Lehinch Demesne
Lehinch Demesne is a townland in the civil parish of Kilcommon (Ballinrobe Ra), barony of Kilmaine, Co. Mayo. Its name in Irish is An Leithinse.
Parcel 967901
- Area
- 248,103 m² (24.81 ha, 61.31 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 490 m².
- 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
- Lehinch Demesne
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 1 recorded monument.
- MA111-017 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, located on a slight natural elevation in lowlying ground bordering the Robe River, which is 120m to E. This well preserved trivallate rath consists of an oval level area (21.6m N−S; c. 28m E−W) enclosed by three earthen banks with two intervening fosses, and a causewayed entrance at ENE. The inner bank (Wth 5.9m at N, 5m at S; int. H 1.4m at N, 1n at S; ext. H 1.5m N & S) is well preserved, the middle bank (Wth 6m N & S; int. H 0.8m at N, 1.1m at S; ext. H 0.8m at N, 1.3m at S) is the most substantial, with a broad flattened top (Wth 2.5-3m), and the outermost bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.55-0.6m; ext. H 0.55m) is noticeable slighter than the other two. The innermost fosse is broad and deep; the outer fosse is slightly narrower and partly infilled. The entrance was most likely at ENE where there is a broad gap (Wth 10m) in the inner bank, with a causeway across the innermost fosse and a corresponding, but narrower gap (Wth 2.3m) in the middle bank. The outer fosse is partly infilled at this point, with no clearly defined causeway. The gap in the outermost bank is slightly out of line to SE with the gaps in the two inner banks, and is dilapidated and poorly defined. Long grass and thistles cover the interior, and the enclosing banks are thickly ringed with hawthorn and ash trees. The rath is tightly boxed in by later field boundaries, and is skirted by a farm track at S and E. There is a small area of quarrying/disturbance at the outer edge of the outermost bank at NW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 16 December 2022
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.
- 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
- 242 ha
- 598 acres
- Land parcels
- 77
- registered freehold, median 3,264 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
77 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lehinch Demesne, from 72 m² to 248,103 m² (24.81 ha, 61.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Lehinch Demesne 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
18 Sept 2026N/a
construct dwelling house with waste water treatment system and garage on site together with all ancillary site works and services
Permission · Mayo County Council, 26223
8 Jun 2026Conditional
retain existing machinery shed as shown on plans together with planning permission to construct new sheep shed along with four bay double slatted shed and dungstead and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Mayo County Council, 26124
15 Dec 2025Conditional
construct dwelling house with waste water treatment system and garage on site together with all ancillary site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 25502
18 Nov 2024Conditional
demolish existing derelict dwelling house and construct a private dwelling house, proprietary effluent treatment unit and percolation area along with all associated services
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 24484
4 Oct 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENTS
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 211068
6 May 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCT AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AS SHOWN ON PLANS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENTS
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 21440
17 Jun 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCT AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FOR FARMYARD WASTE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENTS.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 20382
11 Jul 2017Conditional
CONSTRUCT AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENTS. THE PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS INCLUDE A NEW MILKING PARLOUR, A NEW CALF SHED AND NEW MACHINERY SHED
Permission · Mayo County Council, 17552
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 Lehinch Demesne.
Recorded monuments
- MA111-017 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, located on a slight natural elevation in lowlying ground bordering the Robe River, which is 120m to E. This well preserved trivallate rath consists of an oval level area (21.6m N−S; c. 28m E−W) enclosed by three earthen banks with two intervening fosses, and a causewayed entrance at ENE. The inner bank (Wth 5.9m at N, 5m at S; int. H 1.4m at N, 1n at S; ext. H 1.5m N & S) is well preserved, the middle bank (Wth 6m N & S; int. H 0.8m at N, 1.1m at S; ext. H 0.8m at N, 1.3m at S) is the most substantial, with a broad flattened top (Wth 2.5-3m), and the outermost bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.55-0.6m; ext. H 0.55m) is noticeable slighter than the other two. The innermost fosse is broad and deep; the outer fosse is slightly narrower and partly infilled. The entrance was most likely at ENE where there is a broad gap (Wth 10m) in the inner bank, with a causeway across the innermost fosse and a corresponding, but narrower gap (Wth 2.3m) in the middle bank. The outer fosse is partly infilled at this point, with no clearly defined causeway. The gap in the outermost bank is slightly out of line to SE with the gaps in the two inner banks, and is dilapidated and poorly defined. Long grass and thistles cover the interior, and the enclosing banks are thickly ringed with hawthorn and ash trees. The rath is tightly boxed in by later field boundaries, and is skirted by a farm track at S and E. There is a small area of quarrying/disturbance at the outer edge of the outermost bank at NW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 16 December 2022
- MA111-032001 Mound
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.
- MA111-032002 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.
- MA111-110 Sheela-na-gig
Description
This record refers to a sheela-na-gig which, according to local information, was found at roughly this location amongst old farm buildings, now levelled. In 1993 it was moved to its present location (MA110-087----) in Hollymount Village. Its exact provenance remains uncertain. Sheela-na-gigs are commonly associated with castles or churches. The Strafford Inquisition of Co. Mayo lists '…the moiety of the castle town and lands of Lehinch…' (O' Sullivan 1954, 70). However, the exact location of this castle (MA111-072001-) and deserted settlement (MA111-072002-) are unknown. A castle (MA111-018----), shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as ‘Castle (ruin)’ and on the 1930 edition as ‘Castle (site of)’, is located in Knockalegan townland which borders the E side of Lehinch Demesne. A castle in Lehinch Demesne or the castle in Knockalegan is a likely provenance for the carving. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 April 2015
Architectural heritage
- Bridge, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
Description
Single-arch "occupation bridge" over river, built 1852; extant 1894. Tuck pointed rock faced limestone ashlar walls between drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar piers with drag edged rock faced cut-limestone stringcourses supporting drag edged rock faced cut-limestone dwarf parapets. Single segmental arch with drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar voussoirs. Set in grounds shared with Hollymount House spanning Robe River with unkempt grass banks to river.
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 Lehinch Demesne, 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 Lehinch Demesne.
- 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 Lehinch Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.
The townland
- Name
- Lehinch Demesne · An Leithinse
- Area
- 2,419,577 m² (241.96 ha, 597.89 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcommon (Ballinrobe Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmaine
- Electoral division
- Hollymount, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 867 people lived in 303 households in the Hollymount electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bloomfield, Boleybeg, Clareen, Clogher, Clooneen, Gortnashammer, Hollymount Demesne, Knockalegan, Parknakillew
- Placenames
- Lehinch Demesne 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.