Balloor

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balloor, from 136 m² to 165,872 m² (16.59 ha, 40.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Balloor 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.

• 6 May 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560712

• 29 Apr 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560666

• 3 Mar 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560292

• 13 Jan 2025Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) RENOVATION WORKS AND MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560015

• 7 Dec 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH A SEPTIC TANK/WASTEWATER SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351888

• 25 May 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO NEW SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050668

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: Ballyhoorisky Point to Fanad Head SAC 001975
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyhoorisky Point To Fanad Head 001975

Recorded monuments

• DG008-001 Burial ground
  Description

  A burial ground (DG008-001-), subrectangular in plan and measuring 26m E-W and 22m N-S, is enclosed by a barely traceable grassed-over bank on three sides and by a modern field wall on the W side. Three stones (DG008-001001/002/003-), referred to as O'Donnell's stones, stand along the bank: one is close to the NW corner and is 1.1m in height and 0.35m by .27m in plan; a second stands on the NE corner and is squarish in plan and 0.85m in height; the third is on the SE corner and measures .8m by .35m in plan and is 1.45m in height. A fourth stone, now incorporated in the field wall on the W side, may be a companion to the above three, but there is no certainty about this. In the interior there is a plain cross of relatively modern date. The site is on level ground in a light-soiled area. The sea is visible to the N. 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: 22 September 2008 Excavation licence number 02E0571 It was proposed to realign part of the minor road from Fanad Head lighthouse to Ballynabrocky in County Donegal. The road is narrow and very twisty, and in certain places, where local conditions allow, it is being straightened. For the vast majority of the scheme, the road surface is simply being upgraded, with the existing verges being incorporated to make the carriageway as wide as possible. However, the section of works that passes close to SMR 8:1, Balloor burial-ground, will involve some greenfield take on the northern side of the present road. Mechanical stripping of the topsoil took place using a toothless bucket. The entire area of the road-take was stripped, revealing topsoil to be both remarkably deep and well developed, given the location. At the western end the topsoil, a maximum of 0.6m deep, was a dark brown, sandy loam, which rested on a dark yellow/brown, stony, sandy loam. Toward the centre of the stripped area, granite bedrock was close to the surface, with a consequent decrease in topsoil depth, to less than 0.15m. This depth increased to over 0.4m at the eastern end of the area. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted either within the over-deepened topsoil or cut into the natural below. (Excavations Bulletin 2002) Eoin Halpin, ADS Ltd, Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30-50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ.

• DG008-001001 Standing stone
  Description

  A burial ground (DG008-001-), subrectangular in plan and measuring 26m E-W and 22m N-S, is enclosed by a barely traceable grassed-over bank on three sides and by a modern field wall on the W side. Three stones (DG008-001001/002/003-), referred to as O'Donnell's stones, stand along the bank: one is close to the NW corner and is 1.1m in height and 0.35m by .27m in plan; a second stands on the NE corner and is squarish in plan and 0.85m in height; the third is on the SE corner and measures .8m by .35m in plan and is 1.45m in height. A fourth stone (DG008-001004-), now incorporated in the field wall on the W side, may be a companion to the above three, but there is no certainty about this. In the interior there is a plain cross of relatively modern date. The site is on level ground in a light-soiled area. The sea is visible to the N. 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: 22 September 2008 Excavation licence number 02E0571 It was proposed to realign part of the minor road from Fanad Head lighthouse to Ballynabrocky in County Donegal. The road is narrow and very twisty, and in certain places, where local conditions allow, it is being straightened. For the vast majority of the scheme, the road surface is simply being upgraded, with the existing verges being incorporated to make the carriageway as wide as possible. However, the section of works that passes close to SMR 8:1, Balloor burial-ground, will involve some greenfield take on the northern side of the present road. Mechanical stripping of the topsoil took place using a toothless bucket. The entire area of the road-take was stripped, revealing topsoil to be both remarkably deep and well developed, given the location. At the western end the topsoil, a maximum of 0.6m deep, was a dark brown, sandy loam, which rested on a dark yellow/brown, stony, sandy loam. Toward the centre of the stripped area, granite bedrock was close to the surface, with a consequent decrease in topsoil depth, to less than 0.15m. This depth increased to over 0.4m at the eastern end of the area. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted either within the over-deepened topsoil or cut into the natural below. (Excavations Bulletin 2002) Eoin Halpin, ADS Ltd, Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30-50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ.

• DG008-001002 Standing stone
  Description

  A burial ground (DG008-001-), subrectangular in plan and measuring 26m E-W and 22m N-S, is enclosed by a barely traceable grassed-over bank on three sides and by a modern field wall on the W side. Three stones (DG008-001001/002/003-), referred to as O'Donnell's stones, stand along the bank: one is close to the NW corner and is 1.1m in height and 0.35m by .27m in plan; a second stands on the NE corner and is squarish in plan and 0.85m in height; the third is on the SE corner and measures .8m by .35m in plan and is 1.45m in height. A fourth stone(DG008-001004-), now incorporated in the field wall on the W side, may be a companion to the above three, but there is no certainty about this. In the interior there is a plain cross of relatively modern date. The site is on level ground in a light-soiled area. The sea is visible to the N. 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 02E0571 It was proposed to realign part of the minor road from Fanad Head lighthouse to Ballynabrocky in County Donegal. The road is narrow and very twisty, and in certain places, where local conditions allow, it is being straightened. For the vast majority of the scheme, the road surface is simply being upgraded, with the existing verges being incorporated to make the carriageway as wide as possible. However, the section of works that passes close to SMR 8:1, Balloor burial-ground, will involve some greenfield take on the northern side of the present road. Mechanical stripping of the topsoil took place using a toothless bucket. The entire area of the road-take was stripped, revealing topsoil to be both remarkably deep and well developed, given the location. At the western end the topsoil, a maximum of 0.6m deep, was a dark brown, sandy loam, which rested on a dark yellow/brown, stony, sandy loam. Toward the centre of the stripped area, granite bedrock was close to the surface, with a consequent decrease in topsoil depth, to less than 0.15m. This depth increased to over 0.4m at the eastern end of the area. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted either within the over-deepened topsoil or cut into the natural below. (Excavations Bulletin 2002) Eoin Halpin, ADS Ltd, Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30-50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ.

• DG008-001003 Standing stone
  Description

  A burial ground (DG008-001-), subrectangular in plan and measuring 26m E-W and 22m N-S, is enclosed by a barely traceable grassed-over bank on three sides and by a modern field wall on the W side. Three stones (DG008-001001/002/003-), referred to as O'Donnell's stones, stand along the bank: one is close to the NW corner and is 1.1m in height and 0.35m by .27m in plan; a second stands on the NE corner and is squarish in plan and 0.85m in height; the third is on the SE corner and measures .8m by .35m in plan and is 1.45m in height. A fourth stone(DG008-001004-), now incorporated in the field wall on the W side, may be a companion to the above three, but there is no certainty about this. In the interior there is a plain cross of relatively modern date. The site is on level ground in a light-soiled area. The sea is visible to the N. 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: 22 September 2008 Excavation licence number 02E0571 It was proposed to realign part of the minor road from Fanad Head lighthouse to Ballynabrocky in County Donegal. The road is narrow and very twisty, and in certain places, where local conditions allow, it is being straightened. For the vast majority of the scheme, the road surface is simply being upgraded, with the existing verges being incorporated to make the carriageway as wide as possible. However, the section of works that passes close to SMR 8:1, Balloor burial-ground, will involve some greenfield take on the northern side of the present road. Mechanical stripping of the topsoil took place using a toothless bucket. The entire area of the road-take was stripped, revealing topsoil to be both remarkably deep and well developed, given the location. At the western end the topsoil, a maximum of 0.6m deep, was a dark brown, sandy loam, which rested on a dark yellow/brown, stony, sandy loam. Toward the centre of the stripped area, granite bedrock was close to the surface, with a consequent decrease in topsoil depth, to less than 0.15m. This depth increased to over 0.4m at the eastern end of the area. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted either within the over-deepened topsoil or cut into the natural below. (Excavations Bulletin 2002) Eoin Halpin, ADS Ltd, Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30-50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ.

• DG008-001004 Standing stone
  Description

  A burial ground (DG008-001-), subrectangular in plan and measuring 26m E-W and 22m N-S, is enclosed by a barely traceable grassed-over bank on three sides and by a modern field wall on the W side. Three stones (DG008-001001/002/003-), referred to as O'Donnell's stones, stand along the bank: one is close to the NW corner and is 1.1m in height and 0.35m by .27m in plan; a second stands on the NE corner and is squarish in plan and 0.85m in height; the third is on the SE corner and measures .8m by .35m in plan and is 1.45m in height. A fourth stone (DG008-001004-), now incorporated in the field wall on the W side, may be a companion to the above three, but there is no certainty about this. In the interior there is a plain cross of relatively modern date. The site is on level ground in a light-soiled area. The sea is visible to the N. 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: 22 September 2008 Excavation licence number 02E0571 It was proposed to realign part of the minor road from Fanad Head lighthouse to Ballynabrocky in County Donegal. The road is narrow and very twisty, and in certain places, where local conditions allow, it is being straightened. For the vast majority of the scheme, the road surface is simply being upgraded, with the existing verges being incorporated to make the carriageway as wide as possible. However, the section of works that passes close to SMR 8:1, Balloor burial-ground, will involve some greenfield take on the northern side of the present road. Mechanical stripping of the topsoil took place using a toothless bucket. The entire area of the road-take was stripped, revealing topsoil to be both remarkably deep and well developed, given the location. At the western end the topsoil, a maximum of 0.6m deep, was a dark brown, sandy loam, which rested on a dark yellow/brown, stony, sandy loam. Toward the centre of the stripped area, granite bedrock was close to the surface, with a consequent decrease in topsoil depth, to less than 0.15m. This depth increased to over 0.4m at the eastern end of the area. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted either within the over-deepened topsoil or cut into the natural below. (Excavations Bulletin 2002) Eoin Halpin, ADS Ltd, Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30-50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ.

• DG008-002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Marked as a 'Calluragh' on the 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch maps. The site is a small semi-circular enclosure bounded by a stone wall. It is on level ground in an area where some rock outcrop occurs. There is good grazing available. 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

• DG008-003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  This well, dedicated to St. Patrick, is a small artificial opening in the steep face of a hillslope. It is partly overlain by a flat slab. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 68) Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'Tobar Phadraig or St. Patrick's Well, near Ballymichael N. School, in Fanad, and another St. Patrick's Well in Ballylar. Stations are still made on 17th March' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 154). 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

• DG008-004 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 20m-22m. A subcircular area enclosed by a much defaced and grassed-over stone wall. Some large stones are visible on edge and in places rock outcrop is utilized in the wall. On the E a modern stone wall runs along the ruined cashel wall. The W half of the interior is level but the E half slopes upwards from W to E due to the occurrence of rock outcrop. The cashel is on a prominent circular knoll of rock in undulating coun-tryside marked by similar knolls. There is good graz-ing in the vicinity. 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

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Balloor, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

No address of the register names Balloor with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Balloor · An Baile Úr

Area

1,767,948 m² (176.79 ha, 436.87 acres)

Civil parish

Clondavaddog, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmacrenan

Electoral division

Fanad North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

540 people lived in 209 households in the Fanad North electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 42% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Arryheernabin, Ballymichael, Ballynalost, Pollet

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Balloor 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.