Ross Demesne

111 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ross Demesne, from 32 m² to 855,050 m² (85.5 ha, 211.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 58 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ross Demesne 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.

• 5 Dec 2025Conditional

  of dwelling house as constructed on revised site boundaries with all associted works & ancillary services

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561792

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  for extension and alterations to existing garage/shed with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 63.70 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560686

• 28 Jun 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 216.3 sqm (house) & 60 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460795

• 29 Apr 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 173.8 sqm (house) & 45 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460477

• 19 May 2023Conditional

  for development consisting of: • the construction of a single residential dwellinghouse (c. 181 sqm); • the provision of a domestic garage/fuel store (c. 40.5 sqm); • the provision of a new wastewater treatment system, percolation area & connections ancillary to the residential development; • the provision of appropriate landscaping & boundary treatments; & • all other associated site development works & services. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360533

• 24 Jan 2023Conditional

  for the conversion of an attic space in an existing dwelling house, retention of the existing garage on site and the upgading of the existing wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 61sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 175sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2319

• 12 Sept 2022N/a

  for the conversion of an attic space in an existing dwelling house and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 61 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221043

• 14 Jul 2022N/a

  for:• The construction of a single dwelling house (201.4 sqm), with the provision of vehicular access from Pairc Na Rossa; • The provision of a domestic garage/fuel store (40.5 sqm); • The provision of a new waste water treatment system, percolation area and connections ancillary to the residential development; • The provision of appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments; and • All other associated site development works and services. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of proposed works: 241.90 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260719

• 2 Feb 2022Conditional

  Alterations and extension to the existing garage (existing 22m² Garage is exempt development) and all ancillary site works at Ross Demense (Planning Ref. 04/3143 refers).

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260052

• 27 May 2021Refused

  to construct a Dwelling House, Sewage Treatment System and Domestic Garage on her site. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 255sqm (House) and 60sqm (Garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21920

• 30 Jul 2020Refused

  to construct a dwelling house, sewage treatment, sewage treatment system and domestic garage. This planning application includes a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor area of proposed works: 315 msq.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201059

• 12 Mar 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a new shared pedestrian footway and cycleway facility and all associated siteworks. The scheme will run parallel to the westbound lane of the N59 and adjoining minor road (l5342/L53452), it will join in with the existing footpath opposite Kinneveys Pub and extend for approximately 1km towards Doon West.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20326

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: Ross Lake and Woods SAC 001312
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ross Lake And Woods 001312

Recorded monuments

• GA068-056 Icehouse
  Description

  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.

• GA068-060 Country house
  Description

  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.

• GA068-060001 Well
  Description

  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.

• GA068-066 Crannog
  Description

  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.

• GA068-069 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  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.

Architectural heritage

• Post box, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron letter box, erected c.1910. Pedestal base with manufacturers name to front (south-east) elevation, raised letters 'Post Office' with flanking moulded bands, moulded neck and fluted cap.

• Ross Castle, farmyard complex, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Group of outbuildings to south-east of Ross House, built c.1770, linked to house by means of two-storey addition. Buildings define courtyard having seven-bay two-storey block to south-west side with two-bay breakfront to exterior, three-bay side elevations and projecting one-bay ends to interior of yard, multiple-bay two-storey block to north-west side of yard, chapel attached to north-east side of latter, three-bay two-storey gatehouse set into boundary walling forming north-east side of yard, and four over seven-bay building forming south-east side of yard. South-west block has hipped slate roof with cut limestone eaves course, limestone chimneystacks and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Ashlar limestone walling to south-west elevation and rubble to yard elevation with dressed limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings having tooled block-and-start surrounds and sills and replacement uPVC windows. Doorways to ashlar façade mimic details of house entrance, with round-headed openings, open-bed pediments atop pilasters and spoked fanlights and timber panelled doors. Breakfront has two segmental-arch carriage entrances with imposts over pilasters having plinths and round-headed recesses, with replacement glazed doors. Round-headed door openings to yard elevation located in inner sides of projections and have double-leaf replacement timber glazed doors and fanlights. Chapel has roughly course rubble walls with limestone cross finial to front gable, pointed arch window openings to south-west and north-east gables having moulded limestone surrounds with double-ogee-headed stained-glass windows with quatrefoil roses within replacement timber plate tracery, and flat-headed doors flanking front gable window with replacement glazed timber doors. Gatehouse has pitched slate roof with rubble limestone walls, having stone lintels to windows and tooled surround and voussoirs to arched through-way, square-headed windows to first floor with replacement uPVC windows, and slit openings to ground floor. North-west block has four camber-arch vehicular entrances to south-west end, pitched slate roof, rubble limestone walls, tooled surrounds and voussoirs to vehicular entrances with replacement fittings. South-east block has pitched slate roof with copings, rubble chimneystacks, rubble limestone walls and square-headed window and door openings with replacement fittings. Segmental-arch vehicular gateway to east of this block having bellcote with elliptical-arch bell opening with open-bed pediment, working bell and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Limestone lined well with limestone coping to interior of courtyard with recent wrought-iron guard. House and courtyard are located within own grounds with extensive gardens to east of main buildings having subterranean brick and stone-lined icehouse to south-east, now disused. Possible former corn-drying kiln to south of house. Rubble stone enclosing wall surrounds site having square gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

• Ross Castle, gates/railings/walls, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Estate entrance gates and boundary wall built c.1800, comprising two pairs of tooled and channelled limestone block piers with tooled limestone plinth, architrave, fluted frieze and fluted and moulded cornice with decorative wrought-iron gates. Piers flanked by single pier to south having tooled and channelled limestone blocks and roughcast rendered rubble-stone walls with tooled limestone coping and rendered tooled limestone coping.

• Ross Castle, country house, 1570–1990 · Regional interest
  Description

  Free-standing three-bay three-storey house, built c.1840, incorporating fabric of earlier tower house, built c.1590, and restored c.1990 after falling into ruin, with basement and attic storey having recent three and two-storey additions to rear (north-east) elevation. Six-bay two-storey block to south-west with break-front end bays and enclosed courtyard to rear (north-east) with seven-bay two-storey block to south-west, eight-bay two-storey block to north-east and recent gate house and chapel to north-east. Courtyard and buildings attached to main house via recent two-storey addition. Replacement slate mansard roof with four stone urns on tooled limestone pedestals to front parapet. Rendered chimneystacks and replacement aluminium rainwater goods with cast iron downpipes to house. Hipped and pitched slate roofs to courtyard buildings having rendered and bare limestone chimneystacks and gable coping with replacement uPVC rainwater goods and recent roof lights, limestone cross finial to south-west gable of chapel. Ashlar limestone eaves course to house with tooled limestone cornice, feature is repeated through courtyard buildings. Roughcast rendered walls with tooled limestone quoin stones to house upon tooled limestone plinth to ground-floor having snecked and dressed limestone to basement. Rubble limestone walls to courtyard buildings with dressed limestone quoins having snecked and dressed limestone wall to front elevation of six-bay two-storey block. Square-headed window openings to house with central round-headed Venetian window to front elevation. Ashlar limestone sills, surrounds and keystones to square-headed windows with moulded render sill, surround, mullions and keystone to Venetian window. Replacement uPVC windows throughout. Square-headed window openings to courtyard buildings with exception of chapel, having tooled limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds, voussoirs, lintels and keystones in varying combinations with larger openings to ground-floor having replacement uPVC, casement and vertical pivoting windows. Pointed arch-headed window openings to south-west and north-east elevations of chapel having tooled limestone surrounds with highly ornate double-headed stained-glass windows with quatrefoil roses within replacement timber plate tracery. Round-headed door opening to front of house within tooled limestone doorcase comprising of tooled limestone surround and header stone behind engaged Tuscan columns surmounted by unadorned consoles supporting open-bedded pediment. Replacement timber panelled door with spoked fanlight flanked by replacement uPVC windows with limestone surrounds and sills. Doorway approached via ashlar limestone stepped perron with wrought-iron railings spanning basement trench or ha-ha. Round-headed door openings to front elevation of six-bay block within tooled limestone surrounds having square pilasters surmounted by unadorned consoles carrying simple open-bedded pediments. Replacement timber panelled doors and replacement spoked fanlights. Round-headed door-openings to rear of six-bay block having double-leaf replacement timber glazed French doors and spoked fanlights. Square-headed door openings to south-east and north-west blocks of courtyard with replacement timber glazed French windows to ground-floor sill-less openings. Square-headed door openings to chapel flanking south-west elevation window having dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds voussoirs and keystones with replacement timber and stained-glass glazed doors. Round-headed door opening to south-east elevation of perron at basement level having rubble stone surround and voussoirs with replacement battened timber door. Lancet-headed door opening to north-east of house giving access to basement trench, having ashlar limestone surround and double-leaf battened timber doors with original cast-iron clasping hinges. Square-headed door opening to rear elevation of house at basement level with dressed limestone voussoirs and replacement timber glazed door. Camber-arched former carriageway openings to internal (south-east) elevation of north-west courtyard block and front elevation of six-bay block having dressed limestone voussoirs, keystones and replacement timber glazed double-leaf French doors with overlights and tooled limestone surrounds with round-headed recesses flanking openings to six-bay block doors. Integral carriage arch to courtyard gate-house having tooled limestone voussoirs, block-and-start surround and impost blocks. Limestone lined well with limestone coping to interior of courtyard with recent wrought-iron guard. House and courtyard are located within own grounds with extensive gardens to east of main buildings with partially submerged brick and stone lined ice house to south-east, now disused. Possible former corn drying kiln to south of house. Rubble stone enclosing wall surrounds the site having square gate piers and wrought-iron gates.

• Ross Castle, boathouse, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-bay gable fronted partially submerged boathouse, built c.1860. Pitched replacement slate roof with clay ridge-tiles. Rubble-stone walls. Square-headed door opening to front elevation with wrought-iron gate and rubble stone stepped approach. Spaced battened timber boarding to rear elevation over entrance to lake. Rubble-stone pathway to interior of south-west side elevation.

• Ross Castle, kiln, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Free-standing sub-circular plan lime kiln built c.1770. Rubble stone walls with recent concrete coping. Flat face to side (south-west) elevation. Square-headed opening having concrete lintel. Flat bottomed conical interior. Dug into side of hill with flue orientated towards lake.

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

The EPA radon map gives no estimate at the centre of the townland of Ross Demesne.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as 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 Ross Demesne.

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 Ross Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Ross Demesne · An Ros

Area

2,191,490 m² (219.15 ha, 541.53 acres)

Civil parish

Killannin, and its townlands

Barony

Moycullen

Electoral division

Wormhole, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,602 people lived in 844 households in the Wormhole electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boleyvaunaun, Coolagh, Doon, Killannin, Knockaunranny, Knockbane, Pribbaun, Rosscahill East

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ross Demesne 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.