Gortnadrass
Gortnadrass is a townland in the civil parish of Achonry, barony of Leyny, Co. Sligo. Its name in Irish is Gort na Dreasa.
Parcel 5298214
- Area
- 36,705 m² (3.67 ha, 9.07 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Gortnadrass
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel 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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 5 recorded monuments.
- SL032-013001 Hillfort
Description
On the table-top plateau of Knocknashee hill, commanding extensive views in all directions to the Ox Mountains and South Sligo. The generally level plateau is comprised of a series of natural terraces of limestone bedrock declining gradually from the centre of the plateau outwards to the abrupt break of slope that marks the outer edge. Described by Condit, Gibbons and Timoney (1991, 59-62) as a roughly oval-shaped area (c. 700m NNE-SSW; c. 350m E-W), comprising c. 21.5 hectares and enclosed by two earth-and-stone banks. The inner bank (Wth 3.8m; max. H 1.5m) is constructed from a series of quarry hollows contiguous to the inner bank face and forming an inner fosse in parts and is topped by a later field boundary wall along the E side (ibid.). A second rampart was described along the E and S arcs, parallel to the inner bank and utilising a natural terrace and turning sharply downhill at NE (ibid.). Along the sheltered E half of the interior are about 30 hut sites, possibly a Neolithic settlement (SL032-013004-). Two possible passage tombs (SL032-013002-; SL032-013003-) c. 120m apart are located at the N end of the plateau. A D-shaped enclosure (SL032-013005-) abuts the inner bank at E. Further evidence of settlement might be provided by the presence of 'scoops and hollows situated at the south and south-west in the hillfort' (ibid., 61). 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
- SL032-013002 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
Description
Close to the N end of flat-topped Knocknashee Mountain, commanding an extensive outlook and within a hillfort (SL032-013001-). This is a circular, flat-topped cairn (diam. 28m; H c. 2.5m) at or about the centre of which a roofed chamber (L 1.7m N-S; Wth 1.15m E-W; H 1.1m) is exposed. Single stones form the sides and ends of the chamber, a single slab serves as a floorstone and a single large slab roofs the structure. A piece has been broken from the top of the N end-stone and the resultant gap now permits access to the chamber. A rough wall has been built along the eastern side of the flat top of the cairn. This possible passage tomb lies at the N limit of the possible Neolithic settlement (SL032-013004-). Another possible passage tomb (SL032-013003-) lies c. 120m to NE. 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). Attached image: SL032-013002_01.JPG Viewed from NW Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL032-013003 Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
Description
Close to the N end of flat-topped Knocknashee Mountain and c. 120m NE of and slightly downslope from another possible passage tomb (SL032-013002-) and within a hillfort (SL032-013001-). This is a circular cairn (diam. 28m; H 1m) towards the NW edge of the flat top of which a heap of stones has been formed into a cairn-like pile (diam. 15m; H 1.5m). This possible passage tomb lies at the N limit of the possible Neolithic settlement (SL032-013004-). 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). Attached image: SL032-013003_01.JPG Viewed from SSE Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL032-013004 Enclosure
Description
On the plateau-like top of Knocknashee Hill and widely distributed over the grass and heather-covered terraces in the E half of a hillfort (SL032-013001-). A complex of c. 30 huts in clusters of two, three and occasionally more, separated by distances of 2-15m; one instance of two conjoined huts was noted. The huts are often in N-S rows following the contours of the natural terracing. Although the degree of preservation of the huts varies, they are remarkably uniform in size and form. A typical hut consists of a flat circular area (diam. 8-11m) defined by a stony wall (Wth 1.6m; H 0.3-0.5m). Most are entirely sod-covered but where the enclosing wall is exposed it appears to be composed of a jumble of angular limestone rubble. A number of the huts are surrounded by a fosse (Wth 1.5-2m; D 0.3-0.5m) immediately outside the enclosing wall. However, in most cases, instead of a continuous fosse there are two or three discrete depressions outside the wall. A clearly defined entrance gap is not always evident but where entrances were identified they usually occurred in the SE quadrant. Condit, Gibbons and Timoney (1991, 61) noted that further evidence for individual settlement sites might be provided by the presence of scoops and hollows situated at the S and SW within the hillfort. The complex is clearly visible in aerial photographs taken in 1968 (CUCAP, AVJ 1, 4, 5; CUCAP, AVI 95-6). Two possible passage tombs (SL032-013002-; SL032-013003-), c. 120m apart, lie at the N limit of the huts and within the hillfort. A similar complex of huts (SL040-108----) at Mullaghfarna, c. 22km to the SE, has been tentatively dated to the Neolithic period. (Norman and St Joseph 1969, 24-5) 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). Attached images: SL032-013004_01.JPG SL032-013004_02.JPG SL032-013004_03.JPG SL032-013004_04.JPG Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL032-013005 Enclosure
Description
On the plateau-like top of Knocknashee hill, at a break of slope on the E side and abutting the inner defences of the hillfort (SL032-013001-) at E. A D-shaped area (dims. 29m E-W) defined by a ruinous stone wall that survives as a sod-covered stony rise (Wth 2m). A roughly constructed field boundary wall (Wth 0.6m) borders the straight side (L 64.5m N-S) at E. A jumble of stones barely protruding from the base of the field boundary wall is the remains of the hillfort wall. The interior slopes down gently to E and encompasses an area of uneven stony ground. Just inside the enclosing wall at WNW is a low circular sod-covered platform (10.4m N-S; 9m E-W; H 0.3m) with stones protruding randomly from the sod around the perimeter. Adjacent at N is a sod-covered stony area, possibly an expanse of limestone bedrock. A ruined sod-covered wall (Wth 1-1.2m; H 0.3m) partitions off the S third of the interior. Within this area abutting the enclosure wall at SW is a roughly circular stony rise (c. 6m NW-SE; 5m NE-SW; H 0.3m). 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 175.3 ha
- 433 acres
- Land parcels
- 33
- registered freehold, median 11,248 m² (1.12 ha, 2.78 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
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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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Gortnadrass with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.
The townland
- 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.