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

Townland in the civil parish of Toomour, barony of Corran, Co. Sligo; in Irish Teampall an Mhanaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 750,566 m² (75.06 ha, 185.47 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 66,856 m² (6.69 ha, 16.52 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 0 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Toomour, https://everytownland.com/sligo/parish/toomour.md
- Barony: Corran
- Electoral division: Templevanny, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 241 people lived in 88 households in the Templevanny electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Sligo, https://everytownland.com/sligo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/44709
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 201211
- Centre: latitude 54.03591, longitude -8.401415 (WGS 84)

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

8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Templevanny, from 2,416 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres) to 328,783 m² (32.88 ha, 81.24 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 737967: 328,783 m² (32.88 ha, 81.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/737967.md
- Parcel 774609: 134,131 m² (13.41 ha, 33.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/774609.md
- Parcel 740500: 74,808 m² (7.48 ha, 18.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/740500.md
- Parcel 728009: 73,709 m² (7.37 ha, 18.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/728009.md
- Parcel 729643: 60,003 m² (6 ha, 14.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/729643.md
- Parcel 729642: 51,941 m² (5.19 ha, 12.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/729642.md
- Parcel 2631432: 8,467 m² (0.85 ha, 2.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2631432.md
- Parcel 750048: 2,416 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/750048.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Templevanny 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)

No planning application touches the townland of Templevanny in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran SAC, site code 001656, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001656
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Bricklieve Mountains & Keishcorran, site code 001656

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

- SL040-014: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL040-014----. In undulating pasture, on the top of a limestone bluff in the SW-facing foothills of the Bricklieve Mountains. A broadly oval area (int. diam. 30.1m NW-SE; 24.2m NE-SW) enclosed by a substantial ruined stone wall (Wth 4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m). Large limestone boulders protruding from the bank may be remains of external stone facing. From W-NW the outer edge of the stony bank coincides with a low natural scarp of limestone. A few metres to W there is an abrupt drop (H c. 4m) at the base of which is flat wet pasture. From E-SE are remains of a field boundary wall (Wth c. 1m) grafted onto the external face of the stone bank and rising c. 0.4m above it. A low berm-like stony spread (Wth 2m; H 0.4m) skirts the base of the stone bank SE-WSW. The interior is level and grass-covered. There is a possible entrance (Wth 2m) at E. Another cashel (SL040-146----) lies 24m to ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL040-146: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL040-146----. In undulating pasture, above a scarp, near the base of Carrowkeel Mountain. A raised oval area (int. diam. 17.5m x 12m) enclosed by a ruinous sod-covered stone wall (Wth 2m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.55m) best evident along the E and S arcs. External wall-facing is evident along the W arc. There is a field boundary immediately to SE. A possible entrance at SSE was noted during a previous site inspection in 1978 (SMR (1989) file). Another cashel (SL040-014----) lies c. 20m to WSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL040-148001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL040-148001-. In pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking Templevanny Lough to the W; in the centre of Templevanny graveyard (SL040-148002-) and within a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL040-148004-). Though mention is made in 1836 of 'the ruins of an old Church or Monastery called Teampull a Mhanaig' at this site (OSL, 151), there is no trace of it in the graveyard. It may be the structure shown on the E side of the graveyard on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, adjacent to the enclosing wall, and it was probably removed when the graveyard was extended on that side. A fragment of a window probably from the church, which was found here, is in the NMI (M. B. Timoney 2001b, 54). A section of Bóthar an Corrann (SL033-145----) lies c. 1.1km to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Revised: P. Walsh Date of revision: 12 January 2010
- SL040-148002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL040-148002-. A subrectangular graveyard (c. 60m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW), with a recent extension to E, enclosed by a stone wall and containing many 19th- and 20th-century grave-plots marked with limestone headstones. There are no visible remains of the of the possible church (SL040-14801-) which was reported here in 1836 (OSL, 151). In the graveyard is a 17th-century recumbent graveslab (SL040-148006-) of Thomas C. Mervin, who died in 1672 (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). Some quernstones, metal slag and a sandstone window fragment from here are in the NMI (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). It has also been noted (M. B. Timoney 2001b, 54) that the memorials in the graveyard are arranged in a curving pattern, possibly indicating the former existence of a possible circular ecclesiastical enclosure (SL040-148004-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL040-148004: Ecclesiastical enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL040-148004-. This possible ecclesiastical enclosure is on the same site as or encloses Templevanny graveyard (SL040-148002-). Timoney (M. B. 2001b, 54) has noted that 'the curve of the grave memorials indicate an earlier circular enclosure', possibly dating to the 7th century. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL040-148006: Graveslab, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL040-148006-. In Templevanny graveyard (SL040-148002-) is a 17th-century recumbent graveslab of Thomas C. Mervin, who died in 1672 (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney). Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011
- SL040-249: Burnt mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL040-249----. In lowlying, rush-grown pasture on the N shore of Templevanny Lough. Visible as a very low, subcircular rise or mound (diam. c. 15m; H 0.3m), with an irregular, undulating sod-covered surface. The mound has a clearly defined sloping edge at E−S, but merges gradually with the surrounding ground elsewhere. A few large stones (max. dim. 0.2-0.3m) protrude from the surface on the NW edge. The mound feels firm and compact underfoot, which contrasts with the softer, damper surrounding ground. Probing revealed a concentration of limestone fragments in a dark, peaty soil. While it was unclear if the soil contained charcoal fragments, it appeared darker in colour to the peaty soil in the surrounding field. There are a number of shallow, surface dips or depressions, but none that could be interpreted with certainty as indicating the location of a trough. It is located 6m N of the current lake shore, but may have been closer to the water’s edge or even inundated in times past. This may be the remains of a burnt mound. Or it may a lakeshore settlement feature; in this light it is interesting to note a crannog (SL040-147----) located on the W shore of the lake, 85m to SW. There is also a possibility that the mound relates to some more recent farming or land reclamation activity. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 July 2018

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 Templevanny.

## 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 Templevanny, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Templevanny.
- 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/templevanny.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/sligo/templevanny.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/sligo/templevanny.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Templevanny 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)

- Brougher: https://everytownland.com/sligo/brougher.md
- Carrickhawna: https://everytownland.com/sligo/carrickhawna.md
- Carrowcrory: https://everytownland.com/sligo/carrowcrory.md
- Carrowreagh: https://everytownland.com/sligo/carrowreagh-200368.md
- Tully: https://everytownland.com/sligo/tully-201243.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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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

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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