Lackanamona
Townland in the civil parish of Carrigleamleary, barony of Fermoy, Co. Cork; in Irish Leaca na Móna
- Area
- 123.3 ha
- 305 acres
- Land parcels
- 22
- registered freehold, median 4,566 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 4
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lackanamona, from 30 m² to 337,364 m² (33.74 ha, 83.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
29 May 2015Conditional
Construction of new dwelling house
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/5128
9 Jul 2012Conditional
Construct a cattle underpass beneath the public road (N72) and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 12/5482
22 Feb 2007Conditional
Construction of loose straw bed cattle shed with associated effluent tank, dungstead and new silage effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5337
21 Dec 2006Incompleted application
Construction of slatted unit and associated effluent tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13633
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
- CO033-031 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage, near top of hill on S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Circular enclosure (34m N-S) defined by scarp (max. H 1.4m) to SE, SW and N; earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) to NW; both heavily overgrown with nettles and briars. Bank levelled NNE-> E where field boundary once ran outside bank. Interior slopes gently down to S, raised to S to compensate for hillslope; possible souterrain (CO033-108---) in NW quadrant. 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
- CO033-032 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; arc formed by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.5m) survives S->WSW; two oak trees planted on external bank face. Area of enclosure remains uncultivated; field clearance material dumped on line of levelled bank to W and WNW. Levelled part of circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank and external fosse in aerial photograph (GSIAP, W413). 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
- CO033-033 Quarry
Description
Listed as a ‘quarry’ in the SMR (1988) and the RMP (1998). The evidence is not sufficient to warrant accepting this as the location of an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 12 September 2014
- CO033-034 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of two concentric fosses of roughly oval enclosure (diam. c. 40m), truncated to E by field fence, visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, W413, July 1975). 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
- CO033-035 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of bank and external fosse of large oval enclosure (diam. c. 80m) visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, W413, July 1975); slightly truncated to NW, N and NE by field fences. The monument was removed in the course of quarrying prior to 1995. 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. Updated by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 13 August 2015
- CO033-036 Country house
Description
Roofless rectangular 2-storey house, over basement, of early 19th-century appearance. Entrance front (W) of 3 bays; central rectangular door ope with brick relieving arch; brick-dressed sash windows. Side elevation 1 bay deep; remains of projection to N survive at basement level containing unusual lintelled wall presses. Central stairway projection to rear with collapsed hipped roof; two chimneys on rear wall; brick cornice under eaves. 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
- CO033-037 House - vernacular house
Description
On S side of road. Front (W) of 4 bays, off-centre door to left. Hipped roof with thatch; off-centre chimney to right. Modern addition to rear. Roof collapsed subsequent to site inspection. 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
- CO033-085001 Fulacht fia
Description
In tillage, on N bank of stream. Spread of burnt material (10m N-S; 17m E-W). Second fulacht fiadh (11309) c. 26m to E; third (11310) c. 76m to E. 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
- CO033-105 Souterrain
Description
In tillage, c. 140m NE of ringfort (CO033-032---). Opening (diam. 1m; D 0.9m) discovered in 1993 during harvesting; small 'passage' (Wth 0.1m) appears to extend 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
- CO033-108 Souterrain
Description
In NW quadrant of ringfort (CO033-031---). Two shallow depressions (diam. c. 3-4m) may indicate collapsed souterrain chambers. 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
- CO033-114 Ringfort - rath
Description
In tillage, on W shoulder of an E-W ridge and c. 140m NNW of ringfort (CO033-031---). Cropmark of fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 60m) visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989). Arc (C c. 40m) formed by low rise noted SSE->NW. Curved field fence shown on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps also noted as cropmark skirting E side of site. 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
- CO033-118 Kiln - lime
Description
In quarry. Heavily overgrown front elevation faces S; arched recess (H 1.8m; Wth 2.25m) with holes along top of side walls to support centring, sloping slabs at rear. Ledge over recess on front elevation. Top of kiln overgrown. 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
- CO033-119 Kiln - lime
Description
Overgrown lime kiln in quarried hollow. Random-rubble walls retain earthen core. Front elevation (H c. 4.45m) faces S; stone-arched recess (H 2m; Wth 2.24m; D 2.8m), side walls plastered, sloping slabs at rear with stoking hole. Infilled circular stone-lined funnel. 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 Lackanamona.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_984 (ZIP).
- 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 Lackanamona with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Lackanamona · Leaca na Móna
- Area
- 1,233,087 m² (123.31 ha, 304.7 acres)
- Civil parish
- Carrigleamleary, and its townlands
- Barony
- Fermoy
- Electoral division
- Carrig, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carrig electoral division: 225 people in 87 households; 96% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymagooly, Ballyshehan, Carrig Demesne, Carrigoon, Carrigpark, Lissanisky, Rockforest West
- Placenames
- Lackanamona 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.