# Beefan, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Glencolumbkille, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish Bíofán. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 462,500 m² (46.25 ha, 114.29 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,056 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 1 application since 2010 - Civil parish: Glencolumbkille, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/glencolumbkille.md - Barony: Banagh - Electoral division: Kilgoly, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14812 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50310 - Centre: latitude 54.719093, longitude -8.740054 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beefan, from 317 m² to 240,281 m² (24.03 ha, 59.37 acres); 15 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1400476: 240,281 m² (24.03 ha, 59.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1400476.md - Parcel 1409743: 22,269 m² (2.23 ha, 5.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409743.md - Parcel 1375791: 20,187 m² (2.02 ha, 4.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375791.md - Parcel 1375785: 19,567 m² (1.96 ha, 4.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375785.md - Parcel 1409750: 10,153 m² (1.02 ha, 2.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409750.md - Parcel 1409745: 9,989 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409745.md - Parcel 1375794: 9,988 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375794.md - Parcel 1409748: 9,975 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409748.md - Parcel 1375792: 9,709 m² (0.97 ha, 2.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375792.md - Parcel 1365358: 9,517 m² (0.95 ha, 2.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365358.md - Parcel 1375786: 9,255 m² (0.93 ha, 2.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375786.md - Parcel 1375793: 8,728 m² (0.87 ha, 2.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375793.md - Parcel 1375787: 7,544 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375787.md - Parcel 1409740: 7,115 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409740.md - Parcel 1409746: 7,080 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409746.md - Parcel 1375790: 6,649 m² (0.66 ha, 1.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375790.md - Parcel 1409749: 5,719 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409749.md - Parcel 3660825: 5,056 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3660825.md - Parcel 1409747: 4,757 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409747.md - Parcel 1409744: 4,587 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409744.md - Parcel 1525019: 4,517 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525019.md - Parcel 1525021: 4,514 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525021.md - Parcel 6213521: 3,865 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6213521.md - Parcel 1375789: 3,321 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375789.md - Parcel 1525022: 2,927 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525022.md - Parcel 1300732: 2,839 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300732.md - Parcel 1525015: 2,639 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525015.md - Parcel 3660826: 2,283 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3660826.md - Parcel 1525018: 2,097 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525018.md - Parcel 1409739: 1,552 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409739.md - Parcel 1525020: 1,325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525020.md - Parcel 1363025: 985 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1363025.md - Parcel 3660827: 784 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3660827.md - Parcel 1409757: 607 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409757.md - Parcel 4823390: 317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4823390.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) 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. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 1 application, newest first. - 6 Nov 2023, Donegal County Council 2351677: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351677/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC, site code 000190, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000190 - Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA, site code 004150, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004150 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay, site code 000190 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG080-002001: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-002001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-002002-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-002003-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003001-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003002-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003003-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003004-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003005-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003006-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003007-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003008-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003009-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003010-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003011-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003012-. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-003013-. 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 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 Beefan. ## 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 Beefan, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: 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 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/beefan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/beefan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/beefan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Beefan 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) - Ballard: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballard.md - Beefan and Garveross Mountain: https://everytownland.com/donegal/beefan-and-garveross-mountain.md - Garveross: https://everytownland.com/donegal/garveross.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/beefan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/beefan