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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilbride, barony of Tirawley, Co. Mayo; in Irish An Cnocán.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,193,702 m² (119.37 ha, 294.97 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 18,011 m² (1.8 ha, 4.45 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilbride, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilbride.md
- Barony: Tirawley
- Electoral division: Lackan North, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 306 people lived in 139 households in the Lackan North electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 24% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/34571
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 152167
- Centre: latitude 54.318854, longitude -9.343308 (WGS 84)

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

23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockaun, from 402 m² to 99,257 m² (9.93 ha, 24.53 acres); 14 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 875001: 99,257 m² (9.93 ha, 24.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875001.md
- Parcel 976896: 78,724 m² (7.87 ha, 19.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976896.md
- Parcel 902899: 57,050 m² (5.71 ha, 14.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/902899.md
- Parcel 980912: 48,736 m² (4.87 ha, 12.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/980912.md
- Parcel 943446: 43,345 m² (4.33 ha, 10.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/943446.md
- Parcel 928643: 33,532 m² (3.35 ha, 8.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/928643.md
- Parcel 945477: 32,110 m² (3.21 ha, 7.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/945477.md
- Parcel 981927: 29,994 m² (3 ha, 7.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981927.md
- Parcel 943107: 29,270 m² (2.93 ha, 7.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/943107.md
- Parcel 981216: 20,385 m² (2.04 ha, 5.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981216.md
- Parcel 992582: 19,441 m² (1.94 ha, 4.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/992582.md
- Parcel 940909: 18,011 m² (1.8 ha, 4.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/940909.md
- Parcel 926407: 12,278 m² (1.23 ha, 3.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/926407.md
- Parcel 985703: 11,161 m² (1.12 ha, 2.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985703.md
- Parcel 981225: 10,337 m² (1.03 ha, 2.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981225.md
- Parcel 910223: 8,679 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/910223.md
- Parcel 1004590: 8,252 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004590.md
- Parcel 3691865: 5,968 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3691865.md
- Parcel 993222: 5,817 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/993222.md
- Parcel 981467: 5,643 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981467.md
- Parcel 3691869: 3,902 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3691869.md
- Parcel 4701555: 2,680 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4701555.md
- Parcel 891597: 402 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/891597.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Knockaun 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)

No planning application touches the townland of Knockaun in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Downpatrick Head, site code 000494

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

- MA007-002001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002001-. 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.
- MA007-002002: Altar, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002002-. 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.
- MA007-002003: Ritual site - holy/saint's stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002003-. 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.
- MA007-002004: Penitential station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002004-. 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.
- MA007-002005: Penitential station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002005-. 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.
- MA007-002006: Penitential station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002006-. 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.
- MA007-002007: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002007-. 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.
- MA007-002008: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002008-. 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.
- MA007-002009: Cross-slab, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-002009-. 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.
- MA007-003: Promontory fort - coastal, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-003----. Situated on a large prominent headland lies in an area of flat bogland along the cliffs of N Mayo at Downpatrick Head. The view from the the headland is excellent both along the coast and inland. The site is marked 'Ancient Wall' on the OS maps. A straight drystone built wall runs across the neck of the headland. It survives for most of its length (77m) to a height of several courses reaching a maximum of 2.35m near the eastern end. It is in a very ruinous condition near either cliff edge and it averages 1.54m in width. Its outer face is gently battered and it was built of sandstone slabs with a rubble core. Traces of a stone lined gap 0.98m wide can be seen 33m from the western cliff edge. This may be the remains of the original entrance. There is no trace of an earthen bank that Westropp described (1912a 101). Large amounts of grassed-over collapse from the wall lie along the wall footings and this may be what Westropp saw. A stone building measuring 2.27m by 2.5m was built against the outer wall face. This was used as a sheep shelter and traces of two more are visible also along the wall to the west but its original function or association with the defensive wall is unclear. The interior of the site slopes gently down to the E. A path and a low earthen bank run around the eastern and northern edges of the headland and some unconvincing indications of possible circular hut sites lie along the northern edge. Traces of a low L-shaped bank running through the interior are visible from the air and besides this the site is featureless. 'Dunbriste' (MA007-001001-) lies 190m to the west and several Early Christian monuments (MA007-002001-, MA007-002008-) and two ring barrows (MA007-077001-, MA007-077002-) can be seen nearby. These descriptions are derived from the MA thesis of Markus Casey 1999 The coastal promontory forts of Ireland. A survey of counties Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Clare. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway. In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 December 2018
- MA007-004001: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-004001-. 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.
- MA007-004002: Penitential station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-004002-. 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.
- MA007-005: Penitential station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-005----. 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.
- MA007-006001: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-006001-. 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.
- MA007-006002: Penitential station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-006002-. 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.
- MA007-077001: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-077001-. 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.
- MA007-077002: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-077002-. 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.
- MA007-078: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-078----. 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.
- MA007-079: Furnace, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA007-079----. 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)

- Building misc, 1939–1942, Regional interest, registry number 31300706, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31300706. Freestanding single-bay single-storey flat-roofed lookout post ["LOP"], between 1939-42, on an elongated half-octagonal plan. Now disused. Flat reinforced concrete roof with mass concrete battered central chimney stack. Rendered mass- or reinforced concrete block walls. Square-headed window openings with no fittings surviving. Set in unkempt grounds on headland.

## 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 Knockaun, 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 high, 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 Knockaun.
- 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/knockaun.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockaun.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockaun.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Knockaun 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)

- Castletown: https://everytownland.com/mayo/castletown-150839.md
- Killeen: https://everytownland.com/mayo/killeen-152047.md
- Muingrevagh: https://everytownland.com/mayo/muingrevagh.md
- Shanaghy: https://everytownland.com/mayo/shanaghy-152880.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockaun
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