# Castlewray, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Aghanunshin, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal; in Irish Caisleán Wray. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 636,546 m² (63.65 ha, 157.29 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,012 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Aghanunshin, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/aghanunshin.md - Barony: Kilmacrenan - Electoral division: Castlewray, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 3,681 people lived in 1,340 households in the Castlewray electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/15439 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50585 - Centre: latitude 54.98064, longitude -7.659054 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castlewray, from 50 m² to 103,682 m² (10.37 ha, 25.62 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5065762: 103,682 m² (10.37 ha, 25.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5065762.md - Parcel 1329867: 95,329 m² (9.53 ha, 23.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329867.md - Parcel 5206501: 66,650 m² (6.67 ha, 16.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5206501.md - Parcel 1378688: 53,431 m² (5.34 ha, 13.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378688.md - Parcel 1330427: 35,361 m² (3.54 ha, 8.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330427.md - Parcel 1369325: 33,151 m² (3.32 ha, 8.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369325.md - Parcel 1409040: 31,412 m² (3.14 ha, 7.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409040.md - Parcel 1301646: 27,894 m² (2.79 ha, 6.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301646.md - Parcel 1305536: 27,423 m² (2.74 ha, 6.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305536.md - Parcel 1306268: 24,829 m² (2.48 ha, 6.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306268.md - Parcel 1344541: 12,008 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1344541.md - Parcel 1374016: 11,985 m² (1.2 ha, 2.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1374016.md - Parcel 1345064: 9,472 m² (0.95 ha, 2.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345064.md - Parcel 1342364: 4,497 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1342364.md - Parcel 5190637: 4,255 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5190637.md - Parcel 1388977: 3,985 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388977.md - Parcel 1341078: 3,243 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341078.md - Parcel 3658182: 3,012 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658182.md - Parcel 4727545: 2,759 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727545.md - Parcel 1316514: 2,655 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316514.md - Parcel 1327059: 2,562 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327059.md - Parcel 1386930: 2,537 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386930.md - Parcel 3658183: 2,320 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658183.md - Parcel 1314781: 2,269 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314781.md - Parcel 1327990: 2,256 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1327990.md - Parcel 3658184: 2,093 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658184.md - Parcel 1338302: 1,999 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338302.md - Parcel 1317751: 1,974 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317751.md - Parcel 1342945: 950 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1342945.md - Parcel 1323449: 692 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323449.md - Parcel 4727527: 586 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4727527.md - Parcel 5190636: 519 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5190636.md - Parcel 1328853: 295 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1328853.md - Parcel 1343501: 139 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343501.md - Parcel 2484779: 50 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2484779.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Castlewray 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) 12 applications, newest first. - 24 Jul 2025, Donegal County Council 2561264: Conditional. Permission. (1) DEMOLITION OF THE FRONT GABLE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RAISED ROOF TO PART OF DWELLING, (3) INCORPORATION OF 2 NO. BOX DORMERS AND ROOF CANOPY TO FRONT OF DWELLING AND (4) ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO ELEVATIONS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF ALL EXISTING DOORS AND WINDOWS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561264/0 - 12 Aug 2024, Donegal County Council 2461227: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A ONE AND A HALF STOREY STYLE DWELLING, A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, WITH A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, IN LIEU OF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING REF. NO. 19/51822. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461227/0 - 28 Feb 2024, Donegal County Council 2460237: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460237/0 - 18 Dec 2023, Donegal County Council 2351934: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY, PART ONE AND A HALF STOREY STYLE DWELLING WITH A LINKED SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, LANDSCAPING AND SERVICES, (2) DEVELOPMENT TO BE ACCESSED VIA AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL LANE ENTRANCE FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD WITH PROVISION OF A NEW LANEWAY THEREAFTER, (3) INSTALLATION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351934/0 - 17 Oct 2023, Donegal County Council 2351575: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED TWO STOREY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED DOUBLE GARAGE, SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SAND POLISHING FILTER SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351575/0 - 2 May 2023, Donegal County Council 2350582: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK/PERCOLATION AREA AND NEW ACCESS LANE AND ENTRANCE GATES. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350582/0 - 11 Apr 2023, Donegal County Council 2350474: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK/PERCOLATION AREA AND NEW ACCESS LANE AND ENTRANCE GATES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350474/0 - 5 Apr 2023, Donegal County Council 2350455: Refused. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH AN ON-SITE SEWAGE TREAMENT SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350455/0 - 25 Nov 2019, Donegal County Council 1951822: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A ONE AND A HALF STOREY STYLE DWELLING, A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951822/0 - 30 Jul 2018, Donegal County Council 1851180: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A NEW STOREY & HALF DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT WITH SAND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851180/0 - 12 Feb 2018, Donegal County Council 1850181: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED COACH HOUSE/GARAGE, ACCESS ROAD WITH ENTRANCE PILLARS, SEPTIC TANK WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850181/0 - 28 Jun 2017, Donegal County Council 1751023: Refused. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751023/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: Lough Swilly SAC, site code 002287, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002287 - Special Protection Area: Lough Swilly SPA, site code 004075, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004075 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake, site code 000166 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Castlewray. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Castle Wray, walled garden, 1770–1830, Regional interest, registry number 40905381, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40905381. Walled garden associated with Castle Wray (now ruinous, see 40905304) on rectangular-plan, erected c. 1790. Now partially in use as farmland. High rubble stone boundary walls with rubble stone coping over with modern cement repairs in places. Integral square-headed pedestrian entrance to the south-west corner with remains of battened timber door. Located to the north of the site of Castle Wray, and to the north-east of Letterkenny a short distance to the west of the shores of Lough Swilly. Remains of additional walled garden to the adjacent to the west (see 40905330). Remains of rubble stone outbuildings to the south-west. Single-arched rubble stone bridge (see 40905384) over stream to the south-west of walled garden. - Castle Wray, kiln, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 40905382, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40905382. Freestanding single-bay lime kiln on rectangular-plan, erected c. 1800. Tapers outwards towards base. Now out of use. Constructed of roughly coursed rubble stone masonry. Segmental-headed opening to front, the former oven aperture, having rubble stone voussoirs. Former loading chamber on ovoid/circular-plan to the top having rubble masonry construction. Built into rock outcrop adjacent to former quarries. Earthen embankment to rear, formerly giving access to loading chamber. Set well back from road to the south-west of the site of Castle Wray (house ruinous, see 40905304), and to the north-east of Letterkenny. - Castle Wray, bridge, 1770–1810, Regional interest, registry number 40905384, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40905384. Single-arched bridge, built c. 1790, carrying pathway between ruinous site of Castle Wray (see 40905304) to former walled garden (see 40905381) over small unnamed stream following into Lough Swilly adjacent to the east. Now out of use. Round or segmental-headed arch with roughly dressed stone voussoirs; squared rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Squared and rubble stone construction to spandrels and abutments. Dwarf rubble stone parapets over having metal or timber railings over. Earthen or overgrown deck. Located well back from road in former Castle Wray demesne a short distance to the north-east of the site of the main house, and to the south-west of former walled garden (see 40905381). - Castle Wray, bridge, 1700–1800, Regional interest, registry number 40905385, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40905385. Single-arched bridge, built c. 1750 and possibly containing earlier fabric, carrying former road over small unnamed stream flowing into Lough Swilly adjacent to the east. Now out of use. Formerly associated with Castle Wray (now ruinous, see 40905304) and originally connecting demesne with now demolished flax and corn mills. Segmental-headed arch with roughly dressed stone voussoirs; squared rubble stone construction to arch barrel. Rubble stone construction to spandrels and abutments. Dwarf rubble stone parapets. Earthen or overgrown deck. Rubble stone containing walls to banks of stream. Located well back from road in former Castle Wray demesne a short distance to the south-east of ruins of house and outbuildings. - Castle Wray, dovecote/pigeon house/aviary, folly, 1700–1800, Regional interest, registry number 40905386, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40905386. Freestanding single-bay two-storey tower or dovecote associated with Castle Wray (now ruinous, see 40905304), built c. 1750 and possibly containing earlier fabric (possibly a flanker tower to earlier bawn to site). Possibly later in use as a folly. Now out of use. Rubble stone walls with traces of early lime render over. Top now truncated. Located adjacent to remains of Castle Wray adjacent to stream to the north-east of house. Bridge located adjacent to the west. Set back from road in extensive mature former demesne lands to the north-east of Letterkenny, and to the south of Ramelton. - Castle Wray, well, 1700–1800, Regional interest, registry number 40905387, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40905387. Remains of former well house (on circular-plan) associated with Castle Wray (now ruinous, see 40905304), built c. 1750 and possibly containing earlier fabric. Rubble stone construction. Located to the west of the ruins of Castle Wray) adjacent to the east bank of small unnamed stream flowing into Lough Swilly to the east. ## 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 Castlewray, 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 low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Castlewray. - 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/castlewray.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/castlewray.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/castlewray.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Castlewray 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) - Ballymaleel: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballymaleel.md - Camblestown: https://everytownland.com/donegal/camblestown.md - Deenystown: https://everytownland.com/donegal/deenystown.md - Drumnaskea: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumnaskea-51134.md - Eighterross: https://everytownland.com/donegal/eighterross.md - Greenhill: https://everytownland.com/donegal/greenhill-51464.md - Lanehead: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lanehead.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/castlewray - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/castlewray