Hightown

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hightown, from 281 m² to 469,047 m² (46.9 ha, 115.9 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 Hightown 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.

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional permission

  Within County Cork, the proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to 39.3km of overhead line, 14 no. steel towers and 204 no. wooden polesets. These lie between Knockraha Substation, in the townland of Ballynenelagh, and the border with County Tipperary in the townland of Glenduff, crossing the County Cork townlands of : Ballynanelagh, Knockraha East, Meeleen, Shanballyreagh, Barnetstown, Mitchellsfort, Meenane, Skahanagh South, Skahanagh North, Coolquane, Scartbarry, Ballyready, Ballyda, Baneena South, Lackabeha East, Hollyhill, Ballinterry, Clykeel South, Ballynanelagh, Clykeel North, Knockauduff, Ballinvarrig West, Kill-Saint-Anne South, Kill-Saint-Anne North, Ballyoran, Glenarousk, Strawhall, Ballyvadona, Carrigabrick, Gearagh, Carrigatoortane, Mountrivers, Moorepark, Ballyderown, Knockanohill, Glansheskin, Kilclogh, Macroney Upper, Castlecooke, Coolaneague, Curraghanolomer, Ballard, Curraghavoe, and Glenduff. The proposed development includes 4 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Moorepark, Ballinvarrig West, Barnetstown, and Skeheen. The works in County Cork will consist of: the replacement ('restringing') of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 7 no. towers and 82 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of 5 no. new towers and 1 new no. poleset at Barrymore Substation and the removal of 2 no. towers; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment/strengthening and recapping/clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 4 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6468

• 5 Nov 2008Conditional

  Renovations and extension to rear of existing dormer dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 08/9563

• 14 Aug 2007Conditional

  Two storey dwellinghouse and garage

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10263

• 8 May 2006Conditional

  Dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 06/6953

• 12 Mar 2004Conditional

  Dwellinghouse

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/1670

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 Hightown.

Recorded monuments

• CO053-022 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO053-023 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m). Levelled; part of earthen bank (H 1.8m) retained in curving field fence. Interior level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO053-024 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on N-facing slope. Shown as sub-circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m E-W; c. 15m N-S) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. SW portion of bank indicated as slight curve in field fence on subsequent eds OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. A circular enclosure and possible ringfort (CO053-026---; CO053-025---) c. 100m to S and E, respectively. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO053-026 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on E-facing slope. Shown as circular enclosure (diam. c. 12m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. A possible ringfort and circular enclosure (CO053-025---; CO053-024---) c. 100m to NE and N respectively. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 Hightown.

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 Hightown, 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 moderately low, low.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Hightown · An Baile Ard

Area

1,631,688 m² (163.17 ha, 403.2 acres)

Civil parish

Gortroe, and its townlands

Barony

Barrymore

Electoral division

Gortroe, the unit of the census

Census 2022

815 people lived in 273 households in the Gortroe electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyda, Ballynoe, Baneena South, Cronavan, Garryantaggart, Monananig

Placenames

Hightown 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.