Aghavrin
Townland in the civil parish of Aghabulloge, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork; in Irish Achadh Bhrain
- Area
- 270.4 ha
- 668 acres
- Land parcels
- 81
- registered freehold, median 2,483 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 63
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghavrin, from 20 m² to 417,644 m² (41.76 ha, 103.2 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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 Aghavrin 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
24 Mar 2025Conditional
Permission for the following: 1) Demolition of the porch, kitchen, attached garage and store sections of the existing cottage. 2) Carry out modifications to the remaining cottage. 3) Construction of extensions to the side and rear of the remaining cottage. 4) Decommissioning the existing septic tank and putting in place a new wastewater treatment system. 5) Carrying out modifications to the existing road boundary walls and entrance, including modifications to a section of the entrance leading to the adjacent dwelling.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4510
12 Sept 2024Conditional
Permission for Retention for site entrance and Permission for single storey extension to side and rear of existing two storey cottage, internal & external alterations to cottage, new sewerage system and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5726
28 May 2024Incompleted application
Permission for alterations to elevations, raising of roof & refurbishment of an existing dwelling, installation of waste water treatment unit and percolation area and construction of a new entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4977
23 Apr 2024Incompleted application
Alterations to elevations , raising of roof and refurbishment of existing dwelling, installation of wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and construction of new entrance
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 24/4705
26 Oct 2023Conditional
Permission for the construction of a porch extension to the front of the existing dwelling and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6168
3 Oct 2023Conditional
Permission for the following works to existing single storey dwelling; 1) demolish existing single storey extension & porch, 2) demolish existing garage, 3) construct new single storey extension to side of existing dwelling, 4) internal & external alterations to existing dwelling, 4) new domestic garage, 5) new sewerage system to replace existing, 6) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5986
28 Sept 2023Incompleted application
Permission for construction of a porch extension to the front of the existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5957
13 Sept 2023Incompleted application
Permission for construction of a porch extension to the front of the existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5860
9 Aug 2023Incompleted application
Permission for the following works to existing single storey dwelling; 1) demolish existing single storey extension & porch, demolish existing garage, 3) construct new single storey extension to side of existing dwelling, 4) internal & external alterations to existing dwelling, 5) new domestic garage, 6) new sewerage system to replace existing, 7) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5623
14 Apr 2023Conditional
Permission for retention for dwelling as constructed to include for an increased basement floor and relocated site entrance and permission to extend balcony to side/rear of dwelling with steps to garden area, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4719
20 Jul 2021Conditional
Two storey dwelling, domestic garage, sewerage system, site entrance and all associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6004
30 Jun 2021Conditional
The construction of dwellinghouse, new domestic garage, new entrance shared with existing entrance to existing dwellinghouse, waste water treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5813
26 May 2021Unconditional
The construction of dwellinghouse, garage and septic tank and all associasted works - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reference: 16/05310.
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 21/5440
28 Apr 2021Conditional
The construction of new dwellinghouse, new entrance, waste water treatment system together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5137
22 Apr 2021Conditional
Alterations to elevations, raising of a roof and refurbishment of an existing dwelling, installation of wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and construction of new entrance.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 21/5056
8 Feb 2021Incompleted application
Outline permission for alterations to elevations, raising of a roof, and refurbishment of existing dwelling, installation of wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and construction of new entrance.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 21/4280
30 Oct 2020Incompleted application
Refurbishment of existing dwelling house.
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 20/6387
5 Aug 2020Conditional
The construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance, site sewerage treatment system and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5666
11 May 2020Conditional
Permission for retention of dwellinghouse and boundaries as constructed (original granted planning application 17/6926) and permission to construct detached garage to the rear of the site (change of design from granted planning application 17/6926) all to an existing property.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4933
20 Apr 2020Incompleted application
Retention of dwellinghouse and boundaries as constructed (original granted planning application 17/6926) and permission to construct detached garage to the rear of the site (change of design from granted planning application 17/6926) all to an existing property.
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/4790
14 May 2018Incompleted application
Construction of an agricultural entrance and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5219
13 Nov 2017Conditional
Construction of a single storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage, provision of wastewater treatment system, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6926
11 Apr 2017Refused
Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, provision of wastewater treatment system, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4867
20 Feb 2017Incompleted application
Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, provision of wastewater treatment system, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4354
31 May 2016Conditional
The construction of dwellinghouse, garage and septic tank and all associasted works
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5310
The 25 most recent of 63 applications.
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Glashgarriff River 001055
Recorded monuments
- CO061-085 Country house
Description
Mid/early 19th-century rectangular house, 2-storey over basement. Entrance front (S) of 5 bays; central door with semicircular fanlight, approached by flight of stone steps; tall camber-headed sash windows with glazing bars. Side elevations two bays deep; rear of 5 bays with central tall round-headed stairway window. Hipped roof with projecting eaves, two off-centre chimneys. Stone-built farmbuildings to N and walled garden to W. Tower (9689) to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO061-086 Standing stone
Description
Not shown on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps. Marked as single standing stone on 1938 OS 6-inch map. Removed c. 1980. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO061-197 Burnt spread
Description
In tillage, on a NE-facing slope. An oval spread (20m NNW-SSE; 16m ENE-WSW) of charcoal-enriched soil. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO061-198 Burnt spread
Description
In pasture, on a NE-facing slope. According to local information, a spread of dark-coloured soil was noted in this field in 2001 when the field was ploughed. This possible burnt spread could not be located in 2004 when the field was under pasture. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO072-001 Designed landscape - belvedere
Description
On top of a prominent rock outcrop; named 'Tower' on Carrigaknubber Rock on 1842 OS 6-inch map; mass rock (CO072-149----) at base. Ruined square 3-storey tower (2m x 2m); rectangular window opes with hood mouldings; embattled parapet. Slim circular stairway-like projection on SE corner rises higher than tower with embattled parapet; slit windows. Access not gained. Built by Captain Cooke of Aghavrin House (CO061-085----) in c. 1840s; generally known as Admiral's Folly (Hartnett 1939, 38). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO072-149 Mass-rock
Description
According to Hartnett (1939, 38), 'at foot of a large rock, known as Carrigacnubber is a sort of ledge or stone altar, at which it was said Mass was celebrated in Penal times'. Aghavrin tower (CO072-001----) stands atop rock outcrop. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Architectural heritage
- Aghavrin House, house, 1790–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1810. Recent single-storey extension to side (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with over sailing eaves, rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered walls with cut limestone stringcourse to top of concealed basement. Camber-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills. Nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor, replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor. Round-headed stairwell window opening to rear ( north) elevation having stone sill and nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with fanlight to upper sash. Round-headed door opening to front (south) elevation within timber doorcase comprising timber panelled door, flanking panelled pilasters, cornice, spider web fanlight and carved decorative archivolt. Limestone perron with wrought-iron railings. Retaining interior features. Rubble stone walled garden with segmental-arch pedestrian entrance to west. Rendered square-profile gate piers to west. Set within its own grounds.
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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Aghavrin.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Aghavrin, Coachford6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Aghavrin · Achadh Bhrain
- Area
- 2,704,488 m² (270.45 ha, 668.29 acres)
- Civil parish
- Aghabulloge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Clonmoyle, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Clonmoyle electoral division: 608 people in 205 households; 88% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clonmoyle West, Coolacullig, Dromacullen, Dromatimore, Gortacroghig, Knockacroghera, Leckaneen, Peake, Rockgrove, Shanavagha
- Placenames
- Aghavrin 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.