Mounttrenchard
Mounttrenchard is a townland in the civil parish of Loghill, barony of Shanid, Co. Limerick. Its name in Irish is An Cheapach.
- Area
- 214.1 ha
- 529 acres
- Land parcels
- 24
- registered freehold, median 6,787 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mounttrenchard, from 390 m² to 435,008 m² (43.5 ha, 107.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 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
No zone of a development plan covers Mounttrenchard 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
11 Sept 2023Conditional
the construction of a new single storey garage to the rear of the existing dwelling
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360666
30 Aug 2021Conditional
the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, the construction of an entrance porch, alterations to the elevations, construction of a garage, alterations to the existing driveway, and ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211214
24 Jul 2020Conditional
revised plans from that previously granted under planning reference 18/1169 and all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 20716
24 Sept 2019Conditional
Extension of Permission for Planning Ref. 14/316: traditional style bungalow with front entrance gate and wall, waste water treatment unit and percolation area and bored well
Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 197022
30 Nov 2018Conditional
A) change of use of part of the existing house to granny flat, B) construct a rear single storey extension, C) construct a first floor extension onto the existing dwelling house, D) elevation changes throughout, internal alterations and all associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 181169
14 Aug 2017Conditional
to erect an extension to existing milking parlour and provide a new dairy. Also for permission to demolish existing cow shed and construct an underground slurry tank adjacent to milking parlour and provide a cattle crush. Also to construct 2 no. underground slurry tanks adjacent to existing cattle sheds all on farmyard
Permission · Limerick County Council, 17768
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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
- Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA 004077
Recorded monuments
- LI009-007 Mound
Description
In undulating pasture. Roughly D-shaped platform (10m E-W; 7m N-S) defined by scarped edge (max. H 1.1m). Straight side (on S side) slopes down gradually towards N bank of Glashanagark River (H c. 0.55m; Wth c. 6m) and appears to follow natural gradient. Elsewhere scarp also has appearance of natural gradient. Top of platform waterlogged. Unsure if this is natural or man-made feature. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI009-008 Mound
Description
In undulating pasture, on N bank of Glashanagark River. Site depicted as oval mound (c. 10m E-W; c. 5m N-S) on 1923 OS 6-inch map could not be located in an area with many local changes in the natural gradient. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- LI009-009 Cliff-edge fort
Description
In pasture, on the N bank of the Glashanagark River. A sub-circular area (31m N-S; 34.6m E-W) enclosed SW->SE by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse, and defined SE->SW by a steep natural slope forming the N bank of the river. The enclosing element is most pronounced at N: inner bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 0.7m); outer bank (int. H 0.45; ext. H 0.7m); intervening fosse (Wth 2m). However, its profile is much more gradual at E and W: inner bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m); outer bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.15m); intervening fosse (Wth 2m). Causeway entrance (Wth 3.75m) at NE; cattle have eroded a path across both banks at SW. The interior slopes down to the S following the natural gradient; its surface is poorly drained. Near the centre is a waterlogged depression (diam. 1.7m; D 0.3m). The entire site is under grass but there are some trees growing along the outer bank. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
- Mount Trenchard, outbuilding, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
L-plan multiple-bay one-and-half-storey outbuilding, c. 1860, to south-west of the former Mount Trenchard country house. Pitched slate roof having replacement rainwater goods, red brick chimneystacks, limestone eaves course, rooflights, decorative timber bargeboards to gables, gabled dormer with inset clock and cut limestone bellcote. Random coursed hammer-dressed limestone walls having cut limestone quoins. Square-headed openings with red brick voussoirs and surrounds, limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and timber framed windows. Square-headed openings having half-glazed timber panelled door.
- House, 1930–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1935, having double-height crenellated bay windows to front (south) elevation flanking central verandah with glazed roof and timber balustrade and supports. Extensions to rear (north) and west elevations. Hipped slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and render eaves course. Rendered walls with decorative render quoins and stringcourse to main block. Square-headed openings throughout having render sills, surrounds and timber sliding sash windows. Decorative render block-and-start surrounds to windows to ground floor, south and east elevations. Bipartite timber sliding sash window to first floor, south elevation. Timber framed windows to rear extensions. Square-headed opening to south elevation having glazed overlight and sidelights, and timber panelled door. Tiled threshold to entrance. Square-headed opening to south elevation of west extension with timber panelled half-glazed door. Outbuilding to north of house with corrugated iron roof, roughcast rendered walls and square-headed openings having timber battened door and timber frame window. Brick step to entrance. Two pairs of square-profile piers to south-east of house with render caps, flanking double-leaf cast-iron gate.
- Mount Trenchard, gate lodge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay single-storey with attic gate lodge, built c. 1860, having gabled porch to south-west elevation and extensions to north-east elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack, timber eaves course, and cast-iron rainwater goods and roof light. Timber bargeboards and eaves supports to gables and porch gable. Coursed rubble stone walls, partially rendered. Roughly dressed quoins and render plinth course. Drainage channel to base of building. Square-headed openings with render sills and one-over-one pane and two-over-two pane sliding sash windows and timber frame windows. Bipartite timber sliding sash window to south-west elevation. Roughly-dressed stone surround to south-east elevation window. Square-headed opening to south-east elevation of porch with timber panelled half-glazed door. Square-headed opening to north-west elevation of extension having timber battened door. Pair of square-profile roughly dressed stone piers to west of building, flanking double-leaf metal gate.
- Mount Trenchard, country house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay three-storey over half-basement country house, built c. 1777, in use as centre for refugee accommodation. Having later single-bay wings to south-west and north-east elevations, recent multiple-bay extension to south-west elevation, pair of full-height bow windows to north-west (front) elevation, central full-height bow with domed roof to south-east (rear) elevation and bay window with limestone balustrade to north-east elevation. Chapel incorporated into recent extension having copper-domed roof. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and cut limestone eaves course. Cut limestone walls to main block having cut limestone platbands to dividing storeys and cut limestone plinth course. Rubble limestone walls to north-east extension, north-east elevation and south-east elevation, with cut limestone continuous sill course to second floor. Cut limestone quoins to front, dressed limestone quoins to rear. Square-headed opening to central bay first floor with decorative render surround and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed openings to front having tooled limestone sills, voussoirs, keystones, and six-over-six pane and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Central openings to first floor of bows to front blocked up. Square-headed openings to south-west elevation of main block with limestone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to south-east and north-east elevations of north-east extension, and to ground floor of north-east bay, with cut limestone surrounds and double-leaf glazed timber doors and overlights. Square-headed openings having limestone sills, red brick voussoirs and surrounds, and six-over-six pane and three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to first floor, south-east and north-east elevations of north-east extension with cut limestone sills, surrounds and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to front elevation with doorcase incorporating flanking render columns supporting pedimented rendered cornice and frieze. Double-leaf timber panelled door having fanlight above and approached by flight of cut limestone steps. Pair of square-headed openings to ground floor, south-east elevation, set within round-headed recesses having red brick surrounds and double-leaf timber glazed door and overlight. L-plan multiple-bay one-and-half-storey outbuilding to south-west of main building. Pitched slate roof having replacement rainwater goods, red brick chimneystacks, limestone eaves course, rooflights, decorative timber bargeboards to gables, gabled dormer with inset clock and cut limestone belcote. Random coursed roughly dressed limestone walls having cut limestone quoins. Square-headed openings with red brick voussoirs and surrounds, limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and timber framed windows. Square-headed openings having half-glazed timber panelled door.
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 Mounttrenchard, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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 Mounttrenchard with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Mounttrenchard · An Cheapach
- Area
- 2,140,910 m² (214.09 ha, 529.03 acres)
- Civil parish
- Loghill, and its townlands
- Barony
- Shanid
- Electoral division
- Loghill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 664 people lived in 253 households in the Loghill electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynash (Bishop), Ballynash (Clare), Knocknabooly East, Knocknabooly Middle, Knocknabooly West, Loghill
- Placenames
- Mounttrenchard 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.