Baurgorm

78 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Baurgorm, from 31 m² to 345,408 m² (34.54 ha, 85.35 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 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 Baurgorm 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.

• 23 Dec 2021Conditional

  Permission for retention of partial demolition of store building, permission for retention of construction of part-completed building and permission for completion of granny flat and permission for the change of use of said store to granny flat for use ancillary to main dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/907

• 9 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission to construct 2no. lean to extensions to an existing agricultural building consisting of housing for cattle/calves, a store, a roofed slatted collection yard and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/554

• 6 Jul 2021Incompleted application

  To construct 2 no. lean to extensions to an existing agricultural building consisting of housing for cattle / calves, astore, a roofed slatted collection yard and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/470

• 10 Jun 2021Incompleted application

  Two lean to extensions to existing slatted house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/392

• 19 Nov 2012Unconditional

  Dwelling and installation of mini treatment plant system

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/709

• 8 May 2009Conditional

  Dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/537

• 22 Apr 2009Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/458

• 14 May 2007Conditional

  Dwelling and installation of mini-treatment plant system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1268

• 12 Feb 2007Conditional

  Construct slatted hose with slatted tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/377

• 22 May 2006Conditional

  Construction of extension to dwelling.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/938

• 13 Oct 2004Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/7702

• 25 Mar 2004Conditional

  Erection of a 38kv overhead line from Glanta windfarm in Dromourneen to the 110kv ESB station in Ballylicky

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1990

• 22 Mar 1999Conditional

  Renovations & extension to dwellinghouse & installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 99/1429

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 Baurgorm.

Recorded monuments

• CO118-042 Stone circle - five-stone
  Description

  In level pasture in basin of headwater of Durrus river. One of the five stones, the N entrance stone, has fallen. Others are 0.9m to 1.4m L, 0.4m to 0.5m T and 0.8m to 1.25m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is c. 2.5m. Prostrate stone (L 2.4m; 1.4m) c. 2m S of circle, possible fallen standing stone, rests on small heap of rubbish. (Ó Nualláin 1984, no. 86; Roberts 1988, Ch. 5, no. 6). 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

• CO118-043 Burial ground
  Description

  In pasture on W-facing slope. Radial stone cairn (CO118-085---) re-used as burial ground. No burials noted in interior. 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

• CO118-044001 Standing stone - pair
  Description

  On small level area of moorland on NE side of saddle between Sprat Hill and Knockaveagh. Stone circle (CO118-044002-) 5.5m to N. NE stone, aligned NNE-SSW is 1.25m L, 0.45m T and 2.2m H. SW stone is prostrate; it measures 3.3m x 1.4m and is 0.4m T. (Ó Nualláin 1984, 42, no. 85; 1988, 247, no. 126). 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

• CO118-044002 Stone circle - five-stone
  Description

  On small level patch of moorland on NE side of saddle between Spratt Hill and Knockaveagh. One of five stone fallen; others are 0.8m to 1.1m L, 0.15m to 0.3m T and 1m to 1.3m H. Entrance stones set unusually far apart. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 2.45m. Pair of standing stones (CO118-044001-) c. 5.5m to S. (Ó Nualláin 1984, 42, no. 85; Roberts 1988, Ch. 5, no. 5). 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

• CO118-044003 Burial ground
  Description

  In scrub on E-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

• CO118-045001 Burial ground
  Description

  In tillage on ESE-facing slope. Marked 'Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Raised trapezoidal area (23m N-S; max. Wth 23m; min. Wth 8.9m) partially enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) to S and W. Break in W bank at S end. No grave markers noted; heavily overgrown. 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

• CO118-045002 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture with commanding view of Owennashingaun River valley. Subrectangular stone aligned N-S (H 0.83m; 1.17m x 0.84m). 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

• CO118-046 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture on ENE-facing slope with commanding view to E. Shown on OS 6-inch map (1842) as 'in ruins'. Clan Dermot MacCarthy castle (Coleman 1972, 99). 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

• CO118-085 Radial-stone enclosure
  Description

  On NW side of Spratt hill in basin of headwaters of Durrus river. Eight radially-set stones (H 0.3m - 0.6m) visible in low bank of earth and stone which encloses circular area (diam. c. 10m). The interior has been used as a cillin or burial ground (CO118-043---). 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

• CO118-091 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough pasture, partially covered with gorse and briars, on a terrace on an E-facing hillslope overlooking the valley of the Owennashingaun River. This possible standing stone (1.2m x 0.3m; H 0.9m) is rectangular in plan and is orientated NW-SE. Another possible standing stone (CO118-091001-) is situated c. 100m to the ESE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO118-091001 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, on an E-facing slope. This possible standing stone (1.65m x 0.2m; H 1m) is rectangular in section and is orientated N-S. Another possible standing stone (CO118-091----) is situated c. 100m to the WNW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan three-bay two-storey farm house, built c.1820, with attached outbuildings to west. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks. Painted rendered and roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with three-over-three timber sliding sash windows and stone sills. Replacement timber casement and fixed pane windows to rear (south). Square-headed door opening with replacement timber glazed door. Recent enclosing wall to front (north). Outbuildings to west having pitched and lean-to slate and corrugated-iron roofs, painted rubble stone walls with plinth, square-headed window and door openings with timber battered door and stone sills. Gable-fronted outbuilding to north having pitched slate roof, rendered crow-stepped gable and square-headed doorway.

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 high, 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 Baurgorm.

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 Baurgorm with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Baurgorm · An Barr Gorm

Area

2,482,158 m² (248.22 ha, 613.35 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

Cullomane East, Cullomane West, Derreengreanagh, Derryishal, Trawlebane

Placenames

Baurgorm 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.