# Assolas, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Castlemagner, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork; in Irish Áth Solas.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,232,851 m² (123.29 ha, 304.64 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 40,914 m² (4.09 ha, 10.11 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Castlemagner, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/castlemagner.md
- Barony: Duhallow
- Electoral division: Greenane, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,440 people lived in 555 households in the Greenane electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/10624
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 40183
- Centre: latitude 52.170834, longitude -8.842312 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Assolas, from 1,196 m² to 465,562 m² (46.56 ha, 115.04 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2136578: 465,562 m² (46.56 ha, 115.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2136578.md
- Parcel 2345706: 256,031 m² (25.6 ha, 63.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2345706.md
- Parcel 2136579: 238,689 m² (23.87 ha, 58.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2136579.md
- Parcel 6016068: 68,736 m² (6.87 ha, 16.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6016068.md
- Parcel 5343898: 52,811 m² (5.28 ha, 13.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5343898.md
- Parcel 4948499: 29,018 m² (2.9 ha, 7.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4948499.md
- Parcel 5336977: 7,747 m² (0.77 ha, 1.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5336977.md
- Parcel 4810041: 4,211 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4810041.md
- Parcel 3174538: 2,896 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3174538.md
- Parcel 2345707: 1,196 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2345707.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Assolas in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

7 applications, newest first.

- 23 Dec 2021, Cork County Council 21/7511: Conditional. Permission. Permission for decommissioning of septic tank and percolation area to “Assolas House (Protected Structure)” RPS 00181 and detached single storey apartment and the installation of proprietary waste-water treatment plant and tertiary treatment system and associated works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/7511
- 23 Nov 2021, Cork County Council 21/7161: Incompleted application. Permission. Permission for decommissioning of septic tank and percolation area to Assolas House RPS 00181 and detached single storey apartment and the installation of proprietary waste-water plant and tertiary treatment system and associated works.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=21/7161
- 26 Nov 2010, Cork County Council 10/8578: Conditional. Permission. Alterations to domestic entrance permitted under Planning Reg. No. 10/4051 and construction of new agricultural entrance. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/8578
- 5 Nov 2010, Cork County Council 10/8394: Incompleted application. Permission. Alterations to domestic entrance permitted under planning reg. 10/4051 and construction of new agricultural entrance. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/8394
- 12 Oct 2010, Cork County Council 10/8190: Incompleted application. Permission. Alteration to existing domestic and agricultural entrances. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/8190
- 15 Jan 2010, Cork County Council 10/4051: Conditional. Permission. Construction of a one-and-a-half storey dwelling, domestic garage, site entrance, wastewater treatment unit & percolation area and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=10/4051
- 16 Aug 2004, Cork County Council 04/6261: Conditional. Permission. Renovations, extension and conversion of farm building to dwellinghouse. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=04/6261

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Assolas.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO023-151: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-151----. In tillage, atop rise to NE of Raheen house. Circular area (39m N-S) enclosed by inner earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.35m) planted with trees; intervening fosse (D 0.8m); low outer bank ENE->SW. Inner bank disturbed to NW where bank material removed from between trees and dumped elsewhere on bank; pathway through interior joined by two breaks in bank to NE (Wth c. 8m) and SW (Wth c. 8m). Outer bank depicted all round on 1937 OS 6-inch map; Bowman (1934, 40) describes outer bank as 'levelled in several places'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-152: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-152----. In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.8m); external fosse (D 0.55m), except for short section to NE. Break (Wth 5m) in bank to NE. Interior heavily overgrown to S and W. According to Bowman (1934, 40), 'called Lios Thaidhg (Timothy's Fort)'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-153001: Country house, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-153001-. Two-storey multiperiod house, on W bank of Awbeg River; now functions as guest house and restaurant. Entrance front (NE) of 3 bays topped by gable with chimney; central rectangular door ope with limestone surround; slim sash round-headed window on 1st floor, small central round-headed attic window (see photograph de Breffny and ffolliott 1975, 75). This gable forms part of an earlier core (int.: 7.3m x 5.8m, wall thickness 0.85m) which, according to owner, was built in 1640s. Internal walls lined with 17th- and 18th-century panelling (Bence-Jones 1978, 14). House extended to NW by 2-storey addition, according to owner in 1670s; again extended in 1780s on SE side, providing new entrance front (SE) at right angle to earlier house: 5 bays, random-rubble construction with brick detail, ivy-covered. New entrance front has central 1-bay breakfront with round-headed door ope flanked by large side lights, 1st-floor Wyatt window, oculus in pediment. NE and SW elevations are bow ended and of similar appearance and in balance with bow end at NW end of NE elevation. Bows have hipped roofs with deeply projecting eaves and are of early 19th-century in appearance. Two-storey gabled addition to rear of earlier part of house. Farm buildings to N, 18th- and 19th-century in appearance. Beautiful view to SE from house over impounded river with waterfall (named 'fish pond' on 1842 OS 6-inch map) and Assolas Bridge (14792). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-153002: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-153002-. This unclassified castle is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 643) under the entry (no. 14846) for a country house (CO023-153001-). The reference to the unclassified castle is as follows: This gable forms part of an earlier core (int.: 7.3m x 5.8m, wall thickness 0.85m) which, according to owner, was built in 1640s. Internal walls lined with 17th- and 18th-century panelling (Bence-Jones 1978, 14). House extended to NW by 2-storey addition, according to owner in 1670s; again extended in 1780s on SE side, providing new entrance front (SE) at right angle to earlier house. There was no visible evidence of there been a castle incorporated into the house. The house is certainly built around an earlier structure, possibly 17th century but little evidence to back this date up. However the owner suggest a date of 1640.There is also a suggestion that the farmbuildings were used by monks and that there is a monks peep hole. The farmbuildings are 18/19th century in date and there is no monks peep hole that we could see. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-154: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-154----. Listed as a ‘quarry’ in the SMR (1988) and the RMP (1998). The evidence is not sufficient to warrant accepting this as the location of an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 12 September 2014
- CO023-155: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-155----. In pasture, on E side of natural rise; in park land of Assolas. Circular area (34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.85m); external fosse (D 0.85m). Bank heavily overgrown and planted with deciduous trees. Fosse partially infilled NE->SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-156: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-156----. In boggy land, on W side of stream. Irregular mound of burnt material (L 12m; Wth 8m; H 0.6m); eroded by cattle on top and E side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-296: Bridge, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-296----. Road bridge (Wth 5.45m; long axis NE-SW) over Awbeg River, in view of, and to SE of, Assolas House (14846); ornate fish pond immediately NW of bridge. Two segmental arches (span c. 0.75m) with roughly dressed voussoirs. Vertical stone coping atop parapet wall; plaque in wall reads "This bridge was erected by Henry Wrixon of Assolas Esq. in the year 1781 Executed by Rich - Stack Mason". Pedestrian access to SW bank of river via gate in NW parapet. Down Survey (1655-6) barony map shows a bridge in this vicinity. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-311: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-311----. On S side of road. Copse of trees (L 100m) bordered on N and S sides by fosses (D 1.2m N side; D 0.9m S side); shallow dip in centre. No grave markers noted. According to local information, burial place of soldiers who died at the Battle of Knocknanuss (14694). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO023-336: Kiln - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO023-336----. 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.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Assolas House, country house, 1620–1790, Regional interest, registry number 20902315, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20902315. Detached multi-period two-storey country house, facing south-east and having two principal elevations. House now in use as guest house. North-east elevation comprises tower house, built c. 1640, modified to gable-fronted three-bay two-storey block with attic, c. 1780. Flanked to north-west by multiple-bay addition with bow to north-east end, and to south-east by single-bay two-storey addition in turn flanked by present five-bay entrance front facing south-east and having shallow pedimented single-bay breakfront and slightly recessed bowed end walls, latter matching that to north-west. Hipped slate roof, rounded to north-west, south-east and south-west corners, with carved limestone eaves course throughout except for north-west block which has moulded brick eaves, overhanging eaves wider to bowed ends, and rendered chimneystacks, one over tower house gable-front. Gabled dormer windows to north-west block. Rubble limestone walls to tower house. Coursed dressed limestone walls elsewhere, with tooled limestone quoins, cut limestone sill courses to ground floor of south-east elevation and to bows, and having carved limestone surround and slate cladding to pediment. Square-headed window openings with brick surrounds throughout, with limestone sills. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor of 1780 additions, first floor of south-east elevation having tripartite three-over-six pane window to breakfront and two-pane timber casement windows with render sills to rest of this elevation and its bows, and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to north-west. Dormer windows have casement windows and slate-hung sides. Tower house has timber sliding sash windows, square-headed six-over-six pane to ground floor, round-headed six-over-six pane to first floor and round-headed opening to attic with two-over-two pane window having traceried fanlight, with render sills. One-bay addition has nine-over-nine pane window to ground floor and three-over-six pane window to first floor. Round-headed entrance doorway to south-east elevation with brick surround, limestone plinths, traceried fanlight and timber panelled double-leaf door, limestone threshold and step, flanked by square-headed sidelights with brick surrounds, limestone sills and four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows, sills being part of sill course to ground floor of this elevation. Windows to north-west elevation are one-over-one pane timber sliding sash and some replacement windows. Square-headed entrance doorway to north-east elevation, having carved moulded limestone surround, part-glazed timber battened door and limestone threshold. Ornate cast-iron gates to road entrance, piers being papyriform with moulded necks and acorn finials, having decorative double-leaf cast-iron vehicular and single-leaf pedestrian gates. Farmyard complex, built c. 1750, to north of house, with walled garden to east. Outbuildings have pitched slate roofs and coursed rubble limestone walls with square-headed door and window openings. Four-bay two-storey north outbuilding, having brick voussoirs to windows and corrugated-iron fixings to doors, and vehicular entrances, one segmental-arched vehicular entrance with dressed limestone voussoirs and timber battened half-door, second being flat-headed. Ashlar limestone pier to west having carved cap and double-leaf spear-headed cast-iron gates. Four-bay single-storey west outbuilding having replacement timber casement windows with alternate limestone and sandstone voussoirs, and half-glazed timber panelled door. Single-bay single-storey south-west outbuilding. Three-bay single-storey east outbuilding having timber battened doors. Walled garden to east having rubble limestone walls. Square-headed opening with single-leaf, spear-headed cast-iron gate. Square-profile ashlar limestone piers to south having carved rounded caps, with putti statuettes to caps.
- Assolas Bridge, bridge, 1780–1785, Regional interest, registry number 20902316, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20902316. Double-arch slightly humpbacked sandstone road bridge, dated 1781, over River Awbeg. Rubble stone walls with V-cutwaters to west elevation. Cut limestone date plaque to west parapet wall. Dressed sandstone voussoirs to segmental arches arches. Pedestrian access through west parapet wall with wrought-iron gate.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Assolas, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Assolas.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/assolas.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/assolas.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/assolas.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Assolas with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Glenlohane: https://everytownland.com/cork/glenlohane.md
- Killavallig: https://everytownland.com/cork/killavallig.md
- Lackaleigh: https://everytownland.com/cork/lackaleigh.md
- Lisduggan North: https://everytownland.com/cork/lisduggan-north.md
- Lisduggan South: https://everytownland.com/cork/lisduggan-south.md
- Rathmaher: https://everytownland.com/cork/rathmaher.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/assolas
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/assolas