Carrowcanon

198 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowcanon, from 9 m² to 119,394 m² (11.94 ha, 29.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 50 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 Carrowcanon 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.

• 2 Jun 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION INCORPORATING A LEAN TO ROOF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2650082

• 23 Apr 2026Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND (2) REFURBISHMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660710

• 11 Mar 2026Conditional

  SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2650040

• 13 Feb 2026N/a

  SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2650019

• 16 Sept 2025Unconditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550124

• 16 Sept 2025Unconditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550123

• 11 Sept 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SLATTED CATTLE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561561

• 6 Nov 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461777

• 31 Oct 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461750

• 15 Oct 2024Conditional

  ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED STORAGE SHED WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461630

• 12 Jul 2023Conditional

  (A) ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK, (B) REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING COTTAGE TO PROVIDE A STORE AND HOME GYM AUXILLARY TO PROPOSED DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351031

• 3 May 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUDING CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES, AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350606

• 25 Jan 2023Conditional

  EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350062

• 29 Mar 2022N/a

  ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250535

• 10 Sept 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151807

• 8 Sept 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF (1) A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (2) AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151802

• 16 Aug 2021Conditional

  (1) SINEADH AON URLAIR A CHRUTHU AR AN TAOBH THUAIDH DEN FHOIGNIMH SCOILE ATA ANN CHEANA CHUN AONAD SEN DHA SHEOMRA RANGA A CHRUTHU, (2)SPAS SUGARTHA CRUA AGUS BOG, INA BHFUIL GAIRDIN CEADFACH, A SHOLATHAR THIAR ON SINEADH ATA BEARTAITHE, (3) BOTHAR ROCHTANA TIOMNAITHE A SHOLATHAR DON SINEADH NUA AGUS 6 SPAS PAIRCEALA BREISE, (4) CEANGAL LE SEIRBHIDI POIBLI ATA ANN CHEANA AR AN LAITHREAN AGUS (5) NA HOIBREACHA LAITHREAIN UILIG ATA CEANGAILTE LEIS AN OBAIR THUASLUAITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151641

• 12 Jul 2021N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT TWO-STOREY HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151378

• 15 Apr 2021Unconditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150674

• 1 Oct 2020Conditional

  ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051418

• 30 Sept 2020Conditional

  (1) BLOC NUA SEOMRA RANGE RÉAMHDHÉANTA SEALADACH. BEIDH SEO 100M2 DÉANTA SUAS DE DHÁ SHEOMRA RANGA ENSUITE (2) NASC LEIS NA SEIRBHISI ATÁ AR AN SUÍOMH FAOI LÁTHAIR (3) AGUS NA HOIBREACHA LÁITHREÁIN UILIG CEANGAILTE LEIS AN OBAIR THUASLUAITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051404

• 25 Sept 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION INCORPORATING A LEAN TO ROOF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051369

• 25 Sept 2020Conditional

  RENOVATION, REPAIR AND MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES OF THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY COTTAGE AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FOUL WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DISPOSAL AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051370

• 31 Aug 2020Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051195

• 12 Aug 2020N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051109

The 25 most recent of 36 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrowcanon.

Recorded monuments

• DG025-031 Enclosure
  Description

  The 'Fort' shown on the three editions of the OS 6-inch maps has been removed. The immediate area is very wet and marshy but there is dry, level land suitable for grazing close-by. 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

• DG025-032 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  The site marked 'Cashelmacadowan Fort' on the three editions of the OS 6-inch maps is not now traceable. Three small grass-covered heaps of stone, on the NW, may have come from the enclosing wall. Old cultivation ridges run N-S in what was the interior. It was sited on a low rise in undulating ground, in pasture land. It seems likely from the name and topography that this was a cashel. Pre-development testing was carried out by Richard Crumlish under licence No. 07E0013 on 8 January 2007 at a site in Carrowcanon, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal. The proposed development was located within the archaeological constraint for an enclosure site, marked on the OS maps as ‘Cashelmacadowan Fort’. The monument was located just outside the southern boundary of the site, with its northern limit just extending into the proposed development site. The proposed development (NGR 19411/43223), situated in a pasture field, consisted of the construction of a dwelling house, garage, septic tank and percolation area. The testing consisted of the excavation (by machine) of five trenches, located along the proposed driveway to and through the garage, through the centre of the proposed dwelling, along the east side of the proposed dwelling, from the proposed dwelling to the percolation area and along that section of the southern site boundary closest to the monument. The trenches measured 59.6m, 18.5m, 13.3m, 42m and 31m long respectively, 0.9–1.1m wide and 0.25–0.55m deep. Below the topsoil was orange/brown friable silt loam and blue/grey and rust-coloured compact boulder clay. Several sherds of modern pottery, mostly whiteware, were recovered from the topsoil. The testing revealed natural stratigraphy and nothing of archaeological significance (Bennett 2010, 76). 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: 15 November 2011

Architectural heritage

• Áras Begley, school, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former national school, built c. 1877, having projecting single-bay single-storey entrance porch to the east elevation. Now in use as church hall associated with Eaglais Naomh Fionán [Saint Finian's Catholic Church] (see 40812008) adjacent to the south-west having modern three-bay single-storey extension attached to the south gable end. Pitched artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods, scrolled cut stone kneeler stones to the gable ends at eaves level, and with two slightly projecting splayed squared and snecked rubble stone chimneystacks to the east elevation having feathered ashlar skews and with moulded copings over. Mono-pitched slate roof to porch having scrolled cut stone kneeler stones to the gable ends at eaves level. Squared and snecked rubble stone walls with flush rusticated\mildly rock-faced block-and-start quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings to the west elevation having chamfered ashlar surrounds, sills and lintels, paired square-headed window openings with central chamfered ashlar mullion, and with replacement windows. Tripartite square-headed window opening to the south gable end having chamfered ashlar surround, sill, lintel, and mullions, squared rubble stone relieving arch over, and with replacement windows. Pointed arched door opening to the north face of porch having chamfered ashlar block-and-start surround, and with replacement battened timber door. Set back from road to the east of the centre of An Fál Carrach [Falcarragh]. Located adjacent to Saint Finian's Catholic church (see 40812008). Tarmacadam forecourt to the west, gravelled yard to the east, and small garden to the north-west and west. Rubble stone boundary wall with rubble stone soldier coping over to road-frontage to the north, the east boundary, and short section to the north-west. Pedestrian gateway to the north having a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having decorative pitched ashlar coping stones over with roll moulding to ridge, replacement metal gate, and with cut stone steps.

• Drumavoghy Bridge, bridge, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-arch road bridge, built c.1810, crossing Abhainn Ráithe [Ray River]. Altered c.1860 and renovated mid- to late twentieth century. Round arches with dressed stone voussoirs, and triangular cut-waters with smooth-rendered copings, coursed rubble spandrels and parapets with rusticated copings, abutments flanking arches to north and south elevations.

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 Carrowcanon, about 1 in 10 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 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 Carrowcanon.

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

Name

Carrowcanon · An Cheathrú Cheanainn

Area

1,846,747 m² (184.67 ha, 456.34 acres)

Civil parish

Raymunterdoney, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmacrenan

Electoral division

Cross Roads, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,071 people lived in 867 households in the Cross Roads electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 20% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyboe, Ballyconnell, Dunmore, Errarooey Beg, Errarooey More, Falcarragh, Moyra Glebe, Ray

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Carrowcanon 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.