Lowville

206 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lowville, from 68 m² to 300,947 m² (30.09 ha, 74.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Lowville 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.

• 22 Aug 2026N/a

  for the construction of a domestic shed, a greenhouse, a polytunnel and a wheelie bin store together with all associated site development works & services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661440

• 24 Jul 2026N/a

  for new agricultural access gate and entrance

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661281

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  of (1) an extension to side of dwelling house. (2) Retention of a two-bay turf shed at the rear of existing house. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 59 sqm(extension), 103.10 sqm(shed)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560688

• 1 Feb 2025Conditional

  of a house on revised site boundaries from those originally granted in 1983, to demolish an old extension (20sqm), to construct a new extension (45.6sqm) and to relocate and upgrade an existing septic tank, incorporating a new proprietary sewage treatment unit and percolation area along with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 45.60 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 22.50 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 2560099

• 22 Aug 2023Conditional

  of dwellinghouse, storage shed & ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360991

• 18 Apr 2023Conditional

  to construct a fully serviced private dwellinghouse with wastewater treatment system & private garage/store to include all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23152

• 20 Apr 2022Refused

  for a change of house design and site layout plus a double garage and all ancillary site development works for previously permitted development Pl. 17/870. Gross floor space of proposed works: 271sqm

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 22522

• 23 Dec 2021Refused

  construct a new dwelling , septic tank, treatment system and percolation area and all associate site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212534

• 20 Apr 2021Conditional

  for development consisting of a storey-and-a-half extension to the front, side and rear of house, including related internal alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 120 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21633

• 5 Mar 2021N/a

  for development consisting of a storey-and-a-half extension to the front, side and rear of house, including related internal alterations to existing dwelling and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 120 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21301

• 23 Dec 2020Conditional

  for conversion of attic space in existing dwelling to ensuite bedroom and storage space provision of rooflights and ancillary internal alterations. Gross floor space of proposed works: 53.53 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 202053

• 8 Oct 2020Conditional

  to construct a new dwelling house and garage with Proprietary Sewage Treatment Plant and Percolation Area and to relocate an existing field gate along with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 210 sqm (House), 48 sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201463

• 15 Jul 2020Conditional

  to erect a dwelling house, domestic garage, install a septic tank with a percolation area & to construct all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 227 msq [H]& 47 msq [G].

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20951

• 11 Jun 2020Conditional

  for a change of house design and site layout plus a double garage and all ancillary site development works for previously permitted development Pl. 17/870. Gross floor space of proposed works: 271sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20723

• 2 May 2019Conditional

  for a house and wastewater treatment system and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 200 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19657

• 21 Mar 2019Conditional

  planning permission for a house and shed and associated services on revised site boundaries. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 152.25 sqm (Dwelling), 52.4 sqm (Shed)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19409

• 9 Oct 2018Conditional

  for a slatted shed and ancillary works and services on revised site boundaries (previously granted under Planning Ref. 06/3960). Gross floor space of work to be retained (slatted shed): 520 sqm.

  Retention · Galway County Council, 181412

• 13 Jul 2017Conditional

  for development at Ahascragh Mill Weir on the Bunowen River. The development will consist of the construction of rock ramp fish pass in front of the existing weir. The development lies within the curtilage of a protected structure, namely Ahascragh Mills(RPS 92).

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171035

• 15 Jun 2017Conditional

  to construct a new dwellinghouse, domestic garage/fuel store with wastewater treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works (gross floor space 179sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17870

• 24 Mar 2017Conditional

  for the construction of a front porch, an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: 63.44 sqm.)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17391

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 Lowville.

Recorded monuments

• GA061-115 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a ridge in grassland. Oval rath (NNE-SSW 37m, WNW-ESE 30m), in fair condition, defined by a bank from S through W to NNE; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. 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

• GA061-116 Designed landscape - folly
  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.

• GA061-117 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pastureland, formerly demesne land. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as a circular tree-planted enclosure. The visible remains comprise a large well-preserved circular enclosure (D 51m) defined by a flat-topped regular bank (H 1.8m) and a shallow external fosse (Wth 1.8m). A number of gaps are present but that at SW (Wth 4m) is probably the original entrance. Mature sycamore and ash trees grow along the bank. Probably a tree-ring, but the possibility of it being a landscaped ringfort cannot be ruled out. 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

• GA074-075 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 49m, E-W 45m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank survives from SSW to SW. Gap (Wth 7m) at E could be original. A number of field boundaries radiate from the monument. 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

• GA074-076 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (D 33m) defined by a bank. A number of field boundaries radiate from the monument. 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

• GA074-078 Enclosure
  Description

  In pastureland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1948) as a circular enclosure (D c. 40m). No visible surface trace survives, apart from an irregular circular area defined by a series of mounds and hollows. 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

• GA074-079 Enclosure
  Description

  In flat pastureland c. 40m N of a stream. Named 'Caltragh' on the OS 6-inch maps, this monument consists of a D-shaped enclosure (N-S 63m, E-W 61m) defined by a bank, and a shallow external fosse which survives from NE through E to SE. A shallow depression is evident inside the bank from SW through W to NW. The placename 'Caltragh' may be derived from the Irish 'Cealtrach', an old burial ground (Joyce 1923, 98). However, the interior is grass-covered, level and featureless. 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). Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 20 April 2015

• GA074-080 Enclosure
  Description

  In gently undulating pastureland, c. 300m W of the Ahascragh River. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1948) as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). The monument has been levelled and all that survives of the enclosing element is a faint circular rise. 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

• GA074-081 Enclosure
  Description

  In level grassland, c. 50m W of the Ahascragh River. A subcircular enclosure (E-W 19.5m, N-S 18m) defined by a bank and shallow external fosse. From SSW to W, a trackway has disturbed the enclosing elements. 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

• GA074-082 Enclosure
  Description

  In level grassland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1948) as a circular enclosure; all that survives is a circular platform (D 38m, H 0.2m) defined by a scarp. A low bank runs roughly E-W through the centre of the platform, to S of which a slight depression is evident. 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

• GA074-083 Designed landscape - folly
  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.

• GA074-084 House - 18th/19th century
  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.

• GA074-085 Enclosure
  Description

  In gently undulating grassland, c. 300m E of the Ahascragh River. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular tree-filled enclosure; all that survives is a vegetation band defining a circular area (D 34m). A drain runs E-W through the monument. 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

• GA074-087 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pastureland, c. 500m W of the Ahascragh River. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval enclosure. All that survives is an oval area (N-S 34m, E-W 30m) defined by a slight rise. A low bank runs roughly N-S through the interior. According to local tradition, this is the site of a 'fort'. 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

• GA074-088 Quarry
  Description

  A hachured feature marked on the 1948 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1985 to be a disused quarry. 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: 17 July 2014

• GA074-093 Fulacht fia
  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

• Bridge, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Six-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1780, over Ahascragh River, with two river arches. Segmental arches having tooled voussoirs to arch rings, and coursed random rubble limestone to wall. Triangular cut limestone cutwaters with triangular ashlar piers to north-west elevation. Concrete reinforcing panels to inner walls of arches, and gunnelling to soffits. Coursed random rubble limestone parapets with drainage openings above keystones of three arches to north-east end, rubble on edge limestone coping. Random rubble limestone walls to adjacent fields.

• Lowville House, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey house, built c.1780, now derelict, having multiple-bay two-storey block to west. Shallow hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, and cast-iron rain water goods. Rendered random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, and remains of timber sliding sash windows, nine-over-six pane windows. Square-headed entrance doorway to front elevation having paned overlight. Set in farmland with enclosed courtyard to south of house having elliptical-arched vehicular entranceway and one and two-storey random rubble fieldstone outbuildings.

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 Lowville, about 1 in 10 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1210 (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.

• Lowville, Ahascragh14 sales

Name

Lowville · Cluain Bigín

Area

6,300,523 m² (630.05 ha, 1,556.89 acres)

Civil parish

Fohanagh, and its townlands

Barony

Kilconnell

Electoral division

Killure, the unit of the census

Census 2022

739 people lived in 241 households in the Killure electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ahascragh West, Clonbrock Demesne, Doon Upper, Fairfield, Killuppaun (Clonbrock), Lenaloughra, Lisnascreena, Sonnagh

Placenames

Lowville 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.