383 people in 136 households; 95% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Alloon Lower, Alloon Upper, Creggaun, Garrafine, Killaghaun, Lisgub (Ward), Lisgub East, Lisgub West, Lisheen, Lisloughlin

Placenames

Esker 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.