Knockacroghery
Townland in the civil parish of Aglish, barony of Carra, Co. Mayo; in Irish Cnoc an Chruacháin
- Area
- 76.8 ha
- 190 acres
- Land parcels
- 169
- registered freehold, median 425 m²
- Zoning
- M2
- Town Centre
- Planning
- 67
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
169 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockacroghery, from 4 m² to 316,959 m² (31.7 ha, 78.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Castlebar Local Area Plan, Mayo · 112 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Castlebar Local Area Plan, Mayo · 44 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Recreation & Amenities (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Castlebar Local Area Plan, Mayo · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Castlebar Local Area Plan, Mayo · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community Services Facilities (Community facilities)
Castlebar Local Area Plan, Mayo · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
24 Aug 2026N/a
Permission to extend the rear of the property and make internal alterations to the ground and first floor.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660671
25 Jun 2026N/a
Permission for development of a mixed use (primarily housing) scheme at Stephen Garvey Way and Mountain View, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, comprising: 1. Demolition of existing two storey dwelling; 2. Construction of part three, part four storey building (over basement / undercroft) incorporating 20 no. apartments (10 no. one bed and 10 no. two bed) and commercial (retail / café / deli) unit; 3. Vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access Stephen Garvey Way and additional pedestrian access via Mountain View; and, 4. Associated development and works including hard and soft landscaping, basement / undercroft car parking, cycle parking, bin stores, communal and private amenity and open spaces and all other ancillary works above and below ground including works and connections to water supply, wastewater and surface water infrastructure and utilities.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660501
21 Apr 2026Conditional
Change of Use from Restaurant to Community Use Offices
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660317
13 Apr 2026Conditional
Part change of use from an existing retail unit to retail with ancillary off licence sales (area for display of alcohol circa. 10.64m2) and associated signage for the Unit and all associated site works,
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660288
8 Apr 2026N/a
Part change of use from an existing retail unit to retail with ancillary off licence sales (area for display of alcohol circa. 10.64m2) and associated signage for the Unit and all associated site works, all at Cavendish Lane, Knockacroghery, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 DH99
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660272
1 Apr 2026Conditional
The development will consist of 1.) The demolition of an existing dwelling house and garage, and the construction of a replacement dwelling with an attached garage on revised site boundaries; 2.) The provision of a new vehicular access to serve the existing dwelling located to the north of the proposed works, together with all associated ancillary site works and services.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660246
10 Dec 2025Refused
Permission for development of a mixed use (primarily housing) scheme at Stephen Garvey Way and Mountain View, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, comprising: 1. Demolition of existing two storey dwelling; 2. Construction of part four, part five storey building, over basement / undercroft incorporating 26 no. apartments (13 no. one bed and 13 no. two bed) and commercial (retail / café / deli) unit; 3. Vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access Stephen Garvey Way and additional pedestrian access via Mountain View; and, 4. Associated development and works including hard and soft landscaping, basement / undercroft car parking, cycle parking, bin stores, communal and private amenity and open spaces and all other ancillary works above and below ground including works and connections to water supply, wastewater and surface water infrastructure and utilities.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560907
9 Oct 2025Conditional
construction of 3 no. Padel tennis courts, complete with artificial grass surface, 4m high fencing around sections of the Padel courts perimeter and 6m high lighting posts
Permission · Mayo County Council, 25420
26 Sept 2025Conditional
construction of a sheltered canopy (c. 57 sqm) over 2 no. dedicated van parking spaces in the existing service yard and all ancillary site services and site development works
Retention · Mayo County Council, 25410
21 Aug 2025Conditional
Removal of existing shop face signage and replacement with new PTSB Logo sign and dibond fascia panel. New shop face sign to be illuminated as per the existing. Removal of existing projecting sign and replacement with new PTSB Logo. Projecting sign to be internally illuminated as per existing. Modifications to the external elevation paint
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560572
5 Aug 2025Conditional
1. CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO DWELLING 2. RETENTION OF 1st FLOOR EXTENSION 3. RETENTION OF DOMESTIC SHED 4. ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention · Mayo County Council, 2560525
23 May 2025Conditional
Retention of the extension to include independent living unit as constructed to the rear of the existing dwelling house, (2) along with all ancillary site works.
Retention · Mayo County Council, 2560322
16 Apr 2025Conditional
Planning Permission to Construct a New Dwelling House and to Connect to public services
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2560231
19 Mar 2025Conditional
(1) a change of use from Office use to Day Services use, with all associated site works at The Mosaic Centre, Harlequin Plaza, Garvey Way, Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 X821.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560153
21 Jan 2025Refused
Planning permission for development comprising; (1) The partial demolition and modification of existing Artist’s Studio granted permission under previous planning file reference P10/13831, (2) The extension and modification of the retained part of the Artists Studio, (3) The proposals under (1) and (2) will provide 2 single bedroom Mews buildings, one of which will be two storey and the other one single storey. The application will also include access through the existing shared laneway, connections to public services, the retention of existing boundaries, provision of parking and all associated and ancillary site development works and services above and below ground at Knockacroghery, Westport Road, Castlebar, County Mayo.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560026
27 Nov 2024Refused
continued use of the existing amusement and entertainment centre and associated site works as previously granted under planning ABP-308499-20
Permission · Mayo County Council, 24496
8 Oct 2024Conditional
change the use of existing retail unit to a retail unit for the sale of wine for consumption off the premises
Permission · Mayo County Council, 24428
20 Jun 2024Refused
extend the opening hours permitted to a Licenced Betting Office under P20/345 from 18:30 Monday - Saturday to 21:30 Monday - Saturday and from 18:00 to 18:30 on Sundays
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460380
21 May 2024N/a
Section 5 Declaration: Repair of existing chimney on the northern side of premises, work extends to lowering the chimney to roof level
Permission · Mayo County Council, 24169
7 May 2024Conditional
Planning Permission is sought by The Legal Aid Board for proposed works at Units B,C &D, First Floor Cavendish House, Hopkins Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, consisting of the following elements: The installation of 6 no. External Air Conditioning units to the north east facade of the existing building.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460275
19 Mar 2024N/a
Planning Permission is sought by The Legal Aid Board for proposed works at Units B,C &D, First Floor Cavendish House, Hopkins Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, consisting of the following elements: The installation of 6 no. External Air Conditioning units to the north east facade of the existing building.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460151
6 Oct 2023Conditional
Permission is sought for development of An Coillin, Westport Rd, Knockaphunta, Castlebar, F23H744 as follows: single storey extension to south and west (132sqm) and change of use (156.3sqm) of part south wing (total 288.3sqm) to provide Single Special Mental Health Apartment (1 person and staff) including landscaped garden area, adjusted parking area, relocated traffic barrier to entrance road and associated works.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360416
19 Sept 2023Refused
The development will consist of the proposed works to front façade (south east elevation), comprising of: 1. Installation of 1 no. new ATM, along with alterations to existing window ope. 2. Removal of section of existing stonework plinth. 3. Minor internal alterations, together with all associated site works.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360381
31 Aug 2023N/a
Construction of 3 no. Padel tennis courts, complete with artificial grass surface, 4m high fencing around sections of the Padel courts perimeter and 6m high lighting posts
Permission · Mayo County Council, 23486
9 Aug 2023Refused
continued use of the existing amusement and entertainment centre and associated site works as previously granted under P20/547 ABP-308499-20
Permission · Mayo County Council, 23450
The 25 most recent of 67 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockacroghery.
Recorded monuments
- MA078-015 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- MA078-022 Crannog
Description
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- MA078-023 Earthwork
Description
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- MA078-064001 Church
Description
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- MA078-064002 Graveyard
Description
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- MA078-064003 Enclosure
Description
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Architectural heritage
- Old Church Graveyard, graveyard/cemetery, 1760–2011 · Regional interest
Description
Graveyard with collection of cut-stone markers, ob. 1760+. Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having drag edged cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping supporting replacement mild steel double gates.
- New Cemetery, graveyard/cemetery, 1896–2011 · Regional interest
Description
Cemetery with collection of cut-stone markers, ob. 1896+. Set in unkempt grounds on a corner site with repointed boundary wall to perimeter having drag edged tooled cut-limestone "saddleback" coping.
- Castlebar Post Office, post office, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey post office, designed 1902; dated 1902; built 1903-4; opened 1904; extant 1917, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) single-storey flat-roofed flanking end bays. Closed, 2001. Sold, 2013, to accommodate proposed alternative use. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered "wallhead" chimney stack to rear (north) elevation having red brick header bond "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging timber boarded eaves having carved timber consoles retaining embossed cast-iron hoppers ("1902") and downpipes. Drag edged dragged limestone ashlar banded red brick English bond walls (ground floor) on drag edged dragged limestone ashlar plinth with paired drag edged rock faced cut-limestone banded red brick English bond pilasters to ends supporting drag edged dragged cut-limestone stringcourse; red brick English bond walls (first floor) with paired red brick English bond pilasters to ends supporting dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed capitals having consoles. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed sills, and drag edged dragged cut-limestone lintels framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Camber-headed window openings (first floor) with dragged cut-limestone sills on red brick English bond aprons, and red brick voussoirs framing three-over-three timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front having cut-limestone kerbing.
- Burleigh House, house, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay three-storey over part raised basement townhouse, extant 1838, on a rectangular plan originally three-bay three-storey on a symmetrical plan[?]. In alternative use, 1995. Disused, 2008. Burnt, 2010. "Restored", 2011, to accommodate proposed alternative use. Replacement pitched slate roof on collared timber construction with trefoil-perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having corbelled stepped stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta octagonal pots, and uPVC goods on rendered stepped eaves. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered channelled base with rendered monolithic pilasters to ends including rendered monolithic pilasters (first floor) supporting cornice on blind frieze. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of eight tooled cut-limestone steps, doorcase with three quarter-engaged columns on plinths supporting cornice on "Patera"-detailed frieze, and moulded surround centred on portrait-detailed keystone framing timber panelled double doors having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with sill course on "Cavetto"-detailed consoles, and rendered surrounds with monolithic pilasters supporting cornices on blind friezes framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with sill courses on "Cavetto"-detailed consoles, and rendered surrounds with monolithic pilasters supporting one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): bow-ended central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, egg-and-dart-detailed timber dado rail, and run moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; round-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing fanlight; full-height staircase hall (north) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, cantilevered staircase on an elliptical plan with balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers; reception room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers; and (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Street fronted with wrought iron railings to perimeter.
- Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey double-pile over part basement bank, built 1873; extant 1895, on a square plan centred on two-bay two-storey "bas-relief" breakfront. Hipped double-pile (M-profile) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having shallow stringcourses below capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber box cornice having spandrels on nail head-detailed frieze on entablature. Rendered channelled wall (ground floor) on rendered chamfered plinth with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze on entablature; red brick Flemish bond surface finish (first floor) with timber box cornice having spandrels on nail head-detailed frieze on entablature; rendered surface finish (remainder). Paired camber-headed window openings (ground floor) with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed sill course, and concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Camber-headed flanking door openings approached by two drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps, rendered doorcases with monolithic pilasters supporting pediments on "Cavetto"-detailed fluted consoles, and concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals centred on keystones framing replacement timber panelled doors having overlights. Camber-headed window openings (first floor) with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed sill course, and red brick voussoirs having bull nose-detailed reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- House, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
Description
Attached two-bay two-storey house, extant 1838, originally forming part of larger four-bay two-storey house. Renovated, 2005-6, to accommodate alternative use. For sale, 2011. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in cement rendered chimney stack having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves. Rendered, ruled and lined battered walls. Square-headed door opening with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on triple keystone framing replacement timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement six-over-six timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Street fronted with cobbled footpath to front.
- The Irish House, house, 1885–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay three-storey house, built 1886[?]; extant 1895, originally attached. Renovated with replacement shopfront inserted to right ground floor. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, iron- or zinc-covered coping to gables with rendered red brick Running bond chimney stacks to apexes having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornices below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on moulded rendered cornice having rosette-detailed fluted consoles. Repointed coursed rubble limestone wall (ground floor) originally rendered, ruled and lined with hammered limestone flush quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (upper floors) with diamond pointed-panelled rendered piers to ends; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Camber-headed door opening with cut-limestone threshold, rendered doorcase with pilasters supporting cornice on consoles, and concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals framing timber panelled door having overlight. Camber-headed window openings (upper floors) with iron- or zinc-covered moulded rendered sill courses, and moulded rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): entrance hall-cum-staircase hall; and (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters. Street fronted with flagged footpath to front.
- House, 1860–1865 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey house, rebuilt 1864[?]; extant 1895. Renovated with replacement shopfront inserted to ground floor. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, iron- or zinc-covered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having concrete capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on "Cavetto"-detailed exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Round-headed window openings (first floor) in square-headed recesses with moulded rendered sill course, and concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Camber-headed window openings (top floor) in square-headed recesses with rendered sill course, and concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals framing one-over-two timber sash windows. Street fronted with flagged footpath to front.
- House, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay three-storey townhouse, extant 1838. Renovated with replacement shopfront inserted to ground floor. One of a pair. Replacement pitched fibre-cement slate roof with ridge tiles terminating in cement rendered chimney stack having concrete capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipe. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked limestone walls. Segmental-headed door opening with cut-limestone step threshold, and drag edged rusticated cut-limestone surround supporting open bed pediment on fluted consoles framing replacement glazed aluminium door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone "bas-relief" block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with flagged footpath to front.
- House, 1700–1838 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey townhouse, extant 1838, originally with shopfront to ground floor. Renovated. Now disused. One of a pair. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stack having moss-covered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipe. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked limestone walls. Outline of shopfront to ground floor on a symmetrical plan. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone "bas-relief" block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing two-over-two timber sash (first floor) or timber casement (top floor) windows. Interior including (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Street fronted with flagged footpath to front.
- Allied Irish Bank, bank/financial institution, 1920–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay three-storey flat-roofed bank, built 1922-5[?], on a rectangular plan. Flat roof not visible behind parapet with rendered, ruled and lined (west) or brick Flemish bond (east) chimney stacks having moss-covered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods. Drag edged limestone ashlar wall (ground floor) on moulded cushion course on dragged cut-limestone plinth with dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze on monolithic entablature below blocking course; brick Flemish bond surface finish (upper floors) with dragged cut-limestone "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on panelled frieze below parapet having moss-covered coping; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Square-headed central window opening in tripartite arrangement in square-headed recess with dragged cut-limestone sill on panelled riser, and drag edged cut-limestone monolithic pilasters framing fixed-pane aluminium fitting having fixed-pane aluminium sidelights. Square-headed flanking door openings with fluted volute keystones framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors having fanlights on "Patera"-detailed fluted friezes. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with dragged cut-limestone sills, and dragged cut-limestone surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows having margins. Street fronted with flagged footpath to front.
- Store/warehouse, 1840–1895 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay three-storey warehouse, extant 1895, on a symmetrical plan with three-bay three-storey rear (south) elevation. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on collared timber construction with clay ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods surviving on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked limestone walls with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central carriageway between drag edged tooled cut-limestone "Cavetto" corbels with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs framing cement rendered infill. Square-headed window openings with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs framing concrete block infill. Square-headed central loading door openings to rear (south) elevation with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs framing remains of timber doors. Set in unkempt grounds.
- Store/warehouse, 1840–1895 · Regional interest
Description
Warehouse complex, extant 1895, on an L-shaped plan including (south): Attached nine-bay four-storey[?] warehouse on a symmetrical plan. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on collared timber construction centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked limestone walls with hammered limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central loading door openings with hammered limestone lintels framing timber boarded half-doors. Square-headed flanking window openings with hammered limestone lintels framing timber boarded fittings; (west): Attached three-bay three-storey[?] warehouse on a symmetrical plan. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on collared timber construction centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone coping to gables, and no rainwater goods surviving on cut-limestone eaves. Tuck pointed coursed rubble limestone walls with hammered limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central loading door openings with lintels framing timber boarded doors. Paired square-headed flanking window openings with cut-limestone voussoirs framing timber boarded fittings. Set in unkempt grounds.
- Cannons, house, 1912–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, extant 1930, on a symmetrical plan with shopfront to ground floor. Refenestrated. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Rendered walls with rusticated rendered piers to ends. Rendered shopfront to ground floor on a symmetrical plan. Paired square-headed window openings (first floor) with concealed dressings having bull nose-detailed reveals framing replacement timber casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- Mount Gordon, farm house, 1700–1777 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey over raised basement farmhouse, extant 1777, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront on an engaged half-octagonal plan. Vacant, 1901[?]. Occupied, 1911. Extensively renovated. Replacement pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on half-octagonal slate roof with ridge tiles, abbreviated drag edged tooled cut-limestone coping to gables with drag edged tooled snecked limestone chimney stacks to apexes having stringcourses below chamfered capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on rendered cut-limestone eaves. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Round-headed niches centred on round-headed central door opening approached by flight of nine benchmark-inscribed cut-limestone steps with drag edged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing replacement timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having ivy-covered capping supporting wrought iron double gates.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_328 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockacroghery with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.
The townland
- Name
- Knockacroghery · Cnoc an Chruacháin
- Area
- 768,297 m² (76.83 ha, 189.85 acres)
- Civil parish
- Aglish, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carra
- Electoral division
- Castlebar Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Castlebar Urban electoral division: 6,635 people in 2,735 households; 47% of households own their home; 19% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynaboll North, Ballynaboll South, Garryduff, Gorteendrunagh, Knockaphunta, Knockthomas
- Placenames
- Knockacroghery 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.