Glennaskagh
Glennaskagh is a townland in the civil parish of Grangemockler, barony of Slievardagh, Co. Tipperary. Its name in Irish is Gleann na Sceach.
- Area
- 492.9 ha
- 1,218 acres
- Land parcels
- 112
- registered freehold, median 14,903 m² (1.49 ha, 3.68 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
112 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glennaskagh, from 50 m² to 420,393 m² (42.04 ha, 103.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Glennaskagh 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
1 Oct 2026N/a
change of design of the previously granted free standing A-roof cubicle shed under planning reference no 19600228. The shed will be now be bigger to incorporate additional cubicles, loose area and a bigger effluent tank and all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 26142
24 Sept 2026N/a
a hay shed and all associated site works on the farm
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 26136
28 Aug 2026N/a
a replacement house, new treatment system and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 2660836
14 Mar 2019Conditional
change the design of the previously granted free standing A-roof slatted shed under planning reference no. 15600186 and all associated site works on my farm. The shed will now be slightly smaller with an open front and incorporate cubicles instead of a loose area
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19600228
29 Nov 2017Conditional
modifications to works carried out under planning application 15600036 to include external finishes and ridge height
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 17601312
20 Sept 2017N/a
modifications to works carried out under planning application 15600036 to include external finishes and ridge height
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 17601028
8 Mar 2017Conditional
the construction of a garage and all associated works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 17600226
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
- Natural Heritage Area: Slievenamon Bog NHA 002388
Recorded monuments
- TS071-016 Enclosure
Description
In small conifer plantation, surrounded by pasture on a steep SSE-facing slope. Sub-circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by remains of levelled bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.9m; Wth 2.4m) SE-NW; internal scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 1.35m) where cut into upslope NW-NE and possibly incorporated into linear field boundary to E. Interior slopes downwards to SSE, is planted and contains numerous field clearance stones. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS071-017 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on an ESE-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 23m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth 7.65m; H 1.65m) NW-NE and slight lip of bank (Wth 9m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.3m) NE-NW. Interior slopes down gently to ESE with prevalent slope and is incorporated into rest of field as pasture. Standing stone (TS071-017001-) in interior off-centre to S. Second standing stone (TS071-055----) is located c. 45m to W, in adjacent field. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS071-017001 Standing stone
Description
On an ESE-facing slope, off-centre to S within the interior of an enclosure (TS071-017----), in pasture . Monument identified during ASI fieldwork. A conglomerate standing stone (1.1m x 0.8m; H 1.2m) irregular in plan and orientated NE-SW. It is squat and rises to a flat point. There is a depression around the NE and SE base of the stone due to cattle erosion. According to local information, a second stone was removed from beside the ditch in the field adjacent to W. There is a standing stone (TS071-055----) located c. 45m to the W and another (TS071-056----) c. 260m to the SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS071-018 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, on a steep SE-facing slope with excellent views ENE-SW. Circular area (diam. c. 45m) depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map bisected by field boundary (long-axis NE-SW). Trace of semi-circular area (dims. c. 26m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE) defined by levelled bank reduced to scarp (Wth 8m; H 0.9m) ENE-S. Interior slopes down steeply to SE with prevalent slope and is incorporated into rest of field as pasture. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS071-025 Enclosure
Description
In mature forestry, on a gentle S-facing slope, to N of stream. No visible surface trace; area obscured in places by vegetation between trees. Depicted on the 1904 ed. OS 6-inch map as oval area (map dims. 20m N-S; 30m E-W) flanked by field boundary to W. Forest drains (long-axis N-S) cross area of monument. It is possible that this possible enclosure was levelled during a Land Project scheme in the late 1950s (OPW files 14.02.1958). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 30 September 2014
- TS071-055 Standing stone
Description
On an ESE-facing slope, in pasture. Monument identified during ASI fieldwork. Standing stone of sandstone and quartz conglomerate with some pebbles on the E side (1m x 0.5m; H 0.8m), rectangular in plan and orientated NNW-SSE. There is a packing stone at base on W side. The angles of the stone are worn from cattle abrasion. According to local information, a second stone was removed recently from beside the ditch to the E. A standing stone (TS071-017001-) and enclosure (TS071-017----) are located c. 45m to the E and another standing stone (TS071-056----) is c. 220m to the WSW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 30 September 2014
- TS071-056 Standing stone
Description
On a SE-facing slope, in pasture. Monument identified during ASI fieldwork. A standing stone of sandstone conglomerate with quartz pebbles (1.15m x 0.5m; H 1.0m) sub-rectangular in plan and orientated N-S. There is a depression around the base of the stone due to cattle erosion. A standing stone (TS071-017001-) and enclosure (TS071-017----) are located c. 260m to the ENE and another standing stone (TS071-055----) is c. 220m to the ENE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 30 September 2014
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glennaskagh.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Glennaskagh, about 1 in 10 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Glennaskagh.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Glennaskagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Glennaskagh · Gleann na Sceach
- Area
- 4,929,450 m² (492.95 ha, 1,218.09 acres)
- Civil parish
- Grangemockler, and its townlands
- Barony
- Slievardagh
- Electoral division
- Garrangibbon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 663 people lived in 249 households in the Garrangibbon electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinruan, Boherboy, Brenormore, Gurtnapisha, Kylatlea, Tinnakilly, Tober
- Placenames
- Glennaskagh 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.