Tooreen

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tooreen, from 11 m² to 561,350 m² (56.14 ha, 138.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 11 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 Tooreen 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.

• 22 May 2014Conditional

  Retention Permission for an existing 18m telecommunications structure, carrying associated telecommunications equipment, including equipment for the Emergency Service Users, associated equipment cabinets, and Permission for additional telecommunications equipment and Cabinet, all within existing secure compound, including access track. The development will continue to form part of existing GSM and 3G Broadband Network

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/309

• 30 Oct 2008Conditional

  Erection of 18m lattice telecommunications structure, carrying 3no. panel antennae of 3.9m in height, 2no. link dish/drum antennae, together with associated telecommunications equipment containers, all enclosed in palisade fencing, plus access track

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1947

• 21 Oct 2008Incompleted application

  Erection of 18m lattice telecommunications structure, carrying 3no. panel antennae of 3.9m in height, 2no. link dish/drum antennae, together with associated telecommunications equipment continers, all enclosed in palisade fencing, plus access track

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1884

• 9 Sept 2008Incompleted application

  Erection of 18m lattice telecommunications structure, carrying 3no. panel antennae, 2no. link dish/drum antennae, together with associated telecommunications equipment containers, all enclosed in palisade fencing, plus access track

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1649

• 14 Mar 2005Conditional

  Change of use of 2 rooms of dwellinghouse to art gallery and erection of 3 no. signs

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1512

• 7 Feb 2005Incompleted application

  Change of use of 2 no. rooms to art gallery and erection of 3 no. signs

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/590

• 23 Jul 2004Refused

  Dwellinghouse

  Outline permission · Cork County Council, 04/5683

• 19 Dec 2003Conditional

  Renovations and change of use of former hostel which comprised of3 no. habitable units to dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/6637

• 5 Oct 2001Refused

  Construction of domestic garage & retention of dwelling (change of plan)

  Permission · Cork County Council, 01/5494

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: Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland SAC 000090

Recorded monuments

• CO090-001 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  On bog-covered SW-facing slope, below saddle of Esk and Barraboy Mountain. Small wedge-shaped chamber (L 1.5m; Wth 1.15m at W end. 0.7m at E) aligned NE-SW; sides each represented by single sidestone. Low thin slab inside base of S side may have been split from sidestone. Slab protruding from bog, resting on N sidestone, may be displaced roofstone. Slight traces of mound to N of chamber. Pre-bog walls and enclosure to SW tomb (Ó Nualláin 1989, 136) No remains of this wedge-tomb could be found during a subsequent visit 27 August 2007 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

• CO090-012001 Mine - copper
  Description

  At the base of an E-facing cliff, in an area of rough rocky hill grazing, to the SW of the summit of Esk Mountain. An irregularly shaped opening (L 6m; Wth 4.6m; H 3.4m) on the face of the cliff leads into two smaller D-shaped adits (L c. 5m; Wth 2m; H 2m and L c. 5m; Wth 1.8m; H 1.2m, respectively) in which there are signs of fire-setting and copper staining. The adits, which are separated by a pillar of rock (Wth 0.6m), slope downwards and are partially filled with debris and water. On the rock-face to the N of the main opening, a roughly rectangular-shaped driving (Wth 4.1m; H 0.4-8m; D 2m) slopes upwards into the rock with further traces of fire-setting and copper staining. Large stones are scattered in front of the mine entrance, and the steep slope to the S of the entrance appears to contain mine debris. There is a hut site (CO090-012002-) c. 25m to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-012002 Hut site
  Description

  In rough rocky hill grazing, at the base of an E-facing cliff to the SW of the summit of Esk Mountain. The remains of a D-shaped hut site (2.6m E-W) defined by a curving stone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.4m) with a straight W side (L 3m) formed by the linear face of the cliff. The stone wall protrudes from the shallow bog. The interior is raised (H 0.3m) at the S and is cut (D 0.5m) into the upslope at N to create a level interior. An ancient copper mine (CO090-012001-) is c. 25m to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-013 Enclosure
  Description

  In an area of rough hill grazing on bog, on a SW-facing slope. A roughly circular area (diam. 12m) defined by the remains of a stone wall was noted at this location in 1988 (SMR file). A possible hut site (CO090-013001-) was noted within the enclosure and field boundaries (CO090-014----) were noted extending from it. This entire area has been deep-ploughed in recent times and several stones are scattered on the disturbed uneven surface at the location. There are no visible remains of the enclosure at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-013001 Hut site
  Description

  Within an enclosure (CO090-013----), in an area of rough hill grazing on bog, on a SW-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Kerry River. A possible hut site was recorded in this enclosure in 1988. This entire area has been deep-ploughed in recent times and there is now no visible surface trace of the possible hut site. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-014 Field boundary
  Description

  In an area of rough hill grazing on bog, on a SW-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Kerry River. A series of relict stone field boundaries adjoining an enclosure (CO090-013----) were noted in this area in October 1988. However the entire area has been deep-ploughed in more recent times and it would appear that the relict walls have been destroyed. Several stones are scattered on the disturbed uneven surface at the location indicated in 1998. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-020 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In rough rush and gorse-covered pasture, on a S-facing hillslope overlooking Glengarriff Harbour and Whiddy Island. The partially moss-covered remains of a circular cairn (diam. 4m; H 0.6m), consisting of a variety of stones, are defined by a kerb of contiguous slabs NE-S that protrude from shallow bog. Some of the stones may have been used to build an animal shelter situated c. 15m to the E. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-033 Enclosure
  Description

  On a hillside on a W-facing slope overlooking Tooreen valley. A circular area (diam. 11m) is defined by the remains of a stone wall (T 1.2m; H 0.5m) displaying traces of an inner and outer row of upright contiguous slabs, especially along the SE-S arc. The level interior is cut into the upsloping bank (D 0.5m) at E and is raised (H 1m) along the W arc, where it is revetted by horizontally laid stone facing. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO090-035 Hut site
  Description

  In rough hill grazing, in a sheltered fern-covered hollow, on a SW-facing slope. The remains of a possible circular hut site (diam. 5m) defined by an intermittent arrangement of stones (max. T 0.5m; max. H 0.4m) along the perimeter. Ferns obscure this possible hut site. 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 Tooreen.

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 10 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 Tooreen.

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 Tooreen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Tooreen · An Tuairín

Area

2,265,354 m² (226.54 ha, 559.78 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcaskan, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Kilcaskan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilcaskan electoral division: 895 people in 373 households; 80% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Crossterry East, Esk East (Co. Kerry), Esk West (Co. Kerry), Lickeen East, Lyre, Rossnagrena

Placenames

Tooreen 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.