Corcrin

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Corcrin, from 919 m² to 239,638 m² (23.96 ha, 59.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Corcrin 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.

• 16 Jun 2026Conditional

  permission will consist of alterations to site boundaries and re-location of a slatted cattle shed with underground effluent storage tank previously granted under Plan Ref No. 2460041 and all associated site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660249

• 8 Jun 2026N/a

  permission for a development which will consist of alterations to Site boundaries and re-location of a slatted cattle shed with underground effluent storage tank previously granted under Plan Ref No. 2460041 and all associated site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2660239

• 7 Feb 2024Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of a slatted cattle shed with underground effluent storage tank and all associated site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2460041

• 16 Jul 2021Conditional

  permission for (1) existing entrance granted under planning ref. no. 06/1250 to be permanently closed (2) permission to use unauthorised entrance to the north east as the main entrance to site and all associated site works. Significant information consists of revised description of proposed development and entrance to North east of the site is to be widened to achieve required site distance.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 21416

• 19 Feb 2021Conditional

  permission for development consisting of to construct a single storey extension onto the side and rear of existing two existing two storey detached dwelling, alerations to existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 2176

• 28 Jan 2021Conditional

  permission for a development consisting of extension to rear of existing storage shed and new perimeter security fencing and all associated site works. Significant further information relates to the submission of a flood risk assessment and alterations to width of building, floor plan and elevations.

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 2136

• 14 Dec 2020N/a

  permission for development consisting of the construction a single storey extension onto the side and rear of existing two-storey detached dwelling, alterations to existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Monaghan County Council, 20548

• 22 Oct 2018Conditional

  permission for a new site entrance, new access roadway with car parking area and all associated site development works

  Permission · Monaghan County Council, 18488

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Spring And Corcrin Loughs 001671

Recorded monuments

• MO031-046 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated at the S tip of a low N-S spur. It is depicted as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A slight circular rise was visible at ground level in a cereal crop. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 27 July 2017

• MO031-047 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Situated towards the top of the W-facing slope of a drumlin. It is depicted as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) and described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 28 July 2017

• MO031-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in a slight col on a NW-SE spur. This is a circular overgrown area (diam. c. 30m) that slopes down to the N, which is defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at S: Wth 3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.6m) that is reduced to an overgrown scarp at N (H 1.6m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 28 July 2017

• MO031-050 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  Located at the crest of the N-facing slope of a drumlin. It is depicted as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture. Ringfort (MO031-051----) is c. 60m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 28 July 2017

• MO031-051 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located at the crest of the SE-facing slope of a drumlin. It is depicted as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25) described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture. Ringfort (MO031-050----) is c. 60m to the NW The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 28 July 2017

• MO031-052 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the SE end of a NW-SE ridge or spur. It is depicted as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35) described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 27 July 2017

Architectural heritage

• Corcrin House, house, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey house with dormer attic, dated 1858, having gabled dormer windows to front pitch, projecting entrance porch with pitched slate roof to south end of front (east) elevation, and two later two-bay single-storey additions with pitched slate roofs to rear elevation. Multiple stone outbuildings to rear (west) of site. Pitched slate roofs having timber finials and ornate eaves boards and bargeboards, red brick chimneystack with clay chimney pots, and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked dressed limestone walls with raised tooled quoins. Square-headed window openings having cut-stone block-and-start surrounds and sills. Early multi-pane timber casement windows to two north end bays of front elevation and ground floor window to north gable, and replacement uPVC windows to all other openings. Square-headed door openings to either side of porch, having timber battened doors. Outbuildings to rear have pitched slate roofs with red brick eaves courses, and rubble stone walls with dressed quoins, and mixed square-headed openings, diamond-shaped window openings, and shouldered door openings, with remains of timber fittings. Water tank on raised rubble stone platform with square-headed opening, with cut-stone steps accommodating level changes. Set back from road having parterre garden to front with rubble stone wall to roadside. Cast-iron double-leaf entrance gate between rendered round piers. Mature trees to entrance avenue. Steep change in ground level to rear of house.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Corcrin, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2699 (ZIP).

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.

No address of the register names Corcrin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan.

Name

Corcrin · Corr Chrainn

Area

907,950 m² (90.8 ha, 224.36 acres)

Civil parish

Magheross, and its townlands

Barony

Farney

Electoral division

Ballymackney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,001 people lived in 335 households in the Ballymackney electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annacroff, Coolderry, Corcuilloge, Kinallybane, Kinallyduff, Rossdreenagh, Trostan

Placenames

Corcrin 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.