Loughbown

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughbown, from 70 m² to 155,513 m² (15.55 ha, 38.43 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Loughbown 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.

• 14 May 2026N/a

  to construct a dwelling house with treatment plant and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660745

• 5 Dec 2025Refused

  to demolish existing dwelling house and construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private store to include all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 25335

• 27 Jun 2025Conditional

  to extend my dwelling house, carry out all necessary site works and retain domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 35.00 sqm(extension). Retention: 32.40 sqm(G)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560852

• 3 Dec 2024Conditional

  of revised fully serviced private dwelling house with wastewater treatment system and private store on revised site to include all associated site works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 176.13 sqm(house) & 63.35 sqm(garage)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24345

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  A) retention of groundworks (topsoil removal & subsoil infill) to subject site, B) construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, proprietary treatment system, percolation area and associated works & C) completion of groundworks (reinstatement of removed stockpiled topsoil)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260178

• 12 Oct 2017Conditional

  of domestic shed and lean-to fuel/store shed. Gross floor space of work to be retained 89.70sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 171482

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 the townland of Loughbown.

Recorded monuments

• GA087-087 Enclosure
  Description

  On N end of a ridge. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1946) as a subcircular enclosure (N-S c. 30m, 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

• GA087-170 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a hummock in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved overgrown circular ringfort (D 26m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse, best preserved from SE through S to SW. Traces of stone revetment survive on the internal face of the inner bank. A field boundary cuts the monument at NE and SE, to E of which no trace of the fosse or outer bank survive. A ringfort (GA087-171----) 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

• GA087-171 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Circa 100m SE of a ringfort (GA087-170----). Poorly preserved overgrown circular rath (D 31m) defined by a degraded bank and shallow external fosse; the latter survives from NE through E to SE. A gap (Wth 6.5m) at ESE could be original. From SW through W to NW, a field bank overlies the enclosing elements. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument 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

• GA087-172 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (N-S 54m, E-W 49m) defined by a bank from WNW through N to ENE, and elsewhere by a scarp which is overlain from SSE to SW by a field boundary. An external fosse is best preserved from N to E. Traces of an outer bank survive from NNE to ENE. A N-S running field boundary cuts through the monument to W of centre. A series of earthworks, possibly associated, lie immediately 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

• GA087-173 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.

• GA087-174 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (E-W 35m, N-S 31m) defined by a degraded bank which is overlain by a field boundary. At NW, a feeding pen has been built into the inner face of the bank, and farm buildings have disturbed the enclosing element at W. Field boundaries radiate from the bank at NE and 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

• GA087-175001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying marshland c. 10m N of a stream. Poorly preserved subcircular ringfort (N-S 36m, E-W 33m) defined by a stone-faced bank and external fosse. A gap (Wth 7m) at S could be original. Field boundaries which radiate from the bank at N and SE have disturbed the fosse. Two fulachta fiadh (GA087-175002-, GA087-175003-) lie c. 20m to WNW and WSW respectively. 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

• GA087-175002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In low-lying marshy farmland to S of a stream. A poorly preserved horseshoe-shaped and grass-covered mound (NW-SE 9m, NE-SW 6.5m, H 0.6m) showing traces of burnt stone and chert. It opens towards N. Another fulacht fiadh (GA087-175003-) lies immediately to SE and there is a ringfort (GA087-175001-) c. 20m to ESE. 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

• GA087-175003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Immediately SE of a fulacht fiadh (GA087-175002-). A horseshoe-shaped grass-covered mound (NE-SW 12.6m, NW-SE 11m, H 0.95m), in fair condition, showing traces of some burnt stone and chert. It opens towards 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

• GA087-176 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the summit of a hillock in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved conjoined rath. The NW rath (GA087-176----), subcircular in plan (N-S 22m, E-W 20.5m), is defined by a bank of earth and stone, overlain from NE through E to S by a field wall. Within its interior is a CBG (GA087-176001-). The SE rath (GA087-176002-), kidney-shaped in plan (NE-SW 29.5m, NW-SE 17.5m), is defined by a bank of earth and stone and external fosse; the latter survives from E to S. Entrance causeway (Wth 2m) at SE. Within the interior are a number of randomly placed boulders. (Egan 1960, 16) 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 7 December 2016

• GA087-176001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Within the interior of a rath (GA087-176----). Unenclosed irregular area, within which numerous set stones indicate graves oriented E-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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 7 December 2016

• GA087-176002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the summit of a hillock in undulating grassland. Poorly preserved conjoined rath. The NW rath (GA087-176----), subcircular in plan (N-S 22m, E-W 20.5m), is defined by a bank of earth and stone, overlain from NE through E to S by a field wall. Within its interior is a CBG (GA087-176001-). The SE rath (GA087-176002-), kidney-shaped in plan (NE-SW 29.5m, NW-SE 17.5m), is defined by a bank of earth and stone and external fosse; the latter survives from E to S. Entrance causeway (Wth 2m) at SE. Within the interior are a number of randomly placed boulders. (Egan 1960, 16) 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 8 December 2016

• GA087-177 Enclosure
  Description

  On a hummock in undulating grassland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1946) as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives. According to local information, the monument was bulldozed some years ago. A ringfort (GA087-176----) lies c. 150m 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

• GA087-178 Enclosure
  Description

  On E face of a ridge in undulating grassland. Very poorly preserved roughly oval enclosure (N-S 28m, E-W 17m) defined by a bank from SW through N to SE. A gap (Wth 4m) at N could be original. A depression runs from N through E to SE along the inner face of the bank. Irregular mounds and hollows are evident outside the enclosure at E and S. 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 Loughbown.

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 Loughbown, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1279 (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 Loughbown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Loughbown · Loch Buan

Area

1,220,700 m² (122.07 ha, 301.64 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcloony, and its townlands

Barony

Clonmacnowen

Electoral division

Ballinasloe Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

555 people lived in 210 households in the Ballinasloe Rural electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barnacragh, Caher, Curragh, Garbally Demesne, Glennavaddoge, Liscappul, Mackney

Placenames

Loughbown 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.