Glanmore
Townland in the civil parish of Tuosist, barony of Glanarought, Co. Kerry; in Irish An Gleann Mór
- Area
- 915 ha
- 2,261 acres
- Land parcels
- 19
- registered freehold, median 98,328 m² (9.83 ha, 24.3 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 1
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glanmore, from 398 m² to 7,618,417 m² (761.84 ha, 1,882.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Glanmore 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
2 Mar 2021Conditional
Permission to erect new agricultural fencing, repair existing agricultural fencing and all associated site works to facilitate this development
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/154
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Glanmore Bog SAC 001879
- Natural Heritage Area: Hungry Hill Bog NHA 001059
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Glanmore Bog 001879
Recorded monuments
- KE111-006 Megalithic structure
Description
In level pasture, on the valley floor of the Glanmore River and overlooked by mountains. This megalithic structure consists of three slabs (Slab 1: 2.24m x 1.26m; T 0.27m; Slab 2: 1.82m x 1.78m; T 0.16m; Slab 3: 1.26m x 0.87m; T 0.3m) which are at right angles to each other. The slabs lean against each other and against a smaller slab (1.25m x 1m; T 0.24m) which lies almost prostrate on the ground beneath. Another slab (1.35m x 0.4m) lies prostrate and partially hidden by gorse-covered sod, 0.45m to the NW. Miscellaneous smaller stones are scattered and embedded in the immediate area. A standing stone (KE111-006002-) lies c. 2.5m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE111-006002 Standing stone
Description
In level pasture, on the N bank of the Glanmore River. A roughly rectangular stone slab (1.12m x 0.4m; L 4m) lies on the ground where it appears to have fallen. The N end of the stone rests on a low roughly circular stony mound (diam. c. 2.4m; H 0.4m) on top of which is a possible packing-stone. A megalithic structure (KE111-006----) is c. 2.5m to the NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE111-007 Enclosure
Description
In rough pasture, on a SE-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Glanmore River. A D-shaped area (4.5m NW-SE) defined by a crudely built, curving drystone wall (T 0.45m; H 0.75m at E) NE-W and by a straight NW side (L 8.9m), formed by the vertical face of outcropping rock. The interior is uneven and slopes down to the S. The wall incorporates some outcropping rock at SE and a boulder at E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE111-008 Enclosure
Description
In rough pasture, on the lower NW-facing slopes of Derryclancy Mountain. An oval enclosure (dims. c. 90m E-W; c. 65m N-S) is visible on an aerial photograph (GSIAP, V 133-4), taken in 1973. The enclosure is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE111-008001 Enclosure
Description
In rough pasture, on the lower NW-facing slopes of Derryclancy Mountain. A circular area (9.8m E-W; 9.2m N-W) defined by a grass-covered earth and stone bank (Wth 0.9m; H 0.2-0.7m). The NW portion of the interior is built up (H 0.7m) and the SE portion is cut (D 0.5m) into the upslope, creating a level interior. There is a hut site (KE111-008002-) 10m to the NW and another hut site (KE111-008004-) 28m to the E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE111-008002 Hut site
Description
In rough pasture, on the lower NW-facing slopes of Derryclancy Mountain. The remains of a rectangular hut site (6m N-S; 3.15m E-W) defined by the lower course of a wall which consists of cuboid stones (T c. 0.6m; H 0.1-0.4m). Smaller stones from the collapsed upper courses are scattered along the perimeter and are partly obscured by ferns. There is an entrance (Wth 0.8m) in the E wall. There is an enclosure (KE111-008001-) 10m to the SE and a hut site (KE111-008003-) 16m to the NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE111-008003 Hut site
Description
In rough pasture, on the lower NW-facing slopes of Derryclancy Mountain. The remains of a rectangular hut site (4.65m N-S; 2.3m E-W) defined by a grass-covered earth and stone wall (T c. 0.6m; H 0.3-0.7m). The interior is obscured by ferns. There is an entrance (Wth 0.5m) in the E wall and a break in the W wall. The hut site is cut (D 0.1-0.4m) into the upslope NE-S. There is another hut site (KE111-008002-) 16m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
- KE111-008004 Hut site
Description
In rough pasture, on the lower NW-facing slopes of Derryclancy Mountain. The remains of a rectangular hut site (4.3m NW-SE; 2.6m NE-SW) defined by the lower courses of a drystone wall (T c. 0.65m; H 0.8-1.35m). Rubble from the collapsed upper courses is scattered along the perimeter. The NE portion of the interior is built up (H 0.2m) and the SE portion is cut (D 0.2m) into the upslope, creating a level interior. There is an entrance (Wth 0.6m) at N. There is an enclosure (KE111-008001-) 28m to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glanmore.
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
- 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; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Glanmore.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Glanmore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Glanmore · An Gleann Mór
- Area
- 9,150,156 m² (915.02 ha, 2,261.05 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tuosist, and its townlands
- Barony
- Glanarought
- Electoral division
- Glanmore, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Glanmore electoral division: 245 people in 98 households; 86% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 28% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Canagullen, Clogher (Co. Cork), Coomgira (Co. Cork), Cummeengeera, Deelis, Derreen Lower (Co. Cork), Dromaclaurig, Rossmackowen Commons (Co. Cork)
- Placenames
- Glanmore 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.