Furnaceland

106 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Furnaceland, from 6 m² to 266,152 m² (26.62 ha, 65.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M4White Lands (Built up area)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating Variation No1 2022-2028, Cavan · 58 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 17 Sept 2026N/a

  to construct two storey building incorporating gym & meeting room on ground floor and 2 no. changing rooms, physio room, referees room and associated facilities on lower ground floor together with the demolition of existing external steps, connection to existing services and associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660542

• 11 Sept 2026N/a

  to (a) demolish existing boundary walls, piers and entrance gateway fronting the property (b) Provide new piers with metal infill fencing and entrance gate to front of existing private dwelling and detached consultation rooms approved under planning reference 2460468 and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2660531

• 7 Sept 2026N/a

  to construct two storey building incorporating gym & meeting room on ground floor and 2 no. changing rooms, physio room, referees room and associated facilities on lower ground floor together with connection to existing services and associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660508

• 4 Apr 2025Conditional

  for Retention of Two Storey Extension to the Northwest of the Existing Dwelling House with associated alterations to elevations (b) Retention of Front Poarch and Canopy to the to the Southwest of the Dwelling with associated alterations to elevations

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2560151

• 22 Oct 2024Conditional

  for erection of a 2 storey dwelling and domestic garage, site entrance, sewerage treatment facilities and all ancillary works. SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460510

• 17 Oct 2024Conditional

  to upgrade an existing farm and dwelling entrance to a bellmount entrance, existing dwelling to become non domestic, erect fully serviced replacement detached single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, new entrance, new waste water treatment system and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460500

• 3 Oct 2024Conditional

  for the following: A) Retain alterations to existing elevations and all associated works to existing dwelling house, B) Retain partial works and all associated alterations to existing garage including foundations to front and internal timber studwork and finishes. C) Change of use of existing domestic garage to detached consultation rooms for Swanlinbar Health Centre. Works to include construction of a fully serviced, single storey extension to front of garage, connection to existing public sewer, parking facilities and all associated site works

  Retention · Cavan County Council, 2460468

• 23 Aug 2024Refused

  for the change of use of a single storey pitched roof pig shed to a fallen animals collection centre. Vehicular entrance from public road as existing. Other works include: (1) New external door within rear elevation (2) Upgrade existing boundary fencing (3) Upgrade existing external service yard to facilitate vehicle wash and wheel wash (4) New on-site staff car parking area (5) and all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460397

• 2 Aug 2024N/a

  for the following: A) Retain alterations to existing elevations and all associated works to existing dwelling house, B) Change of use of existing domestic garage to detached consultation rooms for Swanlinbar Health Centre. Works to include construction of a fully serviced, single storey extension to front of garage, connection to existing public sewer, parking facilities and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460364

• 25 Jul 2024N/a

  to A) RETAIN alterations to existing elevations and all associated works to existing dwelling house B) CHANGE OF USE of existing domestic garage to detached consultation rooms for Swanlinbar Health Centre. Works to include construction of a fully serviced, single storey extension to front of garage, connection to existing public sewer, parking facilities and all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460330

• 27 Jun 2024N/a

  to upgrade an existing farm and dwelling entrance to a forestry standard entrance, erect fully serviced detached single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, new entrance, new waste water treatment system and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460294

• 14 May 2024N/a

  for change of use of existing domestic garage to detached consultation rooms for Swanlinbar Health Centre. Works to include construction of a fully serviced, single storey extension to front, connection to existing public sewer, parking facilities and all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460202

• 20 Mar 2024N/a

  to erect fully serviced detached single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, new entrance, new waste water treatment system, and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2423

• 12 Mar 2024N/a

  to erect fully serviced detached single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, new entrance, new waste water treatment system and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460091

• 15 Jun 2023Conditional

  for renovation & alterations of existing dwelling. Works to include alterations to internal layout, & external elevations, and associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360058

• 3 Aug 2022Conditional

  for security fencing with access controlled gates to boundaries

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 22316

• 3 Jun 2021N/a

  to erect 2 storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, entrance, sewerage treatment facilities and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21340

• 26 Apr 2019Conditional

  to construct a storage shed for vehicles/general purposes and connect to existing associated services

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 19148

• 8 Apr 2019Conditional

  for (a) change of use of part of existing building to use as hostel accommodation (b) restoration and re-roofing of existing stone building to rear for use as ancillary storage to hostel (bike store, wet gear, utility & sanitary facilities) together with RETENTION permission for change of use of previous store and playroom to use as coffee shop and seating area on ground floor with alterations to plans/elevations and associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 19131

• 8 Nov 2018Conditional

  EXTENSION OF TIME OF 13/276 to replace existing flat roofed floor area with a pitched roof area, including extensions to rear and to side of existing dwelling which will incorporate an annex, reconstruct front boundary wall and realign entrances together with all associated works, amended proposal to that previously approved

  Extension of duration · Cavan County Council, 18465

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 the townland of Furnaceland.

Recorded monuments

• CV007-014 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 26m) enclosed by a slight external earthen bank with a deep internal waterlogged fosse. Inside the bank at N and running parallel to it is a short segment of earthen bank - possibly the remains of a hut site. Break in bank at NE may represent original entrance. Site is overgrown with vegetation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Architectural heritage

• Long Bridge, bridge, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch sandstone bridge, built c.1860, over River Blackwater, consisting of principal arch over the main channel to east and smaller arch over side channel to west surviving from an earlier structure of c.1750. Wide segmental arch to east with soffit and abutments of squared and coursed stone, regular rock-faced voussoirs having dressed arris to arch ring. Earlier round arch to west, with rubble stone soffit and abutments, arch ring of irregular roughly dressed voussoirs. Squared and coursed spandrel and parapet to eastern section, rubble stone spandrel and battered walls to west section. Variety of parapet copings with rubblestone to earlier section, rock-faced blocks to later section, and replacement rounded cement coping to centre. Wing walls angled to approach roads directions.

• Old Manse House, manse, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan two-storey former manse, built c.1890, with two-storey entrance projection under main roof and lean-to extensions to rear. Now in use as private house. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, overhanging barges and eaves with exposed timber rafters, and chamfered timber bargeboards. Replacement metal gutters and cast-iron rainwater downpipes, rendered chimneystacks to ridges. Ruled-and-lined smooth rendered walls with plinth course. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and two-over-two timber sliding-sash windows. Pair of fixed timber windows with stained-glass margin panes to front of entrance projection, with larger one at stair landing. Replacement timber and uPVC windows to rear. Replacement timber door to west side of entrance hall. Detached two-storey converted outbuilding with altered openings facing courtyard to rear. Rubble stone retaining wall to ditch along road side.

• Church/chapel, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached Georgian Gothic three-bay Methodist church, built c.1800, now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack to south party-wall, recent concrete barge coping to north gable, replacement uPVC rainwater goods on uPVC fascia. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls. Pointed arch window and door openings to street front, having stone sills and multiple paned timber sash windows with switch-line tracery to upper sash. Timber double-leaf door in northern bay with switch-line tracery overlight. Two smaller pointed lancet windows to gable flanking altar with tilting Y-tracery opening light to head over six-pane fixed lights, now blocked up to the outside. Square-headed window to west, door opening to gable, now boarded up. Interior composed of two-bay nave to south having remnants of original furnishings. Set along street building line, raised above pavement level on sloping site.

• St Augustine's Church of Ireland Church, church/chapel, 1845–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Gothic Revival Church of Ireland church, built 1849, comprising three-bay nave, three-stage entrance tower at west gable, and chancel to east elevation flanked by vestry lean-tos. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods on iron brackets over projecting eaves course with stone brackets to ends, replacement uPVC rainwater goods to north. Sandstone walls to tower having ashlar finish to upper stages with battlemented parapet and octagonal capstones to corners. String courses marking tower stages with double lancet belfry openings to third stage having timber louvers and hood mouldings with label stops. Single lancets to middle stage. Set-back corners buttresses to ground level stage with coursed rubble sandstone to north elevation and stone shield over entrance with inscription, ‘A.D 1849’. Ashlar sandstone to nave front elevation with sandstone string course in line with tower, north elevation having coursed rubble stone, all over bevelled plinth course of larger blocks. Setback corner buttresses with sloped weatherings to all elevations. Paired lancet windows to nave with chamfered sandstone surrounds and hood mouldings on label stops. Foiled triangular opening to apex of east gable, over chancel roof, having timber louvres and sandstone surround. Triple lancet stained glass east window flanked by wall buttresses with weathered gablets, single lancet windows with leaded glass to flanking lean-tos. Pointed arch door opening to south elevation of tower, with chamfered sandstone surround, hood moulding above stringcourse, recent double-leaf door and overlight. Narrower pointed arched doors to chancel lean-tos in similar chamfered surround having original timber double doors with four vertical panels and corresponding fixed timber overpanel. Interior having timber queen-post trusses on rounded braces rising from wall corbels, exposed rafters to nave and chancel. Timber flooring and wainscot to raised pew seating. Choir to east of nave with patterned geometric tiling, flanked by timber pews with pulpit to south and lectern to north. Chancel with patterned tiling and timber furniture. Gallery to rear with timber front of three cross-braced bays with chamfer-stop detail and pronounced cornice profile. Set back from road surrounded by graveyard, bounded by rubble stone walls having curved rubble stone wings flanking entrance with cast-iron double gates supported by ashlar piers.

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 Furnaceland, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Furnaceland.

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.

• Furnaceland, Swanlinbar8 sales

Name

Furnaceland · Furnaceland

Area

1,475,401 m² (147.54 ha, 364.58 acres)

Civil parish

Kinawley, and its townlands

Barony

Tullyhaw

Electoral division

Swanlinbar, the unit of the census

Census 2022

381 people lived in 163 households in the Swanlinbar electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cornalon, Drumconra or Lowforge, Gortacashel, Gorteen, Gorteennaglogh, Hawkswood, Killaghaduff, Uragh

Placenames

Furnaceland 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.