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

Townland in the civil parish of Tullaghobegly, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal; in Irish Baile an Teampaill.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,093,668 m² (109.37 ha, 270.25 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 116 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,193 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 15 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Tullaghobegly, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/tullaghobegly.md
- Barony: Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division: Cross Roads, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Cross Roads electoral division: 2,071 people in 867 households; 74% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14372
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50145
- Centre: latitude 55.123303, longitude -8.093884 (WGS 84)

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

116 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballintemple, from 100 m² to 166,572 m² (16.66 ha, 41.16 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1411940: 166,572 m² (16.66 ha, 41.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411940.md
- Parcel 1377807: 86,278 m² (8.63 ha, 21.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377807.md
- Parcel 1411938: 85,862 m² (8.59 ha, 21.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411938.md
- Parcel 1385861: 80,012 m² (8 ha, 19.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385861.md
- Parcel 1411928: 53,415 m² (5.34 ha, 13.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411928.md
- Parcel 1424306: 44,518 m² (4.45 ha, 11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424306.md
- Parcel 3663962: 40,280 m² (4.03 ha, 9.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3663962.md
- Parcel 1377804: 40,102 m² (4.01 ha, 9.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377804.md
- Parcel 1377812: 39,650 m² (3.97 ha, 9.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377812.md
- Parcel 1377805: 34,410 m² (3.44 ha, 8.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377805.md
- Parcel 3663963: 31,668 m² (3.17 ha, 7.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3663963.md
- Parcel 1411929: 31,454 m² (3.15 ha, 7.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411929.md
- Parcel 4754692: 24,659 m² (2.47 ha, 6.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4754692.md
- Parcel 1411935: 20,688 m² (2.07 ha, 5.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411935.md
- Parcel 1411930: 19,207 m² (1.92 ha, 4.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411930.md
- Parcel 1411934: 14,509 m² (1.45 ha, 3.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411934.md
- Parcel 5921476: 14,376 m² (1.44 ha, 3.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5921476.md
- Parcel 1417334: 13,542 m² (1.35 ha, 3.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417334.md
- Parcel 1377806: 13,357 m² (1.34 ha, 3.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377806.md
- Parcel 1411936: 11,470 m² (1.15 ha, 2.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411936.md
- Parcel 1377810: 10,003 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377810.md
- Parcel 4754694: 9,487 m² (0.95 ha, 2.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4754694.md
- Parcel 1370825: 8,672 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370825.md
- Parcel 4861631: 7,103 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861631.md
- Parcel 1404778: 6,800 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404778.md
- Parcel 1381073: 6,556 m² (0.66 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1381073.md
- Parcel 1411933: 5,904 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411933.md
- Parcel 5615926: 5,840 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5615926.md
- Parcel 1370984: 5,446 m² (0.54 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370984.md
- Parcel 1348253: 5,094 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348253.md
- Parcel 2446447: 5,021 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446447.md
- Parcel 1404940: 4,743 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404940.md
- Parcel 2446451: 4,568 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446451.md
- Parcel 1377809: 4,501 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377809.md
- Parcel 1420882: 4,381 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420882.md
- Parcel 1411932: 4,036 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411932.md
- Parcel 1385595: 3,697 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385595.md
- Parcel 1374102: 3,521 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1374102.md
- Parcel 1358105: 3,447 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1358105.md
- Parcel 1377808: 3,294 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377808.md
- Parcel 1349715: 3,289 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1349715.md
- Parcel 1411941: 3,055 m² (0.31 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411941.md
- Parcel 4782109: 2,983 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4782109.md
- Parcel 1370579: 2,785 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370579.md
- Parcel 1319918: 2,737 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319918.md
- Parcel 4861536: 2,717 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861536.md
- Parcel 1421505: 2,694 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421505.md
- Parcel 1367668: 2,639 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367668.md
- Parcel 4861595: 2,618 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861595.md
- Parcel 1368657: 2,514 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368657.md
- Parcel 4859238: 2,485 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4859238.md
- Parcel 5597155: 2,471 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5597155.md
- Parcel 1316559: 2,430 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316559.md
- Parcel 1333699: 2,371 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1333699.md
- Parcel 1347827: 2,287 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347827.md
- Parcel 1369011: 2,249 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369011.md
- Parcel 4861621: 2,245 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861621.md
- Parcel 2446477: 2,194 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446477.md
- Parcel 1344477: 2,192 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1344477.md
- Parcel 1343918: 2,187 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343918.md
- Parcel 1401797: 2,185 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401797.md
- Parcel 1328094: 2,169 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1328094.md
- Parcel 1370080: 2,161 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370080.md
- Parcel 3720269: 2,157 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3720269.md
- Parcel 4782112: 2,114 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4782112.md
- Parcel 5576475: 2,079 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5576475.md
- Parcel 1329964: 2,062 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329964.md
- Parcel 1421051: 2,044 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421051.md
- Parcel 3720270: 2,043 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3720270.md
- Parcel 1324914: 2,041 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1324914.md
- Parcel 1411931: 2,021 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411931.md
- Parcel 1350218: 2,013 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1350218.md
- Parcel 1391087: 2,010 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391087.md
- Parcel 1403865: 1,998 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403865.md
- Parcel 1311940: 1,898 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1311940.md
- Parcel 1398562: 1,893 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398562.md
- Parcel 3720259: 1,804 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3720259.md
- Parcel 2446460: 1,681 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446460.md
- Parcel 4926184: 1,641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4926184.md
- Parcel 4836618: 1,416 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4836618.md
- Parcel 2446482: 1,392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446482.md
- Parcel 2446478: 1,373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446478.md
- Parcel 2446479: 1,370 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446479.md
- Parcel 2446485: 1,338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446485.md
- Parcel 1371609: 1,332 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371609.md
- Parcel 2446481: 1,320 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446481.md
- Parcel 1337699: 1,268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337699.md
- Parcel 5432822: 1,147 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5432822.md
- Parcel 1300982: 1,136 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300982.md
- Parcel 1360802: 1,108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1360802.md
- Parcel 1376863: 1,105 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376863.md
- Parcel 4759144: 1,071 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4759144.md
- Parcel 1385233: 1,059 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385233.md
- Parcel 2432921: 1,054 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2432921.md
- Parcel 4759137: 1,048 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4759137.md
- Parcel 2446483: 813 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446483.md
- Parcel 4256840: 766 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4256840.md
- Parcel 1337012: 629 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337012.md
- Parcel 1401208: 608 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401208.md
- Parcel 1413109: 585 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413109.md
- Parcel 2446484: 423 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446484.md
- Parcel 1401029: 388 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401029.md
- Parcel 1303876: 378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1303876.md
- Parcel 4723733: 356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4723733.md
- Parcel 5921493: 297 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5921493.md
- Parcel 1390920: 297 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390920.md
- Parcel 1411937: 286 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411937.md
- Parcel 6079559: 276 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6079559.md
- Parcel 2446450: 268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446450.md
- Parcel 1402191: 265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402191.md
- Parcel 1403714: 237 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403714.md
- Parcel 1401396: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401396.md
- Parcel 2446448: 165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446448.md
- Parcel 2446486: 165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2446486.md
- Parcel 5944450: 135 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5944450.md
- Parcel 5921528: 100 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5921528.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballintemple 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)

15 applications, newest first.

- 23 Jul 2025, Donegal County Council 2561257: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561257/0
- 26 Jun 2025, Donegal County Council 2561082: Conditional. Permission. INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVICE EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561082/0
- 8 Apr 2025, Donegal County Council 2560528: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560528/0
- 18 Nov 2024, Donegal County Council 2461859: Conditional. Permission. COMPLETION OF SITE WORKS CONSISTING OF (1) RESURFACING OF ENTIRE LENGTH OF ACCESS ROAD FROM THE REGIONAL ROAD TO THE ROAD END, (2) INSTALLATION OF ROADSIDE GULLIES ALONG THE ROAD AND (3) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461859/0
- 19 Jun 2024, Donegal County Council 2460927: Refused. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460927/0
- 30 Aug 2022, Donegal County Council 2251457: Conditional. Permission. INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVICE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251457/0
- 30 Aug 2022, Donegal County Council 2251456: Conditional. Permission. INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVICE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251456/0
- 30 Aug 2022, Donegal County Council 2251458: N/a. Permission. INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVICE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251458/0
- 16 Jun 2021, Donegal County Council 2151195: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM, AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151195/0
- 9 Sept 2020, Donegal County Council 2051262: Conditional. Permission. EXTENSION TO REAR OF DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO SIDE OF DWELLING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051262/0
- 12 Aug 2020, Donegal County Council 2051108: Conditional. Retention. RETENTION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051108/0
- 16 Jul 2020, Donegal County Council 2050944: N/a. Permission. ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND RETENTION PERMISSION FOR EXISTING GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050944/0
- 24 Jun 2020, Donegal County Council 2050824: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE & DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM , WITH ALL OTHE ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050824/0
- 30 Oct 2019, Donegal County Council 1951635: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ENTRANCE GATES AND PIERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951635/0
- 17 Sept 2019, Donegal County Council 1951405: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ENTRANCE GATES AND PIERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951405/0

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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 Ballintemple.

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

- DG025-040: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG025-040----. 25 (Precise location not discovered) 85, (Ó Muirgheasa No. 56). Described in 1936 as 'St. Begley's Holy Well is near the graveyard of Tulach a Begley. There is no saint of this name in the martyrologies, but there is a St. Bigill of Tulach commemorated under 1st November. Further information regarding it I have none' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 153). 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. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 02 November 2011
- DG025-041: Megalithic tomb - court tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG025-041----. This monument was demolished during the winter of 1978-9 when the orthostats were uprooted and dumped in a pit in the southern corner of the field in which it had stood. The plan published here was made in 1952 and revised on site in 1975. The tomb stood 1.2km SE of Falcarragh on fairly level ground and commanded a good outlook to the N over a large tract of land falling gently to the extensive sandy beach stretching eastward from Ballyness Bay, 3.7km distant. Muckish and Errigal mountains dominate the skyline to the S and SE. At the time of its destruction the monument consisted of the remains of a gallery, 6m long, divided into two chambers, and entered from the E. Approximately 1.5m in front of the gallery was a group of three stones of uncertain status. It has been suggested that the easternmost of these, a split boulder 0.5m high, may have been a courtstone (de Valera 1960). The northern one of the two stones beside this was 0.7m high, and the southern one was 0.3m high. A displaced stone, not on plan, lay to the W of and against the last two. Another displaced stone (not on plan) lay 1m N of the group of three stones. Some traces of a stony mound at the site were too ill defined to show on plan. A transversely set jamb, to the N, with an adjoining sillstone, stood at the E end of the gallery. The jamb was 0.4m high, and the sill was 0.2m high. These stood at the front of a chamber c. 2.6m long and up to 2.25m wide. Two orthostats stood at each side of the chamber. At the N the stone next to the entrance jamb was 0.15m high. The second orthostat here, a split boulder set with its flat face inward, was 0.5m high. The two stones at the S stood together toward the back of the chamber. The eastern one, 0.5m high, was a split boulder set with its flat face inward. The western stone was 0.3m high. The division between the chambers consisted of two longitudinally set jambs standing 0.85m apart. The northern one was 0.25m high, and the southern one 0.4m high. The outer face of the latter was partly overlapped by the adjoining sidestone of the front chamber. The rear chamber was c. 3m long. It appears to have narrowed toward the back. A single orthostat remained on the N side, and there were two on the S side. The more eastern of the last two, a flat-topped stone, was 0.2m high, and the stone next to it was 0.35m high. The lone orthostat at the N (added to the plan in 1975) was a flat-topped stone only 0.1m high. It overlapped the edge of the gable-shaped stone closing the back of the gallery, which was 0.85m high. Three loose boulders, up to 1.2m in maximum dimension, lay along the gallery. These are not shown on the plan. Fagan 1845-8, book 3, 15; OS Revision Name Book, sheet 25 (1847-9), 28; de Valera 1960, 105, DG. 7 (plan); Ó Nualláin 1983a, 16, no. 2 (plan); SMR 1987, 25:41; Ó Nualláin 1989, 117; RMP 1995, 25:41. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008 See linked document with details from Eamon Cody, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI. County Donegal. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).
- DG025-042: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG025-042----. A subcircular, flat-topped mound, up to 3m in height and 45m N-S by 38m E-W, in use as a graveyard (DG025-042001-). A flat slab, almost obscured by vegetation lies beside the steps leading to the elevated top of the graveyard. The 'altars' (DG025-042002-) marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps are not visible now. Tullaghobegly Church (DG025-042) : In 1622 this parish church was in ruins (Royal Commission, 218). Built on a prominent rise in the graveyard only a section of the N wall and attached half of the E gable survive, 2.4m high; the former 7.65m long internally, is featureless. Built of rubble, part of the exterior face of the N wall has fallen away. The E gable preserves the N ingoings of a two-period window. The earlier, on the N, had a wide splay and round-headed, narrow ope, c. 1.15m high, the broken lintel for which is still in situ. Part of the rear-arch survives and the soffit preserves sections of a plaster coat. The rear-arch is composed of thin slabs. Only the lower courses of the secondary ingoing survive, .3m high, is roughly parallel to, and blocks the earlier ingoing. The site is overlooked by rising ground to the E and is located in grazing and tillage land. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 408.) 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 Excavaton licence number 92E029: This excavation took place as part of a clean-up of Tullaghobegley church and graveyard between February and November 1992. The site is located less than one mile south south-east of Falcarragh, Co. Donegal with a panoramic view of the entire area from the Atlantic in the north-west to Errigal, Muckish and Aghla Mór to the south. The graveyard is situated on a mound which measures 45m north-south, 38m east-west and c. 4m high. It is enclosed by a rubble-built stone wall and contains over 200 marked burials dating from 1735 to 1983. The church, which is aligned north-east/south-west, is located in the centre and at the highest point of the graveyard. The first known reference to the church is from a Royal Commission report of 1622 when it is referred to as being ‘in ruins’, while the Civil Survey of 1654-56 (Simington, R. 1937) also refers to Tullaghobegley as ‘an old Ruined Church’. Prior to excavation the remains consisted of an 8.63m long section of the north wall (measuring 0.85m wide and 2.6m high) with an attached section of the east gable, measuring 3.35m long, 0.9m wide and 3.0m high. Both were in a poor state of repair. One feature survived; the northern embrasure of a two-headed window in the east gable. To the south-west of the upstanding remains was a large mound of stones, overgrown with grass and moss. At the south-west end of the surviving section of the north wall was another substantial mound of stones. The purpose of the excavation was to locate the full extent or ground plan of the church. All excavations were carried out by hand. The first trial trench, which measured 2.5m long, 1.5m wide and 1.0m deep was excavated c. 4.0m south-east of the north wall and c. 0.7m south-west of the line of the east gable, in an unsuccessful attempt to find the south wall. A second trench was then opened c. 3.75m south-west of the first trench, which measured 2.5m north-west/south-east and 1.5m wide. At 0.3m below the surface a section of wall, which measured 2.8-3.1m north-east/south-west and 0.8m wide, was revealed. It was then decided to continue to excavate along the line of the wall. Some 2.5m south-west of the first section another section of wall was revealed. It measured 1.17-1.22m long and 0.82m wide. Between the two sections of wall a number of burials and disarticulated bones were revealed. These two sections were all that remained of the south wall, while investigation along the line of the east gable revealed two more burials but no further evidence of the wall and the north wall was found to extend for 1.0m. The removal of the large mound of stones to the south-west revealed a further series of foundations which enclosed an almost square area measuring 4.2m north-west/south-east and 4.56m north-east/south-west. The walls were wider that those of the church at 1.15-1.25m. The enclosed area contained a number of burials and was much disturbed. The excavation of the church and clean-up of the graveyard produced 267 clay pipes, dating from the period 1870-1910; 110 bottles of 19th/20th century date; five coins, including a 1783 counterfeit halfpenny; three coffin attachments; five metal shoe tips; pottery sherds from the modern period and one example from the 18th century; two modern hone stones; two pieces of modern shoe leather; two modern chisels; a .303 bullet shell dating to c. 1939-45; a modern counterweight and an unidentified metal piece of possible medieval date. The church appeared to date to the 13th century with the excavations revealing the remains of a square tower, probably added to the south-west end of the church in the 15th century. The wider walls would certainly have borne the weight of such a structure. The excavation is published in the Donegal Annual No. 45, 1993. Richard Crumlish, 4 Lecka Grove, Castlebar Road, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Additional information uploaded: 26 November 2014
- DG025-042001: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG025-042001-. A subcircular, flat-topped mound, up to 3m in height and 45m N-S by 38m E-W, in use as a graveyard (DG025-042001-). A flat slab, almost obscured by vegetation lies beside the steps leading to the elevated top of the graveyard. The 'altars' (DG025-042002-) marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps are not visible now. Tullaghobegly Church (DG025-042) : In 1622 this parish church was in ruins (Royal Commission, 218). Built on a prominent rise in the graveyard only a section of the N wall and attached half of the E gable survive, 2.4m high; the former 7.65m long internally, is featureless. Built of rubble, part of the exterior face of the N wall has fallen away. The E gable preserves the N ingoings of a two-period window. The earlier, on the N, had a wide splay and round-headed, narrow ope, c. 1.15m high, the broken lintel for which is still in situ. Part of the rear-arch survives and the soffit preserves sections of a plaster coat. The rear-arch is composed of thin slabs. Only the lower courses of the secondary ingoing survive, .3m high, is roughly parallel to, and blocks the earlier ingoing. The site is overlooked by rising ground to the E and is located in grazing and tillage land. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 408.) 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 Excavaton licence number 92E029: This excavation took place as part of a clean-up of Tullaghobegley church and graveyard between February and November 1992. The site is located less than one mile south south-east of Falcarragh, Co. Donegal with a panoramic view of the entire area from the Atlantic in the north-west to Errigal, Muckish and Aghla Mór to the south. The graveyard is situated on a mound which measures 45m north-south, 38m east-west and c. 4m high. It is enclosed by a rubble-built stone wall and contains over 200 marked burials dating from 1735 to 1983. The church, which is aligned north-east/south-west, is located in the centre and at the highest point of the graveyard. The first known reference to the church is from a Royal Commission report of 1622 when it is referred to as being ‘in ruins’, while the Civil Survey of 1654-56 (Simington, R. 1937) also refers to Tullaghobegley as ‘an old Ruined Church’. Prior to excavation the remains consisted of an 8.63m long section of the north wall (measuring 0.85m wide and 2.6m high) with an attached section of the east gable, measuring 3.35m long, 0.9m wide and 3.0m high. Both were in a poor state of repair. One feature survived; the northern embrasure of a two-headed window in the east gable. To the south-west of the upstanding remains was a large mound of stones, overgrown with grass and moss. At the south-west end of the surviving section of the north wall was another substantial mound of stones. The purpose of the excavation was to locate the full extent or ground plan of the church. All excavations were carried out by hand. The first trial trench, which measured 2.5m long, 1.5m wide and 1.0m deep was excavated c. 4.0m south-east of the north wall and c. 0.7m south-west of the line of the east gable, in an unsuccessful attempt to find the south wall. A second trench was then opened c. 3.75m south-west of the first trench, which measured 2.5m north-west/south-east and 1.5m wide. At 0.3m below the surface a section of wall, which measured 2.8-3.1m north-east/south-west and 0.8m wide, was revealed. It was then decided to continue to excavate along the line of the wall. Some 2.5m south-west of the first section another section of wall was revealed. It measured 1.17-1.22m long and 0.82m wide. Between the two sections of wall a number of burials and disarticulated bones were revealed. These two sections were all that remained of the south wall, while investigation along the line of the east gable revealed two more burials but no further evidence of the wall and the north wall was found to extend for 1.0m. The removal of the large mound of stones to the south-west revealed a further series of foundations which enclosed an almost square area measuring 4.2m north-west/south-east and 4.56m north-east/south-west. The walls were wider that those of the church at 1.15-1.25m. The enclosed area contained a number of burials and was much disturbed. The excavation of the church and clean-up of the graveyard produced 267 clay pipes, dating from the period 1870-1910; 110 bottles of 19th/20th century date; five coins, including a 1783 counterfeit halfpenny; three coffin attachments; five metal shoe tips; pottery sherds from the modern period and one example from the 18th century; two modern hone stones; two pieces of modern shoe leather; two modern chisels; a .303 bullet shell dating to c. 1939-45; a modern counterweight and an unidentified metal piece of possible medieval date. The church appeared to date to the 13th century with the excavations revealing the remains of a square tower, probably added to the south-west end of the church in the 15th century. The wider walls would certainly have borne the weight of such a structure. The excavation is published in the Donegal Annual No. 45, 1993. Richard Crumlish, 4 Lecka Grove, Castlebar Road, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Excavation licence number 02E0909: Testing was carried out on 24 June 2002 in compliance with a condition of planning permission for the construction of eight houses. The site lies partly within the constraint area of SMR 25:40, an unlocated holy well, and close to SMR 25:39, a ringfort. Another ringfort (SMR 25:43), the ruined Tullaghobegley Church (SMR 25:42) and the site of a removed court tomb (SMR 25:41) are nearby. Before testing, a well-preserved limekiln was observed in the southern part of the site, but this will not be affected by the proposed development. Seventeen trenches were opened, all revealing a similar stratigraphy. Topsoil and sod consistently overlay blue/grey boulder clay, which in turn overlay an iron-rich, yellow/brown clay with fragments of schist bedrock. Nothing of archaeological significance was recorded in any of the trenches. (Excavations Bulletin 2002) Tom Rogers, Moore Ltd, Unit 6, Riveroaks, Claregalway, Co. Galway. Additional information uploaded: 26 November 2014
- DG025-042002: Penal Mass station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG025-042002-. A subcircular, flat-topped mound, up to 3m in height and 45m N-S by 38m E-W, in use as a graveyard (DG025-042001-). A flat slab, almost obscured by vegetation lies beside the steps leading to the elevated top of the graveyard. The 'altar' (DG025-042002-) marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps are not visible now. Described in the early 1980's as 'The OS 6-inch map records an 'Altar' in Tullaghobegly graveyard. Two small rectangles are marked on the 6-inch map in the NE of the graveyard. These are two steps at right angles to each other . The SW corner of one joins the NE corner of the other. In the angle to the SE formed by the junction of the two steps is a flat rectangular space measuring c. 2m by 1m. There is nothing here now which could be described as an altar nor is there local knowledge of one. The Altar which the maps suggests was here might have been a penal altar but it is more likely to have been one on which coffins were placed before the burial' (Donegal Survey Fieldnotes). 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
- DG025-042003: Penitential station, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG025-042003-. A subcircular, flat-topped mound, up to 3m in height and 45m N-S by 38m E-W, in use as a graveyard (DG025-042001-). A flat slab, almost obscured by vegetation lies beside the steps leading to the elevated top of the graveyard. The 'altars' (DG025-042002-) marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps are not visible now. Tullaghobegly Church (DG025-042) : In 1622 this parish church was in ruins (Royal Commission, 218). Built on a prominent rise in the graveyard only a section of the N wall and attached half of the E gable survive, 2.4m high; the former 7.65m long internally, is featureless. Built of rubble, part of the exterior face of the N wall has fallen away. The E gable preserves the N ingoings of a two-period window. The earlier, on the N, had a wide splay and round-headed, narrow ope, c. 1.15m high, the broken lintel for which is still in situ. Part of the rear-arch survives and the soffit preserves sections of a plaster coat. The rear-arch is composed of thin slabs. Only the lower courses of the secondary ingoing survive, .3m high, is roughly parallel to, and blocks the earlier ingoing. The site is overlooked by rising ground to the E and is located in grazing and tillage land. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 408.) 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
- DG025-043: Burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG025-043----. Internal Dimensions c. 29m W-E, c. 22m N-S The site consists of an area, pear-shaped in plan narrowing to 7m across at its E end. The E end of the monument is almost level with the outside ground, but it has been raised to a maximum height of almost 3m at its W end. There are short stretches of insubstantial earthen bank (DG025-043001-) along the perimeter on the S and NW sides .3m in height and a field boundary crosses the site to the E. A scarp of varying width encloses the site on the N, W and S sides, creating a rectangular frame with the field boundary to the E. The site is located on an exposed slope overlooking ground to the S and W and the Atlantic to the N. There is good grazing and limited tillage. The site is known locally as An Reilig Beag (the small graveyard). 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. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

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

- Radon: About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: 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 Ballintemple.
- 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/ballintemple.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballintemple.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballintemple.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Ballintemple, Falcarragh: 11 sales, https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballintemple-falcarragh

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

- Bellina: https://everytownland.com/donegal/bellina.md
- Clonbara: https://everytownland.com/donegal/clonbara.md
- Craigtown: https://everytownland.com/donegal/craigtown-50762.md
- Dunmore: https://everytownland.com/donegal/dunmore-51174.md
- Falcarragh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/falcarragh.md
- Tullaghobegly Scotch: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullaghobegly-scotch.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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