Rearour
Rearour is a townland in the civil parish of Kilbonane, barony of Muskerry East, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is An Ré Ramhar.
- Area
- 243.3 ha
- 601 acres
- Land parcels
- 55
- registered freehold, median 3,772 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 28
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rearour, from 16 m² to 384,428 m² (38.44 ha, 94.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Rearour 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 Dec 2022Conditional
Construction of a part single storey/part two storey detached dwelling with roof lights, with attached single storey car port/garage, a proposed waste-water treatment unit/septic tank and associated percolation area, a new vehicular entrance from the adjoining access road along with all associated site development works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6839
2 Sept 2022Conditional
Partially convert and extend existing domestic garage for use as a granny flat adjacent to existing dwelling, and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5991
29 Jul 2022Incompleted application
Partially convert and extend existing domestic garage for use as a granny flat adjacent to existing dwelling, and all associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5796
23 Oct 2018Conditional
The construction of cow shed extension to existing cow shed to include a slatted slurry tank and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6817
11 Apr 2017Conditional
The construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a single storey detached garage and new site entrance including a new waste water treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4871
30 Jan 2017Conditional
To construct a cattle underpass with an effluent tank and ancillary works on a public road
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4165
30 May 2016Conditional
New dwelling house, detached garage with associated bored well, new road access and waste treatment unit.
Permission · Cork County Council, 16/5297
4 Jun 2013Conditional
Construct a dwellinghouse and garage for domestic purposes, install a proprietary treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5033
23 Feb 2011Conditional
Construction of a two storey dwellinghouse, domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4359
1 Oct 2010Conditional
Dwellinghouse, effluent treatment system, percolation area and new entrance
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/8108
20 Jan 2009Conditional
Demolition of existing dwelling in ruin, and construction of dwelling with proprietary treatment unit, domestic garage and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/4108
31 Oct 2008Conditional
Demolition of existing derelict dwelling, construction of new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, landscaping & associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9517
13 Jun 2008Refused
Demolition of dwellinghouse and construction of dwellinghouse, garage and installation of proprietary treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7272
10 Jun 2008Refused
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7198
27 May 2008Conditional
Construction of milking parlour and collecting yard, dairy, calving shed and handling facilities, slatted tank, dairy washings tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6947
23 May 2008Conditional
One and half storey dwellinghouse, garage and installation of waste water treatment system
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6878
16 May 2008Incompleted application
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of dwelling, garage and installation of proprietary treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6752
16 May 2008Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/6751
9 Nov 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage and installation of septic tank
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12290
3 May 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7494
21 Mar 2007Conditional
Construction of extension to existing cow house, milking parlour and collecting yard, dairy, calving shed, slatted tank and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/6249
12 Feb 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4938
16 Jan 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4222
8 Mar 2006Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 06/5352
8 Mar 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1381
The 25 most recent of 28 applications.
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Rearour.
Recorded monuments
- CO084-100 Enclosure
Description
In rough pasture, on W-facing slope, above steep-sided valley of Tuough River. Roughly D-shaped area (13.4m E-W; 13.3m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.7m), on S side of E-W field boundary which forms straight side of enclosure. Field fence removed beyond enclosure. Stone facing noted on N side. Field clearance stones scattered across interior. Interior and bank heavily overgrown with ferns. Interior raised on W side to compensate for hillslope. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO084-101 Burial ground
Description
At T-junction. Triangular area at centre of junction, covered with loose stones, only possible indication of burial ground marked on 1903 and 1943 OS 6-inch maps. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO084-102 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Overgrown and inaccessible. According to Hartnett (1939, 252), 'a tiny spring issues from the foot of a little hill and forms a shallow well....rounds were paid here, but not within living memory'. Believed to have cured eye complaints (O'Donoghue 1986, 270). Second holy well (CO084-103----) c. 200m to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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/
- CO084-103 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Overgrown and inaccessible. According to Hartnett (1939, 252), 'not considered to be a holy well' but O'Donoghue (1986, 270) says this well and Tobernasoal (CO084-102----), c. 200m to S, believed to cure 'eye troubles'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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/
- CO084-104 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, overlooking stream valley to E. Oval raised area (c. 55m N-S; 46.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.5m). Interior under pasture; once planted with 'fir trees' (Hartnett 1939, 251). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO084-105 Ringfort - rath
Description
Depicted on 1943 OS 6-inch map as roughly rectangular field (c. 40m NE-SW; c. 50m NW-SE) with rounded corners to S and E. Roughly square field (c. 40m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) incorporated into W side of farmyard. Locally known as lios. Surface cut up due to animal activity; no surface trace of ringfort visible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 Rearour.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Rearour, 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rearour.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Rearour with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Rearour · An Ré Ramhar
- Area
- 2,432,753 m² (243.28 ha, 601.15 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilbonane, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Electoral division
- Kilbonane, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,344 people lived in 415 households in the Kilbonane electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Curragheenbrien, Knockaneleigh, Knockaphreaghane, Moneen, Moneen, Scart Upper, Tuocusheen
- Placenames
- Rearour 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.