Land parcel 2521665

Area

61,691 m² (6.17 ha, 15.24 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

P5 City Hinterland (Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 Variation No. 3 (NPF Implementation)) The objective
G1 Public Open Space (Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 Variation No. 3 (NPF Implementation)) The objective

Townland

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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 6 recorded monuments.

• CO073-134 Fulacht fia
  Description

  A spread (8m N-S; 7.5m E-W; D 0.03m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was discovered during archaeological testing in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass and was excavated in 2002. The spread was in a flat marshy area c. 10m N of the Maglin River and excavation revealed that much of its original extent had been removed during agricultural activities and had become incorporated into the topsoil. A subcircular pit (2.35m x 2.1m; D 0.45m) was found beneath the spread. It contained a primary fill of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil and a secondary fill consisting of a mix of re-deposited subsoil and heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. A group of fulachtaí fia and burnt mounds (CO073-137----, CO073-139----, CO073-140----, CO073-141----, CO073-142----, CO073-143----) c. 180m to the NE were also discovered and excavated in the course of the same road scheme. (Danaher 2002b; Danaher 2004g, 76, Curraheen 2) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO073-137 Burnt mound
  Description

  An oval mound (3.8m x 2.81m; D 0.1m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was discovered during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass and was partially excavated in 2002. The mound extended to the S, beyond the road-take. No pit or trough was exposed in the excavated portion. This is one of a group of six fulachtaí fia and burnt mounds (CO073-139----, CO073-140----, CO073-141----, CO073-142----, CO073-143----) which were excavated here, the closest of which are a possible fulacht fia (CO073-139----) c. 30m to the NE and a fulacht fia (CO073-143----) c. 30m to the E. (Russell 2004c, 77, site 1; 2004d, 11) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO073-138 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  This pit was discovered during archaeological monitoring of topsoil-stripping carried out in advance of construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass. The pit (1.7m x 1m; D 0.38m) was semicircular in plan with gradually sloping sides and a concave base. It contained a black coarse clay with frequent inclusions of angular and heat-shattered stone and some charcoal. The pit had been cut by a possible river channel to the S. (Russell 2004c; 2004d) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO073-139 Fulacht fia
  Description

  Four spreads of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, likely to have been connected to each other, were discovered during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass and were excavated in 2002. The largest spread measured 5.6m x 2.1m and had a maximum depth of 0.07m. A single oval pit (1.2m; 0.7m; D 0.2m), filled with heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, was found beneath the largest spread. This is one of a group of six fulachtaí fia and burnt mounds (CO073-137----, CO073-140----, CO073-141----, CO073-142----, CO073-143----) which were excavated here, the closest of which are a possible burnt mound (CO073-140----) c. 20m to the SE and a fulacht fia (CO073-143----) c. 20m to the S. (Russell 2004c, 77, site 3; 2004d, 12-13) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO073-143 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This fulacht fia was discovered during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass and was excavated in 2002. It consisted of a rectangular trough (2.7m x 1.4m; D 0.32m) filled with heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. It was partially cut at SE by an oval pit (0.85m x 0.6m; D 0.52m) also filled with heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. Both the trough and the pit were also cut by a single N-S field drain (Wth 0.45m; D 1.1m). This is one of a group of six fulachtaí fia and burnt mounds (CO073-137----, CO073-139----, CO073-140----, CO073-141----, CO073-142----) which were excavated here, the closest of which are a possible fulacht fia (CO073-139----) and a possible burnt mound (CO073-140----) which lie c. 20m to the N and NE, respectively. (Russell 2004c, 78, site 9; 2004d, 17-18) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

• CO073-146 Habitation site
  Description

  Excavation in 2001 in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass revealed a multi-phased settlement comprising two main phases of activity, the first in the Late Neolithic/Beaker period and the second in the early medieval period. A small number of Neolithic artefacts were retrieved from a number of deposits located throughout the area while the features of Beaker origin appeared to be localised to the mid-eastern quadrant of the excavated area with a scattering of associated features present to the S and SW. With the exception of a chert thumbnail scraper and some flint debitage, pottery sherds accounted for all of the Beaker-associated artefact assemblage that was contained within two separate features. Over forty sherds of Beaker pottery, flint debitage and charred seeds were recovered from a single pit. Charcoal from this pit was dated to 2580-2200BC. Three Beaker vessels were represented: two fine and one domestic vessel. Sherds from a second domestic Beaker vessel were retrieved from a post-hole. Grogan and Roche have suggested that the Curraheen assemblage should date to c. 2300-2200 BC (Danaher and Cagney 2004b, 28). The most substantial features excavated were two enclosing adjacent fosses. The larger of the two enclosures would appear to have been the settlement area with the smaller enclosure functioning as an animal compound. Radiocarbon dating revealed that both fosses were contemporary and of early medieval date, AD 400-900 (ibid., 18). Three features were present in the interior of the smaller enclosure, while over 100 features were found in the larger enclosure. These features consisted mainly of post-holes, stake-holes and pits, with at least one hearth and two linear anomalies. An post and wattle oval house (c. 8m E-W; 6m N-S) was visible in the NE quadrant of the larger enclosure. A possible outhouse or storage unit was also identified. Excavation of the features within the habitation site suggest that they would have formed part of a ringfort, with an adjoining animal compound (ibid., 26). Dating showed that both fosses were contemporary and that the ringfort was not in use for a long period of time (ibid., 34). Excavation also revealed features dating to the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and medieval periods. (Danaher 2004n, 74-6; Danaher and Cagney 2004b) 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 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 low, partly inferred.

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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