Maughanasilly

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Maughanasilly, from 102 m² to 432,239 m² (43.22 ha, 106.81 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Maughanasilly 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Maughanasilly in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 Maughanasilly.

Recorded monuments

• CO092-017 Standing stone
  Description

  In lowlying area of scrub. Rectangular stone aligned NE-SW (H 1.2m; 0.95m x 0.35m). Prostrate slab 4m to S may be second stone of two 'Gallauns' marked on map. 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

• CO092-019 Stone row
  Description

  Prominently situated on bog-covered hillock on NW slopes of Knockbreteen. This row of five stones, aligned NE-SW, is 5.8m in overall length. It was excavated in 1977 (Lynch 1981, 69-74). The NE stone is 0.4m L, 0.25m T and 0.5m H. The next stone, 0.5m to SW, is 0.8m L, 0.3m T and 1.3m H. The third stone, 1.05m further to the SW, leans to the SW; it is 0.3m L, 0.45m T and 1.05m H. A fragment, 1.3m by 0.5m by 0.3m, has been split from this stone and lies beside it at the NE. The fourth stone, 0.9m from the third, is 0.5m L, 0.3m T and 0.95m H. Beside this is a prostrate slab, 3.5m in maximum dimension. The SW stone, 0.25m from the last, is 1.1m L, 0.35m T and 1.05m H. The only find recovered from the excavation was a thumb-shaped flint scraper. Charcoal from the basal peat overlying the site gave a C14 determination of 3265 ± 55 bp (GrN-9281). (Ó Nualláin 1988, 234, no. 33; Roberts 1988, Ch. 5, no. 29). This is a National Monument in State Ownership. 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. Photographs attached: CO092-019----_01: View of the stone row from E. CO092-019----_02: View of the stone row from NW. CO092-019----_03: View of the stone row from W. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO092-060001 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough pasture, on bog on a NW-facing slope in a clearance area within a coniferous wood. The remains of collapsed, relict, stone field boundaries (T 0.5m; H 0.4m) occur in a roughly semicircular area (diam. c. 120m NE-SW; protruding c. 60m to the SE). The relict field boundaries protrude above the surface of the bog. There is a fulacht fia (CO092-060001-) c. 70m to the NE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO092-060002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a clearing in a coniferous wood, on a NW-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped grass-covered mound (8m N-S; 6.4m E-W; H 1m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The opening (Wth 2.1m) faces E. Burnt material is exposed intermittently on the W side of the mound. There are field walls (CO092-060001-) c. 70m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO092-060003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a coniferous wood, on a NW-facing slope. A fulacht fia was recorded here in 1995 (pers. comm. Red Tobin). It was inaccessible in 2005 due to dense undergrowth. Two other fulachtaí fia (CO092-060004-, CO092-060005-) lie in a clearing c. 100m to the SE and ESE, respectively. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO092-060004 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a clearing in a coniferous wood, on a NW-facing slope. A crescent-shaped mound (8m E-W; 5.3m N-S; H 0.7m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The opening (Wth 3m) faces a waterlogged area to the S. Two other fulachtaí fia (CO092-060003-, CO092-060005-) lie c. 100m to the NW and c. 25m to the N, respectively. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO092-060005 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a clearing in a coniferous wood, on a NW-facing slope. A partially damaged crescent-shaped mound (9m E-W; 5.5m N-S; H 0.8m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The opening (Wth 3.6m) faces S. Two other fulachtaí fia (CO092-060003-, CO092-060004-) lie c. 90m to the W and c. 30m to the S, respectively. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO092-060006 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a NW-facing slope in a clearance area within a coniferous wood and within a network of relict field boundaries (CO092-060007-). The remains of a D-shaped hut site (3.5m NW-SE) defined by a largely grass-covered, curving, stone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.3m) with a straight SE side (L 5m). The wall protrudes above the surface of the bog. The level interior is raised (H 0.2m) at the NW and is cut (D 0.3m) into the upslope at the NE. There is a fulacht fia (CO092-060005-) c. 30m to the W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO092-060007 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough uneven-surfaced hill pasture, on a NW-facing slope, in a clearance area within a coniferous wood. Traces of relict, mainly curvilinear, stone field boundaries (T 0.6m; H 0.4m) occur in a roughly square area (c. 170m N-S; c. 160m E-W). Stone slabs, set at right angles to the line of the wall, were noted at intervals along the field boundaries. The field walls, which protrude intermittently above the surface of the bog, are obscured by ferns and moor grass. Three fulachtaí fia (CO092-060003-, CO092-060004-, CO092-060005-) are situated immediately to the W of the relict field boundaries. A hut site (CO092-060006-) is within the area covered by the relict field boundaries. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO092-065 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on a NW-facing slope in a small clearance area within a coniferous wood. The remains of a circular hut site (diam. 2.7m N-S) defined by a moss-covered stone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.4m) N-SW and by a scattering of stones SW-N. The level interior, at the centre of which is a coniferous tree, is raised (H 0.3m) at the NW and cut (D 0.4m) into the upslope at the SE to compensate for the hillslope. 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 Maughanasilly.

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 Maughanasilly, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Maughanasilly.

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 Maughanasilly with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Maughanasilly · Macha na Sailí

Area

1,262,157 m² (126.22 ha, 311.89 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmocomoge, and its townlands

Barony

Bantry

Electoral division

Ahil, the unit of the census

Census 2022

264 people lived in 96 households in the Ahil electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ahil Beg, Ahil More, Illane, Shronagreehy, Tooreen

Placenames

Maughanasilly 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.