Teernahillane
Teernahillane is a townland in the civil parish of Killaconenagh, barony of Bear, Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Tír na hAidhleann.
- Area
- 114.6 ha
- 283 acres
- Land parcels
- 36
- registered freehold, median 5,729 m² (0.57 ha, 1.42 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Greenbelt1
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Teernahillane, from 71 m² to 185,975 m² (18.6 ha, 45.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 8 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
- G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 38 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
6 Aug 2026Grant with conditions
Construction of a 1 and 1/2 storey porch to the front of the existing dwelling, a roof dormer extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, the provision of an additional window on the western gable, alterations to the front and rear elevations, and all associated site works on a site area of 0.49ha.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2079
6 Jul 2026Invalid - case closed
The development will consist of the construction of a 1 and 1/2 storey porch to the front of the existing dwelling, a roof dormer extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and all associated site works on a site area of 0.49ha.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1816
27 Apr 2022Conditional
Construct an indoor horse riding arena to be used as part of existing riding school and carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/291
26 May 2021Conditional
Construct a roofed dungstead and carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/342
24 Apr 2013Unconditional
Demolish existing dwelling and shed, construct dwellinghouse and all associated site works
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 13/238
21 Feb 2008Refused
Dwelling house and associated site works
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 08/308
6 Dec 2007Conditional
Demolish existing dwelling and shed, construct dwellinghouse and ancillary detached dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/3034
8 Nov 2007Incompleted application
Demolish existing dwelling and shed; construction of dwellinghouse with ancillary accommodation and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2813
18 Mar 2004Conditional
Construction of conservatory extension to 2 No. Dwellings
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1779
28 Nov 2002Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/5252
12 Mar 2001Conditional
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 01/1232
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Teernahillane.
Recorded monuments
- CO114-035001 Standing stone
Description
In saddle between Miskish Mountain and Knockgour with view to SW. Wedge tomb (CO114-035002-) 16.5m to S. Rectangular stone aligned ENE-WSW (H 0.98m; 1.04m x 0.12m). 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
- CO114-035002 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Description
On level area of bog, on saddle between Miskish Mountain and Knockoura. Short wedge-shaped gallery (L 2.9m; Wth 1.9m at W end, 0.9m at E) aligned NE-SW; each side formed by two overlapping slabs; E end closed by inset backstone. Number of small thin slabs, standing on edge, cross W end of gallery. No indications of surrounding mound. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 35, Co. 51) 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 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)
- CO114-036 Souterrain
Description
In rough grazing on S slopes Slieve Miskish mountains. According to local information, one earth-cut chamber, roofed with stone lintels, exposed by mechanical digger. Backfilled. 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
- CO114-037 Ringfort - rath
Description
In reclaimed bogland, on level ground. Circular platform (28.3m N-S; 27.6m E-W; H 2.8m). Enclosing bank and rectangular section (4.6m; 3.5m) of interior to NNW removed. 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 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO114-038001 Boulder-burial
Description
On rough pasture near the S foot of Miskish mountain. Slab (1.7m x 1.5m; T 0.5m) resting above two support stones. Loose, broken slab (1.5m max. dim.) stands on edge beside cover-stone at NE, smaller piece lies on top. Standing stone pair (CO114-03802-) 3m to SE. (O Nualláin 1978, no.16) 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
- CO114-038002 Standing stone - pair
Description
In rough pasture near S foot of Miskish mountain. Stones, aligned NNE-SSW, stand 1.95m apart; overall length 3.8m. NE stone is 0.9m L, 0.45m T and 1.3m H. SW stone is 0.9m L, 0.5m T and 0.95m H. Loose boulder, 1.15m in max. diam., lies beside it. Boulder burial (CO114-03801-) 3m to NW. (O Nualláin 1978, 90, no. 16) 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
- CO114-039 Ringfort - rath
Description
In bog, atop hillock. Circular area (22m N-S; 21.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) with external fosse (D 0.4m). Minor gaps in bank to N, SE and SW. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Teernahillane.
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 Teernahillane, about 1 in 20 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Teernahillane.
- 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 Teernahillane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Teernahillane · Tír na hAidhleann
- Area
- 1,145,945 m² (114.59 ha, 283.17 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killaconenagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bear
- Electoral division
- Coulagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 582 people lived in 249 households in the Coulagh electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 33% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clonglaskan, Commons West, Fanahy, Knockoura
- Placenames
- Teernahillane 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.