Headford

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Headford, from 164 m² to 256,176 m² (25.62 ha, 63.3 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Headford 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.

• 22 May 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION, DECOMISSIONING OF EXISTING TANK AND UPGRADED WWTS TO EN12566-3 C/W TERTIARY TREATMENT UNIT AND ANY ASSOCIATED WORKS NECESSARY

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2560127

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 Headford.

Recorded monuments

• LE032-027 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a knoll (H flush at N to 3.4m at S) towards the bottom of a S-facing slope, with an E-W stream immediately to the S. This was recorded as a bivallate enclosure in 1945 (OSFM). It is now an oval grass and rush-covered area (int. dims c. 36m E-W; c. 22m N-S) overlain by a N-S field bank W of the centre. West of this feature it is visible as a grass-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 22.5m N-S; 12m E-W) surrounded successively by bands of light (Wth 4.6m), lush (Wth 5.5m) and light vegetation (Wth 1.2m) SW-N, but E of the field bank only slight traces of the outer bank as a slight outer scarp survives The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying position c. 50m from the shore of Headford Lough at its SE angle. This is a grass-covered circular earthen platform (diam. 30m N-S; 27.2m E-W; H 1m at E to 1.8m at W) with some bushes on the perimeter. It is defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4.9-5.6m; Wth of base 1-1.4m; ext. D 0.4m at W to 0.7-0.8m E-S). The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the S end of a slight NE-SW ridge in a low-lying position c. 70m from the S shore of Headford Lough. This is a grass-covered circular earthen platform (diam. 32.6m NW-SE; 32.3m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (H 1.2m at SW to 1.7m at NW), which has a hedge and is incorporated into a field bank SE-W-NW. The perimeter is formed by traces of a fosse (Wth of top 5m; max. D 0.3m) across the ridge NE-SE but it cannot be distinguished NW-NE. The scarp is separated by a berm (at SW: Wth 3m) from a scrub-covered outer bank (at SW: Wth of base 5m; max. int. H 0.6m; max. ext. H 0.6m) SE-W-NW. The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-030 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  Located in pasture on a gentle W-facing slope, and c. 200m N of Headford House (LE032-031001-). A circular copse (diam. c. 25m), undoubtedly a tree-ring, is indicated only on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 December 2011 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-031002 House - 17th/18th century
  Description

  Walter Jones is not amongst the original grantees of land in Leitrim in 1620 (Mac Cuarta 1999, 130-2) but he probably set about acquiring as much as possible in the succeeding decades. His second son, Theophilius Jones (1666-1742) of Headfort, was one of the two MPs for Leitrim from 1692 until his death. Theophilus’ grandson, the Right Honourable Theophilus Jones, was MP for Leitrim 1761-8, 1776-83, 1790-97, and 1800, and continued to represent the county in the Westminster Parliament in 1801-02. His mother, Olivia Coote, was a co-heiress of the Coote estate centred at Coote Hall (RO007-015001-), but he seems to have lived at Headford. In 1753 his Leitrim estate had an estimated 10,000 acres. His son, Walter, continued to live at Headford but represented Coleraine in the Irish and Westminster parliaments 1798-1809 through a connection with the Marquis of Waterford, and he died in 1839 (Johnston-Liik 2002, vol. 4, 403-07). By the 1830s the family had moved to Drumard (Jones) near Lough Rinn (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 376), and the Headford house might have been a ruin by then. Anthony Trollope wrote his first published novel ‘The MacDermots of Ballycloran’ (1847) while he was staying nearby at Drumsna between 1843 and 1845, and it is thought that he may have based the fictional castle at Ballycloran on Headfort House. The remains consist of the E and W gables of a rectangular house (ext. dims 16.4m E-W; 9.4m N-S) of three storeys with an external render and the internal plaster still present. There are partial remains of the S wall, which has 3 openings at ground level that could be original. The W gable has a fireplace (Wth 0.88m; D 0.6m; H 1m) at S with a doorway (Wth 1.25m; H 1.8m) that has a brick arch over it at the centre of the wall. The E wall also has two robbed fireplaces at the centre on the ground floor with the scar of a cross-wall just to their S. The beams for the ceiling were set directly into the E and W walls. The upper floors are completely overgrown with ivy, but a fireplace and a blocked window can be distinguished in the W gable at the first floor. Two chutes in the E gable debouch into the interior at the ground floor, and a fireplace together with a window can be seen at the first floor of this wall. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the N-facing slope of a drumlin. This is an overgrown D-shaped area (int. dims c. 25m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (at SW: Wth of base 5.8m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m) and an external fosse (at SW: Wth of top 4.8m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.7m) SSE-W-NNE. The monument is truncated by a N-S field bank and drain at E, and does not survive visibly E of this feature. Rath (LE032-033----) is c. 75m to the SSW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated just off the crest of the W-facing slope of a drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. c. 25m) defined by an earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 4.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and an external fosse (at W: Wth of top 6.3m; Wth of base 3.5m; ext. D 0.5m). The original entrance is not identified. Rath (LE032-032----) is c. 75m to the NNE and the moated site (LE032-034----) is c. 60m to the SSW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-034 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on the W-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass-covered rectangular area (int. dims 54m N-S; c. 26m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 6.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2m) with an external, flat-bottomed fosse (at W: Wth of top 5.5m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D 0.5m) at W, and by a scarp (H c. 1m) and fosse (Wth 4m) at N and E. It is defined by an E-W laneway at S. The interior is occupied by a derelict house, and there is a modern entrance at the E end of the S side. Rath (LE032-033----) is c. 60m to the NNE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on the SW-facing slope of a drumlin. A circular embanked enclosure is depicted on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map, and it is represented as the hachured arc of a bank SW-W-NE on the 1945 revision. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (dims c. 32m E-W; c. 27m N-S) defined by a slight scarp. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended; 5 December 2019

• LE032-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (dims 35m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by traces of a fosse (at E: Wth of top 7m; int. D 0.7m; ext. D 0.3m) N-E and by a scarp (at S: Wth 4m; H 0.5; at W: Wth 3.5m; H 1.2m) elsewhere. The original entrance is not identified, and the perimeter is incorporated into a field bank NE-SE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

• LE032-037 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on the S-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 24.9m E-W; 22.8m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 3.7m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) with no visible fosse. The perimeter is incorporated in a field bank NE-SE and there are entrance gaps at SW and NNE, but the entrance (Wth of base 4m) at SE could be the original, although widened. The rath has remained unplanted in a forest since 2000 (OSAP). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended; 5 December 2019

• LE032-104 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located in improved but ungrazed pasture, on a gentle E-facing slope. It was first identified by Susan Curran as part of an M.A. thesis with University College Dublin using a LiDAR survey dataset commissioned by Leitrim County Council and the National Roads Authority. This is a D-shaped area (dims 28m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (at S: Wth 3m; H 0.4m) SSE-SW and NW-NNE, but it merges into the slope SW-NW. The perimeter is slightly truncated by a silted E-W drain at N and by a N-S field bank at E. There is no visible fosse or identifiable entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 May, 2015

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Headford.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Headford with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Headford · Lios na gCeann

Area

1,118,455 m² (111.85 ha, 276.38 acres)

Civil parish

Annaduff, and its townlands

Barony

Leitrim

Electoral division

Annaduff, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Annaduff electoral division: 249 people in 90 households; 85% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annaduff Glebe, Correish, Derreen, Dristernan, Drumkeeran, Fargrim, Lavagh

Placenames

Headford 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.