Beefan

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beefan, from 317 m² to 240,281 m² (24.03 ha, 59.37 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Beefan 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 Nov 2023Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING MICA AFFECTED HOUSE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT HOUSE, CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351677

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: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC 000190
• Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA 004150
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay 000190

Recorded monuments

• DG080-002001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  A holy well (Ó Muirgheasa, No. 30) dedicated to St. Columbkille is surrounded by a penitential cairn (DG080-002002-) 30.8m N-S × 7.8m E-W and 1.4m high. Standing on top of this cairn is a cross-shaped slab (DG080-002003-), .93m high × 0.2m wide (arms .3m) and 0.05m to .1m in thickness. On the NW face and lower part of the shaft beneath the arms is an incised geometric bar decoration. The site is located on rough pasture in mountainous terrain half way up the N slope of Glencolumbkille valley. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'St. Columcille's Holy Well and Bed in Glencolmcille. The turus which is almost three miles long, is still performed. " On climbing up the steep ascent of Cruach a Chullain, which terminates abruptly on the beautiful headland of Glen Head, the tourist will observe near the winding pathway on which he is journeying a Holy Well sacred to the memory of the great St. Colmcille, and the Stone Bed where he used to retire for rest and prayer." -Monsignor Stephens. There is a tradition that when Colmcille lived in the Glen he subsisted on " Dubhlaman Charraic Chormadain, Uisge Ghort a' Deochadain, agus Seamair Ghlas na Dumhcha." During the Famine the people pulled the dubhlaman on Corraic Chormadain every day, quite bare, and next day there was a full fresh crop grown again. This blessing was left on it by Colmcille' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 150). 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: 03 November 2011

• DG080-002002 Penitential station
  Description

  A holy well (DG080-002001-) (Ó Muirgheasa, No. 30) dedicated to St. Columbkille is surrounded by a penitential cairn (DG080-002002-) 30.8m N-S × 7.8m E-W and 1.4m high. Standing on top of this cairn is a cross-shaped slab (DG080-002003-), .93m high × 0.2m wide (arms .3m) and 0.05m to .1m in thickness. On the NW face and lower part of the shaft beneath the arms is an incised geometric bar decoration. The site is located on rough pasture in mountainous terrain half way up the N slope of Glencolumbkille valley. 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

• DG080-002003 Cross-slab
  Description

  A holy well (DG080-002001-) (Ó Muirgheasa, No. 30) dedicated to St. Columbkille is surrounded by a penitential cairn (DG080-002002-) 30.8m N-S × 7.8m E-W and 1.4m high. Standing on top of this cairn is a cross-shaped slab (DG080-002003-), .93m high × 0.2m wide (arms .3m) and 0.05m to .1m in thickness. On the NW face and lower part of the shaft beneath the arms is an incised geometric bar decoration. The site is located on rough pasture in mountainous terrain half way up the N slope of Glencolumbkille valley. 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

• DG080-003001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair pasture. A subcircular stone-walled enclosure (DG080-003011-) with an internal diameter of 10.75m. The wall from 1.25m to 1.5m in width, survives to a height of .55m. In places the wall incorporates rock outcrop and there is a 1.95m gap to the SE. At the centre of the enclosure is a cairn (DG080-003012-) c. 3.9m in diameter and 1.2m in height. On top of this is placed a slab (DG080-003013-) which has a crude cross-shaped elevation, .9m × 0.46m × 0.09m to .17m. On the W face is a simple inscribed cross. It is located at the N edge of the Glencolumbkille valley floor in pasture land. 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

• DG080-003002 Church
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003003 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003004 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003005 Cross-slab
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003006 Mound
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003007 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003008 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003009 Cross-slab
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). A shallow depression or a possible cupmark can be seen on the surface of the stone. The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003010 Cross-slab
  Description

  Internal Diam 18.3m. (1) A subcircular stone-walled area (DG080-003001-) enclosing a number of other features. Stretches of wall-facing are visible both internally and externally and show the original wall width to have been c. 1.4m. There is a gap of 2.3m to the S. At the E there is a slight semicircular kink in the wall which appears to be an original feature. (2) Inside the enclosure are the ruins of St. Columbkille's Chapel (DG080-003002-). This is 5.75m NNE-SSW and 3.4m ESE-WNW internally. The walls are .75m thick. They are constructed of mortared slab-stones with ashlar quoins which survive particularly on the NE corner. The door is centrally located in the E wall and a number of cut stones are rebuilt into the wall in its vicinity. In the NE corner of the church is St. Columbkille's Bed i.e. two horizontal slabs bounded on the S by three side stones. Above the 'Bed' in the E wall of the church is an alcove, .35m × 0.2m and 0.35m deep. This alcove is associated with the turas of Columbkille. (3) A cairn (DG080-003003-) 4.3m × 2.9m and 0.85m in height abuts the inside of the enclosure at the SE. Situated on top of this is a cross-slab (DG080-003005-) .72m high and 0.29m wide at the arms. There is a slight trace of a geometric design on the W face between the arms but it is very difficult to decipher. A second cross-slab (DG080-003010-) rests on top of the cairn .57m × 0.11m. A cross is inscribed on one face together with some other possible motifs. (4) Another cairn (DG080-003004-) 3.4m × 2.9m and 1.13m in height stands inside the enclosure to the NE. On top of this is a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-003008-), .78m × 0.37m. A simple cross is incised on its W face. (5) Another cairn (DG080-003008) 3.9m × 3.2m and 1.2m in height to the S has no cross slab. (6) Abutting the outer edge of the enclosure at the ESE is a mound (DG080-003007-) of earth and stone c. 5.8m × 4.8m and 0.35m high. On top of this is a natural erratic 2.4m × 1m maximum width. On the stone (DG080-003009-) is inscribed a plain cross inside a circle with the shafts projecting just beyond the circumference to finish in T-bars. The stone is called Leac Na mBonn (flagstone of the footsoles). The site is located on a knoll on the N side of Glencolumbkille valley in fair 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

• DG080-003011 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  A subcircular stone-walled enclosure (DG080-003011-) with an internal diameter of 10.75m. The wall from 1.25m to 1.5m in width, survives to a height of .55m. In places the wall incorporates rock outcrop and there is a 1.95m gap to the SE. At the centre of the enclosure is a cairn (DG080-003012-) c. 3.9m in diameter and 1.2m in height. On top of this is placed a slab (DG080-003013-) which has a crude cross-shaped elevation, .9m × 0.46m × 0.09m to .17m. On the W face is a simple inscribed cross. It is located at the N edge of the Glencolumbkille valley floor in pasture land. 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

• DG080-003012 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  A subcircular stone-walled enclosure (DG080-003011-) with an internal diameter of 10.75m. The wall from 1.25m to 1.5m in width, survives to a height of .55m. In places the wall incorporates rock outcrop and there is a 1.95m gap to the SE. At the centre of the enclosure is a cairn (DG080-003012-) c. 3.9m in diameter and 1.2m in height. On top of this is placed a slab (DG080-003013-) which has a crude cross-shaped elevation, .9m × 0.46m × 0.09m to .17m. On the W face is a simple inscribed cross. It is located at the N edge of the Glencolumbkille valley floor in pasture land. 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

• DG080-003013 Cross-slab
  Description

  A subcircular stone-walled enclosure (DG080-003011-) with an internal diameter of 10.75m. The wall from 1.25m to 1.5m in width, survives to a height of .55m. In places the wall incorporates rock outcrop and there is a 1.95m gap to the SE. At the centre of the enclosure is a cairn (DG080-003012-) c. 3.9m in diameter and 1.2m in height. On top of this is placed a slab (DG080-003013-) which has a crude cross-shaped elevation, .9m × 0.46m × 0.09m to .17m. On the W face is a simple inscribed cross. It is located at the N edge of the Glencolumbkille valley floor in pasture land. 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 Beefan.

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 Beefan, 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Beefan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Beefan · Bíofán

Area

462,500 m² (46.25 ha, 114.29 acres)

Civil parish

Glencolumbkille, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Kilgoly, the unit of the census

Census 2022

365 people lived in 152 households in the Kilgoly electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 22% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballard, Beefan and Garveross Mountain, Garveross

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Beefan 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.