Knockadaff
Townland in the civil parish of Ardcarn, barony of Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Parcel 677752
- Area
- 12,143 m² (1.21 ha, 3 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it, 73 m² on the ground
- 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
- Knockadaff
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
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
- 159.1 ha
- 393 acres
- Land parcels
- 79
- registered freehold, median 3,173 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres)
- Zoning
- P6
- Zone 2
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockadaff, from 10 m² to 98,603 m² (9.86 ha, 24.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P6Zone 2 (Other primary sector uses)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 61 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Zone 1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028, Roscommon · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
20 May 2026N/a
Permission for the construction of a new car parking area, a new site entrance together with all associated site works at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660237
13 Dec 2023Conditional
Permission for proposed replacement of an existing septic tank system with an onsite sewerage system with polishing filter in accordance with ÈPA code of practice 2021 and all ancillary works at
Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2360268
22 Aug 2023Conditional
Planning permission for the erection of 8 No floodlights 12 m high, around the training pitch together with all ancillary site works and services at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2360070
10 Oct 2022Conditional
1. Retention Permission to retain existing storm shelter barrier bounding an existing open winter boat storage area, retain, complete and continuance of use of small inner harbour on South West side of site; 2. Permission to construct a covered winter boat storage shed incorporating the storm shelter barrier into the North West elevation of the proposed covered winter boat storage shed, provide 2 No. over ground rainwater harvesting storage tanks and all ancillary site works necessary to complete the development at
Permission · Roscommon County Council, 22543
23 Aug 2022N/a
Retention Permission to:1. Retain existing storm shelter barrier bounding an existing open winter boat storage area; Retain, develop and complete small inner harbour on South West side of site. 2. Permission to construct a covered winter boat storage area incorporating the storm shelter barrier into the North West elevation of the proposed covered winter boat storage area, provide 2 No. over ground rainwater harvesting storage tanks and all ancillary site works necessary to complete the development at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 22452
5 Jun 2018Conditional
Planning permission for (1) To Retain access road as constructed; (2) To Retain office/studio; (3) To Retain log cabin and Planning Permission to relocate septic tank onto enclosed site and the construction of a proprietary treatment unit, to construct a front porch and to alter and extend window to front façade at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18271
18 May 2018N/a
Planning Permission to Retain:- (1) Access road as constructed; (2) To retain office/studio; (3) To retain log cabin and for Planning Permission to relocated septic onto enclosed site and the construction of a proprietary treatment unit, to construction a front porch and to alter and extend window to front façade at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18243
3 May 2018N/a
Planning Permission to Retain:- (1) Access road as constructed; (2) To Retain office studio; (3) To Retain log cabin; and for Planning Permission to relocate septic tank onto enclosed side and the construction of a proprietary treatment unit, to construction a front porch and to alter and extend window to front façade at
Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18208
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 Knockadaff.
Recorded monuments
- RO006-018 Ringfort - rath
Description
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated at the crest of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 63m E-W; 62m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.7-1.1m), with a fosse (Wth of top 4.2m; int. D 1m; ext. D 0.5m) SW-NW. There is no visible entrance, but the interior is overlain by a NNW-SSE field bank and ditch W of the centre, which is one boundary of a road marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-019001 Ringfort - cashel
Description
On a gentle SW-facing slope c. 170m from the N bank of the NW-SE River Boyle. Circular grass-covered but poached area (int. diam. 28.5m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 2.5m; H 0.1-0.3m) with intermittently visible internal and external facing stones (original Wth 1.25m). There is no visible entrance, but a fragment of a disc quern was found at the site. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-020 Earthwork
Description
Marked as a small embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 30m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a small mound (diam. c. 15m) on the 1915 edition. Situated on a low rise. Subcircular grass-covered mound (dims. 10.5m E-W; 9m N-S) with a slightly concave summit defined by a scarp (H 0.1-0.3m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-021001 Church
Description
Towards the top of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. There is no visible surface evidence of Killeenan church apart from a sandstone jamb (RO006-021004-) (H 0.2m) of a moulded doorway of medieval date set into the masonry wall of the graveyard (RO006-021002-) (dims 60m N-S; 36-40m E-W). A curving scarp (H 0.5-1m) E-S outside the E wall of the graveyard may be part of an ecclesiastical enclosure (RO006-021003-) (diam. c. 70m) surrounding the site. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-021002 Graveyard
Description
Towards the top of the S-facing slopes of a drumlin. There is no visible surface evidence of Killeenan church (RO006-021001-) apart from a sandstone jamb of a moulded doorway of medieval date set into the modern masonry wall of the graveyard (dims 60m N-S; 36m-40m E-W). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-021003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Towards the top of the S-facing slopes of a drumlin. A curving scarp (H 0.5-1m) E-S outside the E wall of the graveyard (RO006-021002-) may be part of an original enclosure surrounding the church site (diam. c. 70m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-021004 Architectural fragment
Description
Towards the top of the S-facing slopes of a drumlin. There is no visible surface evidence of Killeenan church (RO006-012001-) apart from a sandstone jamb (H 0.2m) of a moulded doorway of medieval date set into the masonry wall of the graveyard (RO006-021002-) close to the entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
- RO006-022001 Hut site
Description
On a gentle N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 8.75m) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 1.2m generally to 3.5m at S; int. H 0.2m generally to 0.75m at S; ext. H 0.1m at W to 0.8m at S). The bank is revetted externally by large upright stones or a drystone-built wall and there is an entrance (Wth 1.3m) defined by two large stones at NW. 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 Knockadaff.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockadaff.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockadaff with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.
The townland
- Name
- Knockadaff
- Area
- 1,591,091 m² (159.11 ha, 393.17 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ardcarn, and its townlands
- Barony
- Boyle
- Electoral division
- Oakport, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Oakport electoral division: 523 people in 198 households; 75% of households own their home; 64% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cleen, Clegna, Kilteasheen
- Placenames
- Knockadaff 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.