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

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcommon (Belmullet Ra), barony of Erris, Co. Mayo; in Irish An Seisceann.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 28,410,543 m² (2,841.05 ha, 7,020.4 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 21,339 m² (2.13 ha, 5.27 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcommon (Belmullet Ra), https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kilcommon-belmullet-ra.md
- Barony: Erris
- Electoral division: Sheskin, the unit of the census
- County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/35451
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 152907
- Centre: latitude 54.185546, longitude -9.602559 (WGS 84)

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

50 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sheskin, from 12 m² to 3,625,863 m² (362.59 ha, 895.97 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 985689: 3,625,863 m² (362.59 ha, 895.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985689.md
- Parcel 884448: 3,275,721 m² (327.57 ha, 809.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/884448.md
- Parcel 880848: 3,185,258 m² (318.53 ha, 787.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/880848.md
- Parcel 925958: 2,623,549 m² (262.35 ha, 648.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/925958.md
- Parcel 891496: 2,550,790 m² (255.08 ha, 630.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/891496.md
- Parcel 919512: 2,042,499 m² (204.25 ha, 504.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919512.md
- Parcel 910322: 2,035,525 m² (203.55 ha, 502.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/910322.md
- Parcel 927955: 2,008,006 m² (200.8 ha, 496.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/927955.md
- Parcel 1005084: 1,571,686 m² (157.17 ha, 388.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1005084.md
- Parcel 963085: 1,272,423 m² (127.24 ha, 314.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/963085.md
- Parcel 967196: 854,482 m² (85.45 ha, 211.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/967196.md
- Parcel 898723: 637,999 m² (63.8 ha, 157.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/898723.md
- Parcel 1003889: 615,702 m² (61.57 ha, 152.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1003889.md
- Parcel 940062: 574,131 m² (57.41 ha, 141.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/940062.md
- Parcel 940873: 425,000 m² (42.5 ha, 105.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/940873.md
- Parcel 953761: 250,226 m² (25.02 ha, 61.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/953761.md
- Parcel 976881: 211,786 m² (21.18 ha, 52.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/976881.md
- Parcel 953760: 148,328 m² (14.83 ha, 36.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/953760.md
- Parcel 958701: 105,483 m² (10.55 ha, 26.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/958701.md
- Parcel 899814: 94,728 m² (9.47 ha, 23.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/899814.md
- Parcel 937967: 52,198 m² (5.22 ha, 12.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/937967.md
- Parcel 934042: 32,685 m² (3.27 ha, 8.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/934042.md
- Parcel 914224: 31,960 m² (3.2 ha, 7.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/914224.md
- Parcel 958695: 30,709 m² (3.07 ha, 7.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/958695.md
- Parcel 914225: 25,380 m² (2.54 ha, 6.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/914225.md
- Parcel 5483205: 17,299 m² (1.73 ha, 4.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5483205.md
- Parcel 958697: 16,883 m² (1.69 ha, 4.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/958697.md
- Parcel 914226: 15,953 m² (1.6 ha, 3.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/914226.md
- Parcel 6129494: 15,024 m² (1.5 ha, 3.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6129494.md
- Parcel 918726: 14,806 m² (1.48 ha, 3.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/918726.md
- Parcel 953762: 9,805 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/953762.md
- Parcel 914223: 9,795 m² (0.98 ha, 2.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/914223.md
- Parcel 6218914: 8,047 m² (0.8 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6218914.md
- Parcel 914227: 7,845 m² (0.78 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/914227.md
- Parcel 6218971: 7,246 m² (0.72 ha, 1.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6218971.md
- Parcel 6204256: 5,721 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204256.md
- Parcel 6204319: 4,984 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204319.md
- Parcel 6204268: 4,434 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204268.md
- Parcel 914228: 4,391 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/914228.md
- Parcel 6204324: 3,168 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204324.md
- Parcel 6204273: 2,679 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204273.md
- Parcel 973648: 2,679 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973648.md
- Parcel 2667758: 2,388 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2667758.md
- Parcel 6204507: 2,338 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204507.md
- Parcel 958696: 1,611 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/958696.md
- Parcel 6204285: 714 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6204285.md
- Parcel 5907808: 420 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5907808.md
- Parcel 958715: 220 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/958715.md
- Parcel 4748796: 12 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4748796.md
- Parcel 5246681: 12 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5246681.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Sheskin 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)

2 applications, newest first.

- 10 Nov 2020, Mayo County Council 20834: Refused. Permission. 10 YEAR PERMISSION TO DEVELOP AN ELECTRICITY SERVICE, ENTAILING THE LAYING OF APPROXIMATELY 10.4 KILOMETERES OF 38KV UNDERGROUND CABLE FROM THE GRANTED SHESKIN WIND FARM TO CONNECT THE WIND FARM TO THE NATIONAL GRID AT THE EXISTING BELLACORICK 110KV ESB STATION. THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG EXISTING PRIVATE TRACKS, THE PUBLIC ROADWAY AND A SHORT SECTION OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/20834/0
- 12 Jun 2019, Mayo County Council 19457: Conditional. Permission. AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING PLANNING PERMISSION P15/825 FOR 8 TURBINES WITH AN OVERALL MAX HEIGHT OF 150M, AMENDMENTS TO INCLUDE - AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE TURBINES FROM 150M TO 176M (TURBINES 1-3) AND FROM 150M TO 165M (TURBINES 4-8) COMPRISING A TOWER 95-120M HIGH TO WHICH THREE BLADES OF 55-70M LENGTH WILL BE ATTACHED. AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE PERMANENT MET MAST FROM 100M TO 120M. AN INCREASE IN THE DIAMETER OF THE FOUNDATION BASE FROM 22M TO 26M. AN AMENDMENT TO CONDITION NO 46 TO REVISE THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PAYMENT TO 2 EURO//MWH TO BE CONSISTENT WITH GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE SET OUT UNDER THE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY SUPPORT SCHEME. THE RED LINE BOUNDARY AND ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/19457/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Slieve Fyagh Bog SAC, site code 000542, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000542
- Special Area of Conservation: Glenamoy Bog Complex SAC, site code 000500, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000500
- Special Area of Conservation: Bellacorick Bog Complex SAC, site code 001922, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001922
- Special Area of Conservation: Carrowmore Lake Complex SAC, site code 000476, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000476
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve Fyagh Bog, site code 000542
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bellacorick Bog Complex, site code 001922
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Glenamoy Bog Complex, site code 000500
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Carrowmore Lake Complex, site code 000476

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Sheskin.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Sheskin Lodge, hunting/fishing lodge, 1853–1901, Regional interest, registry number 31301901, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA&regno=31301901. Detached three-bay single-storey sporting lodge, occupied 1901, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting open porch. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on timber construction with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and no rainwater goods visible on overgrown cut-limestone eaves[?]. Part overgrown rendered walls. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing remains of timber door having overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including entrance hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled splayed reveals or shutters to window openings. Set in unkempt grounds.

## 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 Sheskin, 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Sheskin.
- 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/sheskin.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/sheskin.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/sheskin.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Sheskin 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)

- Barroosky: https://everytownland.com/mayo/barroosky.md
- Glencullin Upper: https://everytownland.com/mayo/glencullin-upper.md
- Knockmoyle: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockmoyle-152217.md
- Largan Beg: https://everytownland.com/mayo/largan-beg.md
- Largan More: https://everytownland.com/mayo/largan-more.md
- Srahlaghy: https://everytownland.com/mayo/srahlaghy.md
- Srahmeen: https://everytownland.com/mayo/srahmeen.md
- Srahnakilly: https://everytownland.com/mayo/srahnakilly.md
- Srahnaplaia: https://everytownland.com/mayo/srahnaplaia.md
- Tawnaghmore: https://everytownland.com/mayo/tawnaghmore-153022.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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