Gortaknockeare

73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortaknockeare, from 262 m² to 286,028 m² (28.6 ha, 70.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 33 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Gortaknockeare 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.

• 15 May 2025Conditional

  extension and renovation of existing dwelling, permission to retain garden room, permission to retain vintage tractor shed, permission to retain 2 stables and workshop, permission to retain covered storage bay, permission to retain open parking port, permission to retain 4 open sheds and permission to retain holding pen and permission to retain concrete aprons and associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560421

• 14 May 2021Conditional

  1. Replacement of existing sun room to side with new single storey extension 2. Conversion of garage to habitable room including alterations to elevations 3. Minor modifications to existing roof, new rooflights to rear and alterations to dormer windows and all necessary site works and services

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21676

• 15 Apr 2021Conditional

  to make alterations to existing entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21504

• 5 Sept 2018Conditional

  the refurbishment, alteration and extension to existing two storey dwelling, relocation of existing roadside entrance, upgrading and relocation of existing on site effluent treatment system and all associated works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 18601081

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 Gortaknockeare.

Recorded monuments

• TS067-050001 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, near top of S-facing slope. Not visible at ground level. Surface of field undulates gently and there is a very slight trace of some humps and hollows, but in no diagnostic arrangement. On the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map two roughly circular conjoined enclosures are depicted. These do not seem to relate to the depiction on the later 1954 revision which indicates a roughly rectangular enclosure (TS067-050001-) (dims. c. 27m N-S at the E end, tapering to c. 20m at the W end; c. 46m E-W) with a possible entrance in the western end of the S bank. The W bank is depicted as continuing to run NW-SE southeastward from the SE angle where it joins with a curvilinear scarp running SE-S. Immediately N of the rectangular enclosure there is a roughly D-shaped enclosure (TS067-0050002-) (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 51m E-W along the S bank which it shares with the rectangular enclosure). There is a gap at the N end of the E length of bank. At the SE angle, instead of running onto the bank of the rectangular enclosure, the NW bank continues to run southward parallel and immediately W of the W bank of the rectangular enclosure, and terminates roughly parallel to the latters SW angle. An outer enclosing scarp is depicted from SW-N with a gap (13m) in the W. This scarp is c. 39m N of the N bank of the D-shaped enclosure and c. 17m W of the W bank of this enclosure and 10m SW of the SW angle. The curvilinear scarp SE of the rectangular enclosure may be a continuation of this outer scarp. There are three associated natural ponds, one (dims. c. 13m x 8.7m) lies c. 10m E of the rectangular enclosure, one (dims. c. 7m x 4.5m) lies c. 8m S of the S scarp and one (dims. c. 11m x 9.5m) lies c. 13m W of the W scarp. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 12 November 2015

• TS067-050002 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, near top of S-facing slope. Not visible at ground level. Surface of field undulates gently and there is a very slight trace of some humps and hollows, but in no diagnostic arrangement. On the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map two roughly circular conjoined enclosures are depicted. These do not seem to relate to the depiction on the later 1954 revision which indicates a roughly rectangular enclosure (TS067-050001-) (dims. c. 27m N-S at the E end, tapering to c. 20m at the W end; c. 46m E-W) with a possible entrance in the western end of the S bank. The W bank is depicted as continuing to run NW-SE southeastward from the SE angle where it joins with a curvilinear scarp running SE-S. Immediately N of the rectangular enclosure there is a roughly D-shaped enclosure (TS067-0050002-) (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 51m E-W along the S bank which it shares with the rectangular enclosure). There is a gap at the N end of the E length of bank. At the SE angle, instead of running onto the bank of the rectangular enclosure, the NW bank continues to run southward parallel and immediately W of the W bank of the rectangular enclosure, and terminates roughly parallel to the latters SW angle. An outer enclosing scarp is depicted from SW-N with a gap (13m) in the W. This scarp is c. 39m N of the N bank of the D-shaped enclosure and c. 17m W of the W bank of this enclosure and 10m SW of the SW angle. The curvilinear scarp SE of the rectangular enclosure may be a continuation of this outer scarp. There are three associated natural ponds, one (dims. c. 13m x 8.7m) lies c. 10m E of the rectangular enclosure, one (dims. c. 7m x 4.5m) lies c. 8m S of the S scarp and one (dims. c. 11m x 9.5m) lies c. 13m W of the W scarp. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 12 November 2015

• TS067-054 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (dims. c. 28m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.5m) E-S-W-ENE. Possible entrance (Wth c. 4m) at E. Bank covered in trees and overgrowth on interior and exterior except eroded area on exterior at ENE. Interior in lush pasture and tends downslope to N. Standing stone (TS067-054001-) at edge of fosse to NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS067-082 Enclosure
  Description

  Within a mature, impenetrable coniferous plantation. Enclosure identified on aerial photographs (B.K.S. 280104/5; GSI May 1977, R. 531/530). Enclosure (TS067-086----) located c. 400m to SE. Access was not gained (August 2006). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS067-086 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on upper edge of 300ft contour. Enclosure identified on aerial photograph (GSI 16.4.1974, R. 516/515; GSI May 1977, R. 531/0). Circular enclosure (dims. c. 22m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by low earthen bank reduced to scarp (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.6m; Wth. c. 5.15m), intervening fosse (Wth. c. 1.2m) and outer bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.65m; Wth c. 8m) SSW-W-N-NE. The eastern side is defined NE-SE by the curving external scarp of a conjoined enclosure (TS067-115----). Raised area toward S of interior - possible hut site for a former hut site. Raised irregular shaped area/mound to S. Likely entrance (Wth. c. 3.5-4m) at S. Enclosures (TS067-0050001- and TS067-005002-) located c. 300m to ESE; possible enclosure (TS067-082----) located c. 400m to NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS067-114 Standing stone
  Description

  At the NW edge of enclosure (TS067-054----), in pasture. Monument identified during ASI fieldwork. A standing stone (0.7m x 0.12; H 0.95m) rectangular in plan and orientated c. N-S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS067-115 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a 300ft contour of S-facing slope, superb views to W-S-ESE, obscured by forestry due E and in low ground at base of slope. Conjoined to E of enclosure (TS067-086----). Circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by earthen scarp NW-N-E-SW and bank (Wth c. 4.25m; int. H c. 0.5m; ext. H c. 1m) SW-W-NW. At interface between bank and scarp at SW, part of the bank (L c. 7m) extends to SW respecting the shared fosse and it comes to a distinct terminus. Shared fosse (Wth c. 7.25m; D c. 0.4-0.5m) extends SW-W-NW. Interior tends downslope slightly to S. Tipperary Golf Course due N. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS067-141 Enclosure
  Description

  Adjacent to a 341ft (104m) trigonometrical station on the 6-inch OS map, in pasture. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 34m N-S; c. 32m E-W), defined by a fosse and outer bank, visible on satellite imagery (Google Earth, imagery date 20 January 2020), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. The fosse is less clear in the E and W sectors and the outer bank is only apparent from NW-N-NE. Also visible on the satellite imagery are two water-logged depressions (diam. c. 10m) immediately to the W and SE and another c. 20m to the NNW. An enclosure (TS067-082-----) is located in a conifer plantation c. 130m to the W. See attached: TS067-141----_01 Google Earth satellite imagery, date 20 January 2020 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 February 2022

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gortaknockeare.

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 Gortaknockeare, 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 Gortaknockeare.

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 Gortaknockeare with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Gortaknockeare · Gort an Choinicéir

Area

2,119,020 m² (211.9 ha, 523.62 acres)

Civil parish

Cordangan, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Tipperary Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,159 people lived in 814 households in the Tipperary Rural electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyglass Lower, Ballyglass Upper, Coolnaherin, Cordangan, Gortavoher East, Moanreagh, Rathanny

Placenames

Gortaknockeare 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.