Troopers-Close
Townland in the civil parish of Ringcurran, barony of Kinsale, Co. Cork; in Irish Clós an Trúipéara
Parcel 2228545
- Area
- 2,939 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
- Townland
- Troopers-Close
Planning applications on this parcel
13 Jul 2021Conditional
To construct a detached dwelling, new entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5947
17 Jun 2021Incompleted application
To construct a detached dwelling, new entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5681
23 Jun 2009Conditional
Permission to construct first floor extension, two storey rear extension, alterations to existing facade with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/53010
18 Nov 2008Conditional
Permission to construct first floor extension, side extension, alterations to front facade, new entrance, domestic detached garage with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/53045
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
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 23 recorded monuments.
- CO112-033001 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In housing estate, short distance N of Carmelite friary (CO112-033003-) and similarly dedicated to St Mary; possibly supplied water to the friary (Gillan and Hurley 1978, 33). Approached by pathway between houses. Circular well (diam. 0.65m; H 0.72m) cut into rockface and enclosed by semi-circular stone wall at rear; concrete step forms front and retains water flow. Thought locally to be associated with early Christian foundation of St Multose (CO112-085----). 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
- CO112-033002 Graveyard
Description
Short distance NW of town walls of Kinsale; surrounding ruins of Carmelite friary (CO112-03303-). In occasional use; many family tombs. Headstones date from 18th century. Holy well nearby (CO112-03301-). 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
- CO112-033003 Religious house - Carmelite friars
Description
In centre of graveyard (CO112-03302-); St. Mary's Carmelite priory, founded by Robert fitz Richard Balrain in 1334; in 1541 jurors reported the existence of 'church with belfry, cloister, hall and other buildings' (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 290). Extensively damaged in 1601 during siege of Kinsale; temporary chapel erected 1633 but abandoned 1653 (Gillan and Hurley 1978, 33); convent 'was existing c. 1737' (Gwynn and Hadcock ibid) and the Prior made Town almoner in 1741 (Mulcahy 1968, 12). A 'few fragmentary walls' (Garner 1980, 36) survive. 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
- CO112-034001 Historic town
Description
On or near site of early Christian monastery (CO112-085----); established as trading post by Vikings (Jefferies 1986, 34) and settled by Anglo-Normans c. 1200 (Garner 1980, 1). Received first charter relatively late in 1333-4; murage grant to repair town walls in 1348 (CO112-03402-); market grant of 1226 seems to confirm presence of town at that date (Thomas 1992, 138). Town was 'of little importance throughout the medieval period' (Garner ibid) but featured in siege during Battle of Kinsale in 1601 (Mulcahy 1968, 54-67). Town's defences strengthened in 17th century by construction of James Fort (CO112-036---) in 1604 and Charles Fort in 1670 (CO125-007---),but taken by Williamite forces in 1690 (Mulcahy ibid, 30) when much damage done to town walls. The town continued to grow and prosper to some extent in 18th and 19th centuries, with a heavy reliance on the fishing industry (Gillen and Hurley 1978, 11). 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
- CO112-034002 Town defences
Description
Town of Kinsale given 1st charter in 1333-4 which states that 'the walls are ruinous, and the burgesses not able to repair them'; possibly walled from mid-13th century; murage grant to repair walls in 1348 (Thomas 1992,138). Walls probably battlemented with internal rampart, external fosse, c.15 towers; 4 gates and internal gate Upper town, 2 in Base town (Thomas ibid). Damaged during Battle of Kinsale in 1601 (Mulcahy 1968, 17); according to Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 234), town walls largely destroyed during siege of 1690, though subject to some repairs in 18th century (McSwiney 1938, 82-5 & 92-3). Three remaining gates removed by 1805 (Lewis ibid). McSwiney (ibid., 81) traces layout of walls which enclosed what Bradley (1985, 452) describes as 'forked-linear' street pattern. Thomas (ibid) suggests that walling of Base town, which continues linear pattern to SE, may be later, possibly late 16th century. At most, only fragmentary remains of town's defences survive above ground level (McSwiney ibid, 92); according to Thomas (ibid., 137) 'much of N wall survives in reduced form as a field boundary ... no other remains'. 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
- CO112-034003 Church
Description
Church of St. John the Baptist. T-plan barn-church with wide nave and transepts dating from 1830s. Well-composed classical facade of ashlar limestone; superb tripartite Corinthian reredos in interior (Garner 1980, 7-9). 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
- CO112-034004 Graveyard
Description
Roughly oval graveyard (c. 80m E-W; c. 60m N-S) surrounding St. Multose church (CO112-03405-), enclosed by high stone wall; however 1842 OS 6-inch map shows graveyard largely unenclosed. Gate has 'fine piers of channelled ashlar' (Garner 1980, 13) of late 18th century date with 'particularly handsome' wrought-iron gates. Contains many 'dog-kennel' mausoleums; one large early 18th century mausoleum with ' cornice, cemented walls and slated roof' (ibid). Grave slab on Webb vault near S wall dated 1582 (Darling 1895, 29); altar tomb against S wall dated 1670 (ibid, 41); numerous other vaults, chest tombs and uninscribed headstones. In occasional use. 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
- CO112-034005 Church
Description
In Kinsale; C of I parish church of St. Multose, 'one of the few medieval parish churches in Ireland still in use' (Leask 1966, vol. 2, 149-50). Rectangular nave and chancel, once separated by a chancel arch taken down in 1730 (Darling 1895, 16). Nave aisled; N aisle continues to near end of chancel; transept to N in line with easternmost bay of nave. Tower rises over W end of N aisle. On S side of nave aisle, fragmentary remains of 16th century 'Galway Chapel'. Though much altered, church remains, according to Leask (ibid) 'in extent and plan, as when first built in the early thirteenth century'. He dates this early phase 'on the evidence of one transitional pointed window-head' (ibid), rebuilt over door in N wall of tower. However, group of three lancets in W wall are 'apparently of mid-century (i.e. 13th) date', otherwise the windows are 'less certainly dateable'. Church much altered 1730 and again 1759-60, but major renovations, including replacing N nave and chancel arcade and complete re-roofing, took place 1835-7; 'sweeping alterations' again made 1856-8 (Darling ibid, 16-9). Chancel given new ceiling in 1951 (Garner 1980, 11). During re-flooring of nave in 1858 many 'stone coffins' were found 'made of two flags placed parallel, with one at head and another at feet; a series of thin slabs over all for a cover'; burials were thought to be 'ecclesiastics' from the 'ornaments found with some of them' (Darling ibid.,19-20). Other items of interest include rectangular font with spiral shaft; statue of cleric with pastoral staff in niche over W door. Church also contains an interesting collection of 16th, 17th and 18th century grave slabs, memorials and plaques (Darling ibid, 27-43; Garner ibid, 12); including tombstone of Jacobus Galwey dated 1627 (rubbing Caulfield & Darling 1895-7, facing 47); tombstone of William Galwey dated 1628 (rubbing ibid, facing 46); and monuments to Katherine Percival (dated 1682) and Robert and Helena Southwell (dated 1679), this latter has 'an unusual sarcophagus surmounted by an urn' (Potterton 1975, 90). 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
- CO112-034006 Castle - tower house
Description
On the NW side of Cork Street, on rising ground overlooking the historic town of Kinsale. This 3-storey tower house was built as a town residence by the Fitzgerald family, whose arms are over the door, hence why it is known as 'Desmond Castle' (Healy 1988, 247; Gillen and Hurley 1978, 29). It is one of around 40 'urban tower houses' that survive in Ireland (Heritage Castles of County Cork 2017, 89). It was apparently owned by a William Baines in 1581 (Coleman 1912, 133), but functioned as a magazine in 1601 (Gillen and Hurley ibid) where weapons and gunpowder were stored during the Spanish occupation of the town ahead of the Battle of Kinsale. It was subsequently used as a prison for foreign captives - and is therefore also sometimes known as the 'French Prison' -, many of whom died in the fire of 1747 (O'Sullivan 1905, 10). It was the borough jail in 1791-1846. It was declared a National Monument in 1938 and restored by the OPW. A photograph of the tower in the early 20th century (Coleman 1912, opp. p 133) shows the gable over the 2nd floor facing the street, now replaced by battlements; other recent repairs include the removal of rendering and the replacement of missing mullions as well as the blocking of ground floor windows. The central ground floor door has a pointed arch, and a hood moulding with floriated stops; the door may be an insertion (Harbison 1970 (reprint 1992), 80). The two central 1st floor windows have ogee heads (cusped to left) divided by mullion and transome; similar windows, but with rounded arches, are set at corner angles. There is a single central window at the 2nd floor level, a rectangular light divided by mullion and transome. All lights have hood mouldings overhead. There is a string course between ground and 1st floors. This is a National Monument in State Ownership (no. 360). 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. See also 'Heritage Castles of County Cork' (Cork: Heritage Unit of Cork County Council, 2017), available online: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2022-10/heritage_castles_of_county_cork_2017.pdf. Photographs attached CO112-034006-_01: View of the exterior, front façade of the castle, from E. CO112-034006-_02: Central ground floor doorway, from E. CO112-034006-_03: Interior of the first floor main chamber, from NE. CO112-034006-_04: Exterior E façade, from NE. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Date of last revision: 5 July 2023
- CO112-034007 Market-house
Description
Built c. 1600 as market house, originally accessible by water (Bence-Jones 1970, 295). Altered in 1706 for use as court house; 5-bay, 2-storey with attic; ground floor arcading with outer arches blocked; weather-slated 1st floor with central venetian window; attic storey of 3 weather-slated curvilinear gables (Garner 1980, 16). Similar to the Exchange in Youghal, as depicted by Dineley in 1681 (Beharrel 1977, 181). Now Kinsale Museum. 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
And 13 more.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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
- 4 ha
- 10 acres
- Land parcels
- 32
- registered freehold, median 191 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 28
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Troopers-Close, from 20 m² to 2,939 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 39 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M4Existing Mixed/General Business/Industrial Uses (Built up area)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
21 Feb 2023Unconditional
1) Permission for retention of minor changes to: South-East elevation, North-West elevation and North-East elevation and (2) permission for material and fenestration alterations to South-East elevation and South-West elevation of an existing light industrial/warehouse/repository building, comprising demolition of an existing canopy to South-East elevation, material alterations to roof and all ancillary and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4293
21 Dec 2022Incompleted application
i) Retention of minor changes to: South-East elevation, North-West elevation and North-East elevation, ii) Material and fenestration alterations to South-East elevation and South-West elevation of an existing building, comprising demolition of an existing canopy to South-East elevation, material alterations to roof and all ancillary and associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6852
20 Dec 2022Conditional
Modifications to the ground floor layout and shop façade and will include for : a) single storey extension to front of the existing store to provide a DRS facility to allow customers to return plastic beverage bottles to a reverse vending machine in store, b) the removal of the existing entrance/exit pod, c) the removal of the existing trolley bay, d) proposed free-standing trolley bay, e)proposed alteration works to store elevation and f) alteration works to car park area.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6828
12 Dec 2022Unconditional
Alterations to dwelling house; replacement of two existing roof-lights at the rear of the premises (overlooking Barracks Lane) with two combination roof-lights (1x two-window roof lights, and 1x four-window roof-light). the position of the replacement roof--lights will be unchanged from the position of the existing roof-lights (save for variation related to the increased size of the replacement roof-lights)
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6737
22 Nov 2022Incompleted application
Modifications to the ground floor layout and shop façade and will include for : a) single storey extension to front of the existing store to provide a DRS facility to allow customers to return plastic beverage bottles to a reverse vending machine in store; b) the removal of the existing entrance/exit pod; c) the removal of the existing trolley bay; d) proposed free-standing trolley bay; e)proposed alteration works to store elevation; f) alteration works to car park area; g) all ancillary works required to complete to the required building regulations standards.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/6608
13 Jul 2021Conditional
To construct a detached dwelling, new entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5947
17 Jun 2021Incompleted application
To construct a detached dwelling, new entrance and all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5681
1 Oct 2018Unconditional
Alterations to dwellinghouse: Specifically, expansion of existing third floor living area to incorporate currently unused attic space, and insertion of a roof light to provide light and ventilation for same. The new roof light is to be inserted to the rear of the dwelling, bringing the total number of same to three.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/6575
9 Feb 2018Conditional
1. Construct a new two storey dwelling house and garage. 2. Carry out all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 18/4351
1 Dec 2017Incompleted application
Expansion of existing third floor living area to incorporate currently unused attic space, and insertion of Velux window to provide light and ventilation for same.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/7136
14 Nov 2017Conditional
Alterations to unit 3 (floor area; 235.24 sq/ 2532.10 sq. ft) of the existing industrial/warehouse unit (as permitted under Planning. Reg. No. 15/4652) to use as a small animals veterinary clinic, B) Modifications to front (NE-facing) elevation, namely; removal of an existing roller door and installation of a glazed section, C) erection of signage to front (NE-facing) elevation and D) all ancillary works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 17/6931
8 Aug 2016Unconditional
Demolish existing dwellinghouse, construct two no. dwellinghouses, upgrade the northern entrance from the public road and carry out associated site works - Extension of Duration of Permission granted under Pl. Reg. No. 10/53017
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 16/5969
23 Nov 2015Conditional
Demolish existing dwellinghouse, construct new two storey dwelling with additional basement storage room, connect to public foul sewer and public watermain, new rainwater soakpits with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/6646
2 Apr 2015Conditional
Partial demolition and subdivision of part of an existing industrial building to form 5 no. Industrial/warehouse units (Planning Class 4 & 5) with individual entrances, alterations to front and side elevations, internal access road and car parking, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4652
5 Mar 2015Incompleted application
Partial demolition and subdivision of part of existing industrial building to form 5no. Industrial/warehouse units (Planning class 4 & 5) with individual entrances and for alterations to the front and side elevations and to form an internal access road & car parking, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4430
4 Feb 2015Incompleted application
Partial demolition and sub-division of part of an existing industrial building to form 5no. Industrial/warehouse units (Planning Class 4 & 5) with ancillary office and with individual entrances and for alterations to the façade and to form an internal access road and car parking and for all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 15/4208
29 Apr 2011Conditional
Permission for development to revise the plans of the Lidl Licensed Discount Food Store permitted under Kinsale Town Council Planning Reference No. 09/53009 and An Bord Pleanala Ref. No. PL 65.236322 at Troopers-Close, Barrack Hill, Kinsale, County Cork, on a site of 0.69 hectares, to provide for additional signage. The proposed development comprises the erection of 1 no. sign on the southeastern elevation (measuring 2m x 2m), 1 no. sign on the northeastern elevation (measuring 2.5m x 2.5m) and 1 no. sign on the northwestern elevation (measuring 2.5m x 2.5m) of the permitted (and currently under construction) building. The signs are proposed to be externally illuminated by overhead light fixtures
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/53009
13 Apr 2011Conditional
Lidl Ireland GmbH intend to apply for permission to revise the plans for the approved Licensed Retail Discount Food Store at Trooper's Close, Barrack Hill, Kinsale, County Cork, Planning Reference No. 09/53009 and An Bord Pleanala Decision Ref. No. PL 65.236322 to accommodate an additional area of approximately 113.90 sq.m gross floor area. The additional area is to be a single storey extension to the building previously granted permission with a flat roof which is to be located along the front elevation and be finished with materials consistent with those already approved. The proposed development also includes an enclosed external plant area adjoining the proposed extension along with internal modifications and connections within the granted discount food store. This application also seeks permission to relocate the car parking spaces affected by this extension on this site and to connect to the services required which were previously granted permission on this site
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/53008
25 Mar 2011Withdrawn
Lidl Ireland GmbH intend to apply for permission to construct a single storey extension to the licensed retail discount food store at Trooper's Close, Barrack Hill, Kinsale, Co. Cork planning reference no. 09/53009 and An Bord Pleanala decision PL65.236322. The extension measures approximately 113.90sq.m. gross floor area. The extension proposed is to be a single storey area with a flat roof which is to be located along the front elevation of the granted store and will be finished with materials consistent with those approved under the previous permission. The proposed development also includes an enclosed external plant area adjoining the proposed extension along with internal modifications and connections to the granted store. This application also seeks to relocate the car parking spaces affected by this extension on this site and to connect the services required to those previously granted permission on site
Permission · Cork County Council, 11/53005
16 Dec 2010Conditional
Demolish existing dwelling house. Construct two new dwelling houses. Upgrade the Northern entrance from the public road and carry out associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/53017
31 Mar 2010Refused
Construction of 1 no. detached dwelling house and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 10/53004
23 Jun 2009Conditional
Permission to construct first floor extension, two storey rear extension, alterations to existing facade with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/53010
5 Jun 2009Conditional
The construction of a discount foodstore incorporating an off-licence (c 1352 sq.m gross floor area and 1053 sq. m net sales area), comprising of a single storey mono-pitched roof structure and enclosed dock leveller, removable compactor, new boundary treatments and associated site development works including 2 no. new entrances, all site services, the provision of 105 no. car park spaces, including 3 no. disabled car parking spaces, 2 no. parent/child car parking spaces, 2 no. free standing double sided internally illuminated flag pole sign, 2 no. building mounted internally illuminated signs and 1 no. poster display
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/53009
18 Nov 2008Conditional
Permission to construct first floor extension, side extension, alterations to front facade, new entrance, domestic detached garage with associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 08/53045
14 Dec 2007Refused
Permission for the construction of a discount food-store incorporating an off-licence (c.1383 sq.m gross floor area and 1065 sq.m net sales area), comprising of a single storey pitched roof structure and enclosed dock leveller, removable compactor, new boundary treatments and associated site development works including 3 No. new entrance, all site services, the provision of 83 No. car park spaces, including 3 No. disabled car parking spaces, 3 No. parent/child car parking spaces, 2 no. free standing double sided internally illuminated flag pole sign, 2 no. building mounted internally illuminated signs and 1 No. poster display
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/53068
The 25 most recent of 28 applications.
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 Troopers-Close.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Troopers-Close.
Architectural heritage
- Barracks, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding enclosing wall, built c.1800, incorporating remains of various buildings. Historically used as enclosure of military barracks. Rubble stone walls built to courses with rusticated limestone quoins. Red brick repairs and red brick additions to south-east elevation. Structural remains such as voussoirs and surrounds of now blocked windows and doors also to south-west. Jostle stones with Ordnance Survey benchmarks and lettering to corners (north-west, south-west). Located on slope (north-west to south-east) with recent factory to interior.
- Water tower, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of freestanding water towers, built c.1930. Hexagonal steel plate water tanks surmounting square-profile piers. Over sailing impost course to piers. Round-headed arches and plinth to central pier. Set within the former military barracks, they were probably built following its decommissioning.
- Barracks, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Thirteen-bay two-storey married soldiers' quarters blockhouse, built c.1890, comprising eight apartments with centrally located stairwell. Single-storey projecting section to front (south-east) surmounted by balcony walkway. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, tooled limestone eaves course and uPVC rainwater goods. Moulded red brick eaves course to balcony with render cornice, tooled limestone corbels and cast-iron handrails. Snecked sandstone walls with rusticated limestone quoins and tooled limestone plinth. Sections of render to rear (north-west) elevation walls. Square-headed window openings having stone sills, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, raised render reveals and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Replacement two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to front elevation. Square-headed recessed porch openings to rear elevation having cut limestone steps, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds and recent glazed uPVC doors. Square-headed door openings to porch interiors having glazed timber doors and sidelights surmounted by single-pane overlights. Boot scrapers to interior walls of porches within camber-headed recesses. Square-headed door openings to rear (north-west) elevation having replacement uPVC doors and overlight. Shouldered square-headed openings to stairwells having tooled limestone vault stones and lintel, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds. Cut limestone stepped approach to ground floor openings. Brick walls to stairwell interiors having rendered concrete stairs with cast-iron handrails. Gardens to front and yards to rear.
- Barracks, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Thirteen-bay two-storey married soldiers' quarters blockhouse, built c.1890, comprising eight apartments with centrally located stairwell. Single-storey projecting section to front (south-east) surmounted by balcony walkway. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, tooled limestone eaves course and uPVC rainwater goods. Moulded red brick eaves course to balcony with render cornice, tooled limestone corbels and cast-iron handrails. Snecked sandstone walls with rusticated limestone quoins and tooled limestone plinth. Sections of render to rear (north-west) elevation walls. Square-headed window openings having stone sills, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, raised render reveals and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed recessed porch openings to rear elevation having cut limestone steps, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds and recent glazed uPVC doors. Square-headed door openings to porch interiors having glazed timber doors and sidelights surmounted by single-pane overlights. Boot scrapers to interior walls of porches within camber-headed recesses. Square-headed door openings to rear (north-west) elevation having replacement uPVC doors and overlight. Shouldered square-headed openings to stairwells having tooled limestone vault stones and lintel, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds. Cut limestone stepped approach to ground floor openings. Brick walls to stairwell interiors having rendered concrete stairs with cast-iron handrails. Gardens to front and yards to rear.
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
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Troopers-Close.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Troopers-Close with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Troopers-Close · Clós an Trúipéara
- Area
- 40,085 m² (4.01 ha, 9.91 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ringcurran, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kinsale
- Electoral division
- Kinsale Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kinsale Urban electoral division: 2,631 people in 1,039 households; 54% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardbrack, Glanbeg, Sleveen, Waters-Land South
- Placenames
- Troopers-Close 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.