Ardaravan

1,092 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardaravan, from 1 m² to 63,764 m² (6.38 ha, 15.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 62 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ardaravan 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.

• 22 Jul 2026N/a

  NEW ENTRANCE TO SITE OFF ROAD L-1126-0, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661359

• 10 Jul 2026Conditional

  (1) RETENTION OF (A) ALTERATIONS TO FRONT PORCH AND MINOR WINDOW / DOOR ALTERATIONS AND (B) 2 NO. PLANT ROOMS TO THE REAR OF THE PREMISES, (3) CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES TO A GUEST HOUSE, (4) DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE OUT-SHOTS AND 2-STOREY REAR OUTSHOT AND (5) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661280

• 7 Jul 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A CARPORT TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING INCORPORATING A STORAGE AREA, ALONG WITH SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661255

• 17 Jun 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH REVISED LAYOUT ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661116

• 17 Jun 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH REVISED LAYOUT ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661117

• 10 Jun 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-STOREY SHED EXTENSION (260M²) FOR THE STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES AND THE STORAGE AND ASSEMBLY OF SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT (NAMELY PORTABLE HOOFCARE ANIMAL CHUTES), ALONG WITH SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661060

• 14 Apr 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF 2 NO. BLOCKS CONTAINING 2 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER AND PUBLIC SERVICES, ACCESS THROUGH EXISTING CARPARK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 4 homes · Donegal County Council, 2660633

• 9 Apr 2026Conditional

  (A) EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. P17-86, (B) REORIENTATION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND (C) SHED, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660600

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  (1) ERECTION OF 2NO. BLOCKS CONTAINING 2NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND (2) ACCESS THROUGH EXISTING CARPARK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660372

• 25 Jan 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF 2 NO. BLOCKS CONTAINING 2 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER AND PUBLIC SERVICES, ACCESS THROUGH EXISTING CARPARK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 4 homes · Donegal County Council, 2660076

• 23 Jan 2026Refused

  MINOR ALTERATION TO CONDITION NO. 2 OF THE GRANTED PLANNING REF. NO. 23/51183, FOR THE CHANGE OF HOURS OF OPERATION TO EXTEND TO 4AM AT WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660071

• 12 Jan 2026Conditional

  ERECTION OF (1) 1 NO. BLOCK CONTAINING 3 NO. TERRACE DWELLINGS AND (2) 1 NO. DETACHED DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 4 homes · Donegal County Council, 2660015

• 12 Jan 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER AND SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660016

• 17 Dec 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562254

• 15 Dec 2025Conditional

  MODIFICATIONS TO GRANTED HOUSE TYPE UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/61362, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562216

• 13 Dec 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF 1 NO. TERRACE BLOCK CONTAINING 3 NO. DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER, PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 2562212

• 10 Dec 2025N/a

  MODIFICATIONS TO GRANTED HOUSE TYPE UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/61362, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562186

• 10 Dec 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF OUTBUILDINGS AND (2) ERECTION OF A SINGLE, SELF-CONTAINED DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562181

• 5 Dec 2025N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562150

• 29 Nov 2025Conditional

  TEMPORARY USE OF THE SITE FOR STORAGE OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF 3 NO. BLOCKS COMPRISING OF 41 NO. RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS INCLUDING BIKE AND BIN STORAGE WITH CONNECTIONS TO ALL PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2562103

• 21 Nov 2025Conditional

  GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE APARTMENT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/60379 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2562045

• 6 Nov 2025Conditional

  CONCRETE HARDSTAND TO THE FRONT OF DWELLING AND PERMISSION FOR RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF A FAMILY ROOM TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561934

• 4 Nov 2025N/a

  GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE APARTMENT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/60379 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561912

• 16 Oct 2025Conditional

  (1) ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING, (2) MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND (3) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561811

• 3 Oct 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF 2 NO. DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER, PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 2561726

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Swilly SAC 002287
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake 000166

Recorded monuments

• DG029-028 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  The outline of the N half of the single-ringed 'Fort' shown on the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch maps is still traceable as a stone wall 1m high and 0.7m wide. It is situated in cultivated land overlooking Lough Swilly to the W. 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 Excavation licence number 01E0477 ext. Monitoring was carried out in the townland of Magherainture, Ballymacarry, Buncrana, on 26 January 2002. The proposed development entails the construction of 29 detached and semi-detached houses. The site is on high ground to the north of Buncrana, overlooking the town. A cashel has been preserved in situ near the development. Testing had previously been carried out on the site of the proposed development (Excavations 2001, No. 292). Nothing of archaeological significance had been observed. Monitoring of topsoil-stripping took place on 26 January 2002. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted during the monitoring. (Excavations Bulletin 2002) Declan Moore, Moore Ltd, Unit 6, Riveroaks, Claregalway, Co. Galway.

• DG029-030 Cist
  Description

  Situated 50m from the NE end of the central spine of a NW-SE aligned glacial ridge. This severely damaged short cist was uncovered in 1978 during quarrying. It was investigated the same year by O'Kelly. It was positioned 1.07m beneath ground level. The capstone was the only structural stone that had not been removed. Kelly tentatively reconstructed the remainder of the monument but was unable to accurately determine its original dimensions. He believed that it was originally square in plan and composed of five slabs set on edge – two at one side and one each at the other three sides. The floor was paved with a single stone and the structure was roofed by a single capstone (sim. 1.2m x 0.6m). A deep pit had been dug to recieve the cist. The floor was paved with a single stone and the structure was roofed by a single capstone. The cremated remains of a single adult, 25 and 30 years of age, of indeterminate sex (NMI 128) were identified but the cist contained no artifacts. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol 1, 111-113) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 12 February 2013

• DG029-031 Standing stone
  Description

  A standing stone c. 1.55m high × 1.4m wide, set in a field boundary. Situated in a prominent position on rich pasture 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

Architectural heritage

• Coastguard station, 1865–1875
  Description

  End-of-terrace former coastguard station, built 1870, comprising four terraced single-bay two-storey with attic level former coastguard houses to the north-east end, two-bay two-storey house to the south-west end of terrace, and with a single-bay three-storey observation tower (on square-plan) to the south-west elevation. Now in use as private houses with modern single-storey gable-fronted and flat-roofed additions to the north-west elevation of majority of buildings. Pitched natural slate roofs to the two houses to the north-east having red brick chimneystacks to the north-east end of each dwelling with cut stone coping and terracotta pots over; half-hipped natural slate roof to house adjoining tower; flat-roof to tower hidden behind raised rendered parapet with central loop hole opening to centre of each face (now blocked) having dressed cut stone surround. Gable-fronted dormer opening to the front pitch of roof to the dwelling to the north-east end of terrace having three-over-three pane timber sliding sash window. Remaining sections of case-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to dwellings having continuous dog-tooth brick sill course at first floor level, and with dressed stone block-and-start quoins with drafted margins to the corner at the north-east end; smooth rendered walls to tower with dressed stone block-and-start quoins with drafted margins to the corners, and with continuous sill course at second floor level having dog tooth brick detailing under. Projecting triangular-profile cut stone platform supported on stepped cut stone corbel to the centre of second floor of tower to the north-west and south-west elevations, overlooking Lough Swilly. Pointed shallow segmental-headed window openings at first floor level to single-bay houses, and to the ground and first floor to building adjoining tower, having dressed stone block-and-start surrounds with drafted margins, stone sills, and with some remaining six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and mainly replacement fittings. Triangular-headed window openings to tower at second storey level, originally doorways, having replacement fittings; square-headed window openings at first floor level having replacement fittings. Square-headed window and door openings to modern extensions having modern fittings. Set slightly back from road with rubble stone boundary wall to road-frontage to the north-west. Replacement gates. Located a short distance to the north-east of Buncrana Pier, close to the shores of Buncrana Bay, and to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana.

• Ardeelan, house, 1900–1930
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1915, having central advanced dormer-style three-bay breakfront to the south-east elevation having projecting single-bay single-storey box bay windows to outer bays with square-headed recess between (all with hipped slate roof over), central gable-fronted half-dormer opening to the north-east elevation, and with two-storey return to rear (north-west) having glazed sun room\conservatory to the north-west gable end at first floor level. Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, concave smooth rendered eaves course with stringcourse to base, and with paired smooth rendered chimneystacks to the north-east and south-west elevations having stringcourse, moulded cornice capping and terracotta chimneypots over. Gable-fronted gable-front half-dormer\gablet between chimneystacks to the north-east elevation having render coping over. Pitched slate roof to return having smooth rendered chimneystack to the north-west end with moulded capping. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered projecting plinth course, with smooth rendered strip to the south-west corner. Render half-timber style panels to projecting breakfront to south-east elevation at first floor level. Paired square-headed window openings to the south-east elevation at first floor level having two-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows; paired square-headed window openings to the south-east at ground floor level having rendered architraved surrounds, painted sills, and with four-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to the north-east elevation at ground floor level having render architraved surrounds, and four-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with leaded coloured glass windows, square-headed window opening to gablet at first floor level with three-over-one pane timber sliding sash window and hoodmoulding over forming eaves course to main body of building. Square-headed window openings to rear return having mainly timber sliding sash windows. Central square-headed doorway to the north-east elevation having rendered architraved surround, plinth blocks to base, timber panelled door flanked by timber pilasters, toplight with coloured lights, cut stone steps and with inner timber panelled door having glazed upper panel with leaded coloured glass window. Decorative wrought-iron and glass light fixture over main entrance. Set back from road in own grounds in corner site to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana. Bounded on street-frontage to the south by pebbledashed wall with concrete coping over; pseudo rock-faced concrete block boundary wall with cast-iron railings over to street-frontage to the north; random rubble stone boundary wall to the rear of site. Gravel forecourt to front of house. Main gateway to the south-east corner of site comprising a pair of pseudo rock-faced concrete block gate piers (on square-plan) having decorative wrought-iron gates with ‘Ardeelen’ lettering.

• Swilly Villa, house, 1870–1890
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house on complex irregular-plan, built c. 1880, having two gable-fronted bays to the north-west end of the main elevation (south-west) having single-bay single-storey canted bay window and single-bay single-storey box bay window, glazed open porch to the north-west end of the main elevation, canted bay window to the south-east gable ends, and with single-storey three-storey tower (on square-plan) offset to the south-east side of centre. Originally two separate semi-detached dwellings, now amalgamated to form a single property. Pitched artificial slate roofs (fibre cement) with clay ridge tiles, three moulded and stepped red brick chimneystacks having glazed brown clay pots over;, and with timber spear finials to gable apexes. Shallow hipped artificial slate roof to tower with timber finial to apex. Roughcast rendered walls at ground floor level over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, painted red brick walls to first floor, and with smooth rendered sections between ground and first floor window openings having smooth rendered horizontal banding and sill course. Square-headed window openings, paired to gable-fronted bays at first floor level and to front face of bay windows, having painted sills and replacement timber casement windows and modern replacement windows, and continuous sill courses at ground and first floor level; one-over-one timber margin sash window to rear elevation having coloured panes to margins. Square headed door opening to the south-east face of tower having with replacement door with original stained glass in leaded fanlight over. Square-headed doorway to open porch having glazed timber double doors and plain overlight. Set back from road to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana town centre having gardens to front of site. Complex of single-storey outbuildings to the rear. Bounded on road-frontage to the south-west and south by hedgerow and mature trees. Main gateway to the south-west having a pair of painted red brick gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded render capstones, and with a pair of cast-iron gates. Pedestrian gateway to the north-west of site having wrought-iron gate.

• House, 1900–1920
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910, having advanced gable-fronted bays to either end of the front elevation (south-east) having single-bay single-storey canted bay windows, central single-bay pedimented entrance porch, and with single- and two-storey returns and extensions to the rear (north-west). Pitched slate roofs with crested and plain red ridge tiles, painted metal rainwater goods, central pair of smooth rendered chimneystacks with brown clay pots over, and with decorative wavy pierced timber bargeboards. Gable-fronted dormer window to each side elevation (south-west and north-east). Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, and with block-and-start quoins to corners of advanced bays. Stucco cornice coping to canted bays. Square-headed window openings with painted sills and with one-over-one pane horned timber sash windows; rendered architraved surrounds at first floor level. Square-headed door opening to projecting porch having panelled timber door, classical doorcase with fluted pilasters with console brackets supporting pediment over, and with plain overlight; internal half leaded door with encaustic tiled floor. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with gardens to front and rear of site. Rubble stone boundary wall to road-frontage to the south. Gateway to the south-east corner of site comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on octagonal-plan) having projecting plinth, stringcourses and moulded capstones, and with a decorative pair of wrought-iron gates.

• Cloneen, house, 1900–1920
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910, having advanced gable-fronted bays to either end of the front elevation (south-east), having single-bay two-storey flat-roofed canted bay windows, central single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch, and with single- and two-storey returns and extensions to the rear (north-west). Single-storey flat-roofed canted window and single-storey flat-roofed bowed window to the north-east elevation. Modern single- and two-storey extensions to the rear, and two-storey garage extension to the south-west elevation. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, central pair of rendered chimneystacks having stringcourses, cornice capping and decorative brown clay pots over, decorative timber bargeboards with finials to gable apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods; cast-iron balustrades to canted bays to front elevation. Painted smooth rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth, block-and-start quoins to corners of advanced bays, raised plinth, render stringcourse at first floor level, and with decorative rendered rectangular panels to canted bays and to porch; render roundel motif to gable apex of porch. Raised coping to porch and moulded eaves cornice to bowed window to north-east elevation. Square-headed window openings with rendered architrave surrounds, painted sills, and one-over-one pane horned timber sliding sash windows; round-headed window to gablet\half-dormer opening having rendered architraved surround and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed door opening to front face of porch having timber panelled double-doors, and sidelights with coloured glass panels; inner glazed timber doors with decorative glazed sidelights and overlight with ornate timber tracery, and encaustic tiled floor to porch. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with gardens to front and rear of site. Rubble stone boundary wall to road-frontage with cement coping and iron uprights over linked by chains (obscured by hedge) to the south. Gateway to the south-east corner of site comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having projecting plinth, stringcourses and pyramidal coping over, and with a pair of replacement metal gates.

• Melbourne House, house, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey over basement house, built 1890, having projecting two-storey canted bay window to the front elevation (south-east) with box bay window over at second floor level supported on moulded timber brackets, and having three-storey over basement return to the rear (north-west). One of a terrace of five buildings along with its neighbours to the south-west (see 40815018-21). Pitched artificial slate roofs with overhanging eaves supported on moulded brackets, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with red brick chimneystacks to the gable ends having stepped red brick coping, stringcourse and terracotta pots over. Overhanging eaves with timber bargeboards to gabled attic. Red brick walls (English garden wall bond) with flush smooth rendered stringcourse and sill courses, and with moulded brick stringcourse to eaves (beneath brackets). Smooth rendered walls to canted bay. Rubble stone and red brick construction to north-east gable wall. Square-headed window openings with one-over-two pane horned timber sliding sash windows. Single square-headed opening at first floor level with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to the south-west end of the main elevation (south-east) with timber panelled double-doors and plain overlight. Low rendered rubble walls to front flanking entrance with remaining sections of cast-iron railing panels over. Set back from road to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with gardens to front and rear. House overlooks the Mill River to the south. Gateway to the north comprising a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having smooth rendered plinths, gable-fronted coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates. Complex of single- and single-storey with loft level outbuildings to the north having pitched and hipped natural slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting, red brick walls with sections of stone, and square-headed doors, loading bays, and carriage-arches with battened timber doors and double-doors, and with square-headed window openings to the south-west gable end having cast-iron framed windows with flush red brick block-and-start surrounds. Section of rubble stone boundary wall to the south-west of site having gateway to the south-west. Pedestrian gateways to site with cast-iron and wrought-iron gates.

• Sharon House, house, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement house, built 1890, having projecting two-storey canted bay window to the front elevation (south-east) with box bay window over at second floor level supported on moulded timber brackets, and having three-storey over basement return to the rear (north-west). One of a terrace of five buildings along with its neighbours to the south-west (see 40815019-21) and its neighbour to the north-east (see 40815017). Pitched slate roofs with overhanging eaves supported on moulded brackets, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with red brick chimneystacks to the gable ends having stepped red brick coping, stringcourse and terracotta pots over. Overhanging eaves with timber bargeboards to gabled attic; half-timbered detailing to gable apex. Red brick walls (English garden wall bond) with flush smooth rendered stringcourse and sill courses, and with moulded brick stringcourse to eaves (beneath brackets). Smooth rendered walls to canted bay. Square-headed window openings with one-over-two pane horned timber sliding sash windows. Single square-headed opening at first floor level with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to the south-west end of the main elevation (south-east) with timber panelled double-doors with glazed upper panels. Low rendered rubble walls to front flanking entrance and enclosing small garden to front having decorative cast-iron railings over. Set back from road to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with gardens to front and rear. House overlooks the Mill River to the south. Gateway to the north comprising a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having smooth rendered plinths, gable-fronted coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates. Complex of single- and single-storey with loft level outbuildings to the north having pitched and hipped natural slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting, red brick walls with sections of stone, and square-headed doors, loading bays, and carriage-arches with battened timber doors and double-doors, and with square-headed window openings to the south-west gable end having cast-iron framed windows with flush red brick block-and-start surrounds. Section of rubble stone boundary wall to the south-west of site having gateway to the south-west. Pedestrian gateways to site with cast-iron and wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built 1880, having projecting two-storey box bay window to the front elevation (south-east) with gable-fronted half-dormer over, and having three-storey over basement return to the rear (north-west). One of a terrace of five buildings along with its neighbours to the south-west (see 40815020-21) and its neighbours to the north-east (see 40815017-18). Pitched slate roofs with overhanging eaves with moulded eaves course supported on moulded brackets, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with red brick chimneystacks to the gable ends having stepped red brick coping and stringcourse. Overhanging eaves with timber bargeboards to gabled half-dormer level having timber brackets to gable apex. Sloping tiled roofs to boxed-bay and door opening. Red brick walls (English garden wall bond) with flush smooth rendered stringcourse and sill courses, and with moulded brick stringcourse to eaves (beneath brackets). Square-headed window openings, paired to box bay and to gable-fronted half-dormer, with one-over-two pane horned timber sliding sash windows. Leaded coloured glass to upper panes to ground floor windows. Square-headed door opening to the south-west end of the main elevation (south-east) with timber panelled double-doors. Half-glazed inner door having leaded coloured glass and painted glass panels. Low rendered rubble walls to front flanking entrance and enclosing small garden to front having decorative cast-iron railings over. Set back from road to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with gardens to front and rear. House overlooks the Mill River to the south. Gateway to the north comprising a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having smooth rendered plinths, gable-fronted coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates. Complex of single- and single-storey with loft level outbuildings to the north having pitched and hipped natural slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting, red brick walls with sections of stone, and square-headed doors, loading bays, and carriage-arches with battened timber doors and double-doors, and with square-headed window openings to the south-west gable end having cast-iron framed windows with flush red brick block-and-start surrounds. Section of rubble stone boundary wall to the south-west of site having gateway to the south-west. Pedestrian gateways to site with cast-iron and wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey gable-fronted house with attic level, built 1880, having projecting two-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the front elevation (south-east) and having three-storey return to the rear (north-west). One of a terrace of five buildings along with its neighbour to the south-west (see 40815021) and its neighbours to the north-east (see 40815017-19). Pitched and half-hipped natural slate roofs with overhanging eaves terracotta ridge tiles and finials, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with red brick chimneystacks to the gable ends having stepped red brick coping and stringcourse. Red brick walls (English garden wall bond) with flush smooth rendered stringcourses and sill courses. Square-headed window openings with mainly replacement window fittings and some surviving one-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Some surviving one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows at attic level; leaded window to centre of attic level. Square-headed door opening to the south-west end of the main elevation (south-east) with timber panelled double-doors, and having tiled canopy roof over supported on timber brackets. Low rendered rubble walls to front flanking entrance and enclosing small garden to front having decorative cast-iron railings over. Set back from road to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with gardens to front and rear. House overlooks the Mill River to the south. Gateway to the north comprising a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having smooth rendered plinths, gable-fronted coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates. Complex of single- and single-storey with loft level outbuildings to the north having pitched and hipped natural slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting, red brick walls with sections of stone, and square-headed doors, loading bays, and carriage-arches with battened timber doors and double-doors, and with square-headed window openings to the south-west gable end having cast-iron framed windows with flush red brick block-and-start surrounds. Section of rubble stone boundary wall to the south-west of site having gateway to the south-west. Pedestrian gateways to site with cast-iron and wrought-iron gates.

• Aisling House, house, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey over basement house with attic level, built 1880, having projecting two-storey box bay window to the south-east elevation with gabled-fronted half-dormer over, central projecting single-bay single-storey entrance porch to the south-west elevation flanked to either side by single-storey box bay windows, and with gable-fronted half-dormer opening to the north-west end of the south-west elevation. Modern single-storey addition to the north-west. One of a terrace of five buildings along with its neighbours to the north-east (see 40815017-20). Pitched artificial slate roofs with terracotta ridge tiles, surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods, projecting red brick chimneystack and chimneybreast to the north-west end having projecting red brick detailing (on triangular-plan), and with moulded eaves course to the south-west and south-east elevations supported on moulded brackets. Modern rooflights. Mono-pitched artificial slate roofs to box bays and to porch. Red brick walls (English garden wall bond) with flush smooth rendered stringcourses and sill courses. Red brick stringcourse beneath brackets at eaves level. Square-headed window openings, paired to outer bays to the south-west elevation and to box bay windows and gable-fronted dormer to the south-east elevation, having replacement one-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with leaded coloured glass to upper panels. Replacement windows at dormer level. Square-headed door opening to centre of porch to south-west elevation having replacement door with replacement side lights; replacement overlights incorporating earlier coloured and painted leaded glass panels. Low rendered rubble walls to basement level to the south-east and south-west elevations having decorative wrought-iron railings over. Set back from road to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with gardens to front and rear. House overlooks the Mill River to the south. Gateway to the north comprising a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having smooth rendered plinths, gable-fronted coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates. Complex of single- and single-storey with loft level outbuildings to the north having pitched and hipped natural slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting, red brick walls with sections of stone, and square-headed doors, loading bays, and carriage-arches with battened timber doors and double-doors, and with square-headed window openings to the south-west gable end having cast-iron framed windows with flush red brick block-and-start surrounds. Section of rubble stone boundary wall to the south-west of site having gateway to the south-west. Pedestrian gateways to site with cast-iron and wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1930–1940
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1935, having two-storey box bay window to the eastern bay to the front elevation (north), recessed entrance porch to the outer western bay of the main elevation with integral balcony (on rectangular-plan) over. One of a pair with the building adjacent to the east (see 40815080). Later extensions to the side (west) and rear elevations (south). Hipped sprocketed red pan-tile roof with wide overhanging eaves, rounded clay ridge tiles, surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods, and with shared roughcast rendered chimneystack having vertically laid red brick coping over. Painted roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings to box bay windows to building to the west having timber casement windows with flanking side lights to corners, and with horizontal glazing bars to front elevation (north). Corner windows to balcony having timber casement windows. Long narrow originally full-height window opening to the centre of the west side elevation having horizontal glazing bars. Pointed-arch opening to porch having with terrazzo steps and threshold with inlaid rectangular detailing, and with square-headed doorway with glazed timber door, sidelights, and overlight with horizontal glazing bars. Set back from road to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana. Roughcast rendered boundary wall to north having vertically laid red brick coping over. Gateway to the north-west corner having a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having vertically laid red brick coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1880–1900
  Description

  Terrace of three two-storey houses, built c. 1890, comprising central three-bay two-storey house having single-storey box bay windows to the outer bays to front elevation (south), and three-bay single-storey houses to either end, aligned at a right-angle to the alignment of central house, having single-bay single-storey canted bay windows to the south gable end of each house. Various later extensions to the rear (north) and to the north end of the west elevation of house to the west end of terrace. Pitched natural slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting and finials, timber bargeboards and timber cladding on paired brackets to projecting gables to south elevations of houses to either end of terrace, and yellow brick with rendered corniced coping and terracotta pots. Hipped leaded roofs to projecting box bays; hipped leaded roofs and moulded eaves cornice to canted bays to south elevations of houses to either end. Some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods including profiled gutters. Red brick walls (Flemish bond) over smooth rendered plinth course with smooth rendered block quoins to the south elevation of houses to either end. Smooth rendered walls to box and canted bays. Segmental-headed window openings at first floor level, paired to south elevations of houses to either end and to outer bays of central building, having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows; paired square-headed openings to canted bays and box bays having one-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Replacement windows to house to the west end of terrace. Central segmental-headed door openings to each house having moulded brick reveals, plinth blocks, timber panelled double doors, and plain overlights. Set back from road in elevated position to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana. Garden to front bounded on street-frontage by rubble stone boundary wall having decorative cast-iron panel railings over. Two pedestrian gateways having ornate cast-iron gates; vehicular entrance to the south-east having rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan). Detached two-storey outbuilding to the rear (north) having pitched slate roof, rubble stone walls, and square-headed openings.

• House, 1860–1890
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, having advanced gable-fronted bay to the west end of the front elevation (south) with single-storey flat-roofed canted bay window, central single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch to the front elevation, and gable-fronted half-dormer bay to the east end of the front elevation. Recently renovated and extended with additions to the rear (north) and to the west elevations. Pitched natural slate roof, recently renewed, having grey clayware moulded ridge tiles, two central smooth rendered chimneystacks with moulded cornice coping over, replacement timber bargeboards with bell-ends and replacement timber finials to gables, half-dormer opening, and to porch, and having some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, and with raised render block-and-start quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings having paired two-over-two timber sash windows with horizontal glazing bars, and stone sills; pointed-arched window opening with leaded coloured glass over porch at first floor level; replacement windows to sides and rear. Pointed-arched door opening to front face of porch (south) having timber panelled door with leaded coloured glass panels; inner door with painted glass panel and with encaustic tiled floor to threshold. Stone steps to entrance. Set back from road on a corner site to the south-west of Buncrana with garden to front of site (south). Rubble stone boundary wall to south and west of site with crenellated stone coping to south boundary. Pedestrian gateway to the south having a pair of rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having hooped wrought-iron gate. Pointed-arched pedestrian gateway to the west boundary wall having red brick block-and-start surround, red brick voussoirs, and timber gate. Modern vehicular gateway to the south-east of site.

• Macetown Villa, house, 1850–1890
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house on L-shaped-plan, built c. 1870, having advanced gable-fronted bay to the west end of the front elevation (south) with single-storey flat-roofed canted bay window, central single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch to the front elevation, gable-fronted half-dormer bay to the east end of the front elevation, and large two-storey return to the rear (north). Three gable-fronted dormer openings to the west side elevation. Now in use as civic offices with extension to the east side of the rear return. Pitched natural slate roof with grey clayware ridge tiles, over hanging eaves with exposed rafter beams, central pair of smooth rendered chimneystacks with moulded cornice coping and octagonal terracotta chimney pots over, timber bargeboards, and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Pierced decorative timber bargeboards to east gable end and to dormers to the east elevation; decorative ridge cresting to dormer openings. Surviving timber spear finials to east gable end and to a number of the dormer openings to the east elevation. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, and with raised render block-and-start quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings having painted sills, render hoodmouldings and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows; pointed-arched window opening over porch at first floor level having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed and pointed-arched window openings to the rear return having one-over-one, two-over-two and one-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed-arched door opening to front face of porch (south) having chamfered reveals, decorative timber lintel, timber panelled and plain overlight. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west of Buncrana with garden to front of site (south) and tarmacadam carpark to the east. Rubble stone boundary wall to south having crenellated stone coping over. Pedestrian gateway to the south of site, serving porch, having a pair of squared and coursed rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) with wrought-iron gate. Modern vehicular gateway to the south-east corner of site.

• House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having single-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the north end of the main elevation (east) with gable-fronted bay over, and with single-storey extension to the rear (west). One of a group of three along with neighbours to the south (not in survey, altered). Pitched natural slate roof with clayware ridge tiles, smooth rendered chimneystack to the north gable end and modern brick chimneystack to the south end; timber bargeboard and timber weather boarded cladding to gable-fronted bay. Moulded cornice to head of canted bay. Mono pitched artificial slate roof to rear extension. Smooth rendered walls with brick exposed to north gable elevation. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two and one-over-one pane horned timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening to the south end of the main elevation (east) with replacement timber panelled door plain sidelights, and overlight. Set back from road in own grounds in elevated site to the south of Buncrana town centre. Smooth rendered boundary walls with modern metal railings over to front of site enclosing lawn. Yard to rear (west) with single-storey outbuilding. Laneway to the north of site.

• Mill (water), 1860–1900
  Description

  Freestanding multiple-bay four and five-storey former corn mill complex in several blocks, built c. 1868 and extended c. 1890. Later also in use to generate electricity from 1905 or 1923 until 1954. Mill remained in production until 1980s, now derelict. Detached single-storey turbine house to rear of site. Pitched roofs, some now collapsed, originally of natural slate and later of corrugated-metal. Hipped natural slate roof (purple slate) to former office block having brick eaves courses including dogtooth course. Double pitched roof with steel truss structure to block to west with smooth rendered gable copings. Squared and coursed rubble stone walls with flush quoins to the corners; roughcast render to top floor of south-east block, smooth rendered walls to south gable of west block. Segmental headed window openings with polychromatic red and yellow brick surrounds with remains of multi-pane metal and timber casement window frames. Square-headed and segmental-arch door openings, some now infilled with blockwork, having polychromatic red and yellow brick surround and ashlar lintels. Set back from road overlooking Mill River to the south end of Buncrana. Weir to west. Steps giving access to river to rear of complex. Rubble stone boundary wall to road. Interior burnt out but some metal machinery remains insitu.

• Millfield House, house, 1800–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, altered or rebuilt in 1834, and extensively remodelled and extended c. 1860, having single-bay single-storey flat-roofed entrance porch to entrance front (south-west) having flanking single-bay single-storey flat-roofed canted bay windows to either side, flat-roofed single-bay two-storey flat-roofed projection to the north-west gable end, three-bay two-storey block attached to the north-west, and with single- and two-storey additions and extensions to the rear (north-east). Pitched artificial slate roof to main body of building having moulded rendered eaves cornice with raised parapet over having rendered piers with decorative cast-iron panels\balustrade with circular motifs, and with raised rendered walls with coping over to the gable ends (north-west and south-east). Smooth rendered chimneystacks with polygonal terracotta pots over. Hipped artificial slate roof to block to the north-west having yellow brick chimneystacks; flat-roof to bowed projection to the north-west gable end of main block having moulded render cornice with frieze. Some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls with chamfered block-and-start quoins to the corners, and with moulded render eaves course beneath cornice. Squared-headed window openings with stone sills and replacement windows. Render hoodmouldings with decorative label stops to window openings to front elevation (south-west) at first floor level. Segmental-headed door opening to front face of porch (south-west) having timber panelled door with glass panels to upper half with acid-etched\frosted glass, sidelights with cid-etched\frosted glass, and with tripartite overlight. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-east of the centre of Buncrana. Garden to site with former millrace serving Swan’s Mills (see 40815032) running to grounds to the south, and former mill pond to the south. Two single-storey outbuildings to the north. Site bounded on road-frontage to the north by rubble stone wall with wrought-iron railings over to sections adjacent to gateway to the north-west. Modern rubble stone gate piers to gateway to the north-west.

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880. One of a group of four along with the two buildings to the south and the building adjoining to the north. Pitched natural slate roof having stepped brick eaves course, raised rendered verge and red brick chimneystack to the south gable end, cast-iron rooflight, and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with stringcourse above first floor window openings. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and two-over-two pane horned timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to the north end of the main elevation (west) having painted stone plinth-blocks and single access step, replacement timber door, and with plain overlight. Road-fronted to the south of the centre of Buncrana town centre. Integral carriage-arch with property adjoining to north.

• Post box, 1920–1950
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron pillar post-box on circular-plan, erected 1922 - 46. Cylindrical drum with moulded necking having dentilled frieze, projecting letter slot, moulded and slightly projecting base, and having shallow domed capping over. Foundry stamp to base now illegible. Raised lettering above letter flap reading 'Next Collection' and ‘An Chead Bhailiú Eile’. Erected on footpath to the south of the centre of Buncrana.

• Buncrana Courthouse, court house, 1840–1850
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over basement courthouse, built 1839-42 and refurbished 1925, having advanced pedimented bays to either end of the front elevation (east), and with single-bay single-storey addition to the rear (west). Formerly also in use as a jail (basement level), and later as a public library. Hipped artificial slate roof to main body of building with grey clayware ridge tiles, and profiled cast-iron rainwater goods; pitched natural and artificial slate roofs to advanced pedimented bays with modillions to pediments. Channelled smooth rendered walls at ground floor level with smooth rendered walls over at first floor level, and having render cornice stringcourse over first floor openings. Square-headed window openings with rendered surrounds with rendered entablatures over, and with replacement windows. Square-headed door openings to end bays having smooth rendered surrounds, and double leaf timber panelled doors. Double-height courtroom to interior with panelled timber dock, fixed timber bench seating, reredos to judge’s chair, and gallery supported on cast-iron columns. Set slightly back from road to the centre of Buncrana. Rendered boundary walls to road-frontage to the east having painted pyramidal coping and cast-iron railings over with fleur-de-lys finials. Cast-iron gates to entrances. High rubble stone wall to the rear (west).

• Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1930–1935
  Description

  Semi-detached seven-bay two-storey bank, built 1930-4, having central three-bay breakfront to the main elevation (west) with pediment to central bay, and with integral shallow segmental-headed carriage-arch to the south end of the main elevation (west). Probably originally with bank manager’s residence to the first floor. Modern extension to the rear (east). Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement), hidden behind raised parapet to the front elevation (west) having moulded render coping over and moulded cornice at eaves level, and with raised rendered verges to the gable ends (north and south). Cast-iron rainwater goods. Channelled smooth rendered walls at ground floor level over projecting smooth rendered plinth course with smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over at first floor level separated by render stringcourse. Smooth rendered block-and-start quoins to corners at first floor level, moulded render stringcourse over first floor openings. Segmental-headed window openings having rendered architraved surrounds, painted sills, and with four-over-two pane horned timber sliding sash windows at first floor level and timber casement and replacement windows at ground floor level. Fluted pilasters flanking central window opening at first floor level having Composite capitals over. Segmental-headed door opening to the north end of the main elevation having architraved surround, plain overlight, and timber panelled double-doors with fielded panels. Segmental-headed door opening to the south end of the main elevation, originally giving access to bank manager’s residence, having architraved surround, plain overlight, and timber panelled door with fielded panels. Automatic bank telling machine unit to central bay. Road-fronted to the centre of Buncrana.

• Allied Irish Bank, bank/financial institution, 1880–1910
  Description

  Attached four-bay three-storey over basement bank building, built c. 1890, with returns to rear (south-west). Formerly with bank manager’s residence to the upper floors. Probably originally a branch of the Belfast Banking Company, now in use as a branch of the Allied Irish Bank. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having overhanging eaves to front elevation (north-east) having moulded cornice, red brick chimneystack to south-east gable end and rendered chimneystack to north, and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls to first and second floors; red brick walls (Flemish bond) at ground floor level having moulded cut sandstone cornice to base of fascia panel, and with projecting brick plinth course having chamfered cut sandstone coping over. Smooth rendered walls to rear. Segmental-headed window openings at second floor level having stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows; segmental-headed window openings at first floor level having continuous cut sandstone sill course and replacement windows; segmental-headed window openings at ground floor level having continuous cut sandstone sill course, red brick surrounds with cut sandstone keystones and dressings to arch springing points, and replacement window fittings. Square-headed door opening to the north-west end of the ground elevation (north-east) having timber panelled door, plain overlight, and with cut sandstone doorcase comprising ashlar pilasters with architraved surround, and with moulded corbelled brackets supporting moulded cut sandstone segmental pediment over. Inner doorway to hallway having timber door with multi-pane glazed upper section. Segmental-arched opening to the south-east end of the front elevation, formerly with doorway giving access to upper floors, having automatic bank telling machine unit to bay with modern red brick infill to base. Road-fronted to the centre of Buncrana.

• Christ Church (Fahan Lower), church/chapel, 1800–1810
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church on a roughly cruciform-plan, built c. 1804 and enlarged in 1816 and in 1836, renovated in 1867, with chancel added 1902. Comprises two-bay nave to the west, single-bay shallow chancel to the east, three-bay transept to the north having single-storey sacristy addition to the east elevation, shallow single-bay transept to the south, and having four-stage tower (on square-plan) to the west entrance front having corner pyramidal finials or pinnacles to the corners at parapet level. Pitched natural and artificial slate roofs with projecting cut stone eaves course to nave (brought around tower and west elevation of nave forming stringcourse), raised cut stone verges to gable ends, terracotta ridge cresting to transepts, ashlar chimneystack (ion octagonal-plan) to transept to the north, and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Raised cut stone verge to the east gable end of nave having cut stone gabled features at intervals with incised trefoil motifs, cut stone kneeler stones (sandstone) at eaves level, and with profiled cast-iron gutters supported on moulded sandstone corbels. Stone coping to parapet of tower and stone stringcourses delineating stages. Roughcast rendered walls to tower, nave, and transepts; roughly squared and coursed rubble stone walls to chancel with tooled ashlar block-and-start quoins to corners. Pointed-arched window openings to side elevations of transepts and nave having cut stone block-and-start surrounds, timber Y-tracery, chamfered stone sills, and leaded coloured glass windows. Pointed-arched window opening to the north elevation of transept to the north having chamfered ashlar surround, timber intersecting tracery and leaded coloured glass windows. Triple-light window opening to the east gable end of chancel having ashlar sandstone block-and-start surround, chamfered ashlar sill, curvilinear sandstone tracery, cut stone hoodmoulding, and figurative stained glass windows; paired square-headed window openings to the side elevations of chancel (north and south) having cusped cut stone tracery, ashlar sandstone block-and-start surround, and leaded coloured glass windows. Pointed-arched openings to tower at second and third stage level having timber louvers; clockface (on circular plan) to the east face of tower at fourth stage level. Pointed-arched door opening to south side of tower having ashlar cavetto architraved surround, and flush timber double-doors. Pointed arches doorways to the east elevation of sacristy and transept to the north having replacement timber doors. Interior with coved ceiling supported on bracketed trusses, and wall monument to Rear Admiral Gorge Hart (d. 1812). Set back from road in extensive grounds to the centre of Buncrana. Graveyard to site with collection of mainly nineteenth-century gravemarkers of upstanding, recumbent, and table types, some with railed enclosures. Some commonwealth graves to site. Former school (see 40814043) to the west. Site bounded on road-frontage to the east by rendered boundary wall having rendered coping over, and with sections of decorative cast-iron railings over. Rubble stone boundary wall to the west and north-west boundaries having cut stone coping, and with sections of decorative cast-iron railings over. Rubble stone boundary walls to the north and south site boundaries. Gateway to the east comprising a pair of squared and coursed rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates with cast-iron fluer-de-lys finials over. Gateway to the north-west of site comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal coping over, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates with cast-iron fluer-de-lys finials over.

• School, 1870–1880
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former Church of Ireland school, dated 1876, having gable-fronted single-bay entrance porch to the east end of the north elevation, tall gable-fronted half-dormer with tripartite window to the west end of the north elevation, and with central slated spirelet (on square-plan) to roof. Now in use as a hall with modern flat-roofed single-bay single-storey extension to the west side of entrance porch. Pitched natural slate roof with (modern replacement) raised cut stone verges to gable ends (east and west) of main body of building and to north gables of porch and to gable-fronted half-dormer having cut stone finials to gable apexes and kneeler stones to eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with stepped squared rubble stone chimneystack to the south pitch having ashlar sandstone skews and coping. Slate pyramidal roof to spirelet with timber panelled sections to the base. Roughly dressed and snecked rubble stone walls with flush dressed stone block-and-start quoins to the corners, stepped clasping buttresses to the corners having feather ashlar coping over. Carved stone date plaque over door reads ‘CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH SCHOOL 1876’, and having diocesan crest in relief. Paired ogee-headed lancet windows to the north and south elevations having ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds, cut stone mullions, cast-iron quarry-glazing with coloured panels to margins, and with chamfered ashlar sandstone sills. Triple ogee-headed lancet window to the gable-fronted half-dormer to north elevation having ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds, cut stone mullions, cast-iron quarry-glazing with coloured panels to margins, and with chamfered ashlar sandstone sills. Three graded ogee-headed lancet windows to the west elevation having ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds, ashlar sandstone mullions, cast-iron quarry-glazing with coloured panels to margins, and with chamfered ashlar sandstone sills. Shouldered door opening to front face of porch (north) having tooled and chamfered ashlar lintel and surround, and battened timber double-doors with decorative wrought-iron hinges. Plaster panelled vaulted ceiling to interior. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of the centre of Buncrana. In shared grounds with the Church of Ireland church (see 40815042) to north-west corner of graveyard. Rubble stone boundary walls to site having cut stone coping over, and with sections of decorative cast-iron railings. Pedestrian gateway to the north having decorative wrought-iron gate.

• Hotel, 1790–1880
  Description

  Corner-sited four-bay two-storey former hotel, built c. 1792 and altered or rebuilt c. 1870. Now in use as a public house with modern stairwell extension to the north. Hipped artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having two moulded yellow brick chimneystacks with terracotta pots over, and moulded render eaves course with dentils. Some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting moulded smooth rendered plinth, and with render block-and-start quoins to the corners having fielded panels to faces. Square-headed window openings at first floor level having continuous moulded sill course, architraved surrounds with fielded keystones and moulded plinths, and with replacement windows; square-headed window openings at ground floor level to south elevation having architraved surrounds, plinth blocks, entablatures over with pulvinated frieze and dentilated cornice, moulded sills, and with replacement windows; enlarged window openings to the west elevation at ground floor level having plain surrounds and replacement fittings. Square-headed door opening to the south elevation (offset to the east side of centre) having timber double-doors, plain overlight, and doorcase comprising fluted pilasters over moulded plinths with fielded panels, capitals over with foliate decoration to friezes, and with entablatures over with dentilated cornice having egg-and-dart motif. Square-headed doorway to the centre of the west elevation having plain surround, timber double-doors and overlight. South elevation fronts on to the former market square to the centre of Buncrana, west elevation fronts onto Upper Main Street.

• Shop/retail outlet, 1930–1940
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey former shop, built c. 1935, having projecting flat-roofed canopy with rounded corners to the front elevation (west), and having projecting piers to either end of the front elevation having rounded corners to inner face. Later disused (2010) and now possibly in use as a restaurant\cafe. Roof hidden to front elevation (west) by raised roughcast rendered parapet having smooth rendered coping over; two smooth rendered funnel-like structures (on circular-plan) to centre of parapet. flat-roofed concrete canopy to front having dentilled stringcourse. Smooth rendered walls with recessed double and triple banded channels to curved projections to either end. Square-headed window openings with fixed-pane display windows with multiple-pane overlights, and having curved corners to either side of central entrance. Central recessed square-headed door opening having glazed timber double-doors with overlight. . Chequered tiles to threshold and under canopy. Road-fronted to the centre of Buncrana.

• John Barr, house, 1840–1880
  Description

  End-of-terrace corner-sited two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1860, with shop to ground floor, and with three-storey return to rear (north-east). One of a pair with the building adjoining to the north-west (see 40815048). Pitched artificial slate roof with render eaves cornice, brick chimneystack to the south-east gable end, and with cast-iron rainwater goods; flat-roof to return. Painted smooth rendered walls with projecting smooth rendered plinth, and with raised smooth rendered margin to the south-west corner. Square-headed window openings with smooth rendered surrounds render entablatures over first floor window openings, and with replacement timber windows. Square-headed window openings at ground floor level having fixed-pane display windows. Central square-headed doorway having timber panelled double-doors with bolection mouldings, and with plain overlight. Shopfront comprising fluted render pilasters with smooth rendered fascia over having moulded render cornice, moulded render brackets to either end of fascia. Rasied timber lettering to fascia reading ‘JOHN BARR’. Street-fronted to the centre of Buncrana.

• The Plaza, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay three-storey house, c.1860. Extended, 1957, with canopied shopfront inserted to ground floor to accommodate alternative use. One of a pair with the building adjoining to the south-east (see 40815047). Pitched natural artificial slate roof with render eaves cornice, clayware ridge tiles, brick chimneystack to the north-west gable end, having rendered coping over and with cast-iron rainwater goods; flat-roof to return. Flat-metal roof to canopy surmounted by metal letters reading "PLAZA". Painted smooth rendered walls with raised smooth rendered margin to the north-west corner. Square-headed window openings with smooth rendered surrounds render entablatures over first floor window openings, and with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Aluminium shopfront in polished stone surround to ground floor incorporating square-headed window openings with fixed-pane display windows, and glass doors. Ballroom to extension to rear having mezzanine level, balconies, and spring-loaded maple-wood dance floor. Street-fronted to the centre of Buncrana.

• Water pump, 1890–1930
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, and having lion's head motif to spout. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Located on footpath adjacent to corner-sited building at the junction of Upper Main Street and St. Mary’s Road to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana. Red block paving surround to pavement.

• House, 1885–1900
  Description

  Attached two-bay single-storey over basement with half-dormer house, built c. 1895, having single-storey over basement canted bay window opening to the south-east end of the main elevation (south-west) having box bay projection over supported on moulded timber brackets supported on stone corbels. One of a pair with the building adjacent to the north-west (see 40815053), now amalgamated to form a single property. Two-storey extensions to the rear. Pitched slate roof having render chimneystack to the south-east end of the main elevation. Painted roughcast rendered walls; smooth rendered walls to canted bay. Square-headed window openings with painted sills and replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening to the north-west end of the main elevation having plinth blocks, overlight, and replacement door. Set slightly back from street with flight of concrete steps to doorway. Wrought-wrought-iron railings over rendered plinth and cast-iron posts enclosing basement area to front. Located to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana.

• House, 1885–1900
  Description

  Attached two-bay single-storey over basement with half-dormer house, built c. 1895, having single-storey over basement canted bay window opening to the north-west end of the main elevation (south-west) having box bay projection over supported on moulded timber brackets supported on stone corbels. One of a pair with the building adjacent to the south-east (see 40815052), now amalgamated to form a single property. Three-storey extension to the rear. Pitched slate roof having render chimneystack to the north-west end of the main elevation. Painted roughcast rendered walls; smooth rendered walls to canted bay. Corbelled corner to the rear of building. Square-headed window openings with painted sills and replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening to the south-east end of the main elevation having plinth blocks, overlight, and replacement door. Set slightly back from street with flight of concrete steps to doorway. Wrought-wrought-iron railings over rendered plinth and cast-iron posts enclosing basement area to front. Located to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana.

• Post box, 1922–1950
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, erected between 1924 - 46, having projecting letter slot, 'P&T' monogram in Gaelic script to head and with 'Jessop Davis, Enniscorthy’, foundry mark to base. Located adjacent to a road junction to the north-west of Buncrana town centre. Set into rendered pier at boundary of cinema (see 40815057).

• Ard Caoin House, house, 1875–1895
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house on L-shaped plan, built c. 1885, having advanced gable-fronted bay to the north end of the front elevation (west) having single-bay single-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the west elevation at ground floor level, two gable-fronted gablets over the window openings to the centre and southern bay of the front elevation, single-bay single-storey flat-roofed entrance porch to the south side of front breakfront, and with two-storey return to the rear (east). Single-bay single-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the south elevation. Modern glazed single-storey conservatory to the south elevation, and modern single-storey additions to the rear (east). Pitched natural slate roof with decorative clayware ridge tiles\comb, smooth rendered chimneystacks having smooth render cornice coping over, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with raised smooth rendered verges to gable ends and to gabled projections and gablets having smooth rendered ball finials over to gable apexes, and smooth rendered kneeler stones at eaves level. Decorative wrought-iron ridge cresting to balcony over entrance porch and over rear return. flat-roofs to canted bays having render eaves cornices over. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course with smooth rendered block-and-start quoins, and with moulded smooth rendered stringcourse over ground floor openings\ground floor ceiling level. Paired shouldered window openings to central bay at first floor level and bays to south end of the front elevation (west) having moulded sills, replacement window fittings, and with render hoodmoulding over ground floor window opening to southern bay, and with moulded render pointed-arched hoodmoulding over first floor window opening to southern bay; paired pointed segmental-headed window openings to gabled-fronted breakfront at first floor level having moulded render sill, and with moulded render pointed-arched hoodmoulding over; pointed-arched window opening to central bay at ground floor level having pointed-arched hoodmoulding over; square-headed window openings to canted bays with continuous sills. Shouldered window opening to west face of porch having moulded sill, moulded lintel and mullions, leaded coloured glass panels, sidelights with leaded coloured glass, and overlight with leaded coloured glass. Shouldered door opening to south face of porch having square-headed doorway with moulded timber lintel, sidelights with leaded coloured glass panels over timber bases, and with leaded coloured glass overlight. Set back from road in an elevated site in extensive mature landscaped grounds overlooking Lough Swilly to the west, and to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana. Site bounded by rubble stone boundary walls. Gateway to the west of site comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) over chamfered plinth course having stepped coping over with ball finials, and a decorative pair of wrought-iron gates. Gateway flanked to either side by sweeping sections of rendered boundary wall having rendered coping over, and terminated by rendered gate piers (on square-plan) over chamfered plinth course having stepped coping over with ball finials. Pedestrian gateway to the south of main vehicular gateway having rendered gate pier (on square-plan) with ball finial over, and with decorative wrought-iron gate.

• Saint Mary's Hall, church hall/parish hall, 1900–1905
  Description

  Detached gable-fronted three-bay two-storey over basement with attic level former parish hall, community hall, and theatre, built 1904-5 and altered c. 1921, having projecting single-storey single-bay porch with balustraded balcony over to the centre of the entrance front (north-east), and with gablet to the centre of the south-east elevation. Now in use as a cinema with modern two-storey and single-storey flat-roofed additions, and modern fire escape, to the north end of the north-west elevation. Pitched natural slate roof with raised rendered curvilinear verge with architraved render coping to the entrance front (north-east) having semi-circular gablet to gable apex, and raised pilasters (fluted pilasters to centre) rising to ball finials over raised verge. Smooth rendered chimneystack to the gable apex to the south-west. Some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls to front elevation (north-east) having block-and-start quoins corners and to porch, pronounced moulded ender stringcourses between floors and moulded render stringcourses elsewhere, pilasters and fluted pilasters, and with Art Noveau-style date plaque to gable apex dated ‘1904’. Blank oval niches to outer bays at first floor level having rendered architraved surrounds and ‘sunburst’ motifs to centre. Roughcast rendered walls to side and rear elevations. Paired square-headed windows to attic to front elevation having render architraves surround to upper half. Square-headed window at ground floor level to entrance front having replacement fittings; square-headed openings to ancillary elevations having replacement window and door openings. Round-headed door opening to the front face of porch (north-east) having two pairs of timber panelled double-doors with central timber mullion rising to timber bracket over, and with spoked fanlight over. Square-headed door opening to first floor balcony having replacement door, and with render console brackets supporting segmental pediment over. Modern cinema and cinema listing signs to site. Set back from road in own grounds to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana with carpark and modern gates and railings to site.

• Buncrana Library, church/chapel, 1860–1865
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted former Presbyterian church, dated 1861, having five-bay double-height hall with clasping diagonally-set corner buttresses to the front elevation, single-bay single-storey gable-fronted porch to the centre of the front elevation (west) having clasping diagonally-set corner buttresses to the front elevation, and with slightly projecting gable-fronted projection to the centre of the front elevation (west) having feathered cut stone coping and carved stone finial over. Now in use as library with double-height modern extension to the south. Pitched natural slate roof having raised cut stone verges, and kneeler stones to the front elevation at eaves level; raised cut stone verge to porch with kneeler stones to eaves. Roughly dressed and squared rubble stone walls with cut stone stringcourse (parallel to eaves) to front elevation (west), and with ashlar quoins to the corners of shallow projecting breakfront to the front elevation. Ashlar coping\feather skews to buttresses and to gablet over shallow projection to front elevation. Cut stone date plaque to front elevation of porch incise ‘A.D. 1861’. Pointed-arched lancet window openings to side elevations (north and south), and to front elevation (west) flanking central porch, having chamfered flush cut stone surrounds, chamfered cut stone sills, roughly squared stone relieving arches, and cast-iron quarry-glazed windows. Circular window opening to shallow projection to front elevation (west), over porch, and to the rear elevation, having cut stone surrounds and quatrefoil tracery, and cast-iron framed windows with coloured glass. Paired square-headed window openings to the centre of the rear elevation (east) having chamfered flush cut stone surrounds, chamfered dressed stone sills and lintels, chamfered cut stone mullion, and replacement timber casement windows. Pointed-arched door opening to the front face of entrance porch, now infilled with modern fixed-pane window fitting, having chamfered flush cut stone surrounds; square-headed former doorway to the north side elevation of porch (north and south), now partially infilled with fixed-pane timber window, having chamfered flush cut stone surround, chamfered dressed lintel; shouldered square-headed window opening to the south elevation of porch having chamfered flush cut stone surround, chamfered dressed stone sill and lintel, and replacement timber window. Shouldered square-headed doorways to either end of the rear elevation (east), doorway to the north now partially infilled with window inserted, having chamfered flush cut stone surrounds, chamfered dressed stone lintels, and replacement battened timber door (south) and timber window (north). Interior now refitted to accommodate use as a library. Modern block attached to the south elevation linking former church with gabled-fronted modern library. Set back from road in own grounds with lawns and car parks to site.

• Saint Columb's, house, 1900–1915
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house with dormer attic level on complex irregular-plan, built c. 1905, having projecting gable-fronted single-bay breakfront with single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level (offset to the south side of the centre of the main elevation), jettied first floor level to the north end of the front elevation (west) supported on moulded console brackets, square-headed dormer opening to attic, balcony terrace to the south, and with additions to the rear (east) and to the south. Currently unoccupied. Hipped steeply pitched natural slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, yellow brick chimneystacks with cornice coping over, projecting eaves to main body of building supported on alternating large and small moulded brackets, bargeboards to gable-fronted bay having timber finial to gable apex, and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Square-headed dormer opening at attic level having timber window flanked to either side by timber pilasters supporting timber entablature over with dentilated cornice. Smooth rendered walls over projecting plinth at ground floor level with painted block-and-start quoins to the corners, roughcast rendered walls at first floor level having Tudoresque-style timber cagework framing with horizontal, vertical and curvilinear timber beams. Square-headed window openings with single- double- triple and quadruple-lights having ornate carved timber joinery, timber casement windows, and with overlights having leaded and coloured glass panels. Curved fluted timber pilasters with capitals over to canted bay window opening. Painted block-and-start surrounds to ground floor window openings. Multi-light window opening to the north side elevation at first floor level and curvilinear timber tracery and leaded coloured glass windows. Recessed segmental-headed doorway to the north end of the main elevation (west) having render architraved surround, painted flush block-and-start surround, and timber panelled door with leaded and coloured glass overlight. Inner glazed timber door with leaded and coloured glass sidelights and overlights. Set back from road in overgrown mature grounds formerly overlooking Lough Swilly to the west, and to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Modern boundary wall to front of site, some remaining rubble stone boundary walls elsewhere.

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1900, having single-storey canted bay window to the south end of the front elevation with gable-fronted breakfront over supported on timber brackets, and with central two-storey return to the rear (east). Pitched natural slate roof with exposed timber rafter ends, timber bargeboards to gable, terracotta ridge tiles, two red brick chimneystacks with terracotta pots, and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted brick walls over smooth rendered plinth to the front (west) and south elevations, smooth rendered walls to other elevations. Single- and paired squared-headed window openings to front elevation having one-over-one pane horned timber sliding sash windows, continuous sill courses, and with leaded coloured glass to upper sashes to ground floor openings. Central square-headed door opening with timber panelled double-doors and with leaded coloured glass overlight. Set within own grounds with mature grounds to site, located to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana. Site bounded ion road-frontage to the west by rendered boundary wall having wrought-iron railings over to southern half with cast-iron over. Vehicular gateway to the south-west corner of site having decorative cast-iron gate-posts and wrought-iron gates with cast-iron detailing; pedestrian gateway to the centre of boundary wall having decorative cast-iron gate-posts and wrought-iron gates with cast-iron detailing. Two single-storey outbuildings to the rear (east) having rendered walls and mono-pitched roofs.

• Saint Mary's Catholic Oratory, church/chapel, 1925–1930
  Description

  Freestanding Catholic church, built 1928-9, having Corinthian tetrastyle pedimented portico with tympanum to entrance front (east), nine-bay nave elevations, five-bay over basement transept extension to north, and single-storey over basement two-bay sacristy to the west end of the south elevation having single-bay single-storey block attached to the east elevation, shallow projecting gable-fronted projection to the rear of the chancel elevation (west). Pitched natural slate roof with profiled cast-iron gutters, rendered gable coping with cross finials over gable apexes. Metal rooflights to centre of roof. Rendered kneeler stones to eaves to east elevation. Hipped natural slate roof with stepped smooth rendered chimneystack to centre, and pyramidal patent-glazed roof light to roof apex to addition to the east side of sacristy. Raised parapet to the front elevation having moulded render coping over, moulded render cornice with moulded render brackets and dentilated course. Projecting Corinthian tetrastyle pedimented portico supported on columns (on circular plan) having pedestals to base with inset rectangular panels to dados with architraved surrounds and with Composite capitals over, pediment with moulded render cornice with moulded render brackets and dentilated course, and sculpture to tympanum depicting dedication of church to Our Lady with the baby Jesus receiving a model of the church from one of four figures, and with putti. Incised lettering to frieze of pediment reading ‘SANCTA MARIA ORA PRO NOBIS’. Render statues of Our Lady set on pedestals with inset rectangular panels to dado with architraved surrounds between outer columns to portico; render panels to front wall of church having architraved surrounds with garlands over. Engaged Corinthian pilasters (on square-plan) to entrance front (east) having pedestals to base with inset rectangular panels to dados with architraved surrounds and with Composite capitals over. Roughcast rendered walls to side elevations of nave to transept having smooth rendered pilaster panels between paired window openings with smooth rendered eaves course over with corbels to base. Round-headed window openings to either side of portico to entrance front (east) having moulded architrave surrounds and leaded figurative stained glass windows. Paired round-headed window openings to side elevations of nave, and to transept having moulded architraves to the nave elevations with replacement windows; roundel openings\motifs under windows to nave elevations. Round-headed window openings to sacristy having replacement fittings. Round-arch headed door opening to centre of entrance front having timber panelled double-doors, flanking Doric-style render pilasters supporting render archivolt over with scrolled keystone detail, and with large spoked fanlight. Round-headed doorway to the east elevation of transept having timber double-doors and overlight; square-headed doorways to west elevation of transept at basement level, and to the west elevation of sacristy at basement level having timber doors; round-headed doorways to the east elevation of sacristy having timber doors and overlights. Plaster coffered ceiling to interior with ceiling pilasters supported on moulded corbels, plaster panels to walls with architraved surrounds, architraved surrounds to window openings, painted Stations of the Cross (by A. Mariani), marble altar, and with render\stucco pedimented Corinthian reredos having text in gold lettering to frieze of pediment reading ‘GLORY TO GOD ON HIGH’. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana with car parks and lawned areas to site. Site slopes away to west with basements to the west of structure. Marian grotto to the south elevation of nave. Site bounded on road-frontage to the east by low render wall with metal railings over. Main gateway to the east of site comprising a pair of render gate piers (on square-plan) having wrought-iron gates; gateway flanked to either side by pedestrian gateways having rendered gate piers and wrought-iron gates, in turn flanked by sweeping sections of rendered boundary walls with metal railings over.

• The Rectory, house, 1880–1900
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1890, having two-storey canted bay window to the central bay of the front elevation (south-west) and single-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the south-east elevation. Modern single-storey glazed conservatory addition to the north-west elevation. Hipped natural slate roof with clayware ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks with smooth rendered cornice coping, and with yellow and red brick eaves course. flat-roof over bay to the south-east end of the front elevation; hipped natural slate roof to canted bay to the south-west elevation having wrought-iron finial over. Red brick walls over smooth rendered plinth course with chamfered projecting course over, and with projecting stringcourse above ground floor openings. Smooth rendered walls to the south-east side elevation with red brick block-and-start quoins to the corners. Shallow segmental-headed window openings with two-over-two and one-over-one horned timber sliding sash windows. Paired shallow segmental-headed window openings over doorway to the south-west elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows; red brick block-and-start surrounds to south-east elevation; replacement windows to south-east elevation at first floor level. Round- headed door opening to the south-east end of the main elevation (south-west) having timber door with inset round-headed panels, plain overlight and with staged red brick surround with dog tooth course. Flight of cut stone steps to entrance with rendered dwarf wall to the south-east side. Set well back from road in mature grounds. Rubble stone boundary wall to the south boundary of site. Gateway to the south-east corner of site comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having projecting plinths and with moulded coping over, and with a pair of replacement gates. Located to the west of the centre of Buncrana.

• Osborne House, house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house on complex irregular-plan, built c. 1905, having central two-bay two-storey gable-fronted projection to the west elevation having single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level to bay to the south and doorway with Ionic portico to the bay to the north, single-storey box bay window to the north end of the front elevation (west), single-storey canted bay window to the north elevation, and with gablets with ball finials over to the window openings to the north and south end of the front elevation (west) and to the bay to the east end to the north elevation. Two-storey return to north-east and later extensions to rear (east). Pitched artificial slate roofs having stepped yellow brick chimneystacks with yellow brick cornicing and stringcourse; gablets with rendered cornice coping and ball finials over, and with raised rendered coping to the gable end (north and south) and to gable-front projection having ball finials over gable apexes. flat-roofs to canted and box bays having balustraded parapets over. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth; smooth rendered walls to canted and box bay windows having cornice over and with stringcourse. Shallow triangular-headed window openings at first floor level and square-headed window openings at ground floor level having replacement windows and painted sills. Round-headed door opening to northern bay to gable-fronted projection to the west elevation having replacement glazed timber double-doors, replacement overlight and with portico comprising Ionic columns (on circular-plan) on pedestals supporting lintel over with cornice to base. Doorway fronted by pair of lions couchant on plinths. Set back from road in corner site within own grounds with tarmacadam forecourt. Located to the west of the centre of Buncrana close to the shores of Lough Swilly to the west. Low rendered boundary walls to site having wrought-iron railings over. Gateway to the south-west of site comprising rendered gate piers (on square-plan) with pyramidal coping over.

• House, 1900–1910
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1905, having two-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the north end of the front elevation (west). Three-storey return and two-storey extension to the rear (east). One of a terrace of four with neighbouring buildings to the south (altered and not in survey). Pitched artificial slate roof having stepped red brick chimneystack to the north gable end. Smooth rendered walls. Square headed window openings having stone sills, and with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows at ground and first floor level, and with eight-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows at second floor level. Rendered lugged architraved surround to window over entrance at first floor level, continuous moulded sill courses to canted bay window. Square headed door opening to the south end of the front elevation (west) having timber panelled double-doors, overlight, and with render surround comprising Doric pilasters with segmental pediment over. Set back from road in own grounds with garden to front of site. Located to the west of the centre of Buncrana overlooking Lough Swilly to the west. Garden to front enclosed by rendered boundary wall having decorative cast-iron railings over. Pedestrian gateway to site comprising a pair of cast-iron gate posts with decorative cast-iron gate.

• Schooners View, house, 1870–1900
  Description

  Attached end-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1885, having two-storey canted bay window to the north end of the front elevation (west) rising to gable-fronted bay (on square-plan) at second floor level having curvilinear gable with ball finial over gable apex, and with two-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the north elevation. Two-storey flat-roofed extension to the rear (east). One of a terrace of four with the buildings adjoining to the south (see 40815069-71). Pitched artificial slate roofs with projecting rendered eaves course, raised render coping to the gable ends to north and to curvilinear gable-fronted projection, brick chimneystack to the north gable end having brick stringcourses, and with surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Channelled smooth rendered walls at ground floor level over projecting smooth rendered eaves course and smooth rendered walls at first and second floor level having smooth rendered stringcourses and cornices, smooth render fielded block quoins to the north-west corner at ground floor level, and stucco roundel motif to gable apex. Smooth rendered architraved rectangular panels to side elevations of canted bays with quasi pedimented stucco detailing over window openings to front face of canted bays. Shouldered square-headed window openings at ground and first floor level and square-headed window openings at second floor level having continuous sill courses and replacement fittings; render architraved window surround to front face of canted bay at first floor level. Shouldered square-headed doorway to the south end of the front elevation having replacement door, sidelights and overlight. Set back from road in own grounds to the west\south-west of the centre of Buncrana overlooking Lough Swilly to the west. Site enclosed by rendered boundary wall having smooth rendered coping and decorative cast-iron railings over. Pedestrian gateway to the south-west end of boundary wall having tall smooth rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having ball finials over, and with decorative cast-iron gate.

• Cranamore, house, 1870–1900
  Description

  Attached mid-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1885, having two-storey canted bay window to the south end of the front elevation (west) rising to gable-fronted bay (on square-plan) at second floor level having curvilinear gable with ball finial over gable apex. Return to rear (east). One of a terrace of four with the buildings adjoining to the south (see 40815070-71), and the building adjoining to the north (see 40815068). Pitched artificial slate roofs with projecting rendered eaves course, raised render coping to curvilinear gable-fronted projection, brick chimneystack to the south end (shared with 40815070) having brick stringcourses, and with surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Channelled smooth rendered walls at ground floor level over projecting smooth rendered eaves course and smooth rendered walls at first and second floor level having smooth rendered stringcourses and cornices, smooth render field block quoins to the north-west corner at ground floor level, and stucco roundel motif to gable apex. Smooth rendered architraved rectangular panels to side elevations of canted bays with quasi pedimented stucco detailing over window openings to front face of canted bays. Shouldered square-headed window openings at ground and first floor level and square-headed window openings at second floor level having continuous sill courses and replacement fittings; render architraved window surround to front face of canted bay at first floor level. Shouldered square-headed doorway to the north end of the front elevation having replacement door, sidelight and overlight. Set back from road in own grounds to the west\south-west of the centre of Buncrana overlooking Lough Swilly to the west. Site enclosed to west by rendered boundary wall having smooth rendered coping and decorative cast-iron railings over. Pedestrian gateway to the north-west end of boundary wall having tall smooth rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having ball finials over, and with replacement decorative cast-iron gate.

• House, 1870–1900
  Description

  Attached mid-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1885, having two-storey canted bay window to the north end of the front elevation (west) rising to gable-fronted bay (on square-plan) at second floor level having curvilinear gable with ball finial over gable apex. Return to rear (east). One of a terrace of four with the building adjoining to the south (see 40815071), and the buildings adjoining to the north (see 40815068-69). Pitched artificial slate roofs with projecting rendered eaves course, raised render coping to curvilinear gable-fronted projection, brick chimneystack to the north end (shared with 40815069) having brick stringcourses, and with surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Channelled smooth rendered walls at ground floor level over projecting smooth rendered eaves course and smooth rendered walls at first and second floor level having smooth rendered stringcourses and cornices. Smooth rendered architraved rectangular panels to side elevations of canted bays with quasi pedimented stucco detailing over window openings to front face of canted bays. Shouldered square-headed window openings at ground and first floor level and square-headed window openings at second floor level having continuous sill courses and replacement fittings; render architraved window surround to front face of canted bay at first floor level. Shouldered square-headed doorway to the south end of the front elevation having replacement double-doors and overlight. Set back from road in own grounds to the west\south-west of the centre of Buncrana overlooking Lough Swilly to the west. Site enclosed to west by rendered boundary wall having smooth rendered coping and decorative wrought-iron railings over. Pedestrian gateway to the south-west end of boundary wall having cast-iron gate posts and with decorative wrought-iron gate. Low rendered wall to south boundary to front having metal railings over.

• Bayview, house, 1870–1900
  Description

  Attached end-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1885, having two-storey canted bay window to the south end of the front elevation (west) rising to gable-fronted bay (on square-plan) at second floor level having curvilinear gable with ball finial over gable apex, and with two-storey flat-roofed canted bay window to the south elevation. Return to rear (east). One of a terrace of four with the building adjoining to the north (see 40815068-70). Pitched natural slate roofs with projecting rendered eaves course, raised render coping to curvilinear gable-fronted projection, brick chimneystack to the south end having brick stringcourses, and with surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Channelled smooth rendered walls at ground floor level over projecting smooth rendered eaves course and smooth rendered walls at first and second floor level having smooth rendered stringcourses and cornices. Smooth rendered architraved rectangular panels to side elevations of canted bays with quasi pedimented stucco detailing over window openings to front face of canted bays. Shouldered square-headed window openings at ground and first floor level and square-headed window openings at second floor level having continuous sill courses and replacement fittings; render architraved window surround to front face of canted bay at first floor level. Shouldered square-headed doorway to the north end of the front elevation having replacement door, sidelights and overlight. Set back from road in own grounds to the west\south-west of the centre of Buncrana overlooking Lough Swilly to the west. Site enclosed to west by rendered boundary wall having smooth rendered coping and decorative wrought-iron railings over. Pedestrian gateway to the north-west end of boundary wall having cast-iron gate posts and with decorative wrought-iron gate. Rendered boundary wall to the south boundary.

• Buncrana Technical School, clubhouse, gentlemens club, 1900–1940
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey gable-fronted former technical school, built c. 1925, having Doric-style pedimented entrance front to north, and pedimented bays to the north end of each side elevation (east and west). Possibly originally built as a gentlemen’s club or as a Masonic hall in 1908. In use as a technical school from c. 1945 at the latest. Now in use as an adult education and training centre with modern additions to the rear (south) and to the east and west elevations. Four bay elevations to sides (east and west). Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack to the west pitch, some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods, and with moulded render coping\cornice over pediments entrance front (north) and to the north bay to the side elevations (east and west). Channelled smooth rendered walls to the entrance front having engaged Doric-style pilasters to corners and flanking central bay supporting entablature over with triglyphs and guttae to frieze and mutules to cornice, and with moulded pediment over having channelled smooth rendered walls to tympanum with central roundel motif. Channelled smooth rendered walls to the north bay to side elevations (eat and west) having engaged Doric-style pilasters to flanking window opening supporting entablature over with triglyphs and guttae to frieze and mutules to cornice, and with moulded pediment over having channelled smooth rendered walls to tympanum, Smooth rendered walls elsewhere. Square headed window openings with replacement windows. Continuous sill courses to side elevations at first floor level. Modern porch to the west elevation having modern glazed doors and sidelights. Set slightly back from road to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Low rendered rubble stone boundary walls to road-frontage to the north having rendered coping and cast-iron railings over. Gateway to the north-west of site having a pair of decorative cast-iron gate posts with cast-iron double gates.

• Buncrana Pier Light, lighthouse, 1870–1920
  Description

  Lighthouse, erected 1876, on circular-plan comprising cylindrical shaft with wrought-iron brackets supporting circular metal platform over with protective metal railings, and surmounted by cast-iron light-base. Reflector contained within protective ironwork casing with tinted red glass sectors. Formerly sited at west end of main pier, recently removed.

• House, 1900–1920
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910, having central projecting porch to the centre of the main elevation (west) flanked to either side by gable-fronted two-storey projections. Single-bay single-storey box bay window to the north elevation having cornice coping over. Hipped sprocketed natural slate roof with red brick chimneystacks and with surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched natural slate roof with gable-fronted bays. flat-roof to porch hidden behind raised parapet with triangular projection over doorway. Smooth rendered walls with moulded render stringcourse forming coping to porch. Pilasters with inset panels between openings to front face of porch (west). Square-headed and paired square-headed window openings having render architraved surrounds, and with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows having horizontal glazing bars. Square-headed doorway to front face of porch having timber panelled door; inner glazed timber door with glazed surround. Square-headed window openings to front face of porch having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with horizontal glazing bars. Set back from road in corner site to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Mature trees and gardens to site. Site bounded to the north boundary by roughcast rendered boundary wall and to the west boundary by rubble stone boundary wall with wrought-iron railings over having cast-iron finials. Vehicular gateway to the north-east of site comprising a pair of roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) and a pair of wrought-iron gate with cast-iron finials over. Pedestrian gateway to the north-west boundary of site having roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) and wrought-iron gate with cast-iron finials over.

• Innisfree, house, 1900–1910
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house with attic level, built c. 1905, having gable-fronted bay to the north end of the front elevation (west) with single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level. One of a terrace of four with the buildings adjoining to the north (see 40815085-87). Pitched natural slate roofs having overhanging eaves to the front elevation (west) supported on moulded brackets, rendered chimneystacks to either end (north and south) with rendered stringcourses, some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods including profiled gutters, and with modern rooflights; battened timber panel to gable-fronted bay having timber spear finial over. Hipped leaded roof to canted bay. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, and with smooth rendered stringcourse beneath brackets to eaves. Square-headed window openings, paired to northern bay to front elevation (west) having painted sills and replacement fittings; round-headed window openings to gable-fronted bay at second floor level. Continuous sill course at first floor level. Shallow segmental-headed doorway to the south end of the main elevation (west) having replacement door, overlight and sidelights. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Small garden to front enclosed by rendered boundary walls having hooped wrought-iron railings over; rendered boundary wall to south of site. Pedestrian gateway to the south end of boundary wall having cast-iron gate posts and hooped wrought-iron gate.

• House, 1900–1910
  Description

  Mid-terrace attached two-bay three-storey house with attic level, built c. 1905, having gable-fronted bay to the north end of the front elevation (west) with single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level. One of a terrace of four with the buildings adjoining to the north (see 40815086-87) and to the south (see 40815084). Pitched natural slate roofs having overhanging eaves to the front elevation (west) supported on moulded brackets, rendered chimneystacks to either end (north and south) with rendered stringcourses, some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods including profiled gutters, and with modern rooflights; battened timber panel to gable-fronted bay having timber spear finial over. Hipped leaded roof to canted bay. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, and with smooth rendered stringcourse beneath brackets to eaves. Square-headed window openings, paired to northern bay to front elevation (west) having painted sills and replacement fittings; round-headed window openings to gable-fronted bay at second floor level. Continuous sill course at first floor level. Shallow segmental-headed doorway to the south end of the main elevation (west) having timber panelled door, overlight and flanking timber pilasters with console brackets supporting moulded lintel over. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Small garden to front enclosed by rendered boundary walls having hooped wrought-iron railings over; rendered boundary wall to south of site. Pedestrian gateway to the south end of boundary wall having cast-iron gate posts and hooped wrought-iron gate.

• House, 1900–1910
  Description

  Mid-terrace attached two-bay three-storey house with attic level, built c. 1905, having gable-fronted bay to the north end of the front elevation (west) with single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level. One of a terrace of four with the building adjoining to the north (see 40815087) and to the south (see 40815084-85). Pitched natural slate roofs having overhanging eaves to the front elevation (west) supported on moulded brackets, rendered chimneystacks to either end (north and south) with rendered stringcourses, some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods including profiled gutters, and with modern rooflights; battened timber panel to gable-fronted bay having timber spear finial over. Hipped leaded roof to canted bay. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, and with smooth rendered stringcourse beneath brackets to eaves. Square-headed window openings, paired to northern bay to front elevation (west) having painted sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows; round-headed window openings to gable-fronted bay at second floor level. Continuous sill course at first floor level. Shallow segmental-headed doorway to the south end of the main elevation (west) having timber panelled door, overlight and flanking timber pilasters with console brackets supporting moulded lintel over. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Small garden to front enclosed by rendered boundary walls having hooped wrought-iron railings over; rendered boundary wall to south of site. Pedestrian gateway to the south end of boundary wall having cast-iron gate posts and hooped wrought-iron gate.

• House, 1890–1910
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house with attic level, built c. 1905, having gable-fronted bay to the north end of the front elevation (west) with single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level. One of a terrace of four with the buildings adjoining to the south (see 40815084-86). Pitched natural slate roofs having overhanging eaves to the front elevation (west) supported on moulded brackets, rendered chimneystacks to either end (north and south) with rendered stringcourses, some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods including profiled gutters, and with modern rooflights; battened timber panel to gable-fronted bay having timber spear finial over. Hipped roof to canted bay. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course, and with smooth rendered stringcourse beneath brackets to eaves. Square-headed window openings, paired to northern bay to front elevation (west) having painted sills and replacement fittings; round-headed window openings to gable-fronted bay at second floor level. Continuous sill course at first floor level. Shallow segmental-headed doorway to the south end of the main elevation (west) having replacement door, overlight and sidelights. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Small garden to front enclosed by rendered boundary walls having hooped wrought-iron railings over; rendered boundary wall to south of site. Pedestrian gateway to the south end of boundary wall having cast-iron gate posts and hooped wrought-iron gate.

• House, 1890–1905
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay three-storey house with attic level, built c. 1900, having gable-fronted bay to the east end of the front elevation (north) with single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level. One of a pair with the building adjacent to the east (altered and not in survey). Pitched slate roofs having overhanging eaves to the front elevation (north) supported on moulded brackets, and with rendered chimneystacks to the east end. Battened timber panel to gable-fronted bay. Hipped roof to canted bay. Smooth rendered walls with smooth rendered stringcourse beneath brackets to eaves. Square-headed window openings, paired to eastern bay to front elevation (north) having painted sills and replacement fittings; round-headed window openings to gable-fronted bay at second floor level. Continuous sill course at first floor level. Shallow segmental-headed doorway to the west end of the main elevation (west) having replacement door, overlight and with flanking timber pilasters having consoles brackets over supporting moulded lintel. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of the centre of Buncrana. Small garden to front enclosed by rendered boundary walls having hooped wrought-iron railings over. Pedestrian gateway to the west end of boundary wall having cast-iron gate post, rendered gate pier (on square-plan) and hooped wrought-iron gate.

• Scoil Íosagáin, school, 1920–1940
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey convent national school, dated 1924, having advanced gable-fronted three-bay wings to either end of the main elevation (east). Extended to the north in 1967 and again at least once in recent years. Pitched natural slate roofs with some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls. Plaque to centre of main elevation. Square-headed window openings with six-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed doorways to either end of main central block having timber doors flanked by channelled pilasters over projecting plinth pedestals with moulded lintel over, and with tripartite fanlights over having plain rendered surrounds. Set back from road in extensive grounds to the south-west of the centre of Buncrana. Tarmacadam playgrounds and forecourt to site. Site bounded to the west by rubble stone boundary wall with coping over. Gateways to site comprising rubble stone gate piers on (square-plan) having metal gates.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1982 (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.

• Ardaravan, Buncrana5 sales

Name

Ardaravan · Ard Rámhann

Area

1,732,886 m² (173.29 ha, 428.21 acres)

Civil parish

Lower Fahan, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen West

Electoral division

Buncrana Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Buncrana Urban electoral division: 3,279 people in 1,330 households; 61% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghilly and Lenynarnan, Ballymacarry, Ballymacarry Lower, Gransha

Placenames

Ardaravan 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.