# Claggan, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Clondahorky, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 3,516,214 m² (351.62 ha, 868.88 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 116 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,067 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Clondahorky, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/clondahorky.md
- Barony: Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division: Dunfanaghy, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Dunfanaghy electoral division: 1,015 people in 376 households; 78% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 50% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14397
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50602
- Centre: latitude 55.207227, longitude -7.997575 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

116 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Claggan, from 32 m² to 555,160 m² (55.52 ha, 137.18 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1315554: 555,160 m² (55.52 ha, 137.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1315554.md
- Parcel 5050937: 458,491 m² (45.85 ha, 113.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5050937.md
- Parcel 1310121: 352,790 m² (35.28 ha, 87.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310121.md
- Parcel 1402929: 193,087 m² (19.31 ha, 47.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402929.md
- Parcel 1413184: 184,054 m² (18.41 ha, 45.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413184.md
- Parcel 1380815: 180,937 m² (18.09 ha, 44.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380815.md
- Parcel 1425516: 174,473 m² (17.45 ha, 43.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425516.md
- Parcel 1329021: 143,122 m² (14.31 ha, 35.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329021.md
- Parcel 1387167: 128,163 m² (12.82 ha, 31.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387167.md
- Parcel 1523827: 97,252 m² (9.73 ha, 24.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1523827.md
- Parcel 1370410: 89,906 m² (8.99 ha, 22.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370410.md
- Parcel 3658993: 78,203 m² (7.82 ha, 19.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658993.md
- Parcel 1401971: 66,193 m² (6.62 ha, 16.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401971.md
- Parcel 1314393: 59,645 m² (5.96 ha, 14.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314393.md
- Parcel 1426998: 47,499 m² (4.75 ha, 11.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426998.md
- Parcel 1343417: 43,139 m² (4.31 ha, 10.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343417.md
- Parcel 3658531: 42,413 m² (4.24 ha, 10.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658531.md
- Parcel 1373164: 33,675 m² (3.37 ha, 8.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373164.md
- Parcel 1407956: 31,583 m² (3.16 ha, 7.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1407956.md
- Parcel 5880912: 28,862 m² (2.89 ha, 7.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5880912.md
- Parcel 1424257: 27,422 m² (2.74 ha, 6.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424257.md
- Parcel 1427880: 25,613 m² (2.56 ha, 6.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427880.md
- Parcel 1333574: 23,100 m² (2.31 ha, 5.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1333574.md
- Parcel 1403598: 21,238 m² (2.12 ha, 5.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1403598.md
- Parcel 1394791: 17,510 m² (1.75 ha, 4.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1394791.md
- Parcel 1324241: 16,868 m² (1.69 ha, 4.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1324241.md
- Parcel 1331009: 14,548 m² (1.45 ha, 3.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331009.md
- Parcel 1320511: 13,726 m² (1.37 ha, 3.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320511.md
- Parcel 1357250: 13,499 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357250.md
- Parcel 1336272: 13,199 m² (1.32 ha, 3.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1336272.md
- Parcel 1341730: 12,944 m² (1.29 ha, 3.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341730.md
- Parcel 1340270: 12,192 m² (1.22 ha, 3.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1340270.md
- Parcel 1334357: 12,095 m² (1.21 ha, 2.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1334357.md
- Parcel 1321981: 10,679 m² (1.07 ha, 2.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321981.md
- Parcel 1395728: 10,499 m² (1.05 ha, 2.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1395728.md
- Parcel 1404128: 10,481 m² (1.05 ha, 2.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404128.md
- Parcel 1367555: 9,961 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367555.md
- Parcel 1387489: 9,725 m² (0.97 ha, 2.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387489.md
- Parcel 1339224: 9,692 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339224.md
- Parcel 1302061: 9,450 m² (0.94 ha, 2.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302061.md
- Parcel 1356817: 9,127 m² (0.91 ha, 2.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1356817.md
- Parcel 1302350: 8,918 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302350.md
- Parcel 1356992: 8,552 m² (0.86 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1356992.md
- Parcel 1319366: 8,282 m² (0.83 ha, 2.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319366.md
- Parcel 1357126: 8,199 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357126.md
- Parcel 1394650: 7,849 m² (0.78 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1394650.md
- Parcel 1396378: 7,609 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1396378.md
- Parcel 1428810: 6,949 m² (0.69 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1428810.md
- Parcel 1357074: 6,829 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357074.md
- Parcel 1394549: 6,703 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1394549.md
- Parcel 1339470: 6,599 m² (0.66 ha, 1.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339470.md
- Parcel 1339010: 6,144 m² (0.61 ha, 1.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339010.md
- Parcel 1384921: 5,761 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384921.md
- Parcel 1419522: 5,414 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419522.md
- Parcel 1321991: 5,311 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321991.md
- Parcel 1330713: 5,231 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330713.md
- Parcel 1394588: 5,096 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1394588.md
- Parcel 1348323: 5,078 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348323.md
- Parcel 1384790: 5,056 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1384790.md
- Parcel 1428759: 4,948 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1428759.md
- Parcel 3705209: 4,373 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3705209.md
- Parcel 4785695: 3,904 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4785695.md
- Parcel 1302003: 3,744 m² (0.37 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302003.md
- Parcel 1363425: 3,342 m² (0.33 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1363425.md
- Parcel 1428308: 3,322 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1428308.md
- Parcel 3658532: 3,236 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658532.md
- Parcel 5050938: 3,199 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5050938.md
- Parcel 3658990: 3,151 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658990.md
- Parcel 4785674: 3,131 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4785674.md
- Parcel 3658991: 3,064 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658991.md
- Parcel 3705211: 3,058 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3705211.md
- Parcel 1425311: 2,959 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425311.md
- Parcel 5019213: 2,959 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5019213.md
- Parcel 1304831: 2,762 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304831.md
- Parcel 1343980: 2,684 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343980.md
- Parcel 1389915: 2,569 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389915.md
- Parcel 1426412: 2,512 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426412.md
- Parcel 1322030: 2,449 m² (0.24 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322030.md
- Parcel 1331340: 2,421 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331340.md
- Parcel 1402170: 2,358 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402170.md
- Parcel 1339364: 2,292 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339364.md
- Parcel 4753953: 2,218 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4753953.md
- Parcel 1372305: 2,210 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1372305.md
- Parcel 1355478: 2,182 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355478.md
- Parcel 1396377: 2,139 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1396377.md
- Parcel 1401317: 2,041 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401317.md
- Parcel 4785711: 2,032 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4785711.md
- Parcel 1427833: 1,983 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427833.md
- Parcel 1366040: 1,799 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1366040.md
- Parcel 1400094: 1,761 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1400094.md
- Parcel 1338794: 1,758 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338794.md
- Parcel 1390751: 1,668 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390751.md
- Parcel 3830016: 1,651 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3830016.md
- Parcel 1404280: 1,619 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404280.md
- Parcel 1390487: 1,402 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390487.md
- Parcel 1523828: 1,344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1523828.md
- Parcel 1357186: 1,303 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357186.md
- Parcel 1396560: 1,265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1396560.md
- Parcel 1399163: 1,248 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1399163.md
- Parcel 3658530: 1,238 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658530.md
- Parcel 1402355: 1,188 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402355.md
- Parcel 4871105: 1,075 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4871105.md
- Parcel 1390431: 999 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390431.md
- Parcel 1401905: 991 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401905.md
- Parcel 1357173: 813 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357173.md
- Parcel 1397601: 616 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1397601.md
- Parcel 1364585: 539 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1364585.md
- Parcel 5616816: 502 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5616816.md
- Parcel 1317010: 493 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317010.md
- Parcel 1401021: 403 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401021.md
- Parcel 1361240: 327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361240.md
- Parcel 3658992: 285 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3658992.md
- Parcel 1393459: 259 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1393459.md
- Parcel 5598847: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5598847.md
- Parcel 1357999: 181 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357999.md
- Parcel 5598837: 32 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5598837.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Claggan 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)

10 applications, newest first.

- 1 Jul 2026, Donegal County Council 2661225: Conditional. Permission. EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661225/0
- 6 Feb 2026, Donegal County Council 2660151: Conditional. Retention. GARDEN SHED AND DOMESTIC CRAFT STUDIO. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660151/0
- 6 Dec 2023, Donegal County Council 2351880: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351880/0
- 29 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250759: Conditional. Permission. DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATEMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250759/0
- 11 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250629: Conditional. Permission. (1) RENOVATIONS OF EXISTING BUNGALOW TO INCLUDE ALTERATIONS TO ROOF TO PROVIDE INNER COURTYARD, PROVISION OF MEZZANINE FLOOR TO PART, THERMAL UPGRADE OF WALLS INCLUDING NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS AND SOME MODIFICATIONS TO OPENINGS (2) ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR TO PROVIDE NEW ENTRANCE LOBBY (3) REROOFING AND RENOVATIONS OF EXTERNAL WALLS TO EXISTING TWO-STOREY OUTHOUSE AND PROVISION OF EXTERNAL WALL COMPLETIONS (4) RE-ROOFING OF EXISTING TURF STORE (5) ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250629/0
- 1 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250559: N/a. Permission. DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250559/0
- 26 Aug 2021, Donegal County Council 2151706: Conditional. Retention. DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151706/0
- 5 Jul 2021, Donegal County Council 2151338: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) PART DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES (2) THE REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DERELICT COTTAGE (3) ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING COTTAGE (4) INSTALLATION OF A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151338/0
- 2 Sept 2020, Donegal County Council 2051248: Conditional. Retention. (1) FRONT FACADE OF DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) DOMESTIC SHED. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051248/0
- 29 Aug 2018, Donegal County Council 1851360: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851360/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Horn Head and Rinclevan SAC, site code 000147, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000147
- Special Protection Area: Horn Head to Fanad Head SPA, site code 004194, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004194
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Horn Head And Rinclevan, site code 000147

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DG015-004: Megalithic tomb - portal tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG015-004----. The tomb is c. 400m from the sea cliff at the W side of Horn Head peninsula and on the N side of a broad shallow valley. It commands an extensive outlook westward along the N coast of County Donegal and NW to Tory Island, 13km distant. Light grazing is available in the vicinity. The court tomb in the same townland (Dg. 33) lies almost lkm to the SE The monument consists of a long cairn, 33.5m E-W, at the E end of which is a narrow roofless chamber. The cairn, its perimeter partly grass grown, is formed of slabs 0.5m in maximum dimension and reaches a height of c. 0.7m. It is 13m wide at the chamber and narrows to c. 5m at the W. The chamber, in which there is a considerable fill of cairn stones, stands 6m from the rounded E end of the cairn. It faces E, and its N and S sides are both formed by a portal-stone and a single sidestone. The two stones at the N both lean inward, and, as their bases are hidden by cairn fill, their positioning relative to each other is unclear. The portal-stones are set longitudinally. The northern one is pointed on top, and the southern one is flat topped. The gap between them was originally more than the present measurable 0.6m. That at the N would stand 1.3m high if upright. It leans against the S portal-stone, which is l.1m high. The sidestone at the S, 1.2m high, leans against the outer edge of the adjoining portal-stone. It appears that a piece may have been broken from the top of the N sidestone, which is at least 0.9m high. It seems that when intact this chamber would have been at least 2m long and close to 1m wide. It is clear from Thomas Fagan's (1845-8) account of the monument that it was in its present state when he saw it. Fagan 1845-8, book 1, 8; OS Revision Name Book, sheet 15 (1847-9), 14; Ó Nualláin 1968a, 290 (plan); Ó Nualláin 1983a, 30, no. 50 (plan); Ó Nualláin 1983b, 93, Donegal no. 2; SMR 1987, 15:4; Cody 1995, 36-8 (plan); RMP 1995, 15:4. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008 See linked document with details from Eamon Cody, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI. County Donegal. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002)
- DG015-005: Megalithic tomb - court tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG015-005----. This monument, 1km SE of the last described, is on a level patch of ground on the lower S-facing slopes of Crocknabuckan Hill, toward the N end of Horn Head peninsula. The mountains of Muckish and Errigal dominate the skyline to the S. The sea is visible at Pollaguill Bay, 1.6km to the SW, along the valley of the Pollaguill Burn. Rock outcrops in the immediate vicinity of the site indicate shallow soil cover, which today provides fair pasture and a little tillage. Fagan (1845-8) recorded that within local memory this monument had lain concealed and unrecognised under soil and heather until rabbit-hunters 'tore up the cairn and disfigured many of the graves beneath'. The monument consists of the remains of a court at the NNW, leading to a ruined gallery now 8.5m long divided into an antechamber and two main chambers. It is likely that there was at least one further main chamber here. Part of the W side of the gallery has been incorporated in a field wall that crosses the court. The remains of a cairn are traceable to the W of this wall. This is visible as a low, poorly defined, grass-grown spread of stones measuring 20m N-S and extending a maximum of 8m westward from the gallery side. There is no identifiable trace of the cairn to the E of the gallery, but two set stones 2m beyond the eastern arm of the court and parallel to it may be kerbstones. The southern one is 0.4m high, and the northern is 0.2m high. A stone next to the last, 0.55m long, 0.3m thick and 0.15m high, is not definitely in situ. The court is c. 4.5m wide and was at least 5m long. Four stones of its eastern arm are in place. A fifth stone at the northern extremity of this arm has fallen. The fallen stone, not hatched on the plan, would be 0.7m high if upright. The courtstone next to it, a substantial block, is 1.05m high. This stone rises 0.15m above the top of the next one to the S. Next to the last is a large round block 1m high. Between this and the gallery entrance is a pillar-like courtstone also 1m high. A scatter of cairn stones hinders identification of the W arm of the court, but one large rounded stone at the wall edge and close to the gallery entrance seems to be a courtstone. It is exposed to a depth of 0.4m in a hole in the cairn. Approximately 1m NW of the last is a stone 0.6m high, which may also be a courtstone. The status of three other set stones, two just S of the last and one to the N, is unclear. From S to N, these measure 0.1m, 0.3m and 0.15m high. The jambs at the entrance to the gallery are transversely set and stand 0.8m apart. That to the W is 0.8m in exposed height. A thin slab at its inner edge is 0.35m high. The eastern jamb is 0.65m high. Approximately 0.5m S of the last and rising 0.1m above it is another jamb. This stone seems intended to divide an antechamber c. 1m long from the rest of the gallery. The front chamber of the gallery extends for 3.2m behind the inner of the eastern pair of entrance jambs and is 2.3m wide. A single orthostat survives on either side of the outer half of this chamber. That at the E rises 0.25m above the top of the adjoining jamb. The orthostat at the W is 1m high. Between this stone and the entrance jamb is a set stone, 1m high, at right angles to the line of the gallery. Its status is uncertain. Toward the back of the E side of the chamber is a leaning slab that would stand c. 1m high if upright. It is uncertain whether it is in situ. A sillstone with a longitudinally placed jamb at its W end marks the division between the first and second chambers. The sillstone is 0.35m in exposed height. The jamb is 0.95m high. The sides of the second chamber are missing, but another jamb and sill arrangement, similar to the last, marks its southern end and shows that it was c. 3m long. The flat-topped sillstone is 0.6m high. The jamb, at its western end, is 1.1m high. This would seem to be a segmenting feature, and so it appears that at least one further chamber existed at this end of the structure. Approximately 1m W of the present end of the gallery and between it and the field wall crossing the site are two set stones, the northern one 0.6m high and the southern 0.2m high. It is not clear whether these form part of the original structure. An orthostat shown at the E side of the second chamber on an earlier plan (de Valera 1960) seems to be part of a stone-faced earthen bank that joins the gallery at this point, rather than a sidestone (Lacy 1983, 324, no. 1863). The western extremity of this bank is shown on the plan published here. Fagan 1845-8, book 1, 12-14; OS Revision Name Book, sheet 15 (1847-9), 18; de Valera 1960, 105, DG. 5 (plan); Killanin and Duignan 1967, 263 ('Cleggan'); Ó Nualláin 1983a, 18, no. 13 (plan); SMR 1987, 15:5; Killanin and Duignan 1989, 170 ('Cleggan'); Ó Nualláin 1989, 124; Cody 1995, 38-40 (plan); RMP 1995, 15:5. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008 See linked document with details from Eamon Cody, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI. County Donegal. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002)
- DG015-006: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG015-006----. An oval area 75m SE-NW by 32m NE-SW enclosed by a low, grassed-over wall of loose stones revetted on the inner and outer sides by a loose row of small blocks. A 23m stretch of similarly constructed wall runs from the enclosure in a straight line towards the NW. It stops only .6m from the side of Claggan Court-tomb (DG015-005-). This wall and the enclosure wall are clearly of a single construction. They are 3m to 3.5m in width. The revetment edges are .4m high but the inner 'core' is slightly lower. There is a 2m gap in the enclosure wall to the SW. A ruined wall runs roughly NE-SW across the middle of the site. A ruined field bank meets the enclosure wall just N of the gap. There are a number of heaps of loose stones in the interior and some rock outcrop. The site is on a low rise at the SW of a plateau of high ground with steep fall to the S and W, in an area of light pasture. 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
- DG015-008: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG015-008----. The site appears as a grassed-over mound, crescentic in plan, measuring c. 12m N-S and c. 7m E-W and c. 1m in height. The in-curved front of the mound faces NE. It is located in a marshy area and two streams flow closeby, one to the N and the other to the S. It is situated on a gentle NE to SW downwards slope, in wet pasture, and is overlooked by high ground to the N and 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
- DG015-009: Ringfort - cashel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG015-009----. Internal diam. c. 14m N-S, c. 12m E-W. A circular area enclosed by a collapsed stone wall, originally 1.5m in width, and in places incorporating stretches of rock outcrop. To the N about 2m below the level of the cashel there is an arc of stones on edge, concentric to the cashel wall which merges with rock outcrop at both ends. Outside this is a level D-shaped area measuring c. 20m N-S, defined on the N by a sheer cliff edge just inside of which is a ruined drystone wall. The site is on a hilltop in a defensive position. There is rough pasture over most of the hill, but there is good grazing in the D-shaped area. 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

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 Claggan.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: 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: Susceptibility high, 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 Claggan.
- 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/claggan-50602.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/claggan-50602.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/claggan-50602.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Claggan 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)

- Cloghernagh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cloghernagh.md
- Largatreany: https://everytownland.com/donegal/largatreany.md
- Lurgabrack: https://everytownland.com/donegal/lurgabrack.md
- Muntermellan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/muntermellan.md
- Pollaguill: https://everytownland.com/donegal/pollaguill.md

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