Gortnadrass

33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortnadrass, from 230 m² to 494,993 m² (49.5 ha, 122.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Gortnadrass 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.

• 9 Feb 2021N/a

  development consisting of (a) build a storey and half extension to the side of existing dwelling house, 109 square metres, (b) make alterations to front elevation of the existing dwelling house, together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 2 homes · Sligo County Council, 2131

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 Gortnadrass.

Recorded monuments

• SL032-014001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on dry flat ground at the base of Knocknashee Mountain. A raised circular area (32.5m N-S; 31.5m E-W) enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.8m). Foundations of a drystone wall (Wth 0.7m; H 0.2m) are evident on top of the bank, along the inner edge, NE-SE and along the NW arc. An external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m) is evident along the NW arc. There is a souterrain (SL032-01402-) in the S half of the interior. This rath is overlooked by another (SL032-015----) c. 100m to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL032-014002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the S half of a rath (SL032-014001-). A passage is evident as a linear depression (L 8m; Wth 2m; D 0.4m) aligned N-S, expanding out into a chamber (5m N-S; 4m E-W) at the S end. The chamber is evident as a roughly rectangular depression (D 1m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL032-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on top of a low rise, at the base of Knocknashee Mountain. The W slope of the rise is very steep and is utilised as part of the defences of the rath. A raised roughly circular area (32.5m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by flat-topped, earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 2.2m) SE-NNE and by a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere. A shallow fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.1m) is cut into a steep natural scarp along the W arc with a counterscarp bank (Wth 2m; H 0.1m) beyond it before the ground falls sharply for a further 3m. The interior slopes down to E and its surface has been dug into in places. This rath overlooks another (SL032-014001-) c. 100m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL032-016001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on level ground, at the base of Knocknashee Mountain. This rath has been levelled and only the NW and SE quadrants are evident, defined by a slight scarp (max. H 1m). The interior (diam. c. 26m) is bisected by an E-W field boundary and drain; a second field boundary extends S from the first crossing the SW quadrant. An E-W scarp (H 0.2m) facing N, bisects the SE quadrant. A quarry cuts into the E edge of the rath. There is a souterrain (SL032-016002-) in the SE quadrant, immediately to N of the scarp. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m) bisected by a lane and on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as bisected by a field boundary. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL032-016002 Souterrain
  Description

  Located in the S half of a rath (MA032-016001-). Indicated as 'Cave' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map, this drystone-built souterrain consists of a N−S passage, which connects at its S end via a short creep to a subrectangular chamber. The walls are constructed of roughly coursed limestone rubble, consisting of irregular-shaped medium and large stones and boulders, with smaller stones filling the interstices. The passage and chamber are each roofed by a row of contiguous large limestone slabs. The roof lintels and the stones in the upper courses of the walls are covered in a thick white coating of calcium carbonate . A surface opening (H c. 0.55m; Wth c. 1m) leads into the passage (L c. 3.6m N−S; Wth 1m E−W), which slopes downwards to S. Displaced earth, incorporating a large boulder, partly blocks the access hole. The walls of the passage are composed of between four to six courses and incline inwards gently towards the top to support four large lintel slabs, laid transversely. The sloping floor gives the passage a height of 1.12m close to the entrance at N and of 1.5m at the lower S end. The floor is covered by loose stone rubble. In the S wall of the passage there is short creep (H 0.69m; Wth 0.68m at base, 0.6m at top; L 0.75m). The opening to the creep spans almost the full width of the S wall of the passage, with its W side wall being almost flush with the W wall of the passage, and its E wall separated from the E wall of the passage by a short offset/corner. The creep is roofed by a single lintel, which does not extend the full N−S length of the creep; the S end of the creep is roofed by two roughly-set boulders. The creep opens into the N end of a subrectangular chamber (L 2.55m N−S; Wth 1.98m E−W; H 2.1m) with gently rounded corners. The walls of the chamber rise in six to eight rough courses, with the upper courses slightly corbelled to support three massive roof lintels, set transversely. A fourth smaller subsidiary lintel fills a gap at the SE end of the roof. In the centre of the E wall, at a height of 0.3m (one course) above current floor level, there is a rectangular recess or wall cupboard (H 0.64m; Wth 0.46m N−S), which extends to a depth of 1.07m (E−W). The sides of the recess are of 2-3 courses of large stones; it is roofed by a single large lintel slab (L 1.2m N−S; Wth 0.7m E−W) which does not span the full depth of the recess. A large boulder forms the floor, but this is largely concealed by displaced earth spilling from the back wall of the recess, which is cut into natural subsoil and is not faced with stone. The chamber floor is overspread with a layer of loose limestone rubble, with accumulations of gravelly soil beneath the wall recess and in the SW corner of the chamber. A quernstone fragment (SL032-016003-) was found close to the souterrain (NMI). Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of revised upload: 22 March 2020

• SL032-017001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a low rise at the base of Knocknashee Mountain. A circular area (22m N-S) raised 2.5-3m above the surrounding ground level. The edge of the raised area is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; max. int. H 0.4m; ext. H 3m) NNW-SE. A dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3.5m) surrounds the base of the rath SSE-NE. An outer flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 6m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) is evident S-NE with an external fosse (Wth 4m; D c. 0.3m) SSW-NW. The ramped entrance (Wth 2.3m) is at NE. The rath is skirted by a field boundary along the E arc. There is a souterrain (SL032-017002-) in the E half of the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL032-017002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the E half of the interior of a rath (SL032-017001-). A linear depression (Wth 2m; D 0.6m) extends for 7m on an E-W axis, turning N for 3m at the E end. Rushes grow at the base of the depression. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL032-049 Field system
  Description

  Listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified 'Field Wall(s)'. Not marked on either edition of the OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A small disused field system associated with cultivation ridges (lazy beds). This is probably post-1700 AD in date. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 11 January 2012

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gortnadrass.

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 Gortnadrass, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Gortnadrass with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Gortnadrass · Gort na Dreasa

Area

1,753,051 m² (175.31 ha, 433.19 acres)

Civil parish

Achonry, and its townlands

Barony

Leyny

Electoral division

Cartron, the unit of the census

Census 2022

157 people lived in 64 households in the Cartron electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Belra, Carrownateewaun, Carrownaworan, Carrownloughan, Claragh Irish, Cunghill, Killoran South, Knockatotaun, Knocknashee Common

Placenames

Gortnadrass 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.