Roundhill

74 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Roundhill, from 1 m² to 115,682 m² (11.57 ha, 28.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 41 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 27 Jul 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  a) Extension to Existing Car Showrooms, b) Site layout changes adjacent to the existing showroom/new extension to include new car display spaces and dedicated customer parking spaces, c) Extension to existing yard space for display of new and second-hand vehicles comprising of the overlaying of existing hardstanding space with tarmac surfacing to formalise vehicle parking/display areas, d) Brand Signage including freestanding totem signage and building façade signage, e) Material Alterations to existing roadside boundary fence comprising of replacing the existing galvanised railing with a low level stainless steel railing, f) Material Alterations to existing entrance & entrance gates from the public road including the widening of the entrance from the public road and g) All associated site development works including site landscaping, site services, site lighting and drainage works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1998

• 30 Jun 2026Invalid - case closed

  a) Extension to Existing Car Showrooms, b) Site layout changes adjacent to the existing showroom/new extension to include new car display spaces and dedicated customer parking spaces, c) Extension to existing yard space for display of new and second-hand vehicles comprising of the overlaying of existing hardstanding space with tarmac surfacing to formalise vehicle parking/display areas, d) Brand Signage including freestanding totem signage and building façade signage, e) Material Alterations to existing roadside boundary fence comprising of replacing the existing galvanised railing with a low level stainless steel railing, f) Material Alterations to existing entrance & entrance gates from the public road including the widening of the entrance from the public road and g) All associated site development works including site landscaping, site services and drainage works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1758

• 23 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for Retention for external doors and windows, works to boundary wall with No. 8 and storm water soakaway, to an existing residential care dwelling, with reference to permitted planning Reg. Ref. 21/6123.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4748

• 20 Mar 2025Conditional permission

  Permission to carry out the following at their existing animal feed mill, 1) demolition of 2 no. existing animal feed storage silos and their associated foundations and auxiliary motor room. 2) Construction of a mono pitched feed store circa 24.4m long x 14.980m deep and 11.2m high. 3) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4482

• 18 Mar 2025Incompleted application

  Retention permission for external doors and windows, work to boundary wall with no.8, and storm water soakaway to an existing residential care dwelling, with reference to permitted planning reg ref 21/6123

  Retention · Cork County Council, 25/4469

• 19 Feb 2025Incompleted application

  Permission to carry out the following at existing animal feed mill :- 1) Demolition of 2 no. existing animal feed storage silos and their associated foundations and auxiliary motor room. 2) Construction of a mono pitched feed store, circa 24.4m long x 14.980m deep and 11.2m high. 3) All associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4249

• 17 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for 1) 1 single storey, rear extension to dwelling house, consisting of 1 bedroom and shower room, and 2) 1 rear, side-extension to dwelling house, with garage conversion, to form 1 bedroom, shower room, utility and kitchen/dining/living room for independent living, with alterations and associated site works, to facilitate not more than 6 persons with special needs and 2 carers to meet the needs of local community.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4882

• 30 Apr 2024Incompleted application

  Permission for 1) single storey, rear extension to dwelling house, consisting of 1 bedroom and shower room and 2) 1 rear, side extension to dwelling house, with garage conversion, to form 1 bedroom, shower room, utility and kitchen/dining/living room for independent living, with alterations and associated site works, to facilitate not more than 6 persons with special needs and 2 carers, to meet the needs of the local community

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4760

• 6 Feb 2024Conditional permission

  Permission for the construction of a residential development of 19 no. dwelling houses and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development comprises 4 no. 4 bedroom detached/semi-detached dwelling houses, 13 no. 3 bedroom detached/semi-detached/townhouse dwellings and2 no. bedroom semi-detached dwellings. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided from the L2063 to the north of the site with pedestrian access also provided from Crossmahon Road to the south. The proposed development also includes public realm improvements comprising new footpath infrastructure, provision of a pedestrian crossing on the L2063 and the upgrade of the junction of the L2063, Crossmahon Road and Woodfield and all other ancillary site development works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4165

• 26 Jan 2023Conditional permission

  Permission for proposed works on existing retail building (vacant former shop) and adjoining existing dwelling house. Proposed works to include; 1) change of use from retail use of former vacant shop to residential use, to provide: change of use of part of the former shop to residential use to form new 1 no. 2 bedroom dwelling house, and change of use of remaining part of the former shop to residential use, to be amalgamated to the adjoining existing dwelling: 2) alterations to the internal layout and to the existing elevations; 3) all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4081

• 25 Aug 2022Withdrawn

  Permission to erect floodlighting to 2 no. existing rugby pitches.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5945

• 26 Jan 2022Conditional

  Permission for change of use of library area to student residential accommodation including the alteration and extension of first floor link bridge

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4140

• 13 Sept 2021Conditional

  The construction of two single storey extensions, to accommodate 2 additional bedrooms, 1 accessible bathroom and an additional kitchen for independent living, with associated site works, to an existing residential care building.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6511

• 3 Aug 2021Conditional

  The construction of a single storey rear extension to accommodate 3 additional bedrooms, an accessible bathroom and a utility room with associated site works to an existing residential care building.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6123

• 3 Aug 2021Incompleted application

  The construction of two single storey extensions to accommodate 2 additional bedrooms, 1 accessible bathroom and an additional kitchen for independent living with associated site works to an existing residential care building.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6124

• 18 Apr 2019Conditional

  To erect floodlighting to existing hockey pitch

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/4976

• 27 Apr 2018Withdrawn

  Construction of three two-storey dwellinghouses and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 18/5056

• 2 Jun 2017Refused

  Construct dwellinghouse and associated siteworks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/5388

• 16 Mar 2017Conditional

  Retention of conversion of attached domestic garage to living accommodation for use as an extension to an existing residential care unit.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/4633

• 1 Feb 2017Conditional

  Retention of conversion of ground floor domestic garage to living accommodation for use as extension to existing residential care unit.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/4194

• 1 Feb 2017Incompleted application

  Retention of conversion of attached domestic garage to living accommodation for use as an extension to an existing residential care unit

  Retention · Cork County Council, 17/4189

• 20 Dec 2016Incompleted application

  Retention of conversion of single storey domestic garage into living accommodation for residential care use.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/7200

• 20 Dec 2016Incompleted application

  Retention of conversion of single storey domestic garage converted into living accommodation for residential care use.

  Retention · Cork County Council, 16/7208

• 20 Feb 2015Conditional

  Alterations, including ground and first floor extensions (raising section of existing roof) to existing dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4332

• 11 Jan 2013Unconditional

  Construction of two storey extension to existing motor showroom, internal and external alterations and associated site works, extension of duration of permission granted under Planning Reg. No. 07/9049

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/4037

The 25 most recent of 43 applications.

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 Roundhill.

Recorded monuments

• CO110-051001 Mill - corn
  Description

  On Bridewell river just W of Oldchapel. Small Oat Mill built 1839 by Jeremiah Crowley, abandoned 1970s for large modern milling complex to E. Three-bay, 3-storey gable ended with brick dressed windows. Undershot iron waterwheel (Wth 1.71m) in wheel pit on W elev; corroded iron buckets;replaced for wooden wheel in 1914. Much of mill gearing and roller stones removed 1952; old pulley lines and elevators survive. Two-storey grain store at right angles (W end) to S which, according to owner was a grain drying kiln. Two-storey millers house extends from mill to E. Long line of 2-storey offices and store houses extends to S (E end). 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

• CO110-051002 Church
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO110-052 Mill - corn
  Description

  Old chapel mill complex to E of Bridewell river, S of Corn mill (CO110-05101-), converted to modern use. Ten-bay, 4-storey, double gable-ended flour and oat mill. Dry rock cut mill race (Wth 2m) approaches from S. Square brick chimney (2.08m N-S) on NE perimeter of complex. Late 19th century Mill House to S. 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

• CO110-104 Souterrain
  Description

  In pasture, on a N-facing slope overlooking Oldchapel. This souterrain was discovered in 1991 when its roof collapsed during silage cutting leaving an opening (1.19m x 1.13m). The collapse revealed a single earth-cut chamber (4.4m N-S; 3m E-W; H c. 1.5m) which was inaccessible due to the collapsed earth. Possible creepways were partially visible at NE and S. There were no visible remains of any associated rath. 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

• Bernard's Bridge, bridge, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch stone road bridge, dated 1823, spanning Bridewell River. Segmental-headed arches having dressed limestone voussoirs and rendered soffits springing from rubble stone piers with V-cutwaters to west elevation. Surmounted by rubble stone spandrels and parapet with dressed solider stone copings. Rendered stone name plaque, reading “Bernard’s Bridge 1823” to east parapet wall.

• Worker's house, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of semi-detached two-bay two-storey former workers' houses, built c.1920, later in use as single house, now unoccupied. Pitched slate and artificial slate roof having rendered eaves course to front (south) elevation, rendered chimneystack and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills throughout, having two-over-two pane sliding sash windows to front elevation. Timber battened shutter to window opening to gable of side (west) elevation. Square-headed door opening to front elevation having timber battened door. Blocked door opening to west end of front elevation.

• Mill (water), 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached former corn mill complex, built c.1840, comprising attached three-bay three-storey with attic former mill with lean-to extension to rear (north), and attached three-bay two-storey with dormer attic former miller’s house to side (east), built c.1850, having recent lean-to extension to rear. Replacement timber water wheel to side (west) elevation of former mill, having original cast-iron spokes with associated millrace in-situ. Range of three former grain stores attached to eastern end of front (south) elevation of former miller’s house, built c.1850, comprising single-bay two-storey building to north end, three-bay two-storey building and four-bay two-storey with dormer attic building to southern end of range. Recent extensions to rear (east) elevations. Attached four-bay two-storey former grain store to south-west of former mill, built c.1850, having suspended corrugated-iron corridor to first floor of side (north) elevation over rubble stone curtain wall. Recent garage extension to side (south) and lean-to corrugated-iron canopy to front (east) also attached to front elevation of mill. Closed 1929 and currently disused. Pitched slate roof to mill, having dressed stone eaves course. Hipped artificial slate roof to former miller’s house, having rendered chimneystack and rooflights. Rendered eaves course to front (south) and side (east) elevations, with dressed white-washed stone eaves course to rear (north) elevation. Pitched slate and artificial slate roofs to south-eastern range, with rendered and dressed stone eaves courses. Cast-iron rainwater goods throughout with occasional uPVC replacements. Rubble stone walls to former mill, white-washed to ground floor of front elevation. Rendered wall to side (east) elevation. Lined-and-ruled rendered wall to front and side (east) elevations of former miller’s house, white-washed rubble stone wall to rear elevation. Rubble stone walls to south-western former grain store, white-washed to front (east) elevation with roughcast rendered gable to side (south) elevation. Blocked former openings of tailrace to side (south, north) elevations of south-west former grain store having dressed stone voussoirs. Rendered walls throughout south-eastern range. Square-headed window openings throughout complex, having limestone sills to former mill and to rear elevation of miller’s house, rendered stone sills elsewhere. Limestone lintels and red brick voussoirs to former mill window openings, having two, four and six-pane timber casement windows to ground and first floors, remains of timber shutters and frames to second floor. Replacement uPVC casement windows to former miller’s house. Timber battened shutters throughout south-eastern range with occasional uPVC casement windows. Square-headed loading bay openings to first floor of front (east) elevation to south-western former grain store and south-east elevation of corridor block, having battened timber shutters. Camber-headed door opening with red brick voussoirs to front elevation of former mill, having timber battened door. Square-headed door openings elsewhere throughout complex being recessed to south-east range with battened timber doors. Replacement glazed timber door to former miller’s house. Recessed square-headed door opening to front (east) elevation of south-western former grain store, having timber battened door. Square-headed carriageway opening with rendered cast-iron lintel and banded cylindrical cast-iron post to front elevation of southern building of south-east range, having double-leaf timber battened doors. Rendered boundary wall with square-profile gate piers. Millrace to west with recent metal platform over. Millrace flowing north running beneath south-western former grain store.

• Post box, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box installed c.1890. Raised “VR” royal cipher and crown above embossed letter slot. Hinged outward opening door with keyhole. Illegible foundry mark to bottom. Set within roughcast rendered wall.

• Water pump, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, installed c.1890, no longer in use. Banded cylindrical shaft and circular plinth bolted to square-profile cast-iron base plate. Cylindrical fluted faucet to front (north), having cow-tail handle to side (west), missing cap. Located to side of main road on elevated concrete platform, approached by concrete steps and enclosed by concrete walls, having engraved date stone “1948” to east wall.

• Roundhill Mills, mill (water), 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached double-pile ten-bay four-storey with dormer attic former corn mill, built c.1820, having two-bay two-storey extension to side (south). Now in use as workshop. Pitched slate and artificial slate roof, having dressed stone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Single-pitch corrugated-asbestos sheet roof to side (south) extension having cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls to front (west) and side (north, south) elevations with slate-hanging to side (south) elevation. Rendered walls to ground and first floors of front elevation. Segmental-headed red-brick arch to second floor, denoting former location of loading bay, located below projecting timber jib with remains of cast-iron pulley. Rendered walls to western outbuilding and side (south) extension of mill. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills with rubble stone and red brick voussoirs. One-over-one and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and some replacement timber casement windows. Recessed camber-headed door openings having dressed stone voussoirs and timber battened doors to ground floor opening, red brick voussoirs and timber canopy to first floor former loading bay, having timber battened door. Square-headed carriageway openings to front elevation of side extension having double-leaf battened timber sliding doors on cast-iron rails. L-plan range of outbuildings to north-west. Three-bay two-storey outbuilding to west. Pitched slate and artificial slate roofs with stone eaves courses to outbuildings, partially collapsed to north end of L-plan range. Rubble stone walls to L-plan range of outbuildings with some areas white-washed. Chamfered corners to ground and first floors of north-eastern block of L-plan outbuildings. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills. Fixed cast-iron three-pane windows to first floor of western outbuilding. Timber battened shutters, uPVC windows, and timber louvres elsewhere. Ventilation openings to north and west elevations. Square-headed door openings having replacement timber battened doors. Square-headed carriageway opening to western outbuilding, having recent metal door. Enclosed to west by lined-and-ruled rendered wall having square-profile piers. Square-headed door opening to southern end, having masked rendered keystone and timber battened door.

• Roundhill House, house, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former house, built c.1830, having recent single-storey porch to front (east). Two-storey returns to rear (west) with box bay window to side (south) of south-western return. Multiple recent extensions to returns an rear (west). Now in use as school dormitory. Pitched slate and artificial slate roof to main block with pitched and hipped slate roofs to returns. Timber clad eaves to south elevation of south-east return and north elevation of north-west return. Hipped slate roof to box bay with fish-scale slates. Cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods throughout, including rectangular cast-iron downpipe with canted hopper to front elevation. Roughcast rendered wall with rusticated render quoins and rendered plinth to front elevation. Rendered walls elsewhere. Square-headed window openings with render sills and uPVC casement windows throughout. Render label-mouldings to front and side (north) elevations of main block and north elevation of north-west return. Raised render reveals to side (south) elevation of main block and to front (south) elevation of rear (south-west) return. Elliptical-headed door opening with marble doorstep, rendered reveals with torus moulded edges to interior of recent porch, having double-leaf glazed timber doors surmounted by single-pane fanlight. Polychrome tiles to porch and hall. Remains of rubble stone outbuilding to north-west.

• Bridge, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch red brick railway bridge, built c.1865, spanning river. No longer in use. Angled elliptical-headed arches having oversailing rowlock red brick voussoirs and diagonally arranged running bond red brick soffits springing from red brick piers. Flemish cross bond red brick walls to spandrels and parapet, having chamfered render coping to southern parapet wall. Randomly coursed rubble stone abutting wall to east and west ends of south elevation, with chamfered render coping.

• Roundhill Mills, chimney, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding square-profile tapered red brick chimney, built c.1860, having string course and stepped cornice to top.

• Roundhill Mills, miller's house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay two-storey former miller’s house, built c.1820, with two-storey extension to side (east). Hipped artificial slate roof with rendered eaves course, chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped artificial slate roof to side (east) extension with rendered eaves course, chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings with rendered and stone sills, having one-over-one and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed stairwell window opening with rendered sill to side (west) elevation, having margined five-over-five pane timber sliding sash window with coloured panes to margins. Square-headed door opening to front (north) elevation having timber panelled door with overlight.

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 Roundhill, about 1 in 10 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 made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Roundhill · Doire Salach

Area

510,025 m² (51 ha, 126.03 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymodan, and its townlands

Barony

Kinalmeaky

Electoral division

Ballymodan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,660 people lived in 1,643 households in the Ballymodan electoral division. 68% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castlebernard, Clancool Beg, Gully, Knocknagarrane, Meelon

Placenames

Roundhill 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.