Carrick

58 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrick, from 50 m² to 170,586 m² (17.06 ha, 42.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Carrick 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.

• 15 Jun 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF WORKSHOP BUILDING ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING FACILITY AND A BOUNDARY WALL ON THE NORTHERN APPROACH TO THE SITE TO FACILITATE ADEQUATE VISIBILITY SPLAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITION NO. 4 (B) OF PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 19/51759 AND (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WORKSHOP AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDER’S STEEL FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKSHOP AND STORAGE BUILDING ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING FACILITY

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661090

• 20 Feb 2025Conditional

  (1) REFURBISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DERELICT COTTAGE DWELLING, (2) UPGRADE OF EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND (3) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 10/60069

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560216

• 12 Dec 2023Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING TO INCLUDE RENOVATION WORKS AND MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES, (2) INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, (3) PROVISION OF A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351909

• 30 Jan 2023Conditional

  DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ATTACHED STORAGE SHED AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE FRONT AND SIDES OF DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING WINDOW OPENINGS AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350088

• 21 Dec 2021N/a

  EXISTING WORKSHOP BUILDING ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING FACILITY AND PERMISSION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WORKSHOP AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDER'S STEEL FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKSHOP AND STORAGE BUILDING ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING FACILITY

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2152570

• 8 Oct 2021Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING HOUSE (2) RENOVATION OF EXISTING HOUSE (3) REMOVAL OF SMALL FLAT ROOF AREA TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOUSE (4) ERECTION OF A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (5) ADJUSTMENT WORKS TO EXISTING ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE NEW WING WALLS AND PILLARS (6) DECOMMISSIONING & REMOVAL OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK (7) REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK / TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151996

• 11 Mar 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW EXTENSIONS TO SIDE AND REAR OF DWELLING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050309

• 17 Feb 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW EXTENSIONS TO SIDE AND REAR OF DWELLING, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050158

• 16 Jan 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO SIDE AND REAR OF DWELLING, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050030

• 18 Nov 2019Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING FROM A BUILDERS WORKSHOP AND STORE AS APPROVED UNDER PERMISSION REF 94/57 TO A BUILDERS AND STEEL FABRICATION WORKSHOP AND STORAGE (2) EXTERNAL FREE STANDING RACKING SYSTEM IN THE YARD AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF STORAGE OF STEEL COMPONENTS (3) REINFORCED CONCRETE PERIMETER BOUNDARY RETAINING WALL INCLUDING HARD SURFACED CONCRETE YARD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 1951759

• 13 Mar 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ANCILLARY TO EXISTING FACILITY

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950339

• 21 Jun 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING COMPRISING OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION TUITION ROOM WITH ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750962

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: River Finn SAC 002301

Recorded monuments

• DG079-011 Standing stone
  Description

  There is no trace of the 'Standing Stone' marked on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on good pasture land which falls away steeply to the S. 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

• DG079-012 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 18m E-W, c. 26m N-S. An oval area enclosed by a collapsed stone wall and a possible outer wall lower down the slope of the hill. Surviving sections of wall exist on the N and E sides up to .75m in height. It is situated on top of a clay covered rock outcrop in a commanding position over-looking an ancient routeway and the River Finn. The surrounding land is excellent. 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

• DG079-014 Standing stone
  Description

  A standing stone 1.3m high × c. 0.75m wide × 0.4m thick; E-W. Situated on good pasture land in the flood plain of the River Finn. 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

• DG079-015 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  There is no trace of the 'Fort' marked on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. It was situated on top of a hillock 20m to 30m in diameter in the flood plain of the River Finn. Excellent land with good views. 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

• DG079-016 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  The holy well marked on the OS 6-inch maps has now been replaced by an ornamental fountain. 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

• Stables, 1840–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey agricultural outbuilding and store, built c. 1870. Pitched natural slate roof with projecting cut stone eaves course, and some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Whitewashed rubble stone walls with roughly squared rubble stone quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings with timber lintels over, and with battened timer shutters; painted brick and rubble stone voussoirs to some window openings. Square-headed door openings with timber lintels, battened timber doors and double-doors, and with brick relieving arches over. Central square-headed former loading bay to front elevation (south) at first floor level, now partially blocked, having battened timber door and timber lintels. Flight of stone steps to rear giving access to doorway at first floor level. Located to the rear of detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, built c. 1910. Detached single-storey outbuilding to the east, built c. 1850, with pitched natural slate roof with raised rendered verges to gable ends, roughcast rendered walls, and square-headed openings. Main outbuilding set back from road to the west of the centre of Castlefinn.

• Bridge, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch former railway accommodation bridge, built c. 1863, carrying farm access road over the former Strabane to Stranorlar section of the Derry (Victoria Road) to Killybegs railway line. Rock-faced squared and coursed rubble stone battered piers to either side of bridge, flanking arch. Railway lines now out of use with tracks removed (c. 1960). Segmental-headed arch having rock-faced voussoirs with drafted margins; squared rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Squared and coursed rubble stone construction to spandrels and parapets; rock-faced quoins to base of arch having drafted margins. Roughly squared and coursed rubble limestone masonry to parapets with rock-faced coping over. Parapets now overgrown. Mud deck with vegetation to centre and margins. Located to the west of Castlefinn, and a short distance to the north of the River Finn.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Carrick with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Carrick

Area

1,615,189 m² (161.52 ha, 399.12 acres)

Civil parish

Donaghmore, and its townlands

Barony

Raphoe South

Electoral division

Killygordon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killygordon electoral division: 1,146 people in 451 households; 70% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Blairstown, Carnowen, Carricknashane, Donaghmore Glebe, Dooghan, Drummurphy, Dungorman, Liscooly, Meenahoney, Tirinisk

Placenames

Carrick 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.