# Ballyfaris, Co. Sligo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Templeboy, barony of Tireragh, Co. Sligo; in Irish Baile Uí Fhearghasa.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 512,390 m² (51.24 ha, 126.61 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 35,167 m² (3.52 ha, 8.69 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Templeboy, https://everytownland.com/sligo/parish/templeboy.md
- Barony: Tireragh
- Electoral division: Aughris, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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.
- County: Co. Sligo, https://everytownland.com/sligo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/44742
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 200114
- Centre: latitude 54.252806, longitude -8.764623 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

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); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 745835: 138,541 m² (13.85 ha, 34.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745835.md
- Parcel 745834: 107,966 m² (10.8 ha, 26.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745834.md
- Parcel 764247: 95,210 m² (9.52 ha, 23.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/764247.md
- Parcel 745836: 84,907 m² (8.49 ha, 20.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745836.md
- Parcel 764246: 53,899 m² (5.39 ha, 13.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/764246.md
- Parcel 745833: 16,436 m² (1.64 ha, 4.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745833.md
- Parcel 5362639: 6,833 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5362639.md
- Parcel 745891: 2,988 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/745891.md
- Parcel 3116178: 2,659 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3116178.md
- Parcel 742229: 2,413 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/742229.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

4 applications, newest first.

- 25 Oct 2024, Sligo County Council 2460383: Refused. Permission. proposed new dwelling house and septic tank with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460383/0
- 16 Oct 2024, Sligo County Council 2460360: N/a. Permission. PLANNING PERMISSION SOUGHT FOR PROPOSED NEW DWELLINGHOUSE AND SEPTIC TANK WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460360/0
- 8 Dec 2023, Sligo County Council 2360342: Conditional. Permission. Proposed effluent treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works. The application is accompanied by an EPA report. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360342/0
- 5 Jan 2017, Sligo County Council 173: Conditional. Retention. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/173/0

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## 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 Ballyfaris.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- SL012-074: Moated site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-074----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-076001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-076002-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-076003-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-077001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-077002-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-077003-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-078001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-078002-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-078003-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL012-079----. 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

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 Ballyfaris.

## 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 Ballyfaris, about 1 in 20 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 Ballyfaris.
- 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/sligo/ballyfaris.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ballyfaris.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ballyfaris.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ballyfaris with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo: https://everytownland.com/sligo.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ardogelly: https://everytownland.com/sligo/ardogelly.md
- Carrowcaslan: https://everytownland.com/sligo/carrowcaslan.md
- Carrownacreevy: https://everytownland.com/sligo/carrownacreevy-200324.md
- Carrownurlar: https://everytownland.com/sligo/carrownurlar-200361.md
- Corkagh More: https://everytownland.com/sligo/corkagh-more.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.

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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.

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