# Aghlehard, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Leck, barony of Raphoe North, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,078,652 m² (207.87 ha, 513.65 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,071 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Leck, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/leck.md - Barony: Raphoe North - Electoral division: Magheraboy, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,719 people lived in 542 households in the Magheraboy electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/15616 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50029 - Centre: latitude 54.930264, longitude -7.658249 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghlehard, from 13 m² to 294,687 m² (29.47 ha, 72.82 acres); 31 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1395449: 294,687 m² (29.47 ha, 72.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1395449.md - Parcel 1424037: 267,739 m² (26.77 ha, 66.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424037.md - Parcel 1316648: 231,304 m² (23.13 ha, 57.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316648.md - Parcel 1421798: 209,609 m² (20.96 ha, 51.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421798.md - Parcel 1321551: 197,859 m² (19.79 ha, 48.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321551.md - Parcel 1328775: 167,757 m² (16.78 ha, 41.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1328775.md - Parcel 1316656: 114,552 m² (11.46 ha, 28.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316656.md - Parcel 1330383: 104,557 m² (10.46 ha, 25.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330383.md - Parcel 1316658: 90,368 m² (9.04 ha, 22.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316658.md - Parcel 1345303: 79,468 m² (7.95 ha, 19.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345303.md - Parcel 1336388: 67,801 m² (6.78 ha, 16.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1336388.md - Parcel 1316655: 51,215 m² (5.12 ha, 12.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316655.md - Parcel 1412824: 39,910 m² (3.99 ha, 9.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412824.md - Parcel 1346822: 31,880 m² (3.19 ha, 7.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346822.md - Parcel 1375068: 20,125 m² (2.01 ha, 4.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375068.md - Parcel 1345294: 15,315 m² (1.53 ha, 3.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345294.md - Parcel 1326344: 13,523 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326344.md - Parcel 1395062: 10,956 m² (1.1 ha, 2.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1395062.md - Parcel 1316657: 7,157 m² (0.72 ha, 1.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316657.md - Parcel 1345306: 4,763 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345306.md - Parcel 1428893: 3,114 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1428893.md - Parcel 5247273: 3,071 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5247273.md - Parcel 1376603: 3,039 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376603.md - Parcel 3664599: 2,946 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664599.md - Parcel 1335535: 2,816 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1335535.md - Parcel 1393198: 2,664 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393198.md - Parcel 5184589: 2,618 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5184589.md - Parcel 1406682: 2,351 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406682.md - Parcel 1310866: 2,307 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310866.md - Parcel 1338989: 1,916 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338989.md - Parcel 1310855: 1,587 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310855.md - Parcel 1345305: 1,279 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345305.md - Parcel 5929798: 1,222 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5929798.md - Parcel 3664600: 1,193 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3664600.md - Parcel 6199771: 1,144 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6199771.md - Parcel 1380565: 943 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380565.md - Parcel 1345307: 838 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345307.md - Parcel 4689499: 611 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4689499.md - Parcel 1417708: 256 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417708.md - Parcel 1327093: 115 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327093.md - Parcel 6199796: 35 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6199796.md - Parcel 6199792: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6199792.md - Parcel 1407817: 13 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1407817.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Aghlehard in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 8 applications, newest first. - 23 Jan 2026, Donegal County Council 2660072: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM, ANCILLARY DRAINAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660072/0 - 27 Oct 2023, Donegal County Council 2351641: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF DEFECTIVE PRECAST CONCRETE BLOCKS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEWLY DESIGNED REPLACEMENT SINGLE STOREY STYLE DWELLING WITH ATTIC ACCOMMODATION, CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING SERVICES ON SITE, AND INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351641/0 - 19 May 2022, Donegal County Council 2250880: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250880/0 - 21 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250698: N/a. Permission. ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250698/0 - 28 Oct 2021, Donegal County Council 2152140: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE & CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152140/0 - 20 Sept 2021, Donegal County Council 2151865: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151865/0 - 18 Dec 2020, Donegal County Council 2051961: Unconditional. Extension of duration. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELECTRICITY OVERHEAD POWER LINE WITH ASSOCIATED POLES, MASTS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, SITE WORKS AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, FOR A 38KV GRID CONNECTION TO LINK THE CONSENTED LETTERGULL WIND FARM, MOMEEN AND LETTERGULL TOWNLANDS, RAPHOE WITH THE EXISTING LETTERKENNY 110KV SUBSTATION IN LISTILLION TOWNLAND, LETTERKENNY. THE POWER LINE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 10.16 KILOMETRES LONG. ALL STRUCTURES RANGE IN HEIGHT FROM 12 METRES TO 19 METRES. THE MAJORITY OF THE OVERHEAD LINE STRUCTURES ARE WOODEN POLE SETS; INCLUDING 5 STEEL MAST STRUCTURES. THE ELECTRICITY POWER LINE WILL BE OVERHEAD EXCEPT FOR SHORT SECTIONS ALONG THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS; N13-8 LISTILLION TOWNLAND (TD.), L-5794-1 LISTILLION TD., L-5634-2 KINCRAIGY TD., L-5644-1 ROOSKEY TD. AND L-5664-1 ROOSKEY TD. WHERE IT IS TO BE LAID UNDERGROUND. THE PROPOSED POWER CABLE WILL TRAVERSE THE FOLLOWING TOWNLANDS (FROM SUBSTATION TO CONSENTED WIND FARM SITE); LISTILLION TD, LURGY TD, KNOCKBRACK TD, AGHLEHARD TD, TREANAVINNY TD, GLENMAQUIN LOWER TD (PART UNDERGROUND) KINCRAIGY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), ROOSKEY TD (PART UNDERGROUND), LISCLAMERTY TD, CARRICKNAMART TD, MONDOOEY UPPER TD, MONDOOEY MIDDLE TD, BALLYHOLEY FAR TD, DRUMATOLAND TD, SHESKINAPOLL TD, CARRICKADAWSON TD, WOODLAND TD AND MOMEEN TD (PART UNDERGROUND). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051961/0 - 3 Jul 2018, Donegal County Council 1851027: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND OUTBUILDING (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND (3) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851027/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Aghlehard. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG061-006: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG061-006----. Previously unmarked on the OS 6-inch maps this site was indicated by aerial photograph (St. Joseph, ATB. 103). There was no surface indication of it when the site was inspected. It would appear to have been c. 80m in diameter with two internal divisions in the SE quadrant. An old field system can be detected adjoining it. It is situated on excellent rolling land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008 - DG061-006001: House - medieval, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG061-006001-. Previously unmarked on the OS 6-inch maps this site was indicated by aerial photograph (St. Joseph, ATB. 103). There was no surface indication of it when the site was inspected. It would appear to have been c. 80m in diameter with two internal divisions in the SE quadrant. An old field system can be detected adjoining it. It is situated on excellent rolling land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008 - DG061-006002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG061-006002-. Previously unmarked on the OS 6-inch maps this site was indicated by aerial photograph (St. Joseph, ATB. 103). There was no surface indication of it when the site was inspected. It would appear to have been c. 80m in diameter with two internal divisions in the SE quadrant. An old field system can be detected adjoining it. It is situated on excellent rolling land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Bridge, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 40905337, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40905337. Single-arch rail bridge, c. 1883, carrying road over the former Burt Junction to Letterkenny narrow gauge railway line. Railway out of use and tracks removed (since 1953). Segmental-headed arch with brick voussoirs and with brick construction to arch barrel; coursed and squared mildly rock-faced rubble stone construction to piers and to arch below springing point. Squared rubble stone construction to spandrels and to parapets. Rubble stone coping to parapets. Tarmacadam deck with grass verges. Squared and coursed rubble stone retaining walls to either side having cut stone coping over. Located in the rural countryside to the east\south-east of Letterkenny and adjacent to the south-east of the site of Pluck Station (heavily altered or demolished). ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Aghlehard, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Aghlehard. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/aghlehard.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/aghlehard.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/aghlehard.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Aghlehard with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Corkey: https://everytownland.com/donegal/corkey.md - Kincraigy: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kincraigy.md - Knockbrack: https://everytownland.com/donegal/knockbrack-51633.md - Listellian: https://everytownland.com/donegal/listellian.md - Lurgy: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lurgy.md - Magheraboy: https://everytownland.com/donegal/magheraboy-51833.md - Pluck: https://everytownland.com/donegal/pluck.md - Rossbrackan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/rossbrackan.md - Treanavinny: https://everytownland.com/donegal/treanavinny.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/aghlehard - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/aghlehard