Castletownsend

91 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletownsend, from 18 m² to 301,232 m² (30.12 ha, 74.44 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Castletownsend 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.

• 12 Jan 2026Refused

  Retention of dwelling house, to be used for short term let, & Permission for single story extension to same, Permission to demolish existing domestic garage, & replace it with a single story unit for short term let. Permission to upgrade existing sewerage system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0029

• 1 Nov 2024Conditional

  To extend and alter the rear single storey section of an existing three storey dwelling house and to construct two additional floors above said rear single storey section and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/601

• 1 Dec 2023Conditional

  (A) Demolition of existing two storey modern extension (demolition area=40.80m.sq), portion of existing wall to rear of existing two storey NIAH property (Reg No. 20836011), portion of front boundary wall & certain internal site walls. (B) Elevational changes to existing two storey dwelling and front boundary wall to include; removal of existing roof structure and replacement with new roof and roof finishes, repair and upgrade existing sash windows fenestration to match existing, removal of existing front door and replacement with new door type, removal of existing render to front boundary wall and repoint exposed stonework, removal of existing plaster render surround to existing dwelling and replacement with new roughcast render, raise portion of existing front boundary wall, removal of existing vehicular entry gate and replacement with a new gate type. (C) Construction of new gated pedestrian entry to front boundary wall, new two storey extension to rear of existing two storey dwelling with raised deck area and new garden wall surround. (D) Construction of a new single storey dwelling house with new raised deck to rear, new driveway, and all associated site and landscape works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/686

• 21 Jul 2023Conditional

  Permission for change of plan for a dwellinghouse and garage and installation of a proprietary waste water system with all associated works as previously granted under planning reference register number 22/365

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/407

• 24 Apr 2023Conditional

  Construct single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/220

• 16 Mar 2023Conditional

  Permission for the change of use of pub/restaurant/living accommodation to 2 no. dwellings including demolition of single storey rear extensions and construction of a part 2 storey / part single storey replacement extension to rear. Replace 2 no. second floor windows on front elevation with 2 no. dormer type windows and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 23/142

• 14 Oct 2022Conditional

  Demolish an existing extension to a dwelling and for the construction of a new extension in its place and all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/640

• 22 Aug 2022Conditional

  Permission for internal alterations and renovations, construction of a single storey rear extension with flat roof (8sqm), pergola to rear, alterations to the front, rear and side elevations including new front door, new windows and doors, alteration of existing openings, demolition and rebuilding of existing flat roof and demolition of 1 no. chimney and 2 no. porches, new vehicular entrance to an existing dwelling house and all associated site works all within an Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/538

• 17 Aug 2022Incompleted application

  Demolish an existing extension and for construction of a new extension in its place and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/527

• 29 Jul 2022Incompleted application

  Internal alterations and renovations: construction of a single storey rear extension with flat roof (8sqm); pergola to rear; alterations to the front, rear and side elevations including new front door, new windows and doors, alteration of existing openings; demolition and rebuilding of existing flat roof and demolition of 1 no. existing chimney, and 2 no. porches; new vehicular entrance to an existing dwelling house and all associated site works all within an Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/494

• 1 Jul 2022Incompleted application

  Demolition of an existing extension and the construction of a new extension and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/439

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  Construct a new entrance and access road and carry out all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/364

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  Construct a dwellinghouse and garage and install a proprietary waste water system and carry out all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/365

• 18 Feb 2022Conditional

  Permission to: (i) convert existing farm out-buildings into two residential dwelling units for short term letting, (ii) extend and alter said farm out-buildings, (iii) install a proprietary waste water system and carry out all associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/97

• 2 Dec 2021Conditional

  Demolition of an existing rear sunroom structure and the construction of a new rear extension to an existing dwelling house, and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/839

• 22 Nov 2021Incompleted application

  Demolition of an existing rear sunroom structure and the construction of a new rear extension to an existing dwelling house, and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/812

• 22 Oct 2021Conditional

  Construct a detached domestic garage/car port and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/727

• 26 Apr 2021Conditional

  1. The Castle pumping station (PS), a proposed underground pumping station and associated infrastructure within the curtilage of the Castle B&B (The Castle, a protected structure), including an underground pump sump, underground stormwater storage tank, vent pipe, kiosks and surge vessel. 2. Proposed extension to the existing culvert outfall adjacent to the slipway to below low tide extent. 3. A proposed rising main and gravity sewer to convey flows from the Castle pump station to the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) site. The route extends along the lane from Main Street to the entrance of St. Barrahane's Church to the fields to the north. 4. A proposed WWTP with associated ancillary development works including inlet works, tanks, kiosks, pumping station, entrance, hardstanding and perimeter boundary fencing. 5. A proposed outfall pipe to convey treated effluent and storm floows to Castle Haven Bay. 6. All associated ancillary site development works above and below ground.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/264

• 21 Sept 2020Conditional

  Construction of boat store/domestic garage and all associated site-development works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/509

• 9 Jul 2020Unconditional

  Demolition of existing structure and front boundary wall. Construction of a single 3 bedroom dwelling, single story shed to rear, new stone boundary wall and sliding gate and associated site works

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 20/363

• 15 Jan 2019Conditional

  a) Change of use of an existing store to a dwelling unit including a sunroom extension to the side, b) To construct a new dwelling abutting an existing boat store, c) Installation of a wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 19/17

• 19 Feb 2018Conditional

  Internal alterations, renovations, elevational changes and new extensions to an existing dwelling house, and all associated site works, all within an Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/86

• 25 Jan 2018Conditional

  Construction of a new vehicular entrance to serve existing dwellinghouse and construction of a private outdoor tennis court facility including all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/36

• 19 Jan 2018Incompleted application

  To construct a new vehicular entrance to serve existing dwellinghouse and construct a private outdoor tennis court facility including all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/26

• 1 Dec 2017Conditional

  The reconstruction of the original second floor of an existing dwelling, demolition of existing rear extension, construction of new extension, restoration and alterations of existing facades, construction of a one-storey garage outbuilding with additional bedroom, internal alterations, restoration of boundary wall and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/759

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

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: Castletownshend SAC 001547
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castletownshend (Gate Lodge) 000084
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castletownshend 001547

Recorded monuments

• CO142-079001 Designed landscape - belvedere
  Description

  Roadside octagonal tower incorporated into enclosing W wall of Castletownshend House. Three storey with embattled parapet; small narrow windows on all elevations, door ope in N wall. String course between storeys. 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

• CO142-079002 Graveyard
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO142-079003 Church
  Description

  On high ground overlooking Castletownshend. Built 1827 (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 297) on site of earlier church built 1761 (Anon. 1990). Rectangular nave with baptistry and vestry to N; chancel to E; pinnacled tower to W. According to local information oak holy table and surrounding carved reredos in chancel came from old parish church (3116) in Castlehaven. 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

• CO142-079004 Country house
  Description

  This is described as follows by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20836017, accessed 4 October 2017) 'Detached country house comprising five-bay two- and three-storey central block with projecting two-storey porch, built c.1650, flanked by two-bay three-storey crenulated tower to south-west with single-storey lean-to to rear and by single-bay three-storey crenulated tower to north-east, added c.1860. Pitched slate roofs having terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack and replacement cast-iron rainwater goods to central block, with decorative brick course and carved limestone finials to dormers. Rendered crenulated parapets to towers having limestone coping and bracketed eaves course. Crenellated parapet to porch. Red brick chimneystacks to rear block. Exposed rubble stone walls having red brick eaves course to central block. Rendered walls to rear of main block with remains of slate hanging to first floor. Square-headed window openings of varying size with stone sills throughout building. Six-over-six timber sliding sash windows with stone voussoirs to ground floor and north-east end of first floor, central block. Nine-over-nine timber sliding sash windows to first floor south-west end and three-over-six timber sliding sash window to dormer windows, having red brick flat arches to remain front elevation openings. Quarry glazed lancets to three dormers. Square-headed openings to porch, having stone sills, voussoirs and label moulding with paired one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Paired and tripled timber sliding sash windows to towers, having stone voussoirs and overlights, with four-over-four pane to ground and first floors, and four-over-two pane to second floor. Four-over-four, two-over-two and twenty-over-twenty timber sliding sash windows to rear. Round-headed opening with timber sliding sash window to rear. Some recent uPVC windows to rear. Square-headed door opening to porch with stone voussoirs, label moulding and timber door with cast-iron studs, strap hinges and door furniture. Camber-headed door openings to former stable block with stone voussoirs and replacement timber battened and timber glazed single and double-leaf doors. Retaining interior features. Flat-roofed five-bay single-storey block to south-west with crenulated parapet, camber-headed openings and recent opening fittings. Ruinous remains of a star shaped fort and tower to north-east. Stone quay wall to sea front. Rubble stone enclosing walls to west and south-west.' Date of upload: 4 October 2017

• CO142-079005 Designed landscape - belvedere
  Description

  Square tower (int: 3m N-S) on S-facing slope overlooking harbour, in demesne of Castle Townshend. Two storey with large round headed first floor window in S wall. 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

• CO142-080 Bastioned fort
  Description

  On top of a steep incline on S shore of Castle Haven bay; known as 'Bryan's Fort'. Built as fortified dwelling by Colonel Richard Townsend c. 1650 (Kerrigan 1980, 12). Remains of square enclosure (int. L 8m) with bastion-shaped projections at each corner; NW and ES bastions partially collapsed; quite overgrown. Poorly preserved gable on E wall, with doorway and fireplace at 1st floor level; no return gable on W wall and unlikeley if entire structure roofed. Ground floor linteled door in W wall; just inside is flight of stone steps rising to SW corner, giving access to wall walk (Wth 0.9m) along S wall- most of parapet fallen; doors from wall walk to SE and SW bastions. All bastions of two floors except SE. Numerous gun loops in all towers at 1st floor level; SE and SW bastions, which overlook the bay, each have a pair of large opes, for cannon. The fort was subject to a number of attacks in 1690 (Townsend 1937, 35-9) 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

• CO142-081 Corn store
  Description

  Small corn store complex on E shore of Castlehaven inlet in Castletownshend. Four-bay, 2-storey structure built into slope of hill. At N end of wide pier stand remains of second structure, single storey with central archway over slipway; furnace at E end. 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

• CO142-115 Structure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO142-119 Burnt mound
  Description

  Discovered in 2003 during archaeological monitoring (under licence 03E0638) in advance of the construction of a holiday home development. A spread (10m x 3m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was encountered in the S section of the development site, 1m from the N bank of a stream. A smaller area of similar material was also identified, 1.5m to the W. This possible burnt mound remains in situ, covered with a sheet of membrane and overlain with soil, 1m in depth. (Lane 2006, 45-6) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 17 October 2013

• CO142-122 Burnt mound
  Description

  Discovered as a result of archaeological testing under licence 19E0184 in advance of a proposed sewerage scheme and waste water treatment plant construction at Castletownshend. Adjacent the northern boundary of the Church of St Barrahane and associated graveyard, (CO142-079002-) prehistoric archaeology was exposed in the form of a well preserved burnt mound. It was just below the topsoil and its characteristic mound is still visible in the landscape. The burnt mound measures 23m x 13m and a test pit excavated through the mound indicates that it has a depth of 0.50m. The burnt mound was visible as a deposit of black silty sand which had frequent inclusions of heat affected sandstone fragments. Compiled by: Yvonne Whitty Date of upload/revision: 10 March 2022

Architectural heritage

• The Priest's House, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1910, with single-bay single-storey hipped roof addition to rear (north-east). Currently in use as office. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with render quoins, eaves course and string course between floors. Rendered walls to rear addition. Square-headed window openings having limestone and concrete sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed stair window opening to rear elevation having concrete sill and stained glass margined one-over-two timber sliding sash window. Square-headed door opening having flanking pilasters with heavy capitals and moulded cornice above. Timber panelled door with chamfered detailing and overlight. Square-headed opening to side having recent replacement uPVC double-leaf door. Rendered enclosing wall having rendered gate piers and cast-iron double-leaf gates. L-plan single-storey former outbuilding to rear, having pitched slate roof, roughcast rendered walls and square-headed openings with replacement fittings.

• Sundial House, house, 1905–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay single-storey house with dormer attic, dated 1907. Pitched slate roof with decorative ceramic ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, carved timber barge boards (south-west) and finials to gables and tall dog-tooth coursed red brick cylindrical chimney stack with ceramic pot set on curved gablet to south-east elevation. Painted roughcast rendered walls having render sundial plaque to curved gablet. Camber-headed window openings having painted concrete sills, red brick block-and-start surrounds and shouldered label mouldings with replacement uPVC casement windows. Camber-headed opening to entrance with red brick block-and-start surround and shouldered label moulding with replacement timber panelled door and overlight with limestone step.

• Water pump, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c.1900, with banded shaft, fluted head and cap finial having foliate decorated spout with bucket grip.

• The Old Post Office, house, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1760, later in use as post office, now in use as house. Pitched artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, rendered chimneystacks and recent rooflight. Painted roughcast rendered walls with rendered eaves. Square-headed window openings having stone sills, with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows to first floor. Fixed timber three-pane window to ground floor with cast-iron post box and timber window guards. Square-headed openings to entrances with raised render surround, battened timber door to central bay, and recent timber glazed door with overlight to east end.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace single-bay two-storey house, built c.1760, with three-bay to ground floor. Currently disused. Pitched artificial slate roof with render coping to gables, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Painted rendered walls having square-headed window openings, painted stone sills throughout, six-over-six timber sliding sash window to first floor window, bipartite window with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and six-pane timber casement window to ground floor. Square-headed opening to entrance having battened timber door with rendered step.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c.1760, currently disused. Hipped slate roof having cast-iron rainwater goods and substantial rendered chimney stack. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to entrance having battened timber door with rendered stepped approach.

• Watch House, garda station/constabulary barracks, 1945–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey Garda Síochána station, built 1947, on a rectangular plan. Hipped slate roof with central red brick chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth and eaves course, shallow round-headed recess to western ground floor window with raised render reveal. Square-headed window openings throughout having painted render sills and raised render reveals with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Tripartite timber framed window to rear elevation comprising central two-over-two timber sliding sash with flanking two-over-two timber sliding sash side lights. Some replacement uPVC fitting. Square-headed openings to entrances, having raised render surrounds and timber panelled and timber glazed doors. Raised render reveal to rear elevation entrance having battened timber door.

• Water pump, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c.1880, comprising fluted shaft and cap having banded base with plain spout and acorn finial.

• Virginia Cottage, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house with single-bay two-storey block to east, built c.1910, incorporating fabric of earlier building. Pitched artificial slate roofs having terracotta ridge tiles, uPVC rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks having tall dog tooth patterned red brick cylindrical pots. Rubble stone walls having painted roughcast render to upper floor of two-bay block, and with rendered walls to gable and rear. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills. Tripartite timber window having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor. Paired timber casement windows to first floor. Canted bay window with quarry glazing to single-bay block. Timber casement windows to first floor single-bay block. Square-headed opening to rear elevation (north-west) with recent timber panelled door.

• Shanacote, house, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan six-bay two-storey Georgian house, built c.1760. Hipped slate roof having paired central rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof to rear (north-west). Roughcast rendered walls with render plat bands to front (south-east). Square-headed window openings with stone sills and raised render reveals having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground and first floor front elevation and ground floor of rear. Six-over-three timber sliding sash windows to second floor front elevation. Recent replacement six-pane timber casement windows elsewhere. Tripartite central door opening, comprising round-headed door opening with panelled stone pilasters and lintel, having cornice, spoked fanlight and moulded stone archivolt above, with timber panelled door approached by limestone steps, flanked by four-over-four timber sliding sash sidelights. Square-headed door opening to rear with replacement battened timber door. Rubble stone plinth walls to front with recent cast-iron railings and gate. Former stable block to east

• Speranza, house, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1920, with recent hipped artificial slate roofed extension to rear (north-west). Hipped pantile roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having stone and concrete sills with six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to front (south-east). Eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash to ground floor. Recent replacement uPVC casement windows to rear and sides. Central square-headed door opening to front with replacement timber glazed door.

• Water pump, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c.1880, with fluted shaft and cap, banded base and plain moulded spout set into a concrete base.

• The White House, house, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan four-bay three-storey house, built c.1770, with recent lean-to extension to rear (north-west) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to gables and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls to front and gables. Exposed rubble stone having slate cladding to first floor to rear. Square-headed window openings with recent replacement limestone sills and replacement six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to ground and first floor, three-over-six timber sliding sash windows to second floor, and recent replacement timber casement windows to sides. Limestone stepped approach to central square-headed door opening having recent pedimented timber doorcase replacement timber panelled door and fanlight.

• Stables, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan four-bay single-storey former stable, built c.1780, with curved east corner and lower block to south-west. Now in use as outbuilding. Corrugated roof to main block, artificial slate to lower block. Rubble stone walls with cut stone string course. Square-headed window openings with limestone lintel and sill and timber casement window to street elevation. Ashlar voussoirs and sill and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to courtyard elevation (north-west). Pair of camber-headed carriage openings to courtyard elevation, having ashlar voussoirs and recent replacement battened timber double-leaf doors. Single square-headed door opening with concrete lintel and recent replacement battened timber door to courtyard elevation.

• Saint Barrahane's Church (Castlehaven), church/chapel, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Board of First Fruits style Church of Ireland church, built 1827, comprising four-stage crenulated entrance bell tower, four-bay nave, single-bay chancel, and single-bay transept to north elevation with adjoined vestry. Pitched slate roofs with limestone copings. Hipped slate roof to vestry. Limestone crenellations with corner pinnacles to tower. Snecked stone walls, having corner buttresses and ashlar limestone string courses to tower. Carved stone panel to east elevation of vestry, with floating capitals to corners. Pointed arch window openings having tooled limestone sills, hood mouldings and block-and-start surrounds. Stained glass windows to nave comprising a pair of lancets with traceried overlights. Timber framed bipartite twelve-over-twelve timber sliding sash windows with trefoils and traceried overlights, to nave and transept. Stained glass window to chancel (east) comprising triple of trefoil-headed lancets with trefoil overlights. Single and paired openings to tower, with timber windows and timber louvres. Blind arches to top stage. Tooled limestone sill, hood moulding and three fixed trefoil-headed lancet windows to vestry. Pointed arch door opening having limestone stepped approach, tooled limestone surround, label moulding and double-leaf panelled timber door. Interior features including quarry tiles, mosaics, carved timber organ gallery, timber panelling and altar rail to chancel, timber lectern, memorial plaques, built-in carved timber seating and carved limestone baptismal font having carved timber cap with gilted bird to north transept. Located on an elevated site and approached limestone steps to the west.

• The Castle, folly, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Octagonal-plan three-stage tower, built c.1850, flanked by enclosing wall of Townsend Castle demesne. Limestone capped roughly dressed stone crenellations with bracketed string course. Exposed rubble stone walls having limestone string course between stages. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, jambs and lintels. No entrance.

• The Castle, country house, 1640–1660 · National interest
  Description

  Detached country house comprising five-bay two- and three-storey central block with projecting two-storey porch, built c.1650, flanked by two-bay three-storey crenulated tower to south-west with single-storey lean-to to rear and by single-bay three-storey crenulated tower to north-east, added c.1860. Pitched slate roofs having terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack and replacement cast-iron rainwater goods to central block, with decorative brick course and carved limestone finials to dormers. Rendered crenulated parapets to towers having limestone coping and bracketed eaves course. Crenellated parapet to porch. Red brick chimneystacks to rear block. Exposed rubble stone walls having red brick eaves course to central block. Rendered walls to rear of main block with remains of slate hanging to first floor. Square-headed window openings of varying size with stone sills throughout building. Six-over-six timber sliding sash windows with stone voussoirs to ground floor and north-east end of first floor, central block. Nine-over-nine timber sliding sash windows to first floor south-west end and three-over-six timber sliding sash window to dormer windows, having red brick flat arches to remain front elevation openings. Quarry glazed lancets to three dormers. Square-headed openings to porch, having stone sills, voussoirs and label moulding with paired one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Paired and tripled timber sliding sash windows to towers, having stone voussoirs and overlights, with four-over-four pane to ground and first floors, and four-over-two pane to second floor. Four-over-four, two-over-two and twenty-over-twenty timber sliding sash windows to rear. Round-headed opening with timber sliding sash window to rear. Some recent uPVC windows to rear. Square-headed door opening to porch with stone voussoirs, label moulding and timber door with cast-iron studs, strap hinges and door furniture. Camber-headed door openings to former stable block with stone voussoirs and replacement timber battened and timber glazed single and double-leaf doors. Retaining interior features. Flat-roofed five-bay single-storey block to south-west with crenulated parapet, camber-headed openings and recent opening fittings. Ruinous remains of a star shaped fort and tower to north-east. Stone quay wall to sea front. Rubble stone enclosing walls to west and south-west.

• Water pump, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1880, with banded and fluted shaft and cap and lion's head motif. Recently added tap.

• Drishane House, gate lodge, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey gate lodge, built c.1830. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having timber casement windows. Square-profile rubble stone gate piers, flanking pair of wrought-iron double-leaf gates and single leaf pedestrian gate, set in rubble stone boundary walls.

• Glen Barrahane, gate lodge, 1890–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey Arts and Crafts style gate lodge, built c.1910, having two-storey gable-fronted projecting bay with open porch to front (south-west). Single-storey gable-fronted projecting bay to rear (north-east). Pitched artificial slate roofs with terracotta ridge tiles having gable finials, timber barge boards, cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystack. Exposed rubble stone walls to ground floor. Terracotta tile hanging to first floor central block with timber and render to gable (north-west). Roughcast rendered walls to projecting bay having raised plat bands. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and multiple pane timber casement windows set in bipartite, tripartite and quartpartite arrangements. Recessed square-headed opening within open porch having limestone stepped approach, timber doorcase comprising architrave, frieze and cornice, timber door battened door and flanking timber side lights. Set behind rubble stone walls with rendered gate piers and cast-iron railings and double-leaf gates.

• Top House, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with integral vehicular entrance. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having rendered and painted stone sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber glazed door. Square-headed vehicular entrance with double-leaf battened timber doors.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1820. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings having limestone sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows, with two-over-two window to ground floor. Square-headed door opening to front having replacement timber glazed door.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, formerly two separate dwellings. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth and sill course. Square-headed window openings having stone sills, raised render reveals and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening with raised render reveal and replacement timber glazed door.

• Red House, house, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1900, reoriented in recent years, formerly with entrance to south, now with entrance to north. Pair of gabled wings linked by recent lean to entrance block to north. Recent full-width glazed addition to south. Pitched slate roofs with red brick chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted red brick walls. Render panels to some gables. Camber-headed window openings having painted concrete sills and red brick voussoirs. Replacement four-over-one timber sliding sash windows with uPVC casement windows to dormers. Square-headed window opening over north entrance, having tripartite two-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Recent round-headed opening north, having timber doorcase, timber panelled door, sidelights and spoked fanlight. Red brick boundary walls with gate piers.

• Telephone box, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding moulded concrete telephone box, c.1950, now disused. Painted walls, moulded concrete cap and plinth, with fixed small pane glazed panels and glazed timber door.

• Rose Cottage, house, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built 1841, on an L-shaped plan; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lean-to return (south). In alternative use, 1901; 1911. For sale, 2008. Sold, 2010. Hipped fibre-cement slate roof extending into lean-to fibre-cement slate roof (south), ridge tiles, rendered off-central chimney stack (east) having chamfered capping with rendered chimney stack on axis with ridge (west) having chamfered capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves with cast-iron downpipe. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rendered band or frieze to eaves. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening with timber mullions on cut-limestone threshold supporting timber transom, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (south) with concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set back from line of street with rusticated piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting arrow head-detailed wrought iron gate.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1760. Pitched slate roof with rendered and red brick chimneystack, render coping to south-west gable and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening having timber panelled door with limestone step.

• Lill McCarthy, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, possibly formerly a pair of houses, now in integral carriage arch to eastern end. Currently also in use as public house. Pitched slate roof with red brick and rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Timber shop front comprising pilasters supporting frieze and cornice, with tripartite fixed pane display window and timber panelled door. Round-headed door opening with timber battened door and spoked fanlight. Shouldered square-headed opening to carriage arch having double leaf battened timber doors.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1760, possibly formerly a pair of two-bay houses. Pitched artificial slate roof with uPVC rainwater goods and red brick and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings with stone and concrete sills having replacement six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with recent timber panelled timber door.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c.1760. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with limestone step and timber glazed door.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1780. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered wall with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings having stone sills and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening with limestone step, raised render surround, spoked fanlight and timber panelled door.

• Woodview, house, 1770–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1790, with recent dormer windows. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimney stack and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render sill band to first floor and rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings having stone and concrete sills with replacement six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with limestone step and replacement timber glazed door.

• House, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1920, as a pair with adjoining house to east. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with timber clad eaves. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills, having six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to ground floor and replacement six-over-six timber casement window to first floor. Square-headed door opening with limestone step and battened timber door with original door furniture.

• Ard na Gréine, house, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c.1920, as a pair with adjoining house to west. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with timber clad eaves. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills, having six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to ground floor and replacement six-over-six timber casement window to first floor. Square-headed door opening with limestone step and replacement timber glazed door.

• Bow Hall, house, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan six-bay two-storey house, built c.1750, having gabled block and two-bay two-storey hipped roof projection to rear (west). Flat roofed single-bay single-storey extension to north. Pitched slate roof, hipped to south-east end, with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Slate hanging to front (east) elevation. Painted roughcast rendered walls to rear and sides. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Concrete sills and various single and tripartite six-over-six pane and three-over-six timber sliding sash windows to rear. Some replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed door opening having timber panelled door and simple fanlight. Square-headed opening to rear having raised render surround and recent timber glazed door. Rubble stone garden terraces to east. Outbuildings to south and west, having pitched slate roofs, rendered walls and timber fittings to openings. Recent glass house to south. Rubble stone boundary walls.

• Mall Cottage, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1800, having integral vehicular entrance and recent additions to rear. Pitched slate roof, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings to front (south-west) elevation having stone sills, six-over-six and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening with stone sill and replacement uPVC casement window to first floor gable (north-west) with two square-headed openings having stone sills and timber framed casement windows to ground floor (north-west). Square-headed openings to front having limestone step and timber panelled door with overlight. Pair of double leaf battened timber door to vehicular entrance.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1780. Pitched slate roof with render coping to gables, rendered chimney stacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings with stone sills having replacement timber casement windows to ground floor, six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to first floor and three-over-six timber sliding sash windows to second floor. Square-headed opening with battened timber door and overlight.

• Tree Cottage, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey house, built c.1860. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with replacement casement window to ground floor. Square-headed door opening to front (north-west) elevation with replacement timber panelled door.

• House, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house, built c.1750, having recent extensions to rear elevation. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, sharing rendered chimney stack with house to south-west. Artificial slate to rear extension roofs. Painted rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to first and second floor and eight-over-eight timber sliding sash windows to ground floor. Square-headed opening having raised render surround with timber panelled door.

• Gally Yacht, house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey house, built c.1780. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with uPVC cladding to eaves. Square-headed window openings with stone and concrete sills and two-over-two and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with limestone step and replacement timber glazed door.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey house, built c.1780. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with timber cladding to eaves. Square-headed window openings having raised render surrounds, concrete and stone sills with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to entrance with raised render reveal and replacement timber panelled door.

• House, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house built c.1770. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, recent rooflights and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to front (north-west) entrance having replacement timber glazed door with overlight.

• Harbour View, house, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey house, built c.1780. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with rendered eaves course. Square-headed window openings with stone and concrete sills having two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to front (north-west) entrance having limestone step, replacement timber panelled door and overlight.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay three-storey house, built c.1780. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimney stacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having painted limestone sills with six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Multiple pane timber casement window to ground floor. Square-headed opening to entrance with limestone step, timber panelled double-leaf door and five-pane overlight

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with disused shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystacks to gables and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with rendered plinth and continuous sill courses. Shopfront comprising render chamfered pilasters supporting frieze and moulded cornice. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows to front (north-west) and side (north-east). Tripartite timber casement window to shopfront. Replacement uPVC windows to rear. Square-headed opening with limestone step, timber panelled door and overlight.

• Mall House, house, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c.1750, with pitched roof additions to rear and recent lean-to extensions to sides (north-west an south-east). Pitched artificial slate roofs with rendered gable chimneystacks, cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Exposed rubble stone walls to front elevation. Roughcast rendered walls to rear and sides. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, painted concrete lintels and six-over-six timber sliding sash windows to front elevation. Square-headed window openings to rear having stone and concrete sills with replacement uPVC casement windows. Round-headed central door opening with raised render surround and replacement timber panelled door with three-pane fanlight.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terrace of three two- and four-bay two-storey houses, built c.1820. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered eaves courses. Square-headed window openings with concrete and stone sills, replacement timber casement windows, with exception of eastern house having replacement two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to entrances having timber battened and timber glazed doors. Rendered wall to west having gate piers and timber battened double leaf gate.

• Seafield House, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1860, with two-bay two-storey block attached to rear, having further bowed block attached to east. Hipped slate roofs having terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with stone eaves courses. Cast-iron water pump to north elevation. Bay windows to south elevation of two-bay rear block. Square-headed window openings with stone sills having six-over-six timber sliding sash windows. Eight-over-eight timber sliding sash window to north elevation and six-over-nine timber sliding sash windows to ground floor of east elevation. Double-leaf French windows with overlights to south facing canted bow ended bay and east elevation. Round-headed opening to main entrance (west elevation), with limestone step, timber glazed double-leaf door, timber glazed side panels and spoked fanlight. Square-headed opening to side entrance (north elevation) having replacement timber glazed door. Located in own grounds one raised terrace with limestone steps providing access between levels.

• Water pump, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, installed c.1880. Moulded base and fluted shaft having moulded cornice with plain spout, surmounted by fluted cap.

• House, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1760, with flat slate roofed dormer windows and single-bay pitched roof extension to north elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to front entrance with replacement battened timber door.

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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 Castletownsend.

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

Name

Castletownsend · Baile an Chaisleáin

Area

2,182,116 m² (218.21 ha, 539.21 acres)

Civil parish

Castlehaven, and its townlands

Barony

Carbery West (East Division)

Electoral division

Castlehaven North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castlehaven North electoral division: 817 people in 315 households; 80% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrigtishane, Drishane, Gurranes, Killangal, Knockdrum

Placenames

Castletownsend 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.