Cloonaghlin West

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonaghlin West, from 4 m² to 396,487 m² (39.65 ha, 97.97 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cloonaghlin 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.

• 7 Sept 2018Conditional

  Permission for the following: (1) retention and completion of the following changes to existing dwelling house, particularly: (a) demolition of side annex and construction of new extension including reconstruction of gable wall, (b) replacement of corrugated steel roof with new slated roof including 4 no. roof lights and (c) installation of new vehicular site entrance and parking area in lieu of previous pedestrian entrance including excavation of rock and site clearance and (2) permission for installation of a new wastewater treatment system to serve the house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/533

• 29 Mar 2018Refused

  (1) Retention and completion of the following changes to existing dwelling house, particularly: (a) demolition of side annex and construction of new extension including reconstruction of gable wall, (b) replacement of corrugated steel roof with new slated roof including 4 no. rooflights and (c) installation of new vehicular site entrance and parking area in lieu of previous pedestrian entrance including excavation of rock and site clearance and 2. Permission for installation of new wastewater treatment system to serve the house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 18/162

• 4 Dec 2017Withdrawn

  To install a new wastewater treatment system for existing house

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/769

• 24 May 2012Unconditional

  Demolition of ruined dwelling and construction of one and a half storey dwelling. Permission is also sought for a new double garage and a new site entrance

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 12/337

• 3 Aug 2007Conditional

  Demolition of ruined dwelling, construction of one and half storey dwelling, new double garage and new site entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2093

• 31 Jul 2007Incompleted application

  Demolition of ruined dwelling, construction of one and half storey dwelling, new double garage and new site entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2066

• 26 Jun 2007Incompleted application

  Demolition of ruined dwelling, construction of one and half storey dwelling, new double garage and new site entrance

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/1668

• 5 Nov 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8202

• 24 Jun 2002Conditional

  Demolition of ruined dwelling and construction of one and a half storey dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 02/2705

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Beara Peninsula SPA 004155

Recorded monuments

• CO128-010001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In arable, on break in E-facing slope. Circular area (21.8m N-S; 20.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1m). Field boundary running N-S cuts off W arc of enclosure. Burial ground (CO128-010002-) in interior; subrectangular hut (6.5m; 3.8m) to S. (O'Brien 1970, 23). 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

• CO128-010002 Burial ground
  Description

  In ringfort (CO128-010001-). Marked 'Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). No gravemarkers noted. 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

• CO128-016 Martello tower
  Description

  On S side of Bear Island. Circular, gently tapering tower (H c. 7m) with surrounding moat. Barrel-shaped internal ground plan (6.09m N-S; 6.09m E-W); vaulted roof (long axis N-S) over first floor. First floor door to N with machicolation overhead. Spiral stairs on first floor to NW providing access up to roof level. Splayed first floor windows to E and S with smaller barred windows beneath at ground floor level. Paved roof area with mural chamber in parapet wall; wall walk with gun carriage track. Converted to Telegraph Station by end of 19th century. Ordnance grounds to NE of tower (c. 0.5 km) with remains of battery (CO128-017---). 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

• CO128-017 Battery
  Description

  Roofless rectangular structure (int: 2.45m N-S; 3.05m E-W; wall thickness 0.85m) c. 0.5 km NE of Martello Tower (CO128-016---) on Bear Island. Shown on O.S. map (1842) as Battery No. 3 in rectangular ordnance grounds. Groundand 1st floor door in W wall. Series of gun loops in 1st floor wall. Chimney stack in NE corner. To SE of battery are two arcs of low stonewalls. Ordnance grounds enclosed by collapsed stone 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

• CO128-036001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough grazing, on a terrace, partially obscured by gorse and briars, on a N-facing slope overlooking Laurence's Cove and Berehaven Harbour. A roughly circular area (diam. 18m) is enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) NW-E with intermittent traces elsewhere. The rath is known locally as a lios and there is a possible souterrain (CO128-036002-) within. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-036002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (CO128-036001-). According to local information, there is a souterrain, which was closed up many years ago, in this rath. There are no visible remains of it at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO128-037 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  On a headland (L c. 30m), overgrown by trees and bushes, projecting SE into Bantry Bay. The remains of a fosse (Wth c. 1.5m; D 0.3m; L c. 15m) extend across the neck of the headland. According to local information, the promontory, known as Dúinín, is being eroded by the sea along its NW and NE sides, where boulder clay is exposed. (O'Sullivan 1992, 53) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Architectural heritage

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900. Attached lean-to outbuilding to side (west). Recent extension to rear (south). Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door. Outbuilding to side (west). Rendered boundary wall with piers and wrought-iron gate.

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 Cloonaghlin West, about 1 in 5 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 high, 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 Cloonaghlin 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 Cloonaghlin West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Cloonaghlin West · Conachlainn Thiar

Area

744,052 m² (74.41 ha, 183.86 acres)

Civil parish

Killaconenagh, and its townlands

Barony

Bear

Electoral division

Bear, the unit of the census

Census 2022

218 people lived in 95 households in the Bear electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 54% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloonaghlin Lower, Cloonaghlin Upper, Rerrin

Placenames

Cloonaghlin 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.