Gortroe

56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortroe, from 24 m² to 202,719 m² (20.27 ha, 50.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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 Gortroe 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.

• 1 Sept 2025Conditional permission

  Change of use from commercial to residential use for shop unit of 30m sq which is located within existing residence

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/495

• 8 Aug 2025Application invalid

  Change of use from commercial to residential use for shop unit of 30msq which is located within existing residence

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/449

• 17 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Construction of a proposed new detached dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/332

• 17 Jun 2025Conditional permission

  Decommissioning of an existing septic tank and provision of a replacement wastewater treatment system with percolation area to serve dwelling, a reduction of the existing and previously permitted site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/333

• 30 May 2025Incompleted application

  Construction of a proposed new detached dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/297

• 30 May 2025Incompleted application

  The proposed decommissioning of an existing septic tank and provision of a replacement wastewater treatment system with percolation area to serve dwelling, a reduction of the existing and previously permitted site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/298

• 19 May 2025Incompleted application

  Construction of a proposed new detached dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/277

• 19 May 2025Incompleted application

  The proposed decommissioning of an existing septic tank and provision of a replacement wastewater treatment system with percolation area to serve dwelling, a reduction of the existing and previously permitted site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/276

• 23 Apr 2025Incompleted application

  Construction of a proposed new detached dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/219

• 23 Apr 2025Incompleted application

  Proposed decommissioning of an existing septic tank and provision of a replacement wastewater treatment system with percolation area, a reduction of the existing and previously permitted site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/218

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  Construction of alterations to existing dwelling, including sunroom extension along with all associated site development

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/356

• 3 Aug 2018Conditional

  Alter site boundaries of existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/458

• 18 Feb 2014Conditional

  (A) Retain sun-room extension to side of dwelling, (B) Permission to alter site boundary all at site No. 1

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/118

• 29 Nov 2013Refused

  Change of use of existing mill to use as 1no. two bed apartment and 1no. retail unit at ground floor with associated storage at basement level, renovations and alterations to same and install waste water treatment unit with percolation area and new site entrance

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/658

• 10 Apr 2012Conditional

  Demolish existing storage tank, construct a sow house with slatted slurry storage tank for existing sow herd to comply with animal welfare legislation S.I. 311 of 2010, construct a feed storage bin, concrete apron and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/234

• 3 Jun 2011Conditional

  Demolish existing store building and construct a replacement domestic store building

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/326

• 4 Sept 2008Conditional

  Change of use of existing mill to use as 1no. two bed apartment and 1no. retail unit at ground floor with associated storage at basement level, renovations and alterations to same and install waste water treatment unit with percolation area and new site entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1616

• 21 Nov 2007Conditional

  Construction of stone faced entrance walls, pillars and gates

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2906

• 2 Jul 2007Withdrawn

  Change of use of existing Mill to use as one 2 bed apartment and one retail unit at ground floor with associated storage at basement level for renovations and alterations to same and to install waste water treatment unit with percolation area and new site entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1786

• 18 May 2007Incompleted application

  Change of use of existing mill to use as 1 number two bed apartment and one retail unit at ground floor with associated stortage at basement level for renovations and alterations to same and to install waste water treatment unit with percolation area and new site entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1307

• 31 Oct 2006Withdrawn

  Demolition of store and construction of 2no. dwellings and the installation of waste water treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/2271

• 3 Aug 2006Refused

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/1514

• 19 Apr 2006Refused

  Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/670

• 30 Aug 2004Withdrawn

  Demolition of store and construction of 2 no. dwellings, installation of waste water treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/6579

• 23 Dec 2003Conditional

  Dwelling and domestic garage

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 03/6834

The 25 most recent of 35 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 Gortroe.

Recorded monuments

• CO134-062 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on NW-facing slope. Circular area (38m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (H 0.7m), with possible original stone facing to W; shallow external fosse to N. Trackway, running E-W, cuts across N half of interior. Local tradition of burial ground (CO134-062001-) 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

• CO134-062001 Burial ground
  Description

  There is a local tradition of a burial ground in the interior of the rath (CO134-062----). 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

• CO134-063 Mill - corn
  Description

  Partially collapsed 3-storey roadside mill just SW Connonagh, on Roury river. Wheel pit along SW elev. housing wooden breastshot waterwheel (Wth 1.3m) with iron axle and flaunch. Wooden launder carried head race. 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

• CO134-104 Burial ground
  Description

  In ringfort (CO134-062----); local tradition of burials. To S of trackway through fort, overgrown raised area (6.5m; 4m; H 0.4m), possibly stone revetted at W end, may be associated with burials. 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

• Milestone/milepost, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding triangular-profile cast-iron milestone, erected c.1890. Having chamfered upper surface, hollow to rear (south). Relief lettering and numbering reading "SKIBB 9, CORK 44, SKIBB 9, ROSSCARB' 4" and maker's marks to front (north) faces.

• The Old Mill Stores, house, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay two-storey over basement house and shop, built c.1920, having three-storey elevation and recent timber balcony to rear (south). Render shopfront to eastern end of front elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and eaves course, having cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls throughout, having roughcast render panels and rendered quoins to front (north) elevation. Rendered sill course to first floor of front elevation. Square-headed window openings with stone sills throughout, having tripartite timber framed windows to front elevation with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Single one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to first floor of front elevation. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, bipartite timber framed windows with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and replacement timber casement windows to rear elevation. Square-headed door openings throughout, having rendered surround, single-pane overlight and timber panelled door to front elevation. Double-leaf glazed timber doors with replacement overlights to first floor of rear elevation. Timber panelled door to ground floor of rear elevation. Rendered shopfront comprising panelled pilasters surmounted by timber fascia board with raised lettering. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and timber framed display windows over rendered stall risers. Square-headed door opening with stained glass overlight and double-leaf timber panelled doors. Former mill to side (east). Set along roadside.

• Connonagh House, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, having recent conservatory to side (west). Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lime render over rubble stone walls with sections of exposed rubble stone. Square-headed window openings with stone sills throughout. Replacement six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to front (south) elevation. uPVC casement windows to rear and side elevations. Round-headed stairwell window opening with stone sill to rear elevation having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with spoked fanlight to upper sash. Square-headed door opening to front elevation with render canopy, rounded surround and timber panelled door. Square-headed door opening to side (east) elevation having glazed timber door. Low rubble stone enclosing wall to front and side (east). Set within own grounds along roadside.

• Post box, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, installed c.1930, with raised lettering. Set into rendered gate pier.

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 Gortroe.

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

Name

Gortroe · An Gort Rua

Area

631,887 m² (63.19 ha, 156.14 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacabea, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (West Division)

Electoral division

Cloonkeen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cloonkeen electoral division: 386 people in 139 households; 85% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cashel, Cloonkeen East, Cooladerreen, Cullane East, Dromillihy, Dungannon, Dunscullib

Placenames

Gortroe 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.