Caraun

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caraun, from 538 m² to 211,953 m² (21.2 ha, 52.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Caraun 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 Oct 2025Conditional

  for the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure no. 81 and 161; the replacement of angle masts in-situ at 3no. locations, with similar structures; the painting of a tower at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 54no. locations, with similar structures. The change in structures will result in standardised heights from 16 m to 23 m along the circuit. The majority of the height increases will be between 0.1 m and 2.0 m (at 40no. structures), with 13no. structure replacements resulting in no change in height. Structure no. 109 will increase in height by 3.0 m; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures from structure no. 81 to 160; the replacement of stay wire / anchors and associated fittings at 3no. locations; the replacement of crossarms at 59no. locations; the installation of fibre wrap on phase conductor between structure no. 1 and structure no. 161; all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including the removal and reinstatement of 220m of hedgerow / field boundary (estimated using Táilte Éireann data), vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and a temporary watercourse crossing to access structure no. 160. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., national roads, rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561471

• 9 May 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a conservatory to existing dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 18.90 sqm(extension)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560563

• 28 Nov 2024Conditional

  to construct two agricultural sheds. Gross floor space of proposed works: 564.50 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2461626

• 7 May 2024Conditional

  for change of house type to planning ref. 20/2024, construction of a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 181.28 sqm (house) & 30 sqm (garage)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460510

• 23 Apr 2024Conditional

  for an agricultural shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 350 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2460439

• 7 Feb 2024N/a

  for change of house type to planning ref. 20/2024, construction of a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 181.28 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460122

• 8 May 2023Conditional

  for the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 115 sqm (extension)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360470

• 22 Dec 2020Conditional

  to construct a serviced dwelling house and domestic garage. Gross floor area of proposed works: House: 232 sqm; Garage 60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 202024

• 7 May 2020Refused

  for the erection of a new dwelling house, garage and sewage treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 237 sqm (dwelling house), garage 60.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20572

• 4 Jul 2019N/a

  for the erection of a new dwelling house, garage and sewage treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling House - 237 sqm, Garage - 60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191032

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 Caraun.

Recorded monuments

• GA070-018 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  In level grassland. Poorly preserved circular enclosure (D 37.8m) comprising a central platform (D 17.1m int.) encircled by a wide fosse and external bank. The surface of the platform is uneven and there are faint traces of a possible internal bank from S to W. There are also faint traces of a possible causeway across the fosse at SSE and the tradition of a spring well in its base at SE. The monument is locally referred to as a 'burial ground'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA070-018001 Burial
  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.

• GA070-019 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  On a rise in grassland. Poorly preserved partially overgrown circular cashel (D 45m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall. Traces of possible internal divisions are visible in SE quadrant of the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Caraun, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_618 (ZIP).

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

Name

Caraun · An Cárán

Area

504,545 m² (50.45 ha, 124.68 acres)

Civil parish

Lackagh, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Claregalway, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,388 people lived in 778 households in the Claregalway electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carheeny, Carraghy, Knockdoebeg West, Knockdoemore, Mullaghruttery, Peak

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Caraun 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.