# Glennaveel, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Abbeyknockmoy, barony of Tiaquin, Co. Galway; in Irish Gleann an Mhíl. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,011,567 m² (101.16 ha, 249.96 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,883 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Abbeyknockmoy, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/abbeyknockmoy.md - Barony: Tiaquin - Electoral division: Abbey West, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Abbey West electoral division: 884 people in 290 households; 86% of households own their home; 54% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/21315 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 62196 - Centre: latitude 53.418308, longitude -8.747633 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glennaveel, from 21 m² to 276,243 m² (27.62 ha, 68.26 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4834736: 276,243 m² (27.62 ha, 68.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4834736.md - Parcel 2072580: 101,078 m² (10.11 ha, 24.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072580.md - Parcel 2072467: 97,650 m² (9.77 ha, 24.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072467.md - Parcel 2024963: 61,843 m² (6.18 ha, 15.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024963.md - Parcel 2072471: 45,593 m² (4.56 ha, 11.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072471.md - Parcel 2025065: 39,500 m² (3.95 ha, 9.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2025065.md - Parcel 2024959: 39,161 m² (3.92 ha, 9.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024959.md - Parcel 2024970: 38,653 m² (3.87 ha, 9.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024970.md - Parcel 2024975: 37,569 m² (3.76 ha, 9.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024975.md - Parcel 2024960: 34,324 m² (3.43 ha, 8.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024960.md - Parcel 4460815: 34,277 m² (3.43 ha, 8.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4460815.md - Parcel 2024965: 34,037 m² (3.4 ha, 8.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024965.md - Parcel 2024966: 27,606 m² (2.76 ha, 6.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024966.md - Parcel 2072577: 24,908 m² (2.49 ha, 6.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072577.md - Parcel 2024974: 24,222 m² (2.42 ha, 5.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024974.md - Parcel 2024961: 19,308 m² (1.93 ha, 4.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024961.md - Parcel 2024969: 14,377 m² (1.44 ha, 3.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024969.md - Parcel 2113798: 10,943 m² (1.09 ha, 2.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2113798.md - Parcel 2024973: 7,001 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024973.md - Parcel 2072575: 4,765 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072575.md - Parcel 2072470: 4,429 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072470.md - Parcel 4651176: 4,129 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4651176.md - Parcel 2072466: 3,565 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072466.md - Parcel 2024962: 3,358 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024962.md - Parcel 4645231: 2,751 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4645231.md - Parcel 2024972: 2,396 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024972.md - Parcel 2025064: 2,283 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2025064.md - Parcel 2072579: 2,004 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072579.md - Parcel 2072576: 1,855 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072576.md - Parcel 4630830: 1,844 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4630830.md - Parcel 2024976: 1,743 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024976.md - Parcel 2024967: 1,723 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024967.md - Parcel 2024968: 1,623 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024968.md - Parcel 2072578: 1,593 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072578.md - Parcel 2072469: 1,500 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072469.md - Parcel 2024964: 851 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2024964.md - Parcel 4935751: 727 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4935751.md - Parcel 2072468: 21 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2072468.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Glennaveel 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. - 29 Aug 2023, Galway County Council 23355: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to upgrade the existing 220k overhead line between the existing Cashla 220kV Substation in the townland of Barrettspark, Co. Galway, & Tower 138 in the townland of Oughtagh, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to the existing overhead Line (approximately 49 km long & comprising of 138no. steel angle masts). The refurbishment works to towers will consist of: installation of replacement parts on the towers including insulators, shield wire, vibration dampeners, arching horns & anti-climbing guards; associated site development works, including temporary work areas, foundation refurbishment /strengthening & recapping/clearing of shear blocks; clearance of shear block bases; & ancillary works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance & levelling at the 6no. temporary construction compounds & associated temporary works to existing tracks & new temporary access routes to provide internal access routes to each tower with all associated works required to facilitate the development. No works will be undertaken to the overhead line (conductor). The proposed development will also consist of upgrades to the Cashla 220kV substation that will consist of: the decommissioning and removal of line bay equipment within the substation boundary; construction of a new adjacent offline like for like line bay & associated bay protection cabinets within the substation boundary; & new overhead lines connection between the end mast & the new line bay. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/23355/0 - 31 Jan 2022, Galway County Council 22100: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a fully serviced private dwellinghouse with wastewater treatment system and private garage/store to include all associated site works (gross floor space dwellinghouse 169.2sqm; garage 53.94sqm). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22100/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Glennaveel. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA058-061: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-061----. On the summit of Knockroe, a prominent partly wooded hill to SW of Abbeyknockmoy. A total of three small cairns are visible, all denuded and/or partly damaged by the relay stations on the hill summit: (a GA058-061----) the largest cairn on the highest point (OD 554 ft), is circular (D 12m) and was previously used as a trigonometrical point; (b GA058-061001-) c. 12m to S is another circular cairn (D 9m, H 1.6m) surmounted by the modern concrete trigonometrical station; (c GA058-061002-) c. 14m to NE of (a) is another small circular cairn (D 5m, H 0.5m). 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 - GA058-061001: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-061001-. On the summit of Knockroe, a prominent partly wooded hill to SW of Abbeyknockmoy. A total of three small cairns are visible, all denuded and/or partly damaged by the relay stations on the hill summit: (a GA058-061----) the largest cairn on the highest point (OD 554 ft), is circular (D 12m) and was previously used as a trigonometrical point; (b GA058-061001-) c. 12m to S is another circular cairn (D 9m, H 1.6m) surmounted by the modern concrete trigonometrical station; (c GA058-061002-) c. 14m to NE of (a) is another small circular cairn (D 5m, H 0.5m). 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: 9 August 2016 - GA058-061002: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-061002-. On the summit of Knockroe, a prominent partly wooded hill to SW of Abbeyknockmoy. A total of three small cairns are visible, all denuded and/or partly damaged by the relay stations on the hill summit: (a GA058-061----) the largest cairn on the highest point (OD 554 ft), is circular (D 12m) and was previously used as a trigonometrical point; (b GA058-061001-) c. 12m to S is another circular cairn (D 9m, H 1.6m) surmounted by the modern concrete trigonometrical station; (c GA058-061002-) c. 14m to NE of (a) is another small circular cairn (D 5m, H 0.5m). 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: 9 August 2016 - GA058-062: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-062----. On S slopes of Knockroe hill. A natural spring well enclosed by a circular stone wall (D 3.4m) with access at S. The well occupies N half of the enclosure and is cut off from S half by a low stone wall. Three steps at W end of this wall lead down to the well. Three niches are visible on the inner face of W half of the enclosing wall: that to S is blocked up, while that to N is partially blocked, the central one contains votive offerings including part of a crucifix (Topgr. Files, OPW). According to OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 139), this well was known locally by some people as 'Toberpatrick', and others as 'St. Bernard's well' others again asserted that there was both a 'Toberpatick and a Tober Bernard' in the area. 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 - GA058-062001: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA058-062001-. 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. 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 Glennaveel. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: 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: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, 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 Glennaveel. - 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/glennaveel.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/glennaveel.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/glennaveel.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Glennaveel 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) - Ballybaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballybaun-60259.md - Ballynakilla: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballynakilla-60434.md - Ballynamona: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballynamona-60444.md - Culliagh South: https://everytownland.com/galway/culliagh-south.md - Liss: https://everytownland.com/galway/liss-63134.md - Lissaniska: https://everytownland.com/galway/lissaniska-63149.md - Oakwood North: https://everytownland.com/galway/oakwood-north.md - Oakwood South: https://everytownland.com/galway/oakwood-south.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/galway/glennaveel - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/glennaveel