Ballyfaris

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyfaris, from 2,413 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres) to 138,541 m² (13.85 ha, 34.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyfaris 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.

• 25 Oct 2024Refused

  proposed new dwelling house and septic tank with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460383

• 16 Oct 2024N/a

  PLANNING PERMISSION SOUGHT FOR PROPOSED NEW DWELLINGHOUSE AND SEPTIC TANK WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITEWORKS

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460360

• 8 Dec 2023Conditional

  Proposed effluent treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works. The application is accompanied by an EPA report

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2360342

• 5 Jan 2017Conditional

  development consisting of the retention and completion of existing dwelling house with adjoining garage as constructed different to granted planning permission PL 15/327 including all associated site works

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 173

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 Ballyfaris.

Recorded monuments

• SL012-074 Moated site
  Description

  Situated in lowlying, poorly-drained pasture, with a stream adjacent to N and higher ground immediately to E. Raised trapezoidal platform (25m ENE–WSW; 27m NNE–SSW at NNE end, 20m at SSW end) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) with a wide, deep external fosse (Wth. 4.5m). At the outer lip of the fosse, on the E and S sides, there is a second bank (Wth. 4.4m; int. H 1.8m; ext. H 0.3m), which has been levelled on the W and N sides. Corresponding breaks (Wth 2m) in the banks, with an accompanying causeway across the fosse, in the centre of the E side represents the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-076001 Enclosure
  Description

  Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on a low rise in undulating pasture. Roughly L-shaped raised area (dims: horizontal arm c.45m E-W; vertical arm 34m N-S; Wth. c.33m) enclosed on the N and E sides by the remains of a bank of earth and stone which is irregular in plan (Wth. 3.8m; H 0.6m). Elsewhere the defining element is modern field boundaries. At the outer foot of the bank on the N part of the W side is a largely infilled fosse (Wth. 2m), a second, low bank (Wth. 3.2m; H 0.2m), a second infilled fosse (Wth. 2m; D 0.1m) and a third bank (Wth. 3m; H 0.3m). Within the NE part of the internal area is a hut site (SL012-076002-) Situated a short distance E is a low mound (see SL 012-076003-). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-076002 Hut site
  Description

  At an enclosure (SL012-076001-). Within the N half of the enclosure is an roughly circular hut site (diam. 7.5m) enclosed by a low bank (Wth. 1.8m at N, 2.6m at S; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.35m at N, 0.5m at S). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-076003 Mound
  Description

  At an enclosure (SL012-076001-). Within the N half of the enclosure is an roughly circular hut site (int. diam. 7.5m) enclosed by a low bank (Wth. 1.8m at N, 2.6m at S; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.35m at N, 0.5m at S). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-077001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, situated on level ground at the break of slope on the N side of a low ridge. Raised oval area (24.8m NNW-SSE; 20.8m ENE-WSW) enclosed by an earthen bank of (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m, at W) whose external face may have been faced with stone. At N the bank merges with the natural slope of the ridge. It has been levelled at E. Within the internal area at E is a hut site (SL012-077002-) with a second hut site (SL012-077003-) adjoining its S side. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-077002 Hut site
  Description

  At a rath (SL012-077001-). In the E half of the rath interior is a hut site. It consists of a square or subcircular area (5.4m N–S; 5.4m E-W) defined on the S, W and N sides by a low bank (Wth 1.9m; H 0.35m) of earth and stone. Adjoining the S side is a second hut site (SL012-077003-). The E side of both hut sites appears to have been dug away, leaving an abrupt drop in ground level of c. 1-1.5m on this side. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-077003 Hut site
  Description

  At a rath (SL012-077001-). In the E half of the rath interior is a hut site. It consists of a square or subrectangular area (5.3m N–S; 5m E-W) defined on the S, W and N sides by a low bank (Wth 1.9m; H 0.35m) of earth and stone. Adjoining the N side, and sharing its bank on that side, is a second hut site (SL012-077002-). The E side of both hut sites appears to have been dug away, leaving an abrupt drop in ground level of c. 1-1.5m on that side. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-078001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, situated on a NE-SW ridge, at the break of slope on the N side where ground falls away quite steeply. Slightly raised oval area (47m N-S; 38m E-W) defined at E by a remnant of an earthen bank (Wth 1.7m; H 0.3m) which has been levelled elsewhere to a scarp (H 0.8m at W). At N the scarp merges with the natural ridge slope. The interior has an uneven surface and has suffered disturbance,, including quarrying in the NE quadrant. In the S half of the rath is a souterrain (SL012-078003-). In the NW quadrant is a possible hut site (SL012-078002-). A modern field fence, on a NE-SW axis, cuts the E–SE edge of the rath. A low N–S relict field bank (Wth 2.1m) lies 2m to W of the rath. It extends c. 30m beyond the rath to S then curves to NE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-078002 Hut site
  Description

  At Ballyfaris rath (SL012-078001-). In the NW quadrant is a small circular enclosure (diam. 3m) defined by a low bank (Wth. 1.5m; H 0.45m) which may mark the remains of a hut site. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-078003 Souterrain
  Description

  In the interior of a rath (SL012-078001-). This souterrain is marked as ‘Cave’ at the SE edge of the rath on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. A linear hollow (8.4m NW–SE; 2m NW–SE; D 0.6m) in the SE quadrant of the rath may indicate a collapsed section of the souterrain. In the SW quadrant there are two further sunken features, another linear depression (10m NW–SE; 4.6m NE–SW; D 0.6m) defined along its NE edge by a low bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.3m), and immediately to N of this, a circular hollow (diam. 3m; D 0.8m). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

• SL012-079 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a low rise in undulating pasture. Circular platform (diam. 23.5m NE-SW) enclosed by a wide earthen bank (Wth 5-6.5m; int. H 0.15-0.5m; ext. H 1.7 at SW, 2.8m at NE) with stone facing at top. The bank at N is incorporated into a later field fence. Original entrance may have been at SW. A shallow trench (Wth 1.4m; D 0.2m), flanked by slight banks (Wth 1.4-1.8m; H 0.2m), possibly a cultivation feature, travereses the centre of the interior on a NW-SE axis. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballyfaris, about 1 in 20 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, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Ballyfaris with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Ballyfaris · Baile Uí Fhearghasa

Area

512,390 m² (51.24 ha, 126.61 acres)

Civil parish

Templeboy, and its townlands

Barony

Tireragh

Electoral division

Aughris, the unit of the census

Census 2022

171 people lived in 71 households in the Aughris electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 16% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardogelly, Carrowcaslan, Carrownacreevy, Carrownurlar, Corkagh More

Placenames

Ballyfaris 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.