# Cashel, Co. Longford: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Cashel, barony of Rathcline, Co. Longford; in Irish An Caiseal.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,313,378 m² (131.34 ha, 324.54 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 17,023 m² (1.7 ha, 4.21 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Cashel, https://everytownland.com/longford/parish/cashel.md
- Barony: Rathcline
- Electoral division: Cashel West, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 651 people lived in 238 households in the Cashel West electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Longford, https://everytownland.com/longford.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/32578
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 130236
- Centre: latitude 53.593255, longitude -7.98227 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cashel, from 764 m² to 845,386 m² (84.54 ha, 208.9 acres); 9 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 81375: 845,386 m² (84.54 ha, 208.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/81375.md
- Parcel 79130: 199,087 m² (19.91 ha, 49.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/79130.md
- Parcel 5168491: 62,916 m² (6.29 ha, 15.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5168491.md
- Parcel 5990880: 35,971 m² (3.6 ha, 8.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5990880.md
- Parcel 81085: 28,864 m² (2.89 ha, 7.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/81085.md
- Parcel 51939: 28,153 m² (2.82 ha, 6.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/51939.md
- Parcel 81822: 19,045 m² (1.9 ha, 4.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/81822.md
- Parcel 5366492: 18,639 m² (1.86 ha, 4.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5366492.md
- Parcel 65988: 17,449 m² (1.74 ha, 4.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/65988.md
- Parcel 68443: 16,597 m² (1.66 ha, 4.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/68443.md
- Parcel 3318372: 8,051 m² (0.81 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3318372.md
- Parcel 78563: 2,811 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/78563.md
- Parcel 62234: 2,385 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/62234.md
- Parcel 84929: 2,202 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84929.md
- Parcel 2558610: 2,180 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2558610.md
- Parcel 69650: 2,101 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/69650.md
- Parcel 64575: 1,798 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/64575.md
- Parcel 5990884: 764 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5990884.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Cashel 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.

- 10 Nov 2023, Longford County Council 2360203: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, onsite treatment system with suitable polishing filter and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360203/0
- 26 May 2022, Longford County Council 22123: Refused. Permission. material change of use of existing dwelling to residence where care is provided for persons with intellectual or physical disability. The proposed works will also include upgrade of the existing entrance and boundary treatments, removal of non-native invasive evergreen trees, proposed single storey extension (C.92M.SQ) to the NE & SE elevations and ancillary site works all which is within SAC and pNHA. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/22123/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Ree SAC, site code 000440, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000440
- Special Protection Area: Lough Ree SPA, site code 004064, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004064
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Ree, site code 000440

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LF021-032: Designed landscape - tree-ring, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF021-032----. On a SW-facing slope overlooking Lough Ree. Indicated as a large sub-circular tree-covered enclosure on the 1837 editon of the OS 6-inch map. It consists of a subcircular area (max. dim. c. 92m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.2m; H 0.2-0.5m) with an external fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.2-0.4m). No entrance is recognisable and the monument it is overgrown with vegetation. Similar in size to another enclosure to the SE (LF021-034----) these monuments, in all probability, are designed landscape features. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LF021-033: Ecclesiastical enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF021-033----. In pasture on a SW-facing slope overlooking Lough Ree. This large ecclesiastical enclosure (140m NNW-SSE; c. 115m ENE-WSW) was probably originally oval in plan. It is defined by a modern stone wall from S-SW-WSW and by disused field boundaries from WNW-N-NNE, which may mirror the circuit of the original enclosing element. Elsewhere no trace of it survives. The enclosure is divided into unequal portions by a NE-SW running roadway. Within the larger portion, to the SE, are a late-medieval church (LF021-033001-) and graveyard (LF021-033003-) and, immediately to the E of the latter, a 19th-century graveyard. There is a possible cashel (LF021-033002-) in the smaller portion to the NW of the roadway. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan, Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LF021-033001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF021-033001-. Roughly centrally located within a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (LF021-033----), within the N sector of a graveyard (LF021-033003-). In 1552 Richard Nugent, Baron of Delvin, was granted a 21 year lease of the vicarage of 'Caishell' (Nicholls 1994, vol. 1, 199). Depicted on an early 17th-century map of Rathcline barony as the church of 'Cashell & Clame' (BL, Cotton MS Augustus I.i.48). Remains consist of a medieval rectangular church (ext. dims. 18.9m E-W; 8.1m N-S) that was built in two phases. A section of the S end of the E gable, and the N and S side-walls of the original church survive. The W gable is a later addition, possibly of 15th century date, and it appears to have been keyed into the earlier fabric of the church. It has a pronounced base-batter and a string course is also visible. The church is constructed of limestone rubble and punch-dressed quoins with drafted margins. Larger blocks distinguish the initial construction phase. The S wall has been repointed. Access is gained through a pointed arch doorway, with cut limestone chamfered jambs, at the W end of this wall. Two architectural fragments inserted into the wall above the doorway are decorated with intertwined floral motifs and they appear to be capitals. Other architectural features in this wall include traces of the lower half of a first-floor window at the W end, an ogee-headed single-light window, set into a segmental arched embrasure, at the E end and a flat-headed aumbry or niche on the internal wall-face close to the SE angle. The first-floor window suggests the former presence loft or chamber at this end of the church. Memorials dating to the 19th century have been inserted into the internal faces of the S wall and W gable. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
- LF021-033002: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF021-033002-. On the N side of a road within the NW quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure (LF021-033----). Depicted as a small circular enclosure with the designation Fort on the 1837 and 1878 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This enclosure and the area immediately surrounding it are densely overgrown with scrub rendering inspection difficult. However, large quantities of loose stone, probably collapse from a drystone wall, are visible. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LF021-033003: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF021-033003-. Associated with a medieval church (LF021-033001-), within a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (LF021-033----). This irregularly shaped graveyard (dims. 110m E-W; 86m N-S) is enclosed by a stone wall of late-18th century date. Inscribed memorials date from the 18th century onwards. A memorial stone is incorporated into one of the piers of the gateway accessing the graveyard. It reads: 'This Gate is A Donation of Sir Will(ia)m Gleadowe Newcom[e]n B[aronet] given y[ea]r 1798'. A 19th-century graveyard, associated with a church (C of I) dedicated to St Catherine, now levelled, lies immediately to the E. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013
- LF021-034: Designed landscape - tree-ring, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF021-034----. On a SW-facing slope overlooking Lough Ree. Represented as a circular enclosure with trees along the perimeter on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and divided into unequal portions by an NE-SW running roadway. It consists of a raised circular area (diam. c. 95m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.3m; H 0.35m). No entrance is recognisable. Similar in size to another enclosure to the NW (LF021-032----) these monuments, in all probability, are designed landscape features. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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)

- Gates/railings/walls, graveyard/cemetery, 1700–1800, Regional interest, registry number 13402108, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF&regno=13402108. Churchyard and graveyard on irregular oval-plan, erected c. 1730, containing remains of late medieval church (LF021-033001-). Graveyard contains collection of stone grave markers dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Ruinous late medieval church (probably c. 1550) constructed of rubble limestone masonry (base batter to some elevations) having a Tudor-arched doorway with chamfered dressed limestone surround to the west end of the south elevation having cut stone floral devices over. Ogee-headed window opening with dressed limestone surround to the east end of the south elevation. Roof now missing. West end of church rebuilt with burial vaults inserted c. 1800. Graveyard surrounded by rubble limestone boundary walls having rubble stone coping over. Main entrance gateway to the north/northwest, dated 1798, comprising a pair of dressed ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having cut stone coping over surmounted by ball finials, and having wrought-iron double-gates. Carved seraphim motifs to ball finials. Incised lettering to ball finials, now illegible. Incised lettering to northeast pier reading ‘This gateway was donated by William Gleadowe Newcomen [not legible] 1798’. Pedestrian gateway to the southwest end of main gateway having modern gate. Gateway to the south/southeast of graveyard comprising a pair of dressed limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having stepped cut stone coping over and with a wrought-iron flat-bar gate having decorative wrought-iron detailing over. Located adjacent to small rural road, close to the shores of Lough Ree to the west, and sited to the west of Newtown-Cashel and to the south/southeast of Lanesborough.

## 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 Cashel, 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: 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 Cashel.
- 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/longford/cashel.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/longford/cashel.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/longford/cashel.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Cashel with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford: https://everytownland.com/longford.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballynahinch: https://everytownland.com/longford/ballynahinch.md
- Elfeet (Adamson): https://everytownland.com/longford/elfeet-adamson.md
- Glebe: https://everytownland.com/longford/glebe-130543.md
- Loughfarm: https://everytownland.com/longford/loughfarm.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.

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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.

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