Waterhouse

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Waterhouse, from 124 m² to 581,411 m² (58.14 ha, 143.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 29 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Green Infrastructure (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 2 Oct 2026Awaiting technical validation

  planning permission to construct a new part one storey, part two storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house with alterations and a new bin store, permission for retention of the existing domestic garage and permission to remove the decorative arches to the side elevations of the existing dwelling and garage, with all associated alterations, site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2551

• 9 Sept 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  planning permission to construct a new extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house with alterations, permission for retention of the existing domestic garage and permission to remove the decorative arches to the side elevations of the existing dwelling and garage, with all associated alterations, site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2351

• 14 Dec 2020Conditional

  Construction of a cubicle house and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/6831

• 27 Sept 2017Conditional

  Construction of a slatted feeding passage and an extension to existing slatted unit to include cubicle house and milking parlour, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6495

• 19 May 2014Conditional

  Two-storey dwelling, entrance and septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/5029

• 2 May 2014Incompleted application

  Two-storey dwelling, entrance and septic tank

  Permission · Cork County Council, 14/4903

• 17 Aug 2007Conditional

  Construction of conservatory extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/10351

• 16 Jul 2007Incompleted application

  Construction of conservatory extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/9616

• 23 May 2007Incompleted application

  Conservatory extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/8023

• 4 May 2007Conditional

  Demolition of outhouses and construction of slatted shed with underground slurry tanks, calving pins, concrete apron and associated works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 07/7520

• 10 Feb 2005Conditional

  Extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/695

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: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170

Recorded monuments

• CO017-055 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In wooded area, on E side of Awbeg River and 250m E of Buttevant. Rectangular spring well, lined with stone. Shrine of stone, containing Blessed Virgin, set on E side. Trees on N and E sides adorned with rags. According to local information, visited in May. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO017-056 Kiln - lime
  Description

  On W side of disused road, built against limestone rock outcrop. Random-rubble limestone walls encase core. Front elevation (H 5.1m; Wth 6.5m) faces E; brick-arched recess (H 2.4m; Wth 2.16m; D 1.27m), second lower inner arch with stoking hole, sloping slabs at rear. Funnel infilled. 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

• CO017-057001 Country house
  Description

  Remains of overgrown late 17th/early 18th century 1-storey house, on NW bank of Awbeg River, immediately NW of clapper bridge (14839). Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map, as 'Water Ho.'; marked as 'in ruins' on 1902 OS 6-inch map. L-shaped in plan, SW arm longer than SE. Most of inner wall faces collapsed. Remains of 3 opes in external SE wall and 2 opes in external SW wall. NW pier of bridge butts onto E corner of house, suggesting an association between house and bridge. Large fireplace with wooden lintel in SW arm, divides area into two rooms; fireplace contains brick-lined oven (0.88m x 1.22m). Corner fireplace in S corner of L, and possible remains of another corner fireplace in N corner of NW arm. Springfield House (14849) on river bank opposite 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

• CO017-119001 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  In woodland, on N bank of Awbeg River, on bend in river. All that remains are two oval grass-covered earth and stone mounds (c. 10m NW-SE; c. 7m NE-SW; H c. 1m), c. 4m apart, with loose stones on top. Possible remains of mill shown here on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map ; second mill (15228) on S bank. Two stone-lined channels (H c. 2.5ft; Wth c. 2ft) which were noted (pers. comm. J. Hickey) extending into mound for c. 13ft., with mortared random-rubble side and lintelled stone roof are possibly remains of mill race. 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

• CO017-119002 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  This unclassified mill is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 710) under the entry (no. 15243) for another unclassified mill (CO017-119001-). The reference to the former mill is as follows: 'In woodland, on N bank of Awbeg River, on bend in river. All that remains are two oval grass-covered earth and stone mounds (c. 10m NW-SE; c. 7m NE-SW; H c. 1m), c. 4m apart, with loose stones on top. Possible remains of mill shown here on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map ; second mill (15228) on S bank. Two stone-lined channels (H c. 2.5ft; Wth c. 2ft) which were noted (pers. comm. J. Hickey) extending into mound for c. 13ft., with mortared random-rubble side and lintelled stone roof are possibly remains of mill race.' 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

• Clapper Bridge, foot bridge, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Foot bridge, erected c.1860, comprising five surviving spans of stone slabs resting on rubble stone piers, on north bank of Awbeg River, apparently formerly crossing width of river. River section removed during dredging c. 1910. Bridge gave access to Water House, now ruined, to north-west, apparently of early eighteenth-century date and having wall oven. Concrete foot bridge to 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 Waterhouse, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Waterhouse · Teach an Uisce

Area

900,519 m² (90.05 ha, 222.52 acres)

Civil parish

Buttevant, and its townlands

Barony

Orrery and Kilmore

Electoral division

Buttevant, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,965 people lived in 758 households in the Buttevant electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballybeg East, Buttevant, Castle-Land, Creggane, Knockanare, Lackaroe

Placenames

Waterhouse 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.