Ardmore

230 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardmore, from 73 m² to 644,925 m² (64.49 ha, 159.36 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 42 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Ardmore 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.

• 30 Jun 2026Conditional

  RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF DETACHED GARAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661200

• 27 Jun 2026N/a

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

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661189

• 11 Jun 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A GARDEN SHED (38M2)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661070

• 9 Jun 2026Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT STORE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A SYNTHETIC TURF PITCH ABUTTING EXISTING SYNTHETIC PITCH, (3) ERECTION OF FLOODLIGHTING TO PERIMETER OF PROPOSED PITCH, (4) ERECTION OF PERIMETER FENCING AND (5) RESURFACING OF EXISTING STONED AREA TO FORM A CARPARK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661049

• 5 May 2026Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 04/304 REFERS) AND (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660800

• 15 Apr 2026N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 04/304 REFERS) AND (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660647

• 29 Jan 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING 2 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE AND SINGLE STOREY DETACHED GARAGE AS PART OF THE DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKS (MICA) REMEDIATION SCHEME AND ERECTION OF A NEW 2 STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660117

• 11 Dec 2025N/a

  PORTACABIN TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING PROVIDING A CHILD CARE ROOM WITH TOILET FACILITIES ANCILLARY TO EXISTING CHILDCARE FACILITIES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2562196

• 29 Aug 2025Conditional

  (1) EXTENSION TO EXISTING CAR PARK AND (2) ERECTION OF A BUILDING FOR MULTI-USE ACTIVITY SPACE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561493

• 9 Aug 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561369

• 21 Jul 2025N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561245

• 14 Jun 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND (2) A STORAGE SHED AND STABLES FOR HOUSING PONIES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561001

• 22 May 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED SELF-CONTAINED GRANNY FLAT WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT SERVING EXISTING DWELLING GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 03/5658 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560823

• 3 Apr 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MICA DEFECTIVE DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE AND (3) INSTALLATION OF A TEMPORARY MOBILE HOME ON SITE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Donegal County Council, 2560489

• 3 Mar 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A GRANNY ANNEX TO THE REAR OF EXISTING GARDEN

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560289

• 27 Feb 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED MICA-AFFECTED 2 STOREY DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DETACHED 2 STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560271

• 9 Feb 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF GRANNY ANNEX TO THE REAR OF EXISTING GARDEN

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560153

• 5 Feb 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) 9 NO. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES, (2) 8 NO. APARTMENTS AND (3) 4 NO. DUPLEX BLOCKS, 38 NO. UNITS IN TOTAL, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND CONNECTION TO ALL PUBLIC SERVICES

  Permission, 18 homes · Donegal County Council, 2560140

• 30 Jan 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF GRANNY ANNEX TO THE REAR OF EXISTING GARDEN

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560106

• 24 Jan 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) 9 NO. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES, (2) 8 NO. APARTMENTS, (3) 4 NO. DUPLEX BLOCKS (38 NO. UNITS IN TOTAL), TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, AND CONNECTION TO ALL PUBLIC SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560079

• 21 Jan 2025Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING 2 STOREY DETACHED DWELLING AND SINGLE STOREY DETACHED GARAGE WITH DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT 2 & 1/2 STOREY DETACHED DWELLING WITH CONNECTION OF WASTEWATER INTO EXISTING MAINS SEWER ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560059

• 16 Dec 2024Conditional

  ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL FIRST FLOOR OFFICES AND STORAGE AREA, ADDITIONAL ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS, SIGNAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2462081

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING TO INCLUDE ALL ASSOCIATED RENOVATION WORKS INCLUDING RAISING THE HEIGHT OF THE EXISTING FLOOR LEVEL AND ASSOCIATED EAVES AND RIDGE HEIGHTS, (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, (3) PROPOSED CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351951

• 6 Nov 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE DETACHED GARAGE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351684

• 24 May 2023N/a

  ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY GARAGE AT EXISTING DWELLING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350725

The 25 most recent of 63 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Lough Foyle SPA 004087

Recorded monuments

• DG039-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 36m. An almost circular area enclosed by a massive earthen bank up to 2m high on its S side. It is less impressive on the N side. There are three breaks on the NE side either of two of which could have been an entrance. It is situated on high ground overlooking a rich fertile valley and Lough Fayle. 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

• DG039-009 Standing stone
  Description

  A standing stone 2.25m high × 1m wide × c. .6m thick; NE-SW. The SE face has numerous cupmarks, cup-and-circle(s) motifs, a cup-and-three circles with radial line and a spiral. There is also a single cup-mark on the NE side. Situated on pasture land on a ridge overlooking Lough Foyle. 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

• DG039-009001 Rock art
  Description

  A standing stone (DG039-009-). The SE face has numerous cup-marks, cup-and-circle-motifs, a cup and three circles with radial line and a spiral. There is also a single cup-mark on the NE side. Situated on pasture land on a ridge overlooking Lough Foyle. The above description was published in 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). Date of upload: 30 may 2010

• DG039-010 Standing stone
  Description

  The 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map notes a 'Standing Stone' here. The 3rd edition marks it as 'Standing Stone (site of)'. There are no visible remains. Situated on level pasture land close to the shore of Lough Foyle. 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

• DG039-011 Standing stone
  Description

  The 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map notes a 'Standing Stone' here. The 3rd edition marks it as 'Standing Stone (site of)'. There are no visible remains. Situated on level pasture land close to the shore of Lough Foyle. 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

• Kilderry House, country house, 1760–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement country house with attic level, built c. 1770 and altered c. 1820, comprising original central block with later central two-storey bowed projection to west elevation; central block flanked to either side (north and south) by advanced three-bay two-storey blocks with canted bays connecting back to central block; single-storey hexagonal extension to north, two-storey over basement canted central projection to rear (east), and with remains of concave quadrant screen walls to front. Pitched natural slate roofs to main block, shallow conical slate roof with wide overhanging eaves to central bowed projection, and pitched and hipped natural slate roofs to advanced blocks to either side. Cement rendered chimneystacks with decorative octagonal clay pots to gable ends and to the centre of the main block, brick chimneystacks to advanced bays; and rendered brick eaves course, deeply projecting rendered eaves on rendered moulded stringcourse to bow, projecting brick eaves to east side of main body of house and to canted projection to east, and with some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Metal rooflights. Roughcast rendered walls, raised parapets to advanced blocks having rendered eaves course and with moulded coping over flat coping; red brick walls (Flemish bond) to canted projection to the rear (east) at ground and first floor level, and randomly coursed rubble stone construction to basement level. Square-headed window openings with smooth rendered reveals, stone sills, and with timber two-over-two, four-over-four, six-over-three, six-over-four, six-over-six, eight-over-eight, nine-over-six and twelve-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows; some modern replacement window fittings. Venetian window arrangement to front bow at first floor level with central round-headed ten-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with spoked head flanked to either side by square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Continuous sill course to Venetian window openings. Timber hoodmoulding with label stops to windows to advanced blocks to the front elevation (west). Projecting rendered reveals to window openings to the rear elevation (west). Central square-headed entrance door opening to front elevation having curved timber door with glazed panels to head, cut stone plinth blocks, painted (stone?) architrave surround, flanking square-headed sidelights with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, and with triangular curved cut stone pediment over with plain frieze. Set back from road in extensive mature landscaped grounds close to the western bank of Lough Foyle to the east. Remains of service yard behind brick screen wall with ruins of brick outbuildings and cobble stone pavement (see 40821010) to the south-west.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardmore.

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.

• Ardmore, Muff6 sales

Name

Ardmore

Area

3,297,570 m² (329.76 ha, 814.85 acres)

Civil parish

Muff, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen West

Electoral division

Kilderry, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilderry electoral division: 2,151 people in 783 households; 80% of households own their home; 55% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carnamoyle, Drumskellan, Eskaheen, Muff

Placenames

Ardmore 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.