Knockardbane
Knockardbane is a townland in the civil parish of Liscarroll, barony of Orrery and Kilmore, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cnoc Airde Báine.
- Area
- 173.3 ha
- 428 acres
- Land parcels
- 56
- registered freehold, median 3,931 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 23
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockardbane, from 52 m² to 353,226 m² (35.32 ha, 87.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 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 Knockardbane 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
18 May 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for construction of an agricultural building, namely a calf shed and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1303
13 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed
Permission for construction of an Agricultural building, namely calf shed and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0911
7 Oct 2024Conditional
Permission for: 1) Construction of a new front porch, 2) Single storey side extension to the existing dwelling including alterations to the elevations of the existing dwelling house, 3) Convert the existing garage into a proposed granny flat including alterations to the elevations of the existing garage, 4) Construction of a link extension from the proposed granny flat to the existing dwelling house, 5) All associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5883
17 Sept 2024Incompleted application
Permission for a single storey side extension to the existing dwelling, for the change of use of the existing garage into granny flat and all ancillary site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5754
16 May 2023Conditional
Permission to construct a dwelling and all associated site works and services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4982
9 Jul 2020Conditional
Relocation of the existing site entrance to the existing dwellinghouse and for the closure of the existing site entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5431
10 Oct 2018Conditional
(A) Demolition of 1 no. donkey housing sheds, (B) Construction of 1 no. donkey housing sheds, (C) Construction of lean-to extension onto existing donkey housing shed, (D) Construction of shed over existing concrete yard and all associated siteworks.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6676
24 Oct 2017Conditional
Construction of dwelling house, detached domestic garage, entrance septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6755
1 Aug 2012Conditional
Retention of extensions and alterations to existing dwelling, installation of roof windows and domestic shed to rear of property and all associated site works
Retention · Cork County Council, 12/5671
15 Jan 2010Conditional
Two-storey dwelling, garage, treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4059
15 Dec 2009Incompleted application
Two-storey dwelling, garage, treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7912
18 Nov 2009Conditional
Machinery Shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7671
26 Aug 2008Conditional
Construction of domestic garage, and retention of single storey extensions to dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/8581
27 Jun 2008Refused
Dwelling and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7570
4 Jun 2008Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7107
1 May 2008Conditional
Extensions to rear and installation of windows to gable ends of dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6437
29 Nov 2006Conditional
Construction of roof over existing underground effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12786
2 Jun 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/7809
7 Jun 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3969
13 Aug 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/6197
13 Aug 2004Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/6194
14 Apr 2004Conditional
2 No. Dwellings
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/2443
10 Oct 2003Conditional
Demolition of bungalow and construction of dormer bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/5058
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 Knockardbane.
Recorded monuments
- CO016-023 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps; hachured as raised circular area on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Circular area (28.4m E-W; 28.1m N-S) defined by shallow fosse (D 0.25m) survives. According to local information, levelled c. 1974. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank in aerial photograph (CASAP). 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
- CO016-024001 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, on N-facing slope overlooking Awbeg River. Stone (H 0.96m; 0.35m x 0.15m) is rectangular in plan and very smooth, long axis NE-SW. Second stone (10056) 40.6m 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
- CO016-024002 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, on N-facing slope overlooking Awbeg River. Stone (H 1.32m; 0.34m x 0.2m), narrowing towards top, is rectangular in plan and leaning to W, long axis NE-SW. Second stone (10055) 40.6m to SW. 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
- CO016-025 Designed landscape - tree-ring
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO016-026 Designed landscape - tree-ring
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- CO016-027001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Indicated as curved field fence S->NNW on W side of townland boundary on 1842 OS 6-inch map with Granard church and graveyard (14440,14602) indicated immediately E of townland boundary. Not indicated on 1905 OS 6-inch map. Hachured as large circular enclosure (diam. c. 170m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map, bisected off-centre to SW by townland boundary and truncated slightly to N by field boundary; church and graveyard in centre. In undulating pasture. Interior defined by earthen field boundary NW->N and by scarp (H 0.5m) N->ESE; no visible surface trace of enclosing element ESE->S or of fosse S->NW both of which are indicated on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Well on line of enclosure to SE; surrounded by stone-built structure (2m x 2m; H 0.9m) topped by pump house. Adjoining ENE side of well is rectangular concrete trough; shallow rectangular stone basin, incorporated into stone wall of well, forms WSW end of concrete trough. Cropmark of three fosses visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989), most clearly defined to SW of townland boundary where they are concentric and c. 20m apart; cropmark of bank visible inside the outer fosse. Cropmark of possible entrance or pathway visible in aerial photograph on N side of enclosure joining inner and outer fosses; in field to NE of enclosure (c. 100m distant), possible trackway (L c. 350m) visible as cropmark of parallel fosses. 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
- CO016-257 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, on N side of pond. Spread of burnt material (5m N-S; 15m E-W); burnt material (D 0.4m) visible in section in drain which truncates N side of mound. 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 Knockardbane.
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 Knockardbane, 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 Knockardbane.
- 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
- Knockardbane, Liscarroll5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Knockardbane · Cnoc Airde Báine
- Area
- 1,733,337 m² (173.33 ha, 428.32 acres)
- Civil parish
- Liscarroll, and its townlands
- Barony
- Orrery and Kilmore
- Electoral division
- Liscarroll, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 627 people lived in 237 households in the Liscarroll electoral division. 78% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Altamira, Creggannacourty, Lackeen, Liscarroll, Sally Park, Sunfort
- Placenames
- Knockardbane 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.