Ardrah
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmocomoge, barony of Carbery West (West Division), Co. Cork; in Irish Ardráth
- Area
- 182.9 ha
- 452 acres
- Land parcels
- 71
- registered freehold, median 5,820 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 24
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardrah, from 35 m² to 346,126 m² (34.61 ha, 85.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
permission for construction of dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0116
18 Oct 2024Refused
Construction of dwelling house and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/567
3 Oct 2024Conditional
Permission for retention of dwellinghouse as constructed (alterations to that as permitted under Pl. Reg. Ref. 06/2630 and extended under Pl. Ref. 11/00580), including a vehicular entrance and driveway and alterations to the existing entrance
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/541
31 Jul 2018Conditional
Construction of a dairy cubicle house with underground slatted tank and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/452
19 Sept 2012Conditional
of installation of two storey window to front elevation of dwelling
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/602
22 Sept 2011Unconditional
Dwelling
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 11/580
18 Nov 2010Conditional
Construction of a storey and half dwelling, detached garage, vehicular entrance, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/795
31 Aug 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse, detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2310
7 Feb 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse, detached doemstic garage and installation of treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/322
19 Jan 2007Conditional
Extensions to existing farm building consisting of (1). cattle cubicle house with slatted tank and new external concrete apron, (2). New roof over existing yard area for use as agricultural storage space
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/137
7 Dec 2006Conditional
Dwelling
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 06/2630
20 Oct 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse, installation of mini-treatment plant system and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2184
18 Sept 2006Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, installation of mini-treatment plant system and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1886
11 May 2005Withdrawn
Plant hire premises to include construction of shed, opening of new entrance from R586, open storage area for plant and machinery, septic tank and percolation area, fencing and ancillary structures
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3192
27 Aug 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6515
27 Aug 2004Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6511
1 Jul 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4964
30 Jun 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4903
28 May 2004Conditional
Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/3805
16 Apr 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/2573
16 Nov 2001Refused
Dwelling and mini-treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 01/6262
3 Aug 2001Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse and treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 01/4455
20 Jul 1999Refused
Bungalow
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 99/4004
16 Jul 1999New application
4 no. dwellinghouses
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 99/3896
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 Ardrah.
Recorded monuments
- CO118-058 Standing stone
Description
In level marsh. One of three stones shown on OS 3rd ed. map. No visible surface trace. According to local information three stones removed c. 1973. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 14 December 2009
- CO118-059 Standing stone
Description
In pasture on W-facing slope. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO118-060001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, atop drumlin. Roughly circular area (36.8m N-S; 40.7m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 3m) SW->S; scarp elsewhere; external fosse (D 0.6m). Entrance to ESE (Wth 8.4m), partially blocked by stone wall. Cultivation ridges cross interior on E-W axis; low oval-shaped mound (H 0.1m; 3.7m N-S; 5.7m E-W) 10m inside S bank; souterrains (CO118-060002-; CO118-060003-) in NW quadrant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO118-060002 Souterrain
Description
In NW quadrant ringfort (CO118-060001-). Collapse in ground (L 4.5m; Wth 2m) noted. Second souterrain (CO118-060003-) also marked on OS 6-inch map (1944) in same ringfort. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO118-060003 Souterrain
Description
In NW quadrant ringfort (CO118-060001-). No visible surface trace. Second souterrain (CO118-060002-) also marked on OS 6-inch map (1944) in same ringfort. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO118-061 Castle - unclassified
Description
In pasture on SSW-facing slope with commanding view to S and W. Levelled; large mound (H 2.35m) in area of site. Possible fosse to N and E: inaccessible due to overgrowth. Clan Dermot MacCarthy castle (Coleman, 1972, 99). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO118-096 Standing stone
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.
- CO118-097 Standing stone
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.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ardrah.
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 Ardrah.
- 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
No address of the register names Ardrah with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Ardrah · Ardráth
- Area
- 1,828,770 m² (182.88 ha, 451.9 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmocomoge, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (West Division)
- Electoral division
- Scart, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Scart electoral division: 331 people in 114 households; 91% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Caherogullane, Derreengreanagh, Keilnascarta, Letterlicky East, Letterlicky Middle, Parkana, Scartbaun, Sheskin
- Placenames
- Ardrah 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.