Annaghkeen

187 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Annaghkeen, from 54 m² to 194,392 m² (19.44 ha, 48.04 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Annaghkeen 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.

• 13 Aug 2024Conditional

  of a serviced dwelling an effluent treatment system and a garage/shed together with all associated services on revised site boundaries, previously granted under Planning Reference No. 46360. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 168.00 sqm (house) & 31.00 sqm (garage)

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461044

• 31 Oct 2023Refused

  for the upgrade & relocation of the effluent treatment unit which is servicing the existing tourist accommodation that was granted under pl. ref. 03/5300 along with all associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2361298

• 26 Apr 2023Refused

  for: 1. change of use from tourist accommodation to residential accommodation for 3 no. 1 bed fisherman's chalets, previously granted permission as tourist accommodation under planning ref: 03/5300, 2. Upgrade of existing septic tank & percolation area to tertiary treatment system with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360425

• 25 Jul 2018Refused

  for the construction of a slatted agricultural shed and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works 361sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 181051

• 20 Jun 2018Conditional

  to construct a 40sqm storage shed with open covered clothes drying area together with all ancillary site works in rear garden area of their existing dwelling house. Gross floor space of proposed works 40sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18835

• 6 Mar 2018Conditional

  of a dwelling, garage/shed and associated services on revised site boundaries previously granted under Planning Ref. Nos. 00/1700 and 05/145 and for removal of the Enurement Clause (Condition No. 6 of 00/1700 and No. 2 of 05/145). Gross floor space of work to be retained (house) 258 sqm. (garage) 52 sqm.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18244

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 Corrib SAC 000297
• Special Protection Area: Lough Corrib SPA 004042
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Corrib 000297

Recorded monuments

• GA055-001001 Cairn - burial cairn
  Description

  In a prominent location on top of a gravel ridge near E shore of Lough Corrib. A much-disturbed subcircular cairn (NE-SW 26.1m, H 3.5m), now enclosed by a modern mortared stone wall and traversed by a field wall. A cist (NW-SE; L 1.4m, Wth 0.6m) was discovered in SE sector in 1907 when stones were being removed to build field walls. It lay upon cairn material above the old ground surface, and was formed by four rectangular but undressed sandstone flags set on edge, and floored and roofed by single slabs. It contained cremated bones, an Irish Vase with a lid, a miniature cup, a bronze dagger and awl, and a quartz pebble. Two flags set on edge within the cairn to WNW may have formed a second cist (Costello 1908, 159-64; Waddell 1975, 11; 1990, 89). An earthwork (GA055-001002-) stands 40m to NE. 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

• GA055-001002 Enclosure
  Description

  At SE end of a low ridge and 40m NE of a cairn (GA055-001001-). Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a small hachured enclosure and on 3rd ed. (1922) as a roughly circular field (D c. 25m). The visible remains comprise a subcircular area (E-W 25m, N-S 22.2m) defined by a wide drystone wall built in short straight sections and not at all cashel-like in construction. There is a well-preserved entrance at W and the interior is slightly lower than the exterior. Probably a landscape feature built on the site of the earthwork. 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

• GA055-002001 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  On the shore of a small bay on E shore of Lough Corrib. According to Nolan (1901a, 28-9), this castle was already in existence in 1324, and in 1574 it was held by 'Moyler McReamon (a Burke)'. It consists of a rectangular keep (L 15.5m, Wth 105.m) of 13th-C date, in fair condition, originally of two storeys with a later tower. The original doorway was on 1st floor at E end of SE wall. There are also doorways in SE and NW walls on ground floor. Intramural stairways in NE wall connected the ground/1st floors and the 1st floor to the wall-walks (now gone). There is also an intramural stairs in SW wall at 1st-floor level. A doorway in NW corner on 1st floor gave access to a later addition at W end of NW wall. This comprises an almost square three-storey latrine tower (L 5m, Wth 4m), vaulted between ground/1st and 1st/2nd floors. Its construction may have coincided with the addition of a third storey at W end of the keep. Apart from a small lintelled ope in SW wall, all the windows dressings are robbed out. An enigmatic alcove is also visible on outer face of this wall on ground floor. There is a fragment of masonry (L 9m), possibly another building or a bawn wall, running NE-SW, just SW of the tower. (Fahey 1893, 170; Nolan 1901b, 118; O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 181) In February 2014 a carved stone head was noted on the the SE wall of the castle at 2nd-floor level as well as another possible one that was overgrown with ivy (pers. comm. S. Aylward). 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). It has been updated in light of recent information. Revised by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 11 April 2014

• GA055-002002 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.

• GA055-003 Mound
  Description

  At W end of a low gravel ridge near E shore of Lough Corrib. Known locally as 'An Carn Bheag', it was described in 1925 as 'an untouched Cairn of stones' (Costello 1924a, 118). What is visible is a low poorly preserved and densely overgrown almost circular mound (D c. 21.5m) with a central depression, suggesting some robbing out of material. Possibly similar to GA055-001001-, 675m to NNE, and GA055-006----, 750m to NE. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 304-5) 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

• GA055-004 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On SE-facing slope, overlooking Lough Corrib. This CBG consists of a subrectangular area (E-W 20m, N-W 16.7m) enclosed by a scarp. Within the interior, numerous small set stones indicate graves oriented E-W; there is a particular concentration of taller grave-markers in NE corner. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 180) 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

• GA055-005 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a low hill in scrubland subject to flooding. Roughly circular cashel (D 32m) defined by a drystone wall, composed of massive limestone blocks, from SW through N to NE. A boreen cuts the monument at NE and SW and no visible surface trace survives to SE of it. 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

• GA055-006 Burial mound
  Description

  On a slight NW-facing slope in gently rolling pastureland. A low partially destroyed earthen mound (ENE-WSW 21.8m, NNW-SSE c. 16.5m, H 0.9m). When examined in 1924 (Costello 1924a, 110), it was a substantial circular mound (D 15m, H 2m) with a cairn-like core, beneath which was a cist (N-S; L 1.2m, Wth 1m) standing on the old ground surface. This contained the unburnt bones of an adult male and a child, an Irish Bowl and an oddly shaped pebble. A second cist lay at NE edge of the mound but without any capstone. This was reported as having contained 'some fragments of bones'. A cairn (GA055-001001-) stands 410m to NW and an anomalous stone group (GA055-011----) stood 110m to WSW. (Costello 1924b, 173; Waddell 1975, 11-12; 1990, 89-90) 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

• GA055-007 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On S slope of a low hill. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 30m). No visible surface trace survives. There are several cairns (GA055-001001-, GA055-003, GA055-006-) in the same td. 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

• GA055-008 Cist
  Description

  On NW-facing slope, c. 180m ESE of a cairn (GA055-001001-). Discovered in 1984, it was built of limestone slabs with some double-walling. It contained a contracted human skeleton, an Irish Vase and a flint blade, and some mussel shells (Topgr. Files, NMI). 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

• GA055-009 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  Some 225m SSW of a cairn (GA055-001001-). Costello (1924a, 118) refers to 'three other large limestone flags lying flat … one was superimposed on the other … known locally as Leabaidh an fhir mhoir'. However, these were 'broken up and used for building a new wall' shortly afterwards. 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

• GA055-011 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  Some 110m WSW of a tumulus (GA055-006----). Costello (1924a, 118) refers to 'three large limestone flags, two lying on the ground, and one standing on its side … this is probably a displaced covering stone of a Cromlech'. According to the field notes of the Megalithic Survey (Topgr. Files, OSI), this site 'was a natural erratic'; 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

• GA055-071001 Enclosure
  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 Annaghkeen.

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 Annaghkeen, about 1 in 5 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Annaghkeen.

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 Annaghkeen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Annaghkeen · Eanach Caoin

Area

2,691,550 m² (269.16 ha, 665.1 acres)

Civil parish

Killursa, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Killursa, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,135 people lived in 397 households in the Killursa electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynacregga, Carrownakib, Clerhaun, Cloonkeely, Clydagh, Coarsepark or Parkgarve, Rinnaknock, Ulrith

Placenames

Annaghkeen 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.