Cuilrevagh

73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cuilrevagh, from 174 m² to 110,576 m² (11.06 ha, 27.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 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 Cuilrevagh 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.

• 29 Sept 2025Conditional

  Retention Permission for a Dry Shed for Calving circa 134sq.m., a Milking Parlour circa 147sq.m., a Silo circa 6sq.m. and a round bale storage area along with all ancillary site development works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2560464

• 28 Mar 2025Conditional

  Retention Permission and Planning Permission for the following: 1. Retain 4 no. Slatted Sheds circa 1,376m², 2. Retain 1 no. Dry Bed/Cubicle Shed circa 259 m², 3. Retain 1 no. Dung Stead circa 59 m², 4. Retain 1 no. Silage Pit/Slab circa 460.5 m², 5. Retain 1 no. Machinery Shed circa 255 m², 6. Permission to construct 1 new slatted shed circa 190 m² and 7. Permission to construct new hard stand with slatted tank and all ancillary site development works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2560138

• 11 Apr 2023Conditional

  Permission for the installation and operation of an asphalt plant and all associated plant and infrastructure including operator control cabin (16.25 sq. m) and ancillary works on a c. 1.6 ha application site within the existing quarry in the townlands of

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 23129

• 31 Mar 2022Conditional

  Permission for the construction of the aggregate drying structure (approx. 329.05 sq.m.) and all associated site development works on approx. 0.69 ha application site within the existing quarry at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 22165

• 25 Nov 2021Conditional

  Retention permission for the installation and operation of the asphalt plant (replacing the previously permitted asphalt plant granted pursuant to Reg. Ref. No. 08/474 and all associated plant and infrastructure including aggregate storage shed (approx. 840.43 sq. m.), operator control cabin (9.31 sq. m.) and ancillary works on a c. 1.47 ha. application site within the existing quarry in the townlands of

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 21668

• 10 Nov 2021N/a

  Retention Permission for the installation and operation of the asphalt plant (replacing the previously permiitted asphalt plant granted pursuant to Reg. Ref. No. 08/0474) and all associated plant and infrastructure including aggregate storage shed (approx 840.43 sq.m.), operator control cabin (9.31 sq. m.) and ancillary works on a c.1.47 ha. application site within the existing quarry in the townlands of

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 21640

• 10 Aug 2020Refused

  Permission for development for a period of twenty four years consisting of two no. extensions to the south and west of the existing quarry with a total extraction area of 8.60ha, a berm along the southwestern side of the southern extension, all associated site development and landscaping works. (The application has been accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20310

• 30 May 2018N/a

  the development will consist of two no. extensions to the south and west of the existing quarry with a combined area of 8.60ha. An environmental impact assessment report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 18259

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 Cuilrevagh.

Recorded monuments

• RO023-065 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Towards the top of the S-facing slope of Greywood Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40.5m E-W) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 5.2m; Wth of top 2-2.7m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.7m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 4.5-5.2m; Wth of base 2.4-2.7m; D 0.5-1.1m) which only survive E-S-NW (max. ext. diam. 54.9m E-W). There is no identifiable original entrance, but the monument is circumscribed by a farm lane SE-W-NW. It has been removed by quarrying since 1996 (Bing c. 2013). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 17 July 2015

• RO023-067 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a D-shaped feature (dims c. 60m E-W; c. 30m N-S) and situated on a gentle E-facing slope of Greywood Hill. Described as the arc of a bank with a slight outer fosse (Gannon 1972), it is not now visible at ground level in pasture. It can be seen as a D-shaped vegetation mark (dims c. 50m ENE-WSW; c. 25m NNW-SSE) defined by the parch mark of an earthen bank and an outer fosse on digitalglobe images (c. 2015). Rath (RO023-069----) is c. 150m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 14 May 2018

• RO023-068 Kiln - lime
  Description

  Marked as a lime-kiln on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a small mound (diam. c. 10m) on the 1914 ed. It is not visible at ground level, and was undoubtedly a lime-kiln. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO023-069 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Towards the bottom of an E-facing slope of Greywood Hill. Subcircular scrub-covered area (dims 49m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.1-4.2m; int. H 0.4-1.2m; ext. H 1-1.8m) and outer fosse (Wth of top 3.2-5.2m; Wth of base 1.4-2m; D 0.5-0.9m). There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO023-067----) is c. 150m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO023-070001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On an E-facing slope at the E end of a broad coll with hills rising to the NW and S. Circular grass-coveed area (diam. 37m N-S; 36.5m E-W) defined by an overgrown and partly poached earthen bank (Wth 3.5-5.2m; int. H 0.4-0.9m; ext. H 0.9-1.7m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 4-5.6m; Wth of base 1.8-3m; D 0.3m-0.9m). There is an entrance (Wth 2m) and causway (Wth 4m) at NW, and the perimeter is circumscribed by a field bank SW-NW. There is no evidence of what might have been marked as a building (RO023-070002-) in the interior on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Rath (RO023-077001-) is c. 220m to the SSE. Archaeological testing (20E0711) by M. McCormick c. 90m to the SW at the closest point produced no related material (excavations.ie 2020:252). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 Amended: 21 October 2021

• RO023-070002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  At the E end of a broad coll with hills rising to the NW and S. There is no evidence of what might have been marked as a building in the interior of rath (RO012-070001-) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO023-071 Windmill
  Description

  Marked as an 'Old Wind Mill' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the crest of the N end of a high NW-SE ridge. Three storey circular tower (int. diam. 3.6m; H c. 6m) constructed of a rubble core wall (T 0.8m) with a robbed doorway (Wth 1.1m) at S. There are small rectangular windows facing E and W at the first floor, and one facing S at the second floor while a N-facing window at this floor has been destroyed. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO023-072 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  On a rock outcrop shelf towards the bottom of a W-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area with rock outcrop (int. dims 25.5m E-W; 24.1m N-S) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.7-3.2m; int. H 0.2; ext. H 0.2-0.4m) SE-W-NNE with facing stones visible at NW (origainl Wth 0.9m), but the perimeter is truncated by a NNW-SSE farm track at E. An entrance (Wth 0.6m) at SSE may be modern. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO023-077001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Just below the summit of the col between Greywood Hill c. 700m to the NNW and Mullaghcreigha c. 1km to the SSE, on the E-facing slope. D-shaped grass and scrub-covered area (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5.6-5.8m; int. H 0.4-1.1m; ext. H 1.2-1.5m) SW-NE separated by a fosse (Wth of top 7.9-8.1m; Wth of base 3.6-4m; D 1-1.2m) from an overgrown outer bank (Wth 6.2-7.8m; ext. H 0.5m) and external fosse (Wth of base 2.1-2.6m; D 0.3-0.5m) which survive NW-E-SE (max. ext. diam. c. 80m). There is no visible entrance although a possible entrance with a causeway has been noted at WSW (Gannon 1972), and the interior has been damaged by quarrying. Souterrain (RO023-077002-) is in the NW quadrant of the interior. Two fragments of quernstones (RO023-077003-; RO023-077004-) were found at the site, one of which is now in NMI but the other is now lost. Rath (RO023-070001-) is c. 220m to the NNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO023-077002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of rath (RO023-077001-). A corbelled and lintelled chamber (dims 8.24m NNE-SSW; 1.66m WNW-ESE; max. H 1.2m) was accidently discovered, recorded and closed in 1984 (SMR file). It was water-logged and filled with silt to the roof at either end and no entrance passage was visible. 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 Cuilrevagh.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Cuilrevagh

Area

1,689,128 m² (168.91 ha, 417.39 acres)

Civil parish

Kiltrustan, and its townlands

Barony

Roscommon

Electoral division

Cregga, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cregga electoral division: 166 people in 59 households; 98% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cregga, Dunmurraghoe, Kiltrustan, Largan, Tullen

Placenames

Cuilrevagh 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.