Knocknacran East

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknacran East, from 1,924 m² to 78,809 m² (7.88 ha, 19.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 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 Knocknacran East 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.

• 11 Apr 2023Conditional

  ****APPEALED - ABP - Decision: Granted****(1) Excavation of the former (Drumgoosat) underground mine by open cast mining methods for the purposes of gypsum extraction. (2) The continued ongoing restoration of the existing Knocknacran Open-Cast Mine. (3) The continuation of use and refurbishment of the existing Knocknacran Processing Plant. (4) Further development of a Community Sports Complex (permitted under Reg. Ref. 20/365) and associate works. Please see copy of site notice for more details.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2360045

• 27 Jan 2022N/a

  permission for a development consisting of (1) excavation of the former (Drumgoosat) underground mine by open cast mining methods for the purposes of gypsum extraction at Knocknacran (East & West) and Drumgoosat, Co. Monaghan. Development will include the construction of a Cut-and-Cover Tunnel under the Carrickmacross to Kingscourt regional road (R179) for the transport of gypsum (by haulage truck and covered conveyor) to the existing processing plant area at Knocknacran, and for the transport of overburden and interburden (by haulage truck) to the existing Knocknacran Open-Cast Mine site for ongoing restoration purposes. The construction of the proposed tunnel will necessitate a temporary realignment of the R179 during the tunnel construction period to allow the R179 to remain in constant use. Development will also include: the demolition of one house and three unoccupied houses and sheds in the townlands of Knocknacran (East & West), Co. Monaghan; and the pumping of water from the existing Drumgoosat underground workings via an existing borehole on the Knocknacran West Mine site. (2) The continued ongoing restoration of the existing Knocknacran Open-Cast Mine located in the townlands of Derrynascobe, Derrynaglah, Enagh, Knocknacran (East & West) and Drummond, Co. Monaghan, permitted under Reg. Ref. 17/217 and operating subject to Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence P0519-04 and Mining Lease M139. The proposed development includes a modification to the existing (approved) restoration plan to return the existing Knocknacran Open-Cast Mine to near ground levels. (3) The continuation of use and refurbishment of the existing Knocknacran Processing Plant area, including water treatment facilities and associated infrastructure (including discharge pipeline to the River Bursk) in the townlands of Enagh, Derrynaglah, Drummond, Derrynascobe and Clontrain, Co. Monaghan. The proposed development will include a replacement vehicular access to the existing Knocknacran Open-Cast Mine and Knocknacran Processing Plant area site from the L4816. (4) The further development of a Community Sports Complex (permitted under Reg. Ref. 20/365) located in the townlands of Drummond, Derrynaglah and Knocknacran West, Co. Monaghan which provided for a playing pitch, dressing rooms, welfare facilities, ….View Scanned Files for complete description. Significant further information received in relation to the submission of technical reports.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2234

• 21 Jan 2022Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of community centre, site road and parking, wastewater treatment system, percolation and attenuation areas, boundary treatments, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works. Significant further information received in relation revised stage 1 & revised 2 Road Safety Audit, Auto tracking analysis for lorries, and revised drawing showing unobstructed visibility splays.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2223

• 15 Sept 2017Conditional

  Permission to construct a 4 bay agricultural slatted shed with an underground storage tank, the relocation of a meal storage bin and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 17440

• 28 Apr 2017Conditional

  permission for the continuation of extraction of gypsum from a permitted open cast mine previously permitted under planning 07/430 to 2033 over an area of 54.86 hectares including progressive restoration and all associated site works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 17217

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knocknacran East.

Recorded monuments

• MO031-088 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on the gentle E-facing slope of a low hill. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 38.8m WNW-ESE; 34.5m N-S) that slopes down to the SE (H c. 1m), which is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.2-5.4m; int. H 0.4-0.5m; ext. H 1.6-2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6-6.7m; Wth of base 1.2m at WNW to 3.2m at ESE; ext. D 0.2-0.4m). There is an entrance (Wth of base 2.4m) at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 31 July 2017

• MO031-108 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Located on a NE-facing slope. It is depicted as a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 5m) on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in italic lettering as a ‘mound’. It is depicted similarly on the 1907 edition of the map. The feature has been quarried away. According to Shirley (1879, 536) the mound at Knocknacran East was opened in 1860 but nothing was found. It has been quarried away. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 31 July 2017

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, church/chapel, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Roman Catholic barn-style church, dated 1823, with five-bay entrance (south) elevation, with altar situated at north side, having lean-to sacristy to rear (north) elevation, and gabled porches to either end of front elevation. Pitched slate roof having wrought-iron cross gable finials and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls and plinth, painted stone quoins to south corners. Stone date plaque to front (south) elevation. Pointed-arch window openings having painted stone surround and sill with timber Y-tracery forming twin lights. Square-headed window openings to front porches having painted stone sills and timber windows. Square-headed window opening to sacristy having painted masonry sill and paired six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings to front porches having timber battened double-leaf doors. Interior has raked timber galleries to east and west end supported by timber posts, marble altar raised on plinth of two steps to centre of north wall. Exposed timber roof structure, tongue-and-groove boarding to soffit. Recessed holy water stoups at base of stairs to south wall. Free-standing cast-iron belfry to south of church, dated 1823. Church set within graveyard and bounded by concrete fencing to east, with rubble stone wall with gate piers and integral steps to south, metal double gate and separate pedestrian gate. Car-park to east.

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, bell tower/stand, 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron bell stand, erected c.1920, to south of church. Comprising four fluted round-plan cast-iron columns with relief anthemion ornamentation. Cast-iron bell. Elaborate bracket system with decorative crosses. Now electronically controlled. Fabricated by M. Byrne, Dublin, with maker's marks. Column bases are set in a raised planting bed with rubble stone wall surround.

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 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 Knocknacran East.

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 Knocknacran East with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Knocknacran East · Cnoc na Cranncha Thoir

Area

614,674 m² (61.47 ha, 151.89 acres)

Civil parish

Magheracloone, and its townlands

Barony

Farney

Electoral division

Enagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Enagh electoral division: 819 people in 236 households; 90% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonsedy, Derrynascobe, Drumgoosat, Knocknacran West, Tullylougherny

Placenames

Knocknacran East 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.