Glendav
Glendav is a townland in the civil parish of Clondrohid, barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Gleann Daimh.
- Area
- 562.9 ha
- 1,391 acres
- Land parcels
- 28
- registered freehold, median 52,489 m² (5.25 ha, 12.97 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glendav, from 62 m² to 1,691,803 m² (169.18 ha, 418.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Glendav 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
7 Jul 2025Conditional permission
Permission for 1) the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing house, 2) the decommissioning of existing septic tank and adjoining soakaway, 3) the installation of a new septic tank and percolation area, 4) the construction of a patio wall and 5) all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5333
16 Jan 2018Conditional
(a) Construction of single storey extension (Granny Flat) on to the eastern elevation of the existing dwellinghouse and associated siteworks, (b) alterations to elevations of existing dwellinghouse.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4099
19 Dec 2017Incompleted application
Construction of single storey extension (Granny Flat) on to the eastern elevation of the existing dwellinghouse and all associated services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7336
24 Feb 2016Conditional
Retention of dwelling house as constructed (change of plan from that permitted under planning reg: 05/6957) and Permission for new one and a half storey extension to side of existing dwelling to link it to existing garage, along with minor façade alterations
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4420
22 Jan 2016Incompleted application
Retention for increased footprint to one and a half storey dwelling permitted under planning reference 05/6957 and Permission for new one half storey extension to side of existing dwelling to link it to existing garage, along with minor façade alterations.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/4086
1 Mar 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse and domestic store/garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5539
12 Oct 2006Refused
Dwellinghouse and domestic store/garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11380
23 Sept 2005Conditional
Two storey dwellinghouse and garage
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 05/6957
25 Jul 2005Incompleted application
Two storey dwelling and garage
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 05/5299
5 Apr 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 05/2105
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: Mullaghanish Bog SAC 001890
- Special Protection Area: Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPA 004162
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Mullaghanish Bog 001890
Recorded monuments
- CO059-001001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, atop knoll. Roughly circular, raised area (27.6m N-S; 21.6m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m), topped by stone field boundary ESE->W; external fosse (D 0.4m). Approximately 13m beyond inner bank is second earthen bank (H 1m) SSW->N, with shallow external fosse (D 0.3m); scarp S->SSW; destroyed to E due to quarrying. Outer bank stone-faced and incorporated into field fence system SSW->W. Interior slopes gently down to S; souterrain (8889) in N quadrant; cultivation ridges, running N-S, cross interior and area to W between inner and outer bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO059-001002 Souterrain
Description
In N quadrant of ringfort (8318). Small opening reveals part of stone-lined chamber roofed with lintels, extending E; inaccessible. Two depressions a short distance to E may indicate further collapse. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO059-002 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, on level break in S-facing slope. Stone (H 1.37; 0.58m x 0.47m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NE-SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO059-003001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, atop hillock, on level patch of ground sheltered by rock outcrop to N. Depicted as small subrectangular field on 1842, 1903 and 1940 OS 6-inch maps. Roughly circular area (25m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank (int. H 1.7m; T 3m) with external fosse (D 0.9m). Outer stone facing largely collapsed. Entrance (Wth 3m) to SE. Interior slopes gently down to S and rises in centre; crossed by remains of cultivation ridges running N-S. Remains of corn-drying kiln (9311) c. 30m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO059-003002 Kiln - corn-drying
Description
On N side of area of rock outcropping, c. 300m N of ringfort (8319). Circular uncovered drying chamber (H 0.45m; diam. 1.3m), faced with roughly coursed sandstone blocks. Stone-lined flue (H 0.3m; L 1.4m; Wth 0.65m), one lintel of which remains in position, leads into chamber from NE side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 Glendav.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Glendav, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Glendav.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Glendav with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Glendav · Gleann Daimh
- Area
- 5,628,888 m² (562.89 ha, 1,390.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clondrohid, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry West
- Electoral division
- Ullanes, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 644 people lived in 223 households in the Ullanes electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Caherdowney, Coomnagire, Cummeennabuddoge (Co. Kerry), Curraleigh, Garraneycarney, Labbadermody, Liscarrigane
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Glendav 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.