Bellafarney

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bellafarney, from 1,742 m² to 194,739 m² (19.47 ha, 48.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 95 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Bellafarney 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.

• 4 Sept 2026N/a

  1) Variation to a previously approved single-storey dwelling (Planning Ref. 19048), including revised internal layout and footprint, increase of area by 28.2m2, and alterations to window and door openings. 2) Retention of a 36m2 storage shed.

  Retention, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2660364

• 26 Aug 2026N/a

  Retention Permission for a variation to a previously approved single-storey dwelling (Planning Ref. 19048)

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 2660339

• 5 Dec 2025Conditional

  Demolish an existing single storey dwelling and decommission the associated septic tank. The construction of a new part single storey, part two storey dwelling; erection of a detached garage and the provision of all other site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area.

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2560509

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 Bellafarney.

Recorded monuments

• SL017-039 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated at the top of the steep W slope of the Easky River valley. Raised circular area (21.5m N-S; 18.85m E-W) enclosed by a substantial drystone wall (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.75-2m; ext H 2-2.5m) which has been repaired in places in relatively modern times. Narrow entrance (Wth. 0.5m) at S. Built into the thickness of the wall at SW is a small subrectangular chamber (1.75m NW-SE; 1.5m NE-SW) which is entered by a gap (1m) at the NW end of its NE wall. Massive, drystone-built, linear field walls extend from the cashel wall at S and W. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL017-097001 Structure
  Description

  In pasture, located at the N edge of on a broad, low hill or elevation of dry, grass-covered ground, surrounded at NW–S by lowlying, heather and rush-grown boggy ground. A subcircular, or roughly square, grass-covered mound or platform (c. 5m NNW–SSE; 4m ENE–WSW; H 0.7-0.8m) defined around its perimeter at W, N and E by a scarp with a slightly raised rim on top, and incorporated on the S side into a relict earth and stone field boundary (SL017-097002-) which extends beyond the structure to WSW. Large stones protrude from the sod around the perimeter. On the W side and E sides the scarp appears somewhat irregular or indented. On the E side there is a roughly C-shaped indentation (1.4m NW–SE; c. 1m NE–SW) partly lined with stones. A single upright stone (H 0.5m), almost triangular in shape, protrudes from the relatively flat top of the platform at SW. The function and date of this structure is unclear. It may be the remains of some form of vernacular kiln, but it could be a cairn or even a hut site. There is another structure (SL017-098001-), an enclosure (SL017-098002-), a possible enclosure (SL017-098003-) and an unclassified cairn (SL017-099----) c. 100m to SE, towards the S side of the same hill. Attached images: SL017-097001-_01.JPG shows the S side, faced with stones and incorporated into a field boundary (SL017-097002-) SL017-097001-_02.JPG viewed from W Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 10 March 2015

• SL017-097002 Field boundary
  Description

  In pasture, straddling the NW edge of a low hillock, which forms a virtual island of elevated ground surrounded at W–S by lowlying wet, boggy ground. This relict field wall is visible as a low, sod-covered linear rise (Wth 0.6-1.2m; H 0.2-0.3m) from which stones protrude intermittently. It can be traced on an ENE–WSW axis for a distance of c. 80m, extending from the top of the hill downslope to WSW where it follows the contour of the base of the hill at its interface with the adjacent boggy ground. At its ENE end, the field boundary is incorporated into the S side of a roughly square structure (SL017-097001-) of earth and stone. Where it merges with the structure, it is faced with a row of contiguous upright stones. Towards the W end of its extent, the field wall can be traced only as a slight heather-covered rise, finally petering out in boggy ground. Attached images: SL017-097002_01.JPG viewed from W, with structure (SL017-097001-) visible at ENE end. SL017-097002_02.JPG viewed from E Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 10 March 2015

• SL017-098001 Structure
  Description

  In pasture, on the level top of a broad, low hill which forms a virtual island of elevated ground surrounded at W–S by lowlying wet, boggy ground. Located within a rectangular field, abutting the drystone field wall which borders the SW side of the field. This consists of a roughly D-shaped sunken area (8m NW–SE; 3.6m NE–SW), with a flat-based interior which is 0.45m lower than the level of the surrounding field. It is bordered on the straight SW side by a NW–SE drystone field wall (Wth 0.8; H 1.4m), and elsewhere by an inward-facing scarp, lined with a ruined wall (Wth c. 0.8m; int. H 0.55-0.6m; ext. H 0.2m) of moss-covered stones. Within the sunken interior, there is a small, subcircular stone feature, located midway along the NW/SE field wall. It consists of a low platform (diam. 2m; H 0.3-0.4m) of medium to large-sized stones, one stone high, flanked on its SW side by a short section of drystone wall (Wth 0.8m; H 1.4m) which projects 0.2-0.3m to NE out from the NW–SE field wall. The D-shaped structure is surrounded on the NW, NE and SE sides by the remains of a roughly rectangular enclosure (SL017-098002-). In the SE corner of the same field, there is a cairn (SL017-099----). Abutting the opposite, W face, of the extant NW–SE field wall on the SW side of the sunken structure, is a D-shaped platform or possible enclosure (SL017-098002-). Located c. 100m to NE there is a structure (SL017-097001-) incorporated into a field boundary (SL017-097002-). These remains are not shown on the 1837 or 1913 OS 6-inch maps. They are difficult to interpret: their function and date are unclear. It seems likely that they are post-medieval in date; they may relate to a vernacular settlement. Attached images: SL017-098001-_01.JPG D-shaped structure -viewed from N SL017-098001-_02.JPG Stone feature within D-shaped structure -viewed from E Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2015

• SL017-098002 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on the level top of a broad, low hill which forms a virtual island of elevated ground surrounded at W–S by lowlying wet, boggy ground. Located within a rectangular field, abutting the drystone field wall which borders the SW side of the field. This appears as a subrectangular stone-strewn area (c. 10.5m NE–SW; c. 14m NW–SE), partly defined at NE, NE and SE by remnants of stone walls, and bordered at SW by the present-day field wall. The enclosing wall at NE, which appears as a low sod-covered, stony rise (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m), is the most clearly defined. Within the enclosure on its SW edge, is a subrectangular sunken structure (SL017-098001-). In the SE corner of the same field there is a cairn (SL017-099----). Abutting the opposite, W face, of the present-day field wall on the SW side of the enclosure/stone strewn area, is a D-shaped platform or possible enclosure (SL017-098002-), probably also part of this complex of remains. Located c. 100m to NE there is a structure (SL017-097001-) incorporated into a field boundary (SL017-097002-). These remains are not shown on the 1837 or 1913 OS 6-inch maps. They are difficult to interpret: their function and date are unclear. It seems likely that they are post-medieval in date; they may relate to a vernacular settlement. Attached images: SL017-098002-_01.JPG Enclosure viewed from NW SL017-098002-_01.JPG Enclosure viewed from N Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2015

• SL017-098003 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on the level top of a broad, low hill which forms a virtual island of elevated ground surrounded at W–S by lowlying wet, boggy ground. Sod-covered, flat-topped D-shaped platform (19m NW–SE; 6.5m NE–SW) defined on the curving side at SW–NW by a low stony scarp (H 0.5m) and on the straight side at NE by a drystone field wall (Wth 0.8m; H 1.4m). The function and date of this possible enclosure is uncertain. It is unclear if it abuts the field wall or underlies it. It may be related to a structure (SL017-098001-) and enclosure (SL017-098002-) located on the opposite, NE face of the field wall but the exact relationship is unclear. Attached images: SL017-098003-_01.JPG -viewed from NW SL017-098003-_02.JPG -viewed from NW Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2015

• SL017-099 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, on the level top of a broad, low hill which forms a virtual island of elevated ground surrounded at W–S by lowlying wet, boggy ground. Located at the angle of two drystone field walls, in the SE corner of a small rectangular field. Roughly circular, flat-topped mound (diam. overall 5m, top 3m; H 0.6m) of stones. There is a slightly raised rim around the perimeter on the top of the cairn. The cairn is dense, compact and sod-covered. It appears to straddle a slight rise. The E side is bordered by a NNW–SSE drystone field wall and the S side by a NE–SW field wall. The nature of this cairn is unclear. It may simply be a field clearance cairn which has accumulated against the angle of the two field walls. It could be the remains of a structure, limekiln, or possibly a hut site. It may be contemporary with a structure (SL017-098001-) and enclosure (SL017-098002-) located 10m to NW in the same field. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2015

Architectural heritage

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

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 Bellafarney, 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 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 Bellafarney.

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

Name

Bellafarney · Béal Átha Fearna

Area

2,264,069 m² (226.41 ha, 559.46 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacshalgan, and its townlands

Barony

Tireragh

Electoral division

Buncrowey, the unit of the census

Census 2022

294 people lived in 123 households in the Buncrowey electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 23% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Camcuill, Fartannan, Knockanbaun, Owenbeg, Owenykeevan or Tawnamaddoo, Tawnatruffaun

Placenames

Bellafarney 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.