Carrick Lower

146 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrick Lower, from 80 m² to 257,722 m² (25.77 ha, 63.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 45 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Carrick Lower 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 Sept 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661704

• 13 Mar 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660415

• 1 Aug 2025Conditional

  EXTENSION AND THE RELOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL SHED FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 24/61614 AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561325

• 12 Oct 2024Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DRY BED AGRICULTURAL SHED WITH MACHINERY STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461614

• 20 Aug 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF 5 NO. GLAMPING PODS, RECEPTION BUILDING, CAR PARKING AREA, PROPRIETARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461273

• 7 Feb 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) 5 NO. GLAMPING PODS, (2) RECEPTION BUILDING, (3) CAR PARKING AREA, (4) PROPRIETARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460096

• 3 Mar 2022Refused

  ERECTION OF 5 NO GLAMPING PODS, SERVICE BUILDING, CAR PARKING AREA, SIGNAGE WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISITING SITE SERVICES INCLUDING PUBLIC SEWER MAINS AND WATER CONNECTION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250377

• 21 Jan 2022Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING CARRICK RIVER WALK & ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250063

• 11 Oct 2021Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DISTILLERY COMPLEX TO CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:- (1) A NEW WHISKEY DISTILLERY FACILITY WITH VISITOR CENTRE AND ASSOCIATED OFFICES, LABORATORY, STAFF & ANCILLARY FACILITIES. (2) EXTERNAL ESB SUB STATION. (3) EXTERNAL COOLING TOWER. (4) A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE WITH ASSOCIATED FILTER LANE OFF THE MAIN COUNTY ROAD, WITH INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND INTERNAL FOOTPATHS, CAR AND BUS PARKING AREAS. (5) COOLING AND SURFACE WATER RETENTION PONDS WITHIN THE SITE AREA. (6) FIRE RETENTION POND. (7) A COMMERCIAL BARREL STORE AND PROVIDE A FILLING ROOM WITH BOTTLING AREA. (8) A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT WITH ASSOCIATED PERCOLATION AREAS. (9) ERECTION OF ROAD SIDE SIGNAGE AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE TO THE FACTORY BUILDINGS. (10) CONSTRUCTION OF A HELICOPTER PAD. (11) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING OLD FARM BUILDINGS TO COMMERCIAL USE WITH ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS AND ANNEXED ROOF AREAS TO THE OLD FARM BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE FOR A GIN/ POITÍN DISTILLERY AND GIN/POITÍN MUSEUM, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT & LANDSCAPING WORKS

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2152006

• 29 Dec 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE NORTHERN SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2052067

• 22 Sept 2020Conditional

  EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES ON SITE AND FOR ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2051336

• 3 May 2019Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF AN EXISTING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950636

• 27 Feb 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF DWELLING TO REPLACE AN EXISTING INTEGRAL GARAGE AND THE CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING LOFT SPACE TO LIVING ACCOMMODATION INCORPORATING VELUX WINDOWS TO THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1850281

• 1 Feb 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750127

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 League SAC 000189
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Unna/Lough Unshagh Bogs 000167
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve League 000189

Recorded monuments

• DG090-007 Standing stone
  Description

  Situated on south facing slope of rising ground in beech woodland demesne of Carrick Lodge which is located 90m to the west. Tall tapering pillar stone (H 1.42m; 0.51m x 0.28m) with straight sides that is sub-rectangular in plan and is orienated NNW-ESE on its long axis. There is evidence of plough marks on the southwest face. According to local information this stone may was found in in a prostrate position and was re-erected in the location where it was found in the late 1960's or early 1970's. This stone appears to have been erected by the original owners of the nearby Carrick Lodge possibly in the 19th century as either a scratching post or as a designed landscape feature. However it cannot be ruled out that this is a genuine prehistoric standing stone which was later reused as a landscape feature.

Architectural heritage

• Carrick Lodge, country house, hunting/fishing lodge, 1855–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former country house or hunting lodge, built c. 1867 and extensively altered and extended c. 1910, having central advanced single-bay projection to the main elevation (south) with crow-stepped parapet over; main central block flanked to either side (east and west) by lower wings having advanced gable-fronted single-bay two-storey terminating blocks with crow-stepped parapets over. Two-storey range of outbuildings attached to the rear (north) of terminating block to the west. Extensively renovated c. 1990 following destruction by fire c. 1970. Now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof to advanced terminating block to the west end, modern tiled roofs elsewhere. Smooth rendered chimneystacks and raised render verges to either end of central block. Gable-fronted half-dormers to front pitch of main block. Ashlar stone (?) construction to crow-stepped parapets having moulded kneeler stones at eaves level. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth having flush ashlar sandstone quoins to corners, and rendered ashlar sandstone quoins (?) to the corners of renovated sections. Square-headed window openings having plain sandstone surrounds, central sandstone mullions, chamfered sandstone sills and replacement windows. Cut stone hoodmouldings over ground floor window openings and to central advanced bay at first floor level. Four light square-headed window openings to recessed flanking bays having cut sandstone surrounds, chamfered sills and sandstone mullions. Square-headed door opening to front face of advanced central bay having cut sandstone surround with chamfered reveal, hoodmoulding over, timber panelled door, sidelights, and cut stone step. Set in extensive mature grounds on mountain site to the west of An Charraig/Carrick. Extensive views over Teelin Bay and Donegal Bay to the south from the house. Adjoining two-storey outbuilding attached to the rear (north) of advanced bay to the west having pitched natural slate roof, roughcast rendered rubble stone walls, square-headed window openings with casement windows, and square-headed carriage arches having flush dressed block-and-start surrounds and timber doors. Some carriage-arches now infilled with window and door openings. Rubble stone boundary walls to site; boundary wall to north of yard formerly part of outbuilding, now demolished. Former walled gardens to the north. Main entrance gateway to house from the south of site with attendant three-bay two-storey gate lodge (see 40842002) adjacent to the east. Gateway to the west, no longer in use, comprising a pair of rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan); no longer in use. Rubble stone boundary walls to site.

• Carrick Lodge, gate lodge, 1850–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former gate lodge associated with Carrick Lodge (see 40842001), built c. 1867, having projecting single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch to the main elevation (west), and single-storey blocks to the rear (east/south-east), probably formerly in use as outbuildings. Now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof having rusticated/rock-faced crow-stepped sandstone parapets (drafted margins) to the gable ends of main block (north and south), to front elevation of entrance porch to west, and to either gable end of block to the rear (east/south-east), with decorative cast-iron finials over to the gable apexes; cut sandstone kneeler stones to gable ends at eaves level. Rendered chimneystack to the centre of the main block. Mono-pitched natural slate roof to single-storey block to the rear of main block. Squared and randomly coursed rubble sandstone walls having rusticated/rock-faced ashlar sandstone block-and-start quoins to the corners having drafted margins. Sandstone plaque to front face of porch with raised ‘M M’ monogram. Square-headed window openings having rusticated/rock-faced ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds, chamfered cut sandstone reveals, and decorative bi- and tripartite cast-iron windows in timber frames. Square-headed doorway to the north face of porch having timber door. Square-headed door opening to rear having replacement glazed timber door. Located adjacent to roadway to the south of Carrick Lodge (see 40842001) at the start of long approach avenue to house, and to the west of An Charraig/ Carrick. Gateway to house adjacent to the west comprising a pair of rock-faced ashlar sandstone gate-piers (on square-plan) having drafted margins, and with capstone over; pier to the east now damaged. Similar gate adjacent to the east. Coursed squared sandstone boundary walls to site (south elevation of gate lodge forming part of wall) having rock-faced coping over.

• Droichead an Charraig Íochtarach, bridge, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch road bridge over the Owenwee River, built c. 1800. Uncoursed rubble stone construction to spandrels; rubble stone construction to parapets having rubble stone coping over. Recent concrete blockwork repairs to the west end of parapet to the north. Round-headed arch having roughly dressed voussoirs; rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Concrete block supports carrying pipe to the north side of bridge. Located in the rural countryside to the south-west of An Charraig/Carrick. Located close to point where Owenwee River flows into Teelin Bay.

• House, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1930, now uninhabited. Pitched natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles, concrete gable coping to south-west gable end, cement rendered chimneystacks to either gable end, and having surviving cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebble-dashed walls to first floor with smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls to ground floor, and having render block-and-start quoins to the corners. Projecting plinth course to base and render stringcourse/sill course at first floor level. Square-headed window openings, paired to outer bays, having render surrounds, painted sills and six-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Central segmental-headed doorway to the main elevation (south-east) having render architraved surround with keystone detailing, timber panelled door, and glazed overlight and sidelights. Set slightly back from road in own grounds to the west end of An Charraig/Carrick. Garden to front of site. Smooth rendered boundary wall to front of site having central pedestrian gateway comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan). Similar gate piers to either end of boundary wall; vehicular entrance to the north-east. Detached c two-storey outbuilding with garage to ground floor to rear (north-west).

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 Carrick Lower, 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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Carrick Lower · An Charraig Íochtarach

Area

2,427,797 m² (242.78 ha, 599.92 acres)

Civil parish

Glencolumbkille, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

West Donegal, the unit of the census

Census 2022

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.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghragh, Ballymore, Carrick Upper, Roxborough Glebe

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Carrick Lower 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.