Knocknanuss
Knocknanuss is a townland in the civil parish of Desertserges, barony of Carbery East (East Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cnoc na nOs.
Parcel 2157267
- Area
- 1,652 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 562 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Knocknanuss
Planning applications on this parcel
29 Jun 2007Conditional
Construct cattle house with slatted slurry tank, feeding yard with slatted slurry tank, walled silo, dungstead, 3no. concrete aprons and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1723
11 Jul 2003Conditional
Conversion of silo to easy feed and construction of silage slab with concrete apron
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3446
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 160.6 ha
- 397 acres
- Land parcels
- 25
- registered freehold, median 4,397 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 22
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknanuss, from 400 m² to 434,390 m² (43.44 ha, 107.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Knocknanuss 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
28 Aug 2025Conditional permission
Demolition of sections of existing dwelling, construction of new extensions to the sides and rear of the dwelling, alterations to the existing dwelling and landscaping and drainage in connection with the works and the existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/490
11 Jul 2011Conditional
Construct rear extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/419
5 Jul 2011Incompleted application
Construct rear extension to existing dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/400
13 Feb 2009Conditional
Dwellinghouse, garage for domestic purpose, install proprietary treatment unit and all associated site works (change of plan under planning reg: 08/1099)
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/138
10 Jun 2008Conditional
To construct a dwelling house, a garage for domestic purpose, install a proprietary treatment unit and to carry out all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/1099
25 Jan 2008Conditional
Retention of biocycle waste water treatment system and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/132
4 Jan 2008Incompleted application
Retention of biocycle waste water treatment system and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/27
19 Dec 2007Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse, garage, install proprietary treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/3161
29 Nov 2007Incompleted application
Retention of Biocycle waste water treamtent system and percolation area
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/3042
16 Nov 2007Incompleted application
Dwelling house, garage, install proprietary treatment unit and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2872
29 Jun 2007Conditional
Construct cattle house with slatted slurry tank, feeding yard with slatted slurry tank, walled silo, dungstead, 3no. concrete aprons and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1723
30 Apr 2007Conditional
Extension to existing dwelling for granny flat
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1142
20 Oct 2005Conditional
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7697
21 Mar 2005Conditional
Retention of stables
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1701
4 Jan 2005Incompleted application
Retention of pony stables
Permission · Cork County Council, 05/5
24 Feb 2004Conditional
Extension to cubicle house, change of use of existing roofed silo to cattle housing, construction of 2 no. roofed feeding areas, slatted slurry tank, soiled water tank, 2 no. silage slabs and concrete apron
Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1101
12 Sept 2003Conditional
Dwellinghouse with garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/4601
11 Jul 2003Conditional
Conversion of silo to easy feed and construction of silage slab with concrete apron
Permission · Cork County Council, 03/3446
26 Feb 2002Conditional
Dwelling and domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/795
1 Nov 2000Refused
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 00/6553
21 Jun 2000Withdrawn
Dwelling
Permission · Cork County Council, 00/3736
23 Jun 1999Conditional
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/3385
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knocknanuss.
Recorded monuments
- CO122-020 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on S facing slope overlooking the Owenkeagh river. Circular area (20m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m); raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. Interior covered by E-W lines of field clearance stones. Surrounding field fences removed. 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
- CO122-021 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on NW facing slope. Circular area (30.5m N-S; 30.5m E-W) enclosed by eroded earthen bank (H 1.4m). Bank planted in parts with deciduous trees. Interior raised on NW side to compensate for hillslope. Surrounding field fences removed. 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
- CO122-022 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In pasture on E-facing slope. Circular area (9m E-W; 10m N-S) enclosed by fosse (D 0.4m) with external bank (H 0.5m). Interior level; site planted with trees. 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
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knocknanuss.
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 Knocknanuss, 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 Knocknanuss.
- 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 Knocknanuss with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knocknanuss · Cnoc na nOs
- Area
- 1,606,106 m² (160.61 ha, 396.88 acres)
- Civil parish
- Desertserges, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery East (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Kilmoylerane, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 339 people lived in 104 households in the Kilmoylerane electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ahalisky, Kilmoylerane North, Lisnacunna, Maulnarouga South, Tullig
- Placenames
- Knocknanuss 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.