# Caherduff, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Cong, barony of Kilmaine, Co. Mayo; in Irish An Chathair Dhubh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,531,869 m² (153.19 ha, 378.53 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,841 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 5 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Cong, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/cong.md - Barony: Kilmaine - Electoral division: Cong, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 994 people lived in 325 households in the Cong electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/34839 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 150525 - Centre: latitude 53.556849, longitude -9.252 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherduff, from 208 m² to 369,944 m² (36.99 ha, 91.42 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 875369: 369,944 m² (36.99 ha, 91.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875369.md - Parcel 1002818: 118,809 m² (11.88 ha, 29.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002818.md - Parcel 938844: 101,436 m² (10.14 ha, 25.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938844.md - Parcel 5690382: 93,991 m² (9.4 ha, 23.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5690382.md - Parcel 964772: 91,319 m² (9.13 ha, 22.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/964772.md - Parcel 903933: 88,931 m² (8.89 ha, 21.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/903933.md - Parcel 926126: 59,347 m² (5.93 ha, 14.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/926126.md - Parcel 883850: 56,069 m² (5.61 ha, 13.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883850.md - Parcel 927172: 55,635 m² (5.56 ha, 13.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/927172.md - Parcel 928370: 55,305 m² (5.53 ha, 13.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/928370.md - Parcel 893925: 54,936 m² (5.49 ha, 13.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/893925.md - Parcel 899035: 45,600 m² (4.56 ha, 11.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/899035.md - Parcel 929570: 43,244 m² (4.32 ha, 10.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/929570.md - Parcel 895680: 43,054 m² (4.31 ha, 10.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/895680.md - Parcel 953447: 40,404 m² (4.04 ha, 9.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/953447.md - Parcel 881869: 40,019 m² (4 ha, 9.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/881869.md - Parcel 979936: 31,883 m² (3.19 ha, 7.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/979936.md - Parcel 963779: 29,021 m² (2.9 ha, 7.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/963779.md - Parcel 903598: 20,585 m² (2.06 ha, 5.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/903598.md - Parcel 885834: 14,335 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/885834.md - Parcel 903316: 8,824 m² (0.88 ha, 2.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/903316.md - Parcel 919473: 8,473 m² (0.85 ha, 2.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919473.md - Parcel 966018: 6,119 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/966018.md - Parcel 4773986: 5,584 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4773986.md - Parcel 1010017: 4,099 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010017.md - Parcel 921485: 4,011 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/921485.md - Parcel 952898: 4,002 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/952898.md - Parcel 4903498: 3,778 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4903498.md - Parcel 993953: 3,255 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/993953.md - Parcel 4791168: 3,198 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791168.md - Parcel 1005286: 3,151 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005286.md - Parcel 1002340: 3,094 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002340.md - Parcel 3561881: 2,666 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3561881.md - Parcel 948854: 2,557 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/948854.md - Parcel 2718728: 2,149 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2718728.md - Parcel 911962: 2,129 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/911962.md - Parcel 879802: 1,949 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/879802.md - Parcel 3630563: 1,925 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3630563.md - Parcel 948855: 1,894 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/948855.md - Parcel 951622: 1,227 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/951622.md - Parcel 1006389: 1,119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006389.md - Parcel 5090364: 945 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5090364.md - Parcel 962982: 851 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/962982.md - Parcel 3630565: 778 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3630565.md - Parcel 1007728: 733 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1007728.md - Parcel 4903492: 386 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4903492.md - Parcel 4903504: 265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4903504.md - Parcel 2718724: 208 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2718724.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Caherduff 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) 5 applications, newest first. - 7 Mar 2025, Mayo County Council 2560128: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Planning Permission to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage and install a waste water treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560128/0 - 19 Aug 2022, Mayo County Council 22704: Refused. Retention. RETAIN THE BUILDING AS CONSTRUCTED FOR THE USE OF A HAIRDRESSING SALON ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22704/0 - 30 Jun 2021, Mayo County Council 21692: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. RETAIN EXISTING EXTENSIONS AND MINOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE. PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, PERMISSION TO BUILD NEW LARGER EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, INSTALL NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/21692/0 - 4 Mar 2021, Mayo County Council 21185: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT DWELLING HOUSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/21185/0 - 11 Jul 2017, Mayo County Council 17551: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCT A SLATTED SHED FOR THE PURPOSES OF HOUSING LIVESTOCK WITH INCORPORATED CUBICLES, FEEDING AREAS AND SLURRY STORAGE FACILITIES AND AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/17551/0 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 Caherduff. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MA121-037: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA121-037----. In pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope. Outline of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) shown on OS map (1838). Levelled; no visible surface traces. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 322. Date of upload: 22 December 2014 - MA121-038: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA121-038----. In pasture, with rock outcrop. Site shown intact on OS map (1838); arc of sod-covered cashel wall (L 47m; H 1.2m; Wth 2.3m) survives WSW to NNW. Interior dug into and contains much karst. Closed souterrain (MA121-038001-) in NW, adjoining bank. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 256. Date of upload: 22 December 2014 - MA121-038001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA121-038001-. In NW of cashel (MA121-038----), adjoining bank. Stone-built chamber (L 6.8m); infilled, recognised by three capstones above ground level, resting on large corbels. Inaccessible at time of survey. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 500. Date of upload: 22 December 2014 - MA121-084001: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA121-084001-. n undulating pasture. Circular area (diam. 41m N-S), enclosed by bank (H 1.1m) of earth and stone, heavily overgrown. Bank overlain by clearance material. Stone field fence bisects site's interior E-W. Souterrain (MA121-084003-) in interior. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 120. Date of upload: 7 January 2015 - MA121-084002: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA121-084002-. In centre of ringfort (MA121-084001-). Two chambered, dry-stone souterrains [see also MA121-084003-], largely collapsed and infilled. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 501. Date of upload: 7 January 2015 - MA121-084003: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA121-084003-. In centre of ringfort (MA121-084001-). Two chambered, dry-stone souterrains [see also MA121-084002-], largely collapsed and infilled. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 501. Date of upload: 7 January 2015 - MA121-088: Castle - tower house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA121-088----. On S edge of extensive area of scrub, built on rock outcrop. This tower house is a national monument (no. 244) in state care. Two-storey remains of rectangular tower (8m N-S; 9.6m E-W). Entered through rebuilt ground-floor door in E wall. Lobby gives access to guard room to S; main chamber to W; doorway to N leading to spiral stairs. Main chamber contains three deep embrasures, with narrow windows. Little remains of 1st-floor. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 707. Date of upload: 7 January 2015 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 Caherduff. ## 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 Caherduff, 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 low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Caherduff. - 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/mayo/caherduff.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/caherduff.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/caherduff.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Caherduff with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo: https://everytownland.com/mayo.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Creevagh Middle: https://everytownland.com/mayo/creevagh-middle.md - Creevagh South: https://everytownland.com/mayo/creevagh-south-151202.md - Glebe: https://everytownland.com/mayo/glebe-151783.md - Kildun Beg: https://everytownland.com/mayo/kildun-beg.md - Knock North: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knock-north.md - Lecarrowkilleen: https://everytownland.com/mayo/lecarrowkilleen.md - Muckrussaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/muckrussaun.md - Tonaleeaun: https://everytownland.com/mayo/tonaleeaun.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/mayo/caherduff - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/caherduff