Gooseberryhill

63 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gooseberryhill, from 40 m² to 705,080 m² (70.51 ha, 174.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Gooseberryhill 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.

• 4 Jul 2025Conditional permission

  Permission for:- a) demolition of two chimney stacks, b) alterations to existing opes to front elevation, c) construction of two storey extension to side (south-west) with balconies and single storey extension to rear, d) construction of single storey detached domestic garage, e) blocking up of existing vehicular entrance and construction of new vehicular entrance, f) new on-site waste water treatment system, g) all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5327

• 16 Oct 2024Conditional

  3 Year Planning Permission for the continued use of an existing, temporary lattice type meteorological mast, 80m in height, including associated works. The structure is fixed to ground mounted anchors by guy wires and includes associated instruments to measure meteorological conditions, bat monitors and bird flight deterrents and fencing. The mast was erected on site as exempted development under Class 20A, Part 1, Schedule 2, Article 6 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) in September 2023.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5951

• 27 Sept 2019Conditional

  Permission to (i) Demolish existing open slurry pit and construct in its place a new easy feed slatted livestock unit. Proposed livestock unit to incorporate cubicles and associated underground slurry storage tank with 3 agitation points and ancillary external concrete (ii) Construct a new collecting yard and slatted collecting yard tank (iii) Construct a gravity flow channel and a new roof over existing holding yard. The above development to be carried out with all associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6356

• 2 Jun 2017Refused

  To construct a new dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5380

• 22 Nov 2016Refused

  Construct a dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/6901

• 31 Dec 2010Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling with domestic garage, entrance and all services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8843

• 3 Dec 2010Incompleted application

  Construction of dwelling with entrance, treatment system and all services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8632

• 29 Jun 2009Conditional

  Two storey dwellinghouse, garage/shed for domestic storage purposes, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6137

• 26 May 2009Incompleted application

  Two-storey dwelling, garage/shed for domestic storage purposes, septic tank, percolation area and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5710

• 8 Aug 2007Conditional

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10171

• 7 Jun 2007Conditional

  Roofing of existing slatted tanks, construction of soiled water tank and construction of loose cattle shed

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8488

• 1 Jun 2007Conditional

  Alterations to existing silage pit to convert to loose housing for horses and roofing of a second existing silage pit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8339

• 18 Apr 2007Conditional

  Construction of one and a half storey extension to bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7092

• 21 Feb 2007Incompleted application

  Extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5275

• 14 Dec 2006Conditional

  Construction of slatted unit and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13285

• 2 Nov 2006Conditional

  Construction of slatted cubicle house and effluent tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11944

• 14 Sept 2006Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10594

• 25 Aug 2006Incompleted application

  Dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10042

• 9 Jun 2006Conditional

  Conversion of attic over garage to study/storage/games room and retention of domestic garage and fuel store

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7938

• 19 Apr 2006Conditional

  Bungalow

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6468

• 29 Mar 2004Conditional

  Slatted unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2057

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 Gooseberryhill.

Recorded monuments

• CO014-033 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In forest. Roughly oval mound of burnt material (9.6m E-W; 7m N-S; H 0.3m). Surface of mound planted with coniferous trees. Possibly the fulacht fiadh recorded by Bowman (1934, 137) on T. Colin's land. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-034 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing, c. 10m E of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (11m N-S; 9m E-W; H 0.8m); opening (Wth 4m) faces W. Possibly the fulacht fiadh recorded by Bowman (1934, 137) on T. Collin's land. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-035 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 60m E of stream. Grass-covered spread of burnt material. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-036001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In marshy ground, adjacent to spring and c. 4m SW of rectangular enclosure (14262). Oval mound of burnt material (8m N-S; 12m E-W; H 0.8m). Second fulacht fiadh (10890), incorporated into SW scarp of rectangular enclosure (14262), lies c. 8m to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-036002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, adjacent to spring. Clump of burnt material incorporated into S half of SW scarp of rectangular enclosure (14262). Second fulacht (10889) c. 8m to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-036003 Enclosure
  Description

  In N corner of field, c. 150m NE of Owenanare River. Trapezoidal area (c. 52.8m NE-SW; c. 48m NW-SE at NE end; c. 65m NW-SE at SW end) defined on NE side by levelled outline of low earthen bank, surviving at N end, on SE side by line of furze bushes, with two low undulations separated by intervening fosse along S half, at SW side by scarp, with remains of stone and brick facing and on NW side by earthen bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.3m). Two low earthen banks c. 20m and c. 15m long run parallel to and c. 5m outside SE half of SW side. Enclosure skirted by field boundary to NW and NE. Well at W corner lies between field boundary and enclosure. Scarp (H 0.7m, facing SW) crosses interior NW-SE, c. 17.8m in from NE side. According to local information, known as 'Coppeldy's Castle'; also local tradition of brickworks here. Two fulachta fiadh (10889,10890) at SW side and c. 4m SW of enclosure respectively. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-037001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on S side of stream. Shown on 1936 OS 6-inch map as mound. According to local information, levelled c. 1976. Some dark soil, brittle stones and stunted growth in area of site. Second fulacht fiadh (10892) c. 30m to NE; third (10893) c. 65m to ENE; fourth (10894) c. 160m to NE; fifth (10895) c. 170m to ENE and sixth (10896) c. 215m to ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-037002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on N side of stream. Shown as small mound on 1936 OS 6-inch map. Undulating grass-covered area containing burnt material (min. diam. 10m). According to local information, mound levelled c. 1976. One of a group of six fulachta fiadh (10891, 10893, 10894, 10895, 10896). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-037003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In copse, to SE of stream. Shown as oval mound on 1936 OS 6-inch map. Spread of burnt material planted with coniferous trees. One of a group of six fulacht fiadh (10891, 10892, 10894, 10895,10896). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-038001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed marshy land, c. 10m N of stream. Shown as small mound on 1936 OS 6-inch map. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (min. diam. 8m). One of a group of six fulachta fiadh (10891, 10892, 10893, 10895, 10896). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-038002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 10m N of stream. Shown as mound on 1936 OS 6-inch map. Grass-covered spread of burnt material. One of a group of six fulachta fiadh (10891, 10892, 10893, 10894, 10896). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-038003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In marshy ground, c. 10m N of stream. Shown as large oval mound on 1936 OS 6-inch map. Undulating grass-covered mound of burnt material (c. 30m E-W; c. 22m N-S). According to local information, mound levelled c. 1975. One of a group of six fulachta fiadh (10891, 10892, 10893, 10894, 10895). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-039 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, c. 10m E of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (12.4m x 9.8m; H 0.6m); opening (Wth 4m) faces W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-040 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In marshy ground. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (10m NW-SE; 8m NE-SW; H 0.6m); opening (Wth 2m) faces E. Recent drain bisects mound on E-W axis. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-041 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In marshy ground. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material. Surrounding swamp made measurements impossible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-042001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In marshy ground. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 5.7m; Wth 6.3m; H 0.3m); opening (Wth 1.7m) faces ESE. Second fulacht fiadh (10901) 1m to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-042002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In marshy ground, 1m NE of another fulacht fiadh (10900). Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (L 7.2m; Wth 7.3m; H 0.35m); opening (Wth 3m) faces SSE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-043 Standing stone
  Description

  Not marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, near top of hill with commanding view to N, S and W. Quartzite stone (H 1.22m; 0.8m x 0.55m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis ENE-WSW. According to Bowman (1934, 137), stone was 'originally over 6ft high' but slipped when a hole was dug at base, 'expecting to find hidden treasure'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-044001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on break in W-facing slope, overlooking Owenanore River. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1904 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. No visible surface trace of site; according to local information levelled c. 1985. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 136-7) as double-ramparted fort (diam. 41yd) on John Flynn's land; 'outer rampart levelled. Inner rampart varies from 3ft to 5ft, and 9ft thick at base'. Possible souterrain (CO014-04402-) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-044002 Souterrain
  Description

  In ringfort (CO014-04401-). Bowman (1934, 137) noted that 'depressions in centre and S.W. indicate Sites of Souterrains'. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-045 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (24m N-S). Spring and stream, shown on 1936 OS 6-inch map immediately W of site, have been drained. One of three fulachta fiadh (10903, 10911) recorded by Bowman (1934, 137) on John Flynn's land. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO014-143 Linear earthwork
  Description

  According to local information, continuous stretch of NE-SW field fence (L 1350m) extending across townland, locally known as Claidh Buidhe. Line of fence nearly straight and mostly indistinguishable from other field fences (max. dims. H 1.8m; Wth 2m); partially stone-faced; exceptionally wide (H 1.4m; Wth 3.6m), length (L c. 90m) towards centre with hollowed pathway (Wth 1.8m) on crest of bank. 1842 OS 6-inch map shows further stretch curving to SW (L c. 450m) toward Owenanare River; removed. [Continuous line of fence visible only in this townland, but according to Bowman (1934, 104), subdivision of Knockskehy townland, adjacent to NE, also known as Claidhe Buidhe]. According to local tradition, 'Coppely' used to drive coach and horse along top of fence; rectangular enclosure (CO014-03603-) known as 'Coppely's castle' near SW end of Claidh Buidhe. Fulacht Fiadh (CO014-039---) c. 20m to S of centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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 Gooseberryhill.

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 Gooseberryhill.

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

Name

Gooseberryhill · Cnoc Spiúnán

Area

5,502,267 m² (550.23 ha, 1,359.64 acres)

Civil parish

Clonfert, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Barleyhill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Barleyhill electoral division: 561 people in 193 households; 87% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barleyhill, Carrigcastle, Knockskavane, Knockskehy, Meeneeshal, Meenroe, Toorard

Placenames

Gooseberryhill 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.