Glengorm
Townland in the civil parish of Castletownkindalen, barony of Moycashel, Co. Westmeath
Parcel 128668
- Area
- 197,764 m² (19.78 ha, 48.87 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it, 331 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Glengorm
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- WM032-067 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
Monument was levelled during land project works carried out in the 1970s. The site of the possible levelled ringfort (diam. c. 42m NNW-SSE) was inspected in 1977 and described as follows: 'On the NE end of a NE-SW ridge in good pasture land. All that now remains is a low scarp with a line of nettles at its foot visible from WNW-NW. Beyond this is a narrow and broken band of nettles in a slight depression stretching in an arc from WSW-W-N which may represent the line of the fosse. On the E side there is an irregular band of stony soil visible about halfway down the slope of the ridge which may represent the site of a bank. A modern field fence runs NW-SE past the site on the E and curves out around the foot of the ridge on the NE. The interior slopes irregularly from NW to SE' (SMR file). Ringfort (WM032-068----) located 100m to the SSE. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 06 March 2013
- WM032-068 Ringfort - rath
Description
The monument was inspected in 1977 and described as follows: 'On a small rise or hillock in undulating land. Possible ringfort (WM032-067----) 100m to NNW. A roughly D-shaped area (diam. c.32m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by a low bank of earth and stone. A modern field fence running E-W forms the straight side of the monument on the N side. The monument has been partially damaged by land improvement works and there is no indication of an enclosing fosse. The bank has been used as a dump for large boulders the result of field clearance debris, particularly on the E and S sides. The bank is poorly preserved. There is a large gap between the end of the bank and the field fence at NW, probably due to land improvement works. There is another large gap at ESE which may incorporate an original entrance but in its present state has almost certainly been widened and the area inside it levelled in recent times. The interior is uneven and the ground rises to the centre from the N, E and most noticeably from the SE and S. The interior shows evidence of fairly recent disturbance and it seems as if bushes have been removed from the interior. The ground over most of the interior is bare and a number of small stones lie on the surface to the SE and S of centre. The bank is overgrown with thorn bushes and briars' (SMR file). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 06 March 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 68.6 ha
- 169 acres
- Land parcels
- 12
- registered freehold, median 15,804 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glengorm, from 372 m² to 315,139 m² (31.51 ha, 77.87 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 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 Glengorm 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
9 Jun 2025Conditional
demolition of existing rear extension and sheds and to construct a new side and rear extension including internal alterations and elevational changes to the front elevation of the existing dwelling house, permission is also sought to decommission existing septic tank and install a new treatment plant with percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560291
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Glengorm.
Recorded monuments
- WM032-075 Ringfort - rath
Description
Described in 1977 as ringfort situated on a rise of ground in good pasture land with good views in all directions. The site consists of a roughly circular area (diam. C. 27m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by a defaced earth and stone scarp. Traces of a bank are visible running along the edge of the scarp in places and possible stone footings can be seen from W to NW edge of the scarp. A modern field fence running N-S has defaced the external face of the bank on the E side. A second field fence running E-W has defaced the external face of the bank on the S side. Field clearance debris has been dumped along the perimeter of the monument on the N and NE. Faint traces of an external fosse are visible only at NNE but it is impossible to be certain due to the field clearance debris. No entrance feature visible. The interior is heavily overgrown with thorn trees. The ground rises irregularly from the perimeter to the centre of the interior. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 11 March 2013
- WM032-076 Ringfort - rath
Description
The site is on an oval-shaped hillock with good views to the N and W. Site consists of a sub-oval shaped area (diam. c.30m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank with no traces of an external fosse. No entrance feature visible. The interior is very uneven and there appears to have been some dumping of field clearance debris in the centre of the monument. Slightly W of centre there is a small arc of stones around a slight mound of earth and stone. The archaeological significance of this feature is unclear. The interior is heavily overgrown with trees and bushes making examination of the monument very difficult. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 11 March 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glengorm.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Glengorm with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.
The townland
- Name
- Glengorm
- Area
- 685,852 m² (68.59 ha, 169.48 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castletownkindalen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moycashel
- Electoral division
- Castletown, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Benalbit And Derryroe, Gneevebeg, Killard, Toorlisnamore, Tullaghanmore, Tullaghansleek
- Placenames
- Glengorm on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.