# Sunfort, Co. Cork: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Knocktemple, barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork; in Irish Lios na Gréine.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 934,106 m² (93.41 ha, 230.82 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 52,015 m² (5.2 ha, 12.85 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Knocktemple, https://everytownland.com/cork/parish/knocktemple.md
- Barony: Duhallow
- Electoral division: Knocktemple, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 510 people lived in 185 households in the Knocktemple electoral division. 73% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Cork, https://everytownland.com/cork.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/10707
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 45149
- Centre: latitude 52.272162, longitude -8.801337 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sunfort, from 22 m² to 346,021 m² (34.6 ha, 85.5 acres); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2211462: 346,021 m² (34.6 ha, 85.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2211462.md
- Parcel 2277891: 241,085 m² (24.11 ha, 59.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2277891.md
- Parcel 2211461: 240,951 m² (24.1 ha, 59.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2211461.md
- Parcel 2277893: 98,738 m² (9.87 ha, 24.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2277893.md
- Parcel 5023555: 5,293 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5023555.md
- Parcel 2277890: 3,924 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2277890.md
- Parcel 2277892: 2,041 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2277892.md
- Parcel 2211463: 22 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2211463.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Sunfort in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

4 applications, newest first.

- 11 Mar 2008, Cork County Council 08/5338: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of dwelling and construction of bungalow and installation of wastewater treatment system. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=08/5338
- 18 Dec 2006, Cork County Council 06/13410: Conditional. Permission. Construction of an underground effluent tank and cattle shed to cover existing underground tanks. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/13410
- 11 Apr 2006, Cork County Council 06/6283: Conditional. Permission. Installation of biotreatment unit, construction of extension and retention of alterations and change of use of existing building from residential use to language school and conference centre with residential accommodation comprising of 15 no. bedrooms, kitchen/dining areas and toilet facilities. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/6283
- 21 Mar 2006, Cork County Council 06/5698: Incompleted application. Permission. Construction of extension to existing language school and retention of alterations and change of use of building to language school. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=06/5698

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Sunfort.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- CO007-084: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-084----. In pasture, on W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; circular area (43m N-S) enclosed by shallow fosse with low external rise to W. Earthworks may represent remains of bivallate site whose inner bank (shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map) has been totally destroyed, and whose outer bank was not depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map but which partially survives to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO007-085: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-085----. In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, c. 150m N of Awbeg River. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; circular area (21.8m ENE-WSW) enclosed by two low banks with intervening fosse. Outer bank (H 0.25m) truncated on S side by field boundary. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO007-124002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO007-124002-. In pasture, at base of W-facing slope, on E bank of stream. Depicted as circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by broken line on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Rock outcrop in area of site, partially overgrown with bushes and briars; no visible remains of enclosure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO016-009: Moated site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO016-009----. Depicted as hachured rectangular enclosure (c. 25m E-W; c. 20m N-S) on 1842 OS 6-inch map, with lime kiln at SW corner. In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, c. 200m E of Awbeg River; adjoining W side of farmyard. Rectangular area defined on N (L 26.5m) and W sides (L 24m) by stone-faced earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.25m); on E side by farm building; on S side by block wall with gate at centre. Interior appears to be raised slightly above level of surrounding ground. Listed by Barry (1981, 83, no. 67). No visible surface trace of lime kiln. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO016-010: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO016-010----. In pasture, on gentle SSE-facing slope. Circular area (33.8m E-W; 33.5m N-S) enclosed by slight rise (max. H 0.3m); shallow fosse (max. D 0.3m). Bank and interior overgrown with hawthorn bushes. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO016-012: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO016-012----. In pasture, c. 20m W of Awbeg River. Oval area (13.2m N-S; 9.5m E-W) consisting of two low parallel mounds of burnt material. Second fulacht fiadh (11666) c. 100m to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO016-013: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO016-013----. In pasture, c. 60m NW of Awbeg River. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (12.8m NE-SW; 11.5m NW-SE; H 0.65m); opening (Wth 4m) faces NW. Second fulacht fiadh (11665) c. 100m to NE. On a subsequent visit in 2007 this fulacht fia wasfound to have been levelled. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
- CO016-219: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO016-219----. In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (38.6m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by low, wide rise (int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.55m) all round; faint trace of external fosse visible to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Sunfort, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: the Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model: the Geological Survey did not answer.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/cork/sunfort.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/cork/sunfort.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/cork/sunfort.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Sunfort with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork: https://everytownland.com/cork.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Altamira: https://everytownland.com/cork/altamira.md
- Glenfield South: https://everytownland.com/cork/glenfield-south.md
- Knockardbane: https://everytownland.com/cork/knockardbane.md
- Liscarroll: https://everytownland.com/cork/liscarroll.md
- Rockspring: https://everytownland.com/cork/rockspring.md
- Tulladuff: https://everytownland.com/cork/tulladuff.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/cork/sunfort
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/cork/sunfort