Legan
Legan is a townland in the civil parish of Kilglass, barony of Shrule, Co. Longford. Its name in Irish is An Liagán.
Parcel 60175
- Area
- 83,953 m² (8.4 ha, 20.75 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
- Legan
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 3 recorded monuments.
- LF023-039 Chapel
Description
In rough pasture, at the foot of a rocky outcrop. Depicted as a rectangular building, orientated E-W, with the designation 'Chapel' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace survives. The outline of the chapel site has been demarcated by rows of beech trees set so as to form a bower that conforms to the shape of a building. An altar and wooden benchs have been placed in the interior. A holy well (LF023-040----) and a bullaun stone (LF023-041----) lie c. 10m to the SE and c. 45m to the SW respectively. An inscribed stone plaque built into the enclosing wall of the well reads: 'Pray for John Ferrall of / Ardenragh Esq. Consort / and family who erected this monument and left / the ground where of ye Chapple and Well / stands in Honr. of the / Blessed Virgin Mary / Ano Domi 1730'. The date of the chapel is unknown but the stone plaque suggests that it may have been built in the 18th century. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 07 June 2013
- LF023-040 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Within an extensive area of outcropping rock. This natural spring is enclosed by a low wall on the W, N and E sides, an opening in the NW corner allows access. The S wall is more substantial (L 2m; H 1.5m; T 0.65m) and contains an inscribed stone plaque. On the upper half of the plaque is a carving in false relief of the Virgin and Child with an IHS monogram carved in the top right-hand corner. The lower half bears the following inscription: 'Pray for John Ferrall of / Ardenragh Esq. Consort / and family who erected this monument and left / the ground where of ye Chapple and Well / stands in Honr. of the / Blessed Virgin Mary / Ano Domi 1730'. A whitethorn bush (LF023-040001-) grows beside the well at the E and both the well and bush are adorned with religious memorabilia. The site of a chapel (LF023-039----) and a bullaun (LF023-041----) lie c. 10m to the NW and c. 44m to the SW respectively. (English 1971, 147) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 07 June 2013
- LF023-041 Bullaun stone
Description
In an area of outcropping rock. The bullaun has been carved into an exposed section of bedrock that forms part of a NW-SE roadside fence. The bullaun (diam. 0.3m; D 0.14m) undoubtedly is an enhancement of a pre-existing depression in the limestone caused by natural weathering. There is a holy well (LF023-040----) c. 44m to the NE. (English 1971, 147) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 07 June 2013
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 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
- 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
- 112.6 ha
- 278 acres
- Land parcels
- 21
- registered freehold, median 3,930 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Legan, from 1,669 m² to 218,345 m² (21.83 ha, 53.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 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 Legan 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
28 Aug 2020Conditional
construction of a two-storey type detached dwelling, proprietary treatment system, percolation area, connection to watermain and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 20190
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 Legan.
Recorded monuments
- LF023-038 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle E-facing slope in pasture. A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a raised circular area (diam. c. 32m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone with an external fosse. The original entrance was at S. The rath has since been levelled and is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LF023-039 Chapel
Description
In rough pasture, at the foot of a rocky outcrop. Depicted as a rectangular building, orientated E-W, with the designation 'Chapel' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace survives. The outline of the chapel site has been demarcated by rows of beech trees set so as to form a bower that conforms to the shape of a building. An altar and wooden benchs have been placed in the interior. A holy well (LF023-040----) and a bullaun stone (LF023-041----) lie c. 10m to the SE and c. 45m to the SW respectively. An inscribed stone plaque built into the enclosing wall of the well reads: 'Pray for John Ferrall of / Ardenragh Esq. Consort / and family who erected this monument and left / the ground where of ye Chapple and Well / stands in Honr. of the / Blessed Virgin Mary / Ano Domi 1730'. The date of the chapel is unknown but the stone plaque suggests that it may have been built in the 18th century. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 07 June 2013
- LF023-040 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Within an extensive area of outcropping rock. This natural spring is enclosed by a low wall on the W, N and E sides, an opening in the NW corner allows access. The S wall is more substantial (L 2m; H 1.5m; T 0.65m) and contains an inscribed stone plaque. On the upper half of the plaque is a carving in false relief of the Virgin and Child with an IHS monogram carved in the top right-hand corner. The lower half bears the following inscription: 'Pray for John Ferrall of / Ardenragh Esq. Consort / and family who erected this monument and left / the ground where of ye Chapple and Well / stands in Honr. of the / Blessed Virgin Mary / Ano Domi 1730'. A whitethorn bush (LF023-040001-) grows beside the well at the E and both the well and bush are adorned with religious memorabilia. The site of a chapel (LF023-039----) and a bullaun (LF023-041----) lie c. 10m to the NW and c. 44m to the SW respectively. (English 1971, 147) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 07 June 2013
- LF023-041 Bullaun stone
Description
In an area of outcropping rock. The bullaun has been carved into an exposed section of bedrock that forms part of a NW-SE roadside fence. The bullaun (diam. 0.3m; D 0.14m) undoubtedly is an enhancement of a pre-existing depression in the limestone caused by natural weathering. There is a holy well (LF023-040----) c. 44m to the NE. (English 1971, 147) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 07 June 2013
- LF023-042 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle E-facing slope in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a scarp (H 0.7-1m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.1-0.6m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) suggested that the original entrance may have been at E. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LF023-072 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a gentle S-facing slope in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 47m) defined by a scarp (H 0.1-0.8m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a shallow external fosse, which has since been infilled. A NW-SE field boundary skirts the rath from SW-W-WNW. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Legan.
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 Legan, 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Legan.
- 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 Legan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.
The townland
- Name
- Legan · An Liagán
- Area
- 1,125,873 m² (112.59 ha, 278.21 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilglass, and its townlands
- Barony
- Shrule
- Electoral division
- Agharra, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 480 people lived in 173 households in the Agharra electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardanragh, Kilglass and Cloonagh, Lisaquill, Smithfield, Treel, Tully, Vicarstown
- Placenames
- Legan 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.