Cahermore

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahermore, from 136 m² to 304,474 m² (30.45 ha, 75.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 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 Cahermore 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 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Construct a dwelling house, installation of a wastewater treatment system and carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/411

• 4 Mar 2022Conditional

  Retain extension to dwelling and associated site works and permission to move existing waste water system within the site

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/148

• 16 Feb 2022Incompleted application

  Permission to retain extension to dwelling and associated site work and permission to move existing waste water system within the site

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/86

• 21 Dec 2018Conditional

  Construct a cattle house with two no. slatted slurry tanks and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/801

• 2 Feb 2018Conditional

  To construct a single dwelling house with attached carport and attached domestic garage, to construct a site entrance, to install a new connection to public water mains, to install a septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/51

• 4 Dec 2017Conditional

  Construction of a two storey dwelling, waste water treatment unit and percolation area, garage, new site entrance and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/766

• 18 Jun 2015Conditional

  The construction of a single dwelling house, site entrance, private well, installation of a septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/332

• 12 Nov 2008Unconditional

  Construction of 5 wind turbines, electrical substation and control building, 50m high meteorological mast, site tracks and associated works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 08/2037

• 7 May 2008Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/840

• 25 Jan 2008Conditional

  Demolish existing shed, relocation of site entrance, alterations of existing boundaries, internal and external alterations and two storey extension to existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/136

• 7 Dec 2007Incompleted application

  Relocation of site entrance, alterations and two storey extension to existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/3046

• 21 Sept 2007Refused

  Dwelling, septic tank and ancillary works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/2475

• 13 Jul 2007Incompleted application

  Dwelling, septic tank and ancillary works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 07/1901

• 24 Apr 2007Refused

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1093

• 30 Mar 2007Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/889

• 27 Feb 2007Conditional

  Demolition of dwellinghouse, construction of new dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/534

• 25 Jul 2006Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and effluent treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1447

• 13 Jul 2006Conditional

  Construct cubicle house, roofed holding yard, slatted slurry tank, soiled water tank, machinery shed and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1339

• 23 Mar 2006Withdrawn

  Demolition of dwellinghouse, construction of new dwellinghouse and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/490

• 24 May 2005Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3545

• 16 May 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3301

• 1 Jul 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4967

• 22 Sept 2003Conditional

  Windfarm to incl. 5 no. wind turbines,electrical substation & control building, 50m high meteorological mast, site tracks & associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4740

• 15 Aug 2003Conditional

  Alterations to agricultural entrance and additional use as entrance/exit from existing quarry

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4117

• 13 Mar 2003Conditional

  Demolition of ruined dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/1092

The 25 most recent of 33 applications.

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 Cahermore.

Recorded monuments

• CO134-041001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on NW shoulder of hillock. Circular area (21.3m N-S; 20.9m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m) NW->WSW. Road-field boundary truncates site to W. Remains of rectangular hut site (7.9m x 8.4m) (CO134-0410003-) and souterrain (CO134-041002-) 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

• CO134-041002 Souterrain
  Description

  In SE quadrant ringfort (CO134-041001-) uneven ground and protruding stone indicate position of souterrain. 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

• CO134-041003 Hut site
  Description

  In a rath (CO134-041001-). Remains of rectangular hut site (7.9m x 8.4m) 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

• CO134-042 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (35m N-S; 39m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (H 1.8m). Field boundary running E-W truncates edge of enclosure to S. Interior raised on SW side to compensate for hillslope. 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

• CO134-043 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on break in SSE-facing slope. Circular enclosure on OS 6-inch map (1842). Farm building on site; small area to SW undisturbed and tree covered but no bank survives. 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

• CO134-044 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on break in SSE-facing slope. Heavily overgrown circular area, enclosed by earthen bank; external fosse visible to SSE and W. 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

• CO134-045 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Arc WSW->ENE (diam. 24m) formed by earth and stone bank (H 1.1m) to N of roadway. 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

• CO134-046 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (28m N-S; 31.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m); external fosse (D 0.3m) to SE. Stone-faced entrance (Wth 2.4m) to E. Trees planted in interior. Local tradition of souterrain (CO134-103---). 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

• CO134-103 Souterrain
  Description

  According to O'Donoghue (1986, 99) tradition of souterrain in ringfort (CO134-046---). 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 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 Cahermore.

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

Name

Cahermore · An Chathair Mhór

Area

1,979,113 m² (197.91 ha, 489.05 acres)

Civil parish

Ross, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (West Division)

Electoral division

Cahermore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cahermore electoral division: 406 people in 150 households; 82% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardagh East, Foxhall, Freahanes, Froe, Maulyregan, Reanascreena South, Tinneel

Placenames

Cahermore 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.