Knocks

71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocks, from 4 m² to 227,145 m² (22.71 ha, 56.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Knocks 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.

• 3 Sept 2025Application withdrawn

  Installation of pitch floodlighting system consisting of 6 15m high floodlighting masts to provide a 350 lux light level at 1m above pitch level along with associated siteworks to pitch number 2.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5774

• 21 Apr 2023Conditional

  Construction of the following:- a) a storage shed for agricultural use, and b) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/215

• 17 May 2022Conditional

  Construction of single storey ancillary domestic workshop to rear (east) of existing dwelling. Construct new single storey ancillary domestic extension to the (west) side of existing ancillary domestic garage. Construct roof to connect said domestic garage to existing dwelling. Landscaping and drainage to accommodate these works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/333

• 30 Aug 2021Conditional

  Permission to alter and extend dwelling house, demolish domestic outbuildings & carry out all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/594

• 13 Jul 2017Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to the front elevation (Southern sde) of our dwelling and all associated drainage works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/457

• 10 Feb 2017Conditional

  Alterations to the southern elevation to an existing dormer type dwelling and retention permission for replacement of two Velux rooflights with gable windows to elevations to an existing domestic garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/81

• 20 Sept 2016Conditional

  Construction of 2 new pitches (1 new grass soccer pitch, and 1 grass training pitch), perimeter walkway and hardcored car parking area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/587

• 26 Aug 2016Incompleted application

  Construction of 2 grass playing pitches, a grass training pitch and perimeter walkway

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/546

• 10 Aug 2016Conditional

  Construct a single storey extension to the eastern side of dwelling and all associated drainage works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/506

• 21 Jul 2016Incompleted application

  Permission to construct a single storey extension to the eastern side of our dwelling and all associated drainage works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/463

• 9 May 2016Conditional

  Construct a cattle house with two no. slatted slurry tanks, two no. concrete aprons and carry out associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 16/277

• 7 Sept 2015Conditional

  Extension to existing dwelling house, revised site boundaries and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/506

• 17 Aug 2015Incompleted application

  Extension to existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/469

• 23 Dec 2013Conditional

  Construct a cattle underpass beneath public road L8600 and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/717

• 23 Dec 2013Conditional

  Construct a cattle underpass beneath public road R588 and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/718

• 25 May 2010Refused

  Construction of a dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/365

• 6 May 2010Incompleted application

  Dwelling house and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/320

• 4 Dec 2009Conditional

  Installation of pitch floodlighting consisting of 6 no. masts, maximum height 20m above pitch level with an average light level of 220 lux

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2149

• 6 Nov 2009Conditional

  Demolish existing cow house 16m x 15m and replace it with slatted cow house 30m x 21m with associated underground slurry storage tanks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2069

• 30 Oct 2009Incompleted application

  Installation of pitch floodlighting consisting of 6no. masts, maximum height 20m above pitch level with an average light level of 220 lux

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/2046

• 10 Sept 2009Conditional

  Retention of 2no. extension to sides of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1002

• 24 Jul 2009Incompleted application

  Demolish existing cow house and construct new cow house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/846

• 30 Apr 2009Conditional

  Sun room extension to existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/503

• 26 Mar 2009Incompleted application

  Sun room extension to existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/334

• 4 Apr 2008Conditional

  Construct grain storage shed, oil bunding tank, concrete apron and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/599

The 25 most recent of 58 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 Knocks.

Recorded monuments

• CO122-005001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (29.3m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1m) NW->SSW; sheer stream bank SSW->NW, stone faced in parts. Souterrain (CO122-005002-) in NE quadrant. 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

• CO122-005002 Souterrain
  Description

  Sunken area in NE quadrant ringfort (CO122-005001-) indicates position of souterrain. 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

• CO122-006001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on steep S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (46m E-W; 38m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.8m); external fosse (D 1.65m) SSW->SSE; natural scarp (H 6m) SSE->SSW, topped by modern stone wall. Gaps in bank to E (Wth 2.7m); SW (Wth 5m); and N (Wth 3m); latter with causeway, probably ancient. Interior slopes down to S; used as dump. Tradition of associated souterrain (CO122-006002-). 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

• CO122-006002 Souterrain
  Description

  Tradition of souterrain in ringfort (CO122-006001). No visible surface trace. 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

• CO122-007001 Boulder-burial
  Description

  On level patch of ground in rolling pasture. Three boulder burials set in form of triangle c. 1.5m apart. Boulder to NE (1.8m x 1.7m; T 0.9m) rests above four support stones. Subcircular slab to SW (diam. 2.4m; T 0.6m) rests above at least five support stones. Two support stones are visible beneath the cover stone (2m x 1.3m; T 0.65m) of NW monument. Ringfort (CO122-007004-) 8m to E. 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

• CO122-007002 Boulder-burial
  Description

  On level patch of ground in rolling pasture. Three boulder burials set in form of triangle c. 1.5m apart. Boulder to NE (1.8m x 1.7m; T 0.9m) rests above four support stones. Subcircular slab to SW (diam. 2.4m; T 0.6m) rests above at least five support stones. Two support stones are visible beneath the cover stone (2m x 1.3m; T 0.65m) of NW monument. Ringfort (CO122-007004-) 8m to E. 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

• CO122-007003 Boulder-burial
  Description

  On level patch of ground in rolling pasture. Three boulder burials set in form of triangle c. 1.5m apart. Boulder to NE (1.8m x 1.7m; T 0.9m) rests above four support stones. Subcircular slab to SW (diam. 2.4m; T 0.6m) rests above at least five support stones. Two support stones are visible beneath the cover stone (2m x 1.3m; T 0.65m) of NW monument. Ringfort (CO122-007004-) 8m to E. 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

• CO122-007004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (27.2m N-S; 28.3m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.35m). Gap in bank (Wth 4.5m) to S, blocked by stone wall. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope; souterrain (CO122-007005-) in centre. 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

• CO122-007005 Souterrain
  Description

  Discovered 1985 in ringfort (CO122-007004-). Central depression indicates position. 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

• CO122-101001 Burial ground
  Description

  In pasture atop knoll; extensive view in all directions. Semicircular area (40m N-S; 24m E-W) of rough grazing; defined to W by N-S field fence; to E by scarped edge of knoll; divided in two by E-W field fence. At foot of scarp to NE large recumbent slab (H 1.05m 2.5m; 1.6m). In SE quadrant overgrown foundations (H 0.4m) of rectangular structure (8m NE-SW; 2.5m NW-SE); known locally as "Cillin a Turrais" (little church of the pilgrims) (CO122-101003-). Small cross slab in S portion near scarped edge. (CO122-101002-). Site known locally as "Keelnagarrane (Church of the graves)" (O'Donoghue 1986, 85). 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

• CO122-101002 Cross-slab
  Description

  At S end of burial ground (CO122-101001-), small stone (H 0.5m; 0.3m x 0.2m); long axis NE-SW. Inscribed on SE with face-ringed Latin cross (H 0.33m; Wth 0.2m) with expanded terminals. 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

• CO122-101003 Church
  Description

  In SE quadrant of graveyard (CO122-101001-) overgrown foundations (H 0.4m) of rectangular structure (8m NE-SW; 2.5m NW-SE); known locally as "Cillin a Turrais" (little church of the pilgrims). 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

• CO122-115001 Hut site
  Description

  In pasture, on a SE-facing slope in an area of rolling farmland. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 5m) defined by a traces of wall (T 1m; H 0.6m) which consists of an inner and outer row of contiguous stone slabs (T 1m; H 0.6m) with an infill of smaller stones. Field-clearance rubble is piled intermittently on the wall and along the S arc. A burial ground (CO122-101001-) is c. 55m to the NNW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knocks.

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

At the centre of the townland of Knocks, about 1 in 10 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 Knocks.

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.

No address of the register names Knocks with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Knocks · Na Cnoic

Area

2,194,183 m² (219.42 ha, 542.19 acres)

Civil parish

Desertserges, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery East (East Division)

Electoral division

Knocks, the unit of the census

Census 2022

333 people lived in 111 households in the Knocks electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinard, Carhoovauler, Garranes, Knockea, Knockskagh

Placenames

Knocks 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.