Knockawillin
Townland in the civil parish of Tullylease, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork; in Irish Cnoc an Mhuilinn
- Area
- 194.5 ha
- 481 acres
- Land parcels
- 37
- registered freehold, median 3,038 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 17
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockawillin, from 229 m² to 381,920 m² (38.19 ha, 94.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Knockawillin 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
21 Jun 2012Unconditional
Dwellinghouse, extension of duration to permission granted under planning reg 07/7268
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/5351
24 Apr 2012Unconditional
Construction of dwellinghouse and garage - Extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 06/12293
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/4855
28 Jun 2007Conditional
Construct slatted unit for cattle housing
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9084
30 May 2007Conditional
Construction of slatted beef unit, milking parlour, silage base and machinery shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8257
25 Apr 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 07/7268
15 Mar 2007Incompleted application
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6064
13 Feb 2007Incompleted application
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4978
20 Nov 2006Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12434
14 Nov 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12293
23 Oct 2006Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11660
18 Oct 2006Incompleted application
Construction of slatted beef unit, milking parlour, silage base, soil water tank and machinery shed
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/11525
17 Oct 2006Incompleted application
Dwelling and garage
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 06/11507
29 May 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/7586
18 Apr 2006Conditional
Bungalow
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6434
27 Mar 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/5859
23 Jan 2006Conditional
Demolition of cottage and construction of 2 no. dwellinghouses
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/4234
30 Jun 2004Conditional
Demolition of dwelling and construction of dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/4870
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 Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments
- CO005-015 Enclosure
Description
In pasture, atop steep-sided promontory above narrow flat stretch of ground, on E side of stream. Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) with lime kiln in interior. No visible surface trace of enclosure or lime kiln. Promontory now measures 14m N-S and 11.2m E-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
- CO005-016001 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture. Grass-covered spread of burnt material noted. According to local information, mound levelled c. 1979. Second fulacht fiadh (11163) c. 14m 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
- CO005-016002 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture. Grass-covered spread of burnt material. According to local information, mound (H c. 2m) levelled c. 1979. Second fulacht fiadh (11162) c. 14m 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
- CO005-017 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, c. 10m E of stream shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Barely perceptible mound 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
- CO005-018 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, c. 14m S of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (12m NW-SE; 10.5m NE-SW; H 0.6m); opening (Wth 2m) faces NW. 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
- CO005-020 Mill - unclassified
Description
In level rough grazing, on E side of bend in River Allow. Irregular, slightly raised area (c. 30 N-S; c. 40m E-W), with shallow curving channel (Wth 10m; L 26.5m), covered in rushes, on N side. Remains of possible mill race extends c. 26.4m W from channel to near edge of river. Recently recut stream flows along W side of raised area. Bowman (1934, 695) identified this as site of mill, in field know as 'The Mills'; according to local information, this name now ascribed to field with mill pond (15249) c. 150m to N. 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
- CO005-021 Fulacht fia
Description
In pasture, on WSW-facing slope and c. 20m SW of well (now dry). Grass-covered spread of burnt material noted. 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
- CO006-028001 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In level pasture. Levelled c. 1974; no visible surface trace. May be one of three 'tumuli' recorded by Bowman (1934, 694) in field called 'The Lios...No. 1...mound ... about 3ft high, the diameter on top is 21ft. No. 2 ...mound is about 4ft high,...surrounded by a vallum, the diameter of which is 53 feet. Diameter at base of mound is 28 feet. No. 3...irregular shaped mound, about 3ft high and covering an area of about 27 sq. yards'. Ringbarrow (CO006-02802-) c. 25m to S; second possible ringbarrow (CO006-02803-) c. 20m to SE. 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
- CO006-028002 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In level pasture. Circular area (diam. c. 13m) enclosed by shallow fosse with outer almost levelled earthen bank. Two possible ringbarrows (CO006-02801- and 02802-) to N and NE respectively. Probably one of three 'tumuli' recorded by Bowman (1934, 649) in this townland. 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
- CO006-028003 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In level pasture. Levelled c. 1974; no visible surface trace. May be one of three 'tumuli' recorded by Bowman (1934, 694) in this townland (see CO006-02801-). Second possible ringbarrow (CO006-02801-) c. 20m to NW; ringbarrow (CO006-02802-) c. 20m 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
- CO006-029 Fulacht fia
Description
In marshy ground. Partially overgrown circular mound of burnt material (diam. 11.5m; H 0.9m); central depression (2.8m E-W; 3.3m N-S; D 0.4m). 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 Knockawillin.
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
- 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 Knockawillin.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockawillin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockawillin · Cnoc an Mhuilinn
- Area
- 1,944,701 m² (194.47 ha, 480.55 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tullylease, and its townlands
- Barony
- Duhallow
- Electoral division
- Tullylease, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Tullylease electoral division: 412 people in 162 households; 85% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynaguilla, Knockatoumpane, Knockearagh, Knockskavane, Knocktoosh (Co. Limerick)
- Placenames
- Knockawillin 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.