Carrownaculla

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrownaculla, from 189 m² to 78,804 m² (7.88 ha, 19.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Carrownaculla 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.

• 13 Mar 2025N/a

  Section 5 Declaration: Construction of a slatted shed with underground slurry storage tank along with all associated site works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2595

• 2 Jan 2025Conditional

  Changes to the front porch design and construction from that previously granted permission and constructed under planning permission P05666 TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560014

• 19 Nov 2024N/a

  Changes to the front porch design and construction from that previously granted permission and constructed under planning permission P05666 TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460706

• 30 Sept 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, COMPLETE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19766

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 Carrownaculla.

Recorded monuments

• MA072-011 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a rise. Ground falls gradually to E towards a flat expanse of bog. There is a stream 270m to N. Slightly raised circular area (36.5m N−S; 36m E−W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.8m at E, 0.2m at W; ext. H 1.5m at E, 1.6m at W) with a pronounced external slope, outside which it is enclosed by a fosse (Wth 3.7m at E). The bank is best preserved on the E half, where remnants of internally and externally drystone facing are evident. The exterior stone facing rising to a height of c. 1m, but does not extend the full height of the bank slope; it is now largely tumbled. On the W half, the bank retains a low internal lip but has a pronounced external slope; there is scant trace of drystone facing, either internally or externally. The fosse is well defined at NE−SW, becoming shallow and less distinct at W; it is not evident at NW−N where it is crossed by a field fence on a roughly E−W axis. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.8m) in the bank at ESE, with a causeway across the fosse. An eroded break (Wth 1m) pierces the bank at SW. The interior is level and grassy, with blackthorn encroaching on the NW quadrant. The bank is thickly ringed with hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel and sycamore. A rath (MA072-012----) and a possible cashel (MA072-013----) are located c. 200m to S and SE, respectively, and are visible from this rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 February 2021

• MA072-012 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a rise, now bordered immediately to S by a farmyard and to W by a modern house and garden. . There is a fall of ground towards a stream 70m to E. Raised circular area or platform (28m N-S; c. 25m E−W) enclosed at NNW−NE by an earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m at N), reduced at E−NW to a scarp (H 2m at E, 1m at S, 1.4m at NW). The platform appears to have been built up on the E half to compensate for the natural slope and create a level interior. The original entrance is not obvious. The bank on the N arc is reduced to a low internal lip and a partly eroded external slope. The scarp on the W half is incorporated into a field boundary, and several conifers are planted along it at SW. Blackthorn scrub engulfs the E half of the rath. A rath (MA072-011----) and a possible cashel (MA072-013----) are located c. 200m to N and NE, respectively, and are visible from this rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 February 2021

• MA072-013 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, located in lowlying damp ground on the E side of a small N−S stream valley. There is an expanse of flat bog 100m to N. This possible cashel is not shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is depicted on the 1930 edition as a subcircular enclosure outlined by a solid line. Roughly circular, very slightly raised area (23m E−W; 24m N−S) enclosed by a stone bank (Wth 3m at E, 4.3m at W; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m at W). The stone bank is evident as a moss- and sod-covered jumble of stones, many of which are small and medium-sized –no intact wall facing or masonry structure is visible. It serves as a field fence on the E half. There is no obvious break or entrance gap. The interior is flat and grassy. Remnants of a field wall (Wth 1m; H 0.2m) extends from the stone bank at W across the interior for 10m to the centre, ending in an expanded terminal (Wth 7m N−S). Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 February 2021

• MA072-035001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on the gradual NW−facing slope of a ridge, giving extensive views over undulating terrain, with a stream valley 250m to NE. There is rising ground to SE−S. Slightly raised circular area (33m N−S; 29.4m E−W) defined by a low earthen rise/bank or scarp. At SSE the scarp is topped by a short length of drystone wall (L 7m; Wth 1m; H 0.6m). There is a low section of scarp (Wth 3m) at SSE and another low area (Wth 1.5m) at SW, but both are poorly defined and it is unclear if either is an original entrance. Outside the scarp, the rath is encircled by a drystone wall (Wth 1m; H 0.6m), with the intervening gap between it and the rath varying in width from 1.8m at N to 3.8m at E−S; this appears to be a later field wall rather than an enclosing wall contemporary with the rath. Linear field walls radiate out from this circular wall at N, NE, S and SW. The field walls at NE and SW appear to have bordered a trackway, which skirted the SE arc of the rath, following a route through the space intervening between the rath and the outer encircling field wall. A low linear rise (Wth 2.5m), with an NE-facing scarp (H 0.5m), extends on a NW−SE axis through the centre of the interior, marking the dividing line between the SW half and the slightly lower NE half of the interior. This rise may to follow the line of a souterrain (MA072-035002-) which extends through the interior. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021

• MA072-035002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (MA072-035001-). This souterrain is indicated on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps as ‘Cave’ on the S edge of the rath interior. Two in situ roof lintels can be seen on the SSE edge of the interior. One is set in the rath scarp, underlying a short section of drystone wall that tops the scarp here; the other is 2m to NW, partly protruding from the sod on the edge of a slight depression adjacent to the scarp. From here, a low linear rise (Wth c. 2.5m) extends for 19.7m to NW through the centre of the interior; this may follow the line the souterrain. Mid-way along this linear feature, and 5m to SW of it, there is a slight depression with two boulders in the base, which block an access hole into the souterrain. According to local information, the souterrain is of drystone construction with lintel roofing. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021

• MA072-038 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, straddling the SW-facing slope of a rise, with good views over the surrounding undulating landscape. There is a stream 100m to SW. Raised circular area (34m N−S; 34.4m E−W) defined by an earthen scarp (ext. H 0.9m at NE; 1.9m at SW). The scarp has a steep external slope at SW−W, enhanced by the natural fall of ground. It is incorporated into a later field boundary on the NW arc, where a laneway once skirted the rath leading to a now ruined farmstead 100m to NE. A low, narrow internal lip (Wth 0.6m; int. H 0.4m) of earth and stone tops the scarp, most clearly defined on the E arc. There is a break (Wth 2m) in the scarp at NNE; this may be the site of an original entrance but now has the appearance of being relatively modern, allowing tractor access to the interior. A low area or slump (Wth 2.6m) in the scarp at S is another possible site of an original entrance. Interior ground level is highest in the SW quadrant, with a slight slope down from there to N and SE. Grass cover, with some light hawthorn growth around the perimeter. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021

• MA072-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on top of a ridge with excellent views over the surrounding undulating landscape. There is a stream 100m to SW. A modern house is located immediately to W. Raised circular area (31.4m NW–SE; 32m NE–SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4m at E, 4m at W; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.75m at E, 1.9m at W). Stones protruding from the inner face of the bank may be remnants of stone facing. A gap (Wth 3.6m) in the bank at ESE is probably the site of the original entrance. The interior is generally level, but appears to be slightly higher in the NW quadrant. A field wall on a roughly E−W axis traverses the N edge of the interior, flanking the S side of a road, which skirts the rath, respecting its curve and clipping the external slope of the bank. According to local tradition, there is a souterrain (MA072-039001-) in the rath interior. A few hawthorn trees grow around the perimeter. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021

• MA072-039001 Souterrain
  Description

  Located in rath (MA072-039----). According to local tradition, a souterrain was accessed through an opening on the E side of the rath, which was blocked up ‘a couple of generations ago.’ No visible trace. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carrownaculla.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_565 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Carrownaculla with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Carrownaculla · Ceathrúin Uí Cholla

Area

1,413,503 m² (141.35 ha, 349.28 acres)

Civil parish

Kilconduff, and its townlands

Barony

Gallen

Electoral division

Brackloon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Brackloon electoral division: 655 people in 236 households; 87% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brackloon, Carrowbaun, Castlebarnagh, Johnsfort, Rabaun, Tullanacorra

Placenames

Carrownaculla 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.