Toorboney

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Toorboney, from 4,200 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres) to 479,600 m² (47.96 ha, 118.51 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Toorboney 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.

• 18 Sept 2014Unconditional

  Dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and sand polishing filter, extension of duration to permission granted under planning Ref. No. 09/5758

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 14/6002

• 15 Apr 2010Refused

  Construction of 90MW Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Scheme (PHES). The Gortavehy 90MW pumped hydro energy storage scheme will consist of an upper reservoir & a peat storage bund with embankments and an upper intake structure. A lower reservoir with a dam & spillway & lower intake structure. An underground power house. Underground tunnels consisting of a penstock, a tailrace & an access tunnel connecting to the power house. An outdoor 110kV switchyard with connection works. Permanent access roads & a new site entrance on the L1130. Percolation area with a wastewater treatment unit. Site boundary treatments including walls, fencing & landscaping, underground services, on site disposal of surface & storm water to settlement ponds & associated & ancillary site development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4887

• 28 May 2009Conditional

  Dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and sand polishing filter

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5758

• 19 Dec 2006Conditional

  Slatted sheep shed with underground tanks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/13458

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365

Recorded monuments

• CO038-041 Standing stone
  Description

  Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; marked 'Gallaun' on 1904 OS 6-inch map and 'Gallán' on 1938 OS 6-inch map. Removed. Possibly stone referred to by Broker (1937, 31) in Mrs. Donnelly's land - 'Gallán, 6 feet high, 3 or 4 feet in girth'. 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

• CO038-042001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (29m N-S; 28.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.8m); shallow external fosse visible W->NNW wheres light undulation may be evidence for second bank. Entrance (Wth 1.4m) to NE, faced on each side by large boulders at base of bank; approached by slight ramp. Gaps in bank to S (Wth 2.2m) and NW (Wth 2.5m). Interior surface uneven; possible souterrain (9116) W of centre. 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

• CO038-042002 Souterrain
  Description

  In ringfort (8604). Shallow depression just W of centre may indicate possible collapsed chamber. 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

• CO038-043 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, on lower NE slopes of Caherbarnagh. Raised circular area (25.8m N-S; 25.1m E-W) enclosed by partially collapsed stone wall (max. int. H 1.6m). 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

• CO038-044 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Subcircular area (19.2m N-S; 23.2m E-W) defined by field fences NNE->SSW; low collapsed stone wall (H 0.5m; T 2.8m) SSW->W; field fence overlying earlier wall foundations W->NNE. 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

• CO038-165 Enclosure
  Description

  In rough hill grazing, on the edge of a break, on the lower NNE-facing slopes of Stoukeen Mountain. A roughly circular area (17.6m NW-SE; 16.2m NE-SW) is defined by the remains of a ruined drystone wall. The wall (T 1.1m; H 0.45m) is mainly grass-covered with numerous stones protruding through the cover; some walling is visible along the inner face at S and in parts contiguous upright slabs form the inner and outer face. The entrance (Wth 2m) at SE is defined on the S side by an upright slab (H 0.89m; Wth 1.17m; T 0.2m) at right angles to the line of the enclosing wall. The interior slopes down very gently to the NE and is raised N-ESE to compensate for the hillslope. At N and tangential to the wall of the enclosure is a stream channel cut into the hill and running E-W. On the N side of this channel, a relict stone field boundary (CO038-166----) extends in a general N direction. At the SSE side of the enclosure, a second relict field wall (CO038-167----) extends in a general SSW direction for 217m. The enclosure is named 'Sheep fold' on the 1842 OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO038-166 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough hillside grazing, on the lower NNE-facing slopes of Stoukeen. A stretch of relict stone field boundary (H 0.3m; T c. 0.6m), which protrudes above the peaty surface, commences at a point c. 12m to the N of an enclosure (CO038-165----). It extends (L 8m) in a general NNW direction and then changes to a NNE direction for a distance of 12m. It then returns to a NNW direction for a further 12m and from there it meanders across the hillside for a further c. 45m. The wall is one to two stones in width. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO038-167 Field boundary
  Description

  In rough hillside grazing, on the lower NNE-facing slopes of Stoukeen. A stretch (L c. 200m) of relict stone field boundary (H 0.4m; max. Wth 1.8m) commences at the SSE arc of an enclosure (CO038-165----) and curves gently uphill in a general SSW direction. The relict wall varies in width from sections that comprise only two to three stones to entirely collapsed sections that measure 1.8m in width. The first stretch (L 55m) of the relict wall curves in a general SSW direction, then it extends in a S direction for 78m and finally it gently curves in a general SSW direction for 72m. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO047-006 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  On Stookeen - a bog-covered peak at N limit of Derrynasaggart Mountains. Low, circular, collapsed cairn (diam. c. 12m) with revetment on N side. Small high mound in centre from recent rebuilding. 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 Toorboney.

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, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Toorboney with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Toorboney · Tuar Buaine

Area

1,407,754 m² (140.78 ha, 347.86 acres)

Civil parish

Drishane, and its townlands

Barony

Muskerry West

Electoral division

Caherbarnagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Caherbarnagh electoral division: 534 people in 197 households; 91% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caherbarnagh, Coomacheo, Gortavehy West, Knockagallane

Placenames

Toorboney 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.