Kildermot

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kildermot, from 9 m² to 213,977 m² (21.4 ha, 52.87 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kildermot 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.

• 25 Sept 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT 2 STOREY DWELLING, CONSTRUCT DOMESTIC SHED TO REAR OF DWELLING, INSTALL NEW SEPTIC TANK, PERCOLATION AREA AND ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19749

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 Kildermot.

Recorded monuments

• MA040-074001 Church
  Description

  In pasture, situated in a remote and picturesque location on the narrow top of a NE−SW ridge overlooking the W shoreline of Ballymore Lake; the ridge slope falls steeply directly to the lake shore, which is less than 50m away. On the opposite side of the lake the Ox Mountains loom. Approximately 10m to NNW of the church the ground drops into a steep-sided natural hollow. The ground is more level to W. This small, stone-built nave and chancel church, 12th-century in date, is named ‘Kildermot Church’ on the 1922 OS 6-inch map. It is a National Monument (No. 402) in state guardianship. The church is aligned roughly NE−SW, reflecting the orientation of the ridge, but for simplicity will be described here as if on the traditional E-W alignment. The nave (8.9m E−W; 6.3m N−S) is now outlined only by the basal course (Wth 0.6-0.7m; H 0.3m) of its walls, but the chancel (5.65m E−W; 5m N−S), located at the E end of the nave, is relatively intact. There is a distinct division between the nave and chancel, as the chancel is c. 0.8m narrower in width than the nave. Displaced fragments of worked stone (MA040-074004-) found within the church suggest that a carved stone arch or doorway stood between the nave and chancel, but no trace of this survives in situ. The chancel walls (Wth 0.75-0.8m) are constructed of mortared random rubble, incorporating slabs and blocks of varying sizes, with large blocks used in the basal courses, and large squared, closely fitted quoins at the NE and SE angles. The E gable (H 2.6m) and S wall (H 2m) stand to almost their full height; the N wall (H 1.6m) has partly collapsed. The E gable stands on a narrow stone foundation plinth or off-set, projecting 0.15m, designed to level up the wall and compensate for the natural slope; this off-set is also visible along the E end of the S wall. In the centre of the gable is a narrow, round arched window (ext.: H 0.98m; Wth 0.18-0.25m) with a broad inward splay (Wth 1.15m; H 2.05m). The sill is c. 2m above exterior ground level, but c. 1m above current interior ground level, indicating the differential caused by the natural ridge slope and build-up over time of soil in the interior. The window has a sandstone surround, with the arch and sill each carved from a single sandstone block. The inward splay or embrasure (H 2.06m; Wth 0.16m) is defined by with a round-arched head of five shaped sandstones. At the outer edge of the springing of this arch there are two small hemispherical notches, one on either side of the window, each cut into the base of the lowest stone in the arch. The notches are likely to have held a frame to hang some form of window shutter or screen. There are two recesses or wall cupboards, used to store the altar vessels, one at the E end of each sidewall: the one in the N wall (Wth 0.4m; H 0.23m; D 0.39m) is roughly square; the one in the S wall, L-shaped (Wth 0.36m; H 0.23m; D 0.4m at opening, extending 0.3m to S into the body of the wall). The original entrance to the church is in the centre of the W wall of the nave, but is evident now only as a gap (Wth 0.75m) flanked on each side by a single stone, all that remains of the original jambs. A stoup (MA040-074003-) and several fragments of cut stone (MA040-074004-) are now set in concrete within the chancel, along the S wall. The narrow strip of level ground surrounding the E and S side of the church was used as a children’s burial ground (MA040-074002-). Attached images: MA040-074001-_01.JPG viewed from NW MA040-074001-_02.JPG viewed from W; nave reduced to foundation level MA040-074001-_03.JPG chancel interior viewed from W MA040-074001-_04.JPG chancel exterior viewed from SE MA040-074001-_05.JPG chancel exterior viewed from E MA040-074001-_06.JPG E window -interior MA040-074001-_07.JPG E window -interior MA040-074001-_08.JPG embrasure of E window -yellow arrow indicates small notch to suuport shutter MA040-074001-_09.JPG E window -exterior Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2020

• MA040-074002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Located adjacent to a Kildermot church (MA040-074001-), on a narrow ridge top overlooking Balymore Lake. A strip of relatively level ground on the ridge top wraps around the E, S and SW side of the church forming an irregular-shaped terrace from the edge of which there is a steep drop to the lake shore. This terrace has been used as a children’s burial ground, indicated on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps. The SE−S edge of the terrace is defined by a scarp (H 2m) merging with the steep ridge slope, and at SW−W by a low sod-covered stony scarp (H c. 0.5m). The church borders the NW side of the burial area and field fences define its limits at NE and W. The enclosed grass-grown space (c. 30m NE−SW; c. 15m NW−SE at E end, 5.4m NW−SE at SW end) is dotted with numerous, low upright uninscribed stone grave-markers, most of which barely protrude above the ground surface. Attached images: MA040-074002-_01.JPG viewed from SW MA040-074002-_02.JPG viewed from S MA040-074002-_03.JPG viewed from N Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2020

• MA040-074003 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In Kildermot church, set in concrete on a low plinth against the S wall of the chancel. Roughly triangular block of stone (0.35m; 0.43m; D 0.22m) with a circular depression (Diam. 21cm; D c. 8cm) cut in its upper surface. Attached images: MA040-074003-_01.JPG MA040-074003-_02.JPG Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2020

• MA040-074004 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Within Kildermot church (MA040-074001-). Displaced fragments of carved/worked stone are on display, set in concrete on a low stone and concrete plinth against the S wall of the chancel. They are mostly sandstone, and include pieces which are likely to have come from the chancel arch and the W doorway, no traces of which remain in situ. There are also two quern stone fragments. A possible stoup was also found in the vicinity of the church, but its whereabouts are now unknown: A sketch recorded in OPW Topographical Files shows an irregular-shaped stone block (H 0.17m) cut into one face of which is a semi-circular hollow (Diam. c. 0.14m; D c 0.025m). The straight side of the hollow aligns with the straight edge of the stone block suggesting that it was designed to fit against a wall. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2020

• MA040-108 Crannog
  Description

  Located in the NW of Ballymore Lough. When inspected in 1988, this crannog (diam. c. 11m) was almost entirely submerged, and was marked by a hazel bush growing on the centre. It consists of a conical stone core incorporating timbers, and is delimited by a ring of stakes, some of which protruded above water level. A wooden platform, constructed of large timbers laid horizontally on a base of stones, extends from it to S. There is a steep drop off at the edge of the crannog. There is a crannog (MA040-075----) located c. 60m to E, and another (MA040-109---) c. 100m to the W. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 17 July 2017

• MA040-109 Crannog
  Description

  Located in the NW of Ballymore Lough, close to the shoreline. This consist of a roughly oval stone cairn (13m NE−SW; 17m NW−SE) on a sand bank. The N side slopes steeply into the water, but the gradient is gentler elsewhere. It is largely tree-covered. When inspected in 1988 no corroborating evidence, such as timbers or bones, was noted, but the artificial appearance of the site, and its similarity to two crannogs (MA040-108----; MA040-075----), located respectively c. 100m and c. 170mm to E, suggested that this is a crannog. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 17 July 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Kildermot, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

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

Name

Kildermot · Cill Diarmada

Area

568,327 m² (56.83 ha, 140.44 acres)

Civil parish

Attymass, and its townlands

Barony

Gallen

Electoral division

Attymass East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

378 people lived in 148 households in the Attymass East electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardrass, Ballymore, Corrower, Kilgellia, Mullaghawny

Placenames

Kildermot 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.