Killagh More
Killagh More is a townland in the civil parish of Killallaghtan, barony of Kilconnell, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is Cill Achaidh Mhór.
Parcel 1933037
- Area
- 6,403 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Killagh More
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 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 low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 411.1 ha
- 1,016 acres
- Land parcels
- 76
- registered freehold, median 15,611 m² (1.56 ha, 3.86 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 3
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killagh More, from 12 m² to 258,718 m² (25.87 ha, 63.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Killagh 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
16 Feb 2024Conditional
for existing two storey dwelling & detached garage. Permission for demolition of existing dwelling rear two storey block only. Minor alterations & renovation to existing dwelling & garage floor plans to reconfigure layout & alterations to existing elevations to suit. Full planning permission for single storey extension to all dwelling elevations plus part two storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, treatment plant, percolation area with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 81.11 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 118.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 21.44 sqm.
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460161
12 Feb 2020Conditional
to construct a new entrance and alter two number existing entrances to a forestry block.
Permission · Galway County Council, 20169
30 Jun 2017Conditional
for a change of house plans for a house granted permission under application number 15/1503. Gross floor area 242.8m2
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17966
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Killagh More.
Recorded monuments
- GA086-165 Enclosure
Description
On W side of a stream in marshland. A poorly preserved oval enclosure (N-S 32m, E-W 23.3m) defined by a scarp. From SW to NW, the monument has been quarried away. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA086-166 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
On a ridge in grassland. Subcircular rath (NNE-SSW 38.8m, WNW-ESE 36m), in fair condition, defined by a scarp and an external fosse; the latter survives from NE to ESE. Numerous gaps appear modern. Within the interior is a souterrain (GA086-166001-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA086-166001 Souterrain
Description
Within a ringfort (GA086-166----). Drystone-built subrectangular chamber (L 3.3m) running NNW-SSE; present access at NNW end. Some 13.5m to NW is a subrectangular stone-lined depression (L 8m) running WNW-ESE; possibly associated. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA086-167 Enclosure
Description
In grassland. Marked on OS 6-inch maps as an oval enclosure (NE-SW c. 35m, E-W c. 20m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA086-168 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved circular ringfort (D 37m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank, faced with stone, is extant from SE to S and at W; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. The intervening fosse and outer survive from WSW to WNW. Within the interior is a probable souterrain (GA086-168001-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA086-168001 Souterrain
Description
In WNW sector of a ringfort (GA086-168----). What is visible is an overgrown and roughly T-shaped hollow, up to 0.5m in depth, its long axis (L 9.8m, Wth 2m) running WNW-ESE. A small depression (L 2.3m, Wth 2.3m) opens off to N towards its SE end. Several large lintel-like stones are visible along its sides and bottom. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA086-171 House - 18th/19th century
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.
- GA086-172 Quarry
Description
In pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1947-8 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1985 to be a large disused quarry. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 22 July 2014
- GA086-252 Souterrain
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.
- GA086-253 Ringfort - unclassified
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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Killagh 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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Killagh More, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Killagh More.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Killagh More with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Killagh More · Cill Achaidh Mhór
- Area
- 4,111,239 m² (411.12 ha, 1,015.91 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killallaghtan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilconnell
- Electoral division
- Killallaghtan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 512 people lived in 178 households in the Killallaghtan electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ashbrook, Ballintober, Ballybaun, Ballymabilla, Castlebin East, Cloonymorris, Corraneena, Killagh Beg, Lisnamoltaun
- Placenames
- Killagh 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.