Caherateige

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Caherateige, from 1,934 m² to 1,934 m². The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Caherateige 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.

• 26 Aug 2026N/a

  of; (1) previously permitted extension with larger dimensions on plan, minor elevational & sectional changes connected to a thatched cottage (protected structure RPS 890) & (2) outbuildings (sheds, stables)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661451

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: Ardrahan Grassland SAC 002244

Recorded monuments

• GA113-028 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rock outcrop and marshland. Circular cashel (diam. 42.1m), in fair condition, defined by two collapsed drystone walls. The inner wall is surmounted by a later field wall from SW through W to N. The outer wall survives from NNE to S with slight traces also visible from W to NW. (McCaffrey 1952, 265-6, no. 13b) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-029 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In scrubland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 264, no. 12a) as a ‘rectangular Stone fort’ (c. 22m by c. 21m) defined by a drystone wall. There was an entrance gap (Wth c. 1.6m) at E flanked by ‘uprights’ and 'a structure measuring 28' x 19' [8.5m by 5.8m] overall' within the interior. Apart from traces of a raised platform, no visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-030001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Within a field system (GA113-030002-), on a gentle W-facing slope in scrubland. Poorly preserved almost circular cashel (diam. 22.5m) defined by a drystone wall. A number of internal divisions are evident within the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 265, no. 13) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-030002 Field system
  Description

  Surrounding a cashel (GA113-030001-) and enclosure (GA113-030003-) from S through W to NE, this field system consists of a series of drystone walls, much obscured by overgrowth; it covers an area of c. 100m by c. 100m. A roughly circular enclosure (18m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by a single line of drystone walling is evident at W. A double-faced drystone wall extends from it at SW and runs SW from c. 18m before turning SE for c. 60m. Elsewhere only intermittent traces of walls are visible. (McCaffrey 1952, 265, no. 13) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-030003 Enclosure
  Description

  Abutting a cashel (GA113-030001-) at N. This small circular enclosure (diam. 12m) is defined by a double-faced drystone wall. Within the interior at NW is a small oval enclosure (4m N-S; 3m E-W) also defined by a drystone wall; it may be the remains of a house site. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-031 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rock outcrop and grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 52m) defined by a drystone wall. Field walls cut across the monument from ENE to W and from SE to SW, and another overlies the enclosing element from NW through E to SE. (McCaffrey 1952, 265, no. 13a) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-032001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a gentle W-facing slope in scrub and rock outcrop. Very poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. 35m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall, now reduced to a rubble spread. McCaffrey (1952, 264, no. 12) noted an entrance (Wth c. 2.1m) facing E ‘flanked by two large uprights’ and also a ‘souterrain’ (GA113-032002-) in the interior. No visible surface trace of these features survives; the interior is heavily overgrown. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-032002 Souterrain
  Description

  Within the interior of a cashel (GA113-032001-). McCaffrey (1952 264, no. 12) noted the presence of a souterrain. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-033 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rock outcrop. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 265, no. 12b) as a circular ‘Stone fort’ (diam. c. 23.4m) defined by a drystone wall. There was a ‘a modern structure 21'x 18' [c. 9.7m by c. 5.5m] overall’ outside the monument at SW. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-034 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rock outcrop. Circular cashel (diam. 28.3m), in fair condition, defined by a drystone wall. A possible entrance gap at E is now obscured by rubble. McCaffrey (1952, 266, no. 13c) noted three rectangular structures, defined by drystone walls, and a ‘paving of boulders’ within the interior. Only faint traces of internal structures survive at SE and SW. There is a souterrain (GA113-034001-) in the NW quadrant. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

• GA113-034001 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of a cashel (GA113-034----). This drystone-built passage (L 8.4m), running E-W, is unroofed and partially filled with rubble for most of its length (6m). From the present access point, near the W end, a roofed section extends c. 2m to the W and runs under the cashel wall. At the E end a short section of drystone revetment extending off to the S suggests there may have been a second passage. (McCaffrey 1952, 266, no. 13c) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 January 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Caherateige, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_762 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Caherateige with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Caherateige · Cathracha Thaidhg

Area

1,393,890 m² (139.39 ha, 344.44 acres)

Civil parish

Ardrahan, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Castletaylor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

693 people lived in 215 households in the Castletaylor electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barratreana, Brackloon, Caherdaly, Kiltiernan East, Kiltiernan West, Parkatleva, Rooaunmore, Rooghaun, Tonroe

Placenames

Caherateige 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.