# Derreen Lower, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcaskan, barony of Bear, Co. Cork; in Irish An Doirín Íochtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,276,717 m² (227.67 ha, 562.59 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,731 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcaskan, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/kilcaskan.md
- Barony: Bear
- Electoral division: Curryglass, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 427 people lived in 179 households in the Curryglass electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/8725
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 42169
- Centre: latitude 51.694578, longitude -9.769784 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derreen Lower, from 37 m² to 2,083,938 m² (208.39 ha, 514.95 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2310479: 2,083,938 m² (208.39 ha, 514.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310479.md
- Parcel 2175168: 26,932 m² (2.69 ha, 6.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175168.md
- Parcel 2310478: 23,615 m² (2.36 ha, 5.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310478.md
- Parcel 4810171: 20,129 m² (2.01 ha, 4.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4810171.md
- Parcel 2175175: 15,248 m² (1.52 ha, 3.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175175.md
- Parcel 2175179: 14,887 m² (1.49 ha, 3.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175179.md
- Parcel 2310484: 12,851 m² (1.29 ha, 3.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310484.md
- Parcel 2175176: 10,531 m² (1.05 ha, 2.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175176.md
- Parcel 2310486: 9,672 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310486.md
- Parcel 2134033: 8,307 m² (0.83 ha, 2.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2134033.md
- Parcel 2310485: 8,204 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310485.md
- Parcel 2175173: 7,834 m² (0.78 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175173.md
- Parcel 2310480: 6,028 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310480.md
- Parcel 2175174: 5,405 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175174.md
- Parcel 2175178: 5,280 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175178.md
- Parcel 2310476: 4,747 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310476.md
- Parcel 2175172: 4,063 m² (0.41 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175172.md
- Parcel 2310483: 2,731 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310483.md
- Parcel 2310481: 2,620 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310481.md
- Parcel 2376671: 2,495 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2376671.md
- Parcel 2310482: 2,409 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310482.md
- Parcel 2175177: 1,645 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175177.md
- Parcel 2175171: 1,426 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175171.md
- Parcel 2175169: 1,348 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175169.md
- Parcel 2175166: 1,176 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175166.md
- Parcel 2175268: 888 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175268.md
- Parcel 2310477: 619 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310477.md
- Parcel 2175167: 604 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175167.md
- Parcel 2175266: 470 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175266.md
- Parcel 2175170: 339 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175170.md
- Parcel 2310475: 171 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2310475.md
- Parcel 2175165: 108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175165.md
- Parcel 3626061: 84 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3626061.md
- Parcel 2175267: 47 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2175267.md
- Parcel 2376670: 37 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2376670.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Derreen Lower in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

1 application, newest first.

- 2 Jun 2000, Cork County Council 00/3352: Conditional. Permission. Retention & completion of dwelling, septic tank, entrance, road boundary wall & site layout. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=00/3352

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Natural Heritage Area: Hungry Hill Bog NHA, site code 001059, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/nha/001059

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO116-035: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-035----. In rough stony pasture, on a rise on a S-facing slope. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 6.6m) defined by traces of upright contiguous stone slabs (T 0.35m; max. H 0.5m) NE-SW and by intermittent traces of a scarp (H 0.15m) SW-NE, from which stones have been robbed. Rubble is scattered externally along the perimeter NE-SW. Some stones are embedded in the level interior. There is an enclosure (CO116-035001-) c. 50m to the NE and another enclosure (CO116-035002-) is c. 30m to the 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
- CO116-035001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-035001-. In rough stony pasture, on a S-facing slope surrounded by mountains near the waterfall at the head of the Coomgira valley. An oval area (12m E-W; 9.5m N-S) is defined by intermittent traces of a low fern-covered earthen bank (Wth 0.9m; H 0.15m) best preserved along the SE-SW arc. The level interior is raised (H 0.7m) at S and cut into the upslope (D 0.5m) at N to compensate for the hillslope. Two other enclosures (CO116-042----, CO116-035002-) lie c. 40m to the NE and c. 55m to the SW, respectively. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO116-035002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-035002-. In rough stony pasture, on top of an elevation on a S-facing slope surrounded by mountains near the waterfall at the head of Coomgira valley. A circular area (diam. 9.8m) is defined by the intermittent traces of a low earthen bank (Wth 0.6m; H 0.15m) and traces of a scarp along the SW arc. The level interior is in pasture and is slightly uneven. There is a second enclosure (CO116-035001-) c. 55m to the NE. A recent rectangular stone-built animal shelter lies 5m to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO116-036: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-036----. In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (12.6m NE-SW; 10.5m NW-SE; H 1.2m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The opening (Wth 3.3m) faces a stream at NW. Patches of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil are exposed intermittently on the mound. Two enclosures (CO116-036001-, CO116-042----) lie c. 45m to the SE and c. 50m to the W, respectively. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO116-036001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-036001-. In rough pasture, on a level platform on a W-facing slope surrounded by mountains near the waterfall at the head of Coomgira valley. A circular area (diam. 10m) is defined by intermittent traces of a low earthen bank (Wth 0.8m; H 0.25m). A N-S stone wall truncates the E half and rushes grow in the interior. There is a fulacht fia (CO116-036----) c. 45m 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
- CO116-038: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-038----. In rough pasture, on a SE-facing slope in a valley at the E side of Hungry Hill. This monument constitutes the site of a possible standing stone. The stone was recorded in this location in 1996 and described as leaning to the NW and orientated NE-SW. In the course of field clearance work, the stone was moved to its present location (CO116-051----), c. 110m 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
- CO116-042: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-042----. In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope surrounded by mountains near the waterfall at the head of Coomgira valley. A circular area (9.4m E-W; 9m N-S) is defined by traces of a low bank (Wth 1m; H 0.05-0.2m) with several sheep gaps and with some stones on top along its SW-N arc. The level interior, partially covered with rushes, is cut into the bank at N (D 0.5m) and raised (H 0.6m) at S to compensate for the hillslope. There are traces of a stone facing along the S arc. There is an enclosure (CO116-035001-) c. 40m to the SW and a fulacht fia (CO116-036----) c. 50m to the 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
- CO116-049: Charcoal-making site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-049----. In rough pasture, on a SW-facing hillslope, at the E side of Hungry Hill. A level D-shaped platform (7m NE-SW) with a straight SW side (L 10m) is cut (D 0.4m) into the upslope at the NE and is raised (H 0.5m) at the SW where it is revetted by the remains of a stone facing. Traces of charcoal fragments are exposed along the SW side and in the interior, consistent with a charcoal burner's site. It was probably in use when the iron smelter was in operation in Adrigole, c. 3km to E, in the 18th century. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO116-051: Standing stone (present location), https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO116-051----. In rough pasture on a SE-facing slope, in a valley at the E side of Hungry Hill. This possible standing stone (L 3m; H 1.5m) was moved, in the course of field clearance work, from its original location (CO116-038----) c. 110m to the SE and it is now piled, along with other stones and boulders, against a field boundary. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Derreen Lower, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Derreen Lower.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-lower.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-lower.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-lower.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Derreen Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Bawn: https://everytownland.com/cork/bawn.md
- Coomgira: https://everytownland.com/cork/coomgira.md
- Derreen Upper: https://everytownland.com/cork/derreen-upper.md
- Dromaclaurig (Co. Kerry): https://everytownland.com/kerry/dromaclaurig.md
- Glanmore (Co. Kerry): https://everytownland.com/kerry/glanmore-71423.md

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.

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