# Johnsfort, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilconduff, barony of Gallen, Co. Mayo; in Irish Lios Seáin Rua. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 639,822 m² (63.98 ha, 158.1 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 15,213 m² (1.52 ha, 3.76 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilconduff, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilconduff.md - Barony: Gallen - Electoral division: Brackloon, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 655 people lived in 236 households in the Brackloon electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/36504 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 151964 - Centre: latitude 53.90732, longitude -8.959313 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Johnsfort, from 415 m² to 68,777 m² (6.88 ha, 17 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 883490: 68,777 m² (6.88 ha, 17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883490.md - Parcel 883489: 63,157 m² (6.32 ha, 15.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883489.md - Parcel 883488: 50,885 m² (5.09 ha, 12.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883488.md - Parcel 883485: 48,248 m² (4.82 ha, 11.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883485.md - Parcel 970329: 47,663 m² (4.77 ha, 11.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/970329.md - Parcel 883487: 43,958 m² (4.4 ha, 10.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883487.md - Parcel 2735655: 37,862 m² (3.79 ha, 9.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2735655.md - Parcel 883491: 32,907 m² (3.29 ha, 8.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883491.md - Parcel 937237: 30,863 m² (3.09 ha, 7.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/937237.md - Parcel 883484: 28,932 m² (2.89 ha, 7.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883484.md - Parcel 913758: 28,224 m² (2.82 ha, 6.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/913758.md - Parcel 877494: 22,744 m² (2.27 ha, 5.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877494.md - Parcel 883486: 18,738 m² (1.87 ha, 4.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883486.md - Parcel 959270: 16,804 m² (1.68 ha, 4.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/959270.md - Parcel 883592: 16,060 m² (1.61 ha, 3.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/883592.md - Parcel 2730976: 14,365 m² (1.44 ha, 3.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2730976.md - Parcel 976457: 13,517 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976457.md - Parcel 938245: 13,414 m² (1.34 ha, 3.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/938245.md - Parcel 980493: 10,091 m² (1.01 ha, 2.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/980493.md - Parcel 945828: 7,518 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/945828.md - Parcel 947014: 5,754 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/947014.md - Parcel 946749: 4,022 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/946749.md - Parcel 3670465: 3,739 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3670465.md - Parcel 925001: 3,617 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/925001.md - Parcel 955550: 3,024 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/955550.md - Parcel 922602: 1,798 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/922602.md - Parcel 971718: 1,789 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/971718.md - Parcel 907093: 1,160 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/907093.md - Parcel 970338: 681 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/970338.md - Parcel 941224: 415 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/941224.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Johnsfort 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) 4 applications, newest first. - 14 Sept 2026, Mayo County Council 26220: N/a. Permission. construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank treatment system and percolation area along with ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/26220/0 - 15 Jul 2026, Mayo County Council 26163: Conditional. Permission. renovation and extension of existing dwelling, single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, effluent treatment system and new percolation area, and all associated ancillary site development works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/26163/0 - 31 Jul 2025, Mayo County Council 25316: Conditional. Permission. renovation and extension of existing dwelling, single story extension to rear of existing dwelling, effluent treatment system and new percolation area, all associated ancillary site development works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25316/0 - 31 Jan 2020, Mayo County Council 2050: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCT EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050/0 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 Johnsfort. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MA071-115: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA071-115----. In pasture, in gently undulating terrain. Ground rises slightly to S. Overlooked to SW by a low ridge. There is a farmyard immediately to NW. This enclosure is not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is shown on the 1931 edition as a D-shaped hachured area, with the straight side at NW. The remains consist of a slightly raised semicircular area (28.7m NE–SW; 11.4m NW-SE. It is defined on the curving side at NE−E arc by a scarp (H 1.6m) adapted to serve as a field fence, at E–S by a cropmark and at SW by a slight undulation. It is bordered on straight side to NW by a scarp created by quarrying in the modern era. According to local information, the enclosing element originally consisted of a ‘sod fence’ with no stones. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 August 2021 - MA072-036: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA072-036----. In improved pasture, located on top of a ridge, with very good views. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 20m), clipped on the outer edge of the bank at W by a NE−SW field boundary; shown on the 1930 edition as a subrectangular enclosure incorporated into a system of field boundaries. According to local information, this rath was of earthen construction and contained a souterrain (MA072-036001-); it was destroyed in the 1980’s. There is no visible trace at ground level. The outline of the rath is visible in current aerial views as a circular cropmark with a possible fosse and outer bank on the S arc. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021 - MA072-036001: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA072-036001-. Located in a rath (MA072-036----), which was levelled in the 1980’s. According to local information, there is a souterrain in the rath interior: It was described as a passage of drystone walls and lintel roofing, which extended for ‘15-20 yards’ [14-18m] and ended in an area of collapse. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021 - MA072-037: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA072-037----. 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 Johnsfort. ## 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 Johnsfort, 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. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Johnsfort. - 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/johnsfort.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/johnsfort.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/johnsfort.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Johnsfort 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) - Ardlee: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ardlee.md - Brackloon: https://everytownland.com/mayo/brackloon-150441.md - Carrownaculla: https://everytownland.com/mayo/carrownaculla.md - Tullanacorra: https://everytownland.com/mayo/tullanacorra.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/johnsfort - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/johnsfort