Mountross

77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountross, from 3 m² to 141,225 m² (14.12 ha, 34.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 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 Mountross 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.

• 15 Nov 2024Conditional

  for alterations and additions to the existing dwelling house including; 1. The replacement of the existing single storey extension to the existing two bedroom cottage and 2. The minor repositioning of the entrance gate along with all the associated site works. The existing dwelling house is a protected structure Ref. No. 3963. Gross floor space of proposed works: 14.37 sqm (extension). Gross floor space of any demolition: 8.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461550

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: Lough Corrib SAC 000297
• Special Protection Area: Lough Corrib SPA 004042
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Corrib 000297

Recorded monuments

• GA055-057 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a SW-facing slope in grassland. Circular cashel (D 50m), in fair condition, defined by a collapsed drystone wall. Gaps at NE and SW appear modern. Within the interior was a CBG (GA055-057001-) 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

• GA055-057001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Within a ringfort (GA055-057----). Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map; on 3rd ed. (1922), the words '(Site of)' have been appended. No visible surface trace survives. The landowner was unaware of its existence. 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

• GA055-058 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (D c. 23m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall overlain by a field wall from S to W. A folly (GA055-060002-) lies 70m to NE. 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

• GA055-059 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a hill summit in grassland. Very poorly preserved oval cashel (N-S 37m, E-W 32m) defined by a dry stone wall best preserved from E to SSW. 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

• GA055-060001 Designed landscape - folly
  Description

  In undulating farmland overlooking E shore of Lough Corrib. This monument consists of a subcircular drystone platform (E-W 11.7m, N-S 10.5m, H 2.3m max.) delimited by stone revetment, partially collapsed on W side. A series of steps at SE give access to the summit. Just N of the centre is a much-collapsed rectangular stone structure (N-S 3.4m, E-W 3m, H 1.5m max.) defined by a slightly battered drystone revetment. There are four steps on its E side. An earthwork (GA055-060002-) lies immediately to NE, and a ringfort (GA055-058----) 70m to SW. 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

• GA055-060002 Enclosure
  Description

  Immediately NE of a folly (GA055-060001-). A penannular area (NW-SW 8.7m, NE-SW 7.05m max.) defined by a low but wide drystone wall, now largely collapsed. The interior (D c. 1.6m) is defined by a circular drystone revetment. A gap at NE may mark the original entrance. Possibly a hut, but according to local tradition, it was a place where poitín was distilled. 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

• GA055-061 Mass-rock
  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 Mountross.

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 Mountross, about 1 in 5 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 Mountross.

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

Name

Mountross · Ros Iarainn

Area

1,818,229 m² (181.82 ha, 449.29 acres)

Civil parish

Killeany, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Killeany, the unit of the census

Census 2022

617 people lived in 218 households in the Killeany electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhale, Lisheennageeha

Placenames

Mountross 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.