Scrahanard
Scrahanard is a townland in the civil parish of Clondrohid, barony of Muskerry West, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is An Screathan Ard.
- Area
- 142.3 ha
- 352 acres
- Land parcels
- 25
- registered freehold, median 12,042 m² (1.2 ha, 2.98 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Scrahanard, from 136 m² to 342,367 m² (34.24 ha, 84.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 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 Scrahanard 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
2 Sept 2013Conditional
Retention of conservatory to western side of dwelling, retention of alterations to rear and side elevations of extension permitted under planning Ref. No. S/98/4684 and retention of domestic garage as constructed
Retention · Cork County Council, 13/5702
27 Jul 2011Conditional
Retention of as built dwellinghouse, septic tank and domestic garage
Retention · Cork County Council, 11/5629
13 Apr 2011Conditional
Retention of steel fabrication workshop with storage yard as constructed and permission for construction of a storage shed adjoining the existing steel fabrication workshop
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4761
4 Apr 2011Incompleted application
Retention of steel fabrication workshop with storage yard as constructed and permission for construction of a storage shed adjoining the existing steel fabrication workshop
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/4681
18 May 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission consequent · Cork County Council, 07/7951
26 Feb 2007Conditional
Retention of steel fabrication workshop, 2 no. prefabricated steel containers, storage yard and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/5424
24 Jan 2007Incompleted application
Retention of steel fabrication workshop, 2 no. prefabricated steel containers, storage yard and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/4385
27 Mar 2006Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/5858
18 May 2005Conditional
Slatted house with underground tank and silage slab with ancillary concrete apron
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/3365
24 Sept 2004Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/7229
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
- Special Protection Area: Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPA 004162
Recorded monuments
- CO059-101001 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on SSE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (29m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (max. H 1.6m) S->E. Bank replaced by dry stone wall for short sections to W and ENE. Gap (Wth 2.2m) to SW. Standing stone (6866) in same field to NE. 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
- CO059-101002 Standing stone
Description
Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; marked 'Gallauns', with second stone to SSE, on 1903 OS 6-inch map. In field fence, on S side of laneway. Ringfort (8575) c. 15m to SW. Stone (H 1.75m; 1.02m x 0.4m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NE-SW. 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
- CO059-102001 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Description
On small platform on S-facing slope overlooking River Laney valley to SE. Field fence crosses W end of structure. Comprises gallery (L over 2m; Wth c. 1m) aligned E-W, represented by two sidestones to N and S, and backstone outside gallery walls at E end. Two outer-wall stones and possible buttress-stone exposed along N side. Gallery covered by single roofstone; surrounded by mound incorporating field clearance which merges with fence to W. Inner face of backstone has deeply incised scorings; age and nature of this feature are uncertain. Standing stone (6867) and cairn (CO059-10203-) in same field. Wedge-tomb (6421) c. 220m upslope to NNE. (deValera and O Nualláin 1982, 12, Co. 15). 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 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982)
- CO059-102002 Standing stone
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope, c. 30m E of wedge-tomb (6426), and c. 35m N of cairn (CO059-10203-). Stone (H 0.8m; 0.8m x 0.3m) is subrectangular in plan, with packing stones exposed at base; long axis ENE-WSW. 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
- CO059-102003 Cairn - unclassified
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope c. 50m to SE of wedge tomb (6426) and c. 35m S of standing stone (6867); site of souterrain (9108) to S. Subcircular cairn (13m N-S; 9.2m E-W; H 1.3m) with field clearance stones dumped on top. Slight depression in upper surface to S side. 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
- CO059-102004 Souterrain
Description
In pasture, c. 10m SE of cairn (7862). Souterrain depicted on 1940 OS 6-inch map; no visible surface trace. 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
- CO059-103 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (28m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 2.2m) SSW->ESE; scarp (H 2.4m) elsewhere. Bank decreases in height from N to SSW and ESE; remains of stone facing survive internally to NE. Entrance (Wth 2m) to ENE, stone-faced on N side. Interior raised on S 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
- CO059-104 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (28.5m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by earthen bank (H 2.6m); scarp to S with slight internal lip. Bank stone-faced internally to height of 1.5m; berm above stone facing. Entrance (Wth 1.8m) to ENE, remains of stone facing on N side. 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
- CO059-105 Ringfort - rath
Description
In rough grazing land, on SSW-facing slope. Circular area (32m E-W; 30m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 0.9m) NNW->ENE; dumped stones ENE->S; scarp (H 1.3m) S->W; stone field boundary W->NNW. Bank stone-faced in parts; gap to S (Wth 1m). Interior cut into hillside to N and raised on S side to compensate for downslope. 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 Scrahanard.
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 Scrahanard, 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 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 Scrahanard.
- 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 Scrahanard with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Scrahanard · An Screathan Ard
- Area
- 1,423,026 m² (142.3 ha, 351.64 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clondrohid, and its townlands
- Barony
- Muskerry West
- Electoral division
- Rahalisk, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 615 people lived in 214 households in the Rahalisk electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cackanode, Caherbirrane, Lackaduv, Mullenroe
- Placenames
- Scrahanard 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.