# Baylet, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Inch, barony of Inishowen West, Co. Donegal; in Irish Béalad. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,076,460 m² (107.65 ha, 266 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,825 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Inch, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/inch.md - Barony: Inishowen West - Electoral division: Inch Island, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 396 people lived in 140 households in the Inch Island electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 12% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/15251 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50306 - Centre: latitude 55.054462, longitude -7.47132 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Baylet, from 291 m² to 324,232 m² (32.42 ha, 80.12 acres); 6 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1305654: 324,232 m² (32.42 ha, 80.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305654.md - Parcel 1322760: 265,713 m² (26.57 ha, 65.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322760.md - Parcel 1328906: 213,403 m² (21.34 ha, 52.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1328906.md - Parcel 1332692: 81,610 m² (8.16 ha, 20.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1332692.md - Parcel 1315373: 58,344 m² (5.83 ha, 14.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1315373.md - Parcel 3663460: 56,124 m² (5.61 ha, 13.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3663460.md - Parcel 5049528: 44,924 m² (4.49 ha, 11.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5049528.md - Parcel 4202445: 4,302 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4202445.md - Parcel 4851281: 3,624 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4851281.md - Parcel 1378723: 2,030 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378723.md - Parcel 3663459: 2,010 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3663459.md - Parcel 1382697: 1,958 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382697.md - Parcel 1366772: 1,898 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1366772.md - Parcel 4858986: 1,825 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4858986.md - Parcel 1376706: 1,715 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376706.md - Parcel 1361724: 1,605 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361724.md - Parcel 5318704: 1,331 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5318704.md - Parcel 5920686: 1,318 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5920686.md - Parcel 1326379: 1,268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326379.md - Parcel 4202406: 1,259 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4202406.md - Parcel 1393332: 1,193 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393332.md - Parcel 1336241: 1,045 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1336241.md - Parcel 1325531: 1,011 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1325531.md - Parcel 1424145: 889 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424145.md - Parcel 1352673: 870 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352673.md - Parcel 1327120: 771 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327120.md - Parcel 5920721: 291 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5920721.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Baylet 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) 10 applications, newest first. - 11 Nov 2024, Donegal County Council 2461813: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION CONTAINING A SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENT (54.5M2) TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, CONSISTING OF A KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING AREA, TWO BEDROOMS AND A BATHROOM ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA, ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461813/0 - 9 Jul 2024, Donegal County Council 2461044: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION CONTAINING A SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENT (54.5M2) TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING CONSISTING OF A KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING AREA, 2 NO. BEDROOMS AND A BATHROOM ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461044/0 - 23 Mar 2023, Donegal County Council 2350379: N/a. Permission. (1) EXTENSION OF EXISTING UNDERGROUND SLURRY STORAGE TANK, (2) EXTENSION OF EXISTING SHED WALL AND ROOF EXTENDED OVER SLATS OF EXTENDED TANK AND (3) RELOCATION OF EXISTING SCREENING SOIL BERM WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITHIN EXISTING FARM YARD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350379/0 - 18 Nov 2021, Donegal County Council 2152311: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING & DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING TEMPORARY SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA AND PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152311/0 - 9 Nov 2021, Donegal County Council 2152226: N/a. Retention, 1 home. EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING & DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING TEMPORARY SEPTIC TANK & PERCOLATION AREA AND PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152226/0 - 6 May 2021, Donegal County Council 2150840: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A SILAGE PIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITHIN FARM YARD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150840/0 - 8 Mar 2021, Donegal County Council 2150408: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150408/0 - 6 Feb 2019, Donegal County Council 1950153: Conditional. Permission. (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS AND (B) ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT SLATTED CUBICLE AGRICULTURAL SHED WITH MILKING PARLOUR AND COLLECTING YARD, OFFICE AND PLANT ROOM AND (C) SILAGE PIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS.A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) IS SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950153/0 - 3 Sept 2018, Donegal County Council 1851365: N/a. Permission. (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS AND (B) ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT SLATTED CUBICLE AGRICULTURAL SHED WITH MILKING PARLOUR AND COLLECTING YARD, OFFICE AND PLANT ROOM AND (C) SILAGE PIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851365/0 - 9 Jun 2017, Donegal County Council 1750911: Conditional. Permission. CHANGE OF USE OF PART (34.64M2) OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING DWELLING (CONSISTING OF EXISTING BEDROOM, SHOWER ROOM & PART OF KITCHEN) FROM DOMESTIC USE TO COMMERCIAL USE, FOR USE AS A NEW TEA ROOM WITH ASSOCIATED STORE AND DISABLED WC; CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION (6.33 M2) TO THE REAR (NORTH-WEST) OF THE EXISTING DWELLING TO PROVIDE STAFF CHANGING ROOM, WC AND LOBBY ANCILLARY TO THE TEA ROOM; ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOW ON FRONT (SOUTH-EAST) ELEVATION WITH A NEW SEPARATE ENTRANCE DOOR TO TEA ROOM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750911/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Lough Swilly SAC, site code 002287, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002287 - Special Protection Area: Lough Swilly SPA, site code 004075, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004075 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake, site code 000166 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG038-043: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG038-043----. There is now no sign of the 'Closed souterrain consisting of a series of caves, fairly wide and with a corbelled roof: A bone comb was found inside' (M.R. Colhoun). It ran under rough gorse-covered pasture. 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 - DG038-045: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG038-045----. Internal diam. c. 37m. An oval-shaped, elevated platform composed of clay and small stones tapering to the field level on the E, but with a drop of c. 3m on the other three sides. It is situated in a grazing field, with higher ground to the N and W. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008 - DG038-052: Midden, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG038-052----. Excavation licence number 01E0837. This site was discovered by Wm Harte during the 1860s. It lies on the southern shore of Inch Island just to the east of the northern end of the Farland embankment. (It became Harte's Site 3.) He described it as follows: 'No. 3 is likewise much destroyed but what is left of it is in better preservation than the others. It is from two to three feet thick and a great deal of what has been removed has been spread over the land immediately joining it.' He also went on to note that, in the context of Site 3, 'Stones were found bearing the marks of fire and one lump of cemented oyster shells, too hard to break except with a crowbar which had been, I think made by the action of fire and pressure, for in it were embedded ashes and charcoal.' Harte also noted the occurrence of a 'stone axe made of a brownish quartz'. However, it is not entirely certain that the goose bones and 'fragment of a ruminant, probably Cervus Elaphus', refer to discoveries from Site 3. The Baylet site was rediscovered by Mc Naught and Gallagher and in the intervening five years they have noted a serious deterioration in its condition. This would appear to be due to the change in use of the field from sheep to cattle. In this period two stone axes were recovered from the slump along the front of the midden. A significant number of flint tools were recovered from the fields adjacent to the midden; some may have come from it. While these tools were predominantly of later Mesolithic character, some Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts were also recovered. At the beginning of 2000, shells were collected from the site for 14C dating: Beta 151926, 6060 ± 80 bp; Beta 151927, 4940 ± 70 bp. Both are corrected from 13C assays for marine effect. Excavation The site today appears to be a small portion of a much larger midden and rests on the top of a south-facing slope 2-3m in height with significant quantities of material slumping down from a slight escarpment. This area of slumped material was 12m across from east to west. Below the grassed area behind the escarpment a portion of the midden still appeared to be preserved. Excavation was undertaken to obtain a minimum controlled record of the site in case of further deterioration and to establish how much was still in place. Three areas were chosen. In the first a vertical cliff had developed. This was up to 0.5m in height and one band of shells was apparent. The area was in an active state of erosion. A small trench, 1.55m by 1.2m, was opened. Under topsoil was a layer of shells, predominantly oyster but including a pocket of periwinkles, and layers of shell in a soil matrix. This layer was up to 0.3m thick and thinned to the south. A portion of what may be a ground point or related implement was associated with this layer. A sample of shells and a hazelnut fragment were removed for 14C dating. Below the shell layer was a layer of orange brown clay containing traces of burning and charcoal. On removal of an area of clay it appeared that a second layer of shells underlay the clay; this lower layer was up to 0.2m thick. Trench 2 was placed adjacent to a small cliff and was 0.7m by 0.4m. The purpose was to clean the section and establish the depth of the midden. Orange soil with shell, 0.1-0.2m thick, covered orange sandy silt, 0.2m deep. Below this was a thin layer of shells, 0.05-0.15m thick (bird bones were recovered here). This covered a layer of brown orange sand which lay over a layer of shells containing lenses of soil, mostly oysters but with some concentrations of periwinkles and mussels. This was 0.3-0.4m deep. Below this was sterile orange sand. Trench 3 was placed at the eastern end of the area of slump and initially a 1m-wide trench running downslope was opened. This was 1m by 6.7m but was only explored to any depth in an area 0.5m in width and 5.5m long. This revealed that the midden was perched on the edge of a slope, which even within the trench dropped 1.5m in a length of 4m. In the southern 3m a series of slumped deposits were uncovered. These were excavated to a depth of 0.3m and in places the bottom of the deposits was not reached. One flint blade was found in this area—probably later Mesolithic. Excavation of the more in situ deposits revealed a layer (1) of soil and shells above (2) a layer of shells with burnt material (in situ?) 50mm deep. Below this was (3) a layer of shells, 50mm deep, which covered (4) a layer of gravel and needle whelks, 0.15-0.2m deep. The next (5) was a layer of shells with concentrations of charcoal and hazelnut shells (one fish bone and one mammal phalanx were recovered and a sample was taken for 14C dating). The final layer (6) was of gravel and oyster shells. These deposits lay up against a bank with a different sequence: (a) a layer of comminuted shells and soil, (b) a layer of orange brown loam, (c) a layer of oyster shells and (d) orange loam. Several test-pits to the north of the escarpment revealed what seemed to be traces of the midden some metres to the north, but no traces of the midden were found 10m behind the escarpment. Similarly, 12m to the east of Trench 3 traces of layers similar to Layer 5 were recovered, but further east the nature of the shelly deposits became less clear. Discussion One of the most striking features of the excavation was the occurrence of layers of sand, silt or loam within the midden. At this stage the origin of these layers and whether they are a product of one event are unclear. However, certain deposits appeared to be in situ and a worryingly small area may remain intact. Layers 4-6 in Trench 3 may represent the reworking of part of the midden by the sea at a time of higher sea-level, and it is of interest that some of the artefacts found in the vicinity are slightly water-rolled. Preliminary examination of a concretion of the type referred to by Harte, carried out in Newcastle, suggests that they may have been created underwater. The site appears to represent the remnants of a more substantial midden which accumulated over a period of more than 1000 years, beginning in the Mesolithic and continuing into the Neolithic, although the sandy loam layers could represent a break in occupation. Even from the limited three days of excavation it would appear to be a much richer site than any other known in north-west Ireland. (Excavations Bulletin 2001) Peter Woodman, Department of Archaeology, University College Cork, and Nicky Milner, University of Newcastle. Excavation licence numbers 01E0837, 02E0468 Preliminary explorations at Baylet in September 2001 showed that, behind an area of slumped deposits, a portion of a midden site was still in place. It appears that this midden lay on and behind the lip of a steep escarpment at least 2m high. It was impossible to determine the original full height as a thick layer of recent sediments had accumulated at its base. The midden itself had accumulated on the eastern edge of a small knoll, which in turn sloped gently south-eastward, down to the escarpment edge. As the site was still being eroded, it was decided to return to it to establish how much of the midden survived, what its nature was and whether there was a trace of habitation associated with it or under it. In 2001 three small trenches had been opened in areas that were thought to be at risk (Excavations 2001, No. 267), and excavation in 2002 was concentrated in two areas: Trenches 1 and 3. As it was thought that smaller faunal elements were likely to occur within the midden, a strategy of limited on-site sieving was formed, and sampling for shellfish analysis and laboratory sieving was carried out. The original Trench 1 was reopened, and an area of 2m by 2m was initially investigated. Immediately to the south the escarpment dropped away quite steeply, at up to 45?. Within the trench the following sequence was revealed. Layer 1, topsoil, which in places had eroded away, covered Layer 2, comprising varying shell types, many of which 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 Baylet. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Baylet, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Baylet. - 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/baylet.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/baylet.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/baylet.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Baylet 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) - Carnaghan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/carnaghan.md - Carrickanee: https://everytownland.com/donegal/carrickanee.md - Castlequarter: https://everytownland.com/donegal/castlequarter-50581.md - Inch Level: https://everytownland.com/donegal/inch-level-51490.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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/baylet - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/baylet