Cartronmore
Townland in the civil parish of Drumcliff, barony of Carbury, Co. Sligo; in Irish An Cartún Mór
- Area
- 222.3 ha
- 549 acres
- Land parcels
- 84
- registered freehold, median 3,649 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
84 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cartronmore, from 61 m² to 417,997 m² (41.8 ha, 103.29 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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
No zone of a development plan covers Cartronmore 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
15 Jul 2022Conditional
development consisting of: 1. Construction of new dwelling and domestic garage, 2. Construction of wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, 3. All ancillary services associated with the development
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22251
16 Mar 2021Conditional
development consisting of the following ; (1) to demolish existing dwelling house and decommision existing septic tank (2) construct a replacment dwelling house and install a new on-site wastewater treatment & disposal system (3) retain existing domestic garage (4) retain existing standalone structure used as a hobby room and for storage
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2186
14 Jan 2021Refused
development consisting of 1. Construct new Dwelling House and Domestic Garage 2. Construct Wastewater Treatment System and Polishing Filter 3. All ancillary services associated with the development
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 20145
27 Mar 2020Conditional
Development consisting of; 1. Permission to retain extension to side and rear of existing dwelling house, 2. Permission to carry out elevational changes to existing dwelling house, 3. Permission to raise ridge height of roof in order to provide attic accommodation, 4. Permission to decommission existing septic tank and install a new on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system, 5. Permission to retain existing domestic garage, 6. Permission to retain existing standalone structure used as a hobby room and for storage.
Retention, 2 homes · Sligo County Council, 20100
29 Jan 2020Conditional
Development consisting of construction of a single stores sunroom extension to side of existing dwelling house, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2017
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex SAC 000623
- Special Protection Area: Sligo/Leitrim Uplands SPA 004187
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ben Bulben, Gleniff And Glenade Complex 000623
Recorded monuments
- SL008-053001 Castle - unclassified
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- SL008-053002 Earthwork
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- SL008-073 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on level ground immediately to W of farmyard. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen scarp (ext. H 0.45m). At the external foot of the scarp is a fosse (Wth 5.6m; D 0.3m). From SW-N the scarped edge has been partially levelled. From SSE-N the fosse is absent. A NNE-WSW orientated disused laneway (Wth 3m), bounded by earth and stone banks on either side, crosses the W side of the site intersecting with the edge of the site at N and at SW. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011
- SL008-074001 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on slight rise in gently undulating pasture. Raised roughly circular area (dims. 22m E-W; 21m N-S) enclosed by a low bank of earth (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From W-NW and N-E the bank has been removed and the site is defined by broad gently sloping scarp (ext. H 0.8m). A drystone field wall has been built around the external base of the bank E-SS. The original entrance is not recognisable. The remains of a souterrain (SL008-074002-) are located under the bank at NE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011
- SL008-074002 Souterrain
Description
Located under the bank, on the NE side of Cartronmore rath (SL008-074001-). The souterrain has been partially exposed where the bank of the rath has been removed. The passage (total L WNW-ESE 6.4m; Wth base 1.3m; Wth top 0.45m; H 0.8m) is walled with un-coursed limestone blocks and partially roofed with limestone slabs. The passage tapers inwards from the floor to the roof. The floor is of earth. The passage is exposed at the ESE end for a length of 5.5m where the lintels have been removed and the side wall lowered (H 0.4m). The roof survives, with the lintels covered with sod, for 1.9m at the WNW end. At the WNW is a vertical end wall with a lintelled creep (Wth 0.3m; H 0.20), now blocked, located centrally at the base of the wall. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011
- SL008-075 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight SSW-facing slope, in wet pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c.22m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.45m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.4m). From SSW-WSW the bank and fosse are absent and the circuit is defined by a scarp (ext. H 1.1m). The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011
- SL008-076 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight SSW-facing slope in wet pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 18m) enclosed by a low broad bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.55m; int. H 0.6m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. From NE-SW the bank is absent and the monument is defined by a slight scarped edge (ext. H 0.3m). The original entrance is not recognisable. The site is heavily eroded by livestock in all areas. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cartronmore.
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 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 Cartronmore.
- 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 Cartronmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.
The townland
- Name
- Cartronmore · An Cartún Mór
- Area
- 2,222,589 m² (222.26 ha, 549.21 acres)
- Civil parish
- Drumcliff, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbury
- Electoral division
- Carney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carney electoral division: 714 people in 245 households; 93% of households own their home; 23% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynagalliagh, Barnarobin, Cartronwilliamoge, Cullagh Beg, Drumcliff North, Gortnaleck, Keelty, Urlar
- Placenames
- Cartronmore 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.