Ballaghabawbeg

21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballaghabawbeg, from 3,307 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres) to 185,222 m² (18.52 ha, 45.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballaghabawbeg 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Ballaghabawbeg 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

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Brierfield Turlough 000594

Recorded monuments

• RO028-116001 Enclosure
  Description

  At the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge within pitfield (RO028-116004-). Rectangular grass-covered area (int. dims 17m E-W; 15.4m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) on all sides except the S where it is attached to an E-W relict field bank of field system (RO028-116003-). There is a two-room house-site (RO028-116002-) (N: int. dims 4.5m N-S x 3.8m E-W; S: 5.5m N-S x 3.8m E-W) defined by small earthen banks (Wth c. 1m; H 0.5m) attached to the perimeter of the enclosure at E, which the enclosure probably served as a yard or garden. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-116002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  At the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. There is a two-room house-site (N: int. dims 4.5m N-S x 3.8m E-W; S: 5.5m N-S x 3.8m E-W) defined by small earthen banks (Wth c. 1m; H 0.5m) attached to the perimeter of enclosure (RO028-116001-) at the N end of the E side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-116003 Field system
  Description

  At the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge within the area of the pitfield (RO028-116004-). Some NE-SW relict field banks are attached to the S side of the E-W field bank incorporated in the S boundary of enclosure (RO028-116001-) creating large fields covering an area of c. 14 acres (c. of c. 5.5 ha), but within this there are also traces of a system of smaller rectangular fields (dims c. 50m x c. 50m) defined by low scarps and aligned N-S. The smaller fields may be associated with the houses (RO028-116002-; RO028-116005-; RO028-116007-). See the attached aerial view taken from the NNE where some of the houses can be seen. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-116004 Pitfield
  Description

  On the N-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. An area of about 40 acres (c. 17 ha) once contained pits (dims c. 7m x 3.5m to c. 12m x 4m; D c. 0.5m) placed c. 10m apart in 5 or 6 lines aligned E-W on the contours of a NE-facing slope (OSAP: 4200). This area is now reduced to about 15 acres (c. 6 ha). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-116005 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  At the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge and part of the field system (RO028-116003-). A one-room house-site (ext. dims c. 11m N-S; c. 7m E-W) is attached to the S end of the E side of a small rectangular enclosure (RO028-116006-) (dims c. 20m N-S; c. 15m E-W) defined by small earthen banks (Wth c. 1m; H 0.5m). House (RO028-116001-) is c. 50m to the NE and house (RO028-116007-) is c. 30m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-116006 Enclosure
  Description

  At the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge and part of the field system (RO028-116003-). A one-room house (RO028-116005-) (ext. dims. c. 11m N-S; c. 7m E-W) is attached to the E and S sides of a small rectangular enclsoure (dims. c. 20m N-S; c. 15m E-W) defined by small earthen banks (Wth c. 1m; H 0.5m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-116007 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Towards the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge and part of the field system (RO028-116003-). A one-room house-site (ext. dims c. 11m NE-SW; c. 7m NW-SE) is defined by slight traces of earthen banks (Wth c. 1m; H 0.0.1m). House (RO028-116005-) is c. 30m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-117 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Visible as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by an earthen bank and attached to an E-W field bank at N on aerial photograph (OSAP/4200). Situated at the bottom of a NE-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture, but it is undoubtedly a rath. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-118 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Visible on aerial photograph (OSAP/4200), and situated at the crest of the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31m N-S; 30.7m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.2m at N to 0.6m at W). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO028-119001-) is immediately to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-119001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 49.8m E-W; 48.6m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5-7.5m; int. H 0.4-0.9m; ext. H 2-2.9m) and flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 7-11m; Wth of base 2.8-4.4m; D 0.2-0.6m). The altered entrance and stone-lined causeway (Wth 2.5m) are at E (max. ext. diam. 71m E-W; 67m N-S). There is a small grass-covered cairn (RO028-119002-) (diam. 4m; H 0.3-0.7m), probably a clearance cairn, NW of the centre, and rath (RO028-118----) is immediately to the N while rath (RO028-120----) is c. 80m to the SE. See the attached aerial images from the NW (002), ENE (003) and from the NNE (010). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-119002 Cairn - clearance cairn
  Description

  On the crest of a NW-SE ridge. There is a small grass-covered cairn (diam. 4m; H 0.3-0.7m), probably a clearance cairn, just NW of the centre of rath (RO028-119001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 27 September, 2017

• RO028-120 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Just S of the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 25.6m NE-SW; c. 24m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (at SW: Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.1m) which is augmented (at NE: Wth 3.5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 2m) NNE-ESE, and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 8.2m; Wth of base 3.5m; D 0.7m) N-ENE. There is no identifiable original entrance, and the perimeter is quarried (diam. 10m) at NW. Rath (RO028-0119001-) is c. 80m to the NW. See the attached aerial image taken from the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-121001 Enclosure
  Description

  Visible on aerial photograph (OSAP/4200), and situated at the bottom of a SW-facing slope and at the head of a SE-NW valley. Rectangular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 34.5m E-W; 18.9m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-5.7m; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 0.7-1m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but the perimeter at N borders a grass-covered roadway (RO028-121005-) (Wth 7.5m; L c. 70m E-W) defined by overgrown earthen banks (Wth 1.7m; H 0.5-0.7m), with a ditch (Wth of base 1.4m; D 0.2m) outside the bank at N. The enclosure is overlain by the remnants of a N-S field wall, and a field bank of field system (RO028-121003-) is attached to the SW angle. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-121002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On a gentle N-facing slope at the head of a SE-NW valley and within field system (RO028-121003-). Rectangular grass-covered feature (int. dims 11m NE-SW; 2.7m E-W) defined by stone wall footings (Wth 0.9-1.4m; H 0.2m), the SE wall of which is parallel with a field bank connecting to the SW angle of enclosure (RO028-121001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-121003 Field system
  Description

  On a gentle N-facing slope at the head of a SE-NW valley. An area of about 16 acres c. 6.5 ha) contains rectangular fields (dims c. 20m x 50m to c. 100m x c. 100m) defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 3m; H 0.5m). A house site (RO028-121002-) (int. dims 11m NE-SW; 2.7m E-W) defined by a stone wall footing (Wth 0.9-1.4m; H 0.2m) has one long wall parallel with a field bank connecting to the SW angle of enclosure (RO028-121001-), and a sweat-house (RO028-121006-) visible as a mound (diam. 3m; H 1m) with a central hollow (diam. 1.6m) is built into this bank. Archaeological testing (01E0932) at the E edge of the fields failed to produce any related archaeological evidence (Rooney 2003a). See the attached aerial view taken from the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-121005 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  At the bottom of a SW-facing slope at the head of a SE-NW valley and visible on aerial photograph (OS/4200). The perimeter at N of enclosure (RO028-121001-) borders a grass-covered roadway (Wth 7.5m; L c. 70m E-W) defined by overgrown earthen banks (Wth 1.7m; H 0.5m-0.7m), with a ditch (Wth of base 1.4m; D 0.2m) outside the bank at N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-121006 Sweathouse
  Description

  On a gentle N-facing slope at the head of a SE-NW valley. Visible as a mound (diam. 3m; H 1m) with a central hollow (diam. 1.6m) built into a field bank of field system (RO028-121003-) close to the house site (RO028-121002). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-122001 Field system
  Description

  On a broad plateau. An area of about 25 acres (c. 10 ha) has relict field banks (Wth 2-3m; H 0.1-0.6m) and drains (Wth of base c. 1m; D c. 0.1m) creating rectangular fields (dims c. 40m x c. 40m to c. 100m x. c. 50m) with two one-room house sites (RO028-122002-; RO028-122005-) (int. dims 5.8m x 1.7- 2.5m) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1-3m; H c. 0.2m). The area also has pits (RO028-122004-) (dims c. 7-10m x c. 2-3m; D 0.5m) placed in lines c. 30m apart and now covering about 11 acres (c. 6 ha), but the pits respect the field banks. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-122002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On a broad plateau. The field system (RO028-122001-) has two one-room house sites. This house (int. dims 5.8m x 2.5m) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.6-2.7m; H 0.1-0.3m) is attached to a NW-SE field bank of field system (RO028-122001-) on the SW side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-122003 Enclosure
  Description

  Rectangular grass-covered area (dims. 27.7m NE-SW; 23m NW-SE) defined by earthen banks (Wth 2.2-3.2m; int. H 0.1-0.6m; ext. H 0.5m) and silted ditches (Wth of base 1m; D 0.05-0.3m) which are inside the bank at NW and SW, and outside it elsewhere. There are entrances in the perimeter at NW (Wth 2.7m) and SE (Wth 1.3m). This is one field of the field system (RO028-122001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-122004 Pitfield
  Description

  On a broad plateau. An area of a about 20 acres (c. 8 ha) has pits (dims c. 7m-10m x c. 2m-3m; D 0.5m) placed in lines c. 30m apart, but the pits respect the field banks of field system (RO028-122001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-122005 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On a broad plateau. The field system (RO028-122001-) has two one-room house sites. This house (int. dims 5.5m NNE-SSW; 1.7m WNW-ESE) is defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.4-2.6m; H c. 0.1-0.3m) and is just N of a pond (diam. c. 10-15m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-241001 Settlement cluster
  Description

  On level ground with rock outcrop at the bottom of N and E-facing slopes. An area of about 12 acres (c. 5 ha) contains field banks creating small plots (dims c. 30m x c. 20m), with quarries in unenclosed areas and three hosue-sites. A house site (RO028-241002-) (ext. dims 20.8m NW-SE; 7m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 1-2m; H 0.2-0.5m) with slight traces of two internal divisions is 8m to the NW of a similar house-site (RO028-241003-) (ext. dims 12m NE-SW; 7m NE-SW). Both are within a narrow field (dims c. 100m NE-SE; c. 15-20m NW-SE) extending to the SE, where a third house site (RO028-241004-) (ext. dims 13m N-S; 7m E-W) at its E end has a possible sweat-house (RO028-241005-) visible as a mound (diam. 5m) with a hollow (diam. 2.6m) in the N wall. There is no evidence of lazy-beds. See the attached aerial view taken from the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-241002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On level ground with rock outcrop at the bottom of N and E-facing slopes. An area of about 12 acres (c. 5 ha) contains field banks creating small plots (dims c. 30m x c. 20m), with quarries in unenclosed areas and a settlement cluster (RO028-241001-). A house site (ext. dims 20.8m NW-SE; 7m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 1-2m; H 0.2-0.5m) with slight traces of two internal divisions is 8m to the NW of a similar house-site (RO028-241003-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-241003 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On level ground with rock outcrop at the bottom of N and E-facing slopes. An area of about 12 acres (c. 5 ha) contains field banks creating small plots (dims c. 30m x c. 20m), with quarries in unenclosed areas and a settlement cluster (RO028-241001-). A house site (RO028-241002-) is 8m to the NW of a similar house-site (ext. dims 12m NE-SW; 7m NE-SW). Both are within a narrow field (dims c. 100m NE-SE; c. 15-20m NW-SE) extending to the SE, where a third house site (RO028-241004-) at its E end has a possible sweat-house (RO028-241005-) in the N wall. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-241004 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  On level ground with rock outcrop at the bottom of N and E-facing slopes. An area of about 12 acres (c. 5 ha) contains field banks creating small plots (dims c. 30m x c. 20m), with quarries in unenclosed areas and a settlememt cluster (RO028-241001-). Two house sites (RO028-241002-; RO028-241003) are within a narrow field (dims c. 100m NE-SE; c. 15-20m NW-SE) extending to the SE, where a third house site (ext. dims 13m N-S; 7m E-W) at its E end has a possible sweat-house (RO028-241005-) visible as a mound (diam. 5m) with a hollow (diam. 2.6m) in the N wall. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO028-241005 Sweathouse
  Description

  On level ground with rock outcrop at the bottom of N and E-facing slopes. An area of about 12 acres (c. 5 ha) contains field banks creating small plots (dims c. 30m x c. 20m), with quarries in unenclosed areas and a settlement cluster (RO028-241001-). Two house sites (RO028-241002-; RO028-241003-) are within a narrow field (dims c. 100m NE-SE; c. 15-20m NW-SE) extending to the SE, where a third house site (RO028-241004-) at its E end has a possible sweat-house visible as a mound (diam. 5m) with a hollow (diam. 2.6m) in the N wall. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

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 Ballaghabawbeg.

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 Ballaghabawbeg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Ballaghabawbeg

Area

1,718,822 m² (171.88 ha, 424.73 acres)

Civil parish

Baslick, and its townlands

Barony

Castlereagh

Electoral division

Castleplunket, the unit of the census

Census 2022

563 people lived in 208 households in the Castleplunket electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardeevin, Ballaghabawmore, Caran, Lismurtagh, Milltown, Slevin, Tonbaun

Placenames

Ballaghabawbeg 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.