Kilmartin Upper
Kilmartin Upper is a townland in the civil parish of Donaghmore (Macroom Ra), barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cill Martan Uachtarach.
- Area
- 216.1 ha
- 534 acres
- Land parcels
- 23
- registered freehold, median 3,878 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilmartin Upper, from 1,202 m² to 725,169 m² (72.52 ha, 179.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 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 Kilmartin Upper 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
26 May 2023Conditional
Installation of a cattle underpass and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/5080
21 Apr 2023Incompleted application
Installation of cattle underpass and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4771
2 Mar 2023Incompleted application
Installation of a cattle underpass and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4365
16 Feb 2023Withdrawn
Installation of a cattle underpass and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4260
18 Oct 2022Conditional
Erecting a 24m high telecommunications lattice structure together with antennas, dishes, headframe and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed by security fencing and extend existing access track.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6346
14 Jul 2022Incompleted application
Permission to erect a 24m high telecommunications lattice structure together with antennas, dishes, headframe and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed by security fencing and extend existing access.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5650
10 Feb 2022Withdrawn
Installation of a cattle underpass and associated works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4267
23 Jul 2021Conditional
The construction of a dwelling and domestic garage.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6040
8 Jun 2021Incompleted application
The construction of a dwelling and domestic garage.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5588
8 Apr 2021Conditional
Retention of existing storage shed for the purpose of agricultural uses on applicant’s landholding at site.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4892
30 Oct 2019Incompleted application
Retention of a 316.68m2 storage shed to the north-west (rear) of the existing dwelling house.
Retention · Cork County Council, 19/6582
11 Apr 2018Conditional
Construction of new dwelling house domestic garage, new entrance together with all other ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4897
25 Jun 2012Conditional
Retention of a detached garage adjacent to existing dwellinghouse
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/5383
11 May 2012Unconditional
Construction of a dwellinghouse, extension of duration to permission granted under planning reg 07/7036
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/4983
18 Nov 2010Conditional
Construction of dwellinghouse, domestic garage, septic tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8503
8 Oct 2010Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8172
29 Jun 2007Conditional
Erect a single slatted easy feed, a double slatted easy feed and associated concrete yards
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9229
29 Jun 2007Conditional
Construction of temporary wheelwash and temporary storage tank and raising levels of low lying lands with topsoil, subsoil, rock and minor quantities of construction and demolition material
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9207
16 May 2007Incompleted application
Raising levels of low lying lands with topsoil, subsoil, rock and minor quantities of construction and demolition material
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7851
13 Apr 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7037
13 Apr 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7036
30 Aug 2006Conditional
Alterations and extensions to dwelling and construction of garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/10140
20 Dec 2004Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/9393
1 Mar 2004Refused
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/1279
18 Feb 2003Conditional
Alterations and extension to dwelling and demolition of existing extension
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/626
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilmartin Upper.
Recorded monuments
- CO050-055 Cist
Description
In pasture, no visible surface trace of 'stone-lined cist' (Hartnett 1939, 197), discovered by landowner c. 1920; it contained 'some human bones' and was closed up immediately. 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
- CO050-057002 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
Shown on 1842, 1904 and 1939 OS 6-inch maps as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), straddling townland boundary between Barrahaurin and Kilmartin Upper. Levelled; no visible surface trace. Hartnett (1939, 197) recorded outer bank (H c. 1m; Wth c. 3m); slight inner fosse; waterlogged interior. Stone row (6503) c. 25m to 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
- CO050-065001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In rough grazing, with good view across stream valley to E. Circular area (diam. 34m) defined by two earthen banks (max. H 2.2m), with intervening fosse. Entrance to SE. Souterrain (CO050-065002-) in S half of 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
- CO050-065002 Souterrain
Description
In S half of ringfort (CO050-065001-). Investigated by Hartnett in 1930. McCarthy (1977, 274) recorded 'passage, stone-built (Wth 0.7m; H 0.75m). Walls irregularly coursed, corbelled. Some of capstones 20cm below surface'. Collapsed ground now indicates position. 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
- CO050-066 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, on W side of stream. Roughly horseshoe-shaped spread of burnt material (14m N-S; 7m E-W) exposed due to erosion by cattle. Second fulacht fiadh (CO050-164---) c. 22m to WNW. 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
- CO050-164 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, c. 22m to WNW of another fulacht fiadh (CO050-066---). Spread of burnt material exposed due to erosion by cattle. 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 Kilmartin Upper.
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 Kilmartin Upper, 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 Kilmartin Upper.
- 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 Kilmartin Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Kilmartin Upper · Cill Martan Uachtarach
- Area
- 2,161,315 m² (216.13 ha, 534.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donaghmore (Macroom Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Kilcullen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 888 people lived in 285 households in the Kilcullen electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Barrahaurin, Commeenaplaw, Coollicka, Kilmartin Lower, Meenahony
- Placenames
- Kilmartin Upper 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.