# Stowlin, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilquain, barony of Longford, Co. Galway; in Irish Stabhlann. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,190,396 m² (219.04 ha, 541.26 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,268 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilquain, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/kilquain.md - Barony: Longford - Electoral division: Kilquain, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 303 people lived in 107 households in the Kilquain electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/21130 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 63936 - Centre: latitude 53.184005, longitude -8.218779 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Stowlin, from 651 m² to 149,839 m² (14.98 ha, 37.03 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1962442: 149,839 m² (14.98 ha, 37.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1962442.md - Parcel 5069088: 92,053 m² (9.21 ha, 22.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5069088.md - Parcel 1988201: 79,686 m² (7.97 ha, 19.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1988201.md - Parcel 1962443: 50,135 m² (5.01 ha, 12.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1962443.md - Parcel 1988204: 43,632 m² (4.36 ha, 10.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1988204.md - Parcel 1962446: 42,729 m² (4.27 ha, 10.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1962446.md - Parcel 1988202: 18,136 m² (1.81 ha, 4.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1988202.md - Parcel 1988200: 4,268 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1988200.md - Parcel 1988206: 2,634 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1988206.md - Parcel 1988205: 2,185 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1988205.md - Parcel 1962444: 1,833 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1962444.md - Parcel 1962445: 1,301 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1962445.md - Parcel 5471199: 1,255 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5471199.md - Parcel 5715720: 719 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5715720.md - Parcel 1988203: 651 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1988203.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Stowlin 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) 4 applications, newest first. - 21 Apr 2022, Galway County Council 22528: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the following development; (a) construction of a domestic garage and (b) all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 60 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22528/0 - 7 Jul 2021, Galway County Council 211222: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (a). Construction of a new dwelling (b) Construction of a domestic garage (c) Wastewater treatment system with percolation area (c) New site entrance and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 286sqm (House) + 58.33sqm (Garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211222/0 - 17 Dec 2020, Galway County Council 201946: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for [a] construction of a new dwelling [b] construction of a domestic Garage [c] Wastewater treatment system with percolation area [d] New site entrance and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 182 msq & 41 msq. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201946/0 - 21 Mar 2017, Galway County Council 17372: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a new dwelling house, garage, septic tank/treatment unit with percolation area and all associated site works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: hse 255 sqm, garage 59.5 sqm.). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/17372/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Natural Heritage Area: Moorfield Bog NHA, site code 001303, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/001303 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - GA108-218: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-218----. On the N face of a hillock in grassland. A hachured feature marked on the 1944-5 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a sand pit that was still in use. 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: 13 August 2014 - GA108-219: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-219----. On a hummock in grassland. No visible surface trace survived of a hachured feature marked on the 1944-5 revision of the OS 6-inch map when inspected in 1984. Extensive field clearance had occurred in the area. Cartographic evidence suggests it was possibly a quarry of post-AD 1700 date and as such it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 13 August 2014 - GA108-223: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-223----. Some 175m WNW of Kilquain church (GA108-224----) and graveyard (GA108-224001-), in level grassland. Named ‘St Patrick’s well’ on the 1838 and 1945 editions of the OS 6-inch OS maps. The well occupies the NE sector of a low rectangular platform (13.5m E-W; 12.9m N-S; H 0.4m), which is defined by a scarp and surrounded by a shallow external fosse (Wth 1.4m). The well itself is delimited by a much-collapsed drystone-built circular wall (diam. 1.8m; H 0.15m; Wth 0.7m). On inspection, it was dry and the remains of a tree trunk lay across it. A hawthorn tree was growing to its E. Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 May 2023 - GA108-224: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-224----. In W half of a roughly subrectangular graveyard (GA108-224001-) in undulating grassland, formerly demesne land. Described in 1838 (Herity 2009, 176-7) as a rectangular 'ruined' church '32.5 ft long [c. 9.9m], and about 20 feet [c. 6.1m] broad'. A short stretch of N wall, S half of E gable and the entire S wall and W gable then survived. The only architectural feature noted was a 'lancet window' near E end of S wall. However, a large breach (Wth c. 3m) noted near W end of the same wall may have been a robbed doorway. All that now survives is an ivy-clad portion (L 7m) of the W gable, indicating a building aligned E-W. The graveyard itself is enclosed by a modern wall and is surrounded by an enclosure (GA108-224002-). A holy well (GA108-223----) lies 175m to WNW. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 9 September 2016 - GA108-224001: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-224001-. This subrectangular graveyard (60m E-W; 40m N-S), which was very heavily overgrown at the time of visit, is enclosed by a modern concrete wall. The entrance is in the S wall. The majority of the headstones date to the 20th century but some illegible ones may be of 19th-century date. The remains of ‘Kilquain Church’ (GA108-224----) are in the NW part of the graveyard and it is surrounded by an enclosure (GA108-224002-). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 September 2016 - GA108-224002: Ecclesiastical enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-224002-. In pastureland. This ploughed-out ecclesiastical enclosure came to light in 2013 following a geophysical survey around the church (GA108-224----) and graveyard (GA108-224001-) which are almost centrally located within it. A drone survey carried out in July 2018 confirmed that the enclosure (153m N-S; 138m E-W) was roughly oval-shaped in plan and that enclosing element most likely consisted of a bank (Wth 5-7m) and fosse. Further features revealed in this survey included a number of internal rectangular and subrectangular enclosures that may be associated with the ecclesiastical enclosure or may be later features (Carey no date). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 12 June 2019 - GA108-225: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-225----. On a hummock in meadowland. No visible surface trace survived of a hachured feature marked on the 1944-5 revision of the OS 6-inch map, and named 'Gravel Pit (Disused)' on the OS 25-inch plan, when inspected in 1984. As it was 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: 13 August 2014 - GA108-226: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-226----. In pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1944-5 revision of the OS 6-inch map, and named 'Quarry (Disused)' proved on inspection in 1984 to be defined by an overgrown rectangular depression. 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: 13 August 2014 - GA108-227: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA108-227----. In undulating pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1944-5 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a sand quarry, part of which was being used as a silage 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: 13 August 2014 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) - Stowlin House, house, 1760–1800, Regional interest, registry number 30410812, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30410812. Detached three-bay two-storey over half-basement house, built c.1780, having flat-roofed entrance porch to front (south) elevation, two-bay side elevations, gabled stairs return to middle of rear, and two-storey return to east side of latter. Currently disused and being renovated. Hipped slate U-plan roof with bracketed timber sheeted eaves, and paired centrally placed rendered chimneystacks. Some cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls. Render pilasters to corners of porch, with moulded cornice, and parapet. Square-headed window openings throughout, having timber sliding sash windows to front and west elevations, three-over-six pane to first floor and six-over-six pane to ground floor, with replacement uPVC windows to east elevation and east bay of first floor of front elevation. Mixed timber sliding sash windows and replacement uPVC windows to rear elevation and extensions. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door and sidelights. Square-headed doorway to east elevation with paned overlight, and approached by ramp with rendered parapets. Detached L-plan multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to yard to rear, with pitched corrugated steel roof, rubble limestone walls and square-headed window openings with timber louvres, brick surrounds, and cut-stone sills. Decoarative cast-iron double-leaf gate to road entrance to south, with square-plan rendered piers, rendered quadrant walls and matching terminating piers. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Stowlin, about 1 in 10 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Stowlin. - 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/stowlin.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/stowlin.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/stowlin.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Stowlin 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) - Ardgraigue: https://everytownland.com/galway/ardgraigue.md - Cloonnamaskry: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloonnamaskry.md - Killachunna: https://everytownland.com/galway/killachunna.md - Kilquain: https://everytownland.com/galway/kilquain-62731.md - Magheranearla: https://everytownland.com/galway/magheranearla.md - Moorfield or Gortnamona: https://everytownland.com/galway/moorfield-or-gortnamona.md - Raheen: https://everytownland.com/galway/raheen-63649.md - Skehanagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/skehanagh-63874.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/stowlin - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/galway/stowlin