CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
4.5 Cultural Heritage - Archaeological and Architectural Archaeological sites are legally protected 32 . This section of the SEA Environmental Report includes information on the archaeological heritage of Cork City. One of the primary sources of information for known archaeological features is the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) 33 . The RMP is an inventory of sites and areas of archaeological significance. There are 60 archaeological sites within Cork City Centre including standing stones and medieval walls and c. 400 entries to the RMP within the surrounding towns, villages and hinterland. Churches, houses, distilleries, factories and graveyards are amongst the most common recorded monuments and sites of significant archaeological, historic and cultural importance include St. Francis' Well, Skiddy's Castle, and Sunday's Well. Clusters of archaeological heritage are concentrated around the City’s historic core and within the centres of other settlements in the Strategy area. The City’s historic core consists of the Medieval City and Georgian City with many sites of significant archaeological interest. Cork City Centre is also designated a Zone of Archaeological Potential. The locations of the known archaeological sites are detailed in Figure 4-6. This SEA Environmental Report has also included information on the architectural heritage of Cork City including that relating to designations such as the Record of Protected Structures (RPS). Local authorities compile and maintain the RPSs 34 ; these RPSs are listed in the County and City Development Plans and some are available in digital map format. The RPS for Cork City Council can be found in Volume 3 of the City Development Plan 2022- 2028. There are hundreds of entries to the RPS within the City 35 , which include many notable buildings such as: St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Elizabeth Fort and City Hall. Cork City has an important vernacular heritage with many important historic buildings and structures. Historic Street Character Areas are designated within Cork City and consist of groups of buildings with architectural and social interest, including a number of older residential areas outside the City Centre. Individual buildings of character are also identified, including farmhouses, cottages, stone walls and other local features that contribute to the architectural heritage of the area. It is acknowledged that the register of protected structures documented in CDPs may not represent all Ministerial recommended sites/structures which are included in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) 36 . The purpose of the NIAH is to identify, record, and evaluate the post-1700 heritage of Ireland and there are over 50,000 listings on the NIAH in Ireland (DAHRRG, 2022). These provisions include historic gardens, designed landscapes and underwater archaeological heritage 37 . The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has developed the Heritage Ireland 2030 38 plan, published in February 2022, serving the purpose of informing the decision-making process. An Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) is a place, area, group of structures or townscape designated for its special characteristics and distinctive features. An ACA may or may not include Protected Structures. In an ACA, protection is placed on the external appearance of such areas or structures. There are 42 ACAs designated within the city. 32 National Monuments Acts 1930 (as amended), the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 (as amended) and the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) 33 Data available at National Monuments Service - Archaeological Survey of Ireland - Datasets - data.gov.ie 34 Under Section 51 of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended). 35 Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 36 Architectural Heritage (National Inventory) and Historic Monuments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 (as amended) Data available at National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) National Dataset - Datasets - data.gov.ie 37 Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 2015. Advice to the Public on Ireland’s Underwater Archaeological Heritage 38 Available at Heritage Ireland 2030 | gov.ie/housing (www.gov.ie)
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