Knockahorrea West

45 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockahorrea West, from 480 m² to 544,923 m² (54.49 ha, 134.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Knockahorrea West 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.

• 29 May 2026Refused

  Permission to construct a new agricultural machinery storage shed. The above to be carried out with all associated ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1432

• 15 Apr 2026Invalid - case closed

  Permission to construct a new machinery shed. The above to be carried out with all associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0950

• 24 Sept 2025Refused

  Permission to construct a new loose livestock house with associated underground soiled water tank & ancillary external concrete. The above to be carried out with all associated ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6025

• 8 Aug 2025Incompleted application

  Permission to construct a new loose livestock house with associated underground soiled water tank & ancillary external concrete. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission · Cork County Council, 25/5593

• 5 Feb 2013Conditional

  Construction of dormer type dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area, site entrance and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4188

• 20 Dec 2005Conditional

  Extension to changing rooms, new entrance and road boundary fence, lighting for sports field and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/9486

• 4 Mar 2004Conditional

  Dwelling, garage and waste water treatment unit

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1422

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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
• Special Protection Area: Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick Hills and Mount Eagle SPA 004161

Recorded monuments

• CO004-010 Standing stone
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Stone (H 1.05m; 0.5m x 0.5m) is irregular in plan and shape, long axis NW-SE. 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

• CO004-011001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing, overlooking stream valley to W and immediately N of field fence and stream. Burnt material identified in area measuring 17m N-S and 14m E-W. Within this area are five small oval/circular mounds of burnt material, possibly remains of one large mound now badly eroded. Smallest mound measures 3.5m x 4.9m; largest mound 6.9m x 5.3m. Second fulacht fiadh (11125) c. 80m to E; third (11126) c. 110m to SE. 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

• CO004-011002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope adjacent to well and immediately S of field fence. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (c. 11.7m E-W; c. 6m N-S); burnt material also incorporated into adjacent field fence. One of a group of three fulachta fiadh (11124, 11126). 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

• CO004-011003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope overlooking stream valley. Barely perceptible mound of burnt material (14.4m N-S). One of a group of three fulachta fiadh (11124, 11126). 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

• CO004-012 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough grazing, on S-facing slope and just E of stream. Horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (16.7m NE-SW; 13.4m SSE-NNW; H 2.2m); opening (Wth 2m) faces NW. Burnt material has been removed from mound at E and S sides. 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

• CO004-013 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope overlooking River Feale. Grass-covered spread of burnt material. 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

• CO004-036 Kiln - lime
  Description

  On W side of road, mid/late 19th century lime kiln. Random-rubble walls encase core. Front elevation (W) has bluntly pointed recess arch (H 1.65m; Wth 1.7m), corbelled roof steps down to rear which is removed. Stone-lined funnel (diam 1.56m; H 1.65m). 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

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knockahorrea West.

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

At the centre of the townland of Knockahorrea West, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Knockahorrea West.

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.

No address of the register names Knockahorrea West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Knockahorrea West · Cnoc an Charria Thiar

Area

3,353,892 m² (335.39 ha, 828.76 acres)

Civil parish

Clonfert, and its townlands

Barony

Duhallow

Electoral division

Knockatooan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

323 people lived in 124 households in the Knockatooan electoral division. 95% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Glenacarney, Knockaclarig, Knockahorrea East, Knockatooan, Meennaraheeny, Milleenboy

Placenames

Knockahorrea West 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.