# Ballyvaheen, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Churchtown, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile Mhaithín. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 620,310 m² (62.03 ha, 153.28 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 153,358 m² (15.34 ha, 37.9 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Churchtown, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/churchtown.md - Barony: Orrery and Kilmore - Electoral division: Churchtown, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,286 people lived in 427 households in the Churchtown electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/11738 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 40839 - Centre: latitude 52.275017, longitude -8.760122 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvaheen, from 905 m² to 304,600 m² (30.46 ha, 75.27 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 2222546: 304,600 m² (30.46 ha, 75.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2222546.md - Parcel 5277805: 157,988 m² (15.8 ha, 39.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5277805.md - Parcel 5957996: 153,358 m² (15.34 ha, 37.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5957996.md - Parcel 2267967: 4,054 m² (0.41 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2267967.md - Parcel 6049119: 905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6049119.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballyvaheen 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) 3 applications, newest first. - 28 Aug 2026, Cork County Council 26/2250: Awaiting recommendation. Permission. Permission for construction of a slatted shed and slatted tank and associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2250 - 28 Jul 2026, Cork County Council 26/2004: Invalid - prepare letters. Permission. Permission to construct a covered slatted tank.. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2004 - 25 Jan 2024, Cork County Council 24/4098: Conditional. Permission. Permission to; a) construct a new two storey extension to the southern side of the existing dwelling house, b) construct a flat roof canopy and install two new windows to the northern side of existing dwelling house, c) alterations in height to an existing window on the southern side of existing dwelling house, d) decommissioning of existing wastewater treatment system and e) installation of a new septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=24/4098 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 Ballyvaheen. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CO007-104001: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-104001-. In reclaimed pasture, c. 70m NW of fulacht fiadh (10363). Small mound composed of burnt soil with black, red and yellow colouration. According to local information, other pockets of this material occur in the field. 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 - CO007-104002: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-104002-. In reclaimed pasture, c. 100m NE of stream. Heavily overgrown mound of burnt material (L c. 8m). Small mound of burnt soil (14663) c. 70m to SE in same field. 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 - CO007-105: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-105----. In pasture, on W-facing slope. Circular area (29.8m N-S; 29.1m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.8m) with external fosse (D 1.5m). Bank survives best SSW->ESE; no surface trace noted of lime kiln depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map, against inner face of bank to SE. Fosse waterlogged to W and NW. Entrance (Wth 4m) to W, now blocked; causeway across fosse heavily overgrown. Gap worn through bank to E. Grass-covered interior slopes down to SW; surface uneven. 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 - CO007-136001: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-136001-. In pasture. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (12m N-S; 13m E-W). Bullaun stone (13914) found on S edge of spread; quern stone found in same field. Ringfort (12177) c. 20m to SSW. 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 - CO007-136002: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-136002-. In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (22m E-W; 21m N-S) defined by scarp (H 0.25m) W->SE; earthen bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.35m) with shallow external fosse (D 0.2m) SE->W, incorporated into field fence system. Bullaun stone (CO007-13603-) found at S side of fulacht fiadh (CO007-13601-) which lies c. 20m to NNE. 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 - CO007-136003: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-136003-. Found on S edge of fulacht fiadh (10364). Roughly triangular-shaped stone (0.48m x 0.6m) with hollow in centre (diam. 0.21m; D 0.12m); shallow subcircular hollow (diam. 0.21m; D 0.03m) on reverse side. Quern stone found in same field. Ringfort (12176) c. 20m to SSW. 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 - CO007-138: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-138----. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Oval, saucer-shaped raised area (31m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by low grass-covered bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.25m); external fosse (D 0.35m) NW ->SSW. Entrance (Wth 3m) to ENE. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. 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 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyvaheen. ## 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 Ballyvaheen, 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ballyvaheen. - 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/ballyvaheen.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyvaheen.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballyvaheen.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballyvaheen 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) - Ballynaboul: https://everytownland.com/cork/ballynaboul.md - Carrigeen: https://everytownland.com/cork/carrigeen-41342.md - Coolmore: https://everytownland.com/cork/coolmore-41786.md - Lackeen: https://everytownland.com/cork/lackeen.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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. 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/ballyvaheen - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/ballyvaheen