Taylorstown
Taylorstown is a townland in the civil parish of Clontuskert, barony of Clonmacnowen, Co. Galway. Its name in Irish is Baile an Táilliúraigh.
Parcel 1984968
- Area
- 217,396 m² (21.74 ha, 53.72 acres)
- Buildings
- 6 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 936 m².
- 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
- Taylorstown
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
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 6 recorded monuments.
- GA099-032 Ringfort - rath
Description
In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (D 29.6m) defined by a low bank of earth and stone from E through S to W; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element. 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
- GA099-051 Children's burial ground
Description
In low-lying farmland. A small oval CBG (NNE-SSW 10.4m, ESE-WNW 8.2m), in fair condition, enclosed by a low earthen bank. Within the interior are numerous randomly placed set stones, apart from three examples which are aligned N-S indicating graves oriented E-W. An enclosure (GA099-052----) lies c. 50m to W. 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
- GA099-052 Enclosure
Description
Some 50m W of a CBG (GA099-051----). Poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (N-S c. 13.5m, E-W c. 12m) defined by a degraded earthen bank from N to NE, and elsewhere by a scarp. 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
- GA099-053 Ringfort - rath
Description
In low-lying grassland. Well- preserved roughly circular rath (D 22.5m) defined by three banks and two intervening fosses. The enclosing elements are best preserved from N through E and S to W. There is a well-defined entrance (Wth 6m) at E. 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
- GA099-189 Ringfort - rath
Description
In grassland. Subcircular rath (E-W 32m, N-S 30m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. No visible surface trace of the enclosing elements survives from NNE through E to SSE. A gap at SW (Wth 4m) could be original. Centrally placed within the interior is a circular earthen mount (D 2.6m). A ringfort (GA099-190----) lies c. 100m to SE. 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
- GA099-190 Ringfort - rath
Description
Some 100m SE of a ringfort (GA099-189----). Poorly preserved subcircular ringfort (NW-SE 32m, N-S 28.2m) defined by a bank of earth and stone, best preserved at N. A small farmhouse is built on the line of the bank at S, while a field boundary overlies the monument from NE through E to S. A ringfort (GA099-191----) lies c. 150m to SSE. 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
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 10 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
- 41.1 ha
- 102 acres
- Land parcels
- 4
- registered freehold, median 83,079 m² (8.31 ha, 20.53 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
4 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Taylorstown, from 25,195 m² (2.52 ha, 6.23 acres) to 217,396 m² (21.74 ha, 53.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Taylorstown 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
No planning application touches the townland of Taylorstown 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.
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 Taylorstown.
Recorded monuments
- GA099-189 Ringfort - rath
Description
In grassland. Subcircular rath (E-W 32m, N-S 30m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. No visible surface trace of the enclosing elements survives from NNE through E to SSE. A gap at SW (Wth 4m) could be original. Centrally placed within the interior is a circular earthen mount (D 2.6m). A ringfort (GA099-190----) lies c. 100m to SE. 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
- GA099-190 Ringfort - rath
Description
Some 100m SE of a ringfort (GA099-189----). Poorly preserved subcircular ringfort (NW-SE 32m, N-S 28.2m) defined by a bank of earth and stone, best preserved at N. A small farmhouse is built on the line of the bank at S, while a field boundary overlies the monument from NE through E to S. A ringfort (GA099-191----) lies c. 150m to SSE. 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
- GA099-191 Ringfort - rath
Description
Some 150m SSE of a ringfort (GA099-190----). Subcircular rath (N-S 30m, E-W 28m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. A scarp forms the enclosing element from SW through W to NW. The fosse survives from WNW to N, and traces of a possible outer bank survive at WNW. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Taylorstown.
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 Taylorstown, about 1 in 10 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 Taylorstown.
- 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 Taylorstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Taylorstown · Baile an Táilliúraigh
- Area
- 411,242 m² (41.12 ha, 101.62 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clontuskert, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clonmacnowen
- Electoral division
- Clontuskert, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 218 people lived in 90 households in the Clontuskert electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 18% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynew, Carrowmore West, Derreen, Loughaunbrean, Loughturk West
- Placenames
- Taylorstown 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.