# Ardpattan, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilbarron, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 386,571 m² (38.66 ha, 95.52 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 0 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilbarron, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/kilbarron.md
- Barony: Tirhugh
- Electoral division: Cavangarden, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Cavangarden electoral division: 464 people in 153 households; 90% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13872
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50103
- Centre: latitude 54.532032, longitude -8.163556 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

0 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardpattan; 5 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:


## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ardpattan in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

2 applications, newest first.

- 29 Jan 2025, Donegal County Council 2560102: Conditional. Permission. (1) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) 6M EXTENSION TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING SLATTED SHED FOR USE AS A DRY FLOOR LAYBACK AREA, (B) EXTENSION TO WESTERN ELEVATION OF EXISTING SLATTED SHED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SLATTED AREA, THROUGH PASSAGE AND DRY FLOOR LAYBACK AND (C) A BASIC HANDLING SYSTEM, AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS INCLUDING A RAIN WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560102/0
- 28 Feb 2017, Donegal County Council 1750282: Conditional. Permission. (1) 6M EXTENSION TO THE NORTH & SOUTH ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING SLATTED SHED FOR USE AS A DRY FLOOR LAYBACK AREA, (2) EXTENSION TO WESTERN ELEVATION OF EXISTING SLATTED SHED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SLATTED AREA, THROUGH PASSAGE & DRY FLOOR LAYBACK, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A BASIC HANDLING SYSTEM AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING A RAIN WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750282/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ardpattan.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DG103-057002: Cliff-edge fort, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-057002-. Internal diam. 34.8m NE-SW. Situated on N edge of the ridge is a semicircular area enclosed by an earth/stone bank c. 1.6m in height and bounded along its N sector by a steep precipice. A fosse c. 2m in width surrounds the site. There is an entrance and causeway in the NE sector. A small field [c. 40m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW] enclosed by a low wall adjoins the site to the S. 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: 3 November 2014
- DG103-057003: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-057003-. Located at the NE end of Twomilestone ridge. First recorded by Davies (1942, 102, site ‘i’) who described the following feature: ‘At ‘i’, in a marshy hollow, are two rough blocks of weathered sandstone 1 ft. 11 ins. apart. The eastern is roughly pointed, the western flat-topped. They have no obvious purpose and are not in a field-wall.’ The two stones were recorded in the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal (Lacy et al. 1983, 154, no. 925) as follows: ‘Two very weathered blocks of limestone situated at the bar of the ridge, at its E end. These are possibly the remains of an old field boundary standing .58m apart, both are .9m in height. Isolated stones c. 300m to the SW may also have been incorporated originally in a field boundary.’ The location of the stones as shown on Davies’s map (1942, 99) places them at the base of the NE end of the ridge. An inspection of the area was undertaken in 2015 but no trace of the stones was found. It seems likely that the two stones were removed during land reclamation. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of revised upload: 20 July 2016
- DG103-057004: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-057004-. First recorded by Davies (1942, 100, site c), this enclosure consists of a subcircular area (14.4m E–W; 12m N–S) defined by a barely discernible, slightly raised undulation, possibly the remnants of a bank or wall. The enclosed space encompasses the full N–S width of the terrace so that at SE–SW the enclosing undulation merges with the outer lip or edge of the terrace, and at NW–NE it becomes an inward-facing scarp where the terrace backs onto the higher ridge slope. The interior space (diam. c. 9-10m) is level. A small, circular hollow (diam. 3m; D 0.4m on E side), with no visible evidence of an enclosing wall or other structural features, is located 4m to W of the enclosure. It was noted by Davies (ibid, 100, Site ‘d’) who suggested that it might be the foundations of a limekiln. Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 February 2016
- DG103-057005: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-057005-. An excavated hut site situated on the SE slopes of the ridge and cut back into rising ground. It is rectangular in ground plan 3.41m × 3.79m with an entrance to the S and an entrance passage. c. 3-95m in length. (Davies site E). 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.
- DG103-058: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-058----. In pasture, located on top of Twomilestone ridge. This is the approximate location of a hut site first recorded by Davies (1942, 100). It is one of several hut sites (see also DG103-057005-, DG103-059----, DG103-060----, DG107-004003-) he found on the ridge. He designated it as ‘hut k’ and described it as a ‘small hollow 13 ft. (c. 4m) across and less than a foot ( 0.3m) deep, apparently surrounded by a ring of stones and perhaps artificial; it may have been a pit-dwelling or something similar.’ It was published by the Donegal Survey (Lacy et al. 1983, 154, no. 922) as follows: ‘Internal diam. 5.83m. A circular area enclosed by a bank of clay and small stones .25m high destroyed on its S-SE sector. It is situated on the S side of Two Mile Ridge close to several other hut sites. (Davies site K).’ An inspection of the area was undertaken in 2015. At roughly the location shown on Davies’s map there is a shallow, subcircular grass-covered depression (6m NE−SW; 4m NW−SW). There is no visible evidence of an enclosing wall. Abutting it on the W side is a circular cropmark (diam. c. 4m), and c. 4m to SW is a cluster of three slight depressions or subcircular undulations (max. dims. c. 3-4m), none of which is defined by stones. It is unclear if any of these features represents the remnants of the hut site recorded by Davies. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 September 2016
- DG103-059: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-059----. In pasture, located on a terrace on the S-facing slope of Twomilestone ridge. This is the approximate location of a hut site first recorded by Davies (1942, 100), one of several hut sites (see also DG103-057005-, DG103-058----, DG103-060----, DG107-004003-) he found on the ridge. He designated it as ‘hut f’ and recorded it as follows: ‘Hut f, which is barely traceable, is circular and about 9 yds. [8m] across.’ It was extant in 1981 when it was recorded by Lacy et al. (1983, 154, no. 923) as ‘A subcircular area defined by a scatter of grass-covered stones, only barely discernible. The interior is level. It is situated just below the crest of Two Mile Ridge on its S side in rocky pasture land.’ The area was inspected in 2015; no visible trace of this possible hut site was evident. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 September 2016
- DG103-060: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG103-060----. In pasture, located on a terrace on the S-facing slope of Twomilestone ridge. This hut site was excavated by Davies (1942, 98-105). It is one of several hut sites (see also DG103-057005-; DG103-058----; DG103-059----; DG107-004003-) he found on the S slope of the ridge. He designated it as ‘hut g’ and described it as ‘a roughly rectangular chamber partly sunk in the rock, with a pair of low jambs leading to a paved entrance passage.’ It was enclosed by a slumped bank of earth and stone, internally faced in parts with upright slabs. At north, the stone bank backed onto an E−W field wall. Large, low slabs faced the partly cobbled entrance passage which extended to S. Sherds of decorated hard, coarse, black pottery, a flint scarper, an iron nail and charcoal fragments were found in a layer of brown soil that filled the interior. Also recovered were some wheat and barley grains, hazelnut shell, and fragments of burnt bone. A charcoal-rich layer of yellow-brown soil, which also included burnt bone, and grains of barley and rye, underlay the enclosing bank, and Davies interpreted this as evidence that the site was inhabited for some time prior to the construction of the hut. The hut site was still clearly visible in the early 1980’s when it was recorded Lacy et al. (1983, 154, no. 924): ‘A second excavated hut site situated W of (DG103-057005-) above. Rectangular in floor plan, 3.1m × 4.05m, with an entry and passageway to the S c. 3.8m in length. Foundations are earth/stone walls surviving to a height of .6m. Finds included bone, pottery and flint. (Davies site G).’ An inspection in 2015 found that the outline of the hut site is no longer clearly defined. A subrectangular area of stony, disturbed ground and differential vegetation growth is visible, backed at N by remnants of the E−W field wall, evident as a low linear grass-covered undulation. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 September 2016

Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ardpattan.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardpattan.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ardpattan.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ardpattan.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ardpattan.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ardpattan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Alla: https://everytownland.com/donegal/alla.md
- Ardgillew: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ardgillew.md
- Cashel: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cashel-50541.md
- Cavangarden: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cavangarden.md
- Lurgan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lurgan.md
- Tullymore: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullymore.md
- Twomilestone: https://everytownland.com/donegal/twomilestone.md

A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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