Newtown

58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown, from 71 m² to 116,112 m² (11.61 ha, 28.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 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 Newtown 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.

• 30 Sept 2026N/a

  retention of extension to dwelling house, retain domestic shed, and upgrade septic tank to proprietary effluent treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 26236

• 21 Mar 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS, DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND PROPOSED NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19195

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC 002298
• Special Protection Area: Lough Conn and Lough Cullin SPA 004228
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Conn And Lough Cullin 000519
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Alick 001527

Recorded monuments

• MA039-039 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on the level top of a N–S rise. There are good views to N–NW, but views are restricted by rising ground to E, and a higher ridge blocks view of Lough Conn which is 400m to W. The rath extends across the full N–S width of a modern field. Slightly raised subcircular area (42m E–W; 40-45m N–S) defined at NE–SE by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1m at SE) and at SW–NW by a scarp (ext. H 1.2m at W). At S the bank has been incorporated into a later ENE–WSW field fence. A parallel property fence cuts across the N end of the rath, and to N of this fence, the NW–NE arc (c. 18m E–W; c. 8m N–S) of the rath has been levelled, with only a slight rise in ground level indicating its former outline. Immediately to S of the field fence, two broad, corresponding breaks have been cut through the bank, one at NE (Wth 4.4m) and one at NW (Wth 4m), thus providing a routeway from one side of the field to the other through the rath interior. The W half of the interior is at a slightly higher level than the rest. Ground surface generally in the interior is rather uneven, with concentrations of small, stony humps and bumps evident at NE and SW, and clusters of boulders at SE. In the E half, a rough, gapped line of low stones extends on an E-W axis from centre to the bank at E, possibly the remnants of an internal division. A linear depression (8.5m E–W; 4m N–S; D 0.45m) extends through the interior from the scarp at W; there are no in situ stones to suggest that this is a souterrain. Interior is grass-covered; perimeter ringed with hawthorn trees and brambles, particularly dense on the E half Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 4 February 2020

• MA039-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located close to the N boundary of the townland, on a rise in gently undulating terrain, with good views generally. There is a gently fall of ground to NE towards a stream/drain. Slightly raised circular area (26m N–S; 28.4m E–W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m, at N). The bank has been modified in the recent past as a result of incorporation into field fences. This is evident on the W arc where there are remnants of stone facing, including large boulders. Two field fences abut the bank at S and SE. There are blackthorn bushes and tree stumps on the perimeter. A pile of field clearance stones is heaped on the bank at SE, and field clearance debris is also evident in the interior. There is a rath (MA-39-039----) 190m to SW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 4 February 2020

• MA039-061 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a gentle S-facing slope, with very good views towards the NE shoreline of Lough Conn located 250m to W. This rath is named ‘Rathnashuppy’ on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps. It is shown on the 1838 edition as a circular embanked enclosure, but on the 1930 edition only the W half is shown. It is evident as a slightly raised circular area (33.2m N–S; c. 33m E–W) defined on the W half by a low earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.4m, at N), reduced to a scarp (ext. H 1-1.2m) in parts at S–W; the E half of the rath has been levelled to a barely discernible undulation. A N-S field fence cuts through the centre of the rath. The interior is grass-covered; hawthorn grows on the perimeter at W. There is a rath (MA039-062----) located 100m to E. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 March 2020

• MA039-062 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture located on a low narrow N–S ridge, which provides very good views of the surrounding lowlying terrain, with the NE shores of Lough Conn c. 400m to W. This rath, named ‘Rathmweel’ on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps, consists of a slightly raised circular area (c. 35m) enclosed by three banks with two intervening fosses. The innermost bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.75m, at SW) has a thin capping of small stones in parts, and the external slope drops steeply into the fosse (Wth 3.3m). The middle/second bank (Wth 2.9m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.7m) appears less substantial, lower and more eroded than the other banks. The outermost/second fosse (Wth 2.9m) is well defined. The outermost/third bank (Wth 4.5m, 1.9m on top; int. H 1.9m; ext. H 1.5-1.7m) is adapted to serve as a field boundary at WNW–NE. There are gaps and low areas in the banks at ESE and at NW, now largely obscured by overgrowth; the location of the original entrance is uncertain. The enclosing banks are thickly ringed with hazel; the interior obscured by an impenetrable thicket of brambles and thorn bushes. There is a rath (MA039-061) located 100m to W, a rath (MAA039-039) 250m to N, a possible rath (MA039-066----) 470m to E, a rath (MA039-063) 155m to S, and a church (MA039064001-) 450m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 March 2020

• MA039-063 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture located on a low N–S ridge, which provides very good views of the surrounding lowlying terrain, with the NE shores of Lough Conn c. 400m to W. This rath, named ‘Rathnaathenon’ on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps, consist of a slightly raised circular area (34m NNE/SSW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.8m at SW, 6m at NW; int. H 0.4m at SW, 1m at NW; ext. H 1.7m at SW, 1.65m at NW) with an external fosse (Wth 2.9m; ext. D 0.55m). The sunken arc of the fosse is clearly evident at N and S, but at E and W it appears to be largely infilled and is overlain by later, roughly N-S field fences, which box the rath into a small field. Traces of cultivation ridges, on a NW–SE axis, are evident in the level interior. A gap (W c. 2m) at E may be the site of an original entrance. A remnant of an old field bank, on a NW–SE axis, abuts the external slope of the rath bank immediately to S of the gap. The perimeter is densely ringed by overgrowth –hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn, brambles –which is also encroaching on the interior. There is a rath (MA039-062----) located 155m to N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 March 2020

• MA039-064003 Burial ground
  Description

  Located 30m to N of Templeancloghan Church (MAA039-064001-) and graveyard (MA039-064002-). Not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch maps; indicated on the 1930 edition as ‘Cloghans Burial Ground’. This graveyard dates to the 20th-century. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 March 2020

• MA039-065 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, with gently rising ground to E and SE. This enclosure is shown as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps; it is located on the S boundary of the townland, which is shown looping around the S edge of the enclosure. It has been levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level, bar a slight ill-defined rise or undulation. There is a rath (MA039-063) c. 300m to W and a church (MA039-064001) 275m to SW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 March 2020

• MA039-066 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In improved pasture, located on a gentle W-facing slope, just below the top of a low N–S ridge. This possible rath is shown on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. 30-35m); on the 25-inch plan it is depicted with two banks and an intervening fosse, with the outer bank on the S arc incorporated into a later field boundary. It has been entirely levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level, bar a very slight surface undulation. The field fence on the S side of the field is extant and describes a shallow arc, preserving the original curve of the outer bank as shown on the 25-inch plan. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 March 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Newtown, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Newtown, Cloghans5 sales

Name

Newtown · An Baile Úr

Area

1,165,058 m² (116.51 ha, 287.89 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbelfad, and its townlands

Barony

Tirawley

Electoral division

Carrowmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

896 people lived in 323 households in the Carrowmore electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloghans, Cloonygunnaun, Derrygullinaun, Derrynamuck, Glebe, Rathduff

Placenames

Newtown 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.