Skeagh

111 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Skeagh, from 58 m² to 768,973 m² (76.9 ha, 190.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 138 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 16 Apr 2026Awaiting f.i. response

  Construction of modifications to an existing dwelling house. The works include the construction of first floor level accommodation including the construction of a new roof structure complete with feature dormer windows and also the construction of a single storey extension to the front of the dwelling house and alteration to existing ope at front elevation and all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0968

• 13 Mar 2026Invalid - case closed

  Construction of modifications to an existing dwelling house. The works include the construction of first floor level accommodation including the construction of a new roof structure complete with feature dormer windows and also the construction of a single storey extension to the front of the dwelling house and alteration to existing ope at front elevation and all other ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0628

• 21 Mar 2022Conditional

  Modifications to an existing dwelling house including (i) the enlargement of 1 no. patio door and 1 no. window as well as minor internal alterations at ground floor level; (ii) the enlargement of 1 no. window and 2 no. skylights at first floor level; (iii) the construction of a new entrance porch and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/194

• 23 Nov 2015Conditional

  Permission for retention of (1) single storey extension to the Northwest of the existing dwelling, (2) fuel store adjoining the Southeast of the existing domestic garage. Permission also sought to construct a detached domestic store for use ancillary to the dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/664

• 2 Nov 2015Incompleted application

  Retention of Single Storey Extension to the Northwest of an Existing Dormer Dwelling, Retention of a Fuel Store adjoining the Southeast of an Existing Domestic Garage and Construction of a Storage Shed to the North of the Existing Dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 15/615

• 25 Feb 2011Conditional

  Alterations & extensions to existing farmhouse including demolition of outbuildings & part of dwelling and installation of wastewater treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/122

• 11 Feb 2011Incompleted application

  Alterations and extensions to existing farmhouse and installation of wastewater treatment system

  Permission · Cork County Council, 11/70

• 17 Oct 2008Conditional

  (a) Retention of existing log cabin store, (b) Retention of existing granny flat, (c) Extension to existing granny flat and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1879

• 22 Apr 2008Conditional

  Sunroom extension to existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/721

• 13 Feb 2008Conditional

  Retention of 2no. extensions and attic conversion of dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/255

• 30 Jul 2007Incompleted application

  Extension of private bungalow dwelling comprising , bathroom ,sunroom and attic conversion.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2042

• 9 May 2007Conditional

  (a) Extension to existing dwelling, (b) Extension to existing granny flat and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1214

• 30 Mar 2007Incompleted application

  (a) Extension to existing dwelling, (b) extension to existing granny flat and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/914

• 24 Jun 2005Conditional

  Dwellinghouse and domestic garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/4484

• 29 Nov 2004Conditional

  Extension to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8731

• 22 Dec 2003Refused

  Construction of self contained dwelling unit ancillary to main dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/6681

• 23 Mar 2000New application

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 00/1654

• 18 Aug 1999Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 99/4517

• 24 Mar 1998Conditional

  Installation of velux rooflights, extension to dwelling & detached garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 98/1128

• 6 Mar 1998New application

  Construction of dormer dwelling-house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 98/842

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 Skeagh.

Recorded monuments

• CO139-026001 Mining complex
  Description

  On the E slope of Mount Gabriel and the S slopes of Leitir Hill. Bronze-age mining complex, comprised of 31 confirmed or possible primitive mining sites (27 of which are in State Care, and the rest under preservation orders) occurring both in isolation and as complexes of several workings, dated by radiocarbon to between 1700 and 1500 cal. BC, with no evidence of later activity (O’Brien 1987). The mines on Mount Gabriel form a group known as Mount Gabriel-type mines, which constitutes one of the most important early mining groups in Europe. Two principal areas can be identified in a Mount Gabriel-type mining camp: the mine working, from whence the ore was extracted, and the spoil dump, where primary crushing and hand sorting was undertaken. The workings consist of shallow inclined openings, technically termed ‘drift mines’, where the mineralised outcrop was followed away from the surface of the ground. At Mount Gabriel, there is a progression from surface openings less than 1m in depth to underground mines reaching inclined depths of up to 11m, and possibly more. Interior walls show no trace of the use of metal tools or explosives and instead have a smooth domed profile, often with trace of smoke staining. This is a characteristic feature of fire-setting, a mining technique of considerable antiquity. The heat treatment loosened the inherent structure of the mine face, and was followed by heavy pounding using cobble hammers or ‘mauls’. The most visible surface feature of these sites is the frequently large mound of rock debris located outside the mine entrance. These loosely compacted spoils dumps have a high charcoal content and are littered with broken stone mauls. None of the smelting furnaces or settlement sites associated with these mines have yet been found. This is a National Monument in State Ownership. The above description is derived from William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Date of upload: 29 June 2023

• CO139-026002 Mine - copper
  Description

  On the S slope of Mount Gabriel, on a prominent S-facing rock scarp, c. 60-70 m E of the early 20th-century Skeagh barytes mine. On inspection in 1984 this isolated mine was revealed to contain a substantial infill deposit. It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). It consisted in an inclined working driven 328° into a S-facing rock scarp. The interior was waterlogged with peat deposit (D 0.3m-1m), which was partially excavated. The working was accessible to a length of c. 3m, narrowing from the entrance (Wth 3m; H 1.3m) to the backwall inside (Wth 1.2m; H 1m). Outside the entrance, a narrow path formed by broken slabs and spoil led up to the W side of the working in a similar fashion to that outside mine 25 (CO139-026007-). A small eroded spoil dump was exposed on level ground 3-4m below the mine entrance. To the W of this dump were a number of overlying rock slabs, two of which had a continuous groove (L 0.12m; Wth 0.01m) made by a metal blade at some unknown date. Stone maul fragments were recovered from the surface of the dump and the mine entrance, which may have been gathered from a small stream flowing in a S-E direction below the mine. (O'Brien 1987 and 1994, 345 and 348-9: mine 26). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Photograph attached CO139-026002-_01: Interior of the mine (in O'Brien 1994, 348). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO139-026003 Mine - copper
  Description

  On the upper E slopes of Mount Gabriel, c. 370m ESE of the summit, some 13m N of another mine (CO139-026004-). It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). This mine is a large inclined working driven 270° into a low E-facing outcrop, accessible for a length of c. 5m, though the size of the spoil dump associated with the mine suggests it was a lot larger. On inspection in 1984, the working was flooded with a substantial rubble floor deposit, and was not excavated. The entrance (Wth 0.9m; H 0.5m) had a low rounded profile, and inside the mine the hanging wall had a smooth concave appearance, indicative of fire-setting. Outside the entrance, a test-pit excavation of the semicircular spoil dump (14m N-S; 13m E-W) revealed a thickness of 1.6m, and 272 stone mauls fragments were recovered. A sample of oak charcoal was dated by radiocarbon analysis (GrN-13668) to 3430 ± 30 BP, suggesting the mine was closely contemporary with two other excavated mines (CO139-049---- and CO139-050----). (O'Brien 1987 and 1994, 330-4: mine 18) This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Photograph attached CO139-026003-_01: Mine site (in O'Brien 1994, 332). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO139-026004 Mine - copper
  Description

  Some 13m S of another mine (CO139-026003-), on a low E-facing rock scarp. It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). On inspection in 1984 this mine consisted in a small, shallow inclined working driven 254° into a low rock face. The interior was dry, and c. 0.2m of dry peaty humus was removed, exposing primary mine sediment containing ten stone mauls and six spall fragments. The working's overall length was 1.1m, the interior (Wth 2m; H 0.85m) decreasing to under 0.4m H at the back. There was no visible spoil dump outside the entrance, and the rock extract was likely processed on the mound of the mine located to the N (CO139-026003-). (O'Brien 1990 and 1994, 334: mine 19). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Photographs attached CO139-026004-_01: Mine site (in O'Brien 1994, 334). CO139-026004-_02: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 337) Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO139-026005 Mine - copper
  Description

  S of the Skeagh-Mt. Gabriel townland boundary, some 50m S of two other mines (CO139-026003- and CO139-026004-) on a lower extension of the same E-facing scarp face. It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). On inspection in 1984 this mine consisted in an infilled working driven 270° into the base of an E-facing rock scarp. The interior was waterlogged with probable peat deposit, and it was not excavated. It was accessible for a length of c. 4m, though the size of the poil mound associated with the mine suggests it was a lot larger. Outside the entrance (Wth 4.6m; H 1.4m) was a large, semi-circular spoil dump (21m N-S; 12m E-W), covering c. 330m² to unknown depth. Slight erosion on the southern periphery exposed stone mauls fragments. (O'Brien 1987 and 1994, 336: mine 20) This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Photograph attached CO139-026005-_01: Mine site (in O'Brien 1994, 340). CO139-026005-_02: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 341) Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO139-026007 Mine - copper
  Description

  On a prominent rock scarp on the S slopes of Mt Gabriel, N of Schull reservoir. It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). This isolated mine consists in a near-horizontal working driven 330° into the S-facing rock scarp. On inspection the Interior was dry, with substantial floor deposit; it was not excavated. It was accessible for a length of c. 2m; the entrance (Wth 1.55m; H 1.2m) was partly infilled and the mine's size increased towards the backwall (Wth 3.05m; H 1.5m). The sidewalls had a concave smooth surface characteristic of fire-set mines. The mine was noted to have an unusual profile, caused by local structural disturbance of the rock. A much eroded spoil dump was visible outside the entrance, where stone maul fragments were recovered; three slabs along the path leading up to the entrance may represent a deliberate revetment feature. (O'Brien 1987 and 1994, 344-5: mine 25) This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Photograph attached CO139-026004-_01: Interior of mine (in O'Brien 1994, 347) Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO139-026008 Mine - copper
  Description

  Adjacent to the Skeagh-Rathcool townland boundary, c. 123m E of mine (CO139-026003-), on an E-facing rock scarp. It is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-). On inspection this mine consisted in an infilled working driven into the E-facing rock scarp. The interior was waterlogged with probable peat deposit, and it was not excavated. It was probed for a length of 3m, though the size of the spoil mound indicates that it was likely much larger. Outside the entrance (Wth 2m; H 0.6m) the large circular spoil mound (22m N-S; 15.5m E-W) covered c. 275m² to an unknown depth; slight erosion on the E periphery exposed stone maul fragments. (O'Brien 1987 and 1994, 336: mine 22) This is a a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Image attached CO139-026008-_01: Mine site (in O'Brien 1994, 342). Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO139-026009 Mine - copper
  Description

  17.4m S of another mine (CO139-026008-), on the same grey-green sandstone sequence. First recorded by Jackson (1968), it is one of 31 copper mines belonging to Mount Gabriel Prehistoric mining complex (CO139-026001-, a National Monument in State Care). On inspection in 1984 this suspect working consisted in a shallow opening (Wth c. 1m; H 0.1m) driven into a low E-facing outcrop. This may be a small infilled mine, however, this was not confirmed as no spoil dumps or stone mauls were associated with the site. (O'Brien 1987, and 1994, 339 and 342: mine 23). This is a National Monument in State Care. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992) and William O’Brien’s monograph ‘Mount Gabriel, Bronze Age mining in Ireland’ (Galway: Galway University Press, 1994). Image attached: CO139-026009-_01: Site of mines CO139-026009- and CO139-026008- Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO139-027 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough grazing with rock outcropping, on S-facing slope. Hachured subcircular area on OS 6-inch maps (1901; 1943). No visible surface trace. 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

• CO139-069 Standing stone
  Description

  In rough pasture, on cutaway bog in an E-W gap on the SW slopes of Mount Gabriel. This standing stone (0.85m x 0.42m; H 0.95m) is rectangular in plan and is orientated E-W. It leans slightly to the S and its top surface slopes up towards the centre. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO139-075 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill pasture, on the N side of an E-W terrace overlooking Skull Harbour to the S. The remains of an oval hut site (5m N-S; 4m E-W), which are largely hidden by heather and gorse, are defined by the jumbled lower courses of a stone wall (T 0.4m; H 0.45m). The wall is best preserved SE-SW and along the NW arc. The level interior, which is obscured by rubble and overgrowth, is raised (H 0.3m) at the S. A radially set slab at the S may indicate the entrance location and an E-W slab in the S quadrant may suggest some form of internal division. 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

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Skeagh.

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 high, 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 Skeagh.

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.

• Skeagh, Schull6 sales

Name

Skeagh · An Sceach

Area

1,946,817 m² (194.68 ha, 481.07 acres)

Civil parish

Skull, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery West (West Division)

Electoral division

Skull, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Skull electoral division: 1,120 people in 452 households; 68% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 40% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardmanagh, Cooradarrigan, Glan, Mountgabriel, Rathcool

Placenames

Skeagh 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.