Ballyvaheen

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyvaheen, from 905 m² to 304,600 m² (30.46 ha, 75.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballyvaheen 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.

• 28 Aug 2026Awaiting recommendation

  Permission for construction of a slatted shed and slatted tank and associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2250

• 28 Jul 2026Invalid - prepare letters

  Permission to construct a covered slatted tank.

  Permission · Cork County Council, 26/2004

• 25 Jan 2024Conditional

  Permission to; a) construct a new two storey extension to the southern side of the existing dwelling house, b) construct a flat roof canopy and install two new windows to the northern side of existing dwelling house, c) alterations in height to an existing window on the southern side of existing dwelling house, d) decommissioning of existing wastewater treatment system and e) installation of a new septic tank, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Cork County Council, 24/4098

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 Ballyvaheen.

Recorded monuments

• CO007-104001 Mound
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, c. 70m NW of fulacht fiadh (10363). Small mound composed of burnt soil with black, red and yellow colouration. According to local information, other pockets of this material occur in the field. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO007-104002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, c. 100m NE of stream. Heavily overgrown mound of burnt material (L c. 8m). Small mound of burnt soil (14663) c. 70m to SE in same field. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO007-105 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on W-facing slope. Circular area (29.8m N-S; 29.1m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.8m) with external fosse (D 1.5m). Bank survives best SSW->ESE; no surface trace noted of lime kiln depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map, against inner face of bank to SE. Fosse waterlogged to W and NW. Entrance (Wth 4m) to W, now blocked; causeway across fosse heavily overgrown. Gap worn through bank to E. Grass-covered interior slopes down to SW; surface uneven. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO007-136001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture. Grass-covered spread of burnt material (12m N-S; 13m E-W). Bullaun stone (13914) found on S edge of spread; quern stone found in same field. Ringfort (12177) c. 20m to SSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO007-136002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (22m E-W; 21m N-S) defined by scarp (H 0.25m) W->SE; earthen bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.35m) with shallow external fosse (D 0.2m) SE->W, incorporated into field fence system. Bullaun stone (CO007-13603-) found at S side of fulacht fiadh (CO007-13601-) which lies c. 20m to NNE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO007-136003 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Found on S edge of fulacht fiadh (10364). Roughly triangular-shaped stone (0.48m x 0.6m) with hollow in centre (diam. 0.21m; D 0.12m); shallow subcircular hollow (diam. 0.21m; D 0.03m) on reverse side. Quern stone found in same field. Ringfort (12176) c. 20m to SSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

• CO007-138 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on S-facing slope. Oval, saucer-shaped raised area (31m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by low grass-covered bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.25m); external fosse (D 0.35m) NW ->SSW. Entrance (Wth 3m) to ENE. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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 in the townland of Ballyvaheen.

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 Ballyvaheen, 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 the townland of Ballyvaheen.

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 Ballyvaheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cork.

Name

Ballyvaheen · Baile Mhaithín

Area

620,310 m² (62.03 ha, 153.28 acres)

Civil parish

Churchtown, and its townlands

Barony

Orrery and Kilmore

Electoral division

Churchtown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,286 people lived in 427 households in the Churchtown electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 50% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynaboul, Carrigeen, Coolmore, Lackeen

Placenames

Ballyvaheen 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.