Aghrane or Castlekelly

149 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghrane or Castlekelly, from 45 m² to 4,585,822 m² (458.58 ha, 1,133.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 87 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.

• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

No planning application touches the townland of Aghrane or Castlekelly 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

• Special Area of Conservation: Ballygar (Aghrane) Bog SAC 002199
• Special Area of Conservation: Aughrim (Aghrane) Bog SAC 002200
• Natural Heritage Area: Ballygar Bog NHA 000229
• Natural Heritage Area: Aughrim Bog NHA 001227

Recorded monuments

• GA033-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In woodland within the former Aghrane or Castlekelly Demesne. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (N-S 47.7m) defined by a bank and external fosse; best preserved from SE through W to N. A gap at W appears modern. 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

• GA033-002 Quarry
  Description

  In flat pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1926 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused sand pit defined by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th-century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 October 2014

• GA033-003 Quarry
  Description

  In woodland. A hachured feature marked on the 1926 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused quarry defined by a hollow; probably of 19th/20th-century date. A similar hollow (GA033-004----) lies to the W. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 October 2014

• GA033-004 Quarry
  Description

  In woodland. A hachured feature marked on the 1926 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused quarry defined by a hollow; probably of 19th/20th-century date. A similar hollow (GA033-003----) lies to the E. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 October 2014

• GA033-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In woodland within the former Aghrane or Castlekelly Demesne. Circular overgrown rath (D 38.5m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. There is an entrance at N. 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

• GA033-006 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.

• GA033-006001 Castle - tower 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.

• GA033-007 Quarry
  Description

  In an area of park land and forestry. A hachured feature marked on the 1926 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit defined by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th-century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 October 2014

• GA033-008 Quarry
  Description

  In a wooded area. A hachured feature marked on the 1926 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit defined by a hollow. Probably of 19th/20th-century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 2 October 2014

• GA033-009 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In woodland within the former Aghrane or Castlekelly Demesne. Poorly preserved circular rath (D c. 45m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse from N through E to SSW. No visible surface trace survives elsewhere. A ring-barrow (GA033-010----) lies c. 130m 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

• GA033-010 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In flat farmland, formerly part of the demesne of Castle Kelly. An overgrown circular barrow (D 46.6m ext.), in fair condition, comprising a flat central area (D 22.1m, H c. 0.5m) encircled by an internal fosse and external bank. 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

• GA033-011 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.

• GA033-012 Fish-pond
  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.

• RO038-046 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pasture. Reported by Jean-Charles Caillere. Visible on Google Earth aerial imagery (24-3-2017) as the cropmark of a circular enclosure (est. diam c. 45m). A possible enclosure (RO038-047----) lies c.230m to the E. See attached image: RO038-046----_01 Google Earth aerial image, 24-3-2017. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 1 February 2023

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Aghrane or Castlekelly.

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 Aghrane or Castlekelly, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1239 (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 Aghrane or Castlekelly with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Aghrane or Castlekelly · Achadh Raithin

Area

7,047,157 m² (704.72 ha, 1,741.39 acres)

Civil parish

Athleague, and its townlands

Barony

Killian

Electoral division

Killeroran, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,301 people lived in 512 households in the Killeroran electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygar, Clooncannon, Cloonruff, Hermitage, Kilmore, Knockaunarainy, Lisheenteige, Monasternalea or Abbeygrey, Tullyroe

Placenames

Aghrane or Castlekelly 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.