Toberfelim
Toberfelim is a townland in the civil parish of Granard, barony of Granard, Co. Longford. Its name in Irish is Tobar Féilim.
Parcel 55187
- Area
- 672,882 m² (67.29 ha, 166.27 acres)
- Buildings
- 7 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 2,627 m².
- 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
- Toberfelim
Planning applications on this parcel
16 Jun 2020Conditional
the material change of use of an existing barn to a one bedroom granny annex to including internal and external alterations to the existing barn, connection to existing on site septic tank and other services and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 20126
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 6 recorded monuments.
- LF006-060 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a shelf of level ground on a NE-facing slope. A report in 1975 (SMR file) recorded a raised circular area (diam. c. 26m) enclosed by two low banks of earth and stone with external fosses. The original entrance was probably at SSE. The rath has since been levelled but its outline is clearly visible on aerial photographs (see attachment). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LF010-018 Linear earthwork
Description
In pasture. Marked on all editions of the OS 6-inch map running in a NW–SE direction between Lough Gowna and Lough Kinale, a distance of c. 10.6km (Keegan 2010). Where best preserved, in the NW of Cartronbore townland, it comprises two substantial banks of earth and stone (Wth c. 8m; H c. 1.2m), similar in morphology, with a wide, steep-sided, flat-bottomed, intermediate fosse (Wth 7m; D c. 1m). However, almost all other sections of it have been levelled to a greater or lesser extent but its circuit is preserved in field boundaries and drains. The precise function of this linear earthwork is unknown though according to local tradition, it was seen as the territorial boundary between the provinces of Ulster and Leinster and between the Gaelic regions of Annaly and Breifne (Farrell 1891, 270). It seems more likely that it functioned as a territorial boundary marker rather than a defensive frontier line. (ITA Survey 1944; English 1971, 150; Williams 1989, 12–19; Columb 2002, 20–6; O’Donovan 2003, 24; Keegan 2010; CUCAP, AJO 50) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 2 March 2012
- LF011-024 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
On low-lying ground. A low, oval-shaped mound of earth and stone (106.8m NE-SW; 87.4m NW-SE) is defined by an irregular scarp with some traces of a bank of earth and stone. It is divided into unequal portions by a NW-SE field boundary, which marks the division between the two townlands. The larger portion, to the NE, is also divided into roughly equal portions by a NE-SW field boundary. The site is known locally as a 'fort' and a report in 1978 (SMR file) noted that, according to the landowner, it was an 'old grave yard'. This belief, coupled with its size, suggests that it is possibly an early ecclesiastical enclosure. A holy well (LF011-053----) lies c. 220m to the SE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan, Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2012
- LF011-053 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In low-lying pasture. This natural unenclosed spring well is known locally as a holy well. A possible ecclesiastical enclosure (LF011-024----) lies c. 175m NW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013
- LF011-072 Standing stone
Description
In rolling pasture. This upright stone (H 1.23m; Wth 0.8m; T 0.57m) tapers to a point and is aligned NW-SE. It is used as a scratching post by cattle. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 1 March 2012
- LF011-073 Hut site
Description
On a NE-facing slope in pasture. A small, raised, subrectangular area (4.4m NW–SE; 2.25m NE–SW) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.45m; int. H. 0.3m). The S half of the interior is divided into roughly two equal portions by a row of five small stones which define a low, wall-like feature (L 1.75m) aligned N–S. There is a rath (LF011-017----) c. 220m to the NE, a standing stone (LF011-072----) c. 135m to the SE and a stone circle (LF011-016----) c. 540m to the WNW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 22 November 2011
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 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 low, partly inferred.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
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
- 67.3 ha
- 166 acres
- Land parcels
- 1
- registered freehold, median 672,882 m² (67.29 ha, 166.27 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Toberfelim, from 672,882 m² (67.29 ha, 166.27 acres) to 672,882 m² (67.29 ha, 166.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 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.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Toberfelim 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
16 Jun 2020Conditional
the material change of use of an existing barn to a one bedroom granny annex to including internal and external alterations to the existing barn, connection to existing on site septic tank and other services and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 20126
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 Toberfelim.
Recorded monuments
- LF011-024 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
On low-lying ground. A low, oval-shaped mound of earth and stone (106.8m NE-SW; 87.4m NW-SE) is defined by an irregular scarp with some traces of a bank of earth and stone. It is divided into unequal portions by a NW-SE field boundary, which marks the division between the two townlands. The larger portion, to the NE, is also divided into roughly equal portions by a NE-SW field boundary. The site is known locally as a 'fort' and a report in 1978 (SMR file) noted that, according to the landowner, it was an 'old grave yard'. This belief, coupled with its size, suggests that it is possibly an early ecclesiastical enclosure. A holy well (LF011-053----) lies c. 220m to the SE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan, Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2012
- LF011-053 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In low-lying pasture. This natural unenclosed spring well is known locally as a holy well. A possible ecclesiastical enclosure (LF011-024----) lies c. 175m NW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013
- LF011-072 Standing stone
Description
In rolling pasture. This upright stone (H 1.23m; Wth 0.8m; T 0.57m) tapers to a point and is aligned NW-SE. It is used as a scratching post by cattle. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 1 March 2012
- LF011-073 Hut site
Description
On a NE-facing slope in pasture. A small, raised, subrectangular area (4.4m NW–SE; 2.25m NE–SW) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.45m; int. H. 0.3m). The S half of the interior is divided into roughly two equal portions by a row of five small stones which define a low, wall-like feature (L 1.75m) aligned N–S. There is a rath (LF011-017----) c. 220m to the NE, a standing stone (LF011-072----) c. 135m to the SE and a stone circle (LF011-016----) c. 540m to the WNW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 22 November 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Toberfelim.
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 Toberfelim, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Toberfelim.
- 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 Toberfelim with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.
The townland
- Name
- Toberfelim · Tobar Féilim
- Area
- 672,882 m² (67.29 ha, 166.27 acres)
- Civil parish
- Granard, and its townlands
- Barony
- Granard
- Electoral division
- Granard Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 307 people lived in 102 households in the Granard Rural electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Abbeylara, Ballynacross, Cartronbore, Kilbride, Springtown
- Placenames
- Toberfelim 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.