# Gortfree, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ballyovey, barony of Carra, Co. Mayo; in Irish Gort Fraoigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,300,519 m² (130.05 ha, 321.37 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,846 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): M4 Rural Village Consolidation Zoning, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ballyovey, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/ballyovey.md
- Barony: Carra
- Electoral division: Cappaghduff, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 366 people lived in 138 households in the Cappaghduff electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 17% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/34829
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 151876
- Centre: latitude 53.659369, longitude -9.377167 (WGS 84)

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

70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortfree, from 0 m² to 203,818 m² (20.38 ha, 50.36 acres); 38 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 999751: 203,818 m² (20.38 ha, 50.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/999751.md
- Parcel 988464: 88,124 m² (8.81 ha, 21.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/988464.md
- Parcel 991048: 81,489 m² (8.15 ha, 20.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/991048.md
- Parcel 907358: 74,346 m² (7.43 ha, 18.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/907358.md
- Parcel 1005374: 60,378 m² (6.04 ha, 14.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005374.md
- Parcel 889792: 54,953 m² (5.5 ha, 13.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/889792.md
- Parcel 909320: 43,097 m² (4.31 ha, 10.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/909320.md
- Parcel 941706: 33,163 m² (3.32 ha, 8.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/941706.md
- Parcel 935965: 30,635 m² (3.06 ha, 7.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/935965.md
- Parcel 944245: 28,112 m² (2.81 ha, 6.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/944245.md
- Parcel 877299: 27,922 m² (2.79 ha, 6.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877299.md
- Parcel 1003931: 27,427 m² (2.74 ha, 6.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1003931.md
- Parcel 975753: 26,978 m² (2.7 ha, 6.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/975753.md
- Parcel 980043: 25,553 m² (2.56 ha, 6.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/980043.md
- Parcel 964738: 23,866 m² (2.39 ha, 5.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/964738.md
- Parcel 895576: 23,722 m² (2.37 ha, 5.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/895576.md
- Parcel 3464798: 22,876 m² (2.29 ha, 5.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3464798.md
- Parcel 872620: 22,231 m² (2.22 ha, 5.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/872620.md
- Parcel 997989: 20,566 m² (2.06 ha, 5.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997989.md
- Parcel 871443: 20,387 m² (2.04 ha, 5.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/871443.md
- Parcel 982579: 19,794 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/982579.md
- Parcel 976093: 18,606 m² (1.86 ha, 4.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976093.md
- Parcel 938656: 17,464 m² (1.75 ha, 4.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938656.md
- Parcel 4791489: 16,103 m² (1.61 ha, 3.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791489.md
- Parcel 887060: 16,014 m² (1.6 ha, 3.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/887060.md
- Parcel 1009669: 15,812 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009669.md
- Parcel 3743767: 14,092 m² (1.41 ha, 3.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3743767.md
- Parcel 1000462: 13,548 m² (1.35 ha, 3.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1000462.md
- Parcel 953883: 12,670 m² (1.27 ha, 3.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/953883.md
- Parcel 3958977: 12,298 m² (1.23 ha, 3.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3958977.md
- Parcel 4242410: 11,219 m² (1.12 ha, 2.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4242410.md
- Parcel 949502: 9,090 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/949502.md
- Parcel 2727640: 8,646 m² (0.86 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2727640.md
- Parcel 896370: 7,352 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/896370.md
- Parcel 949503: 6,851 m² (0.69 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/949503.md
- Parcel 989705: 6,840 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/989705.md
- Parcel 1000863: 6,083 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1000863.md
- Parcel 874178: 5,567 m² (0.56 ha, 1.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874178.md
- Parcel 4791522: 4,750 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791522.md
- Parcel 4791514: 4,588 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4791514.md
- Parcel 953882: 4,189 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/953882.md
- Parcel 954715: 3,927 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/954715.md
- Parcel 902243: 3,453 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/902243.md
- Parcel 2708057: 3,222 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2708057.md
- Parcel 6028273: 3,202 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6028273.md
- Parcel 1006460: 3,103 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006460.md
- Parcel 874521: 3,010 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874521.md
- Parcel 901019: 2,407 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/901019.md
- Parcel 995153: 2,402 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995153.md
- Parcel 1002109: 2,140 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1002109.md
- Parcel 901208: 2,140 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/901208.md
- Parcel 2708056: 1,761 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2708056.md
- Parcel 978970: 1,490 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/978970.md
- Parcel 996104: 1,375 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/996104.md
- Parcel 919121: 1,375 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/919121.md
- Parcel 1008950: 1,166 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1008950.md
- Parcel 956420: 1,165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/956420.md
- Parcel 2490153: 1,098 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2490153.md
- Parcel 897984: 1,053 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/897984.md
- Parcel 5539079: 818 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5539079.md
- Parcel 916379: 461 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/916379.md
- Parcel 922509: 369 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/922509.md
- Parcel 2447404: 354 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2447404.md
- Parcel 916378: 285 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/916378.md
- Parcel 4884635: 225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4884635.md
- Parcel 2490163: 170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2490163.md
- Parcel 2650129: 137 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2650129.md
- Parcel 4884608: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4884608.md
- Parcel 4884646: 37 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4884646.md
- Parcel 4884612: 0 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4884612.md

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

- M4 Rural Village Consolidation Zoning (Built up area): Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo; 12 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.mayo.ie/getmedia/d6847b84-8c8a-4ee4-bbb4-0360884f207a/VOL-1-Book_2.pdf#page128

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

4 applications, newest first.

- 6 Apr 2026, Mayo County Council 2660257: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Construction of a private dwelling house with connection to public services including all ancillary site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660257/0
- 22 Feb 2024, Mayo County Council 2460068: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Construct a private dwelling house and domestic garage with connection to public services including all ancillary site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460068/0
- 21 Mar 2023, Mayo County Council 23152: Conditional. Permission. replace thatched roof with standing seam metal roof, sage green (matt finish). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/23152/0
- 15 Nov 2021, Mayo County Council 211194: Refused. Permission. ERECT A 30M LATTICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAE, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ALL ENCLOSED IN SECURITY FENCING WITH A PROPOSED ACCESS TRACK. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/211194/0

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## 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 Gortfree.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gortfree.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1905–1910, Regional interest, registry number 31310902, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31310902. Detached three-bay two-storey Church of Ireland rectory, built 1908, on an L-shaped plan; single-bay (south) or two-bay (north) two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1911. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on roughcast eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening with timber mullions on step threshold supporting timber transom, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings in bipartite arrangement with concrete sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered panelled piers to perimeter having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed curvilinear gabled capping supporting wrought iron double gates.
- Hotel, 1902–1911, Regional interest, registry number 31310903, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31310903. Detached six-bay two-storey hotel, extant 1911, on a rectangular plan originally five-bay two-storey on a symmetrical plan. Extended, post-1918, producing present composition. Reroofed, ----. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on rendered eaves retaining some cast-iron downpipes. Creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered or roughcast wall to front (east) elevation; cement rendered surface finish (remainder). Hipped segmental-headed central door opening in segmental-headed recess with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights on diamond pointed panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site with limewashed piers to perimeter having overgrown capping supporting wrought iron gate.
- Bridge, 1800–1838, Regional interest, registry number 31310905, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31310905. Single-arch road bridge over river, extant 1838. Part creeper- or ivy-covered tuck pointed snecked rock faced sandstone walls with repointed hammered limestone rounded coping to parapets. Single round arch with drag edged rusticated limestone ashlar voussoirs. Sited spanning Abhainn Ghleann Sála [Glensaul River] with unkempt banks to river.

## 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 Gortfree, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gortfree.
- 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/gortfree.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortfree.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortfree.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Gortfree 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)

- Ballybanaun Mountain: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ballybanaun-mountain.md
- Cappaghduff East: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cappaghduff-east.md
- Gorteenmore: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gorteenmore-151870.md
- Toormakeady East: https://everytownland.com/mayo/toormakeady-east.md
- Toormakeady Mountain: https://everytownland.com/mayo/toormakeady-mountain.md
- Toormakeady West: https://everytownland.com/mayo/toormakeady-west.md
- Treanlaur: https://everytownland.com/mayo/treanlaur-153143.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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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.

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