# Gortaphuill, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Rosslee, barony of Carra, Co. Mayo; in Irish Gort an Phoill. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 932,318 m² (93.23 ha, 230.38 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 11,068 m² (1.11 ha, 2.73 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Rosslee, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/rosslee.md - Barony: Carra - Electoral division: Ballinafad, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ballinafad electoral division: 621 people in 221 households; 90% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/35537 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 151843 - Centre: latitude 53.76953, longitude -9.160844 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortaphuill, from 115 m² to 106,303 m² (10.63 ha, 26.27 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 970553: 106,303 m² (10.63 ha, 26.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/970553.md - Parcel 883340: 82,207 m² (8.22 ha, 20.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883340.md - Parcel 4042455: 73,378 m² (7.34 ha, 18.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4042455.md - Parcel 953573: 66,447 m² (6.64 ha, 16.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/953573.md - Parcel 970554: 54,670 m² (5.47 ha, 13.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/970554.md - Parcel 883333: 50,063 m² (5.01 ha, 12.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883333.md - Parcel 883330: 46,053 m² (4.61 ha, 11.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883330.md - Parcel 904619: 40,628 m² (4.06 ha, 10.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/904619.md - Parcel 4620301: 38,642 m² (3.86 ha, 9.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4620301.md - Parcel 918844: 33,838 m² (3.38 ha, 8.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/918844.md - Parcel 964858: 33,541 m² (3.35 ha, 8.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/964858.md - Parcel 970556: 31,789 m² (3.18 ha, 7.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/970556.md - Parcel 883338: 31,012 m² (3.1 ha, 7.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883338.md - Parcel 883328: 28,008 m² (2.8 ha, 6.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883328.md - Parcel 3549604: 26,565 m² (2.66 ha, 6.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3549604.md - Parcel 970557: 26,373 m² (2.64 ha, 6.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/970557.md - Parcel 918922: 20,863 m² (2.09 ha, 5.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/918922.md - Parcel 876364: 19,594 m² (1.96 ha, 4.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876364.md - Parcel 1008554: 17,613 m² (1.76 ha, 4.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1008554.md - Parcel 5769219: 17,405 m² (1.74 ha, 4.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5769219.md - Parcel 883339: 11,707 m² (1.17 ha, 2.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883339.md - Parcel 938500: 11,323 m² (1.13 ha, 2.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938500.md - Parcel 888918: 10,813 m² (1.08 ha, 2.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/888918.md - Parcel 5955136: 4,072 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5955136.md - Parcel 4041375: 4,007 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4041375.md - Parcel 4042314: 3,864 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4042314.md - Parcel 4797589: 3,379 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4797589.md - Parcel 5769213: 3,371 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5769213.md - Parcel 960238: 3,234 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/960238.md - Parcel 954570: 3,068 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/954570.md - Parcel 970555: 2,995 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/970555.md - Parcel 948312: 2,632 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/948312.md - Parcel 995864: 2,597 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995864.md - Parcel 4620321: 2,531 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4620321.md - Parcel 887926: 2,485 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/887926.md - Parcel 875469: 2,439 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875469.md - Parcel 4121519: 2,265 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4121519.md - Parcel 889977: 2,116 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889977.md - Parcel 1006523: 1,352 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006523.md - Parcel 4953230: 1,338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4953230.md - Parcel 4953237: 1,304 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4953237.md - Parcel 970558: 1,283 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/970558.md - Parcel 4620298: 199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4620298.md - Parcel 967682: 115 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/967682.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Gortaphuill 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) 6 applications, newest first. - 29 Apr 2026, Mayo County Council 2697: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2697/0 - 24 Jul 2025, Mayo County Council 25301: Conditional. Permission. construction of a four bay sheep shed and seepage tank. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25301/0 - 30 Jul 2024, Mayo County Council 24309: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/24309/0 - 18 Jul 2022, Mayo County Council 22589: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22589/0 - 7 Sept 2020, Mayo County Council 20633: Refused. Permission. CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPARATE GARAGE TOGETHER WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SOIL POLISING FILTER TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/20633/0 - 12 Aug 2020, Mayo County Council 20559: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/20559/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC, site code 002298, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002298 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MA090-067: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA090-067----. 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. - MA090-067001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA090-067001-. 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. - MA090-096: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA090-096----. 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. 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 Gortaphuill. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: 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: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gortaphuill. - 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/gortaphuill.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortaphuill.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortaphuill.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Gortaphuill, Ballyglass: 6 sales, https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortaphuill-ballyglass.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ardcorky: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ardcorky.md - Cornahavoley: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cornahavoley.md - Corvickremon: https://everytownland.com/mayo/corvickremon.md - Loughpark: https://everytownland.com/mayo/loughpark.md - Peenoge: https://everytownland.com/mayo/peenoge.md - Rathnacreeva: https://everytownland.com/mayo/rathnacreeva.md - Stonepark: https://everytownland.com/mayo/stonepark-152983.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/gortaphuill - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/gortaphuill