Lough Cutra Demesne

56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lough Cutra Demesne, from 217 m² to 152,818 m² (15.28 ha, 37.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Lough Cutra 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.

• 21 Sept 2021Conditional

  for development which will consist of the replacement of an existing 9m high support pole carrying associated antennae for a 24 metre high free standing communications structure with its associated antennae, communication dish, ground equipment, fencing and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 211733

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: Lough Cutra SAC 000299
• Special Protection Area: Lough Cutra SPA 004056
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Cutra 000299

Recorded monuments

• GA129-023 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a ridge in farmland. Poorly preserved subcircular cashel (34m E-W; 27.5m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. Gaps at N (Wth 3.5m) and E (Wth 2.3m) appear to be modern. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 February 2018

• GA129-024 Designed landscape feature
  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.

• GA129-025 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.

• GA129-026 Gate lodge
  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.

• GA129-027 Gate lodge
  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.

• GA129-028 Gate lodge
  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.

• GA129-029 Gate lodge
  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.

• GA129-030 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.

• GA129-038 Standing stone
  Description

  On a fairly steep S-facing slope, near the base of a narrow pasture ridge. This standing stone, comprising a piece of karst limestone pavement (L 1.5m; Wth 0.6m at NNE end, narrowing to 0.45m at SSW end) that has been set on edge, is orientated NNE-SSW. It is roughly rectangular in plan but L-shaped in profile and is 1.45m in maximum height at its NNE end. At its lower SSW end it is only 0.5m high. A number of solution holes are evident on the stone. One small boulder at the base of the stone on its E side may be a packing stone. Loose stones on its W side may be the result of field clearance. Lichen covers all faces of the stone and the NNE is smooth as a result of cattle rubbing against it. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 October 2017

Architectural heritage

• Lough Cutra Castle, gate lodge, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey limestone gate lodge, serving Lough Cutra Castle and sited at north-western entrance to demesne, built c.1815, north-eastern bay being lower than south-western, having single-bay single-storey porch to south and recent single-bay single-storey extension to north-west elevation. Flat roofs with crenellated parapets, with machicolation details to west and south corners. Some cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked ashlar walls with tooled plinth course and with moulded string course to south-west elevation. Decorative loop windows set in cross-shaped recesses with circular terminals to sides of porch. Triple round-headed window openings to first floor and double round-headed to ground floor, with tooled limestone surrounds and timber casement windows, with Y-tracery to most windows of south elevation. Tudor arch opening to front of porch with tooled surround, having Tudor arch doorway to inner side having timber panelled door. Entrance gates attached to south-west side.

• Lough Cutra Castle, gates/railings/walls, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gates to Lough Cutra Castle, erected c.1815 at north-western entrance to demesne, comprising ornate double-leaf cast-iron vehicular and flanking pedestrian gates, flanked by square-plan limestone ashlar piers with ornately carved spired caps with moulded bases. Pedestrian openings have moulded surrounds, cut-stone lintels over and have pyramidal arrangement of carved limestone balls above. Snecked limestone ashlar quadrant walls with moulded string course, crenellated copings with moulded tops, and moulded bases. Lancet recess to boundary walls next to pedestrian gates. Gate lodge to north side of gateway.

• Lough Cutra Castle, farmyard complex, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double courtyard of limestone outbuildings, built c.1815, converted to residential use c.1925 and now in use as self-catering holiday homes. Comprising four-sided north-west courtyard and three-sided south-east courtyard with common range, with boundary wall to south-east boundary, and with separate range of buildings to south. North-west courtyard comprising twelve-bay two-storey north-west range, ten-bay two-storey north-east range with integral carriage arch, nine-bay two-storey south-east range with integral carriage arch, three-bay two-storey south-west range with five-bay two-storey addition and separate two-bay single-storey section of range to south corner. Single-bay single-storey projection to south. Hipped slate roofs with clay ridge tiles and stone ashlar chimneystacks having terracotta pots, lean-to roofs to east range. Rendered chimneystacks. Coursed rubble stone walls, smooth rendered to north-east having some lined and ruled rendered quoins and render pilasters and piers with string course over. Dressed stone quoins. Square-headed window openings with tooled stone surrounds and sills, having mixed timber sliding sash windows (one tripartite), multiple-pane steel windows with pivoting toplights, timber casement windows, and timber louvres. Round-headed window opening over carriage arch to north-east with timber casement window having spoked fanlight and tooled stone sill. Square-headed door openings, some with dressed stone relieving arches over and set in blocked segmental arches to south-east range, with mixed timber panelled, timber panelled and half-glazed timber panelled doors. Loop window openings to south-east range. Segmental carriage arch with dressed stone voussoirs to north-east range. Recessed segmental integral carriage arch with double one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window having ogee horns. Some dressed stone wheelguards to passageway leading to south-east courtyard. South-east courtyard comprising south-east range of north-west courtyard with ten-bay two-storey north range and seven-bay two-storey south-west range. North-west range having single-bay gabled breakfront with rendered openwork bellcote. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, some terracotta chimney pots. Some gabled dormer windows to north-west and north-east range. Dressed limestone and sandstone walls. Square-headed window openings with tooled stone sills having three-over-three, six-over-six, two-over-two and some tripartite multiple-pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door openings with timber battened doors and timber fanlights. Segmental carriage arches with tooled stone surrounds having double-leaf timber battened doors. Boundary wall of coursed rubble stone with crenellated carriage arch to south-east having Tudor-arch opening and decorative loop-style recess with tooled stone surround. Seven-bay single-storey separate stable range to south of north-west courtyard, having pitched corrugated-iron roof, coursed rubble stone walls, square-headed door openings with red-brick surrounds and timber battened stable doors. Recent buildings to east and west. Cobbled surfaces to courtyards.

• Lough Cutra Castle, country house, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Gothic Revival complex-plan country house, built 1811, and extended 1856. Faces north. Now also in use as self-catering holiday accommodation. Earlier part comprises two-storey block having three-bay front façade and five-bay rear elevation, former having flat-roofed porch to middle bay and latter having five bays, end bays being recessed. Front façade has three-storey octagonal towers at each corner, eastern being slightly higher and having semi-circular projection to almost full height of west side with turret above, and eastern having higher four-stage turret to south-west face. Rear elevation flanked by three-storey octagonal-plan tower at south-east and canted-bay at south-west. To west of this block is link block on falling ground having three-bay two-storey elevation to south and single-storey mainly blank elevation to north. Main 1856 block has three-storey keep-like tower to north-east corner with projecting four-stage tower to its north-east corner, and multiple-bay two-storey block recessed to west, and having four-bay block to south half of rear elevation, with one projecting bay, and with projecting single-bay three-storey tower to west having projecting square-plan three-stage tower to its south-west corner with octagonal plan from first floor level. West elevation of 1856 block is three-bay, middle bay recessed. Flat roofed with crenellated parapets throughout. Largest towers have corbel tables, south-west tower has moulded courses and slender towers have string courses. Canted bay has bartizan-like turrets to corners with pointed finials and front corners of porch have angle buttresses with crocket finials. Limestone snecked ashlar walls with moulded plinth course, with base-batter to south-west tower. Continuous moulded string course to link block and to four-bay block at rear of 1856 block. South-west tower has circular copper clock faces below parapet of cardinal faces of south-west tower, with roman numerals and hood-mouldings, and tooled stone shields to other faces. Pointed window openings to recessed end bays of rear of 1811 block having timber casement windows with hood-mouldings. Smaller, plainer timber casement windows to north-west turret of this block and to north-east tower of 1856 block. Tall pointed lights and square-headed lights with chamfered surrounds to south-west tower of 1856 block, and canted-arch window openings to top stage of south-west tower, with timber louvers to square-headed and canted-arch openings. Elsewhere mainly double-light transomed and mullioned timber casement windows, triple-light to ground floor flanking porch, with moulded frames and label-mouldings. South-eastern tower of 1811 block has triple-loops to top floor. Porch has recessed trefoil-headed panels to corner buttresses, rib-vaulted ceiling, Tudor-arch outer opening with chamfered surround and moulded panels to spandrels. Square-headed door opening with label-moulding and timber panelled double-leaf door to inner side of porch. House set on landscaped terrace with crenellated coursed rubble limestone revetment walls. Coursed rubble limestone boundary wall terminating in fluted octagonal-plan piers having three-step stile and single-leaf cast-iron vehicular gate to west.

• Lough Cutra Castle, gate lodge, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Limestone gate lodge formerly serving Lough Cutra Castle at southern entrance to demesne, built c.1820, with adjoining gateway. Now in use as private house. Comprises two-storey octagonal tower with single-bay single-storey projection to west having two-bay return, recent additions to east and rear, incorporating original gate opening. Flat roof having crenellated parapet with moulded corbel table. Snecked ashlar walls with moulded plinth course and continuous sill course to lodge and gateway. Decorative turret to west side of gateway with quatrefoil detail to parapet level. Slate plaque to gate lodge, now illegible. Armorial plaque with stag's head over doorway to gate lodge. Square-headed window openings with tooled stone surrounds and label-mouldings having replacement timber windows. Lancet window to original boundary wall now incorporated into extension to gate lodge. Pointed arch door opening in outer face of gate lodge with hood-moulding and timber battened door. Tudor arch gateway now glazed. Square-plan piers to shallow quadrant forecourt having chamfered corners with bllind loops.

• Lough Cutra Castle, gate lodge, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1811, sited at western approach to Lough Cutra Castle, within demesne. Bowed entrance bay facing north. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut limestone eaves course, and cut limestone chimneystacks with octagonal clay pots. Dressed limestone wall to front elevation, with cut limestone plinth course. Rubble limestone walls elsewhere. Square-headed windows with limestone sills, tripartite to end bays, having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed doorway having limestone steps and timber panelled door. Gateway to west comprises square-plan piers with lancet details to front faces, moulded plinths and castellated caps, supporting double-leaf cast-iron vehicular gates with spearhead points having moulded bases above frieze having running quatrefoil detailing, and flanked by chamfered limestone plinths supporting similar cast-iron railings.

• Lough Cutra Castle, gate lodge, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey gate lodge, built c.1811, serving final approach to Lough Cutra Castle. Originally single-pile, now having added rear pile. Three-bay north, original front, elevation and three-bay east, current front, elevation. Recent addition to south side of building. Pitched slate roof, having cut limestone eaves course and with cut limestone pedimented gables to east elevation. Dressed coursed limestone walls to north and east elevations of original block, and rubble limestone to front of later addition, with lined-and-ruled render to recent addition. Square-headed windows with limestone sills, having label-moulding to opening to east gable of original block, copied in balancing window opening of later block, and having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Two narrow window openings to north elevation, having three-pane timber casement windows. Pointed former doorway to east end of north elevation, having rusticated jambs and carved hood supported on scroll brackets, and having six-over-three pane timber sliding sash window. Current front doorway is pointed, with roughly dressed voussoirs and timber battend door with fanlight, approached by steps. Gateway to north-east of gate lodge comprising round-plan dressed limestone piers, each having plinth, string course, coping and domed cap, supporting double-leaf cast-iron vehicular gate, flanked by cut limestone plinths supporting cast-iron railings having spearhead tops and with frieze of running quatrefoil detailing.

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

Name

Lough Cutra Demesne · Diméin Loch Cútra

Area

3,595,397 m² (359.54 ha, 888.44 acres)

Civil parish

Beagh, and its townlands

Barony

Kiltartan

Electoral division

Ardamullivan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

722 people lived in 245 households in the Ardamullivan electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bunnasrah, Caherbrian, Carrowgarriff, Cregmahon, Pollagh, Prospect, Tiraloughan, Tullybrattan

Placenames

Lough Cutra 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.