Castle-Land

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castle-Land, from 58 m² to 113,021 m² (11.3 ha, 27.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Greenbelt1 (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business and General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 3 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
• G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork County · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 1 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission for the following works: 1) permission to construct a first floor extension to existing dwelling, 2) permission for retention of existing domestic garage/store ancillary to existing dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/6071

• 16 Dec 2022Incompleted application

  Amenity works within the curtilage of Buttevant Town Defences, a recorded monument and listed in the National Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) CO017-053012. (Ministerial consent has been granted in this regard – currently awaiting an extension). The site is within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and is adjacent to two protected structures, The Franciscan Friary (RPS No. 0050) and the Fever Hospital, (RPS no. 0053). Works will include alterations to existing site levels to create a wetland, construction of a raised walkway and associated seating, signage, access paths and boundary fence. The site is adjacent to the Awbeg River and carries a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) designation.. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 17/6539

  Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 22/6798

• 18 Oct 2022Refused

  Permission to demolish the existing shed, to construct a new building incorporating 4 no. residential apartments, a new vehicular entrance to serve existing adjacent former public house property, with car parking spaces, bin storage area and bicycle storage area and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6347

• 15 Sept 2022Incompleted application

  Planning permission to demolish the existing shed, to construct a new building incorporating 4 no. residential apartments, with car parking spaces, bin storage area and bicycle storage area and all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6084

• 13 Oct 2021Conditional

  1) Construct a single storey extension to dwelling, 2) to make alterations to the existing dwelling, 3) to demolish the existing single storey annex at the rear of the dwelling, and 4) to demolish the existing domestic garage and all associated site works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6783

• 3 Jul 2020Withdrawn

  1. For the change of use of the existing public house to residential use for 4 No. apartments. 2. Demolition of the existing extension to the rear of the public house and to construct a new single storey extension for residential use to the rear of the existing public house, 3. Demolition of the existing shed, 4. Alterations to elevations of existing public house and alterations for the conversion of the existing public house to 4 new residential apartments, 5. Construction of balconies for residential apartments at first floor level, 6. Construction of 2 new semi-detached dwelling houses with car parking spaces, 7. New vehicular entrance, 8. New bin storage area, and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5373

• 10 Jun 2020Incompleted application

  1. For the change of use of the existing public house to residential use. 2. To demolish the existing extension to the rear of the public house and to construct a new single storey extension for residential use to the rear of the existing public house, 3. To carry out alterations for the conversion of the existing public house to 4 new residential apartments, 4. To construct 2 new semi-detached dwelling houses with car parking spaces, 5. New vehicular entrance and all associated site and ancillary works.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 20/5175

• 2 Oct 2017Conditional

  Amenity works within the curtilage of Buttevant Town Defences, a recorded monument and listed in the National Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) CO017-053012. (Ministerial consent has been granted in this regard – currently awaiting an extension). The site is within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and is adjacent to two protected structures, The Franciscan Friary (RPS No. 0050) and the Fever Hospital, (RPS no. 0053). Works will include alterations to existing site levels to create a wetland, construction of a raised walkway and associated seating, signage, access paths and boundary fence. The site is adjacent to the Awbeg River and carries a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) designation.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6539

• 13 Apr 2017Withdrawn

  Works to the town defences and the construction of a raised walkway and associated seating, signage and planting. The town defences are a recorded Monument and listed in the National Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) CO017-053012. Works to town defences will be divided into tow categories as follows: (i) Works to secure the structural integrity of the Town Defences, (Ministerial consent has been approved in this regard). (ii) Appropriate treatment of boundaries along the Town Defences -where the boundary is currently absent (approx. 30 metres), to be agreed with relevant authorities. The site is within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) and is adjacent to two protected structures, The Franciscan Friary (RPS No. 0050) and the Fever Hospital, (RPS no. 0053). Works will also include alterations to existing site levels to create a wetland and associated planting. The site is adjacent to the Awbeg River and carries a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) designation.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4901

• 3 Mar 2017Incompleted application

  The development includes works to secure the structural integrity of the Town Defences, a recorded Monument and listed in the National Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) CO017-053012. (Ministerial Consent has been approved in this regard). The site within an Architectural Conservation area (ACA) and is adjacent to two protected structures The Franciscan Friary (RPS No. 0050) and Fever Hospital, (RPS No. 0053). Works include the construction of a raised walkway and associated seating and signage. Works will also include alterations to existing site levels to create a wetland. The site is adjacent to the Awbeg River and carries a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) designation.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 17/4499

• 13 Feb 2015Conditional

  Retention of dwelling and garage

  Retention · Cork County Council, 15/4265

• 8 Feb 2013Conditional

  Alterations and partial change of use from public house to an off licence

  Permission · Cork County Council, 13/4208

• 12 Nov 2012Conditional

  Construction of: (1) A new single-storey extension to the south-facing elevation of the existing school building to accommodate 3 no. classrooms with associated sanitary facilities, storage room and disabled access w.c. and 1 no. A.S.D. unit comprising of 1 no. classroom with associated sanitary facilities including disabled access w.c. and shower, linen room, small safe space room and multi-sensory room, (2) 1 no. new link corridor from existing school building to serve new extension, (3) New single-storey extension to existing front elevation (West-facing) to accommodate new Principal’s office, (4) New single storey extension to existing side elevation (North-facing) to accommodate new staff room, (5) New canopy over existing main entrance to school, (6) New sensory garden, and (7) All other material alterations to existing school building and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 12/6319

• 24 May 2010Conditional

  Alterations, refurbishment and extension of existing former coach-house and stables building to provide office and ancillary residential accommodation (3 no. one bedroom suites for use by employees/visiting specialists/contractors) and installation of a new wastewater treatment plant and raised percolation area

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/5270

• 5 Feb 2010Conditional

  Construction of garage to side of dwelling for domestic use

  Permission · Cork County Council, 10/4204

• 30 Apr 2009Conditional

  Single storey extension to side of school

  Permission · Cork County Council, 09/5370

• 14 Oct 2005Conditional

  Extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/7520

• 25 Feb 2005Conditional

  Extension to dwelling

  Permission · Cork County Council, 05/1084

• 16 Dec 2004Conditional

  Retention of car parking facility, pedestrian entrance, palisade fencing and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/9233

• 25 Nov 2004Incompleted application

  Retention of car parking facility, pedestrian entrance, palisade fencing and ancillary works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/8667

• 15 Apr 2004Conditional

  Demolition of single storey extension to dwelling, construction of 2 storey extension to dwelling and pitched roof over existing flat roof

  Permission · Cork County Council, 04/2520

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

• CO017-053006 Mill - corn
  Description

  On S side of Buttevant, on W bank of Awbeg River. Substantial L-shaped mill of 5-6 storeys; S elevation of 7 bays. Built of random rubble with ashlar quoins; thin embattled turrets decorate each corner; flat roof (formerly hipped slated roof: see photograph Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, opp. 372). Wheel-house on E side. Weir diverts water from river almost immediately into wheel-pit. Wheel-pit houses an inward-flowing turbine which transfers power via cogged gear-wheel to line shaft within mill; pulley-wheels along shaft. Wooden floors intact; late 19th-century/early 20th-century machinery survives including winnower, driers, cleaners, hoist and generator. Initials 'NS' inscribed on rough stone on W wall. Erected by Sir James Anderson c. 1810 (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 235). Worked by Brownings until 1865; subsequently by Corbetts and Walsh; in 1885 worked by Wm. R. Oliver who restored mills and watercourses and introduced Robinson Roller system and installed steam and turbine power (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 372-3). 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 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

• CO017-054001 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  On cliff edge, overlooking Awbeg River to E. Fragmentary remains of keepless castle of 13th-century type, incorporated into country house complex (14871) which is now ruinous. Latter comprises enclosed courtyard containing many ruined farm buildings, with house at S end which has circular towers at SE and SW corners. Remains of castle traceable in SW circular tower (diam. c. 9.5m); parts of W and S courtyard walls also incorporate parts of castle as do ruined structures on cliff edge immediately E of courtyard. Tower in SW corner stands four storeys high on walls 1.8m T with crude, low base batter and 19th-century crenellated wall-tops; tower extensively renovated, with inserted brick-built windows and doors; much of stonework obscured by 19th-century plaster. Entrance on ground floor from within courtyard via ruined brick-built doorway. Ground-floor chamber (diam. c. 6m) lit by large window with brick-built ingoings on S side; brick-built recesses on W and E sides, latter possibly fireplace. Description of 1905 refers to doorway near fireplace leading to '...passage curving round to the back of the fireplace.' (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 371). Doorway and passage not located. Chamber roofed by high vault of unusual, semi-domical construction. Partially blocked door on N side suggests original intermediary wooden floor, now missing. Attached to N wall of latter tower is slim square tower (L c. 3m). This has inserted ground-floor door in E wall giving entry to small chamber (c. 2m x c. 2m) from courtyard. First-floor round-arched door in N wall of tower originally reached by flight of steps from courtyard, most of which are now missing. Inside latter door straight flight of steps leads S to 1st floor of circular tower; chamber six-sided with late inserted windows in W, SW and SE sides; door on E side of chamber leads to mural stairs leading up to 2nd-floor chamber in square tower and down to now inaccessible chamber in S wall of courtyard; this stairs may originally have connected to passage behind the ground-floor fireplace referred to above. Door in N ingoing of SE window embrasure leads to stairs rising to N in thickness of tower wall to 3rd-floor chamber of square tower. To E of courtyard a semicircular tower (int. diam. c. 3m) stands against cliff face. On top of a cliff edge two short lengths of wall project NW and SW from tower; probably remains of castle enclosure. Ruined rectangular tower on cliff edge c. 10m to N, also probably part of castle; access to tower not gained. Castle of the Barrys who were granted a fair and market at Buttevant in 1234 (Ó Murchadha 1985, 23) and who, in 1364, were episcopal tenants of the 'castle of Buttevant with its orchard and hall' (MacCotter and Nicholls 1996, 29, 194). In ruins by 1750 when seen by Smith, who states that 'the inside of this building forms an octagon...within the court is now a good modern house' (Smith 1750, vol. 1, 314). 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

• CO017-054002 Country house
  Description

  On top of a cliff edge, overlooking Awbeg River to E; C of I parish church (14708) on higher ground to S. Ruined castellated 3-storey house, built by John Anderson in early 19th century (Bence-Jones 1978, 51) incorporating part of earlier castle (14330). Entrance front (S) consists of three narrow central bays, with 4-storey circular tower of castle on SW corner, and matching but slightly smaller D-shaped 3-storey tower on SE corner. Central castellated porch; ogee-headed door ope (blocked); rectangular window opes on either side of porch with hood mouldings. Wide central 1st- and 2nd-floor windows. Tower of castle has numerous inserted rectangular window opes with hood mouldings; drain spout with carved face inserted on 2nd floor. Rear of house partially destroyed and heavily overgrown. Courtyard to rear with remains of 2-storey outbuildings. 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

• CO017-101001 Graveyard
  Description

  Within demesne of Buttevant Castle (14330). Bell-shaped graveyard (110m E-W; 60m N-S), enclosed by stone wall, entered at E side. C of I church (14708) E of centre. In occasional use; graves of soldiers predominate; earliest burial noted is chest tomb dated 1772 (Fitzgerald 1904-6c, 233); Fitzgerald also noted many early 18th-century inscriptions (ibid. 233-5). Upper part of tapering graveslab (L 3ft; Wth 23in, narrowing to 18in; T 5in) (CO017-101003-) found originally at E end of graveyard (14558), just above ground level (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 348-50), now housed in church (14708). This has eight-armed ringed cross with trefoil terminals, bordered by black letter inscription, difficult to read but probably dating to 1508 (Zajac et al. 1995, 17; Fitzgerald 1904-6c, 236). 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

• CO017-101002 Church
  Description

  In graveyard (14558), on S side of Buttevant, immediately SW of Buttevant castle (14330). C of I parish church of Buttevant, in occasional use. Squat cruciform church, consisting of nave (long-axis E-W) with chancel to E, and transepts at E end of nave; tower to W. Built of coursed ashlar limestone. Corner buttresses throughout, topped by pinnacles; pinnacles also atop gables. Low one storey projections, set at 45 degree angle, between chancel and transepts. Pointed window opes throughout, with hood mouldings. Tall two storey buttressed tower at W end: embattled parapet with pinnacles; ribbed spire; rectangular door ope in W wall. Built in 1826 (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 236), on site of earlier churches (see 14558), similar to C of I (14724). Designed by the Pain brothers (Mould 1991, 139). Early graveslab within church (see 14558). 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

• CO017-101003 Graveslab
  Description

  Narrow, tapering graveslab, found originally at E end of graveyard (CO017-101001-), just above ground level (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 348-50). Housed in church (CO017-101002-); access not gained. Eight-armed ringed cross with trefoil terminals on the trapezium-shaped stone bordered by black letter inscription, difficult to read but probably dating to 1508 (Zajac et al, 1995, 17; Fitzgerald 1904-6); lower end of slab (L 3ft; Wth 23in, narrowing to 18in; T 5in) has broken off. 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

• CO017-135 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on W bank of Awbeg River. Shown as oval shaped planted area (c. 50m N-S; c. 30m E-W) planted with trees and connected by narrow neck, to area of plantation along bank of river. According to local information, tradition of fort here; area never ploughed. Roughly oval shaped slightly raised area survives, highest to E. 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

• Kilnamulla, miller's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-storey former miller's house, built c. 1890, with two-bay front (east) elevation, three-bay side elevation, three-bay single-storey extension to north elevation and two-storey extension to west elevation (rear). Now in use as private house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with mainly double replacement one-over-one pane sliding sash timber windows, all having limestone sills. Round-headed replacement window to rear extension. Square-headed door opening, with timber panelled door, overlight and sidelights and limestone step. Square-headed door opening with glazed door and overlight to south elevation. Paired painted rendered piers to site, having double-leaf cast-iron gate. Outbuildings to rear, having coursed rubble limestone walls with inset date plaque 1897and having brick dressings to square-headed window and door openings and segmental integral carriage arch. Cobbling to yard and flight of limestone steps to garden.

• Mill (water), 1805–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-storey corn mill, built 1810, with five-bay west and seven-bay north elevations, east five bays of latter being addition, with extension to rear. Now disused. Hipped artificial slate roof, with limestone eaves course and castellated corner turrets. Coursed rubble limestone walls, with tooled cut limestone quoins to original building, and air vents to north elevation. Square-headed window openings having cut tooled limestone voussoirs and remains of multiple-pane metal windows.

• Gates/railings/walls, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ashlar limestone quadrant entrance gateway, built c. 1820. Comprises pair of quatrefoil-plan inner piers, with curved quadrant walls of coursed cut limestone, terminating in square-plan piers. Double-leaf wrought-iron vehicular gates. Coursed rubble limestone boundary wall with render copings to site, having square-headed pedestrian opening with decorative wrought-iron gate.

• Buttevant Castle, castle/fortified house, 1200–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached castellated house, renovated c. 1810. South-facing entrance elevation, with projecting end towers, four-storey to west and three-storey to east, flanking single-bay three-storey central part having single-storey castellated porch to front, latter with castellated corner turrets having string course. Incorporates fabric of thirteenth-century castle. Now in ruins. Partially rendered walls with square-headed windows with label-mouldings, and loops. Blocked up ogee-arched moulded limestone door opening with hood-moulding, and blocked up flanking flat-headed loops to porch. Outbuildings to rear, comprising remains of two-storey buildings having coursed rubble limestone walls. Elliptical brick carriage arch to coursed rubble limestone boundary wall having double-leaf timber battened door, with cross loop over. Castellated turrets to boundary wall. Gateway to north has paired square-plan cut limestone piers, having double-leaf cast-iron entrance gates, set into coursed rubble limestone walls, with roofless three-bay single-storey gate lodge to east.

• The Rectory, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1890–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey rectory built 1893, with canted-bay window to south gable, projecting porch to front elevation, and extension to rear. Now in use as private house. Hipped slate roof with moulded rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Square-headed window openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted render sills. Porch has pitched slate roof, glazed timber sides, square-headed outer door opening and segmental-headed inner opening, both with glazed timber panelled doors. Outbuildings to rear. Coursed rubble limestone piers to site having double-leaf cast-iron gates.

• Saint James's Church, church/chapel, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan Church of Ireland church, built 1826, with three-bay nave, two-stage entrance tower to west with spire, and lower diagonally-placed projections to north-east and south-east re-entrant corners. Pitched slate roofs with limestone copings, pinnacles to corners of main block and to tower, and stepped apex finials to diagonal projections, and limestone cross finial to east gable. Cut limestone walls with plinth, corner buttresses to front elevation of tower and string courses to top of second stage of tower. Pointed arch four-light windows to transepts and second stage of tower, Tudor arch windows to projections and to lowest stage of tower, pointed arch windows to projections, and lancet windows elsewhere, all with chamfered surrounds and with hood-mouldings. Traceried triple-light east window with stained glass and latticed double-lights elsewhere, except timber louvers and carved timber tracery to second stage of tower. Square-headed and Tudor arch door openings to tower and to projections, with chamfered surrounds, and label-mouldings. Tower has double-leaf timber battened door to square head, with wrought-iron strap hinges, and panelled timber door to Tudor arch. Projections have timber battened doors. Timber panelled doors to projections with hood-mouldings. Graveyard to site with variety of limestone tombs and grave markers. Graveyard reached by avenue with mature trees. Cut tooled limestone piers to entrance having double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Coursed rubble limestone piers to road entrance, having double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

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 Castle-Land, 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 Castle-Land.

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 Castle-Land with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Castle-Land · Fearann an Chaisleáin

Area

271,933 m² (27.19 ha, 67.2 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, Ballybeg West, Buttevant, Knockbarry, Waterhouse

Placenames

Castle-Land 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.