Caheravart

37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caheravart, from 27 m² to 42,753 m² (4.28 ha, 10.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 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 Caheravart 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.

• 27 May 2010Conditional

  Proposed sunroom to the west side of the existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/372

• 6 Mar 2009Conditional

  Alterations and additions to existing dwelling consisting of new entrance hall, porch and utility room to north elevation, new sunroom including deck to west elevation and new bedroom with bathroom en-suite including sauna to east elevation all at ground floor level, new stairwell and landing at first floor level including dormer window together with bathroom and velux rooflights to north elevation; Removal of existing outhouse and construction of new garage/boathouse and renovation of 2no. outbuildings together with ancillary works and entrance gates with stone piers

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/245

• 12 Feb 2009Incompleted application

  Alterations and additions to existing dwelling consisting of new entrance hall, porch and utility room to north elevation, new sunroom including deck to west elevation and new bedroom with bathroom en-suite including sauna to east elevation all at ground floor level, new stairwell and landing at first floor level including dormer window together with bathroom and velux rooflights to north elevation; Removal of existing outhouse and construction of new garage/boathouse and renovation of 2no. outbuildings together with ancillary works and entrance gates with stone piers

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/126

• 19 Jan 2009Incompleted application

  Alterations and additions to existing dwelling consisting of new entrance hall, porch and utility room to north elevation, new sunroom including deck to west elevation and new bedroom with bathroom en-suite including sauna to east elevation all at ground floor level, new stairwell and landing at first floor level including dormer window together with bathroom and velux rooflights to north elevation; Removal of existing outhouse and construction of new garage/boathouse together with ancillary works and entrance gates with stone piers

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/27

• 20 Dec 2006Conditional

  Construct sheep handling unit with footbath, dipping tank, rollover crate and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2830

• 15 Apr 1998Conditional

  Alterations, ground floor extension, first floor extension & dormer windows to dwelling & installation of septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 98/1515

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 Caheravart.

Recorded monuments

• CO102-012 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on S-facing slope. Landowner partially levelled site c. 1945. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 32m) defined by slight rise E->SW, remains. Field fence curves to W as if to respect site. 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

• CO102-024002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  In rough pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (88m N-S; 96.5m E-W) enclosed by dry stone wall (H 1.7m; Wth 2.1m) with rubble core E->W; stone field fence W->E. Entrance to SSW (Wth 5m), blocked by rough stone wall; break in wall to NW. Interior divided in half by stone wall running N-S. Stone cross (CO102-02403-) and burial ground (CO102-02404-) in E half of interior. Interior features: (1). Rectangular house site (12-4m N-S; 7.1m E-W) (CO102-026----) incorporated into N bank of burial ground; defined by grass covered wall (H 1m; Wth 1.2m). (2). Remains of second rectangular house site (12.2m NW-SE; 7.4m NE-SW) (CO102-025----) in NW quadrant; defined by grass-covered wall (H 1m; Wth 1.1m); break in E (Wth 1.6m) and W (Wth 2m) walls. Shallow fosse-like feature outside N and E walls (D 0.5m). (3). Arc (diam. 14m) formed by earth and stone bank (H 0.5m) E->W, adjoins inner face of enclosure wall to W. (4). Just S of (3) are foundations of four circular hut sites (diam. c. 3.3m) (CO102-028----). Heavily overgrown. (5). Adjoining inner face of enclosure wall to SSW is roughly circular area (8m N-S) defined by earth and stone bank (H 0.5m). Heavily overgrown. (6). Ruined rectangular animal shelter (1.6m x 2.5m) in interior, lies just W of blocked entrance. Adjoining W end of shelter and SSW wall of enclosure is rectangular foundations of hut site (6m x 7m; H 0.4m). Listed as early ecclesiastical enclosure by Hurley (1980, 55-56), who noted site sometimes called 'Kilmacowen', the name of adjoining townland. (O'Shea and Crowley 1972, 65). Rectangular stone (L c. 0.7m) with deep groove at one end noted in SE quadrant; similar stones noted at Kilnaruane early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO118-03101-). 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

• CO102-024003 Cross
  Description

  Located in burial ground (CO102-024004-) and within Caheravart early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO102-024002-). Latin cross carved from sandstone (H c. 1.4; shaft c.0.2m x c. 0.1m: arms extend c. 0.05m on each side), leans heavily to SE. Long axis NE-SW. 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

• CO102-024004 Burial ground
  Description

  In early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO102-024002-). Subcircular area (35.5m E-W; 24.5m N-S) enclosed by low grassed-over wall (H 0.65m; W 1.5m) to N, E & W; stone-built revetment wall (H 2.2m) to S; many grave markers noted. Stone cross (CO102-02403-) in S side. In N half roughly circular pile of stones (4.5m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.75m) (CO102-027----). N wall incorporates hut site. 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

• CO102-025 Hut site
  Description

  In W section of Caheravart early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO102-024002-). Rectangular plan (12.2m NW-SE; 7.4m NE-SW), grassed-over walls (H 1m; Wth 1.1m). Openings in E and W sides (Wths 1.6m; 2m). Shallow fosse-like feature outside N and E walls (D 0.5m). Similiar hut site (CO102-026----) to E . 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

• CO102-026 Hut site
  Description

  In Caheravart early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO102-024002-), adjacent to enclosing element of children's burial ground (CO102-024004-). Rectangular structure (12.4m N-S; 7.1m E-W), grassed-over walls (H 1m; Wth 1.2m). Opening in W wall (Wth 3.4m). O'Shea and Crowley suggest medieval date (1972, 65). Similiar hut site to W (CO102-025---). 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

• CO102-027 Decorated stone
  Description

  Located in a children's burial ground (CO102-024004-), within Cahervart early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO102-024002-). A circular flat-topped pile of stones (diam. 4m), with two depressions. O'Brien (1970, 65) suggests that this is a collapsed beehive hut. 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

• CO102-028 Hut site
  Description

  In Caheravart early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO102-024002-). Remains of at least four circular stone built cells (diam. c. 3.3m; int. H 0.6m), each with small opening. Very overgrown and difficult to interpret. 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

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Caheravart.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Caheravart.

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

Name

Caheravart · Cathair an Mhairt

Area

212,382 m² (21.24 ha, 52.48 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcatherine, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Kilcatherine, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilcatherine electoral division: 780 people in 322 households; 88% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 30% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bawnard, Carrig, Commons East, Kilmackowen

Placenames

Caheravart 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.