Mountbridget

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountbridget, from 4 m² to 355,505 m² (35.55 ha, 87.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Mountbridget 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.

• 22 Nov 2019Conditional

  (a) Retention of existing extension to the rear of existing dwelling. (b) To construct 2 no. new extensions to the front and rear of existing dwelling. (c) To block up existing residential entrance and to construct a new residential entrance. (d) To remove existing septic tank and to install a new sewerage treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. (e) Alterations to existing site boundaries in accordance with plans and documents submitted

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/6792

• 2 Jun 2011Conditional

  Permission for dormer style window to east elevation of dwelling and retention of dormer style window to south elevation of dwelling, velux rooflights to south, west and east elevations, re-positioning of domestic garage/plant room/garden shed, in stone finish to match house and clock tower , retention of enlargement of attic storage space to incorporate 2 no. bathrooms, study, storage space and lounge area, re-positioning of drive to dwelling with entrance to site from main road to remain in same position as planning was received for

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5195

• 16 Nov 2009Conditional

  Demolition of derelict house and outbuildings, construction of bungalow with attic space for storage, domestic car garage building incorporating garden shed, storage shed, boiler, generator area and toilet, installation of advanced treatment unit with raised soil polishing filter and connections to all services

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7655

• 22 Oct 2009Incompleted application

  Demolition of existing derelict house & derelict outbuildings, and construction of bungalow with attic storage space, domestic garage, garden shed, storage shed, boiler & generator shed with toilet, waste water treatment unit with soil polishing filter, and closing up of existing entrance to site & opening of new entrance with gates & wall

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7414

• 2 Feb 2005Conditional

  Conservation works, alterations and extensions to existing residence, conservation works and partial change of use of existing stable block for use as stables, offices and 1 no. apartment and construction of new garage and stables as part of training stables.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/512

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 Mountbridget.

Recorded monuments

• CO016-118 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on NE-facing slope, near top of hill. Circular area (24.3m E-W; 23.8m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 0.65m) SW->NW with shallow external fosse (max. D 0.45m); scarp (H 0.85m) NW->SW. Stone facing on outer face of bank similar to surrounding field fences. Interior raised on NE side to compensate for hill slope. Site of large levelled circular enclosure (CO016-122---) called 'Lissanourd' lies c. 200m 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

• CO016-119 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, to E of well (now drained). D-shaped mound of burnt material (12.5m NW-SE: c. 12.5m NE-SW; H 0.5m). 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

• CO016-120 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  At base of cliff. Shallow depression, defined by stone walling on N side and by cliff face to W and S. Canopy of bushes overhead tied with rags; several small statues left beside well by pilgrims. Grove White (1905-25, vol. 1, 95) noted ash tree, known as 'Biddy's Tree', shading well where rounds paid on St Bridget's day (January 1st) and string, cloth etc. tied to ash tree 'in honour of the saint'. He (ibid.) documents a number of 'cures' at the well. Ash tree brought down by storm, January 1973 (Anon. 1984a, 10). 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO016-121 Burial ground
  Description

  Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as oval area (c. 20m NW-SE; c. 15m NE-SW) defined by dotted line and named 'Templenakilla'; not shown on 1905 OS 6-inch map; shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map as circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by broken line and named 'Paircín na Cille'. In pasture. Levelled; circular area (diam. c. 34.5m) defined by slight scarp (max. H 0.65m) SE->SSW and WNW->N. Low, overgrown mound of earth and stone (diam. c. 8.6m) in centre with boulder (H 0.6m; 0.8m x 0.45m) on top. According to local information, similar boulders scattered across interior were broken and removed in recent past. Known locally as 'children's burial ground'. 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

• CO016-122 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on SE-facing slope; land falls away steeply to NE immediately outside site. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 80m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as roughly oval bivallate enclosure (c. 80m ENE-WSW; c. 60m NNW-SSE) on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps, with external fosse. According to local information, levelled between 1954 and 1974. Field undulating; no visible surface trace of site. St Bridget's Well (14024) lies c. 170m to ENE. 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 Mountbridget.

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

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 Mountbridget.

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

Name

Mountbridget · Cnoc Cille Bríde

Area

971,733 m² (97.17 ha, 240.12 acres)

Civil parish

Churchtown, and its townlands

Barony

Orrery and Kilmore

Electoral division

Churchtown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,286 people lived in 427 households in the Churchtown electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballincurrig, Ballygrace, Ballynamuck, Clashelane, Currymount, Dunbarry, Imogane, Moanroe, Mountcorbitt, Templemary

Placenames

Mountbridget 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.