Canrooska

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Canrooska, from 8 m² to 1,209,098 m² (120.91 ha, 298.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Canrooska 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.

• 21 Apr 2010Refused

  Construction of dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/280

• 1 Apr 2010Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/227

• 21 May 2004Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/3546

• 18 Feb 2003Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/616

• 8 Feb 2002Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 02/487

• 13 Nov 2001Conditional

  Partial demolition of outbuildings and construction of studio/guest assommodation for private use

  Permission · Cork County Council, 01/6214

• 30 Jun 2000Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 00/3979

• 30 Jun 2000Refused

  Construction of 5 no. dwellings for long term letting

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 00/3964

• 23 Dec 1999Withdrawn

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 99/7218

• 6 Jul 1999Conditional

  Dormer bungalow

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 99/3663

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland SAC 000090

Recorded monuments

• CO090-003 Hut site
  Description

  On rugged W-facing hillside. Remains of 3-sided structure built against natural rock face; rectangular in plan (5m E-W; 3m N-S). Stone-built walls (H 2.2m, thickness 0.7m); ope on S side. Possibly associated with nearby mass rock (local information); not located. 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

• CO090-004 Burial ground
  Description

  On foothills of Barraboy Mountain on W-facing slope. Marked 'Old Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Subcircular area (12m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by mass of small stones and embedded boulders, probably grave markers. 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

• CO090-005 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Circular area (diam. 14m) enclosed by ruinous stone wall (H 1.2m; Wth 1.5m). Break in wall to SE (Wth 4m). In N half of interior ruins of rectangular structure (L 8.3m; Wth 4.8m) with door open in centre of S wall (built in 19th century, according to local tradition). 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

• CO090-006001 Stone row
  Description

  On bog-covered S-facing slope of S extension Barraboy mountain. Row of three stones, aligned ENE_WSW. Stone at NE is 0.7m L, 0.3m T and 0.4m H. Middle stone is 0.7m L, 0.3m T and 0.7m H. SW stone is prostrate; it would have been the tallest of the three. It is 4m x 1.1m and 0.5m T. Cairn (CO090-00603-) c. 7m to S. (Ó Nualláin 1988, 234, no. 30). 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

• CO090-006002 Stone circle - five-stone
  Description

  On bog-covered S-facing slope of S extension of Barrabog mountain. Four stones survive measuring 0.8m to 1.3m L, 0.2m T and 0.45m to 1m H; N entrance stone leans heavily inwards. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 2.3m. Part of complex also comprises of stone row (CO090-00601-) c. 4m to S and cairn (CO090-00603-) c. 11m to SSE. (Ó Nualláin 1984, 39, no. 76) 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

• CO090-006003 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  On bog-covered S-facing slope of S extension Burraboy mountain. Roughly oval-shaped cairn (7.5m x 5m; H 1m) partly covered in peat. Part of complex also comprising five-stone circle (CO090-00602-) c. 11m to NNW; stone row c.7m to NW. (Ó Nualláin 1984, No. 76; 1988, No. 30). 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

• CO090-006004 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on cutaway bog, on a W-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Canrooska River. A network of mainly curvilinear, relict, stone field boundaries (T 0.6m; H 0.4m), which protrude above the surface of the remaining shallow bog, covers an irregularly shaped area (c. 150m N-S; c. 100m E-W). Many of the stones in the relict boundaries are set at right angles to the line of the walls. A stone row (CO090-006001-), a five-stone circle (CO090-006002-) and a cairn (CO090-006003-) are located within the field boundary network. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-021001 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  This is the most southerly of two wedge tombs situated on a gently sloping terrace in blanket bog at the head of the Canrooska River valley on the upper slopes of Barraboy Mountain; there are fine views from the monument to the S, overlooking Glengarriff Harbour and Bantry Bay. The remains comprise a gallery (L 3.2m; Wth 1.25m at W, narrowing to c. 0.75m at E), aligned NE-SW, largely enveloped in peat. The N side is formed by at least three stones and the tops of two others are exposed on the S side; the E end is closed by a backstone. The W end is sealed by a substantial septal-stone inset in the gallery sides and is fronted by a portico formed by single orthostats on each side with two further jamb-like stones set inside them. The E section of the chamber is flanked by three close-set outer-wall stones along the N and S sides. An inclined slab protruding from the peat immediately W of the portico may represent some other element of closure at this end or it could delimit the W end of the outer-walling. The gallery is covered by two partially displaced roofstones (W slab: 2.2m x 1.45m; T c. 0.12m; E slab: 1.8m x 2.3m; Wth c. 0.15m). The second wedge tomb (CO090-021002-) is 20m to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-021002 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  This is the most northerly of two wedge tombs situated on a gently sloping terrace in blanket bog at the head of the Canrooska River valley on the upper slopes of Barraboy Mountain; there are fine views from the monument to the S overlooking Glengarriff Harbour and Bantry Bay. It consists of a gallery (L c. 3.4m; Wth 1.35 at W, narrowing to c. 0.85m at E), aligned ENE-WSW, largely enveloped in peat. The N side is formed by four stones and three are visible along the S side; the E end is closed by an inset backstone. The W end is partially closed by a transversely set septal-like slab abutting the W stone of the S side; this leaves an entrance gap of 0.5m. A single, close-set outer-wall stone is exposed along the N side. The gallery is covered by three partially displaced roofstones. The W stone (2.6m x 1.6m; T 0.15-0.2m) partially overlaps the second (1.5m x 1.4m; T 0.2m). The third (1.7m x 0.8m; T c. 0.15m) covers the E end of the gallery. The second wedge tomb (CO090-021001-) is 20m to the S and there is a standing stone (CO090-034----) c. 200m to the NW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-022 Sheepfold
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO090-023 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on bog, on a W-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Canrooska River. This standing stone (1.5m x 0.6m; H 1.8m) is rectangular in plan and is orientated E-W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-034 Standing stone
  Description

  On an E-W ridge of rough hill grazing on bog, on the lower, S-facing slopes of Barraboy Mountain. This standing stone (1.6m x 0.7m; H 1.45m) is rectangular in plan and section and is orientated NNW-SSE. Two wedge tombs (CO090-021001-, CO090-021002-) are c. 180m to the SE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• KE110-006 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the summit of Barraboy Mountain. A partly grass-covered circular cairn (3.8m E-W; 3.7m N-S; H 0.5m) comprising stones of various shapes and sizes, protruding from the peat. The cairn is defined by a scarp (H 0.3m) along the circumference N-SE and by a low bank of earth and stone SE-SW. Stones from the cairn are scattered downslope at NW. A recent cone-shaped cairn (2.2m N-S; 2m E-W; H 1.2m) has been built at the centre of the main cairn. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Canrooska.

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

Name

Canrooska · Ceann Rúscach

Area

2,396,162 m² (239.62 ha, 592.1 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcaskan, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Kilcaskan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilcaskan electoral division: 895 people in 373 households; 80% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrigrour, Crossterry East, Currakeal, Derreennagough, Esk East (Co. Kerry), Rossnashunsoge

Placenames

Canrooska 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.