Knockeencon
Knockeencon is a townland in the civil parish of Tullagh, barony of Carbery West (East Division), Co. Cork. Its name in Irish is Cnoicín Con.
Parcel 2327199
- Area
- 14,130 m² (1.41 ha, 3.49 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
- Knockeencon
Planning applications on this parcel
23 Dec 2002Conditional
Dwellinghouse & domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/5887
6 Jun 2002Refused
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/2352
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 1 recorded monument.
- CO150-027 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on W-facing slope, commanding spectacular views SW to Baltimore and N to southern slope of Knockomagh. Circular area (33.9m N-S; 31.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.95m); external fosse (D 1.35m) E->NNE. Bank stone faced on inside; entrance to NE (Wth 3.7m). Triangular-shaped mound (H 0.8m) abuts inner bank face to SE; extends 6.5m into interior. 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 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 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.
- Area
- 44 ha
- 109 acres
- Land parcels
- 7
- registered freehold, median 14,130 m² (1.41 ha, 3.49 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 14
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockeencon, from 1,943 m² to 266,028 m² (26.6 ha, 65.74 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Knockeencon in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
20 May 2022Conditional
Extensions to dwellinghouse to include a front porch, enlarge existing dining room and rear lean-to utility
Permission · Cork County Council, 22/349
28 Oct 2020Conditional
Permission for the retention of (i) a sunroom extension on the south gable of an existing house (ii) a detached timber storage building (iii) the conversion and re-roofing with 4 no. roof-lights of a detached existing ruined structure for use as a studio and store (iv) a lean-to structure to accommodate a boiler at east gable of said studio / store and (v) the installation of a septic tank and percolation area and associated works, all to serve an existing house
Retention · Cork County Council, 20/601
21 Sept 2009Refused
Dwellinghouse, install sewage treatment plant and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/1033
4 Sept 2009Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse, detached outhouse, wastewater treatment unit and associated site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/988
8 May 2009Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse, install sewage treatment plant and all associate site works
Permission · Cork County Council, 09/548
17 Sept 2007Refused
Dwelling house and installation of treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2440
3 Aug 2007Incompleted application
Dwellinghouse and installation of treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/2087
2 Mar 2007Refused
Dwellinghouse and installation of sewage treatment plant
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/583
16 Feb 2007Conditional
Dwellinghouse including Bio-filter drainage treatment unit
Permission · Cork County Council, 07/430
27 Apr 2006Withdrawn
Dwellinghouse including bio-filter drainage treatment unit
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 06/739
23 Dec 2002Conditional
Dwellinghouse & domestic garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/5887
6 Jun 2002Refused
Dwellinghouse and garage
Permission · Cork County Council, 02/2352
23 Feb 2000Refused
6 no. dwellings
Outline permission · Cork County Council, 00/916
3 Aug 1999Refused
Dwellinghouse
Permission · Cork County Council, 99/4260
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 Protection Area: Sheep's Head to Toe Head SPA 004156
Recorded monuments
- CO150-073 Cairn - unclassified
Description
On the summit of a hill, in rough gorse and heather-covered hill pasture. A circular cairn (diam. 2m; H 0.6m) comprising a variety of stone including some quartz. The perimeter is obscured by gorse and grass and the stones at the centre appear to have been repositioned in recent times. A cup-marked stone (CO150-074001-) is c. 100m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO150-074 Cupmarked stone
Description
In rough hill pasture covered with ferns, gorse and heather, overlooking Roaringwater Bay to the W. Two similar-sized cupmarks (av. diam. 0.05m; av. D 0.02m), 0.2m apart, are visible on the upper surface of a boulder (L 2.3m; Wth 1.6m; H 1.2m). Another cupmarked stone (CO150-074001-) is c. 15m to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- CO150-074001 Cupmarked stone
Description
In rough hill pasture covered with ferns, gorse and heather, overlooking Roaringwater Bay to the W. A cupmark (diam. 0.07m; D 0.025m) is visible near the centre of the NW-sloping upper surface of a moss-covered boulder (L 1.2m; Wth 0.6m; H 0.6m). A nearby oval depression (L 0.09m; Wth 0.07m; D 0.01-0.02m) appears to be a natural feature. Another cupmarked stone (CO150-074----) is c. 15m to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knockeencon.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Knockeencon, 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 high, 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 Knockeencon.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockeencon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.
The townland
- Name
- Knockeencon · Cnoicín Con
- Area
- 440,295 m² (44.03 ha, 108.8 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tullagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbery West (East Division)
- Electoral division
- Tullagh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 833 people lived in 336 households in the Tullagh electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 42% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinard, Coomavarrodig, Glannafeen, Knockanoulty
- Placenames
- Knockeencon 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.