Drumbess

109 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drumbess, from 248 m² to 136,017 m² (13.6 ha, 33.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Drumbess 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.

• 24 Mar 2021Conditional

  to retain 'as constructed' dwelling house orientation to previously approved permission reg no 02/394, also PLANNING PERMISSION to construct a new single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house, together with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21167

• 6 Nov 2019Conditional

  to (a) retain existing 5 bay double slatted shed with underground storage tank and associated works and (b) PERMISSION to erect 5 bay single slatted shed with underground storage tank and all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 19437

• 20 Jun 2019Conditional

  to construct 1 no. Bell-Mouth type entrance and associated site works to service existing forestry plantation

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 19235

• 5 Jun 2019Conditional

  to erect fully serviced single storey dwelling with sewage treatment facilities, new entrance and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 19216

• 9 May 2018Conditional

  to open new forestry entrance & associated works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 18193

• 20 Apr 2018Conditional

  to construct a two storey style dwelling, domestic garage, advanced waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18158

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 the townland of Drumbess.

Recorded monuments

• CV024-030 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Raised circular area enclosed by a substantial earthen inner bank, a fosse and possible remains of a levelled outer bank. From ESE-ENE the inner bank has a modern, internal, drystone facing. The fosse is infilled both here and at WNW. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at E probably represents original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV024-031 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Spring well on the NW slope of a hill overgrown with furze and bracken. No artificial lining visible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV024-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Raised circular area (int. diam. 50.5m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a wide, deep, waterlogged fosse. A counterscarp bank, most likely a modern feature, occurs at the outer lip of the fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV024-034 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The site has been extensively dug by heavy machinery in recent years in an effort to remove badger sets. It comprises a raised circular area (int. diam. 41m) enclosed by two substantial earthen banks with a wide, deep, waterlogged intermediate fosse. From NE-SE the fosse has been modified and the outer bank removed to facilitate a modern roadway. Original entrance not recognisable. Two shallow irregular depressions of unknown significance occur inside the inner bank at SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV024-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Raised circular area (int. diam. 47.9m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a fosse which has been largely infilled. Bank is best preserved at N. Otherwise modernised and incorporated into the field boundary. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV024-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Raised circular area (int. diam. 27m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank, a wide, deep waterlogged fosse and slight traces of an outer bank which appears modern. Wide break in inner bank at N represents original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV024-037001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Circular area (int. diam. 54m) enclosed by a well-built drystone wall which appears to have been erected on an earlier rampart. Original entrance not recognisable. A blocked-up holy well occurs inside the wall at NE (CV024-037003-). Believed locally to be a famine graveyard. (Davies 1948, 98) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

• CV024-037002 Graveyard
  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.

• CV024-037003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  At Drumbess graveyard. Inside the perimeter at NE is a small circular area (int. diam.1.2m) enclosed by a low drystone wall (H 0.2m). This represents the site of the well which has been blocked up. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Drumbess.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Drumbess.

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.

No address of the register names Drumbess with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.

Name

Drumbess

Area

2,361,411 m² (236.14 ha, 583.52 acres)

Civil parish

Killashandra, and its townlands

Barony

Tullyhunco

Electoral division

Corr, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Corr electoral division: 284 people in 99 households; 92% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Corr, Drumcullion, Drumkeeran Beg, Drumkeeran Black, Drumkeeran More, Drumkilroosk, Lahard, Quivvy, Tully

Placenames

Drumbess 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.