Barleyhill East

Area

51,460 m² (5.15 ha, 12.72 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.

Townland

Barleyhill East

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 5 recorded monuments.

• CO134-036001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Rectangular tower (int. 6.8m E-W; int. 5m N-S) at W end rock ridge, in valley bottom to N of stream. Country house (Castle Salem) built against E side of tower. House L-shaped in plan with large square stacks atop end gables; stack on N wall projects from wall at first floor level (in the fashion of 17th century houses like Reenadisert Court (CO105-020001-); it would seem that this is the core of house built in latter part of 17th century by Morris family; interior modernised; also probably of this period terraced garden to SE of house. Quaker burial ground to E of house (CO134-037---). Surrounding farmbuildings of 19th century appearance; on outside of N wall of farmyard pair of kiln recesses (H 1.8m; Wth 2m); partially blocked; probably for lime burning. Modified as part of later house. Originally entered by doors in E wall at ground (now blocked) and 1st floor levels; latter door now gives access to landing of house. Mural passage in E wall with spiral stairs at SE corner; garderobe chamber at NE corner; and door through to main chamber to W. Similar arrangement at 2nd floor level with access from spiral stairs. Main chamber at 2nd floor level has fireplace in N wall. Window embrasures square-set with segmental vaulted heads; single ogee-headed lights in W wall at 1st and 2nd floor levels. Spiral stairs blocked before 3rd floor level. Tower now covered by gabled roof of slate added when upper storeys removed (Donovan 1979, 213). Castle of MacCarthy Riabhach which, according to Annals of Four Masters, was built by Catherine MacCarthy Riabhach (nee FitzGerald) who died in 1560 (O Murchadha 1985, 54). 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

• CO134-036002 Country house
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO134-036003 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO134-036004 Kiln
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• CO134-036005 Bawn
  Description

  Rectangular tower (int. 6.8m E-W; int. 5m N-S) at W end rock ridge, in valley bottom to N of stream. Country house (Castle Salem) built against E side tower, house is L-shaped in plan with large square stacks on end gables; stack on N wall projects from wall at first floor level (in the fashion of 17th century houses like Reenadisert Court (CO105-020001-) rising to same height as other stacks; it would seem that this is the core of house built in latter part of 17th century by Morris family; interior modernised; also probably of this period terraced garden to SE of house. There is a quaker burial ground to E of house (CO134-037---). Surrounding farmbuildings of 19th century appearance; on outside of N wall of farmyard pair of kiln recesses (H 1.8m; Wth 2m); partially blocked; probably for lime burning. Modified as part of later house. Originally entered by doors in E wall at ground (now blocked) and 1st floor levels; latter door now gives access to landing of house. Mural passage in E wall with spiral stairs at SE corner; garderobe chamber at NE corner; and door through to main chamber to W. Similar arrangement at 2nd floor level with access from spiral stairs. Main chamber at 2nd floor level has fireplace in N wall. Window embrasures square-set with segmental vaulted heads; single ogee-headed lights in W wall at 1st and 2nd floor levels. Spiral stairs blocked before 3rd floor level. Tower now covered by gabled roof of slate added when upper storeys removed (Donovan 1979, 213). Castle of MacCarthy Riabhach which, according to Annals of Four Masters, was built by Catherine MacCarthy Riabhach (nee FitzGerald) who died in 1560 (O'Murchadha 1985, 54). 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

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

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

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.

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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.