Kilgobnet
Kilgobnet is a townland in the civil parish of Clondrohid, barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cill Ghobnait.
- Area
- 128.6 ha
- 318 acres
- Land parcels
- 37
- registered freehold, median 3,109 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilgobnet, from 32 m² to 408,868 m² (40.89 ha, 101.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 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 Kilgobnet 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
5 Mar 2024Conditional
Permission for retention for mobile home accessed from existing laneway and permission to connect mobile home to new sewerage system and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4374
15 Dec 2023Conditional
Permission for new single storey dwelling, sewerage system and all associated works accessed off existing entrance.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/6503
16 Mar 2022Conditional
Construct dwelling, detached garage and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4582
16 Feb 2022Incompleted application
To construct dwelling, detached garage and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4316
18 Nov 2021Withdrawn
To construct dwelling, detached garage and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/7116
27 Jun 2016Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, entrance, septic tank and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5579
2 May 2012Conditional
Construction of a two storey dwellinghouse and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/4920
9 Sept 2009Conditional
Demolition of existing derelict dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/6979
1 Oct 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse, effluent treatment system and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9114
13 Jul 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage with treatment unit and sewage treatment unit for existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9561
9 Feb 2007Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4892
2 Aug 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/9432
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 Protection Area: Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPA 004162
Recorded monuments
- CO059-062 Fulacht fia
Description
In rough grazing, to S of stream. According to local information, burnt material found here. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO059-063 Souterrain
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. According to local information, farm machinery caused collapse, exposing earth-cut chamber; infilled. No visible surface trace. 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
- CO059-064 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on break in S-facing slope, at S side of farmyard. Circular raised area (28m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.8m) SSE->NNW; low bank survives NNW->SE, revetted by stone wall externally with gateway and steps to N. Remains of stone facing in bank to SW. Possible souterrain (9054) in interior. 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
- CO059-065001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Shown on 1842, 1903 and 1940 OS 6-inch maps as subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 60m) immediately S of roadway. Burial ground (9343) and bullan stone (9226) in NE quadrant; second bullaun stone (9227) c. 12m to S of enclosure. Enclosing boundary survives NNW->SE as wall of burial ground; levelled elsewhere. Townland name translates 'Cill Ghobnatan - St. Gobnait's church' (O'Donoghue 1986, 224). 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
- CO059-065002 Burial ground
Description
Named 'Graveyard for Children' and 'Children's Burial Gd.' on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps respectively. Site forms NE quadrant of possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (9205). Roughly square area (c. 20m N-S; c. 20m E-W) enclosed by low stone wall. Interior uneven, sloping down to SE and planted with conifers. On E side, rectangular setting of 5 upright slabs, open to E; on W side, two upright stones, long axis N-S; in SW corner, bullaun stone (9226). Second bullaun stone (9227) c. 30m S of burial ground. Rounds made here on St. Gobnait's day. Stone slab (2m x 0.9m) lying in verge of road c. 350m to ESE is locally associated with St. Gobnait, who is said to have prayed on this spot. 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
- CO059-065003 Bullaun stone
Description
In SW corner of burial ground (9343) within possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (9205). Second bullaun stone (9227) c. 30m to S. Sandstone block embedded in ground with circular hollow (diam. 0.4m; D 0.14m) on flat upper surface. Band of white quartzite stones and drinking cups around N side of hollow. Rounds to St Gobnait made here on February 11th. 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 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO059-065004 Bullaun stone
Description
In disused farmyard c. 12m S of possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (9205), c. 30m S of burial ground (9343) and bullaun stone (9226). Sandstone block embedded in ground with circular hollow (diam. 0.25m; D 0.1m) on flat upper surface. 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
- CO059-066 Ringfort - rath
Description
Shown on 1842, 1903 and 1940 OS 6-inch maps as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m). In pasture, on S-facing slope. Levelled; no visible surface trace. 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
- CO059-167 Souterrain
Description
In ringfort (8384). According to local information, passages covered by large slabs in interior. No visible surface trace. 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 Kilgobnet.
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 Kilgobnet, 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 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 Kilgobnet.
- 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 Kilgobnet with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Kilgobnet · Cill Ghobnait
- Area
- 1,285,766 m² (128.58 ha, 317.72 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clondrohid, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry West
- Electoral division
- Clondrohid, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 894 people lived in 325 households in the Clondrohid electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardeen, Bawnatanaknock, Clashmaguire, Dangansallagh, Derryleigh, Gortnalicky, Gortnapeasty, Scronagare
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Kilgobnet 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.