Jamestown

68 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Jamestown, from 21 m² to 1,123,533 m² (112.35 ha, 277.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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 Jamestown 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.

• 5 May 2026Conditional

  the construction of a cattle shed with slatted tank and ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660506

• 31 Jan 2019Conditional

  extension to western side of cottage, velux roof lights to western & northern elevations, entrance & front boundary wall as constructed

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 1977

• 14 May 2018N/a

  extension to western side of cottage, velux roof lights to western & northern elevations, entrance & front boundary wall as constructed

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 18468

• 14 May 2003Conditional

  Windfarm to include 12 no. turbines, 50m anemometer mast, control building/ switchyard,fencing & access tracks

  Permission · Cork County Council, 03/2263

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: Ballyhoura Mountains SAC 002036
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyhoura Mountains 002036
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Mountrussell Wood 002088

Recorded monuments

• CO008-025 Cairn - boundary cairn
  Description

  One of five cairns (15191, 15193, 15194, 15195) shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map near top of Carron Mountain (see 11813), marking the Cork-Limerick border. Not located. 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

• LI055-025 Moated site
  Description

  In level pasture, with moderate views in all directions. Situated on N-facing slope of a low E-W ridge. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a rectangular-shaped area, defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a rectangular-shaped area enclosed by a bank. Surveyed in 1999 and described as a square shaped area (dims. 48m N-S; 48m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Overall Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m) with fosse (Overall Wth 6.6m; int. D 1.2m; ext. D 1.3m; base Wth 3.4m) incorporated into a field boundary from NW-N-E-S. Possible wall footings of a gatehouse are visible at W, straddling the scarped edge, possibly represents the remains of a stone structure, consisting of a section of wall footings (dims. L 2.5m; Wth 0.6m) running E-W. A modern concrete causeway (Wth 5.2m) is visible to the immediate S of the stone footings. A second possible entrance at E, consisting of two mounds (diam. 2m; H 0.6m) with a gap (Wth 5.6m). On the interior side of these two mounds is a low gentle scarp running into the interior. Interior is level, dry and clear of overgrowth, with NE and SW corners raised 1.2m above the rest of the interior. Truncated by shallow linear infilled ‘drains’ (Wth 2m) forming three platforms (dims. 19m x 8m; 20m x 16m; 20m x 10m; H 0.15m) in the N quadrant, divided from each other by two drains (Wth 2m ) running N-S. The interior is divided in half by a scarp (Wth 2m) running E-W on the S side of the platforms. A drain running N-S divides the S half in two, to the E of this divide is a series of very low irregular undulating which could possibly be structures and to the E is a circular area (diam. 10m) of flagstones. Monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 17 November 2021

• LI055-026 Burial mound
  Description

  In rough pasture, to the NW of a conifer plantation, on slight E-facing slope of Caher Hill. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area, defined by a scarp. Not marked on subsequent editions of the OSi maps. Surveyed in 1999 and described as a poorly preserved oval-shaped scrub-covered mound (dims. 8m N-S; 10m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.15m) with fosse from E-S-SW (Overall Wth 7.3m; base Wth 2m; int. D 1.5m; ext. D 0.2m). No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 17 November 2021

• LI055-028 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on moderate SE-facing slope of Caher Hill with excellent views from NW-SE. Megalithic structures (LI055-040/039----) lie 235m to the NE and 280m to the SW respectively. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area, defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised roughly circular-shaped area defined by a scarp, incorporated into a field boundary from S-W-N-NE. Surveyed in 1999 and described as a raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 27.5m E-W) enclosed by a bank from S-W-NW (Overall Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.4m) reduced to a scarp (H 1.6m) that is quarried at NW and from E-S, with two depressions (diam. 10m) clearly visible. Interior slopes to SE, is raised to compensate for slope, dry and clear of overgrowth. Monument visible as a circular-shaped area enclosed by trees on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 19 November 2021

• LI055-031 Cairn - boundary cairn
  Description

  In rough pasture, on Carron Mountain, on the Cork-Limerick County Boundary along the townland boundaries between Jamestown, Carker North and Castlepook North. Immediately E of boundary cairn (CO008-025----). Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map or on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Annotated ‘Mounds’ on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 18 November 2021

• LI055-037 Church
  Description

  Crawford (1908, 52-4) identified a field known locally as 'The Bishop's Field' as the location of a possible church and graveyard. In 1908 the following was recorded about this church site; 'The site of an ancient church and graveyard is still pointed out at Mountrussell, and goes by the name of "The Bishop's Field", though every trace is now obliterated, and even its name appears to be forgotten. From this, no doubt, the ogam [LI055-036----] originally came. Of late years it has been set up as a rubbing post for cattle, in the same field and close to the south wall of the farmyard' (Crawford 1908, 52). See attached sketch map showing location of Bishop's Field taken from Crawford 1908, Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 June 2019

• LI055-039 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  In a conifer plantation, on moderate N-facing slope of lower rise of Caher Hill. Possible burial mound (LI055-026----) lies 280m to the N. Not marked on OSi historic maps. According to local information there was a ‘ring of stone’ here marking an old burial place. Surveyed in 1999 and described as an oval-shaped depression (dims. 13m N-S; 6.2m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m) cut into slope on S side gradually fading as the sides lead N. Base is level but has sharp undulations of rock, overgrown with scutch grass. Four large stones were noted; (1) at N large rectangular-shaped slab (dims. 1.2m x 0.7m x 0.38m) lying flat at mouth of depression; (2) at S scarp of depression, a sub-rectangular shaped slab (dims. 1.25m x 0.7m x 0.3m) lying flat; (3) at SW corner a sub-rectangular shaped slab (dims. 0.8m x 0.65m x 0.25m) lying flat; (4) at W at base of scarp a sub-rectangular upright slab (dims. H 1m; Wth 1m; D 0.4m); (5) at SE on top of scarped edge a sub-rectangular shaped stone (dims. 1.25m x 0.65m x 0.45m) with curious shaped at N end of stone. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 17 November 2021

• LI055-040 Standing stone
  Description

  In a conifer plantation, on steep N-facing slope. Possible burial mound (LI055-026----) lies 235m to the SW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. According to local information this stone known locally as the ‘Giant’s rock’ which is associated with the following story ‘of two giants who fought on plain to NE of site, one fled and the other hurled this stone after him. The giants fingers are visible on the stone’ Inaccessible due to overgrowth. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 17 November 2021

Architectural heritage

• Post box, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron round-headed post box, erected c. 1905, having ER VII insignia and crown motif. Set into wall of house.

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 20 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 Jamestown.

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 Jamestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Jamestown · Baile Shéamais

Area

3,389,554 m² (338.96 ha, 837.58 acres)

Civil parish

Kilquane, and its townlands

Barony

Coshlea

Electoral division

Ballymacshaneboy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballymacshaneboy electoral division: 473 people in 182 households; 90% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballincarroona, Ballyhaght, Brickfield, Carker North (Co. Cork), Castlepook North (Co. Cork), Glenanair West, Mountrussell

Placenames

Jamestown 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.