Rosslague

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rosslague, from 71 m² to 276,111 m² (27.61 ha, 68.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Rosslague 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.

• 4 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission for :- a) Alterations to elevations of dwelling house and extension previously permitted under Pl.Reg.No. 11/5867, b) Extension of existing dwelling house by conversion of shed to rear, c) Pitched roof and alterations to elevations of extension / converted shed.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/2064

• 29 May 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission for Retention of :- a) Alterations to elevations of dwelling house and extension previously permitted per reg. ref. 11/5867, b) Extension of existing dwelling house by conversion of shed to rear, c) Pitched roof and alterations to elevations of extension/converted shed.

  Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 26/1446

• 19 Feb 2021Conditional

  The construction of a shed to rear of existing dwelling house.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/4401

• 1 Feb 2021Conditional

  Permission for retention of an existing detached domestic garage and store.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 21/4193

• 14 Dec 2020Incompleted application

  Retention of an existing detached garage.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/6825

• 15 Oct 2020Conditional

  Permission for retention of the construction of a garage/store/gym and greenhouse to rear of existing dwelling house.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 20/6258

• 21 Dec 2018Conditional

  Retention of alterations to existing dwelling house and front extension as constructed and all associated works.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/7450

• 13 Nov 2018Incompleted application

  Retention of alterations to existing dwellinghouse and all associated works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 18/6984

• 22 Nov 2016Withdrawn

  Retention of works to dwelling (previously granted Planning Reg. No. 2609/72) and retention of detached single storey garage. The retention of works consist of: (a) Modified window sizes and elevation treatment, (b) Conversion of attic space to habitable room, (c) Extensions to rear dwelling and increase in side annex of dwelling and (d) detached single storey garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/6902

• 10 Apr 2015Conditional

  Demolition of extension to existing semi-detached cottage and construction of part single storey and part two storey dormer style extension to same as well as modifying elevations of existing cottage to include dormer windows and installation of domestic effluent treatment plant and all associated site works and construction of new vehicular entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4716

• 24 Mar 2015Incompleted application

  Demolition of extension to existing semi-detached cottage and construction of dormer & single storey extension to same as well as modifying elevations of existing cottage to include dormer windows and installation of domestic effluent treatment plant and all associated site & entrance development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4556

• 19 Aug 2013Conditional

  Retention of dwelling with attached garage and garden structures to rear and associated site works

  Retention · Cork County Council, 13/5610

• 30 Jul 2013Conditional

  Construction of a single storey domestic garage to rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/5475

• 30 Aug 2011Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to rear of existing dwellinghouse and connected to existing sheds

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/5867

• 11 May 2010Conditional

  Construction of wall to vehicular entrance and retention of vehicular entrance and modifications to extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5125

• 29 Jan 2010Conditional

  Demolition of existing straw bedded shed, construction of a straw bedded house with straw store, slatted tank and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4154

• 11 Dec 2009Conditional

  Construction of potato store and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/7886

• 11 Jun 2008Conditional

  Retention of garage with first floor gymnasium

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/7223

• 19 Dec 2007Withdrawn

  Retention of single storey and two storey extensions to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/13211

• 21 Nov 2007Incompleted application

  Retention of single and two storey extensions to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/12516

• 29 Jun 2007Conditional

  Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse to include storey and a half extension to rear, demolition and construction of new porch to front, waste water treatment unit and alterations to existing entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9242

• 30 Jan 2007Conditional

  Construction of single storey extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4575

• 13 Dec 2006Incompleted application

  Single storey extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13238

• 30 Nov 2006Refused

  Dormer style garage with first floor gymnasium

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12853

• 8 Nov 2006Incompleted application

  Dormer style garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/12081

The 25 most recent of 32 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Great Island Channel SAC 001058
• Special Protection Area: Cork Harbour SPA 004030
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Great Island Channel 001058

Recorded monuments

• CO075-038 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on crest of ridge. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). According to Power (1923, 201) 'The O.M. records three small lioses; these have been all levelled, though their sites are easily recognised'. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO075-039 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on E-W ridge. Indicated by dotted line as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. According to Power (1923, 201) 'The O.M. records three small lioses; these have been all levelled, though their sites are easily recognised'. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO075-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In tillage, on crest of ridge. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m). According to Power (1923, 201) 'The O.M. records three small lioses; these have been all levelled, though their sites are easily recognised. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO075-041 Martello tower
  Description

  On N shoreline of Great Island, on high point of Rosslague promontory. Well-preserved circular tower (diam. 15.3m) with flattened profile to NE and SW; faced on outside with coursed limestone ashlar, on inside with brick. Entered by door with rounded arch at 1st floor level to S; spiral stone staircase on E side of doorway gives access to ground floor and roof. Ground floor divided radially into four compartments around a central circular area. Barrel-vault of brick over room to NW which was magazine. Wooden floor above survives; 1st floor divided into two compartments by brick wall; each room lit by window with round arch, flanked by fireplace. At roof level six-pronged support for pivot on which traversing platform, carrying the cannon, rested is preserved on raised central limestone plinth. Inner parapet face stepped; groove set into edge of upper step to hold iron 'racer' (Gosling 1989, 90, 141), on which wheels of traversing carriage ran. Outer wall (Wth 2.75m) slopes gently downward with an oversailing coping. Most easterly of three Martello Towers guarding northern approaches to Great Island (CO075-029---: CO075-026---) (Kerrigan 1978, 148; Enoch 1975, 27-8). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO075-066001 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark (AP, Dr. D.D.C. Pochin Mould) shows univallate circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m), c. 80m E of circular enclosure (CO075-039---). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO075-081 Burnt mound
  Description

  In a marshy area in a pasture field, on a S-facing slope. A spread of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil (20.5m N-S; 16.5m E-W) was recorded here in 1997 (pers. comm. Seán Ó hUigín). There were no visible remains of this possible burnt mound when inspected in 2004. 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

• Martello tower, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding oval-plan multiple-stage Martello tower, built 1813, now disused. Red brick chimneystacks. Dressed limestone walls.

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

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

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

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.

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

Name

Rosslague · Ros Liag

Area

931,058 m² (93.11 ha, 230.07 acres)

Civil parish

Templerobin, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Cobh Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cobh Rural electoral division: 9,050 people in 2,954 households; 73% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydaniel Beg, Ballydulea, Fanick

Placenames

Rosslague 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.