# Bellacagher, Co. Roscommon: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Drumatemple, barony of Ballymoe, Co. Roscommon; in Irish Béal Átha Ceachair. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,975,928 m² (197.59 ha, 488.26 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 37,134 m² (3.71 ha, 9.18 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Drumatemple, https://everytownland.com/roscommon/parish/drumatemple.md - Barony: Ballymoe - Electoral division: Ballintober, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 855 people lived in 317 households in the Ballintober electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Roscommon, https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/43359 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 190244 - Centre: latitude 53.681697, longitude -8.386967 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bellacagher, from 81 m² to 198,365 m² (19.84 ha, 49.02 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 685365: 198,365 m² (19.84 ha, 49.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/685365.md - Parcel 695325: 186,469 m² (18.65 ha, 46.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/695325.md - Parcel 672695: 161,821 m² (16.18 ha, 39.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/672695.md - Parcel 667181: 136,015 m² (13.6 ha, 33.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/667181.md - Parcel 665133: 133,516 m² (13.35 ha, 32.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/665133.md - Parcel 708331: 81,970 m² (8.2 ha, 20.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/708331.md - Parcel 665134: 73,760 m² (7.38 ha, 18.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/665134.md - Parcel 658562: 67,411 m² (6.74 ha, 16.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/658562.md - Parcel 689317: 66,102 m² (6.61 ha, 16.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/689317.md - Parcel 717268: 62,720 m² (6.27 ha, 15.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/717268.md - Parcel 665131: 60,840 m² (6.08 ha, 15.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/665131.md - Parcel 679553: 59,630 m² (5.96 ha, 14.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/679553.md - Parcel 698425: 56,516 m² (5.65 ha, 13.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/698425.md - Parcel 701592: 55,892 m² (5.59 ha, 13.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/701592.md - Parcel 713160: 54,829 m² (5.48 ha, 13.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/713160.md - Parcel 698424: 49,008 m² (4.9 ha, 12.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/698424.md - Parcel 665143: 45,430 m² (4.54 ha, 11.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/665143.md - Parcel 715152: 45,338 m² (4.53 ha, 11.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/715152.md - Parcel 676092: 39,307 m² (3.93 ha, 9.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/676092.md - Parcel 698829: 37,456 m² (3.75 ha, 9.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/698829.md - Parcel 688098: 36,812 m² (3.68 ha, 9.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/688098.md - Parcel 665136: 31,977 m² (3.2 ha, 7.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/665136.md - Parcel 653336: 29,669 m² (2.97 ha, 7.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/653336.md - Parcel 712609: 26,288 m² (2.63 ha, 6.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/712609.md - Parcel 5069277: 19,948 m² (1.99 ha, 4.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5069277.md - Parcel 664726: 7,365 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/664726.md - Parcel 665132: 7,015 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/665132.md - Parcel 648513: 4,259 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/648513.md - Parcel 691864: 4,227 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/691864.md - Parcel 697360: 4,024 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/697360.md - Parcel 715996: 3,661 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/715996.md - Parcel 669112: 3,130 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/669112.md - Parcel 668634: 2,702 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/668634.md - Parcel 720746: 2,521 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/720746.md - Parcel 2834103: 2,488 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2834103.md - Parcel 669938: 2,049 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/669938.md - Parcel 665135: 1,555 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/665135.md - Parcel 683851: 597 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/683851.md - Parcel 5975824: 102 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5975824.md - Parcel 642809: 81 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/642809.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Bellacagher in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 4 applications, newest first. - 18 Aug 2026, Roscommon County Council 2660421: N/a. Permission. Permisson for: the conservation, repair and adaptation of existing outbuildings within the curtilage of Tinny Park House, a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. 03400068), for use as an ancillary workshop and storage space, including repairs and alterations to the roof, floors, walls, openings and internal layout, the installation of four conservation-style rooflights and associated services, and all ancillary site development works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660421/0 - 10 Jul 2025, Roscommon County Council 2560335: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Planning permission to: 1. To carry out conservation and alteration works to Tinny Park House which is recorded on County Roscommon’s Record of Protected Structures, RPS ref: 03400068, the conservation and alteration works include: - Conservation repairs to main walls, floor and roof elements undertaking structural repairs as required, - Replacement and repair of external and basement wall finishes with breathable lime-based materials, - Replacement of windows with traditional sliding sash timber windows incorporating slimline double-glazed units to reduce heat loss and reinstate a Georgian multi-pane glazing arrangement, - Repairs to the roof structure and coverings as required, - Reinstatement of two chimney flues and associated alterations to modern blockwork stacks, - Structural and conservation repairs to floors as required including careful salvage of historic floorboards, - Conservation repairs to decorative cornices and lath and plaster finishes to internal partitions, - Conservation repairs to original joinery including doors, architraves, shutters, skirtings, main staircase, - Internal alterations to partitions at first floor level to accommodate new WCs and dressing room, - New historically appropriate and fire rated panelled doors to basement and first floor levels, - Thermal upgrades to the building envelope [basement floor, external walls, roof] using vapour open materials, - Forming of internal routes for MEP services routes, and external drainage routes for waste and stormwater, - Installation of new kitchen, utility and plant room including all associated services, - Installation of new WCs including all associated services. - Deconstruction of coal shed where it abuts the main building. 2. To install new treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site development works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560335/0 - 30 Oct 2024, Roscommon County Council 2460514: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the upgrade of an existing wastewater treatment system with the installation of a new sewerage treatment unit and percolation area, along with all other associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460514/0 - 21 Mar 2024, Roscommon County Council 2460136: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the following: 1. To upgrade existing treatment system by installing new treatment system and polishing filter, 2. To construct single storey extension to side of house and carry out all ancillary site development works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460136/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Bellacagher. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - RO034-033: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-033----. On a slight SW-facing slope. Described as a subrectangular area (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank, a wide rounded fosse and an outer bank with an entrance causeway at SSW (Gannon 1972). It was removed during 1995 and is not now visible at ground level in pasture. It is visible as a subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims c. 42m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) defined by a wide fosse (Wth c. 5m) on Digitalglobe images. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 29 November 2018 - RO034-049: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-049----. Marked as a circular enclosure on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a fragment of a bank on the 1929 ed. It is situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 52.5m N-S; 49m E-W) defined by a defaced earthen bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m) SE-SSW (C 22m) and by a low scarp (H 0.25m) SSW-NNW. A field bank at E curves to avoid the perimeter. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-052001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-052001-. On a shelf of a SW-facing slope at the NW end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 23m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.7-1m) NW-E-SW, with traces of a fosse (Wth of top 5.5m; D 0.4m) S-SW. The monument is bisected by a NNE-SSW drystone wall and the NW quadrant has been quarried away leaving a pond. Barrow (RO034052002-) is 10m to the E and rath (RO034-053----) is c. 110m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-052002: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-052002-. On a shelf of the SW-facing slope at the NW end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Circular, domed grass-covered mound (diam. 6.5-6.7m; H 1.1-1.3m). Rath (RO034-05201-) is 10m to the W and rath (RO034-53----) is c. 100m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-053: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-053----. On the SW-facing slope of a slight WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 22.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; H 0.2-0.5m) N-SE, and a scarp (H 0.45-0.6m) NW-N. The perimeter is quarried at the W edge and cannot be traced SE-SW. There is no visible fosse but the entrance (Wth 3m) is at NE, and a NW-SE field bank of field system (RO034-099----) overlies the interior. The rath (RO034-052001-) and barrow (RO034-05202-) are c. 100m to the NW and rath (RO034-054----) is c. 130m to the ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-054: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-054----. Towards the SE end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37m N-S; 35.3m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.6-5.4m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 1.3-1.6m) WNW-N-ESE which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m at S) elsewhere, and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6.5-7m; Wth of base 2.2-2.8m; D 0.2-0.7m) SSW-N-SSE. The entrance may have been at SE where the fosse is absent (L 5m), and the interior is overlain by a N-S field bank of field system (RO034-099----) (max. ext. dims 67.7m E-W; 63.8m N-S). Rath (RO034-053----) is c. 130m to the WNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-099: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-099----. On a shelf on the SW-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. An area of about 19 acres (c. 7.5 ha) contains relict field banks (Wth 3.5-4m; H 0.3-0.5m) running NE-SW creating rectangular fields (dims c. 200m x c. 100m), and a field bank of the system overlies rath (RO034-054----). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bellacagher. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Bellacagher, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - 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 Bellacagher. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/bellacagher.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/bellacagher.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/bellacagher.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Bellacagher with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon: https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Cloonagrassan: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/cloonagrassan.md - Corrastoona Beg: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/corrastoona-beg.md - Emlaghglasny: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/emlaghglasny.md - Killinraghty Big: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/killinraghty-big.md - Leabeg: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/leabeg.md - Rabradagh: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/rabradagh.md - Slieve and Corbally: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/slieve-and-corbally.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/bellacagher - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/roscommon/bellacagher