Somerset

52 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Somerset, from 1,147 m² to 181,674 m² (18.17 ha, 44.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 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 Somerset 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 Jun 2026Conditional

  for a 10-year planning permission. The development will consist of a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1No. 38kV Substation Compound including 1No. Single Storey electrical Substation Building with an area of 69m2 and Associated Switchgear, 12 No. Electrical Inverters, and 6 No. Electrical Transformers, 31 No. Containerised Battery Storage Modules on Concrete Plinths, Access Tracks and new Site Entrance, Associated Electrical Cabling and Ducting, Security Gates, Perimeter Security Fencing, CCTV Security Monitoring and Lighting System, Landscaping Works and all Associated Ancillary Infrastructure.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2660898

• 24 Apr 2026N/a

  for a 240MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares. The development will include: 1 No. 38kV Substation Compound including 1 No. Single Storey Electrical Substation Building with an area of 69m2 and Associated Switchgear, 12 No. Electrical Inverters, and 6 No. Electrical Transformers, 31 No. Containerised Battery Storage Modules on concrete plinths, Access Tracks and new site entrance, associated electrical cabling and ducting, security gates, perimeter security fencing, CCTV security monitoring and lighting system, landscaping works and all associated ancillary infrastructure

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2660632

• 21 Jul 2023Conditional

  to include development of a 240MWh battery energy storage systems facility within a total site area of up to 3.02 hectares, the site will include 1no. 38KV substation compound including 1no. single storey electrical substation building with an area of 69m2 & associated switchgear, 12no. electrical inverters & 6no. electrical transformer, 31no. containerised battery storage modules on concrete plinths, access tracks & new site entrance, associated electrical cabling & ducting, security gates, perimeter security fencing, CCTV security monitoring & lighting system, landscaping works & all associated ancillary infrastructure

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2360827

• 20 May 2022Conditional

  for dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation bed and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 132 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22653

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 Somerset.

Recorded monuments

• GA099-109002 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slight rise in flat grassland. Very poorly preserved circular enclosure (diam. 29.2m) defined by a scarp. From N to E the enclosing element and part of the interior have been destroyed as a result of the construction of a house which is now ruined. The site of ‘Lisheennora Castle’ (GA099-109001-) is recorded on the OS 6-inch maps within its interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 21 June 2019

• GA099-175 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland. Marked on the OS 6-inch maps as a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). Apart from a low rise (max. H 0.8m) in the W sector, no visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 21 June 2019

• GA099-176 Quarry
  Description

  In reclaimed grassland. Named 'Gravel Pit (Disused)' on the OS 1:2500 plan (surveyed 1912-16). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 21 June 2019

• GA099-177 Enclosure
  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.

• GA099-178 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In marshy grassland and scrub. Circular rath (diam. 23.2m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. Possible entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at E. The W half of the interior is densely overgrown. Traces of a possibly a house site (GA099-178001-) are visible in the S sector. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 April 2018

• GA099-178001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Within the S sector of the interior of a rath (GA099-178----) traces of the foundations of rectangular structure may be the remains of a possible house site. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 April 2018

• GA099-179 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle rise in level grassland. Marked on the 1st and 3rd (1946-7) editions of the OS 6-inch maps as a subcircular enclosure with another possible enclosure adjoining it to N. Only the S end of the latter feature is depicted. The S enclosure consists of a poorly preserved circular rath (diam. 27.8m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 1.7m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1m) is visible all round. The fosse (Wth 2.5m) and outer bank (Wth 1.6m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.4m) are visible from W to NW. Either of two gaps at E and W could be original. The N enclosure is defined by a bank from SSE to SSW, otherwise no visible surface trace survives. It is unclear whether the latter feature is an annexe or whether this is the remains of a conjoined rath. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 September 2018

• GA099-180 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  In pastureland. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as an enclosed roughly triangular-shaped tree plantation; a N-S running roadway lies immediately to the W. On the OS 1:2500 plan (surveyed 1912-16) the enclosing wall is subcircular in plan, curving from NNW through E to S, and hachures are depicted off the wall from NE to S. On the 1946-7 revision of the 6-inch map only a line of hachures is shown curving from NNE to S; all the trees have been cleared away. On inspection in April 1983 only a natural mound of no archaeological significance was noted. The cartographic evidence suggests that this was most likely a landscape feature. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 July 2019

• GA099-181 House - indeterminate date
  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.

• GA099-200 Earthwork
  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.

• GA100-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In undulating grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular ringfort (NW-SE 44m) defined by a scarp from E through S to NW; elsewhere field clearance has destroyed the enclosing element. A field wall cuts the monument at NW and SE along which the td. and B. boundaries run. A CBG (GA100-032001-) is located within the interior. The find spot of the early Iron Age Somerset hoard lies c. 65m to SE of this monument (Raftery 1960, 1-40). 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

• GA100-032001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Within a ringfort (GA100-032----). The 'caltragh' element of the ringfort's site name, 'Caltraghgarraun Fort', suggests the presence of a CBG. All that is visible are two low grass-covered mounds of stone and a few larger limestone boulders which may possibly indicate its location. 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

• GA100-151 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a ridge in undulating pastureland. Subcircular rath (22m NW-SE; 18.5m NNE-SSW), in fair condition, defined by two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse. The inner bank and fosse survive throughout, although a modern hut has been built up against the outer face of the this bank at ENE. The outer bank is visible from NNE to NE and from E to SSE. From SSE to NNW a line of limestone rubble indicates its line. It is overlain by a field boundary from NNW to NNE. A causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at SSW may be original. The rath is heavily overgrown with elder, ash and hawthorn. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 April 2018

• GA100-152 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a rise in pastureland. Oval rath (38.5m E-W; 30m N-S), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is visible all round. The fosse is present from NE through S to NW, while the outer bank survives from ENE to SE and from WNW to NW. Several breaches in the banks appear to be modern. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at NW. A children’s burial ground (GA100-152001-) is associated. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 April 2018

• GA100-152001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Within a rath (GA100-152----). According to local information, a children's burial ground is associated with this monument. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 April 2018

• GA100-153 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.

• GA100-154 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  On an esker ridge in undulating pastureland. This circular barrow (diam. 23.5m), in fair condition, is defined by a raised flat-topped mound (diam. 3.2m; base diam. 14.45m; H c. 2m) surrounded by a berm (Wth 1.9-2m). It has been partially quarried out at N. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 16 August 2019

• GA100-155 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.

• GA100-158 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing land close to a turlough. This fulacht fia is defined by a well-preserved horseshoe-shaped mound (9.2m E-W; H 0.3m) opening to the S. Burnt limestone was evident. A rath lies c. 45m to the NNW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 16 August 2023

Architectural heritage

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

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 Somerset, 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 Somerset.

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

Name

Somerset · Doire

Area

2,048,787 m² (204.88 ha, 506.27 acres)

Civil parish

Clontuskert, and its townlands

Barony

Longford

Electoral division

Lismanny, the unit of the census

Census 2022

264 people lived in 88 households in the Lismanny electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 20% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Atticoffey East, Atticoffey West, Barnaboy, Barnpark, Cappagh, Coolbeg, Gortnamona, Graveshill, Kiltormer East, Sheepwalk

Placenames

Somerset 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.