Clehagh

154 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clehagh, from 17 m² to 601,711 m² (60.17 ha, 148.69 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 43 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 Clehagh 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.

• 26 Apr 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660726

• 23 Apr 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660712

• 2 Mar 2026Conditional

  DWELLING HOUSE, BUILT DIFFERENT TO THAT APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. T999/88, TOGETHER WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660310

• 5 Nov 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DOMESTIC SHED, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461769

• 30 Oct 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DOMESTIC SHED TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461735

• 28 May 2024Conditional

  REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DERELICT COTTAGE, INSTALLATION OF A NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460785

• 25 Jul 2023Conditional

  ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING MEDICAL CENTRE BUILDING TO CONSIST OF 2 NO. CLINIC ROOMS WTH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351092

• 22 Dec 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2052029

• 26 Nov 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051788

• 6 Nov 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051672

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 Clehagh.

Recorded monuments

• DG010-016 Rock art
  Description

  An exposed area of natural rock 2.5m × 1.55m with 14 crosses, 1 cross in a circle and 4 cupmarks inscribed (M. R. Colhoun). All the crosses are less than .25m in length and breadth. It is located in a kink of a field boundary in boggy terrain. 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

• DG010-017001 Field system
  Description

  In this general area which consists of rough heather-covered ground there are many disused field boundaries. But at variance to the general plan of these are several 'alignments' of single stones which seem to 'enclose' larger areas. There are also two cairns in the area. The date of these features is not clear. 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

• DG010-017002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  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.

• DG010-018 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 17.8m. A subcircular area enclosed by a stone wall 1m high except on the S side where the natural scarp is used and a wall may never have existed. In the NE quad-rant two rises might indicate the remains of a struc-ture. It is situated on a level platform which slopes to the SW. 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

Architectural heritage

• St. Mary’s Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1810–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding five-bay double-height Catholic church, built c. 1814, having extension to north to form T- plan, built c. 1833, three-stage tower (on square-plan) to the west, built 1843, having crenellated parapet and with cut stone pinnacles\bartizans to the corners supported on cut stone corbels, modern single-bay gable-fronted two-storey extension to the north gable end, and gable-fronted bay to the centre of the south elevation having modern two-bay gable-fronted extension attached to the south. Pitched natural slate roofs with pierced terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron profiled gutters on render corbels to the main body of church, and with raised rendered verges to the gable ends having gable-fronted kneeler stone detailing on moulded render corbels at eaves level, and with cross finials to gable apexes. Smooth rendered walls; dressed rubble stone masonry to tower having flush dressed cut stone block-and-start quoins to the corners, and with cut stone stringcourses, delineating stages; round-headed statue niche to the west elevation of tower at second stage level having cut stone surround, cut stone hoodmoulding over, and with statue of the Virgin Mary. Pointed-arch window openings with Y-tracery, leaded windows, and with stucco hoodmouldings over; pointed-arched window openings to either side of altar to south elevation having leaded figurative stained glass windows; rose window to south gable over altar having leaded figurative stained glass fittings. Pointed-arch window openings to tower at first stage level having dressed stone surrounds, leaded windows, and cut stone hoodmouldings over. Pointed-arched openings to tower at belfry\third stage level having dressed stone surrounds, stone sills, cut stone hoodmoulding over, and with timber louvered fittings. Square-headed window openings with modern one-over-one sash windows to modern additions to the north and south elevations. Pointed-arch headed door openings to the north and south elevations of tower having dressed stone surrounds, replacement battened timber doors with salvaged decorative wrought-iron hinges, and with cut stone hoodmoulding over. Pointed-arched door opening to the west elevation of modern addition to the north having dressed stone block-and-start surround, cut stone hoodmoulding, and with battened timber double-doors. Exposed timber queen post roof trusses to interior with timber boarded ceiling, galleries supported on cast-iron columns having timber panelled balustrades, marble altar goods, carved marble reredos c. 1920, encaustic tiled floor, and with timber wainscoting to sill level. Set back from road in an elevated corner site to the south-east of the centre of Clonmany. Graveyard to site having collection of mainly upstanding late nineteenth and twentieth-century memorial markers, some with railed enclosures. Some Commonwealth graves to site. Rendered boundary walls to road-frontage to the south. Gateway to the south-west comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having a pair of decorative wrought-iron gates.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1820, windbreak porch to front, single-bay extension to west and single-bay byre to east. Pitched thatched roof with latticed restraining ropes and cast-iron stays, pitched artificial slate to extension, flat cornice to porch, limewashed rendered chimneystacks to gable ends of three-bay structure, cast-iron rainwater goods. Limewashed render to random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings over painted sills, replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening, replacement timber glazed and panelled door. Set in own grounds with outbuildings to south west; two-bay with round pitched thatch and rubble stone walls; and two-bay with flat corrugated-metal roof and rubble stone walls.

• Railway station, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former railway station, built c. 1901, with attached four-bay single-storey waiting room to west and single-bay single-storey building to east; modern porch extension to rear (platform) elevation, single-storey modern extension to waiting room rear elevation; now two dwellings. Pitched slate roof with pierced decorative clay ridge comb, red brick chimneystacks with plinth and bracketed cornice and clay pots to gable ends of main building and to west gable end of waiting room, cast-iron and replacement rainwater goods on painted timber bargeboards; artificial slate to attached building to east. Rock-faced squared and snecked limestone walls limestone walls with yellow brick block-and-start quoins, yellow brick stringcourse to ground and first floor level with continuous raised terracotta hoodmoulding over, projecting plinth with yellow brick capping. Square-headed window openings, yellow brick flat arches and raised plaster continuous hoodmoulding over, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds over painted cut stone sills, original timber two-over-two horned sash windows to rear and gable of waiting room, replacement timber casement and uPVC windows to remainder. Square-headed door opening, yellow brick flat arch and raised plaster continuous hoodmoulding over, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, uPVC door with toplight over, former door to attached building to east end converted to window. Set in own grounds, former platform with lamp and tracks to rear and water tower (see 40901025) to east, two pairs of ashlar gate piers with cast–iron gates to top and bottom of leading laneway.

• Water tower, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached railway water tower associated with the former Clonmany Railway Station (see 40901025), built c. 1901, now disused. Steel storage tank set on brick-on-end corbel course on rock-faced squared and snecked limestone walls with limestone ashlar block-and-start quoins and brick-capped projecting plinth. Water spout to north elevation. Centrally-positioned round-headed window opening on east elevation, yellow brick round arch over, yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, sandstone sill, boarded. Centrally-positioned square-headed door opening on west elevation, yellow brick flat arch over and yellow brick block-and-start surrounds with remnant timber vertically-sheeted door. Foundry stamp to water tank north elevation reads ‘A Brown & Sons Ltd, Engineers, Londonderry’. Set adjacent to former railway station.

• House, 1770–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house, built c. 1800, with windbreak porch to front, bed outshot to rear and single-bay byre to west gable. Pitched flax thatch roof with net, stay and peg limewashed chimneystacks with blocked capping to gable ends; pitched corrugated-metal roof to byre. limewashed render to rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings over painted cut stone sills with replacement windows, timber two-over-two sash window to rear. Square-headed door opening over stone step with timber panelled door. Set in own grounds off road.

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 Clehagh, 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, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2034 (ZIP).

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

Name

Clehagh

Area

1,433,754 m² (143.38 ha, 354.29 acres)

Civil parish

Clonmany, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen East

Electoral division

Straid, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,298 people lived in 452 households in the Straid electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 11% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Altahalla, Annagh, Ballyliffin, Cloontagh, Gaddyduff, Roosky, Tullynabratilly

Placenames

Clehagh 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.