Knockaverry
Townland in the civil parish of Youghal, barony of Imokilly, Co. Cork; in Irish Cnoc Uí Mhearaígh
Parcel 2298281
- Area
- 120 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- G1 Green Infrastructure (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
G3 Green Infrastructure (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective
R2 Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Cork County Development Plan 2022) The objective - Townland
- Knockaverry
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1709 (ZIP).
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
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
- 45.9 ha
- 114 acres
- Land parcels
- 162
- registered freehold, median 544 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses
- Planning
- 100
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
162 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockaverry, from 6 m² to 816,496 m² (81.65 ha, 201.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses (Existing residential)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 181 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Green Infrastructure (Active open space)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Green Infrastructure (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Cork County Development Plan 2022, Cork · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Green Infrastructure (Open space, park)
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
30 Jun 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for :- 1) Demolition of an existing ground floor single storey extension and sunroom, 2) Demolition / Removal of existing first floor dormer extensions to both front and rear elevations, 3) Demolition of an existing single storey detached garage / storage building ancillary to the existing dwelling, 4) Alterations to existing elevations to include new windows and doors, 5) Construction of a new single storey ground floor extension to the south elevation, 6) Construction of new first floor box dormer extensions to the front and rear elevations and all associated site works, all to the existing detached dormer bungalow.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/1751
10 Mar 2026Grant with conditions
Permission to construct a single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse, internal alterations to layout and external alterations to dwellinghouse namely new smooth render to all elevations, widen existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0577
21 Jan 2026Grant with conditions
Permission for alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house comprising 1) extensions to east and west sides of existing dwelling, 2) new front porch to replace existing, 3) alterations to existing internal walls and fenestrations, 4) alterations to existing vehicular parking area, and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 26/0095
19 Dec 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for (1) sub-division of the existing dwelling to 2no. separate dwellings, (2) permission for changes to site boundaries, (3) permission for retention of vehicular entrances as constructed & (4) permission for retention of elevational changes to the existing dwelling & all associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/6919
28 Oct 2025Grant with conditions
Permission to Retain as constructed first floor dormer habitable rooms and external rear window and door elevational changes to existing dwelling, along with all associated site works
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/6306
16 Sept 2025Grant with conditions
Permission for Retention of front sun-room extension to dwelling.
Permission for retention · Cork County Council, 25/5921
17 Apr 2025Conditional permission
Permission to construct a two storey split level dwelling, detached garden shed, proposed connection to public foul and storm drainage systems, new site entrance with walls and piers and all associated site works (amended house design from previously approved application: 20/4637) (located with an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA))
Permission · Cork County Council, 25/4707
18 Oct 2024Conditional
1. Demolish existing front conservatory and rear extension and construct new extension to front of bungalow to include alterations to side of existing dwelling. 2. To carry out works to front roadside boundary and garden area to provide off street parking with all other associated site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5966
20 Sept 2024Incompleted application
Permission to 1) demolish existing conservatory and construct new extension to front of bungalow, 2) to carry out works to front roadside boundary and garden area to provide off street parking with all other associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 24/5786
24 May 2024Incompleted application
Permission for indefinite retention for side extension to dwelling & for rear out office.
Retention · Cork County Council, 24/4938
5 Mar 2024Refused
1) The renovation, change of use and change to elevations to the elevations of 4 no. existing structures (blocks 1, 2, 4 & 5) previously used as school buildings, for use as 32 no. apartments including the addition of 1 no. additional storey, entrance lobby staircase and elevator to front and of block 1. 2) The renovation, change of use and change to the elevations and 1 no. existing structure (block 3) previously used as a convent residence, for use as 6 no. apartments. 3) Partial demolition of blocks 2 and 3. 4) the construction of 3 no new 2-storey houses. 5) The construction of a new three-storey building for use of 8 no. duplex and 4 no. apartments. 6) the provision of 3 no residential serviced sites accessed from golf links road. 7) Retention permission for a previously renovated structure on the site, previously used as a gate lodge (block 8) for use as a site office, marketing and information suite. The development consists of works to Protected Structures (RPS2801 and RPS2802) as well as works adjacent to protected structures. Permission is also sought for all ancillary site services including hard standing, lighting, parking, landscaping areas, construction of refuse compound, connection to public utilities, and any other ancillary site works required to complete the development. Extension of Duration to Permission granted under Planning Ref. No. 18/5215
Extension of duration · Cork County Council, 24/4379
4 Apr 2023Withdrawn
To construct a two storey split level dwelling, proposed connection to public foul and storm drainage systems, new site entrance with walls and piers and all associated site works (amended house design from previously approved application: 20/4637). Permission is also sought to construct a detached garden room to rear.
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4643
16 Mar 2023Conditional
Permission to construct a single storey dwelling, site entrance with raised parking bay and retaining wall, connection to existing public services along with all associated site works and services
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4493
8 Mar 2023Incompleted application
Permission to construct a two storey split level dwelling, proposed connection to public foul and storm drainage systems, new site entrance with walls and piers and all associated site works (amended house design from previously approved application 20/4637) permission is also sought to construct a detached garden room to the rear
Permission · Cork County Council, 23/4418
25 May 2022Withdrawn
The construction of 4 no. two-storey detached dwelling houses, new site entrance and access road from Rectory Road, together with all ancillary development works including connection to services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5208
12 May 2022Conditional
Permission to undertake modifications and upgrading works to existing dwelling, comprising of construction of new front porch, convert attic space over garage into living accommodation, replace existing rooflights on front roof slope to dormer windows, replace window on rear elevation to patio door, remove existing splayed walls on front driveway entrance and all auxiliary site services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5084
6 May 2022Conditional permission
Demolish existing sunroom and construct new single-storey sunroom onto side of existing dwelling and all auxiliary site services.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/5027
13 Apr 2022Conditional
Construction of a new flat roof single storey porch extension to front (east) and side (south) elevations of existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4835
7 Mar 2022Withdrawn
The construction of a new part two-storey, part single-storey dwelling house with access from the existing vehicular road entrance, together with all ancillary site works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/4482
13 Sept 2021Conditional
Retention permission for a front entrance porch to dwelling.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6501
8 Sept 2021Conditional
Permission for alterations to existing front garden and boundaries, to include the extension of existing garden boundary to the north, of existing two storey split level dwelling. The works are to include new boundary walls and railings, the provision of 2 no. car parking spaces, car port, canopy to front entrance and all landscaping, drainage and associated works.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/6462
11 Aug 2021Refused
Retention of use of dwelling for short term letting / Air B n B
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/6224
16 Jul 2021Conditional
Construction of a single storey front extension to bungalow.
Permission · Cork County Council, 21/5972
30 Jun 2021Incompleted application
Permission for retention of use of property for short term letting / Air B n B.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/5809
21 Jun 2021Conditional
Permission to retain indefinitely the conversion of the attic space to two bedrooms and an office including a roof light on the front roof slope at their dwelling house.
Retention · Cork County Council, 21/5708
The 25 most recent of over 100 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC 002170
Recorded monuments
- CO067-027 Religious house - Franciscan nuns (Poor Clares)
Description
Convent of St. Anne, founded c. 1190 (Hayman 1855, 327); the nuns tended the beacon tower (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 325). Convent no longer standing by 1644; circular tower survived (H c. 24ft; diam. c. 10ft) until 1848 when it was demolished to build present lighthouse (Hayman ibid., 328-9). 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
Architectural heritage
- Youghal Lighthouse, lighthouse, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding circular-plan single-bay two-stage lighthouse, built c. 1850, with polygonal-plan single-bay single-stage domed lantern surrounded by cast-iron walk balustrade. Metal sheet dome to lantern with curved iron bracing struts. Painted tapered coursed ashlar sandstone walls with moulded consoles. Square-headed openings to tower with cut-stone sills, and eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Three-bay single-storey over basement lighthouse keepers house, having lean-to to north elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and render sills. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Spear-headed cast-iron railings on bridge to entrance. Set back from road in own grounds overlooking coastline with coursed, roughly dressed sandstone boundary walls to circumference, and landscaped grounds to site.
- Loreto Convent, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Detached six-bay two-storey over basement former house, built c. 1880, having porch to front, three-stage tower to north, canted end-bay to north, and projecting end-bay with Dutch gable to south end-bay. Incorporating fabric of earlier building to rear (west). Three-bay two-storey addition to south and multiple-bay four-storey recent extension to north. Now in use as part of convent school. Hipped slate roof with brick chimneystacks, ornate cast-iron rainwater goods and timber bargeboards to dormer windows. Hipped slate roof to addition. Flat roof to recent extension. Brick stretcher bond walls having render eaves course. Brick eaves course to canted bay. Brick pediment to Dutch gable having decorative basket bond brick work. Channelled render to basement level. Camber-headed bipartite openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with render sills. Decorative projecting terracotta keystones over windows and foliate panels to risers. Oculi to tower, second stage and Dutch gable having spoked windows with brick surrounds. Square-headed openings to addition, some with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to basement level having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with iron grilles. Porch comprising round-headed arches with brick surrounds having ornate keystones. Doric-style pilasters to corners, ball finial and balustrades to roofline. Elliptical-headed opening having overlight and timber panelled door with sidelights. Flight of rendered steps with turn and brick banisters. Geometric tilling to threshold. Panelled timber ceiling to porch roof. Pair of square-profile brick piers with recessed panels, rendered plinths, caps, and double leaf timber battened gates. Rendered plinths with render panels having wrought-iron panels terminating in second pair of piers. Rendered sweeping walls terminating in third pair of piers.
- Loreto Convent, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached eleven-bay two-storey former house, built c. 1840, comprising seven-bay central block with later porch addition, flanked by two-bay wings with cast-iron balconies, having green house to south elevation. Now in use as convent. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystack and render eaves corbels. Panelled pediments to end bays. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render plinth course. Square-headed openings having render label mouldings and replacement uPVC windows with rendered sills. Paired windows to end-bays over balconies. Porch comprising pitched glass roof with cast-iron crestings, cross finial and stained glass window to gable pediment. Rendered Doric-style pilasters to corners, with dentillated course. Square-headed openings having stained glass windows. Square-headed opening with half-glazed timber panelled door. Elliptical-headed main entrance having render surround and Doric-style engaged columns flanking half-glazed timber panelled double doors with overlight. Limestone threshold. Detached nine-bay single-storey school with gabled bays, built 1905. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings and decorative timber bargeboards to gables. Painted render walls with round plaques to gables. Pointed arch openings having three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Bipartite pointed arch openings to gables. All with rendered sills. Veranda to south elevation with cast-iron columns and wrought-iron consoles. Pointed arch opening to north elevation having label moulding, overlight and timber panelled door. Rendered steps to entrance having cast-iron railings. Coursed rubble sandstone masonry walls to site having limestone copings and cap to square-profile pier.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached L-plan three-bay three-storey over basement house, built c. 1870. Comprising gable-fronted end-bay with bay window to ground floor and projecting single-bay two-storey entrance block. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and ornate timber bargeboards to gable-front. Rendered walls with render plaque to gable-front. Ornate render eaves course to entrance block. Camber-headed bipartite opening to second floor, gable-front, having render block-and-start surround and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with render sill. Camber-headed opening to second floor having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window. Stepped tripartite opening to south elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed bipartite opening to first floor, gable-front, having render block-and-start surround and round-headed, three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with render sill. Round-headed openings to first floor and entrance block, first floor, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, with render surrounds to entrance block. Square-headed openings to gable-front, south elevation, first and second floors, having margin sash windows. Square-headed bipartite opening to ground floor, south elevation, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to ground floor, entrance block having replacement fittings. Round-headed niche to ground floor. Round-headed opening to ground floor, entrance block, with render surround and overlight and half-glazed timber panelled door. Square-profile rendered piers to site having ornate cast-iron railings.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached L-plan three-bay three-storey over basement house, built c. 1870. Comprising gable-fronted end-bay with bay window to ground floor and projecting single-bay two-storey entrance block. Oriel window to north elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and ornate timber bargeboards to gable-front. Rendered walls with render plaque to gable-front. Ornate render eaves course to entrance block. Camber-headed bipartite opening to second floor, gable-front, having render block-and-start surround and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with render sill. Camber-headed opening to second floor having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window. Stepped tripartite opening to north elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Oriel window to north elevation having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed bipartite opening to first floor, gable-front, having render block-and-start surround and round-headed, three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with render sill. Round-headed openings to first floor and entrance block, first floor, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, with render surrounds to entrance block. Square-headed openings to gable-front, north elevation, first and second floors, having margin sash windows. Square-headed bipartite opening to ground floor, north elevation, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to ground floor, entrance block having replacement fittings. Round-headed niche to ground floor. Round-headed opening to ground floor, entrance block, with render surround and overlight and half-glazed timber panelled door. Square-profile rendered piers to site having ornate cast-iron railings.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay three-storey house with canted end-bay, built c. 1870, as a pair with the adjoining house. Hipped artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Painted rendered walls. Camber-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows and continuous render sill courses. Round-headed opening with overlight and timber panelled door. Painted rendered boundary walls with square-profile piers.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay three-storey house with canted end-bay, built c. 1870, as a pair with the adjoining house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Painted rendered walls. Camber-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows and continuous render sill courses. Round-headed opening with overlight and timber panelled door. Painted rendered boundary walls with square-profile piers.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1870, as a pair with adjoining house. Comprising three-storey central projecting bay, single-storey projecting entrance block with glazed lean-to and single-bay two-storey projecting bay to south elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and rendered eaves course. Painted rendered walls. Camber-headed openings having render surrounds with keystones, replacement uPVC windows, limestone sills and render sill courses. Round-headed openings to ground floor having render surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed opening to entrance bay having render surround, overlight and timber panelled door. Brick square-profile piers to site with render balustrades atop render over rubble limestone masonry walls.
- House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1870, as a pair with adjoining house. Comprising three-storey central projecting bay, single-storey projecting entrance block with glazed lean-to and single-bay two-storey projecting bay to north elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and rendered eaves course. Rendered walls. Camber-headed openings having render surrounds with keystones, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, limestone sills and render sill courses. Square-headed margin sash windows to lean-to over entrance bay. Round-headed openings to ground floor having render surrounds and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to entrance bay having render surround, overlight and timber panelled door. Brick square-profile piers to site with render balustrades atop render over rubble limestone masonry walls.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, having single-bay two-storey extension with projecting crenellated bay to north elevation and porch to front. Built as pair with adjoining house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed bipartite openings to first floor comprising pair of double lancet overlights over four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. Continuous render sill course to first floor. Square-headed tripartite openings to ground floor comprising lancet overlights over one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. Pointed arch opening having spoked fanlight over timber panelled double doors. Flanking sidelights to entrance having double lancet overlights over lancet windows. Rectangular plan timber porch comprising pillars, balustrades and lancet overlights over pointed arch windows. Pointed arch opening to crenellated bay having timber battened door. Rubble limestone boundary walls to site.
- House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1860, having extension with crenellated canted bay to south elevation and porch to front. Built as pair with adjoining house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls and slate hangings to south elevation. Square-headed bipartite openings to first floor comprising pair of double lancet overlights over four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. Continuous render sill course to first floor. Square-headed tripartite openings to ground floor comprising lancet overlights over one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills. Pointed arch opening having spoked fanlight over half-glazed timber panelled double doors. Flanking sidelights to entrance having double lancet overlights over lancet windows. Rectangular plan timber porch comprising pillars, balustrades and lancet overlights over pointed arch windows. Rubble limestone boundary walls to site.
- Rock Cottage, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840. Hipped slate roof with render cornice having bracket course. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings to first floor having render label mouldings with ornate render stops, replacement uPVC windows, render sills with ornate brackets. Square-headed bipartite openings to ground floor having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, render label mouldings with ornate render stops, render sills with ornate brackets. Square-headed opening with timber panelled door and render entablature with ornate brackets. Painted rendered walls to site with square-profile piers and single-leaf cast-iron gate.
- Post box, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron post box, c.1930, with P. & E. insignia, set in painted rendered wall.
- Summer Hill House, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910, with canted end bays, one gabled, and recent projecting central porch. Built as part of a terrace of five. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron ridge crestings. Timber bargeboards to end-bay. Painted rendered walls with render string course. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and render sills. Square-headed opening to porch having replacement uPVC door. Site bounded by rendered walls with square-profile piers having cast-iron gates.
- House, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1905, having canted east end-bay. Built as part of terrace of five. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron ridge crestings. Timber bargeboards to canted end-bay. Rendered walls with render string course to canted end-bay. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and render sills. Canted-headed opening having render label moulding with replacement uPVC door. Site bounded by rendered walls with square-profile piers having cast-iron gates.
- House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1905, having shared porch to front with central glazed pediment. Built as part of terrace of five. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron ridge crestings. Single pitched roof to porch with cast-iron crestings and timber bargeboards to porch. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, render sills and label mouldings to ground floor. Square-headed opening having overlight and timber panelled door. Site bounded by rendered walls with square-profile piers having cast-iron gates.
- House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1905, having shared porch to front with central glazed pediment. Built as part of terrace of five. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron ridge crestings. Single pitched roof to porch with cast-iron crestings and timber bargeboards to porch. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows, render sills and label mouldings to ground floor. Square-headed opening having overlight and timber panelled door. Site bounded by rendered walls with square-profile piers having cast-iron gates.
- House, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1905, having canted end-bay. Built as part of terrace of five. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron ridge crestings. Timber bargeboards to canted end-bay. Rendered walls with render string course to canted end-bay. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and render sills. Canted-headed opening having render label moulding with replacement uPVC door. Site bounded by rendered walls with square-profile piers having cast-iron gates.
- Sunmount, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Attached gable-fronted three-bay three-storey house, built c. 1910, with canted end bays flanking entrance and balcony and having four-bays side elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and timber bargeboards. Painted rendered walls with render plinth course. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with continuous render sill course. Square-headed opening to first floor balcony having replacement glazed doors and with cast-iron railings to balcony. Square-headed opening with overlight and timber panelled door. Flight of rendered steps to entrance.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1890, having pedimented canted end-bays and wrought- and cast-iron balcony to first floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Timber bargeboards to pediments. Render over brick walls with render quoins. Square-headed openings having moulded render surrounds with brackets and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, replacement uPVC windows to ground floor. Square-headed opening to first floor balcony having moulded render pediment with ornate consoles and glazed double doors. Round-headed opening having moulded render surround, ornate consoles, pilasters with recessed panels and timber panelled door. Flight of rendered steps to entrance.
- House, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1910, having pedimented canted end-bays and wrought- and cast-iron balcony to first floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Timber bargeboards to pediments. Render over brick walls with render quoins. Square-headed openings having moulded render surrounds with brackets and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with replacement uPVC windows to ground floor. Square-headed opening to first floor balcony having moulded render pediment with ornate consoles and glazed double doors. Round-headed opening having moulded render surround, ornate consoles, pilasters with recessed panels and timber panelled door. Flight of rendered steps to entrance.
- House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having three-bay block with bay window and recessed entrance block with projecting entrance bay. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and render eaves course. Painted rendered walls having Doric-style pilasters to corners. Round-headed openings having render surrounds, continuous sill course all having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed openings to bay windows with render surrounds. Round-headed opening to entrance bay having spoked fanlight over timber panelled door.
- Knockaverry Lodge, house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having three-bay block with bay window and recessed entrance block with projecting entrance bay. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and render eaves course. Brick walls having Doric-style pilasters to corners. Round-headed openings with continuous sill course all having replacement uPVC windows. Those to the first floor with render surrounds. Camber-headed openings to bay windows with render surrounds. Round-headed opening to entrance bay having spoked fanlight over timber panelled door.
- Averleigh, house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having three-bay block with bay window and recessed entrance block with projecting entrance bay. Hipped slate roof with brick chimneystacks and render eaves course. Rendered walls with render string course. Round-headed openings having render surrounds, continuous sill course, some with replacement uPVC windows, some with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed openings to first floor with render surrounds. Round-headed opening to entrance bay having render surround and spoked fanlight over timber panelled door. Flight of rendered steps to entrance.
- Hill Side, house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having three-bay block with bay window and recessed entrance block with projecting entrance bay. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and render eaves course. Brick walls having Doric-style pilasters to corners. Round-headed openings with continuous sill course all having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Those to the first floor with render surrounds. Camber-headed openings to bay windows with render surrounds. Round-headed opening to entrance bay having spoked fanlight over timber panelled door.
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1709 (ZIP).
- 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
- Knockaverry, Youghal13 sales
The townland
- Name
- Knockaverry · Cnoc Uí Mhearaígh
- Area
- 459,383 m² (45.94 ha, 113.52 acres)
- Civil parish
- Youghal, and its townlands
- Barony
- Imokilly
- Electoral division
- Youghal Urban, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Youghal Urban electoral division: 7,663 people in 3,122 households; 59% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Seafield, Williamstown, Youghal-Lands
- Placenames
- Knockaverry 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.