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Administrative Boundaries

County: Galway (Gaillimh)
Municipal District: Conamara
Electoral Division: Bencorr (Binn an Choire)
Townland: Ballynahinch (Baile na hInse)
Census 2022:
Overlap Area ID 067037001:
  • - Households: 55, Population: 219
 

Infrastructure

Regional Roads:
233m R-341
Local Roads:
155m L-5137
 

National Parks & Wildlife Designations

Special Areas of Conservation:
  1. 1m 002034, Ver. 3.04: Connemara Bog Complex SAC
  3. 4.62km 000324, Ver. 3: Rosroe Bog SAC
  4. 7.23km 002008, Ver. 3.01: Maumturk Mountains SAC
  5. 8.37km 001251, Ver. 3.01: Cregduff Lough SAC
  6. 10.03km 001257, Ver. 3.02: Dogs Bay SAC
  8. 11.73km 002129, Ver. 3.01: Murvey Machair SAC
Special Protection Areas:
  3. 12.86km 004221, Ver. 1: Illaunnanoon SPA
Natural Heritage Area:
  • 14.66km 002436, Ver. 1.01: Tooreen Bog NHA
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    Proposed Natural Heritage Area:
    1. Overlap 002034, Ver. 1.05: Connemara Bog Complex
    2. 1.2km 002031, Ver. 1.01: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex
    3. 4.61km 000324, Ver. 1: Rosroe Bog
    4. 5.77km 001234, Ver. 1: Bertraghboy Bay
    5. 7.22km 002008, Ver. 1.03: Maumturk Mountains
    6. 8.36km 001251, Ver. 1: Cregduff Lough
    7. 10.03km 001257, Ver. 1.01: Dogs Bay
    8. 11.18km 002074, Ver. 1.01: Slyne Head Peninsula
    9. 11.54km 002080, Ver. 1: Letterfrack Hostel
    10. 11.98km 001300, Ver. 1: Mace Head Islands
    11. 12.86km 001233, Ver. 1: Ballynakill Bay And Lambs Island
    12. 13.15km 001231, Ver. 1: Ballyconneely Bay
    13. 14.81km 001253, Ver. 1.02: Dernasliggaun Wood

    Landscape Character / Designations

    Council: Landscape Sensitivity:
    • Iconic
    Council: Landscape Type:
    • Uplands And Bog Landscape
    CORINE 2018 EU Land Cover:
    • - Forests and semi-natural areas
      - - Forests
      - - - Mixed forest
    CORINE 2012 EU Land Cover:
    • - Forests and semi-natural areas
      - - Forests
      - - - Mixed forest
    CORINE 2006 EU Land Cover:
    • - Forests and semi-natural areas
      - - Scrub and/or herbaceous vegetation associations
      - - - Transitional woodland-shrub
     

    Buildings & Conservation

    National Monuments: (data source & disclaimer)
    Distance Description Class Code Entity # SMR Zone #
    Country house CYHO Ga01573 R149816
    Standing stone STST Ga01574 R149816
    Standing stone - pair STPA Ga14701 R187037
    Enclosure ENCL Ga01579 R149815
    Graveyard GRAV Ga01578 R149817
    Ritual site - holy well HOWE Ga01577 R149818
    Designed landscape feature LAFE Ga01580
    National Monument Zones: (data source & disclaimer)
    • Overlap - Zone ID #R149816
    • 75m - Zone ID #R187037
    • 94m - Zone ID #R149815
    • 286m - Zone ID #R149817
    • 347m - Zone ID #R149818
    National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH): (data source & disclaimer)
    Distance Name NIAH Ref # Original Use
    Ballynahinch Castle country house
    Ballynahinch Castle bridge
    Ballynahinch Castle gate lodge
    Ballynahinch Castle gates/railings/walls
    Ballynahinch Castle gate lodge
    Ballynahinch Railway station signal box
     

    Soils

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    • Soils: Aminsrpt (TMp)
    Soil Information System: Poor Peat (Peat soils)

    Waterways & Water Framework

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    River Catchment: Galway Bay North
    River Sub-Catchment: Recess_Sc_020
    Rivers:
    1. 23m Recess
    Lakes:
    1. 218m Ballynahinch Lake
    2. 353m Killeen Lough
     

    Nearby Planning Applications

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    • Distance File Development Address Submitted Decision
    2461603 Ballynahinch , BallynahinchCastle Hotel Recess , Connemara Co.Galway 26/11/2024 CONDITIONAL View File
    2561323 Ballynahinch Killeen , Ballynahinch Recess , Connemara Co.Galway 15/09/2025 CONDITIONAL View File
    2660956 Ballynahinch Ballynahinch Castle Hotel , Recess Connemara 11/06/2026 New Application View File
    2660950 Ballynahinch Ballynahinch Castle Hotel , Recess Connemara 11/06/2026 New Application View File
    2660933 Ballynahinch Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, Recess Connemara 10/06/2026 New Application View File
    2660226 Ballynahinch , Ballynahinch Castle Hotel , Recess Connemara 13/02/2026 CONDITIONAL View File
     

    Commencements

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    Nearby Property Sales

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    Distance Address Price Sold
    9 The Old Manor, Ballynahinch, Galway H91w0y0 €295K 20/12/2024
    Derryinver, Ballinahinch, Co. Galway €140K 25/10/2024
    Rose Cottage, Ballinafad, Recess H91nxv0 €233K 26/11/2024
    Scrahallia, Cashel, Galway H91v4fn €293K 23/11/2022
     

    Geological

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    • Aquifer: Pl: Poor Aquifer - Bedrock which is Generally Unproductive except for Local Zones
    Vulnerability:
  • X: Rock at or near Surface or Karst
  • E: Extreme
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    Bedrock: Marbles, Metavolcanics, Schists, Grits: Lakes Marble Formation
     

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