# Cappagh, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Glencolumbkille, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish An Cheapach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,428,051 m² (142.81 ha, 352.88 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,996 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 6 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Glencolumbkille, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/glencolumbkille.md - Barony: Banagh - Electoral division: West Donegal, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 732 people lived in 273 households in the West Donegal electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 22% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% 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/14646 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50426 - Centre: latitude 54.63037, longitude -8.667967 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cappagh, from 88 m² to 1,004,395 m² (100.44 ha, 248.19 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1320889: 1,004,395 m² (100.44 ha, 248.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320889.md - Parcel 1380420: 71,155 m² (7.12 ha, 17.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380420.md - Parcel 1362863: 60,756 m² (6.08 ha, 15.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1362863.md - Parcel 1421658: 34,780 m² (3.48 ha, 8.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421658.md - Parcel 1321257: 27,818 m² (2.78 ha, 6.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321257.md - Parcel 1426448: 27,057 m² (2.71 ha, 6.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426448.md - Parcel 1423865: 25,637 m² (2.56 ha, 6.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423865.md - Parcel 1351971: 23,539 m² (2.35 ha, 5.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1351971.md - Parcel 1362033: 18,353 m² (1.84 ha, 4.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1362033.md - Parcel 1309656: 18,252 m² (1.83 ha, 4.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309656.md - Parcel 1403287: 10,145 m² (1.01 ha, 2.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403287.md - Parcel 3660372: 7,042 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3660372.md - Parcel 1305164: 6,134 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305164.md - Parcel 1323950: 5,904 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323950.md - Parcel 1347145: 5,407 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347145.md - Parcel 1369030: 4,421 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369030.md - Parcel 1316003: 4,401 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316003.md - Parcel 1410562: 4,306 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410562.md - Parcel 1408751: 4,274 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1408751.md - Parcel 1337961: 3,957 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337961.md - Parcel 1329622: 3,952 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329622.md - Parcel 1427932: 3,456 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427932.md - Parcel 1399336: 3,150 m² (0.31 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1399336.md - Parcel 1406578: 3,029 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406578.md - Parcel 1324607: 3,004 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1324607.md - Parcel 3660373: 2,990 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3660373.md - Parcel 1306463: 2,694 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306463.md - Parcel 1358199: 2,680 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1358199.md - Parcel 1311740: 2,470 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1311740.md - Parcel 1412647: 2,358 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412647.md - Parcel 1354241: 2,169 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1354241.md - Parcel 1344704: 1,823 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1344704.md - Parcel 1407595: 1,794 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1407595.md - Parcel 4438109: 1,779 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4438109.md - Parcel 1307030: 1,748 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307030.md - Parcel 1307277: 1,721 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307277.md - Parcel 1399715: 1,616 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1399715.md - Parcel 4853348: 1,559 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4853348.md - Parcel 1416977: 1,548 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1416977.md - Parcel 4853343: 1,485 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4853343.md - Parcel 1313790: 1,336 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313790.md - Parcel 1349414: 1,304 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1349414.md - Parcel 1312508: 1,194 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1312508.md - Parcel 1335176: 1,134 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1335176.md - Parcel 1333893: 1,040 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1333893.md - Parcel 4934849: 895 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4934849.md - Parcel 1317724: 848 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317724.md - Parcel 1393541: 736 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393541.md - Parcel 1391964: 629 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391964.md - Parcel 1347507: 553 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347507.md - Parcel 1326235: 523 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326235.md - Parcel 1332534: 519 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1332534.md - Parcel 1354547: 467 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1354547.md - Parcel 1341928: 450 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341928.md - Parcel 1327816: 434 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327816.md - Parcel 1306662: 341 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306662.md - Parcel 1322890: 296 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322890.md - Parcel 1341270: 203 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341270.md - Parcel 1319138: 149 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319138.md - Parcel 1411223: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1411223.md - Parcel 1343104: 110 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343104.md - Parcel 1307878: 88 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307878.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Cappagh 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) 6 applications, newest first. - 2 Jun 2023, Donegal County Council 2350794: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS, AND (B) ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350794/0 - 5 Oct 2021, Donegal County Council 2151969: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETORY WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151969/0 - 30 Jul 2021, Donegal County Council 2151535: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A FARM MACHINERY STORAGE BUILDING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151535/0 - 12 Jul 2021, Donegal County Council 2151377: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151377/0 - 16 Dec 2020, Donegal County Council 2051933: N/a. Permission. (1) DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING EXTENTION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOUSE (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AND RAISING THE ROOF HEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051933/0 - 4 Dec 2018, Donegal County Council 1851839: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851839/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Slieve League SAC, site code 000189, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000189 - Special Protection Area: West Donegal Coast SPA, site code 004150, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004150 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve League, site code 000189 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG096-014: Megalithic tomb - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-014----. This monument, known locally as 'Uaigh an Fhada', is c. 800m N of the coastal cliff running W from Teelin Bay to Carrigan Head. It stands on boggy ground c. 10m S of the steep rocky face of a ridge of higher ground. The site looks S toward the coast, but elsewhere low hills restrict the outlook. A chamber measuring c. 3.5m long (NNE-SSW) and c. 2m wide survives here in a grass-grown mound, the original outline of which is unclear. The mound survives all around the chamber, except to the N; it now measures 11m N-S by 10.5m E-W and rises to a maximum height of 1m. A field wall crossing the site runs along the E side of the chamber and links two other walls that run approximately E-W along the northern and southern extremities of the mound. The chamber is open to the N, but it is not clear whether a gap here, 0.9m wide, represents an original entrance. The E side of the chamber, overlain by the later field wall, is slightly bellied in outline. The northernmost stone at this side is set transversely to the main axis of the chamber. This stone is l.1m high and, though now somewhat loose in the ground, appears to be in situ. The outer faces of the next three orthostats are concealed. Their heights from N to S are 0.2m, 0.35m and 0.45m. The last has a flat inner face and appears to have a sloping outer face. Beside it is a stone 0.5m high. The base of this stone is exposed at the S, where the ground dips, and it is not clear whether it is in situ. Three stones remain of the western side of the chamber. The northernmost one, slightly skewed, is 0.85m high. Approximately 0.15m W of and parallel to this is a low stone, possibly detached from it. This is 0.45m high. Beyond this, at the edge of the mound, are two partly concealed slabs rising 0.2m above ground level. These do not seem to be structural stones. The second orthostat on this side is 0.55m high. The third orthostat, set inside the line of the second, is 0.5m high. A small slab, its outer end concealed by the mound, rests on the N end of this in the manner of a corbel. It measures 0.6m by at least 0.3m and is 0.15-0.2m thick. Two set stones next to each other mark the S end of the chamber. The eastern one is a tall flat-topped slab, 0.9m high. The western one, c. 0.6m high, is slightly gabled in outline. The letters 'TC' have been set in relief using concrete on the top of this stone. At its W end is a partly buried stone, at least 0.5m in maximum dimension, which may be detached from it. It is not clear whether the two set stones at this end represent the original back of the structure. Just over 3m NE of the front of the chamber a firmly set stone rises 0.15m above the surface of the mound. Its status is uncertain. This monument has been listed as a court tomb (Ó Nualláin 1983a), but it became clear after clearance and planning that this classification could not be confirmed. Nevertheless, certain features find their closest parallels in court tombs. The two stones at either side of the gap at the N end may be entrance jambs or segmenting jambs of a court tomb gallery. The outline of the E side, though not mirrored at the W side, recalls the bellied shape of some court tomb chambers, and the two stones at the S end of the structure may represent a jamb and sill arrangement. Although there can be little doubt that this is a megalithic tomb, it must remain unclassified. Ó Nualláin 1983a, 18, no. 9; SMR 1987, 96:14; Ó Nualláin 1989, 142; RMP 1995, 96:14. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008 See linked document with details from Eamon Cody, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI. County Donegal. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002) - DG096-034: Field boundary, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-034----. Situated on N facing slope of heather covered mountain overlooking Teelin Bay to the E. In area of cut-away bog are the remains of a relict field wall (H 0.4-0.6m; T 1m) that extends c. 50m in a general N-S direction. The field wall consists of a line of low orthostats protruding above the surface of the bog with spreads of loosely piled rubble forming a spread of stone around the orthostats. A cluster of 19th century turf stands can be seen in close proximity to this pre-bog field wall. 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 Cappagh. ## 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 Cappagh, 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. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cappagh. - 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/cappagh.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cappagh.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cappagh.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Cappagh 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) - Croaghlin: https://everytownland.com/donegal/croaghlin-50801.md - Lergadaghtan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lergadaghtan-51710.md - Shanbally: https://everytownland.com/donegal/shanbally.md - Ummerawirrinan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ummerawirrinan.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/cappagh - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/cappagh