# Castledowey, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Raymoghy, barony of Raphoe North, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,152,755 m² (215.28 ha, 531.96 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,701 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Raymoghy, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/raymoghy.md - Barony: Raphoe North - Electoral division: Treantaghmucklagh, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 860 people lived in 282 households in the Treantaghmucklagh electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/16576 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50577 - Centre: latitude 54.924388, longitude -7.561372 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 53 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castledowey, from 69 m² to 241,775 m² (24.18 ha, 59.74 acres); 27 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1329290: 241,775 m² (24.18 ha, 59.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329290.md - Parcel 3057575: 200,415 m² (20.04 ha, 49.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3057575.md - Parcel 1346862: 199,635 m² (19.96 ha, 49.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346862.md - Parcel 1368437: 175,504 m² (17.55 ha, 43.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368437.md - Parcel 1386218: 162,899 m² (16.29 ha, 40.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386218.md - Parcel 1368878: 149,343 m² (14.93 ha, 36.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368878.md - Parcel 1421090: 147,566 m² (14.76 ha, 36.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421090.md - Parcel 1390872: 118,349 m² (11.83 ha, 29.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390872.md - Parcel 1393853: 112,785 m² (11.28 ha, 27.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393853.md - Parcel 1426299: 84,583 m² (8.46 ha, 20.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426299.md - Parcel 1350919: 52,734 m² (5.27 ha, 13.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1350919.md - Parcel 1402655: 48,872 m² (4.89 ha, 12.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402655.md - Parcel 3715192: 37,897 m² (3.79 ha, 9.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3715192.md - Parcel 1386215: 36,294 m² (3.63 ha, 8.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386215.md - Parcel 1399192: 34,035 m² (3.4 ha, 8.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1399192.md - Parcel 1305490: 33,357 m² (3.34 ha, 8.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305490.md - Parcel 1321559: 32,809 m² (3.28 ha, 8.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321559.md - Parcel 1301495: 32,694 m² (3.27 ha, 8.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301495.md - Parcel 1417181: 25,044 m² (2.5 ha, 6.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1417181.md - Parcel 1352806: 18,853 m² (1.89 ha, 4.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352806.md - Parcel 1426713: 17,945 m² (1.79 ha, 4.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426713.md - Parcel 1421085: 12,583 m² (1.26 ha, 3.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421085.md - Parcel 1376887: 5,813 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376887.md - Parcel 1415006: 5,403 m² (0.54 ha, 1.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1415006.md - Parcel 2872832: 5,180 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2872832.md - Parcel 3713292: 4,911 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3713292.md - Parcel 2389620: 4,701 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2389620.md - Parcel 1386211: 4,211 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386211.md - Parcel 5917698: 3,765 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5917698.md - Parcel 1378893: 3,596 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378893.md - Parcel 3057295: 3,432 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3057295.md - Parcel 1358999: 3,159 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1358999.md - Parcel 4647029: 3,034 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4647029.md - Parcel 1395280: 3,005 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1395280.md - Parcel 1390873: 2,790 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390873.md - Parcel 3713652: 2,618 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3713652.md - Parcel 4619383: 2,538 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4619383.md - Parcel 4978310: 2,522 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4978310.md - Parcel 4783053: 2,434 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4783053.md - Parcel 4316543: 2,429 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4316543.md - Parcel 4901772: 2,406 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4901772.md - Parcel 2536395: 2,389 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2536395.md - Parcel 2536439: 2,383 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2536439.md - Parcel 4316546: 2,303 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4316546.md - Parcel 3716292: 2,043 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3716292.md - Parcel 4258490: 2,016 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4258490.md - Parcel 4094828: 1,994 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4094828.md - Parcel 4783044: 1,698 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4783044.md - Parcel 1424052: 1,031 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424052.md - Parcel 3713772: 649 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3713772.md - Parcel 4901774: 294 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4901774.md - Parcel 4901773: 121 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4901773.md - Parcel 3057616: 69 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3057616.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Castledowey 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) 11 applications, newest first. - 20 Nov 2025, Donegal County Council 2562024: Conditional. Retention. CORNER WINDOW TO FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2562024/0 - 21 Sept 2025, Donegal County Council 2561633: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURE DRY SHED INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561633/0 - 26 Aug 2025, Donegal County Council 2561464: N/a. Retention. CORNER WINDOW TO FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561464/0 - 4 Jun 2025, Donegal County Council 2560916: Conditional. Permission. (1) ERECTION OF A 1 ½ STOREY BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE A VISITOR’S CENTRE CONTAINING CAFE, GIFT SHOP, CLASSROOM AND STORAGE AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 12/60142, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A HAY BARN WITH ADJOINING PADDOCKS AND FENCING AND (3) CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE SHED AND PADDOCK WITH FENCING, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AT EXISTING PREMISES KNOWN AS DONEGAL DONKEY SANCTUARY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560916/0 - 30 Aug 2022, Donegal County Council 2251453: Conditional. Retention. AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251453/0 - 20 Jul 2022, Donegal County Council 2251242: N/a. Retention. AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251242/0 - 13 Dec 2021, Donegal County Council 2152483: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MICA DEFECTIVE DWELLING (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2152483/0 - 13 Mar 2020, Donegal County Council 2050314: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHED WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050314/0 - 29 May 2018, Donegal County Council 1850856: Conditional. Retention. EXISTING SUBSTRUCTURE WORKS AND COMPLETION OF NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850856/0 - 27 Mar 2018, Donegal County Council 1850445: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850445/0 - 5 Sept 2017, Donegal County Council 1751350: Unconditional. Extension of duration. ERECTION OF (A) SINGLE STOREY BUILDING CONTAINING TOILETS AND 5 NO. STABLES (B) SINGLE STOREY PORTAL-FRAME SHED CONTAINING MUSEUM, DEMONSTRATION AND EXHIBITION AREA AND STORAGE (C) STOREY AND A HALF TYPE BUILDING CONTAINING COFFEE SHOP AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND OFFICES AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND (D) NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751350/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Castledowey. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG062-013: Souterrain, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG062-013----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie. 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 Castledowey. ## 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 Castledowey, 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 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 Castledowey. - 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/castledowey.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/castledowey.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/castledowey.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Castledowey 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) - Ardagh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ardagh-50064.md - Ballyholey Far: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballyholey-far.md - Doorabble: https://everytownland.com/donegal/doorabble.md - Drumatoland: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumatoland.md - Galdonagh Glebe: https://everytownland.com/donegal/galdonagh-glebe.md - Lismoghry: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lismoghry.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/castledowey - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/castledowey