Ashford or Cappacorcoge

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ashford or Cappacorcoge, from 86 m² to 23,493 m² (2.35 ha, 5.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 4 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M4Rural Settlements Consolidation Zoning (Built up area)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 20 Dec 2025N/a

  leis an rilleán a athsholáthar ag Gorlann Chonga. Beidh an rilleán atá beartaithe comhdhéanta de rilleán siar-rácála agus struchtúr tacaíochta. Is éard a bheidh i gceist leis an bhforbairt ná an rilleán éisc atá ann cheana féin (lena n-áirítear an ráca uathoibrithe bruscarnaigh) agus an struchtúr tacaíochta a bhaint de Chanáil Chonga agus rilleán nua éisc (lena n-áirítear ráca uathoibrithe bruscarnaigh) agus struchtúr tacaíochta a shuiteáil i gCanáil Chonga, mar aon le hoibreacha coimhdeacha forbartha, lena n-áirítear bothanna, duchtanna agus cuasa faoi thalamh, oibreacha athchóirithe tírdhreacha, agus naisc leis an líonra soláthair leictreachais for the replacement of the screen at the Cong Hatchery. The proposed screen comprises of a back raking screen and support structure. The development will consist of the removal of the existing fish screen (including automated debris rake) and supporting structure from the Cong Canal and the installation of a new fish screen (including automated debris rake) and supporting structure in the Cong Canal, with ancillary development works, including kiosks, underground ducting and chambers, landscape reinstatement works, and connections to electricity supply network.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561923

• 17 Jun 2025Conditional

  for the deposition of suitable washed spawning gravel sourced locally for Trout and Salmon Fish species in a selected section of the Cong River. This development required the preparation of an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560778

• 23 Apr 2024Conditional

  and completion of an extension to the rear and side of an existing dwelling house, and also permission for the construction of a new wastewater treatment system to replace existing defunct system. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 82.80 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460440

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

• GA027-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a natural rise in a wooded area within the demesne of Ashford House. A very overgrown subcircular rath (N-S 44m) in fair condition. Defined by a bank, external fosse and outer bank, but no trace of the latter survives from N to SE. Cut by paths at N, ENE and S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA027-005 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.

• GA027-006 Designed landscape - folly
  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.

• GA027-007 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  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.

• GA027-008 Designed landscape feature
  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.

• GA027-009 Mill - sawmill
  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.

• GA027-010 Building
  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

• Ashford Castle, gate lodge, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay gate house, built c.1860, having two-storey front and single-storey rear elevations, integral pointed-arch carriageway to centre and recent single-storey additions to side elevations. Front elevation probably originally single-storey. Now in use as private house. Flat roof behind stone and rendered parapet with rendered chimneystacks and limestone eaves course. Snecked dressed limestone walls with dressed limestone quoin stones, roughcast render to additional blocks. Square-headed window openings to front elevation, those of ground floor being within former pointed-arch openings with rubble limestone voussoirs, raised render reveals, render sills and replacement one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed-arch window openings to rear elevation having limestone surrounds, voussoirs and sills and replacement timber windows. Integral archway having limestone surround and voussoirs with rendered soffit, square-headed door openings to interior walls of archway having replacement timber doors. Square-headed door openings to rear elevations of additions having timber-glazed doors and rendered steps. Limestone demesne walls attached to side elevations, splayed to front with square piers and cast-iron railings enclosing small planted areas.

• Ashford Castle, farmyard complex, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, built c.1860, on site of earlier farmstead and part of demesne buildings to west of Ashford Castle. North range has two-storey barn to centre with two-bay ground floor and one-bay first floor with dormer window to rear, flanked by three-bay single-storey wings. West range has three-bay two-storey house to middle with recent porch, three-bay single-storey block to north and five-bay two-storey barn to south with lean-to extension to rear. Four-bay single-storey house to south of complex. Various ruinous remains of other farmyard buildings attached to north elevation of eastern block and to north-west of complex. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with pitched corrugated-metal roofs to northern single-storey blocks, hipped artificial slate to four-bay house with rendered chimneystacks, tooled limestone chimneystacks to three-bay house and attached single-storey block to north with render copings to gables and having three-bay front-facing gable to five-bay barn having timber bargeboards. Cast-iron, replacement uPVC and replacement metal rainwater goods throughout complex. Rubble limestone walls with dressed limestone quoin stones throughout with dressed rubble stone walls to eastern block. Square-headed window openings throughout with exception of single round-headed window opening to rear elevation of northern barn having dressed limestone block-and-start surround, sill and single-piece arch having timber panel and remains of two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window. Timber lintels, dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds and sills to remaining windows of northern block having replacement timber louvre panels to front and recent timber panels to rear. Rendered reveals and sills to western house window openings having replacement uPVC windows. Dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds, lintels and sills to eastern three-bay house with raised render reveals and replacement timber windows, dressed limestone and red-brick block-and-start surrounds to northern single-storey block having tooled limestone sills and replacement timber windows. Dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds, lintels and sills to attached five-bay barn having replacement timber louvre panels to openings. Square-headed door openings throughout complex, dressed limestone surrounds and timber lintels to northern block having replacement battened timber doors. Rendered reveal and replacement battened timber Dutch door to western house. Square-headed door openings to eastern block door openings having dressed limestone surrounds and lintels with replacement single and double-leaf battened timber doors. Recent timber-glazed door to porch. Located within demesne of Ashford Castle with rubble limestone enclosing walls.

• Ashford Castle, farmyard complex, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached farmyard complex and garden, built c.1870, having north-south aligned six-bay single-storey block to west with L-plan block to north of six-bay block having three-bay front elevation and single-bay return to north end of front elevation and two-bay single-storey block attached to north-east corner. Gable-fronted ashlar limestone disused porch to south elevation of north-west L-plan block with battened timber panel gable and pitched slate roof. Single-pitch slate roofs to western blocks having tooled limestone chimneystacks to L-plan block. Pitched slate roof to two-bay north-east block having timber bargeboards. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Limestone rubble walls built to rough courses with tooled limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings having tooled and dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds, sills and replacement two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings having ashlar limestone block-and-start surrounds with replacement battened timber doors. Located within demesne grounds of Ashford Castle. Rubble stone tunnel entrance to north-east of garden with limestone voussoirs linking this garden with second larger one to east.

• Ashford Castle, garden structure misc, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Planned formal gardens, laid out c.1870, bounded by large hedgerows, shrubs and mature evergreens. Garden in form of two separate sections with tree-lined gravel path linking them and having limestone steps between shallow terraces. Eastern section takes form of quadrangular space broken into four equal lawned quarters by gravel-lined paths, having small square topiaries surrounding plant beds to centre of each quarter. Access to garden via limestone and yellow-brick gateway to east, having tooled limestone and moulded render facing and pediment to western elevation comprising Tuscan pilasters flanking opening, carrying tooled limestone entablature and square panel of tooled limestone with relief carving surmounted by ashlar limestone pediment. Eastern elevation of gate is unadorned and displays rubble stone structural element. Western section takes form of open lawned area with surrounding in gravel path and bushes, trees and hedges with central circular pond. Tunnel entrance located to north-west and linking garden with another to west, having round-headed opening with tooled limestone pilastered surround, voussoirs and decorative keystone, pilasters decorated with human statuary forms. Interior of tunnel is lined with limestone with snecked coursing to walls.

• Ashford Castle, castle/fortified house, 1225–1975 · National interest
  Description

  Freestanding irregular-plan castellated house over basement, built in stages between 1228 and 1970, later in use as country house and now in use as hotel. Late medieval gatehouse block of c.1500 located to north-west corner of building and comprising pair of single-bay three-storey square-plan towers flanking double-height gated curtain wall. Later fortified enclave of c.1589 added to south of original castle, some fabric possibly retained in currenty south-west block. Further five-bay two-storey mid-nineteenth-century block to east with tower-like advanced east-end bay having pyramidal roof. Five-bay two-storey French block of c.1715 to east again having dormer attics. Further additions made to east and north elevations c.1852 in form of two mock-medieval additions including five-storey tower house and now disused and infilled thoroughfare/gatehouse with flanking engaged angle towers. East wing rebuilt c.1868 excluding tower house with carriageway being remodelled and entrances moved. Final additions made c.1970 to north-west of western wing with thorough renovations also being made throughout entire property. Multiple round and square plan towers, corner towers and corbelled bartizans attached to main blocks of building with ashlar limestone crenellated parapets throughout having squared and chamfered coping stones and some stepped battlements to corners of towers with parapets concealing many sections of roof and associated rainwater goods and having several tooled stone chimneystacks, again throughout structure and often concealed. Hipped slate roof to 1715 block having pitch slate roofs to associated dormers with render copings and with stone eagle finial to central dormer. Flat-roofed dormers to central section having stone surrounds, finials and sills with crenellated parapet to western section concealing dormer roofs and replacement metal rainwater goods throughout block. Rubble limestone walls to 1500 block with battered plinth and ashlar limestone quoin stones, snecked rusticated limestone walls to later repairs of this block, south-west block and Victorian additions as well as repaired sections of west wing, five-storey tower house and lower storeys of rebuilt eastern wing having tooled limestone string courses to all elevations of south-western block. Ashlar limestone to middle block and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to 1715 section having tooled limestone string courses to advanced bay and re-fenestrated perhaps in 1868 south-western section. Snecked rusticated fine-grained limestone walls to rebuilt eastern wing with tooled limestone string courses, quoin stones and chamfered plinth to later extension to north-west corner. Various decorative elements also present throughout the building, mostly concentrated in Victorian additions, such as tooled limestone coats of arms located to south and west elevations of south-west wing. Tooled limestone eaves level string courses throughout with ashlar limestone corbels to south-west wing, tower house and some sections of northern elevations. Square-headed, trefoil-headed and lancet window openings located throughout building having tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds, sills, voussoirs and haunch stones in single, bipartite and tripartite arrangements with tooled limestone mullions and transoms to replacement timber and uPVC windows. Square-headed window openings to 1715 block at eastern section and to ground floor of advanced bay of middle block having rendered reveals and limestone block-and-start surrounds, sills, hood- and label-mouldings with replacement one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed window openings to gabled dormers having replacement timber windows, camber-headed window openings to dormers of advanced bay of middle block also having replacement timber windows. Square-headed window openings to tower house having tooled limestone block-and-start surrounds, sills and lintels with replacement two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed and trefoil-headed loops located throughout building mostly concentrated on towers, parapets and bartizans. Square-headed louvre openings to west-most tower of south-west block having tooled limestone surrounds and sills with timber slats to louver. Covered porch with snecked limestone walls to north elevation having tooled limestone voussoirs to pointed arch porch entrances at north and west and limestone steps to shouldered pointed-arch door opening having tooled limestone block-and-start surround, voussoirs and tympanum over replacement double-leaf timber panelled door with limestone step. Pointed-arch gate opening to 1500 block having dressed limestone block-and-start surround, voussoirs, keystone with mask decoration and replacement battened timber double-leaf gates and tympanum. Pointed arch-headed former integral carriageway to eastern block now only visible to south elevation having tooled ashlar limestone voussoirs to arch and recent replacement double-leaf battened timber doors with glazed side-panels and overlight. Shouldered pointed-arch door opening to north elevation of middle block having ashlar limestone block-and-start surround, haunch stones and rusticated voussoirs to relieving arch, tooled limestone tympanum and panelled timber door. Round-headed door opening to west elevation of Victorian block having ashlar limestone surround with bead-moulded reveal, voussoirs and tooled limestone stepped approach to timber panelled door. Several square and pointed arch door openings located throughout having ashlar limestone block-and-start surrounds, stepped approaches, single and double-leaf replacement timber panelled and battened timber doors, example to northeast corner of eastern block located within internal porch with pointed arch-headed opening having tooled limestone surrounds, voussoirs and double-leaf cast-iron gates (moved from original position of central carriageway during rebuilding of wing). Final pointed arch integral carriageway to west elevation of middle block having tooled limestone surround and voussoirs and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Located within own extensive grounds with access from east via accompanying bridge (30402720), accompanying gardens (30402717, 30402718) with shallow ha-ha to south of house and multiple cast-iron double-spout water hydrants located all around property.

• Ashford Castle, walled garden, 1860–1870 · National interest
  Description

  Planned formal garden, constructed c.1870 with some earlier features, surrounding Ashford Castle on all sides except east which is bounded by river. Enclosing walls of snecked rusticated limestone construction with crenellations, built to Gothic Revival style and incorporating crenellated turrets, battlements and 'Turkish' style domed tower and various gatehouses. Features of note include circular stone-lined fountain to south of house, large semi-circular battlement possibly dating to 1589 and Bingham era of ownership located to south-east corner of garden overlooking river and having rubble walls with ashlar quoins, lean-to rubble stone buttresses to first-stage, moulded string courses and later ashlar crenellations to exterior wall having chamfered coping to interior and single stone fish-mask spout to exterior. Battlement also features several lancet window openings with ashlar surrounds and chamfered sills with blind cruciform loops to exterior wall. Lancet-headed doors to interior wall having ashlar block-and-start surrounds giving access to the flagged interior. Pointed-arch gate opening to crenellated north-western gate flanked by single-stage turrets with corbelled parapets, having ashlar surround to opening with double-leaf wrought-iron gate. Square-headed door openings to turrets having ashlar surrounds and wrought-iron gates. Features are set within large lawned areas with mature trees, flower beds, shrubberies and hedgerows.

• Ashford Castle, folly, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding square-plan four-stage limestone folly tower, built c.1860, having crenellated parapet and corbelled corner turret. Rubble walls having battered base, dressed quoin stones and tooled dog-mask spout to upper level with tooled string course at base of parapet with supporting corbels. Single and bipartite lancet window openings having tooled surrounds, sills and mullions. Single lancet-headed entrance with splayed ashlar surround and voussoirs having flagged approach with tooled circular staircase to interior giving access to roof. Located in densely wooded area to north-west of Ashford Castle.

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 Ashford or Cappacorcoge, 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 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 Ashford or Cappacorcoge.

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

Name

Ashford or Cappacorcoge · Ceapach Chorcóige Thoir

Area

979,736 m² (97.97 ha, 242.1 acres)

Civil parish

Cong, and its townlands

Barony

Ross

Electoral division

Cloonbur, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,267 people lived in 389 households in the Cloonbur electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 18% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clogher, Cong North (Co. Mayo), Cong South (Co. Mayo), Creggaree, Deerpark, Strandhill (Co. Mayo)

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ashford or Cappacorcoge 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.