Pollronahan More

86 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Pollronahan More, from 196 m² to 40,279 m² (4.03 ha, 9.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Pollronahan More 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.

• 22 Nov 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE, EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Mayo County Council, 211222

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional

  RETENTION OF ALTERATIONS MADE TO AN EXISTING HOUSE

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 20777

• 14 Jan 2019Conditional

  RETENTION OF EXTENSION AS CONSTRUCTED TO THE PRE-EXISTING DWELLING ALSO RETENTION OF DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 198

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC 002298

Recorded monuments

• MA071-164 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a low knoll, with very good views W−NW overlooking the Pollagh River, which is c. 60m to W. Ground falls away steeply into the river valley, and more gradually to SW. Oval area (28-30m E−W; c. 40m N−S) which encompasses a low knoll. A roughly E−W field fence crosses the S half of the rath. To S of the fence, the rath survives as a substantially raised semicircular platform defined by a high steeply-sloping scarp (H 3.1m; Wth slope 4-4.5m). The scarp drops to a flat gap/terrace (Wth c. 3m), probably the remains of a fosse, on the outer edge of which is a narrow earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m). To N of the field fence, the N two thirds of the rath has been levelled, but the outline can still be traced, conforming to the contours of the knoll. The original entrance may have been at NE−E where the fall of ground is gentler. The S third is engulfed in dense blackthorn and brambles. There are raths (MA071-165----; MA071-171001) 175m to NW and 265m to SE, respectively, and an enclosure (MA071-162----) is 252m to W on the opposite side of the river. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

• MA071-165 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a rise with a steep fall of ground to NE, and good views in all directions over undulating terrain. The Pollagh River is 240m to W and the Glore River is 270m to E. Roughly circular slightly raised area (32.4m E−W; 31m N−S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.5m, at SSE), which has been has been levelled at SSE−WNW. The bank is quite low and degraded on its inner edge, retaining only a low internal rim. It is reduced to a scarp (H 1.1m at W) at W−NNE, with a particularly steep external slope (H 1.55m) at N−NNE, which is cut quite vertically. The interior is level and grassy; ground level rises very slightly in the SW quadrant. The original entrance may have been at ENE, where a gap (Wth 3.5m) now allows tractor access to the interior. According to local tradition, there may be a souterrain (MA071-165001-) in the rath. A field wall/property boundary, oriented NW−SE, crosses the SW edge of the rath. Blackthorn scrub rings the bank/scarp. There is another rath (MA071-064----) 175m to SW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

• MA071-165001 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (MA071-165----). According to local tradition, there may be a souterrain in the rath. No further details are known. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

• MA071-171001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, straddling a rise on a ridge, with the Pollagh River 380m to W. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 40m) defined by an earthen bank. The bank is difficult to examine due to dense overgrowth. It is substantial at SE−S (Wth 3m; int. H 0.45m; H 1.8m at SE) with a steep external slope, which is faced with drystone walling where it has been incorporated into a later field wall. It also appears substantial at NNW (Wth 3-4m; int. H 1-1.2m; ext. H 1.6m), but at NE−E it is low, narrow and degraded, with a few large stones protruding on its inner edge. It is particularly low on the E arc, which may have been the site of an original entrance, though no clearly defined gap is evident now. In parts, stones can be seen along the top of the bank. A souterrain (MA071-171002-) is indicated as ‘Cave’ in the NW quadrant of the rath on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. A roughly-built drystone field wall (Wth 0.6m; H 0.5) crosses the centre of the interior on a NNW−SSE axis. The bank is ringed with hawthorn trees and brambles, and brambles have encroached on the interior, particularly in the NW quadrant. There are raths (MA071-172----; MA071-170----; MA071-164----; MA071-165----) 140m to SSE, 280m to SW, 275m to NW and 280m to NNW, respectively. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

• MA071-171002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (MA071-171001-). This souterrain is named ‘Cave’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, where it is shown against the inner face of the rath bank at NW. A low rise/bank (Wth 3-4m; H 0.5m) encloses a semicircular area (max. dim. c. 5-6m) against the inner face of the rath bank in the NW quadrant. This may be the location of the souterrain. It is engulfed in overgrowth, difficult to examine, and no structural remains of a souterrain are visible. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

• MA071-172 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle NE-facing slope on a ridge, with the Glore River 190m to E. There are good views, most extensive to N−ESE overlooking the river valley. Slightly raised circular area (41m E−W; 41.2m N−S) defined by an earthen scarp (H 1.65m at N, 1.8m at NE, 0.7m at S). The scarp is higher on the NE arc to compensate for the natural slope; it has a steep, quite vertical external slope and retains a slight narrow, internal lip which may be the result of incorporation into a later field boundary. At SE−W the scarp is rather low and dilapidated, and is quite broken down at SSE and at W. To N of centre in the interior, there is a slightly raised semicircular feature (diam. 5.5-6m NW−SE) of uncertain significance, is defined by a scarp (H 0.8 at NE) curving NW−E, which coincides with the natural slope. A few stones protrude randomly around the edge. The rath scarp is ringed with hawthorn and hazel trees. The interior is grassy, the surface uneven and poached by cattle. A road lies close to the SW side of the rath. There is a rath (MA071-171001-) 140m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

Architectural heritage

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

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

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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Pollronahan More.

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.

No address of the register names Pollronahan More with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Pollronahan More · Poll Ruanacháin Mór

Area

952,069 m² (95.21 ha, 235.26 acres)

Civil parish

Killedan, and its townlands

Barony

Gallen

Electoral division

Killedan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killedan electoral division: 687 people in 270 households; 90% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Attavally, Garryroe, Killedan, Pollronahan Beg, Shanvally, Treanfohanaun, Treankeel

Placenames

Pollronahan More 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.