Bridgetown Upper
Townland in the civil parish of Bridgetown, barony of Fermoy, Co. Cork; in Irish Baile an Droichid Uachtarach
Parcel 5104737
- Area
- 201,309 m² (20.13 ha, 49.74 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Bridgetown Upper
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1094 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 218.2 ha
- 539 acres
- Land parcels
- 43
- registered freehold, median 6,715 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 34
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bridgetown Upper, from 55 m² to 323,920 m² (32.39 ha, 80.04 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 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 Bridgetown Upper 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
19 Dec 2025Grant with conditions
Permission to demolish partially collapsed dwelling and permission for the construction of an agricultural building for the storage of agricultural machinery and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6917
4 Nov 2025Invalid - prepare letters
Permission to demolish partially collapsed structure and construct a machinery shed and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6381
3 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for replacing existing septic tank with bio tank and new percolation
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6095
1 Jul 2025Incompleted application
Permission for a bio tank and percolation area.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5292
16 Jun 2022Conditional
1) Retention of dwelling as constructed (change of location on site and changes to elements of the design from that granted under 03/5547) 2) Retention of the existing site boundaries (change of location on site from that granted under 03/5547) 3) Permission for decommissioning of existing septic tank and replacement with a new treatment unit and percolation area.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5404
25 Feb 2021Conditional
Alterations to existing dwelling consisting of the following: (1) to demolish extension to the rear of existing dwelling and for alterations and 2 storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling. (2) For alterations to existing site entrance and a new front boundary wall and all associated site works. (3) To replace existing septic tank with a new sewerage treatment system and (4) For retention of demolition of derelict domestic storage shed.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4466
16 Apr 2019Conditional
Construct a two-storey dwelling, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4949
6 Dec 2018Conditional
Construct a grainstore building and ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/7209
26 Jun 2018Conditional
Demolition of an existing farm building and construction of an agricultural building for the storage vegetables and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/5645
21 Dec 2015Conditional
To construct a two storey dwelling, detached garage, new vehicular entrance, wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6924
30 Nov 2015Conditional
Construction of an agricultural building for the storage of turnips and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6699
10 Nov 2015Incompleted application
To construct an agricultural building and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6518
29 Oct 2015Withdrawn
Permission to construct a two storey dwelling, detached garage, new vehicular entrance, waste water treatment plant and polishing filter and all associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6431
2 Feb 2010Refused
Construction of a single storey dwellinghouse and entrance, installation of treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4179
22 Dec 2009Incompleted application
Single storey dwellinghouse, entrance, treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/8033
27 Nov 2008Refused
Dwelling & wastewater treatment system
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/9858
16 Apr 2008Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse & treatment system
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/6090
19 Mar 2008Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, treatment unit and associated works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/5524
23 Nov 2006Conditional
Slatted house and underground effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12603
25 Sept 2006Conditional
Construction of extension to dwelling, construction of garage and installation of bio tank to replace existing septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10887
7 Sept 2006Incompleted application
Extension to dwelling, construction of garage and installation of bio-tank to replace existing septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10404
24 Jul 2006Conditional
Construction of dairy, 44 no. cubicle cow shed with slatted tank, soiled water tank and silage slab
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/9165
9 May 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7006
30 Jan 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4387
22 Dec 2005Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, entrance, septic tank and bored well
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9732
The 25 most recent of 34 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Awbeg Valley (Castletownroche) 001561
Recorded monuments
- CO026-150 Cave
Description
On E side of Awbeg River limestone gorge, S of Castletownroche. One of three caves (9807, 9808) investigated in 1938 and 1940 (Gwynn et al. 1942); listed by Dowd (1997, 31) as 'Foley Cave'. Fissure high on side of gorge provided entrance (L 1.5m) to small chamber (L 4m; Wth 2m) from the back of which ran passage and narrow gallery (see plan Dowd ibid., 34, fig. 3.11). Outer fissure and chamber excavated. In these the 'superficial deposits' (D c. 0.35m) produced charcoal, fragment of burnt bone, small baked clay ball and fragments of iron; 'intermediate and deep deposits' produced wide range of Pleistocene fauna. 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
- CO026-181001 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); macula in N half of interior. Within field system (12010). 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
- CO026-181002 Field system
Description
Faint pattern of rectilinear cropmarks, some perpendicular to each other, covering area of c. 9ha, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Cropmarks indicate relict field system on different axis from present system. One linear cropmark crosses circular enclosure (CO026-18101-) off-centre to N. 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
- CO034-074 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of two concentric fosses of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989); macula in S half. Two parallel linear cropmarks approach enclosure from S; other linear cropmarks to S and W are probably levelled field boundaries. 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
Architectural heritage
- Copsewood, house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house with attic, built c. 1810. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks having moulded limestone caps, dormer window to all sides and timber brackets to eaves. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having double four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. Four-pane double timber casement windows to dormers. Round-headed entrance door opening having engaged limestone columns, cornice and archivolt, timber panelled door and fanlight, with steps. Single-storey rubble stone outbuildings with hipped slate roofs to site. Rendered boundary walls and piers with recent metal gates.
- Kiln, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Limekiln, built c. 1820, set against quarry face. Now disused. Rubble limestone walls with round-arched opening with roughly cut sandstone voussoirs.
- Ballinardra Bridge, bridge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Single-span road limestone bridge over disused railway line, built c. 1860. Rock-faced ashlar walls, with dressed stone string courses above arch elevations and dressed stone copings to parapets. Segmental arch with rock-faced voussoirs.
- House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1800, now in use as store, and having higher outbuilding, possibly forge, at east end. Corrugated-iron roof over thatch, hipped to west end and pitched to adjoining outbuilding to east end, with stone chimneystack. Whitewashed rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings, boarded up with timber. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. Outbuilding has pitched slate roof, rubble stone chimneystack and whitewashed rubble stone walls, and square-headed paned fixed timber windows and square-headed vehicular entrance with timber battened double-leaf door.
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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1094 (ZIP).
- 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 Bridgetown Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Bridgetown Upper · Baile an Droichid Uachtarach
- Area
- 2,181,916 m² (218.19 ha, 539.16 acres)
- Civil parish
- Bridgetown, and its townlands
- Barony
- Fermoy
- Electoral division
- Kilcummer, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilcummer electoral division: 283 people in 103 households; 82% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bridgetown Lower, Castletownroche, Castlewidenham, Clifford, Cloon, Connaberry, Kilquane, Monanimy Lower, Monanimy Upper
- Placenames
- Bridgetown Upper 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.