Knockbeg East
Townland in the civil parish of Ballysadare, barony of Tirerrill, Co. Sligo; in Irish An Cnoc Beag Thoir
- Area
- 113.9 ha
- 281 acres
- Land parcels
- 34
- registered freehold, median 4,175 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- GB – green belt
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockbeg East, from 18 m² to 237,535 m² (23.75 ha, 58.7 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G3GB – green belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 20 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2eRES – existing and infill residential use (Existing residential)
Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1OS – open space (Open space, park)
Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, Sligo · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 Jan 2026Conditional
the following boundary treatments: 01. Eastern site boundary to change from previously approved masonry retaining wall with close boarded timber fence above, to a reinforced retaining concrete wall only with timber fence removed, 02. Rear garden boundary to plots 22, 23, 24 to incorporate a concrete retaining wall below the previously approved concrete post and timber panel fence
Retention · Sligo County Council, 2660024
10 Apr 2025Conditional
1. Lower the finished floor levels of units 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 17 by between 510mm and 830mm from the levels granted in previous planning application 21/211. 2. Raise the finished floor level of unit 51 by 320mm from the levels granted in previous planning application 21/211. 3. Relocation of units 6, 47, 48, 51, 52 and 53 by between 800mm and 1900mm from the positions granted in previous planning application 21/211
Retention · Sligo County Council, 2560134
29 May 2024Conditional
Alteration to House Types A and A(H) as granted in previous planning application 21/211. Change integral garage to a den and replace garage door on front elevation with a window. This alteration will apply to all house types A and A(H) on the site (15no. total)
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2460193
12 Oct 2023Conditional
Planning permission to construct dwelling house, install effluent treatment system with percolation area and to carry out all associated ancillary site works at Knockbeg East, Collooney, Co. Sligo.
Permission · Sligo County Council, 2360274
3 Jun 2021Conditional
development consisting of the completion of an unfinished housing estate (previously granted under PL041502) including the construction of 59 no. new two-storey dwelling houses (18 no. 2-bedroom semi-detached houses, 4 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached houses, 11 no 3-bedroom detached houses, 15 no. 3 bedroom detached houses with integral internal garages, 11 no. 4-bedroom detached houses) together with connection to the existing sewer system, works to the site boundaries, completion of all associated site development works including lighting, hard and soft landscaping
Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 21211
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Knockmullin Fen 001904
Recorded monuments
- SL026-025 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a ridge, in undulating pasture. A raised circular area (int. diam. 24m) mostly defined by a scarp (H 1.2m) but with traces of an earthen bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m) in places. A ramp on the E arc may mark the position of the entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL026-052 Ringfort - rath
Description
In pasture, on top of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 26.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse. The bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.7m) is evident all round. The fosse (max. Wth 5m; D 0.8m) is planted with trees; its width is increased along the N arc due to quarrying. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at SE with a causeway (Wth 7m) across the fosse. The interior slopes down to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL026-059 Ringfort - rath
Description
In undulating pasture, on the highest point of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 23.5m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.6m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 2.1m) and an external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4m). The entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at E with a causeway across the fosse. The interior is wet and overgrown with bushes. A field boundary indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map abutting the rath at N has been levelled for c. 4m at its S end. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL026-060 Ringfort - rath
Description
In undulating rough pasture, on a flat-topped ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 34m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.2m) and an external waterlogged fosse (Wth 5.5m; D 0.6m). The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at E with a causeway across the fosse and there is also a gap at W. The interior is clear of overgrowth. The perimeter of the rath is densely overgrown with bushes and trees. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
- SL026-061 Ringfort - rath
Description
In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular embanked area (diam. c. 30m). It is now evident as an irregular area (int. dims. 20m N-S; 13.7m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.7m) and an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.5m). The entrance (Wth 2m) is at SE with a causeway across the fosse. Concentric to and c. 13m outside the fosse along the E edge of the rath, is an earthen bank (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m), possibly the remains of an outer enclosing element. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knockbeg East.
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, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1071 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Knockbeg East with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.
The townland
- Name
- Knockbeg East · An Cnoc Beag Thoir
- Area
- 1,139,180 m² (113.92 ha, 281.5 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballysadare, and its townlands
- Barony
- Tirerrill
- Electoral division
- Collooney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Collooney electoral division: 3,188 people in 1,209 households; 58% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Collooney, Knockbeg West, Knockmullin, Mullaghnabreena, Toberbride
- Placenames
- Knockbeg East 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.