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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcommon (Belmullet Ra), barony of Erris, Co. Mayo; in Irish Cnoc na Lobhar.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,082,596 m² (308.26 ha, 761.73 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 12,416 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcommon (Belmullet Ra), https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilcommon-belmullet-ra.md
- Barony: Erris
- Electoral division: Knocknalower, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 768 people lived in 296 households in the Knocknalower electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% 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/35419
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 152240
- Centre: latitude 54.242952, longitude -9.817299 (WGS 84)

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

71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknalower, from 156 m² to 1,325,655 m² (132.57 ha, 327.58 acres); 9 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1009671: 1,325,655 m² (132.57 ha, 327.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009671.md
- Parcel 948306: 155,988 m² (15.6 ha, 38.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/948306.md
- Parcel 948314: 130,407 m² (13.04 ha, 32.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/948314.md
- Parcel 923567: 129,193 m² (12.92 ha, 31.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923567.md
- Parcel 923566: 123,941 m² (12.39 ha, 30.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923566.md
- Parcel 948315: 123,753 m² (12.38 ha, 30.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/948315.md
- Parcel 923551: 121,678 m² (12.17 ha, 30.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923551.md
- Parcel 923570: 105,434 m² (10.54 ha, 26.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/923570.md
- Parcel 948386: 99,901 m² (9.99 ha, 24.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/948386.md
- Parcel 906902: 51,268 m² (5.13 ha, 12.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906902.md
- Parcel 968822: 40,480 m² (4.05 ha, 10 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/968822.md
- Parcel 875160: 35,073 m² (3.51 ha, 8.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875160.md
- Parcel 877081: 34,855 m² (3.49 ha, 8.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877081.md
- Parcel 927916: 28,812 m² (2.88 ha, 7.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/927916.md
- Parcel 937926: 28,389 m² (2.84 ha, 7.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/937926.md
- Parcel 934022: 27,553 m² (2.76 ha, 6.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/934022.md
- Parcel 890534: 27,525 m² (2.75 ha, 6.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/890534.md
- Parcel 1005051: 26,060 m² (2.61 ha, 6.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005051.md
- Parcel 977780: 24,315 m² (2.43 ha, 6.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/977780.md
- Parcel 940924: 22,937 m² (2.29 ha, 5.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/940924.md
- Parcel 909081: 22,437 m² (2.24 ha, 5.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/909081.md
- Parcel 905640: 22,220 m² (2.22 ha, 5.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/905640.md
- Parcel 986843: 21,365 m² (2.14 ha, 5.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/986843.md
- Parcel 919937: 17,770 m² (1.78 ha, 4.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919937.md
- Parcel 910262: 17,613 m² (1.76 ha, 4.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/910262.md
- Parcel 880491: 17,082 m² (1.71 ha, 4.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/880491.md
- Parcel 992155: 16,908 m² (1.69 ha, 4.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/992155.md
- Parcel 961949: 16,466 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/961949.md
- Parcel 6039493: 16,156 m² (1.62 ha, 3.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6039493.md
- Parcel 922879: 15,312 m² (1.53 ha, 3.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/922879.md
- Parcel 966504: 13,869 m² (1.39 ha, 3.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/966504.md
- Parcel 1010902: 13,792 m² (1.38 ha, 3.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010902.md
- Parcel 985743: 13,755 m² (1.38 ha, 3.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985743.md
- Parcel 6039486: 13,696 m² (1.37 ha, 3.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6039486.md
- Parcel 899160: 13,273 m² (1.33 ha, 3.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/899160.md
- Parcel 880837: 12,416 m² (1.24 ha, 3.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/880837.md
- Parcel 871478: 11,671 m² (1.17 ha, 2.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/871478.md
- Parcel 912215: 11,634 m² (1.16 ha, 2.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/912215.md
- Parcel 874307: 11,597 m² (1.16 ha, 2.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874307.md
- Parcel 996917: 11,548 m² (1.15 ha, 2.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996917.md
- Parcel 967070: 11,510 m² (1.15 ha, 2.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/967070.md
- Parcel 3627386: 11,148 m² (1.11 ha, 2.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3627386.md
- Parcel 991049: 9,639 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/991049.md
- Parcel 980844: 9,527 m² (0.95 ha, 2.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/980844.md
- Parcel 965237: 8,698 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965237.md
- Parcel 908729: 7,778 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/908729.md
- Parcel 920363: 7,342 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/920363.md
- Parcel 971498: 6,974 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/971498.md
- Parcel 874205: 4,956 m² (0.5 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874205.md
- Parcel 975247: 4,845 m² (0.48 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/975247.md
- Parcel 903920: 4,526 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/903920.md
- Parcel 992811: 4,075 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/992811.md
- Parcel 898803: 3,983 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/898803.md
- Parcel 4619882: 3,925 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4619882.md
- Parcel 949129: 2,531 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/949129.md
- Parcel 958301: 2,488 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/958301.md
- Parcel 905311: 2,435 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/905311.md
- Parcel 996106: 2,357 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996106.md
- Parcel 5032463: 1,883 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5032463.md
- Parcel 4670736: 1,871 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4670736.md
- Parcel 4540409: 1,706 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4540409.md
- Parcel 1006819: 1,599 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006819.md
- Parcel 951986: 1,424 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/951986.md
- Parcel 4669026: 1,417 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4669026.md
- Parcel 4669027: 776 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4669027.md
- Parcel 908518: 704 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/908518.md
- Parcel 2708720: 699 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2708720.md
- Parcel 2730526: 439 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2730526.md
- Parcel 1006173: 399 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1006173.md
- Parcel 6070743: 337 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6070743.md
- Parcel 993756: 156 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/993756.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Knocknalower 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 Knocknalower in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Natural Heritage Area: Pollatomish Bog NHA, site code 001548, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/001548

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

- MA011-009: Megalithic tomb - portal tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA011-009----. See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1964) Date of upload: 30 December 2011
- MA011-010: Megalithic tomb - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA011-010----. 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.
- MA011-018: Cist, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA011-018----. 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.
- MA011-027: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA011-027----. 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.
- MA011-029: Stone circle, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA011-029----. 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 Knocknalower.

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

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Knocknalower 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)

- Carnhill: https://everytownland.com/mayo/carnhill.md
- Faulagh: https://everytownland.com/mayo/faulagh.md
- Gortbrack North: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortbrack-north.md
- Gortmellia: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortmellia.md
- Kilcommon or Pollatomish: https://everytownland.com/mayo/kilcommon-or-pollatomish.md
- Muingerroon North: https://everytownland.com/mayo/muingerroon-north.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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